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16 of 40 (0 complete) This Test: 40 pts possibie a) The 15th percentile of the head croumference of males 3 to 5 months of age in a certain city is 41.0m (b) The 95th percentle of the waist circumterence of flemales 2 years of age in a certain oity is 52.7 cm (c) Anthropometry involves the measurement of the human body One goal of these measurements is to assess how body measurements may be changing over Sie The tolowing table presens the standing eight of older for various age groups in a certain city in 2015. Based on the percentile measurements of the dfferent age groups, what mignt you onlue ?? Cick the icon to view the data table for part c. (a) Choose the correct answer below. OA ,5%of3-to5-montoid males have a head e 20yrs ciroumference that is 41.0cm or les 15% of3-to5mortod males have a head auntene that is 4' 15% of males have a head aromference tat a 41.0 em or less 85% of 3-tosnorthoid males have a head oronteerce hat is 41.0cmorless. OB. C. OD, (b) Choose the comect answer below A. 95% of females have a wast citule enco gat aS27crm or less OB. 95% of 2-year-old fernales have a-arurirence Pat is 52 7crn or more OD, 95% of 2-year-old females have a wais. ORoumtemce that 527cm cr Im (c) Ad each percentle, the heights generaly as the age increases Assuming that an adut male does not grow he age 20. Prsimoly bom in 1950. Click to select youer answer 6 4 2 3

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A percentile (or a centile) is a measure used in statistics indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall.

A) Option A is RIGHT

B) option D is right

C)At each percentile, the height generally decreases as the age increases...................................

adults born in 1990 are generally taller than the adults born in 1950

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