Approximate the distribution of adult men in the world as normally distributed with an average of 69 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches.
1. Using this approximation, estimate the proportion of adult men
that are 7 feet tall or taller, referred to as seven footers. Store the result in p1
Hint: use the pnorm
function.
Note: 1 foot = 12 inches
2. There are about 1 billion men between the ages of 18 and 40 in the
world. Use your answer to the previous question to estimate how many of
these men (18-40 year olds) are seven feet tall or taller in the world? Store the result in n1
.
3. There are about 10 National Basketball Association (NBA) players
that are 7 feet tall or higher. Using the answer to the previous two
questions, what proportion of the world’s 18-to-40-year-old seven
footers are in the NBA? Store the result in p_nba
.
4. Repeat the calculations performed in the previous question for
Lebron James’ height: 6 feet 8 inches. There are about 150 players that are at least that tall. Store the resulting proportion in p_lebron
.