Answer to Question #143513 in Statistics and Probability for Vladimyr Lubin

Question

3.3.1 A successful basketball player has a height of 6 feet 8 ​inches, or 203 cm. Based on statistics from a data​ set, his height converts to the z score of 4.10. How many standard deviations is his height above the​ mean?

The​ player's height is ? standard​ deviation(s) above the mean. Round to two decimal places

Answer 1

The z-score is defined as the number of standard deviations above the mean:

z score = (data value - mean) / standard deviation

The​ player's height is 4.1 standard​ deviation(s) above the mean.