Weight status category and the corresponding percentiles and BMI ranges for 10-year-old boys in the states table.
| Weight Status Category |
Percentile Range |
BMI Range |
| Underweight |
Less than 5th |
Less than 14.2 |
| Healthy Weight |
Between 5th and 85th |
Between14.2 and 19.4 |
| Overweight |
Between 85th and 95th |
Between 19.4 and 22.2 |
| Obese |
More than 95th |
More than 22.2 |
Mean: 19.2 Standard deviation: 2.6
1. Compute the proportion of 10-year-old boys in this town that are in the various weight status categories given the BMI ranges?
2. Discuss whether the concern of health officials is justified.