Exhibit 12.8 The heights (in cm)for a random sample of 60 male employees of S&M Construction Company were measured.The sample mean is 166.5,the standard deviation is 12.57,the sample kurtosis is 0.12,and the sample skewness is -0.23. Refer to Exhibit 12.8.The p-value is:
A)Less than 0.01
B)Between 0.01 and 0.05
C)Between 0.05 and 0.10
D)Greater than 0.10

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The sample size is large (n=60), and the sample skewness and kurtosis are close to those of a normal distribution, suggesting that the distribution is approximately normal. Therefore, the p-value for a test of normality would likely be greater than 0.10.