Chapter 2: Q 14. (page 107)
Comparing bone density Refer to the previous exercise. One of Judy鈥檚 friends, Mary, has the bone density in her hip measured using DEXA. Mary is 35 years old. Her bone density is also reported as , but her standardized score is. The mean bone density in the hip for the reference population of -year-old women is .
(a) Whose bones are healthier鈥擩udy鈥檚 or Mary鈥檚? Justify your answer.
(b) Calculate the standard deviation of the bone density in Mary鈥檚 reference population. How does
this compare with your answer to Exercise 13(b)? Are you surprised?
Short Answer
Part (a) M's bones are healthier than J's bones.
Part (b) The standard deviation of the bone density in M鈥檚 reference population is 8

