Use z scores to compare the given values

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Section10.4: Distributions Of Data
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Use z scores to compare the given values.
 
In a recent awards​ ceremony, the age of the winner for best actor was
34
and the age of the winner for best actress was
43.
For all best​ actors, the mean age is
42.5
years and the standard deviation is
6.2
years. For all best​ actresses, the mean age is
31.9
years and the standard deviation is
11.2
years.​ (All ages are determined at the time of the awards​ ceremony.) Relative to their​ genders, who had the more extreme age when winning the​ award, the actor or the​ actress? Explain.
 
 
 

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Since the z score for the actor is
z=enter your response here
and the z score for the actress is
z=enter your response here​,
the
 
actress
actor
had the more extreme age.
​(Round to two decimal​ places.) 
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