• Q : Compute the probability....
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    On the average, 1 computer in 800 crashes during a severe thunderstorm. A certain company had 4,000 working computers when the area was hit by a severe thunderstorm. Compute the probability that les

  • Q : Compute the values of the three quartiles....
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    Compute the values of the three quartiles and the interquartile range. Calculate the(approximate) value of the 35th percentile.

  • Q : Results from these tests on job related data....
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    Several statistical tests have a way to measure effect size. What is this, and when might you want to use it in looking at results from these tests on job related data?

  • Q : Function of nicotine concentration....
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    Fit both logistic and probit models, modelling proportion killed as a function of nicotine concentration. Are there any obvious differences in the fit of these models?

  • Q : Number of computer keyboards....
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    The following data give the number of computer keyboards assembled at the Twentieth Century Electronics Company for a sample of 25 days.

  • Q : Prepare a box-and-whisker plot....
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    Prepare a box-and-whisker plot for the following data.

  • Q : Physical activity intervention....
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    Investigators designed a "physical activity intervention" to increase physical activity at school and at home. They also designed a "nutrition intervention" that improved school lunches and offered

  • Q : Variables that affect both of the ones....
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    Data from the years 2000 through 2009 shows a strong, positive association between consumption of cheese (in U.S. per capita pounds per year) and the number of people who died by becoming entangled

  • Q : Positive association between consumption of cheese....
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    Data from the years 2000 through 2009 shows a strong, positive association between consumption of cheese (in U.S. per capita pounds per year) and the number of people who died by becoming entangled

  • Q : Determine the value of k....
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    The function F(x) = k(1-(1/2)^[x]), x > 0 is the distribution function for a discrete random variable X. Here, [x] denotes the interger part pf x (i.e., the greatest integer less than or equal t

  • Q : Assess the opinion of students....
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    To assess the opinion of students at the Ohio State University about campus safety, a reporter for the student newspaper interviews 15 students she meets walking on the campus late at night who are

  • Q : Test vocabulary scores for seventh grade students....
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    The distribution of Iowa Test vocabulary scores for seventh grade students in Gary, Indiana, is approximately Normal with mean ? = 6.84 and standard deviation ? = 1.55. The 68-95-99.7 Rule says the

  • Q : Median of the distribution of blood cholesterol....
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    High levels of cholesterol in the blood increase the risk of heart disease. For 14-year-old boys, the distribution of blood cholesterol is approximately Normal with mean ? = 170 milligrams of chole

  • Q : Mean germination time for pelletized seeds....
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    Can you conclude that the mean germination time for pelletized seeds is less than the mean for the un-pelletized seeds? Use the alpha = .05 as the level of significance.

  • Q : Packets of soap powder....
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    A company produces packets of soap powder labeled "Giant Size 32 Ounces." The actual weight of soap powder in such a box has a Normal distribution with a mean of 33 oz and a standard deviation of 0.

  • Q : Identify the variable for the proposed hypothesis test....
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    A researcher wants to perform a hypothesis test to determine whether the mean length of marriages in california differs from the mean length of marriages in texas. Identify the variable for the prop

  • Q : Poisson approximation to determine the probability....
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    If 0.8% of the fuses delivered to an arsenal are defective, use the Poisson approximation to determine the probability that 4 fuses will be defective in a random sample of 400.

  • Q : Linear correlation of coefficient....
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    Suppose IQ scores were obtained from randomly selected siblings. For 20 such pairs of people, the linear correlation of coefficient is 0.880 and the equation of the regression linearis Y^=5.71 + 0.9

  • Q : Increased margin of error....
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    The margin of error will increase because the critical value will increase. The increased margin of error will cause the confidence interval to be wider.

  • Q : Chance of the number of heads....
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    A fair coin is tossed 10,000 times. Find a number m such that the chance of the number of heads being between 5000-m and 5000+m is approximately 2/3.

  • Q : Tests measure the same kind of ability....
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    Find the standardized scores for both students. Assuming that both tests measure the same kind of ability, who had the higher score? (choose the best answer)

  • Q : Probability that a home loan....
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    What is the probability that a home loan extended by La Crosse has an adjustable rate and is for a term of 15 years? What is the probability that a home loan extended by La Crosse is for a term of 15

  • Q : Probabilities of winning the bid on project....
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    Brian, a landscape architect, submitted a bid on each of three home landscaping projects. He estimates that the probabilities of winning the bid on Project A, Project B, and Project C are 0.8, 0.5,

  • Q : Probability that the video components need repair....
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    In a home theater system, the probability that the video components need repair within 1 year is 0.04, the probability that the electronic components need repair within 1 year is 0.006, and the prob

  • Q : Persons hit the target....
    Basic Statistics :

    Each of four persons, named 1,2,3,4 fires one shot at a target. Let Ak denote the event that person K hits the target,where K=1,2,3,4. Assume A1,A2,A3,A4, are independent events .If P(A1)=0.7 , P(A2

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