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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?

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HarvardX Data Science - Probability (PH125.3x)

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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.

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# 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.
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