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x = Parent Height (in inches)
(more or less)
x
◦ x = Parent Height (in inches)
◦ x = [62.7, 63.4, 64.4, 62.3, and so on . . . .]
◦ x

Probability Distribution: a math equation that describes the


probability of obtaining certain values of a variable.





◦ x = [3, 6, 4, 7, 4, 2, 6, 7, 4]



◦ x = [3, 6, 4, 7, 4, 2, 6, 7, 4]

◦N= x
◦Σ=
x









◦ x


◦ x = [1, 1, 1, 100, 1]
◦ Mean = 20.8
◦ Median = 1









σ


σ σ σ σ σ σ
z

• 97.6% 74.48
• 97.6 = 0.1 + 2.1 + 13.6 + 34.1 + 34.1 + 13.6

• 2.4% 74.48
• 2.4 = 100 – 97.6
• 15.8% 60
• 15.8 = 0.1 + 2.1 + 13.6

• 84.2% 60
• 84.2 = 100 - 15.8

x
σ

x

(55.52 in.) (65 in.) (74.48 in.)


σ


N


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