Exercise

Exercise 8. Interpretation

In answering the previous questions, we found that it is not at all rare for a seven footer to become an NBA player.

What would be a fair critique of our calculations?

Instructions

50 XP

Possible answers

Practice and talent are what make a great basketball player, not height.

The normal approximation is not appropriate for heights.

As seen in exercise 3, the normal approximation tends to underestimate the extreme values. It's possible that there are more seven footers than we predicted.

As seen in exercise 3, the normal approximation tends to overestimate the extreme values. It's possible that there are less seven footers than we predicted.