The tallest living man at one time had a height of 249 cm. Height of men at that time had a mean of 173.71 and a standard deviation of 6.76 cm.

Question

Which of these two man had a height that was most extreme. Use Z scores to compare the hidde value.

Answer 1

249-173.71 = 75.29

anyone more than 249cm

or less than 75.29 cm is more extreme than the tallest guy at 249 cm

z= 75.29/6.76 for the tallest guy

z=(75.29- 173.71)/6.76 = z score for a short guy with as extreme difference from the mean as the tallest guy