• Q : True average porosity of a certain seam....
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    Compute a 95% CI for the true average porosity of a certain seam if the average porosity for 20 specimens from the seam was 4:85. How large a sample size is necessary if the width of the 95% interva

  • Q : Confidence intervals contain the population mean....
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    Generate 50 normal distributions with mean= 15 and standard deviation= 3 with a sample size of 30 each. For each of these data sets, calculate the 90% con dence interval. How many of the 50 confiden

  • Q : Recent prostate cancer screening test....
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    On a recent prostate cancer screening test, Bobo received positive results. It is known that this type screening test will show 99 percent positive for people who have cancer and 1 percent positive

  • Q : Question regarding the poisson distribution....
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    The number of taxis arriving at a train station follows the Poisson distribution. The average arrival rate is 30 taxis per hour. Bobo has just missed a taxi. What is the probability that his waiting

  • Q : Four year graduation rate....
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    The four year graduation rate at the University college of Engineering is 60%. Class of 2015 UNM-COE has 250 students. What is the probability that:

  • Q : Contents of cans of mixed nuts....
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    Suppose the weights of the contents of cans of mixed nuts have a normal distribution with mean 32.4 ounces and standard deviation 0.4 ounce. If two packages are randomly selected, what is the proba

  • Q : Confidence interval estimate of the percentage....
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    A: use the sample data to construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of the cell phone users who develop cancer of the brain or nervous system.

  • Q : Calculate and interpret-appropriate percentage distribution....
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    The following is a cross-tabulation taken from a subset of the 2010 General Social Survey. Respondents were asked whether they had seen an "X-rated" movie in the last year.   For the table

  • Q : Appropriate test to substantiate kumon claims....
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    For the same question, a random sample of 400 Kumon students resulted in 130 getting the correct answer. Perform the appropriate test to substantiate Kumon's claims. Are there any confounding factor

  • Q : Variable from the appropriate distribution....
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    The appropriate distribution for calculating the confidence Interval is: z distribution t distribution, Chi Square, Uniform What is the numerical value of the variable from the appropriate distribut

  • Q : State the null and alternate hypothesis....
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    The mean gross annual income of certified welders are normally distruted with the mean of 20,000 and a standard deviation of 2200. The ship building association wishes to find out whether this numb

  • Q : Annual incomes of a group of middle management....
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    The distribution of the annual incomes of a group of middle management employees approximated a normal distribution with a mean of $39,924 and a standard deviation of $836. About 60 percent of the i

  • Q : Height and draw uniform distribution....
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    A statistics instructor collected data on the time it takes the students to complete a test. The test taking time is uniformly distributed within a range of 35 minutes to 55 minutes. Determine the

  • Q : Determining the standard error of the mean....
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    An experiment involves selecting a random sample of 283 middle managers study. One item of interest is their mean annual income. The sample mean is computed to be $35,420 and the sample standard de

  • Q : Fair six-sided dice....
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    Suppose two fair six-sided dice are tossed and the random variable X is used to represent the sum of the numbers shown by the dice. Compute E [X|X>6] and Var [X|X>6].

  • Q : Approximate percentage of the men....
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    Heights of men on a baseball team have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 169 cm and a standard deviation of 5 cm. using the emperical rule, what is the approximate percentage of the men betw

  • Q : Binomial distribution-manufacturing process....
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    The number of defects per waiter, Y, was found to follow a binomial distribution if the manufacturing process is stable and generates defects that are randomly distributed on the waifers. Let p repr

  • Q : Outcome of the second roll....
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    A 6-faced die is rolled two times. Let A be the event that the outcome of the first roll is greater than 4. Let B be the event that the outcome of second roll is an odd number. 8. What is the proba

  • Q : Level of confidence were the pollsters using....
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    A newspaper article reported that a poll based on a sample of 1150 residents of a state showed that the state's Governor's job approval rating stood at 58%. They claimed a margin of error of &plusm

  • Q : Type of bipolar transistor....
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    It is claimed that a certain type of bipolar transistor has a mean value of current gain that is at least 210. A sample of these transistors is tested. If the sample mean value of current gain is 20

  • Q : Independence of arrivals to the party....
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    Three couples and two single individuals have been invited to a party. Assume independence of arrivals to the party, and that the probability pf any particular individual or any particular couple ar

  • Q : Helium porosity of coal samples....
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    Assume that the helium porosity (in percentage) of coal samples taken from any particular seam is normally distributed with true standard deviation :75.

  • Q : Confidence intervals contain the population mean....
    Basic Statistics :

    Generate 50 normal distributions with mean= 15 and standard deviation= 3 with a sample size of 30 each. For each of these data sets, calculate the 90% con dence interval.

  • Q : Graduation rate at the university college of engineering....
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    The four year graduation rate at the University college of Engineering is 60%. Class of 2015 UNM-COE has 250 students. What is the probability that:

  • Q : Probability that the average weight....
    Basic Statistics :

    Suppose the weights of the contents of cans of mixed nuts have a normal distribution with mean 32.4 ounces and standard deviation 0.4 ounce. If two packages are randomly selected, what is the probab

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