Question: Hw 7 #20 part 1 & 2 Q # 20. (8 pt.) Body mass index (BMI) is equal to weight in kilograms divided by height

Hw 7 #20 part 1 & 2

Hw 7 #20 part 1 & 2 Q # 20. (8 pt.)

Q # 20. (8 pt.) Body mass index (BMI) is equal to weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. A study by the National Center for Health Statistics suggested that women between the ages of 20 and 29 in the United States have a mean BMI of 26.8 with a standard deviation of 7.4. Let us assume that these BMIs are Normally distributed. (i) A BMI of 30 or greater is classified as being overweight. What proportion of women in this age range are overweight according to this definition? (ii) A BMI less than 18.5 is considered to be underweight. What proportion of women are underweight

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