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A successful basketball player has a height of 6 feet 9 ​inches, or 206 cm. Based on statistics from a data​ set, his height converts to the z score of 4.45. How many standard deviations is his height above the​ mean? The​ player's height is nothing standard​ deviation(s) above the mean.

User Alonisser
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Answer:

The player's height is 4.45 standard deviations above the mean.

Explanation:

Z-score:

Measures how many standard deviations a measure X is above or below the mean.

His height converts to the z score of 4.45.

This means that:

The player's height is 4.45 standard deviations above the mean.

User Naveen Niraula
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