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One of the tallest living men has a height of 249cm. One of the tallest living women is 228 cm tall. Heights of men have a mean of 170 cm and a standard deviation of 7cm. Heights of women have a mean of 158 cm and a standard deviation of 3 cm. Relative to the population of the same gender, who is taller? Explain and show work

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Since the z score of the tallest woman is larger than the z score of the tallest man, she is taller, relative to respective gender populations.
One of the tallest living men has a height of 249cm. One of the tallest living women-example-1
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