Question

suppose your child is in the eighty - fourth percentile in height and fortieth percentile in weight. describe what this tells you about your childs stature.
interpret the percentiles.
○your child is taller than 84% and heavier than 40% of children their age.
○your child is 84 cm tall and weighs 40 kg.
○your child is shorter than 84% and lighter than 40% of children their age.
what do the percentiles tell you about your childs stature.
○your child is short and heavy, compared to other children their age.
○your child is tall and thin, compared to other children their age.
○the information tells you nothing about how your child compares to other children their age.

Explanation:

The n - th percentile of a data - set means that n% of the data values are less than or equal to that value. So, an 84th percentile in height means the child is taller than 84% of children of the same age, and a 40th percentile in weight means the child is heavier than 40% of children of the same age.

Answer:

Your child is taller than 84% and heavier than 40% of children their age.