Help! Percentiles from Z-Scores!

spicc89

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Hi there,

Just a quick question!

In my homework assignment, we were asked to calculate the percentile of our height in our class using both the z-score method and the cumulative frequency method. Then it asks: comparing the two, what does this tell us about the distribution?

Using the z-score method:

My height(y) = 157
Mean = 168.8
S.D. = 10.35

z = -1.14.. From the table: 0.1271
12th Percentile

Using the cumulative frequency method:

CFBM = 7.5
n = 38

19th percentile

What am I supposed to concur about the distribution from the difference percentiles from the two methods?
 
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