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Frieda is 67 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. women her age have a mean height of 65 inches with a standard deviation of 2.5 inches and a mean weight of 125 pounds with a standard deviation of 10 pounds. in relative terms, it is correct to say that:

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Frieda's weight is 1 Standard Deviation above the meanwhile her height is less than 1 Standard Deviation away from the mean. This means her height is closer to the mean than her weight.
As a result, we would say that her weight is definitely more unusual than her height because her weight is more standard deviations away from the mean.

Therefore,
in relative terms, it is correct to say that: Frieda's height is more unusual than her weight.
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