Concept explainers
(a)
To explain the 87th percentile for weight and 67th percentile for height.
(a)
Explanation of Solution
A percentile defines that a certain percent of data falls less than that now the 87th percentile of weight means the girl’s weight is more than 87% of the other girls of her age or it can be said that 87% girl’s weight is less than her weight.
Similarly, 67th percentile in height means that 67% of the other girls height is less than the her height or it can be said that her height is more that 67% of the girls of her age.
(b)
To explain the 85th percentile of vehicle speed.
(b)
Explanation of Solution
Here, the speed limit is 85th percentile, which means that the vehicles speed should be less that 85% of all the vehicles speed, for e.g., if 100 vehicles are going through the road then the vehicles speed should be out of the 85% of the lower speed.
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