Asked by Kelsey Michalak on Jun 11, 2024

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The American Medical Association took the resting pulse rate of all the doctors at a local hospital and published this frequency distribution.What percentile is a resting pulse of 79 beats per minute?
The American Medical Association took the resting pulse rate of all the doctors at a local hospital and published this frequency distribution.What percentile is a resting pulse of 79 beats per minute? ​

Percentile

A statistical measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group fall.

Frequency Distribution

A mathematical function showing the number of instances in which a variable attains values within specified intervals.

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Leech LeecherJun 12, 2024
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There are 63 doctors whose pulse was measured.Thirty-five of them had a pulse at or below 79.Therefore,the percentile for a heart rate of 79 is (35/63)*100 = 55.56%.