PLEASE STATE ANSWERS CLEARLY! THANKS! Explain the meaning of the accompanying pe

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PLEASE STATE ANSWERS CLEARLY! THANKS!

Explain the meaning of the accompanying percentiles. (a) The 15th percentile of the head circumference of males 3 to 5 months of age in a certain city is 41.0 cm (b) The 90th percentile of the waist circumference of females 2 years of age in a certain city is 49.8 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 time. The following table represents the standing height of males aged 20 years or older for various age groups in a certain city in 2015. Based on the percentile measurements of the different age groups, what might you conclude? Click the icon to view the data table for part c. (a) Choose the correct answer below. ( A. O B. ° C. O D. 15% of males have a head circumference that is 41.0 cm or less. 85% of 3-to 5-month-old males have a head circumference that is 41.0 cm or less 15% of 3-to 5-month-old males have a head circumference that is 41.0 cm or more. 15% of 3-to 5-month-old males have a head circumference that is 41.0 cm or less. (b) Choose the correct answer below. O A. O B- C. O D- 90% of 2-year-old females have a waist circumference that is 49.8 cm or less. 10% of 2-year-old females have a waist circumference that is 49.8 cm or less. 90% of females have a waist circumference that is 49.8 cm or less. 90% of 2-year-old females have a waist circumference that is 49.8 cm or more. as the age increases. Assuming that an adult male does not grow after age 20 the percentiles impy that adults bom n 1990 are general y than ad its (c) At each percentile, the heights generally at the same age who were born in 1950.

Explanation / Answer

a) 15 percentile means that 15% of the data values are equal or less to that value. Hence,

Option D is correct.

b) 90 percentile means that 90% of the data values are equal or less to that value. Hence,

Option A is correct.

c) Increases; Taller

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