Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Statistics for Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data - Review - Review Exercises - Page 128: 5

Answer

The male's z-score is higher, therefore it has a relatively higher BMI.

Work Step by Step

The z-scores: $z_{male}=\frac{value-mean}{standard \ deviation}=\frac{28-26.601}{5.359}=0.261$. $z_{female}=\frac{value-mean}{standard \ deviation}=\frac{29-28.441}{7.394}=0.076$. The male's z-score is higher, therefore it has a relatively higher BMI.
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