Exercise 6. Distribution of male heights
Imagine the distribution of male adults is approximately normal with an average of 69 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches. How tall is a male in the 99th percentile?
This exercise is part of the course
HarvardX Data Science - Probability (PH125.3x)
Exercise instructions
- Determine the height of a man in the 99th percentile, given an average height of 69 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Assign a variable 'male_avg' as the average male height.
male_avg <- 69
# Assign a variable 'male_sd' as the standard deviation for male heights.
male_sd <- 3
# Determine the height of a man in the 99th percentile of the distribution.