Chapter 2: Q 25. (page 108)
Density curves Sketch a density curve that might describe a distribution that is symmetric but has two peaks.
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Density curve is

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Chapter 2: Q 25. (page 108)
Density curves Sketch a density curve that might describe a distribution that is symmetric but has two peaks.
Density curve is

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Foreign-born residents The percentile plot below shows the distribution of the percent of foreign-born residents in the states.
(a) The highlighted point is for Maryland. Describe what the graph tells you about this state.
(b) Use the graph to estimate the percentile of the distribution. Explain your method.

Follow the method shown in the examples to answer each of the following questions. Use your calculator or the Normal Curve applet to check your answers.
1. Cholesterol levels above may require medical attention. What percent of -year-old boys have more than of cholesterol?
Baseball salaries Did Ryan Madson鈥檚 , who was paid , have a high salary or a low salary compared with the rest of the team? Justify your answer by calculating and interpreting Madson鈥檚 percentile and z-score.
Paul isyears old and cm tall.
(a) Find the z-score corresponding to Paul鈥檚 height. Explain what this value means.
(b) Paul鈥檚 height puts him at the percentile among -year-old males. Explain what this means to someone who knows no statistics.
Use Table A to 铿乶d the value from the standard Normal distribution that satis铿乪s each of the following conditions. In each case, sketch a standard Normal curve with your value of marked on the axis. Use your calculator or the Normal Curve applet to check your answers.
Working backward
(a) The rd percentile.
(b) % of all observations are greater than .
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