National Training of Trainers in

Mathematics Investigation
(Visayas Cluster)

First MM Activity
Format Adopted from SCOPE-SMT of UST
• Topic
Human’s Height Predictors
• Problem
What are the variables that can
predict the height of a person?
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 Introduction
• Height is defined as the distance between
the lowest and highest points of a person
standing upright.
• According to J.L Hoecker, there’s no proven
way to predict a person’s height. However,
several formulas can provide reasonable
guess for the person’s height.
 Statement of the Problem

What body measurements predict the height of

the person?
 Assumptions
1. Participants are randomly chosen from ages 25-
30 years old of both sexes.
2. The body measurements to consider: head
circumference, waist line, arm length, leg
length, bust circumference, shoulder width,
palm length, foot length (cm), and weight (kgs).
3. Height of mother and father.
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Solving the Problem
Materials:
Tape measure
weight scale
stadiometer
Procedures:
1. Gather the necessary data.
2. Encode the data in SPSS.
3. Run the analysis using Multiple
Regression.
4. test for residual error
Model (s) Formulated

Anticipated Result(s)
Predicted height = 60.74+ 0.36arm length +
0.045leg length + 0.003shoulder width
+ 0.08palm length + 0.75foot length +
0.57weight
 Means of Verification
Assign actual values in the independent variables to
verify the actual height of the person.

Predicted height = 60.74+ 0.36*57 +0.045*75

+ 0.003*47 + 0.08*18 + 0.75*24
+ 0.57*86 = 152.74

Residual Error = Actual Height - Predicted Height

Residual Error = 153 - 152.74 = 0.26
Extension (s)

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