The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true

population parameters is called | statistical inference

Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The amount of
milk produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
A T.V. shows executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that
the show received a No.1 rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the
description is? | Observation study
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, 15 blue and 20 orange
candies. An experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag
and recording its color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {red,
yellow, blue, orange}
Sixty-five percent of men consider themselves knowledgeable football fans. If
15 men are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly five of them
will consider themselves knowledgeable fans. | 0.0096
A family is selected at random. Find the probability that the size of the
family is more than 4. Round your result to three decimal places. | 0.169
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and
their positions on stronger gun control laws. What is the probability that a
Democrat opposes stronger gun control laws? | 0.314
Mr. m figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a
branch office in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made
director of this new branch. What is the probability that m will be a Lao Cai
branch office director? | 0.585
Assume that P(C) = 0.5 and P(D) = 0.3. If C and D are independent, find P(C
and D). | 0.15
It was found that 60% of the workers were white, 30% were black and 10% are
other races. Given that a worker was white, the probability that the worker
had claimed bias was 30%. Given that a worker was black, the probability that
the worker had claimed bias was 40%. Given that a worker was other race, the
probability that the worker had claimed bias was 0% | 0.4
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary
rate. Current estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers
have access to on-line services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based
computers were randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability
that at least 1 of those sampled have access to on-line services at home? |
6.30
The number of weeds that remain living after a specific chemical has been
applied averages 1.21 per square yard and follows a Poisson distribution.
Based on this, what is the probability that a 1 square yard section will
contain less than 5 weeds? | 0.9920
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density
function is given by f(x)=C(4x-2x^2),0<x<2 and f(x)=0 for other values of x.
What is the value of C? | 0.375
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | 0.7
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally
distributed with a mean of 350 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant
is randomly selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 310 and
295. | 0.0762
If X is a normal random variable with = 50 and s = 6, then the probability
that X is not between 44 and 56 is | 0.3174.
Assume that X is normally distributed with a mean of 23 and a standard
deviation of 5. Find the value of c if P(X > c) = 0.0592. | 30.81
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with ? =
1.5. Find the mean and standard deviation of X. | Mean = 0.67; Standard
deviation = 0.67
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic.
Following is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure
readings for those people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading
were given to the nearest whole number. Approximately what percentage of the
people aged 25-40 had a systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119
inclusive? | 35%
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a
population standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean, . | ($1130, $1270)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, . Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected
students has a mean test score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2. |
(78.93, 86.07)
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where
customers enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are
normally distributed. A random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard
deviation of 0.53.Construct a 94% upper confidence bound for the population
standard deviation | 1.06
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and
automobile race-car drivers was subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of
these helmets some damage was observed. Find a 95% two-sided confidence
interval on the true proportion of helmets of this type that would show damage
from this test. | (0.14, 0.36)
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers
with the objective of estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical
products during the past three months. He has assumed that the population
standard deviation is known to be $14.50. Given this information, what would
be the required sample size if we want the total width of the two-side
confidence interval on mean to be $4 at 95 percent confidence? | 202
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their
customers who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the
proportion might be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if
they wish a 94 percent confidence level with a error of 0.025? | About 817
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is
over 79,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a
larger stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis
H1 in symbolic form. | H0: , the average attendance at games, is equal to
79,000 && H1: , the average attendance at games, is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that > 6 at a level of significance of a = 0.05.
Let sample statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4 | 1.66
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two
telephone lines. The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and
finds that 108 have two or more telephone lines. At \alpha = 0.05, compute the
value of the test statistic to test the company's claim. | -1.76
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that
will be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that
there is a relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per
hour. The managers believe that they can use production rate to predict the
number of defects. The following data were collected for 10 randomly selected
hours. | y = 5.67 + .048x.
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time
spent in the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level
equal to 0.01, the critical value for the test to determine whether the true
population correlation coefficient is zero is: | 2.66
binomial distribution | P=nCk*p^k*(1-p)^(n-k)
poisson distribution | Mean^k/k!*e^mean
uniform distribution | f(x)=(x-a)/(b-a)
normally distributed | (f(x,E,V)=1/(X*sqrt(2pi))*e^(-(x-V)^2/2V^2)
standard normal distribution | f(x)=1/(X*sqrt(2pi))*e^(-x^2/2)
exponential distribution | f(x)=1-e^(-lada*x)......V=lada
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like
chocolate ice cream. What is the population? | all custormers
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 15%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | 0.057
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be
obtained at least 5 times. | 0.1223
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per
minute. Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps
cleanser at a rate described by the uniform distribution over the interval
9.25 to 12.25 gallons per minute. Find the probability that between 10.5
gallons and 11.15 gallons are pumped during a randomly selected minute. |
0.217
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of
personal calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was
installed, the amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal
distribution with an average of $705 per month and a standard deviation of $48
per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE that falls below $650. |
0.1259
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. | 0.58
What is the sample correlation coefficient between X and Y? | -0.93
geometric distribution | p*(1-p)^(k-1)
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of
cracks exceeding one-half inch in 10 miles of an interstate highway.
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an
Internet site where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866.
Which of the four methods of data collection was he using? | Retrospective
study
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 63%. Of the
households surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 44% had 3 cars. The
probability that annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a
household own 3 cars is: | 0.89
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 0 through
5. Determine the mean of the random variable Y = 4X | 10
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend
in the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 51
minutes and a standard deviation of 6.5 minutes. Find the number of minutes,
m, for which the probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the
supermarket is 0.20. | 45.5
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with
mean 15 minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift
workers and 9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$,
respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually
independent. The distribution of $$\overline{X} $$- $$\overline{Y}$$ is |
normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 5/6.
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8
4 2 2 7 7 2 3 11 | 2.6
Survey responses of “ good, better, best”. which type of data is? | Ordinal
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n
and p. Round answer to the nearest tenth. n = 20; p = 3/5 | 12.0
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the
standard deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than
16.1. | 0.1587
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators
that are supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a
certain type of German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with
the refrigerator manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean
temperature is incorrect. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has
been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state
the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is sufficient evidence to
support the claim that the mean temperature is different from 45°F

A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, and 35 orange candies. An

experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording
its color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {red, yellow,
orange}
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails
during the warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever
wet, the probability of a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of
the connectors are kept dry and 20% are wet, what proportion of connectors
fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
The amount of pyridoxine (in grams) per multiple vitamin is normally
distributed with $$\mu= 110$$ grams and $$\sigma = 25$$ grams. A sample of
vitamins is to be selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will
be less than 100 grams? Let $$P(Z<-2)=0.023;P(Z<-
0.4)=0.421;P(Z<0.07)=0.529;P(Z<0.75)=0.673$$. | 0.023
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king,
queen, jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is
the expected number of wins for the player? | 2.31
Researchers are concerned that the weight of the average American school child
is increasing implying, among other things, that children’s clothing should be
manufactured and marketed in larger sizes. If $$X$$ is the weight of school
children sampled in a nationwide study, then $$X$$ is an example of | a
continuous random variable.
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation
in their neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard
deviation of the number favoring the substation? | 1.55
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ
< 0.629 n = 19 α = 0.025 | 8.231
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets.
In addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older
machine does. What is the probability that a randomly chosen widget produced
by the company is defective? | 0.1175
Find the origin data from the sterm-and-leaf plot | a.
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students are listed below.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\
sigma.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3
2.9 3.6 0.8 | (0.81, 1.83)
For large numbers of degrees of freedom, the critical χ2 values can be
approximated as follows: χ2 = (z + )2, where k is the number of degrees of
freedom and z is the critical value. To find the lower critical value, the
negative z-value is used, to find the upper critical value, the positive z-
value is used. Use this approximation to estimate the critical value of χ2 in
a right-tailed hypothesis test with n =125 and α = 0.01. | χ2 ≈ 162.833
Which statement is true for the scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10? |
The mean is greater than the median.
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g.
the time it takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An
administrator inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded
their parking times. Identify the sample of interest to the university
administration. | parking times of the 130 students
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants
seeds in batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X,
the number of seeds germinating in each batch. | 1.52
The standard IQ test has a mean of 96 and a standard deviation of 14. We want
to be 90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine
the required sample size. | 34
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 55% of the time. If she shoots 8
arrows, what is the probability that she gets exactly 4 bull's-eyes? Assume
each shot is independent of the others. | 0.2627
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | 0.7557
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and
their positions on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.09
0.26 Democrat 0.22 0.2 Other 0.11 0.12 What is the probability that a voter
who favors stronger gun control laws is a Republican? | 0.214
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of
means that is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither.
Claim: μ = 959. Sample data: n = 25,$$\overline{x} = 951,$$ s = 25. The sample
data appear to come from a normally distributed population with σ = 28. |
Normal
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
Find the variance for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x)
0.17 0.28 0.05 0.15 0.35 | 2.46
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per
minute. Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps
cleanser at a rate described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5
to 7.5 gallons per minute. Find the probability that between 5.0 gallons and
6.0 gallons are pumped during a randomly selected minute. | 0.33
Construct the relative frequency distribution that corresponds to given
frequency distribution | b.
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of
personal calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was
installed, the amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal
distribution with an average of $700 per month and a standard deviation of $50
per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE that falls below $550. |
0.0013
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will
be obtained at least 40 times. | 0.1210
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.45. The
probability that a student at that college has a job off campus is 0.33. The
probability that a student at the college is male and has a job off campus is
0.15. If a student is chosen at random from the college, what is the
probability that the student is male or has an off campus job? | 0.63
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given
information. H1: σ < 0.14 n = 23 α = 0.10 | 14.042
The probabilities that a customer entering a particular bookstore buys 0, 1,
2, 3, 4, or 5 books are 0.30, 0.20, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, and 0.05 respectively.
For the probability distribution above, find the variance. (Note: please give
the answer as a real number accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | 0.095089
A psychologist claims that more than 75 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assuming that a hypothesis test
of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject
the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is
not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is
greater than 75 percent.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E
be the event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in | {2,
4, 6, 8, 10}
When conducting a t test for the correlation coefficient in a study with 16
individuals, the degrees of freedom will be | 14.
Suppose that $$X$$ is a negative binomial random variable with $$p = 0.2$$ and
$$r = 4$$. Determine $$P(X=20)$$. | 0.0436
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous
random sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control
legislation. How many citizens would need to be sampled if a 95% confidence
interval was desired to estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | 379
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library
parking lot at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking
times can be modeled using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4
minutes, find the probability that it will take a randomly selected student
between 2 and 12 minutes to park in the library lot. | 0.556744
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 15 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$686.75 with a standard deviation of $256.20. Find a 98% confidence interval
for the true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed.
| ($513.17, $860.33)
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he
shoots 3 foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes
all of the shots? | 0.343
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0.1, 5] . What is the
probability that the random variable X has a value less than 2.1? | 0.6897
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
to the left ofz =0.2is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the
right ofz = -0.2 | equal to
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per
minute. Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps
cleanser at a rate described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5
to 11.5 gallons per minute. What is the probability that at the time the
machine is checked it is pumping more than 10.5 gallons per minute? | 0.50
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | 98
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the normal population
mean based on a sample of $$n = 25$$ where the standard deviation of the
sample $$s = 0.05$$. What is the critical value? Let $
$t_{0.005,24}=2.7969;t_{0.01,24}=2.4922;z_{0.01}=2.33; z_{0.05}=2.58$$. |
2.7969
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.5 million with a
standard deviation of $0.7 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league
players was taken. Find the approximate probability that the average salary of
the 100 players exceeded $1.1 million. | approximately 1
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 1
and 10 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of
the random number generator generating a 7? | 1/10
The probability is 0.7 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend
less than $20. For random samples of 28 customers, find the mean number of
shoppers who spend less than $20. | 19.6
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the
standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work
full time in samples of size 16. | 1.66
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given
frequency distribution | d.
A multiple choice test has 10 questions each of which has 4 possible answers,
only one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test,
guesses on all questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly
3 questions correctly? | 0.2503
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the
area underthe curve to the right of 64. | 0.2525
In a sample of 10 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height
was 63.4 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard
deviation, $$\sigma,$$ is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the
population mean. | (61.9, 64.9)
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical
characteristics of the employees of a particular firm is an example of |
descriptive statistics.
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of
infants. How large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident
that the true mean is within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard
deviation of the birth weights is known to be 6 ounces. | 7
Police estimate that 25% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they
stop 6 drivers at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing
their seat belts. | 0.178
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies
between 0 and 3.01. | 0.4987
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is
at least 14 oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis
H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ = 14 H1: μ < 14
A business venture can result in the following outcomes (with their
corresponding chance of occurring in parentheses) Highly Successful (10%),
Successful (25%), Break Even (25%), Disappointing (20%), and Highly
Disappointing (?). If these are the only outcomes possible for the business
venture, what is the chance that the business venture will be considered
Highly Disappointing? | 20%
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assume that a
hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II
error for the test. | gun control is 62% when it is actually different than
62%.
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of
personal calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was
installed, the amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal
distribution with an average of $900 per month and a standard deviation of $50
per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using the
distribution above, what is the probability that a randomly selected month had
a PCE of between $775.00 and $990.00? | .9579
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more
than 1 standard deviation away from the mean. | 31.74%
In a random sample of 60 computers, the mean repair cost was $150 with a
population standard deviation of $36. Construct a 99% confidence interval for
the population mean. | ($138, $162)
Let $$\overline{X}$$ denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16
taken from a normal distribution $$N(\mu, 36),$$ and let $$\overline{Y}$$
denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n2 = 25 taken from a
different normal distribution $$N(\mu, 9).$$ Compute $$P(\overline{X} - \
overline{Y}>5).$$ | 0.001
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 19 randomly selected students
has a mean age of 22.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.8 years. | (19.9,
24.9)
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable
to beaches is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 647
drowning deaths of children with 30% of them attributable to beaches. Find the
value of the test statistic z using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\
frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$. | 2.94
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with
a mean of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-
year-old women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard
deviations of the mean? | 99.7%
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes
are normally distributed with a mean of 1050 kWh and a standard deviation of
218 kWh. For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September
energy consumption level is between 1100 kWh and 1225 kWh. | 0.1971
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics
students that are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated
the following confidence interval: Using the information above, what size
sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to
within 2% using 99% reliability? | 4118
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-
graders at his school vary less than the test scores of the seventh-graders at
a neighboring school, which have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assuming
that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion
is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms.
| There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the standard
deviation is less than 14.7.
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | 0.7
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6
years with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence
interval for the population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ Assume the data are
normally distributed | (3.2, 26.3)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is
normally distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4
ounces. Find the number of ounces above which 80% of the dispensed sodas will
fall. | 8.6
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better
than 30 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the
Libra. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | H0: μ = 30 H1: μ > 30
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? |
The area under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of
executive seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates
of the program are randomly selected, find the probability that at least two
become vice presidents. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal point.) | 0.04
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean
of 32.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.2 oz. What is the probability that
the volume of soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 32 oz? |
0.4013
Both Fred and Ed have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop, a cherry drop,
and a lollipop. Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible
pairs of candies eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | LD-LD
CD-LD LP-LP LD-CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Using Excel to find three quartiles for the given data below: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,
21, 28, 36. | 5.25, 12.5, 22.75
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the
probability that in 100 births, 55 or more will be female. | 0.1841
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n
times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x
successes given the probability p of success on a single trial. n =12, x = 5,
p = 0.25 | 0.103
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $3.60 $4.50
$2.80 $6.30 $2.60 $5.20 $6.75 $4.25 $8.00 $3.00 Find the 95% confidence
interval for the true mean. | ($3.39, $6.01)
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | In
repeated sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the
population mean.
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5
standard deviations of the mean. 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6,
3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | 16
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-
tailed test is z = 1.43. | 0.0764
On a multiple choice test with 16 questions, each question has four possible
answers, one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find
the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of correct
answers. | 1.732
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students in a statistics
class with 125 students are listed below. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6
0.8 What is the effect on the width of the confidence interval if the sample
size is increased to 20? | The width decreases.
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S.
city. Size Percentage 2 42.8 3 21.1 4 19.2 5 11.6 6 3.3 7+ 2.0 A family is
selected at random. Find the probability that the size of the family is 4 or
more. Round your result to three decimal places. | 0.361
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample
mean? | The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 16 fluorescent light
bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours with a standard deviation of 31 hours. |
(628.5, 661.5)
Survey responses of nationalities of survey respondents. which type of data
is? | Nomial
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are
between 3 standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above
the mean. | 84.00%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n
times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x
successes given the probability p of success on a single trial. n = 4, x = 3,
p = 1/6 | 0.0154
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-
tailed test is z = -1.83. | 0.0336
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find | 1.23
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number
that shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the
probability distribution. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 P(x) 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.21 0.12 0.10 |
2.36
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is
over 67,800, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a
larger stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis
H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to
67,800 H1: μ, the average attendance at games, is greater than 67,800
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators
that are supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 50°F, ideal for a
certain type of German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with
the refrigerator manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean
temperature is incorrect. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim
will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the mean temperature equals 50°F when it really does
equal 50°F.
A campus program evenly enrolls undergraduate and graduate students. If a
random sample of 4 students is selected from the program to be interviewed
about the introduction of a new fast food outlet on the ground floor of the
campus building, what is the probability that all 4 students selected are
undergraduate students? | 0.0625
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | HH HT TH TT
The number of power outages at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson
distribution with a mean of 6 outages per year. The probability that there
will be exactly 3 power outages in a year is | 0.0892
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as
follows. (1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2)
(5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4)
(4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6)
(3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice
is 7. | 1/6
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets.
In addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older
machine does. Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the
probability it is not defective? | 0.92
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.6 and a
standard deviation of 0.4. What percentage of students at the college have a
GPA between 2.2 and 3? | 68%
When is the correlation coefficient zero? | when there is no linear
correlation
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will
be approximately normally distributed | regardless of the shape of the
population.
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given
information. H1: σ > 26.1 n = 9 α = 0.01 | 20.090
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12
tires of each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of
tires come from the same normal distribution $$N(\mu, 3300^2).$$ Compute $$P(\
overline{X}-\overline{Y} <-2500).$$ | 0.0314
Find the mean of thefollowing probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.19
0.37 0.16 0.26 0.02 | 1.55
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
to the right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to
the right of z = 2.5. | bigger than
Find the percentile for the data point. data set: 3 11 8 6 3 3 11 6 3 11 2 11
15 4 9 3 12 8 6 11 data point: 6 | 35
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H0: σ
= 8.0 n = 10 α = 0.01 | 1.735, 23.589
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders,
the mean number of hours per week that they watched television was 19.6 with a
standard deviation of 5.8 hours. | (17.47, 21.73)
Let X be a random variable has the following uniform density function f(x) =
0.1 when 0< x < 10. What is the probability that the random variable X has a
value greater than 5.3? | 0.47
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean
based on a sample of n=25 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 0.05,
the critical value of t will be | 2.7969.
Suppose that P(A | B) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.4. Determine P(A' and B). | 0.28
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be
explained using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5
millimeters. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has
a diameter greater than 5.2 millimeters? | 0.65
Suppose that $$X$$ has the probability density function $$f(x)=1.5x^2$$ for $
$-1 Chọn một câu trả lời | 0.125
Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends
on the pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the
white nor the black gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and
B = black Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | WW, BW
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be
described using a uniform distribution over the interval 8.5 to 10.5
millimeters. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has
a diameter greater than 9.2 millimeters? | 0.65
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is
at least 14 oz. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the
conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is sufficient evidence to warrant
rejection of the claim that the mean weight is at least
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | HHH
HHT HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3
4 P(x) 0.37 0.05 0.13 0.25 0.20 | 1.60
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing
machine has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of
20.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.2-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips
were randomly selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that
the sample mean weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.6 ounces. | approximately
0
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the
library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 4.0 minutes
and a standard deviation of 1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly
selected college student will take between 2.5 and 5.0 minutes to find a
parking spot in the library lot. | 0.7745
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a
seven-week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237,
233. Find the median number of newspapers sold | 221
A psychologist claims that more than 3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of
the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. |
most 3 percent when it is actually more than 3 percent.
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be
recovered 87% of the time. Find the probability that 4 of 7 stolen cars will
be recovered. | 0.044
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability
that X is not between 44 and 56 is | 0.3174.
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of
a set of data in order to properly describe the various features of that set
of data are called | descriptive statistics.
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and
their positions on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.11
0.27 Democrat 0.25 0.16 Other 0.15 0.06 What is the probability that a
Democrat opposes stronger gun control laws? | 0.390
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below:
12, 18, 31, 46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | 46 miles
We have created a 95% confidence interval for $$\mu$$ with the result (10,
15). What decision will we make if we test $$H_0: \mu =16$$ versus $$H_1: \mu
eq 16$$ at $$\alpha= 0.05$$? | Reject $$H_0$$ in favor of $$H_1$$.
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control.Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =
0.62 H1: p ≠ 0.62
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? |
P(x > 7) = P(x ≥ 8)
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find
the probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | 0.262
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12
tires of each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of
tires come from the same normal distribution N(m, 33002). The distribution of
the difference of the sample mean $$\overline{X}$$ - $$\overline{Y}.$$ |
normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1347.22
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations
is greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null
hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a two-tailed test. | ±1.96
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find | 0.57
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the
standard deviation of X. | 8.66
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library
parking lot at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking
times can be modeled using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4
minutes, find the probability that it will take a randomly selected student
more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. | 0.082085
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as
follows. (1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2)
(5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4)
(4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6)
(3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice
is 4 or 12. | 1/9
According to the Center for Disease Control, 41.5% of babies born in the U.S.
in 2004 were still being breastfed at 6 months of age. If 4 children who were
born in the U.S. in 2004 are randomly selected, what is the probability that
none of them were breastfed for at least 6 months? | 0.12
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the
area between z = -1.1 and z = 1.5. | equal to
A polltaker asked graduating college seniors how many times they had given
blood in the last year. The results of the survey are given below. The random
variable x represents the number of times a person gave blood and P(x)
represents the probability of selecting a graduating college who had given
blood that percent of the time. What is the standard deviation for the number
of times a person gave blood based on this poll? x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 P(x) 0.30
0.25 0.20 0.12 0.07 0.04 0.02 | 1.54
Let $$X$$ be uniformly distributed over [0, 1]. Calculate $$E[X^3]$$. | 0.25
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed
with a mean of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage
of the bulbs have lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean?
| 68%
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political
affiliation and type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected
at random within the state and the worker's political affiliation and type of
job are noted. Political Affiliation Given the worker is a Democrat, what is
the probability that the worker is in a white collar job. | 0.526
The age distribution of students at a community college is given below. Age
(years) Number of students Under 21 409 21-24 404 25-28 276 29-32 155 33-36 97
37-40 63 Over 40 86 A student from the community college is selected at
random. Find the probability that the student is 21 years or over. Give your
answer as a decimal rounded to three decimal places. | 0.726
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268
days and a standard deviation of 15 days. What is the probability that a
pregnancy lasts at least 300 days? | 0.0166
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 2%. If 29
houses are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses
will be burglarized? | 0.557
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally
distributed with a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01
inches. What is the probability that the diameter of a randomly selected
pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? | 0.0668
Based on the scores 1, 9, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, and 8, a score of 4 is the |
mean.
Compute the critical value $$z_{\alpha/2}$$ that corresponds to a 94% level of
confidence. | 1.88
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It
follows that A and B are | independent but not disjoint.
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must
answer at least 7 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question,
what is the probability that the student will pass the test? | 0.172
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution.
Daily Low Temperature (F) Frequency 35-39 1 40-44 3 45-49 5 50-54 11 55-59 7
60-64 7 65-69 1 | 53.4
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per
minute. Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps
cleanser at a rate described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5
to 13.5 gallons per minute. Find the variance of the distribution. | 1.33
Friskie is having her fifth litter. The prior litters have either been three
normal pups or two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either
outcome is 50%. Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | NNR NNN
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the
households surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The
probability that annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a
household own 2 cars is: | 0.69
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the
households surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The
probability that the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an
income over $25,000 a year is: | 0.12
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16
men have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches.
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\
sigma.$$ | (2.2, 5.8)
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area
betweenz =2.7 and z = 2.9. | bigger than
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated
values of n and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. n = 2661; p =
0.63 | 24.91
Survey responses of temperatures of the ocean at various depths. which type of
data is? | Interval
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the
probability that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.400
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | 89.6
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is
normally distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of
0.1 centimeter. A random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. What is the
standard error for the sample mean? | 0.029
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | -1.2798
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in
the frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to
one decimal place. | 76.4
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of
124 and a standard deviation of 6.4. If 64 people are randomly selected, find
the probability that their mean blood pressure will be less than 126. | 0.9938
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/51949. For people who play
560 times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number
of wins. | 0.1038
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850
cm with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting
a random sample of 100 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.851 cm?
| 0.1587
Suppose that a number of miles that a car can run before its battery wears out
is exponentially distributed with an average value of 10000 miles. If a person
desires to take a 5000-mile trip, what is the probability that she will be
able to complete her trip without having to replace her car battery? | 0.6
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below,
by major. Major Frequency Engineering 868 English 2073 Mathematics 2164
Chemistry 318 Physics 856 Liberal Arts 1358 Business 1676 What is the
probability that a randomly selected degree is not in Mathematics? | 0.768
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the
standard deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and
16.1. | 0.6826
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the probability that Z lies between -
1.10 and -0.36. | 0.2237
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males
have never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected
number of males who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | 45.7
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of
executive seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates
of the program are randomly selected, find the probability that from two to
four become vice presidents. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal point.) | 0.034
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is
normally distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4
ounces. Find the probability that more than 16 ounces is dispensed in a cup. |
0.1587
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n
and p. Round answer to the nearest tenth. n = 33; p = 0.2 | 6.6
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean
of 15 lb and a standard deviation of 6. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what
is the probability that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18.6 lb. |
0.6730
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is
exponentially distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that
the time until the first critical-part failure is 5 years or more. | 0.229790
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and
3% speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at
random from the college speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.19
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of
20 women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5
inches. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, $$\
sigma^2.$$ | (3.3, 15.6)
Construct the boxplot for the given data below: 3, 3, 5, 6, 4, 9, 8, 9, 6. |
d.
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face
is counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | 1.67
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ
≠ 9.3 n = 28 α = 0.05 | 14.573, 43.194
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 20 inches and a
standard deviation of 4 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at
random. What is the probability of a sample mean between 20 and 21. | 0.4772
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the
number of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14
possible values of x are summarized in the given table. Answer the question
using the following table. X(girls) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 P(X)
0.000 0.001 0.006 0.022 0.061 0.122 0.183 0.209 0.183 0.122 0.061 0.022 0.006
0.001 0.000 Find the probability of selecting 9 or more girls. | 0.212
The random variableX represents the number of girls in a family of three
children. Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the mean and
standard deviation for the random variable X. | mean: 1.50; standard
deviation: 0.87
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda
follows a normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard
deviation of 0.18 ounce. The cans only hold 12.45 ounces of soda. Every can
that has more than 12.45 ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the
can needs to go through a special cleaning process before it can be sold. What
is the probability a randomly selected can will need to go through this
process? | 0.1587
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean
light of 1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the
probability that a random sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of
more than 1,825 hours. | 0.1056
A psychologist claims that more than 6.3 percent of the population suffers
from professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage
of the population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =
6.3% H1: p > 6.3%
A major videocassette rental chain is considering opening a new store in an
area that currently does not have any such stores. The chain will open if
there is evidence that more than 25% households in the area are equipped with
videocassette recorders (VCRs). It conducts a telephone poll of 300 randomly
selected households in the area and finds that 96 have VCRs. The value of the
test statistic in this problem is approximately equal to | 2.80
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of
employees of an insurance company
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails
before 900 hours of use is 0.2. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the
probability that at least one of them lasts 900 hours or more? | 0.992
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a
population mean μ. The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, and the original
population is not normally distributed. | Yes
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of
means that is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither.
Claim: μ = 78. Sample data: n = 24, $$\overline{x} = 101,$$ s = 15.3. The
sample data appear to come from a population with a distribution that is very
far from normal, and σ is unknown. | Neither
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend
in the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45
minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m,
for which the probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the
supermarket is 0.10. | 37.3
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at least one head? | 7/8
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is
over 60,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a
larger stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | most 60,000, when it is
actually greater than 60,000.
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible
answers, one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find
the mean for the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 2.5
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a
particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A
random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15000. What
is the width of the 90% confidence interval? | $465.23
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations
is greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null
hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a right-tailed test. | +1.34
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random
sample of size n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The
probability distribution of a statistic is called a sampling distribution.
iii) A statistic is any function of the observations in a random sample. iv)
The sampling distribution of a statistic does not depend on the distribution
of the population. | i) and iv)
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that
fewer than 11 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due
to a genetic mutation. Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies
unable to produce light. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative
hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.0011 H1: p < 0.0011
According to a CNN poll taken in February of 2008, 67% of respondents
disapproved of the overall job that President Bush was doing. Based on this
poll, for samples of size 200, what is the mean number of American adults who
disapprove of the overall job that President Bush is doing? | 134
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who
receive some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all
students, the dean randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them
are receiving financial aid. Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the
true proportion of students on financial aid. | 0.59 ± 0.068
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping
habits. They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers
purchased as well as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify
the types of variables recorded by the home improvement store. | number of
items - discrete; total time - continuous
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 15% rate of no-shows on
advanced reservations. Among 150 advanced reservations, find the probability
that there will be fewer than 20 no-shows. | 0.251
The name of each contestant is written on a separate card, the cards are
placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag. Identify which of
these types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. |
Random
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of $3120 and a
population standard deviation of $677. Construct the confidence interval for
the population mean, μ. Use a 95% confidence level. | ($2910, $3330)
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a
particular region. The normally population standard deviation is known to be
$1000. What total sample size would the economist need to use for a 95%
confidence interval if the width of the interval should not be more than $100?
Let $$z_{0.025}=1.96; z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | n = 1537
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is
exponentially distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that
the time until the first critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.254811
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission
for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the
standard deviation is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find
the probability that their mean rebuild time exceeds 8.7 hours. | 0.1469
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that
a randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | 0.8
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who
receive some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all
students, the dean randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them
are receiving financial aid. Use a 90\% confidence interval to estimate the
true proportion of students who receive financial aid. Let $
$z_{0.1}=1.28;z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | (0.533; 0.647)
To determine the mean of a binomial distribution, it is necessary to know the
number of successes involved in the problem. | False
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | P(2< x ≤ 8)
= P(2 ≤ x < 8)
Find the normal-curve area between z = -1.48 and z = 0. | 0.4306
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar,
and a licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and
consume it. The possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha
consumed are as follows. chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick -
chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate bar - licorice stick licorice stick -
licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana - licorice stick licorice stick -
banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that at least one chocolate
bar was eaten. | 5/9
A study of 1000 randomly selected flights of a major airline showed that 782
of the flights arrived on time. What is the probability of a flight arriving
on time? | 391/500
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of
5.67 g and a standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept
coins weighing between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters
will be rejected? | 1.96%
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation
in their neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the mean number
favoring the substation? | 12
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best
described by a normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard
deviation of 1900 miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand
will last between 56,010 miles and 56,580 miles? | 0.0180
According to a 2007 report published by the National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 59% of teens have family dinners five
or more times a week, 13% of teens have used marijuana and the proportion of
teens who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana is 0.64.
What is the probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a
week and uses marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.08
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S.
city. Size Percentage 2 45.1 3 22.2 4 19.7 5 8.0 6 3.1 7+ 1.9 A family is
selected at random. Find the probability that the size of the family is less
than 6. Round your result to three decimal places. | 0.950
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-
graders at her school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a
neighboring school, which have variation described by σ = 14.7. Express the
null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ
= 14.7 H1: σ < 14.7
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card
with replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | binomial
distribution.
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel
and a dime are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this
experiment? | {0, 1, 2}
If we are using the normal approximation to determine the probability of at
most 28 successes in a binomial distribution P(x ≤ 28) the normal distribution
probability that is used to make the estimate is | P(x ≤ 28.5).
The use of the Poisson distribution requires a value n which indicates a
definite number of independent trials. | False
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true
population parameters is called | statistical inference.
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote
for the 50 states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 65% with a
standard deviation of 7.1. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what
percentage of states had between 50 and 70 percent of it's voting-age
population who were registered to vote? | 0.74
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings
per share to help him select a stock for investment. What type of the
description is? | Observation study
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 16. | 3.52
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number
of traffic accidents reported in a day in Hanoi. X 0 1 2 3 4 5 P(X) 0.10 0.20
0.45 0.15 0.05 0.05 The probability of more than 2 accidents is | 0.25
A Type II error is committed when | we don't reject a null hypothesis that is
false.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-
tailed test is z = 0.52. | 0.3015
A company had 80 employees whose salaries are summarized in the frequency
distribution below. Find the mean salary. | d.
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 65.7% of all adults
between the ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this
estimate, if two randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are
selected, what is the probability that at least one is a current drinker? |
0.88
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want
to discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed
that 46% would like more discussion about the family's financial situation,
37% would like to talk about school, and 30% would like to talk about
religion. These and other percentages were based on a national sampling of 549
teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all teenagers who want more family
discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level. | 0.37 ± .053
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to
answer questions with 100% certainty.
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a
population standard deviation of 8. Find the 95% confidence interval of the
mean score of all bowlers. | (189.5, 194.5)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is
normally distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4
ounces. Find the probability that between 15 and 18 ounces are dispensed in a
cup. | 0.1598
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the
probability that the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | 0.625
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics
students that are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated
the following 90% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information
above, what total size sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the
true proportion to within 0.08 using 95% confidence? | 150
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | 0.1587.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-
tailed test is z = -2.05. | 0.0202
Suppose that11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random,
what is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1139
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with λ =
1.5. Find the mean and standard deviation of X. | Mean = 0.67; Standard
deviation = 0.44
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 52% take blood
pressure-lowering medication, 43% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 5%
take both medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes
either blood pressure-lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | 0.90
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed
with a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What
percentage of bolts will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | 2.28%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16
men have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.2 inches.
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation. Let
$$\chi_{0.005,15}^2=32.8;\chi_{0.995,15}^2=4.6$$. | (1.5, 4.0)
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less
than 1.13. | 0.8708
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally
distributed with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1. If 23 women
aged 18-24 are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean
systolic blood pressures is between 119 and 122. | 0.0577
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the
households surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The
probability that the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income
over $25,000 a year is: | 0.48
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n
times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x
successes given the probability p of success on a single trial. n = 64, x = 3,
p = 0.04 | 0.221
Private colleges and universities rely on money contributed by individuals and
corporations for their operating expenses. Much of this money is put into a
fund called an endowment, and the college spends only the interest earned by
the fund. A recent survey of 8 private colleges in Vietnam revealed the
following endowments (in millions of dollars) 60.2, 47.0, 235.1, 490.0, 122.6,
177.5, 95.4, and 220.0. What value will be used as the point estimate for the
mean endowment of all private colleges in Vietnam? | $180.975
The number of 113 calls in Hanoi, has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 10
calls a day. The probability of seven 113 calls in a day is | 0.09
Find the normal-curve area between z = -2 and z = -1. | 0.1359
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find | 0.8805
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find
the probability that it will take on the value between 24 and 28. | 0.2295
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that | Both of
the above.
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they
attended religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency Number
of respondents Never 1020 Less than once a year 302 Once a year 571 Several
times a year 502 Once a month 308 Two-three times a month 380 Nearly every
week 240 Every week 839 More than once a week 329 What is the probability that
a randomly selected respondent attended religious services more than once a
year? | 0.58
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | 1.9703
The paired data below consist of the test scores of 6 randomly selected
students and the number of hours they studied for the test. Hours 5 10 4 6 10
9 Score 4 8 3 6 9 8 $$ Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient $
$r$$. | 0.973
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
3 minutes. Find the waiting time at which only 10% of the customers will
continue to hold. | 6.9 minutes
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 25 randomly selected
students has a mean test score of 81.5 with a standard deviation of 10.2. |
(77.29, 85.71)
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution
at a rate of 15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly
chosen arrival to be less than 15 minutes? | 0.9765
A student randomly selects 10 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.75 with a
standard deviation of $1.50. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the data are normally
distributed. | ($1.03, $2.74)
If $$n = 10$$ and $$p = 0.70$$, then the standard deviation of the binomial
distribution is | 1.45
A telemarketer found that there was a 1% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 5 or more sales for 1000
telephone calls. | 0.9599
Which of the following cannot be a probability? | 4/3
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals
than the original data. | 3.96
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states
and the District of Columbia had a mean of 3377.2 and a standard deviation of
847.4. Assuming the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what
percentage of the states had property crime rates between 2360 and 4055? |
0.67
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was
known to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? |
0.279
The random variableX represents the number of tests that a patient entering a
hospital will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 3/17 5/17
6/17 2/17 1/17 | mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the
standard deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than
15.2. | 0.5000
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets.
In addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older
machine does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be
defective, what is the probability it was produced by the new machine? | 0.511
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with
a mean of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-
year-old women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 144 mmHg? |
95%
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
2.8 minutes. What is the probability that a randomly selected caller is placed
on hold fewer than 7 minutes? | 0.917915
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over [10, 70]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation is between 13 and 65. | 0.87
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their
average score was 192 with a standard deviation of 8. | (186.3, 197.7)
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be
described using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5
millimeters. Any ball bearing with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or
under 4.75 millimeters is considered defective. What is the probability that a
randomly selected ball bearing is defective? | 0.25
An article in Concrete Research presented data on compressive strength $$x$$
and intrinsic permeability $$y$$ of various concrete mixes and cures. Summary
quantities are $$n = 14,\sum y_i=572,\sum y_i^2=23,\sum x_i=43, \sum
x_i^2=157.42$$, and $$\sum x_i y_i=1697.8$$. Assume that the two variables are
related according to the simple linear regression model. Calculate the least
squares estimates of the slope. | -2.33
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
3 minutes. What proportion of customers having to hold more than 1.5 minutes
will hang up before placing an order? | 0.60653
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | 0.7,
if A and B are independent.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected
students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78.
| (2.51, 3.21)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8
inches and a standard deviation of 2.1 inches. If 36 men are randomly
selected, find the probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8
inches. | 0.0021
A random sample of 56 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours
with a population standard deviation of 31 hours. Construct a 95% confidence
interval for the population mean. | (636.9, 653.1)
A recent survey of banks revealed the following distribution for the interest
rate being charged on a home loan (based on a 30-year mortgage with a 10% down
payment). Interest rate 7.0\% 7.5\% 8.0\% 8.5\% 9.0\% Probability 0.12 0.23
0.24 0.35 0.06 $$ If a bank is selected at random from this distribution, what
is the chance that the interest rate charged on a home loan will exceed 8.0%?
| 0.41
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate
the percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its
100000 items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is
outdated. The current owners have never determined their outdated percentage
and can not help the buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers
need in order to insure that they are 99% confident that the margin of error
is within 3%? | 1842
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme.
The vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash,
and two for masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart | a.
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of
any child does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children.
Find the probability of at most three boys in ten births. | 0.172
A salesperson knows that 20% of his presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations between 14 and 18, inclusive,
result in sales. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to 4
decimal places after the decimal point.) | 0.98
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -0.2 and z = 0.2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the
area between z = -0.3 and z = 0.3. | smaller than
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that
fewer than 19 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due
to a genetic mutation. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the
conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is sufficient evidence to support
the claim that the true proportion is less than 19 in ten thousand.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? A
previous study indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. |
217
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls
of wire in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below:
0.165 0.114 0.503 0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | 0.465
Six pairs of data yield $$r = 0.444$$ and the regression equation $$\hat y=
5x+2.$$ Also, $$\overline{y}=18.3$$. What is the best predicted value of $$y$$
for $$x=5$$? | 18.3
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states
and the District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of
1.62. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had
an infant mortality rate between 5 and 7 percent? | 0.39
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a
random variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the
probability that the conveyor belt will function for a month without a
breakdown. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to 3
decimal places after the decimal point.) | 1.6
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find
the probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order
something. | 0.117
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what
proportion of the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How
large a sample is needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 6%? | 461
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability
that this experiment results in an outcome less than 40? | 0.2
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of
means that is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither.
Claim: μ = 119. Sample data: n = 15, $$\overline{x} = 103,$$ s = 15.2. The
sample data appear to come from a normally distributed population with unknown
μ and | Student t
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations
is greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null
hypothesis. α = 0.1 for a two-tailed test. | ±1.645
If either event A or event B must occur, then events A and B are said to be |
None of the others.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86
and with a standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for
the population mean, $$\mu,$$ if $$\alpha = 0.02$$. Let $
$z_{0.01}=2.33;z_{0.02}=2.05;t_{0.01,149}=2.35;t_{0.02,149}=2.07$$. | (2.71,
3.01)
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than
0.5, and the sample statistics include n =1158 subjects with 30% saying that
they play a sport. Find the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\frac{\
overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$ | -13.61
If a psychologist observed that four 5-year-old children initiated 2, 4, 6,
and 12 incidents of aggression during a play period, the mean number of
aggressive incidents for this group of four children was | 6
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals
than original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | 39.3
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample
of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation.
Estimate the true proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control
legislation using a 90% confidence interval. | 0.5625 ±0 .0129
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number
of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package
through a double satellite media. X 0 1 2 3 P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05 $$ The
variance for the number of retransmissions is | 0.8
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | -0.99
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | 0.2946
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was
obtained. The random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large
pizza. Find the mean and standard deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2
3 4 P(x) 0.30 0.40 0.20 0.06 0.04 | mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems?
| An inference made about the population based on the sample.
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6.
Find the mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in
samples of size 26. | 15.6
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in
the distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x(minutes) f
0.5-1.5 15 1.5-2.5 20 2.5-3.5 15 3.5-4.5 20 4.5-5.5 30 | 3.3 and 1.4599
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend
in the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45
minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a
customer spends less than 48 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.6915
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 20 college students had mean
annual earnings of $3120 with a standard deviation of $677. | ($2803, $3437)
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6
years with a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Construct the 98% confidence
interval for the population variance. Assume the data are normally
distributed. Let $$\chi^2_{0.01,11}=24.72;\chi^2_{0.99,11}=3.05$$. | (2.4,
19.1)
49, 34, and 48 students are selected from the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior
classed with 496, 348, and 481 students respectively. Identify which of these
types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. |
Stratified
The conditional probability of event G, given the knowledge that event H has
occurred, would be written as _____. | P(G | H)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that
have seen a UFO, p, is less than 2 in every one thousand. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =
0.002 H1: p < 0.002
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 40 to 80. What is the probability that
this experiment results in an outcome less than 50? | 0.25
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000,
2100). To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce
the width of the confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a
reduced interval width? | Both increase the sample size and decrease the
confidence level.
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is
normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10
minutes. A random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that
the sample mean is between 45 and 52 minutes? | 0.4947
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How
large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? A
previous study indicates that the proportion of households with two cars is
24%. | 1101
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the
weights of catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and
standard deviation of 0.8 pound. If a sample of 64 fish yields a mean of 3.4
pounds, what is probability of obtaining a sample mean this large or larger? |
0.0228
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assuming that a
hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is
failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical
terms. | There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim
that 62% of voters favor gun control.
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | 0.2478
The random variable X represents the number of credit cards that adults have
along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.49 0.05 0.32 0.07 0.07 | mean: 1.18; standard
deviation: 1.30
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed
with a mean of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 8 hours. What percentage
of the bulbs have lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean?
| 95%
In its standardized form, the normal distribution | be used to approximate
discrete probability distributions.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86
and with a population standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence
interval for the population mean, μ. Use a 98% confidence level. | (2.71,
3.01)
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft
manufacturer described its stock of 12,246 shafts with the percentages given
in the table. Suppose a shaft is selected at random from the 12,246 currently
in stock, and the warehouse number and type of shaft are observed. Type of
Shaft Given that the shaft is produced in warehouse 2, find the probability it
has an extra stiff shaft. | 0.219
Compute the standardized test statistic, $$\chi^2$$, to test the claim $$\
sigma^2= 34.4$$ if $$n = 12, s =28.8$$, and $$\alpha=0.05$$. | 265.23
Two different tests are designed to measure employee productivity and
dexterity. Several employees are randomly selected and tested with these
results. Productivity,x 3 5 8 2 1 Dexterity,y 9 3 9 4 7$$ Find the equation of
the regression line. | $$\hat y = 5.49+0.24x$$
A survey of the 9225 vehicles on the campus of State University yielded the
following circle graph Find the number of hatchbacks. Round the result to the
nearest whole number . | 2860
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more
than 2 standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations
above the mean. | 2.41%
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected
from a list of five possible committee members. A simple random sample of
three people is taken, without replacement, from the group of five people.
Using the letters A, B, C, D, E to represent the five people, list the
possible samples of size three and use your list to determine the probability
that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 10 possible samples.) | e.
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary
rate. Current estimates suggest that 20% of people with home-based computers
have access to on-line services. Suppose that 15 people with home-based
computers were randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability
that exactly 5 of those sampled have access to on-line services at home? |
0.1032
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the
households surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The
probability that annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a
household do not own 2 cars is: | 0.40
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $490 and a standard deviation of $45. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than
$525 a week? | 0.2177
Find the mode(s) for the given data | 6.8 and 6.5
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of
cold tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed
by the manufacturer. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis,
state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is not sufficient evidence
to support the claim that the standard deviation is different from 3.3 mg
The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following
probability distribution. x 3 6 9 12 15 P(x) 0.14 0.11 0.36 0.29 0.10 Find the
mean of thethis probability distribution. | 9.3
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a
random variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the
probability that the conveyor belt will function for a month with one
breakdown. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to2 decimal
places after the decimal point.) | There is not sufficient evidence to support
the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in ten thousand.
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in
dollars, of an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations:
Compute the range of data. | 14
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked subjects whether they favored or
opposed the death penalty for persons convicted of murder and whether they
favored or opposed a law requiring a person to obtain a permit before he or
she could buy a gun. According to the survey results, 79.6% of respondents
favored the gun law, 67.8% favored the death penalty for those convicted of
murder and 52.7% were in favor of both. What is the probability that a
randomly selected respondent was in favor of either the gun law or the death
penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.947
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed
with a mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between
$148,800 and $151,200 if the standard deviation is $1200. | 68%
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 70. What is the mean outcome of
this experiment? | 60
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of
cold tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed
by the manufacturer. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | 3.3 mg when it is
actually different from 3.3 mg.
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 81 women and 77 men. 18
of the women and 19 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the
volunteers is selected at random find the probability that the person has high
blood pressure given that it is a woman. | 0.222
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation $$\
sigma$$ of a random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds
with a standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally
distributed. | (7.5, 16.2)
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations
is greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null
hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a left-tailed test. | -1.645
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary
rate. Current estimates suggest that 20% of people with home-based computers
have access to on-line services. Suppose that 15 people with home-based
computers were randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability
that at least 1 of those sampled have access to on-line services at home? |
0.9648
Which of the following is always true? | If A and B are disjoint, then they
cannot be independent.
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227
239 215 219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm
plot. | d.
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution
below. Find the mean speed. | 55.8
The editor of a particular women's magazine claims that the magazine is read
by 60% of the female students on a college campus. Find the probability that
in a random sample of 10 female students more than two read the magazine.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places
after the decimal point.) | 0.0512
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. |
0.8732
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report
that the show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of
the description is? | Observation study
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a
population mean μ. The sample size is n = 25,σ = 5.93, and the original
population is normally distributed. | Yes
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better
than 23 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. |
gallon when it really is at most 23 miles per gallon.
A group of students were asked if they carry a credit card. The responses are
listed in the table. If a student is selected at random, find the probability
that he or she owns a credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round
your answer to three decimal places. | 0.833
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with
mean 15 minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift
workers and 9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$,
respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually
independent.ComputeP($$\overline{X} $$ - $$\overline{Y}$$ < -1.5) is | 0.0359
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows
that A and B are | disjoint but not independent.
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test
on the first attempt is 0.68. 11 people are selected at random from among
those taking their driving test for the first time. What is the probability
that among these 11 people, the number passing the test is between 2 and 4
inclusive? | 0.0308
If $$X$$ is uniformly distributed over the interval $$[0, 10]$$. Compute the
probability that $$2 < X < 9$$. | 7/10
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best
described by a normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard
deviation of 2600 miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this
brand will last longer than 57,400 miles? | 0.8413
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor
capital punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident
that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more
than 3%? | 1068
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4
defective computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010,
respectively. Find the variance for the probability distribution. | 0.59
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B,
and C is valid if A, B, and C are the only sample points in the experiment? |
P(A) = 0, P(B) = , P(C) =
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution
with mean 15 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? |
0.0667
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of
executive seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates
of the program are randomly selected. Find the probability that at least three
become vice presidents. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to3 decimal places after the decimal point.) | 0.0064
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better
than 19 miles per gallon in the city. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is sufficient
evidence to support the claim that the mean is greater than 19 miles per
gallon.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a
population mean μ. The sample size is n = 17, σ is not known, and the original
population is normally distributed. | Yes
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given
information. H1: σ > 3.5 n = 14 α = 0.05 | 22.362
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g.
the time it takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An
administrator inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded
their parking times. Identify the population of interest to the university
administration. | the parking times of the entire set of students that park at
the university
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of
cold tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed
by the manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative
hypothesis H 1 in symbolic form. | H0:σ = 3.3 mg H1:σ ≠ 3.3 mg
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the
households surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The
probability that the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income
less than or equal to $25,000 a year is: | 0.22
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are
listed below. Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0
3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean
light of 1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the
probability that a random sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not
more than 1775 hours and not less than 1760 hours. | 0.0828
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the
area underthe curve between 58 and 63. | 0.322
The age distribution of students at a community college is given below. Age
(years) Number of students Under 21 416 21-24 419 25-28 263 29-32 151 33-36 93
37-40 59 Over 40 85 A student from the community college is selected at
random. Find the probability that the student is under 37 years old. Give your
answer as a decimal rounded to three decimal places. | 0.903
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find
the probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | 0.6554
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems?
| predictions are made about a larger set of data
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the
standard deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0.
| 0.0401
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their
educational background and marital status. Of the 600 employees, 400 had
college degrees, 100 were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The
probability that an employee of the company is single or has a college degree
is | 0.733
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -
2.41 and 0. | 0.4920
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a two-
tailed test is z = -1.63. | 0.1032
A die is rolled 18 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If
this experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the
random variable X, the number of twos. | 1.581
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend
in the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45
minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a
customer spends between 39 and 43 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.2120
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-
graders at his school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a
neighboring school, which have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assume that a
hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the standard
deviation is at least 14.7 when it really is at least 14.7.
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam.
Find the mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and her final exam exam
counts for 55% of the final grade. | 78.9
A melting point test of $$n = 10$$ samples of a binder used in manufacturing a
rocket propellant resulted in $$\overline{x}=154.2^oF$$. Assume that melting
point is normally distributed with $$\sigma=1.5^oF$$. What is the P-value for
the testing problem $$H_0:\mu=155/ H_1 eq 155$$? Let $$P(Z<1.67)=0.952$$. |
0.096
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the
Service industry. Data were randomly collected from 18 CEOs and the 97%
confidence interval was calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on
the interval above, do you believe the average total compensation of CEOs in
the Service industry is more than $3,000,000? | I cannot conclude that the
average exceeds $3,000,000 at the 97% confidence level.
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution
at a rate of 15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly
chosen arrival to be more than 5 minutes? | 0.2865
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is
normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10
minutes. A random sample of 16 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means
will be greater than what value? | 41.8 minutes
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of
executive seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates
of the program are randomly selected.Find the probability that exactly 5
become vice presidents. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to3 decimal places after the decimal point.) | 0.67
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 83 women and 78 men. 21
of the women and 20 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the
volunteers is selected at random find the probability that the person is a man
given that they have high blood pressure. | 0.488
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 264 days
and a standard deviation of 25 days. If 100 women are randomly selected, find
the probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 264 days and 266 days.
| 0.2881
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for
the population mean. | (21.1, 23.7)
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is
normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10
minutes. A random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that
the sample mean will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.8767
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 79 and
a standard deviation of 5. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find
the probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80. |
0.0228
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be
described using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.5 to 4.5
millimeters. What is the mean diameter of ball bearings produced in this
manufacturing process? | 3.5 millimeters
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
3 minutes. What proportion of customers having to hold more than 4.5 minutes
will hang up before placing an order? | 0.22313
If we know that the length of time it takes a college student to find a
parking spot in the library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a
mean of 3.5 minutes and a standard deviation of 1 minute, find the probability
that a randomly selected college student will find a parking spot in the
library parking lot in less than 3 minutes. Let $$P(Z<-0.62) =0.2674;P(Z<-0.5)
= 0.3085; P(Z<-0.37)=0.3551;P(Z<-0.87)=0.1915$$. | 0.3085
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is
over 727, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a
larger stadium. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis,
state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is not sufficient evidence
to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater than 727.
Find the percentile for the data point. Data set: 51 36 48 75 75 75 49 data
point: 51 | 43
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a
standard deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has
a mean life of 3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the
probability that a random sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a
mean life of at least 0.4 years more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36
batteries from company B? | 0.0166
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the
adult population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large
a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proportion by more than 6%? | 378
If sample points A, B, C, and D are the only possible outcomes of an
experiment, find the probability of D using the table below. . | a.
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally
distributed with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant
is randomly selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 200 and
275. | 0.4332
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.210 per
day. Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are
exactly two power failures in a particular day. | 0.018
For some positive value of $$x$$, the probability that a standard normal
variable is between 0 and $$x$$ is 0.1255. What is the value of $$x$$? Let $
$P(Z>0)=0.5; P(Z<0.32) = 0.6255; P(Z<0.99)=0.8389$$. | 0.32
Let $$\overline{X}$$ denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16
taken from a normal distribution N(m, 36), and let $$\overline{Y}$$ denote the
sample mean of a random sample of size n2 = 25 taken from a different normal
distribution $$N(\mu, 9).$$ The distribution of $$\overline{X}$$ - $$\
overline{Y}$$ is | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.6155
A sample consists of every 49th student from a group of 496 students. Identify
which of these types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster,
random. | Systematic
The produce manager at a food store was interested in determining how many
apples a person buys when they buy apples. He asked the cashiers over a
weekend to count how many apples a person bought when they bought apples and
record this number for analysis at a later time. The data is given below in
the table. The random variable x represents the number of apples purchased and
P(x) represents the probability that a customer will buy x apples. Determine
the variance of the number of apples purchased by a customer. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 P(x) 0.05 0.19 0.20 0.25 0.12 0.10 0 0.08 0 0.01 | 3.57
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 5%. If 20
houses are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses
burglarized? | 1
Suppose that P(A | B) = 0.6, P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.1. Find the value of P(B
| A). | 0.12
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 93
students, what is the probability of finding five left-handers? | 0.002
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 59% of the time. If she serves
7 times, what is the probability that she gets exactly3 first serves in?
Assume that each serve is independent of the others. | 0.2031
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission
for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the
standard deviation is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find
the probability that their mean rebuild time exceeds 9.1 hours. | 0.0069
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics
students that are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated
the following 90% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval
above, is the population proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is
a believable value of the population proportion based on the information
above.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like
chocolate ice cream. What is the sample? | three selected custermers
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be |
narrower for 90% confidence than for 95% confidence.
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently
mixed pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 40% of the bulbs are pink and 60% are red,
what is the probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 4 bulbs
are purchased? | 0.8704
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is
at least 14 oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting
the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz. when it really is at least
14 oz.
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will
be obtained at most 40 times. | 0.9105
The probability that house sales will increase in the next 6 months is
estimated to be 0.25. The probability that the interest rates on housing loans
will go up in the same period is estimated to be 0.74. The probability that
house sales or interest rates will go up during the next 6 months is estimated
to be 0.89. The probability that both house sales and interest rates will
increase during the next 6 months is | 0.10
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player
shoots 100 sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a
particular number of free throws id given below. Determine the standard
deviation for this discrete probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.02
0.07 0.22 0.27 0.42 | 1.05
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
2.8 minutes. What proportion of callers is put on hold longer than 2.8
minutes? | 0.367879
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that
they watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8
hours. Find the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. | (17.5,
21.7)
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 17%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | 0.072
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 2 cars if annual household income is over $30,000 is 70%. Of the
households surveyed, 50% had incomes over $30,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The
probability that the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income
over $30,000 a year is: | 0.35
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 67.5% of all adults
between the ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this
estimate, if three randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are
selected, what is the probability that at least one is a current drinker? |
0.97
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of
any child does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children.
Find the probability of at most two boys in five births. | 0.500
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B,
C and D is valid if A, B, C, and D are the only sample points in the
experiment? | P(A) = 0, P(B) = , P(C) = , P(D) = 0
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and
their positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.211
An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to
transmit a signal in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing Company
makes 85% of the ELTs, the Bryant Company makes 10% of them, and the Chartair
Company makes the other 5%. The ELTs made by Altigauge have a 3% rate of
defects, the Bryant ELTs have a 5% rate of defects, and the Chartair ELTs have
a 10% rate of defects. If a randomly selected ELT is then tested and is found
to be defective, find the probability that it was made by the Altigauge
Manufacturing Company. | 0.718
Given that events C and D are independent, P(C) = 0.3, and P(D) = 0.6, are C
and D mutually exclusive? | no
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 0
and 9 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of
the random number generator generating a 6? | 1/10
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S.
city. Size | 0.950
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E
be the event that the number chosen is odd. List the sample points in | {1, 3,
5, 7, 9}
It was found that 60% of the workers were white, 30% were black and 10% are
other races. Given that a worker was white, the probability that the worker
had claimed bias was 30%. Given that a worker was black, the probability that
the worker had claimed bias was 40%. Given that a worker was other race, the
probability that the worker had claimed bias was 0%. If a randomly selected
worker had claimed bias, what is the probability that the worker is black? |
0.4
Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.75 and P(B) = 0.15, are A and
B mutually exclusive? | cannot be determined
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 3%. If 30
houses are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses
will be burglarized? | 0.4010
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft
manufacturer described its stock of 14,542 shafts with the percentages given
in the table. Suppose a shaft is selected at random from the 14,542 currently
in stock, and the warehouse number and type of shaft are observed. Type of
Shaft Given that the shaft is produced in warehouse 2, find the probability it
has an stiff shaft. | 0.344
According to a survey result, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 77.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 62.7% were in
favor of both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was
in favor of either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of
murder? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.947
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and
their positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.314
The New York State Health Department reports a 12% rate of the HIV virus for
the “at-risk” population. Under certain conditions, a preliminary screening
test for the HIV virus is correct 99% of the time. If someone is randomly
selected from the at-risk population, what is the probability that they have
the HIV virus if it is known that they have tested positive in the initial
screening? | 0.931
Two events A and B are said to be _________ if P(A | B) = P(A) or if P(B |
A) = P(B). | independent
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected
from a list of six possible committee members. A simple random sample of three
people is taken, without replacement, from the group of six people. Using the
letters A, B, C, D, E, F to represent the six people, list the possible
samples of size three and use your list to determine the probability that B is
included in the sample. (Hint: There are 20 possible samples.) | 1/2
A research group asked the students if they carry a credit card. The responses
are listed in the table. If a student is randomly selected, find the
probability that he or she owns a credit card given that the student is a
freshman. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 0.833
A bin contains 15 defective (that immediately fail when put in use), 20
partially defective (that fail after a couple of hours of use), and 30
acceptable transistors. A transistor is chosen at random from the bin and put
into use. If it does not immediately fail, what is the probability it is
acceptable? | 0.60
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 123 women and 178 men.
54 of the women and 46 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the
volunteers is selected at random find the probability that the person is a man
given that they have high blood pressure. | 0.460
It was found that 60% of the workers were white, 30% were black and 10% are
other races. Given that a worker was white, the probability that the worker
had claimed bias was 30%. Given that a worker was black, the probability that
the worker had claimed bias was 40%. Given that a worker was other race, the
probability that the worker had claimed bias was 0%. If a randomly selected
worker had claimed bias, what is the probability that the worker is white? |
0.6
If P(A) = 0.45, P(B) = 0.25, and P(B | A) = 0.45, are A and B independent? |
no
Suppose that on a particular multiple choice question, 96% of the students
answered correctly. What is the probability that a randomly selected student
answered the question incorrectly? | 0.04
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 2 cars if annual household income is over $20,000 is 90%. Of the
households surveyed, 60% had incomes over $20,000 and 60% had 2 cars. The
probability that the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income
less than or equal to $20,000 a year is: | 0.06
The age distribution of students at a community college is given below. Age
(years) | 0.454
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below,
by major. Major | 0.966
Mr. Ômô figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a
branch office in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made
director of this new branch. What is the probability that Ômô will be a Lao
Cai branch office director? | 0.585
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H:
Head, T: Tail). | HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Given events C and D with probabilities P(C) = 0.3, P(D) = 0.2, and P(C and D)
= 0.1, are C and D independent? | no
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar,
and a licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and
consume it. The possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha
consumed are as follows. chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick -
chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate bar - licorice stick licorice stick -
licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana - licorice stick licorice stick -
banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that exactly one chocolate
bar was eaten. | 4/9
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.55. The
probability that a student at that college has a job off campus is 0.67. The
probability that a student at the college is male and has a job off campus is
0.35. If a student is chosen at random from the college, what is the
probability that the student is male or has an off campus job? | 0.87
Sixty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find
the probability that only three of 8 people getting these catalogs will order
something. | 0.124
Both Nualart and Tom have a bag of candy containing a lollipop (LP), a cherry
drop (CD), and a lemon drop (LD). Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are
the possible pairs of candies eaten? Create the sample space of possible
outcomes. | LD-LD CD-LD LP-LP LD-CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
At a Texas college, 60% of the students are from the southern part of the
state, 30% are from the northern part of the state, and the remaining 10% are
from out-of-state. All students must take and pass an Entry Level Math (ELM)
test. 60% of the southerners have passed the ELM, 70% of the northerners have
passed the ELM, and 90% of the out-of-state have passed the ELM. If a randomly
selected student has passed the ELM, the probability the student is from out-
of-state is ________. | 0.136
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 88 women and 77 men. 28
of the women and 39 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the
volunteers is selected at random find the probability that the person has high
blood pressure given that it is a woman. | 0.318
According to a 2007 report published by the Columbia University, 69% of teens
have family dinners five or more times a week, 11% of teens have used
marijuana and the proportion of teens who have family dinners 5 or more times
a week or use marijuana is 0.65. What is the probability that a teen has
family dinners five or more times a week and uses marijuana? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | 0.15
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at most one head? | 1/2
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T:
Tail). | HH HT TH TT
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they
attended religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency | 0.398
If two events A and B are __________, then P(A and B) = P(A)P(B). |
independent
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently
mixed pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 35% of the bulbs are pink and 65% are red,
what is the probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 5 bulbs
are purchased? | 0.8840
At a Ohio college, 25% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3%
speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random
from the college speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.22
Ms. Anne figures that there is a 40% chance that her company will set up a
branch office in Ohio. If it does, she is 70% certain that she will be made
manager of this new operation. What is the probability that Anne will be a
Ohio branch office manager? | 0.28
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 25% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 8.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.7% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was
known to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? |
0.310
Forty percent of babies born in the U.S. in 2004 were still being breastfed at
6 months of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in 2004 are randomly
selected, what is the probability that none of them were breastfed for at
least 6 months? | 0.1296
The probability is 5% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails
during the warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever
wet, the probability of a failure during the warranty period is 20%. If 90% of
the connectors are kept dry and 10% are wet, what proportion of connectors
fail during the warranty period? | 0.065
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The volume of
gasoline that is lost to evaporation during the filling of a gas tank.
Assume that P(E) = 0.15 and P(F) = 0.48. If E and F are independent, find P(E
and F). | 0.072
In Orange County, 51% of the adults are males. One adult is randomly selected
for a survey involving credit card usage. It is later learned that the
selected survey subject was smoking a cigar. Also, 7.5% of males smoke cigars,
whereas 1.9% of females smoke cigars. Use this additional information to find
the probability that the selected subject is a male. | 0.804
Given that events A and B are mutually exclusive and P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) =0.7,
are A and B independent? | no
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 2 cars if annual household income is over $35,000 is 70%. Of the
households surveyed, 50% had incomes over $35,000 and 80% had 2 cars. The
probability that the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an
income over $35,000 a year is: | 0.15
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the
residents own 3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 83%. Of the
households surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 84% had 3 cars. The
probability that annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a
household own 3 cars is: | 0.61
If P(A) = 0.72, P(B) = 0.11, and A and B are independent, find P(A | B). |
0.72
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the
number of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14
possible values of X are summarized in the given table. Answer the question
using the following table. X(girls) | 0.029
Assume that P(A) = 0.7 and P(B) = 0.2. If A and B are independent, find P(A
and B). | 0.14
In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 35% of the subjects
studied were sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 30% chose to plead
guilty. Among those not sent to prison, 50% chose to plead guilty. If a study
subject is randomly selected and it is then found that the subject entered a
guilty plea, find the probability that this person was not sent to prison. |
0.756
Two white sheep mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene.
The female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring
depends on the pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither
the white nor the black gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white
and B = black. | WW, BW
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S.
city. Size | 0.169
Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.5,P(B) = 0.4, and P(A and B)
= 0.2, are A and B independent? | yes
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 65% take blood
pressure-lowering medication, 38% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 7%
take both medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes
either blood pressure-lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | 0.96
Hahn is having his sixth litter. The prior litters have either been three
normal pups or two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either
outcome is 50%. Create the sample space of possible outcomes (Normal: N, Runt:
R). | NNR NNN
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails
before 1000 hours of use is 0.3. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the
probability that at least one of them lasts 1000 hours or more? | 0.973
The age distribution of students at a community college is given below. Age
(years) | 0.903
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 60. What is the mean outcome of
this experiment? | 55
If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3, the
expected value of that Poison distribution is: | 9.
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the
following statements are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters
in one code is 1.25. (ii) The probability of the event that the code has at
least 7 letters is 0.5 | None of the other choices is correct
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 4
times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3
successes given the probability 1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be
recovered 78% of the time. Find the probability that 3 of 8 stolen cars will
be recovered. | 0.0137
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of
5.70 g and a standard deviation 0.062 g. A vending machine will only accept
coins weighing between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters
will be rejected? | 2.67%
The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X is given by What
is the value of the probability density function at x = 1? | 0.15
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution
at a rate of 15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly
chosen arrival to be less than 8 minutes? | 0.8647
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.26. A gardener plants
seeds in batches of 52. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X,
the number of seeds germinating in each batch. | 3.16
| 1.55
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per
minute. Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps
cleanser at a rate described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9
to 13.5 gallons per minute. Find the variance of the distribution. | 1.6875
The manager of a movie theater has determined that the distribution of
customers arriving at the concession stand is Poisson distributed with a
standard deviation equal to 2 people per 10 minutes. If the servers can
accommodate 3 customers in a 10-minute period, what is the probability that
the servers will be idle for an entire ten minute period? | 0.0183
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best
described by a normal distribution with a mean of 65,000 miles and a standard
deviation of 1500 miles. What warranty should the company use if they want 95%
of the tires to outlast the warranty? | 62,533 miles
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers
12, 13, ..., 19. Find the value of P(X > 17). | 0.25
A multiple choice test has 22 questions each of which has 4 possible answers,
only one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test,
guesses on all questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly
8 questions correctly? | 0.0869
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 12% rate of no-shows on
advanced reservations. Among 100 advanced reservations, find the probability
that there will be fewer than 15 no-shows. | 0.7840
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed
with a mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between
$148,885 and $151,220 if the standard deviation is $1250. | 64.9%
The number of hours you spend looking at YouTube on a typical Saturday night
is distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability
that, on a typical Saturday night, you spend between 0.75 and 1.25 hours
watching YouTube. | 0.3602
According to a CNN poll taken in February of 2008, 67% of respondents
disapproved of the overall job that President Bush was doing. Based on this
poll, for samples of size 140, what is the mean number of American adults who
disapprove of the overall job that President Bush is doing? | 93.8
The random variable X represents the number of tests that a patient entering a
hospital will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.47; standard
deviation: 1.19
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 41 to 81. What is the probability that
this experiment results in an outcome less than 56? | 0.375
In a recent survey, 85% of the community favored building a police substation
in their neighborhood. If 20 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that
the number favoring the substation is exactly 12? | 0.0046
Police estimate that 22% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they
stop 4 drivers at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing
their seat belts. | 0.3701
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the
library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 minutes
and a standard deviation of 2.1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly
selected college student will take between 8.5 and 10.5 minutes to find a
parking spot in the library lot. | 0.3566
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
5 minutes. What proportion of customers having to hold more than 6.5 minutes
will hang up before placing an order? | 0.27253
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.06.
Find the mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in
samples of size 106. | 6.36
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be
described using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5
millimeters. Any ball bearing with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or
under 4.55 millimeters is considered defective. What is the probability that a
randomly selected ball bearing is defective? | 0.433
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 2.1. Based on this, how many defects should
be expected if 2 containers are inspected? | 4.2
Product codes of 3, 4 or 5 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the
number of letters in 20 codes? | 80
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 57% of the time. If she shoots 15
arrows, what is the probability that she gets exactly 6 bull's-eyes? Assume
each shot is independent of the others. | 0.0863
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function
defined by What value must k take for this to be a valid density? | 2/3
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution
at a rate of 15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly
chosen arrival to be more than 12 minutes? | 0.0498
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated
values of n = 2661 and p = 0.63. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. |
24.91
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4
defective computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010,
respectively. Find the variance for the probability distribution. | 0.69
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 4.3. Based on this, the probability that 2
containers will contain less than 2 defects is: | 0.0018
Product codes of 1, 2 or 3 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the
number of letters in 50 codes? | 100
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king,
queen, jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is
the probability that the number of wins for the player is 5? | 0.0444
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 30
students, what is the probability of finding five left-handers? | 0.186
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states
and the District of Columbia had a mean of 3477 and a standard deviation of
747. Assuming the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what
percentage of the states had property crime rates between 3362 and 4055? |
0.34
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is
exponentially distributed with a mean of 3.2 years. Find the probability that
the time until the first critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.268384
A die is rolled 22 times and the number of times that two shows on the upper
face is counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for
the number of twos. | 3.67
The following table is the probability distribution of the number of golf
balls ordered by customers x | 9.39
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is
normally distributed with a mean of 12.4 ounces and a standard deviation of
4.3 ounces. Find the number of ounces above which 86% of the dispensed sodas
will fall. | 7.8
In a recent survey, 95% of the community favored building a police substation
in their neighborhood. If 50 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that
the number favoring the substation is exactly 42? | 0.0024
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary
rate. Current estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers
have access to on-line services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based
computers were randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability
that at least 1 of those sampled have access to on-line services at home? |
0.5695
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best
described by a normal distribution with a mean of 60,500 miles and a standard
deviation of 2800 miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this
brand will last longer than 58,400 miles? | 0.7734
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function
defined by Find the mean of X | 1/2
On a 50-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible
answers, one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find
the mean for the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 12.5
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was
obtained. The random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large
pizza. Find the mean and standard deviation for the random variable X. x |
mean: 1.04; standard deviation: 1.09
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability
that this experiment results in an outcome less than 45? | 0.30
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.120 per
day. Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are
exactly two power failures in a particular day. | 0.006
Let X be a normal random variable with a mean of 18.2 and a variance of 5.
Find the value of c if P(X -1 < c) = 0.5221. | 17.32
A basketball player has made 95% of his foul shots during the season. If he
shoots 3 foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes
all of the shots? | 0.857
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number
of ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.5
ounces. Find the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour
into the next bottle will be more than 16.5 ounces. | 0.3385
The probability density function of X, the lifetime of a certain type of
electronic device (measured in hours), is given by Determine the value of |
0.5
| 2.46
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 20 to 79.
Which of the followings are true? (i) P(X > 41) = 13/20 (ii) E(10X)= 495 |
Both (i) and (ii)
A telemarketer found that there was a 1.5% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 28 or more sales for 1000
telephone calls. | 0.0016
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be
obtained at least 5 times. | 0.2313
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend
in the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 43.2
minutes and a standard deviation of 5.2 minutes. Find the probability that a
customer spends less than 46.5 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.7180
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library
parking lot at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking
times can be modeled using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4
minutes, find the probability that it will take a randomly selected student
between 2.5 and 10 minutes to park in the library lot. | 0.453176
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n =
20 and p = 3/5. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
| 1.60
The range of the random variable X is {1, 2, 3, 6, u}, where u is unknown. If
each value is equally likely and the mean of X is 10, determine the value of
u. | 38
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated
64 times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3
successes given the probability 0.04 of success on a single trial. | 0.221
The age (in years) of randomly chosen T-shirts in your wardrobe from last
summer is distributed according to the density function with . Find the
probability that a randomly chosen T-shirt is between 2 and 8 years old |
0.417
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library
parking lot at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking
times can be modeled using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4.8
minutes, find the probability that it will take a randomly selected student
more than 9 minutes to park in the library lot. | 0.153355
Assume that x has a Poisson probability distribution. Find P(x = 6) when μ =
1.0. | .0005
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 8.
Which of the following are true? (i) E(4X) = 20 (ii) σ(X) = 4 | (i) only
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density
function is given by and for other values of What is the value of C? | 0.375
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the values of n = 33 and
p = 0.2. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 6.6
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed
with a mean of 420 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours. What percentage
of the bulbs have lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean?
| 95%
The probability is 0.85 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend
less than $20. For random samples of 82 customers, find the mean number of
shoppers who spend less than $20. | 69.7
Find the variance of the following probability distribution. x | 3.57
Suppose X has a Poisson probability distribution with = 9.0. Find μ and σ. | μ
= 9.0, σ = 3.0
The owner of a fish market determined that the weights of catfish are normally
distributed with the average weight for a catfish is 3.2 pounds with a
standard deviation of 0.6 pound. A citation catfish should be one of the top
5% in weight. At what weight (in pounds) should the citation designation be
established? | 4.19
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers
Determine P(X < 6). | 0.5
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of
personal calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was
installed, the amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal
distribution with an average of $1000 per month and a standard deviation of
$65 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using
the distribution above, what is the probability that a randomly selected month
had a PCE of between $875 and $1010? | 0.5339
Suppose the cumulative distribution of the random variable X is Detemine |
0.25
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
3.3 minutes. What proportion of callers is put on hold longer than 2.8
minutes? | 0.42806
According to a college survey, 18% of all students work full time. Find the
standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work
full time in samples of size 35. | 2.27
The number of calls to an Internet service provider during the hour between
6:00 and 7:00 p.m. is described by a Poisson distribution with mean equal to
15. Given this information, what is the expected number of calls in the first
30 minutes? | 7.5
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary
rate. Current estimates suggest that 25% of people with home-based computers
have access to on-line services. Suppose that 10 people with home-based
computers were randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability
that exactly 5 of those sampled have access to on-line services at home? |
0.0584
According to a college survey, 12% of all students work full time. Find the
mean for the number of students who work full time in samples of size 54. |
6.48
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player
shoots 100 sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a
particular number of free throws id given below. Determine the standard
deviation for this discrete probability distribution. x | 1.32
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best
described by a normal distribution with a mean of 61,000 miles and a standard
deviation of 2100 miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand
will last between 60,010 miles and 58,580 miles? | 0.1941
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation
in their neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that
the number favoring the substation is more than 12? | 0.6482
An automobile service center can take care of 12 cars per hour. If cars arrive
at the center randomly and independently at a rate of 8 per hour on average,
what is the probability of the service center being totally empty in a given
hour? | 0.0003
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 5.
Find V(4X). | 20
Suppose the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X is Find
the value of P(X>5). | 0.16
Find the probability that in 40 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be
obtained at most 11 times. | 0.9739
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with
a mean of 110 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-
year-old women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard
deviations of the mean? | 99.7%
A die is rolled 80 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If
this experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the
random variable X, the number of twos. | 3.33
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number
that shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the
probability distribution. x | 2.41
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the
probability that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote
for the 50 states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 63.5% with a
standard deviation of 7.4. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what
percentage of states had between 53 and 72 percent of it's voting-age
population who were registered to vote? | 0.797
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
4.2 minutes. What proportion of customers having to hold more than 1.8 minutes
will hang up before placing an order? | 0.65144
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be
described using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.55 to 4.75
millimeters. What is the mean diameter of ball bearings produced in this
manufacturing process? | 3.65 millimeters
Samples of 10 parts from a metal punching process are selected every hour. Let
X denote the number of parts in the sample of 10 that require rework. If the
percentage of parts that require rework at 3%, what is the probability that X
exceeds 2? | 0.0028
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed
with a mean of 0.42 inches and a standard deviation of 0.11 inches. What
percentage of bolts will have a diameter greater than 0.30 inches? | 86.23%
Suppose the probability density function of the length of computer cables is
from 10 to 12 millimeters. Determine the mean and standard deviation of the
cable length. | mean = 11 and standard deviation = 0.58
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution
with mean 22 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? |
0.0455
Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. x | 0.98
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is
normally distributed with a mean of 14 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.2
ounces. Find the number of ounces above which 98% of the dispensed sodas will
fall. | 5.4
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55.3% of males
have never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the probability
that more than 50 males who have used marijuana for samples of size 120? |
0.9990
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must
answer at least 4 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question,
what is the probability that the student will pass the test? | 0.8281
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the
area under the curve between 58 and 63. | 0.322
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is
exponentially distributed with a mean of 3.5 years. Find the probability that
the time until the first critical-part failure is 6 years or more. | 0.180092
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with
a mean of 115 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-
year-old women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 140 mmHg? |
96.5%
According to a college survey, 15% of all students work full time. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 42. | 6.30
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda
follows a normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard
deviation of 0.18 ounce. The cans only hold 12.51 ounces of soda. Every can
that has more than 12.51 ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the
can needs to go through a special cleaning process before it can be sold. What
is the probability a randomly selected can will need to go through this
process? | 0.0912
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the
probability that in 50 births, 35 or more will be female. | 0.0033
On a multiple choice test with 12 questions, each question has four possible
answers, one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find
the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of correct
answers. | 1.500
The random variable X represents the number of credit cards that adults have
along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation. x | mean: 1.62; standard deviation: 0.95
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be
explained using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5
millimeters. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has
a diameter greater than 5.85 millimeters? | 0.325
The random variable X represents the number of girls in a family of three
children. Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the
probability that the number of girls is two or more. | 0.50
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed
with a mean of 0.34 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What
percentage of bolts will have a diameter greater than 0.332 inches? | 78.81%
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the
area under the curve to the right of 64. | 0.2525
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/9999. For people who play
246 times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number
of wins. | 0.1568
The time between customer arrivals at a furniture store has an approximate
exponential distribution with mean of 9.5 minutes. If a customer just arrived,
find the probability that the next customer will not arrive for at least 21
minutes. | 0.109643
Suppose that 14% of people are left handed. If 5 people are selected at
random, what is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? |
0.1247
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean
of 22.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.6 oz. What is the probability that
the volume of soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 23.1 oz? |
0.6915
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes
are normally distributed with a mean of 1155 kWh and a standard deviation of
218 kWh. For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September
energy consumption level is between 1050 kWh and 1225 kWh. | 0.3109
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269
days and a standard deviation of 16 days. What is the probability that a
pregnancy lasts at least 302 days? | 0.0196
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number
of ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.2
ounces. Find the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour
into the next bottle will be between 12.5 and 14.5 ounces. | 0.1039
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per
minute. Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps
cleanser at a rate described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5
to 7.5 gallons per minute. Find the probability that between 4.8 gallons and
6.2 gallons are pumped during a randomly selected minute. | 0.47
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of
5.73 g and a standard deviation 0.071 g. A vending machine will only accept
coins weighing between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters
will be rejected? | 89.73%
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.4 and a
standard deviation of 0.3. What percentage of students at the college have a
GPA between 2.1 and 2.9? | 79.4%
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 53% of the time. If she serves
6 times, what is the probability that she gets exactly 3 first serves in?
Assume that each serve is independent of the others. | 0.3091
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states
and the District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of
1.62. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had
an infant mortality rate between 5.6 and 7.1 percent? | 0.3324
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $595 and a standard deviation of $43. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than
$555 a week? | 0.8239
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is
normally distributed with a mean of 13.5 ounces and a standard deviation of
3.5 ounces. Find the probability that between 13 and 14.4 ounces are dispensed
in a cup. | 0.1583
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone
conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold
before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random
variable best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to
6.5 minutes. What is the probability that a randomly selected caller is placed
on hold fewer than 7.5 minutes? | 0.684579
What is the standard deviation of the following probability distribution? x |
1.54
The number of customers that arrive at a fast-food business during a one-hour
period is known to be Poisson distributed with a mean equal to 8.60. What is
the probability that exactly 8 customers will arrive in a one-hour period? |
0.1366
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated
12 times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 5
successes given the probability 0.25 of success on a single trial. | 0.103
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0.1, 5] . What is the
probability that the random variable X has a value less than 2.1? | 0.408
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is
normally distributed with a mean of 13 ounces and a standard deviation of 2.5
ounces. Find the probability that more than 14.8 ounces is dispensed in a cup.
| 0.2358
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per
minute. Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps
cleanser at a rate described by the uniform distribution over the interval
9.75 to 11.25 gallons per minute. What is the probability that at the time the
machine is checked it is pumping more than 10.65 gallons per minute? | 0.40
The thickness measurements of a coating process are uniform distributed with
values 0.1, 0.14, 0.18, 0.16. Determine the standard deviation of the coating
thickness for this process. | 0.03
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test
on the first attempt is 0.59. 23 people are selected at random from among
those taking their driving test for the first time. What is the probability
that among these 23 people, the number passing the test is between 15 and 18
inclusive? | 0.3362
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed
with a mean of 362 hours and a standard deviation of 7 hours. What percentage
of the bulbs have lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean?
| 68%
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 15%. If
30 houses are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses
burglarized? | 4.5
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the
weights of catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.5 pounds and
standard deviation of 0.7 pound. If a sample of 64 fish is randomly selected,
what is probability that the sample mean is more than 3.7 pounds? | 0.0111
Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on
network television. In the first 6 months of one year, advertisers spent $1.1
billion. In a recent article, the top 10 leading spenders and how much each
spent (in million of dollars) were listed: Company A: $73.7 Company F: $26.7
Company B: $63.9 Company G: $26.4 Company C: $57.9 Company H: $22.8 Company D:
$57.1 Company I: $21.1 Company E: $32 Company J: $19.8 Calculate the sample
variance. | 422.940
The amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station is
normally distributed with the mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $5. A
random sample of 47 is selected, describe the sampling distribution for the
sample mean. | Normal with a mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $0.73
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is
normally distributed with a mean of 26 minutes and a standard deviation of 3
minutes. A random sample of 30 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means
will be greater than what value? | 28.5 minutes
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean
light of 1,900 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the
probability that a random sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not
more than 1,975 hours and not less than 1,860 hours. | 0.9772
The data below represent the amount of grams of carbohydrates in a serving of
breakfast cereal in a sample of 11 different servings. 11 15 23 29 19 22 21 20
15 25 17 What is the value of IQR? | 8
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission
for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.5 hours and the
standard deviation is 1.7 hours. If 64 mechanics are randomly selected, find
the probability that their mean rebuild time exceeds 9 hours. | 0.0093
Suppose that and =15 for a population. In a sample where n = 100 is randomly
taken, what is the variance for the sample mean? | 0.15
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of
122 and a standard deviation of 6.1. If 64 people are randomly selected, find
the probability that their mean blood pressure will be less than 123. | 0.9052
A stem-and-leaf diagram for a set of examination scores is given below. Find
sample median of these data. Stem | 55.5
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution.
Daily Low Temperature (F) | 53.4
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission
for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the
standard deviation is 1.8 hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly selected, find
the probability that their mean rebuild time exceeds 8.5 hours. | 0.3487
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals
than the original data. 5.0, 8.0, 4.9, 6.8 and 2.8 | 3.96
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of | statistics.
Construct the stem-and-leaf diagram for the below data. 16.9; 15.2; 17.5;
15.5; 16.8; 16.8; 17.1; 17.5; 15.3. | Stem Leaf 15 235 16 889 17 155
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam.
Find the mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and final exam counts
for 55% of the final grade. | 78.9
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is
normally distributed with a mean of 48 minutes and a standard deviation of 10
minutes. A random sample of 36 cars is selected. What is the probability that
the sample mean will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.500
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in
dollars, of an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations:
32.95 24.95 26.95 28.95 18.95 28.95 30.95 22.95 24.95 26.95 29.95 28.95
Compute the range of data. | 14
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 28 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.05 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 25 bottles
filled by this machine. What is the standard deviation for the sample mean? |
0.21
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with
mean 15 minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift
workers and 9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the
assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. Compute P( - < -1.5)
is | 0.0359
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean
of 15 lb and a standard deviation of 5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what
is the probability that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb. |
0.7164
The test scores of 32 students are listed below. Find Q3. 32 37 41 44 46 48 53
55 56 57 59 63 65 66 68 69 70 71 74 74 75 77 78 79 80 82 83 86 89 92 95 99 |
79.5
Let denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16 taken from a
normal distribution N(212, 36), and let denote the sample mean of a random
sample of size n2 = 25 taken from a different normal distribution N(212, 9).
Compute | 0.001
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean
light of 1,850 hours and a standard deviation of 190 hours. Find the
probability that a random sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of
more than 1,870 hours. | 0.1463
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8
inches and a standard deviation of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly
selected, find the probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8
inches. | 0.0062
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12
tires of each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of
tires come from the same normal distribution N(102000, 33002). The
distribution of the difference of the sample mean | normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 1347.22
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 80 and
a standard deviation of 3. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find
the probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80.5. |
0.0478
The scores for a statistics test are as follows: Compute the mean score. |
73.90
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 15, 21, 3, 6, 10, 28, 36, 1
| 4.5, 12.5, 24.5
Ten cartons of fragile ceramic castings were shipped on each of two air
freight carries. On delivery at their destination the cartons were opened and
inspected. The number of damaged items per carton were as follows: 17, 20, 1,
18, 5, 14, 18, 10, 6, 2. Assume that you are finding the frequency
distribution using groupings: 1-4 inclusively, 5-8 inclusively, 9-12
inclusively and so on.What is the frequency of the interval 5-8? | 2
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally
distributed with a mean of 115 and a standard deviation of 13. If 25 women
aged 18-24 are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean
systolic blood pressures is between 119 and 122. | 0.0584
The mean of a data set is 36.71, and the sample standard deviation s is 3.22.
Find the interval representing measurements within one standard deviation of
the mean. | (33.49, 39.93)
Use the given sample data to find Q1. 55, 52, 52, 52, 49, 74, 67, 55. | 52.0
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 21 inches and a
standard deviation of 4.5 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at
random. What is the probability of a sample mean between 21 and 22. | 0.4623
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 24 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.5 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 44 bottles
filled by this machine. So, 85% of the sample means will be greater than what
value? | 23.77
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing
machine has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of
20.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.5-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips
were randomly selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that
the sample mean weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.55 ounces. | 0.1587
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5
standard deviations of the mean, i.e. the number of observations lie the
interval (μ - 1.5σ; μ + 1.5σ). 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3,
5, 6, 6, 9. | 16
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with
mean 15 minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift
workers and 9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the
assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. The distribution of -
is | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 5/6.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens who have net
worths too high to qualify for Medicaid but have no private health insurance.
The ages of the 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: Find the median
of the observations. | 74
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is
normally distributed with a mean of 46 minutes and a standard deviation of 11
minutes. A random sample of 25 cars is selected. What is the probability that
the sample mean is between 43 and 52 minutes? | 0.9105
For sample sizes greater than 50, the sampling distribution of the mean will
be approximately normally distributed | regardless of the shape of the
population.
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850
cm with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting
a random sample of 64 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.852 cm?
| 0.0548
During one recent year, U.S. consumers redeemed 6.79 billion manufacturers'
coupons and saved themselves $2.52 billion. Calculate and interpret the mean
savings per coupon. | The average savings was $0.37 per coupon.
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is
normally distributed with a mean of 30 minutes and a standard deviation of 6
minutes. A random sample of 25 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means
will be greater than what value? | 28.5 minutes
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days
and a standard deviation of 25 days. If 64 women are randomly selected, find
the probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 268 days and 271 days.
| 0.3644
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is
normally distributed with a mean of 0.95 centimeter and a standard deviation
of 0.02 centimeter. A random sample of 4 computer chips is taken. What is the
variance for the sample mean? | 0.0001
Let denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16 taken from a
normal distribution N(125, 36), and let denote the sample mean of a random
sample of size n2 = 25 taken from a different normal distribution N(125, 9).
The distribution of is | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.6155
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 5, 21, 13, 16, 11, 28, 36,
13, 22 | 12, 16, 25
Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal
distribution with a mean sale price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of
$2.80. Suppose a random sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is selected.
Describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean sale price of the
selected cards. | Normal with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of
$0.35
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12
tires of each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of
tires come from the same normal distribution N(12500, 33002). Compute | 0.0314
Calculate the range of the following data set: 7, 8, 4, 1, 4, 15, 5, 8, 5 | 14
If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a
population mean of $34 and a population standard deviation of $2 and a random
sample of 100 cars is selected, find the value of the standard deviation of
the sample mean. | 0.2
Find the mode(s) for the given sample data 11, 13, 11, 23, 22, 24, 56, 22, 72,
15, 27 | 11 and 22
A data processing firm sampled 75 small businesses to find the number of days
their computer systems were down during the previous three months. The
distribution of responses is given below. Find the sample mean. Days of down
time | 2.2
Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political
arenas. A sociologist recently conducted a survey of citizens over 60 years of
age whose net worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid and have no private
health insurance. The ages of 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69 70 73 73 74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92
Identify the first quartile of the ages of the uninsured senior citizens. |
65.5
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in
the distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x (minutes) |
3.3 and 1.4599
Sample variance is | a statistic.
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.55 million with a
standard deviation of $0.75 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league
players was taken. Find the approximate probability that the average salary of
the 100 players exceeded $1.45 million. | 0.9088
The top speeds for a sample of five new automobiles are listed below.
Calculate the standard deviation of the speeds. 105, 145, 190, 140, 175 |
33.05
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 36 oz. with a
standard deviation of 0.55 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 56 bottles
filled by this machine. So, 75% of the sample means will be less than what
value? | 36.05
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the
GRE follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 108. Suppose a
random sample of 21 students took the test, and the standard deviation of
their scores is 115. What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠ 108. |
22.68
The FPT university claims that 20% of its graduates are women. In a graduating
class of 250 students, 60 were women. At = 0.05, does this suggest that the
school is believable? Let z0.025 = 1.96 and z0.05 = 1.65. | Yes, because |
z0 | = 1.58 < z0.025
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is
at least 14.4 oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative
hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ = 14.4 H1: μ >14.4
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where
customers enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are
normally distributed. A random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard
deviation of 0.53. Construct a 94% upper confidence bound for the population
standard deviation. Let and | 1.06
In order to fairly set flat rates for auto mechanics, a shop foreman needs to
estimate the average time it takes to replace a fuel pump in a car. How large
a sample must he select if he wants to be 99% confident that the true average
time is within 8 minutes of the sample average? Assume the standard deviation
of all times is 21 minutes. Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 46
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations
is greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null
hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a two-tailed test. | ±1.695
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics
students that are female. A random sample of 100 statistics students generated
the following 99% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information
above, what total size sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the
true proportion to within 0.04 using 95% confidence? | 597
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a
population standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean, μ. | ($1130, $1270)
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who
receive some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all
students, the dean randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them
are receiving financial aid. Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the
true proportion of students on financial aid. | (0.522, 0.658)
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders,
the mean number of hours per week that they watched television was 20.5 with a
standard deviation of 4.6 hours. | (18.81, 22.19)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that
have seen a UFO, p, is less than 20 in every one thousand. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =
0.02 H1: p <0.02
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 10, = 7.9, s = 1.3, and
ifH1:µ > 8.0. Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.243
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ >
4.5 n = 19 = 0.05 | 28.869
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable
to beaches is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 690
drowning deaths of children with 35% of them attributable to beaches. Find the
value of the test statistic z using . | 6.07
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets
isdifferent from 14 oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting
the claim that the mean weight is 14 oz. when it really is 14 oz.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the
size of a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected
bats has standard deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are
normally distributed. Construct a 98% lower confidence bound for the standard
deviation of weights for all such bats. Let and | 0.193
The standard IQ test has a mean of 106 and a standard deviation of 12. We want
to be 90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine
the required sample size. | 25
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations
is greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null
hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a left-tailed test (H1:µ <µ0). | -2.32
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How
large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 6%? A
previous study indicates that the proportion of households with two cars is
25%. | 283
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs. Data were
randomly collected from 32 CEOs and the 95% confidence interval was calculated
to be ($3 212 540, $6 020 240). Which of the following interpretations is
correct? | We are 95% confident that the average total compensation of all
CEOs falls in the interval $3 212 540 to $6 020 240.
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be |
narrower for 90% confidence than for 99% confidence.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected
students has a mean test score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2. |
(78.93, 86.07)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-
graders at his school varydifferent fromthe test scores of seventh-graders at
a neighboring school, which have variation described by σ = 24.1. Assume that
a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the standard
deviation is 24.1 when it really is 24.1.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of
means that is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither.
Claim: μ = 78. Sample data: n = 24, s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come
from a population that is normally distributedand σ is unknown. | Student t
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the
GRE follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 120. Suppose a
random sample of 10 students took the test, and the standard deviation of
their scores is 97.2. What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠120. |
5.90
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two
telephone lines. The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and
finds that 108 have two or more telephone lines. At = 0.05, compute the value
of the test statistic to test the company's claim. | -1.76
In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number
of sick days that full time workers at an auto repair shop take per year. A
previous study indicated that the standard deviation was 3.2 days. How large a
sample must be selected if the company wants to be 95% confident that the true
mean differs from the sample mean by no more than 2 day? Let z0.05 = 1.96. |
10
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations
is greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null
hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a two-tailed test. | ±2.575
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their
customers who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the
proportion might be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if
they wish a 94 percent confidence level with a error of ± 0.025? | About 817
A survey of 200 homeless persons showed that 35 were veterans. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans.
Let z0.05 = 1.65. | (0.13, 0.22)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $6.30 $6.75
$4.25 $3.60 $4.50 $2.80 $8.00 $3.00 $2.60 $5.20 Find the 95% confidence
interval for the true mean. | ($3.39, $6.01)
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of
cold tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 7.3 mg claimed
by the manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative
hypothesis H 1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ =7.3 mg H1: σ ≠ 7.3 mg
A new apparatus has been devised to replace the needle in administering
vaccines. The apparatus, which is connected to a large supply of vaccine, can
be set to inject different amounts of the serum, but the variance in the
amount of serum injected to a given person must not be greater than 0.05 to
ensure proper inoculation. A random sample of 25 injections resulted in a
variance of 0.118. What is a test statistic for the test H1: σ> 0.05. | 56.64
A recent study claimed that at least 17% of junior high students are
overweight. In a sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At =
0.01, determine the value of the test statistic to test the claim. | -0.35
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is
over 67,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a
larger stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting
the claim that the mean attendance is at most 67,000, when it really is at
most 67,000.
We consider salaries of 45 college graduates who took a statistics course in
college. Based on these data we have a sample variance of $25,150. Find 99%
upper confidence bound for σ2. Let and | 44,000
A manager wishes to estimate the proportion of parts in his inventory that are
in proper working order. However, the sample size that he has been informed he
will need exceeds his budget. Which of the following steps might he take to
reduce the required sample size? | None of the others.
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a
particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A
random sample of 59 individuals resulted in an average income of $21000. What
is the width of the 90% confidence interval? | $428.32
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval
for the true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed.
| ($481.85, $719.55)
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is
over 79,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a
larger stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis
H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to
79,000 H1: μ, the average attendance at games, is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that μ = 1200 at a level of significance of α =
0.01 andsample statistics are given n = 37, s =80, . Compute the value of the
test statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places. | 0.53
You wish to test the claim that μ > 6 at a level of significance of α = 0.05.
Let sample statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4. Compute the value of the test
statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places. | 1.66
The State Transportation Department is interested in estimating the proportion
of vehicle owners that are operating vehicles without the required liability
insurance. If they wish to estimate the population proportion within ± 0.08
and use 96 percent confidence, what is the largest random sample that they
will need? | About 165
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are
listed below and has mean of 2.54 and standard deviation of 1.11. 2.9 0.9 4.0
3.6 0.8 2.0 3.2 1.8 3.3 2.9 Assume the grade point averages are normally
distributed. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
You wish to test the claim that μ ≠ 17 at a level of significance of α = 0.05
and sample statistics are given n = 36, s = 2.5, . Compute the value of the
test statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places. | -2.16
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H0: σ =
8.0/ H1: σ ≠ 8.0 n = 10 α = 0.1 | 16.92 and 3.33
A recent study claimed that at least 15% of junior high students are
overweight. In a sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At =
0.03, determine the critical values to test the claim. | 1.88
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations
is greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null
hypothesis. α = 0.07 for a test H1: µ0. | 1.476
The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography
process is being studied. A random sample of 200 circuits is tested, revealing
8 defectives. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the fraction of
defective circuits produced by this particular tool. | (0.013, 0.067)
A random sample of 15 students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a
standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean at a significant level of 10% . Assume the population has a
normal distribution. | (2.51, 3.21)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-
graders at her school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a
neighboring school, which have variation described by σ = 17.4. Express the
null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ
= 17.4 H1: σ < 17.4
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a
population mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size
is n = 17, σ is not known, and the original population is normally
distributed. | Yes, test statistic =
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is
concerned with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon
jugs. The filling process results in jugs whose volumes are normally
distributed with a mean of 1.02 gallons. The process standard deviation should
be less than 0.004 gallons. A sample of 35 jugs was selected and the sample
standard deviation was determined to be 0.0036 gallons. What is the value of
test statistic for the test H1: < 0.004 | 27.54
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 19
men have a mean height of 65.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.0 inches.
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, |
(2.1, 5.1)
A university is interested in estimating the mean time that students spend at
the student recreation center per week. A previous study indicated that the
standard deviation in time is about 30 minutes per week. If the officials wish
to estimate the mean time within 8 minutes with a 90 percent confidence, what
should the sample size be? | 39
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what
proportion of the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How
large a sample is needed in order to be 97% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 7%? | 241
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height
was 65.2 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard
deviation, is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population
mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
Determine the critical values to test the claim about the population
proportion p ≠ 0.325 given n = 42 and Use . | 2.575 and -2.575
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the
size of a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected
bats has standard deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are
normally distributed. Construct a 98% confidence interval of the standard
deviation of weights for all such bats. Let and | (0.18; 1.21)
If a manager believes that the required sample size is too large for a
situation in which she desires to estimate the mean income of blue collar
workers in a state, which of the following would lead to a reduction in sample
size? | All of the above.
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston
showed that with 95% confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who
also have accounts at one or more other banks is between 0.40 and 0.46. Given
this information, what sample size was used to arrive at this estimate? |
Approximately 1,066
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample
of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation.
Estimate the true proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control
legislation using a 90% confidence interval. | (0.5496, 0.5754)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 20, = 7.5, s = 1.9, and if
H1: μ < 8.3. Round your answer to three decimal places. | -1.883
Determine the test statistic to test the claim about the population proportion
p > 0.51 given n = 50 and Use | None of the other choices is true
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of
cold tablets have a standard deviationless thanthe σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | The error of failing to
reject the claim that the standard deviation is at least 7.3 mg when it is
actually less than 7.3 mg.
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the
adult population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large
a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proportion by more than 5%? | 385
In a random sample of 120 computers, the mean repair cost was $55 with a
population standard deviation of $12. Construct a 99% confidence interval for
the population mean. | ($52, $58)
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better
than 27 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The
error of rejecting the claim that the mean is at most 27 miles per gallon when
it really is at most 27 miles per gallon.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 27, = 21, s = 3.3, and α =
0.005 if H1: μ > 20. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 1.575
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ <
26.1 n = 29 = 0.01 | 13.565
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 21 microwave ovens is 8.6
years with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence
interval for the population variance, Assume the data are normally distributed
| (3.9, 17.7)
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ > 28.6. Given a sample size of n =
62 and a level of significance of . When should you reject H0? | Reject H0 if
the test statistic is greater than 2.05
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous
random sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2500 who are in favor of gun control
legislation. How many citizens would need to be sampled if a 94% confidence
interval was desired to estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | 332
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that (i) if all
possible samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed,
99% of them would include the true population mean somewhere within their
interval. (ii) we have 99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose
interval does include the population mean. | Both of (i) and (ii)
A psychologist claims that more than13 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of
the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. |
The error of rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at most 13
percent when it is actually at most 13 percent.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of
means that is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither.
Claim: μ = 959. Sample data: n = 25, s = 25. The sample data appear to come
from a normally distributed population with σ unknown. | Student t
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is
over 727, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a
larger stadium. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion isrejecting the null hypothesis, state the
conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is sufficient evidence to support
the claim that the mean attendance is greater than than 727.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 2%? A
previous study indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 15%. |
1225
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than
0.5, and the sample statistics include n =1200 subjects with 40% saying that
they play a sport. Find the value of the test statistic z using | -6.928
In order to efficiently bid on a contract, a contractor wants to be 99%
confident that his error is less than two hours in estimating the average time
it takes to install tile flooring. Previous contracts indicate that the
standard deviation is 5 hours. How large a sample must be selected? Let z0.005
= 2.58. | 42
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a
population mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size
is n = 25,σ = 5.93, and the original population is normally distributed. |
Yes, test statistic =
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean
based on a sample of n = 12 where the standard deviation of the sample s =
3.25, the critical value of t will be | 3.1058
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want
to discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed
that 46% would like more discussion about the family's financial situation,
37% would like to talk about school, and 30% would like to talk about
religion. These and other percentages were based on a national sampling of 549
teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all teenagers who want more family
discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level. | (0.318, 0.422)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 29 randomly selected students
has a mean age of 20.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.5 years. | (18.6,
22.2)
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators
that are supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a
certain type of German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with
the refrigerator manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean
temperature is incorrect. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim
will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | The error of
failing to reject the claim that the mean temperature equals 45°F when it is
really different from 45°F.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a
population mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size
is n = 49, σ = 12.3, s = 8.72and the original population is not normally
distributed. | Yes, test statistic =
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better
than 70 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the
Libra. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | H0: μ = 70 H1: μ >70
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ >
9.3 n = 18 = 0.05 | 27.587
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of
35 women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8
inches. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, |
(4.8, 15.0)
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate
the percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its
100000 items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is
outdated. The current owners have never determined their outdated percentage
and can not help the buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers
need in order to insure that they are 94% confident that the error is within
1%? | 8836
Of 900 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 360 resulted in death within
five years. Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the death rate
from lung cancer. | (0.37, 0.43)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 24 fluorescent light
bulbs has a mean life of 665 hours with a standard deviation of 24 hours. |
(654.9, 675.1)
A manufacturer of electronic calculators is interested in estimating the
fraction of defective units produced. A random sample of 1500 calculators
contains 15 defectives. Compute a 99% upper-confidence bound on the fraction
defective. Let z0.005 = 2.58 and z0.01 =2.33. | p ≤ 0.016
Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 31 bowlers showed that their
average score was 187 with a standard deviation of 8. | (183.9, 190.1)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 15, = 7, s = 0.8, and ifH1: µ
< 6.0. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 4.841
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ <
0.629 n = 21 = 0.025 | 9.591
Past experience indicates that the standard deviation in the time it takes for
a "fast lube" operation to actually complete the lube and oil change for
customers is 3.00 minutes. The manager wishes to estimate the mean time with
99% confidence and a total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean
to be 1 minute. Given this, what must the sample size be? | About 239
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of
the population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =16% H1: p >16%
You wish to test the claim that μ ≤ 38 at a level of significance of α = 0.01
and are given sample statistics n = 43, s =4.7, . Compute the value of the
test statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places. | 2.51
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor
capital punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident
that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more
than 4%? | 849
A random sample of 68 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 600 hours
with a population standard deviation of 25 hours. Construct a 95% confidence
interval for the population mean. | (594.1, 605.9)
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics
students that are females. A random sample of 200 statistics students
generated the following 90% confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the
interval above, is the population proportion of females equal to 0.60? |
Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the population proportion based on the
information above.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of
means that is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither.
Claim: μ = 119. Sample data: n = 45, s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come
from a populationthat is not normally distributedwith unknown μ and | Normal
A sample of the grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students has
mean of 6.7 and standard deviation of 1.0. Construct a 90% confidence interval
for the population standard deviation, Assume the data are normally
distributed. | (0.73, 1.65)
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is
concerned with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon
jugs. The filling process results in jugs whose volumes are normally
distributed with a mean of 1.02 gallons. The process standard deviation should
be less than 0.032 gallons. A sample of 42 jugs was selected and the sample
standard deviation was determined to be 0.036 gallons. What is the value of
test statistic for the test H1: < 0.032 | 51.89
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 1900). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | In
repeated sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the
population mean.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that
fewer than21 infive thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to
a genetic mutation. Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies
unable to produce light. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative
hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.0042 H1: p < 0.0042
In a recent study of 49 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that
they watched television was 18.6 with a population standard deviation of 6.8
hours. Find the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (16.7,
20.5)
A Professor at Hanoi Medical University is interested in estimating the birth
weight of infants. How large a sample must he select if he desires to be 99%
confident that the true mean is within 0.1 kilograms of the sample mean? A
past experience indicates that the standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 0.7 kilograms. Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 327
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ ≠ 3.5. Given a sample size of n = 51
and a level of significance of. When should you reject H0 ? | Reject H0 if the
test statistic is greater than 2.33 or less than -2.33
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ <
0.14 n = 25 = 0.10 | 15.66
A researcher claims that 26% of voters favor gun control.Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0:p =
0.26 H1: p ≠ 0.26
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α =
0.01 if H0 : µ = 28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
Compute the critical value that corresponds to a 94% level of confidence. |
1.88
A sample of 28 teachers had mean annual earnings of $3450 with a standard
deviation of $600. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population
mean, μ. Assume the population has a normal distribution. | ($3218, $3682)
A random sample of 169 students has a grade point average with a mean of 6.6
and with a population standard deviation of 0.8. Construct a 98% confidence
interval for the population mean, μ. | (6.46, 6.74)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of
infants. How large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident
that the true mean is within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard
deviation of the birth weights is known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard
deviation of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population
standard deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ of
a random sample of 25 men who have a mean weight of 170.4 pounds with a
standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally
distributed. | (8.0, 14.3)
A group of 55 bowlers showed that their average score was 190 with a
population standard deviation of 8. Find the 99% confidence interval of the
mean score of all bowlers. | (187.2, 192.8)
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the
Service industry. Data were randomly collected from 28 CEOs and the 99%
confidence interval was calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on
the interval above, do you believe the average total compensation of CEOs in
the Service industry is less than $3,000,000? | I cannot conclude that the
average is less than $3,000,000 at the 99% confidence level.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 17, = 17.7, s = 2.4, and if
H1: μ ≠ 17.9. Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.344
An airline claims that the no-show rate for passengers is less than 3%. In a
sample of 420 randomly selected reservations, 21 were no-shows. At = 0.01,
compute the value of the test statistic to test the airline’s claim. | 2.4
Suppose a 99% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1500,
2200). To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce
the width of the confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a
reduced interval width? | Both increase the sample size and decrease the
confidence level.
The grade point averages for 11 randomly selected students in a statistics
class are listed below. 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 4.0 3.3 0.9 3.6 0.8 2.2 What is
the effect on the width of the confidence interval if the sample size is
increased to 15? | The width decreases.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would
you expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation?
| no correlation
A random sample of 20 observations was made on the diameter of spot welds and
the corresponding weld shear strength. Given that r = 0.65, what is the value
of test statistic if we want to test the hypothesis that ρ = 0 at a level of
significance of 0.05. Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 =
2.09. | 3.63
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the
data below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | 0.919
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and
the amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8
10 Sales, y 27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0.
Round answers to three decimal places. | 3.857
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the
number of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data
yield the following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5.
What is the slope of the regression line of hours on income? | 0.6337
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults.
Compute the correlation coefficient. | 0.73
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, =
-17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | -0.642
The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative
correlation for this period. | Positive correlation
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit,
then the value of y will increase by: | 2 units
A random sample of n = 25 observations was made on the time to failure of an
electronic component and the temperature in the application environment in
which the component was used. Given that = 0.4, = 1.50, se()= 7.68, se()=
12.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | 0.04
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to
be processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close
monitoring of the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the
results below. Find the equation of the least squares regression line relating
the number of orders to the weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17
Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | = 5.5 + 0.23x
For the data in the table below, what is the value of the test statistic for
testing x 15 21 16 30 y 67 80 85 78 | -0.38
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the
number of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data
yield the following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What
is the value of the coefficient of determination? | None of the other choices
is true
Consider a random sample of 27 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 57.2,Σxi = 1253.4, =
73296.4, and Σxiyi = 3133.7. What is the y-intercept of the sample regression
line? | 0.649
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8
retailers. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales
and profits for these companies have no correlation, a positive correlation,
or a negative correlation. | Positive correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.329, n = 30, and = 0.10, determine the test
statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places |
1.844
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1,
2), (0, 0), (1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of
coefficient of determination? | It is +1.
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? |
negative correlation
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | the relationship between x and y is
positive.
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test
statistic t0 necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | 4.761
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced
the following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated
regression line of y on x. | = 21.11x+17.22
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced
the following data x 2 2 3 5 y 30 40 90 100 Compute the correlation
coefficient. | 0.873
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000
to 2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal
costs and profits for this company have no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation for this period. | Negative correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, =
301.5, = 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the
regression line of hours on income? | 12.97
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is
used to test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the
population between a pair of random variables, follows the: | student's t
distribution.
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | -0.97
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()=
21.2, se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? |
0.019
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that
will be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that
there is a relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per
hour. The managers believe that they can use production rate to predict the
number of defects. The following data were collected for 10 randomly selected
hours. Based on these sample data, which of the following is the regression
equation? | = 5.67 + .048x.
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the
temperatures (x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on
those days (y). For a sample of 9 observations, you have the following
information: Σxi = 196, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 =
1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | = 9.341 + 0.243x
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students,
what is the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4
Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | 0.07
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi =
153.7, Σyi = 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the
sample correlation coefficient between X and Y? | -0.23
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3
2.7 1.9 Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | 0.897
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | -0.8
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age
and their income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null
hypothesis that there is no linear relationship between these two variables
against the alternative that there is a positive relationship. What is your
conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at = 0.01? | Reject H0
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will
live. After consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death
(y), the average number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of
7 individuals was selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3
y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80 Determine the correlation coefficient. | 0.17
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the
number of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data
yield the following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5.
What is the y-intercept of the regression line of hours on income? | 23.46
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the
weight of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below.
State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative
correlation between the x and y variables. | Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | H0: β1 =
0
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected
animals and their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression
equation to predict the life span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x.
Assume the variables x and y have a significant correlation. Gestation, x 8
2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | 21.97
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, =
143,215.8, and Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression
line? | 0.0042
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in
millimeters of mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49
Pressure, y 118 122 125 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0.
Round answers to three decimal places. | 5.913
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter
diagram compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and
the length of the pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no
correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | No correlation
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of
determination equal? | 0.6084
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi =
253, Σyi = 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the
sample correlation coefficient between X and Y? | -0.93
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the
number of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data
yield the following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1050, = 1080.5.
What is the error sum of squares? | 371.578
Assume that you are predicting Y from X. Which of the following correlation
coefficients would yield predictions with the least error? | r = -0.85
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, =
-14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic
for testing H0: ? | -5.96
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between
two variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing
whether the true population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | 3.26
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y
on x. x 0 1 2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | = 0.5x +0.5
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is
the most important factor in determining the level of success of a
salesperson. To examine this belief she records last month's sales and the
years of experience of 8 randomly selected salespeople. These data are listed
below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8 Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12
Determine the correlation coefficient. | 0.81
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of
damage in automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and
records the amount of damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of
her regression analysis are listed below. On average, what would be the dollar
value of an accident involving a 30-year-old driver? | $12,824.722
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on
their first two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation
coefficient of 0.47. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ
= 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | 2.06
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on
their first quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative
correlation between the two scores. What are the most appropriate null and
alternative hypotheses regarding the population correlation? | H0: ρ = 0 and
H1: ρ < 0
Assume that you are predicting X from Y. Which of the following correlation
coefficients would yield predictions with the most error? | r = 0.14
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (2, 1), (3,-
1), (2, 0), (4,-2) and (4, 2). That indicates that the: | coefficient of
correlation is 0.158
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age
group 25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood
pressure are jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y
90 110 100 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing | 1.46
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of
correlation? | All of the others
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the
number of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data
yield the following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5.
What is the regression sum of squares? | 641.164
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. x 85.3 78.3 80.6 95.8
y 12.2 15.1 19.4 17.4 | 0.07
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: |
coefficient of correlation of 0
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best
predicted value for y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. | 30
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on
their first quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores
for a sample of 11 students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5,
sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91 What is the sample correlation coefficient? | 0.909
Two separate tests are designed to measure a student's ability to solve
problems. Several students are randomly selected to take both tests and the
results are shown below. Test 1 7.5 6.4 6.6 5.8 8.3 Test 2 6.7 6.6 7.2 4.0 6.7
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. | 0.58
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, =
-14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic
for testing H0: ? | -1.071
A company keeps extensive records on its new salespeople on the premise that
sales should increase with experience. A random sample of seven new
salespeople produced the data on experience and sales shown in the table.
Months on job, x 2 12 5 9 7 Monthly sales, y 2.4 15.0 3.5 11.0 10.5 Find the
value of the coefficient of correlation. | 0.96
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample
of 38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship
between the number of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample
correlation coefficient is r = 0.59. Given this information, which of the
following is appropriate critical value for testing the null hypothesis at an
alpha = 0.05 level? | 1.688
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there
is no linear relationship between the variables x and y? | Coefficient of
correlation is 0.0.
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced
the following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test
statistic for testing | 0.026
For a group of students in a statistics class, the scatter diagram compares
their test scores (y) and the number of red shirts they have(x) is shown as
below. State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
negative correlation between the x and y variables. | Negative correlation
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted
in the following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | an
increase of $1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in
sales.
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a
stock this year (Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample
of 12 firms, you have collected the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 1932.5, Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. What is the sample
correlation coefficient between X and Y? | -0.76
The data below are the final exam scores of 10 randomly selected statistics
students and the number of hours they studied for the exam. Hours,x 3 5 2 8 2
4 4 5 6 3 Scores,y 65 80 60 66 78 85 90 90 71 88 Find the equation of the
regression line for the given data. | = -0.24x + 78.31
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the number
of absences (x) and the final grades (y) of students from a statistics class.
For a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 217,
Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi = 1932.5, Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample
regression line. | = 8.027 + 0.274x
The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching
television and using the Internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data
and state whether these times have no correlation, a positive correlation, or
a negative correlation. | Positive correlation
If the least squares equation is = 10 + 8X, then the value of8 (the
coefficient of x)indicates: | for each unit increase in X, Y increases on
average by 8.
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age
group 25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood
pressure are jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y
90 110 120 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing | -0.44
The manager of a used-car dealership is very interested in the resale price of
used cars. The manager feels that the age of the car is important in
determining the resale value. He collects data on the age and resale value of
15 cars and runs a regression analysis with the value of the car (in thousands
of dollars) as the dependent variable and the age of the car (in years) as the
independent variable. Unfortunately, he spilled his coffee on the printout and
lost some of the results. The partial results left are displayed below.
Multiple R 0.557 R Square "A" Adjusted R Square 0.133 Standard error "B"
Observations 15000 What is the value of "A"? | 0.310
The amount of television viewed by today's youth is of primary concern to
Parents Against Watching Television (PAWT). 250 parents of elementary school-
aged children were asked to estimate the number of hours per week that their
child watches television. Identify the type of data collected by PAWT. |
quantitative and discrete
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E
be the event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in | 2, 4,
6, 8, 10
Pick a bit string from the set of all bit strings of length 10. Find the
probability of getting a bit string that begins and ends with 0. | 1/4
A pair of dice is thrown twice. What is the probability of getting totals of 7
and 11? | 1/54
Given events E and F with probabilities P(E) = 0.65 and P(F) = 0.19, are E and
F mutually exclusive? | cannot be determined
Which of the following is a discrete random variable? | The number of eggs
that hens lay in a month
Suppose that 11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at
random, what is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? |
0.1139
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the
following statements are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters
in one code is 1.19. (ii) The probability of the event that the code has at
least 7 letters is 0.5 | (i) only
In a manufacturing process that laminates several ceramic layers, 2% of the
assemblies are defective. Assume that the assemblies are independent. What is
the mean number of assemblies that need to be checked to obtain five defective
assemblies? | 250
Printed circuit cards are placed in a functional test after being populated
with semiconductor chips. A lot contains 40 cards, and a sample of 3 are
selected at random without replacement for functional testing. If 5 cards are
defective, what is the probability that all cards in the sample are defective?
| 0.001
(See picture) [file:1968.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:1979.jpg] | 0.61
(See picture) [file:1986.jpg] | 8
A multiple-choice quiz has 20 questions each with 4 possible answers of which
only 1 is the correct answer. What is the probability that sheer guesswork
yields 4 correct answers for 5 of the 20 problems about which the student has
no knowledge? | 0.0146
Suppose that a qualitative variable has three categories with frequencies of
occurrence shown in the table. When constructing a pie chart, what is the size
of the angle for class A? [file:3558.jpg] | (ii)
[file:3579.jpg] | 598, 600, 602, 604, 605
The heights (in inches) of 20 adult males are listed below. 70 72 71 70 69 73
69 68 70 71 67 71 70 74 69 68 71 71 71 72 Find the range of the data set. | 7
A large retail company gives an employment screening test to all prospective
employees. Frankin Gilman recently took the test and it was reported back to
him that his score placed him at the 80th percentile. Therefore: | Frankin
scored as high or higher than 80 percent of the people who took the test.
The standard error of the population proportion will become larger | as
population proportion approaches 0.50.
A random sample of size n = 16 is taken from a normal population with mean 40
and variance 5. The distribution of the sample mean is | normal with mean 40
and variance 5/16.
A normal population has mean 76 and variance 9. How large must be the random
sample be if we want the standard error of the sample mean to be 1.1? | 8
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120 and a
population standard deviation of 677. Construct the confidence interval for
the population mean. Use a 95% confidence level. [file:2187.jpg] | (2910,
3330)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a
population standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally
distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. [file:2195.jpg] | (189.5, 194.5)
(See picture) [file:2212.jpg] | (186.3, 197.7)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a
random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed.
[file:2225.jpg] | (7.5, 16.2)
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the
adult population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large
a sample is needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? [file:2235.jpg] |
1037
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor
capital punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident
that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more
than 3%? [file:2232.jpg] | 1068
In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis should contain the equality sign. |
True
[file:3641.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2252.jpg] | Reject the null hypothesis
[file:3649.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2255.jpg] | to = -1.98, fail to reject Ho
(See picture) [file:2259.jpg] | 29.07
(See picture) [file:2262.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:2266.jpg] | -46.15
(See picture) [file:2271.jpg] | (iv)
(See picture) [file:3700.jpg] | 3.000
(See picture) [file:2279.jpg] | 4.098
(See picture) [file:2286.jpg] | 0.894
When products and processes are designed and developed with designed
experiments, they enjoy | All of the others
Which statement is true? | Probability models quantify the risks involved in
decisions made every day
How many baseball teams of nine members can be chosen from among twelve boys,
without regard to the position played by each member? | 220
According to the U.S. census, in 2005, 21% of homicide victims were known to
be female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was
known to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? |
0.279
Among the contestants in a competition are 25 women and 25 men. If 3 winners
are randomly selected, what is the probability that they are all men? | 0.117
For each of the following pairs of events, which are subsets of the set of all
possible outcomes when a coin is tossed three times, choose the pair(s) is
(are) independent. | All of the others
An electronic scale that displays weights to the nearest pound is used to
weigh packages. The display shows only three digits. Any weight greater than
the display can indicate is shown as 999. The random variable X is the
displayed weight. What is the number of member in the sample space of X? |
1,000
A polltaker asked graduating college seniors how many times they had given
blood in the last year. The results of the survey are given in the table. The
random variable X represents the number of times a person gave blood and P(x)
represents the probability of selecting a graduating college who had given
blood that percent of the time. What is the standard deviation for the number
of times a person gave blood based on this poll? [file:1911.jpg] | 1.16
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 1 to 15.
Find 3V(X). | 56
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n
= 4 times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x=3
successes given the probability p=1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
In a certain manufacturing process it is known that, on the average, 1 in
every 100 items is defective. What is the probability that the fifth item
inspected is the first defective item found. | 0.0096
A naturalist leads whale watch trips every morning in March. The number of
whales seen has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 4.3. Find the
probability that on a randomly selected trip, the number of whales seen is 3.
| 0.1798
The probability density function of the time required to complete an assembly
operation is f(x)= 0.1 for 20≤ x ≤ 30 seconds. Determine the proportion of
assemblies that requires more than 25 seconds to complete. | 0.50
(See picture) [file:1983.jpg] | 0.135
(See picture) [file:1989.jpg] | 5.76
(See picture) [file:2084.jpg] | (i)
The following data reflect the number of customers who test drove new cars
each day for a sample of 20 days at the Redfield Ford Dealership. (See
picture) Given these data, what is the range? [file:3562.jpg] | 14
(See picture) [file:2112.jpg] | (iv)
Find the sample standard deviation. 15 42 53 | 19.6
The following data reflect the number of customers who test drove new cars
each day for a sample of 20 days at the Redfield Ford Dealership. (See
picture) Given these data, what is the interquartile range? [file:3589.jpg] |
3
For sample size 16, the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be
approximately normally distributed... | if the shape of the population is
normally distributed.
(See picture) [file:2162.jpg] | 0.4562
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the
Service industry. Data were randomly collected from 18 CEOs and the 97%
confidence interval was calculated to be (2181260, 5836180). Which of the
following interpretations is correct? | We are 97% confident that the average
total compensation of all CEOs in the Service industry falls in the interval
2181260 to 5836180.
(See picture) [file:2185.jpg] | 97
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that
they watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8
hours. Find the 98% confidence interval for the population mean.
[file:2188.jpg] | (17.5, 21.7)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. 3.60 4.50 2.80 6.30 2.60 5.20 6.75 4.25 8.00 3.00 A simple
computation yields a sample mean of 4.7 and standard deviation of 1.8. Assume
the incomes are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. [file:2201.jpg] | (3.41, 5.99)
In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that
they watched television was 19.6 with a standard deviation of 5.8 hours.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. [file:2209.jpg] | (17.47, 21.73)
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 4%? A
previous study indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%.
[file:2222.jpg] | 217
(See picture) [file:2228.jpg] | 0.59 ± 0.068
(See picture) [file:2245.jpg] | (iii)
(See picture) [file:2247.jpg] | 0.0027
An article stated that students in FPT university system take an average of
4.5 years to finish their undergraduate degrees. Suppose you believe that the
average time is longer. You conduct a survey of 49 students and obtain a
sample mean of 5.1 with a sample standard deviation of 1.2. Assume that time
to finish their undergraduate degrees is normally distributed. Calculate the
value of the test statistic and the critical values for this test statistic.
Use a significance level of 0.05. [file:3645.jpg] | Test statistic: 3.5 and
critical value: 1.645
Bon Air Elementary School has 300 students. The principal of the school thinks
that the average IQ of students at Bon Air is at least 110. To prove her
point, she administers an IQ test to 20 randomly selected students. Among the
sampled students, the average IQ is 108 with a standard deviation of 10. What
is the value of the test statistic? Assume the IQ of students is normally
distributed. | -0.894
(See picture) [file:2258.jpg] | 9.209
[file:3656.jpg] | 16.875
(See picture) [file:2264.jpg] | (iii)
(See picture) [file:2268.jpg] | (i)
The residuals represent | the difference between the actual Y values and the
predicted Y values.
(See picture) [file:3698.jpg] | 2.552
The height y and base diameter x of five trees of a certain variety produced
the following data. Compute the correlation coefficient r. [file:2287.jpg] |
0.98
(See picture) [file:3690.jpg] | 0.948
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping
habits. They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers
purchased as well as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify
the types of variables recorded by the home improvement store. | Number of
items - discrete; total time - continuous
What is a method of collecting data? | A retrospective study using historical
data
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. (Below, H
stands for Head, T stands for Tail) | HH HT TH TT
A single six-sided die is rolled. Find the probability of rolling a number
less than 3. | 0.333
(See picture) [file:1867.jpg] | disjoint but not independent.
A batch of 500 machined parts contains 10 that do not conform to customer
requirements.Parts are selected succesively, without replacement, until a
nonconforming part is obtained. Determine the range (possible values) of the
random variable giving the number of parts selected. | [1, 491]
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the interval
[1, 35]. Determine the mean and variance of X. | 18 and 102
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of
n=20 and p=0.6. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an
optical data storage product is 0.8. Assume the trials are independent. What
is the probability that the first successful alignment requires exactly four
trials? | 0.0064
(See picture) [file:1973.jpg] | 1.25
(See picture) [file:1982.jpg] | 0
Let X be a continuous random with f(x) is probability density function. Which
the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE? | All of them
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is µ= 15.2 and the
standard deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than
16.1 | 0.1587
Find the mode for the sample composed of the observations 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7,
8, 8, 5. | 6
Which of the following is an acceptable format for setting up class boundaries
for a frequency distribution? | All of the other choices is correct
For sample size 1, the sampling distribution of the mean will be normally
distributed | only if the population is normally distributed.
The heights of people in a certain population are normally distributed with a
mean of 64 inches and a standard deviation of 3.1 inches. Determine the
sampling distribution of the mean for samples of size 39. | Normal, mean = 64
inches, standard deviation = 0.5 inches
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will
be approximately normally distributed... | regardless of the shape of the
population.
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for
the population mean. [file:2194.jpg] | (21.1, 23.7)
(4335) (11081) [file:2182.jpg] | [765, 795]
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are
listed below, which implies a sample mean of 2.54 and a sample standard
deviation of 1.11. Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed.
2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. [file:2211.jpg] | (1.55, 3.53)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16
men have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches.
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation,
(sigma). [file:2224.jpg] | (2.2, 5.8)
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what
proportion of the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How
large a sample is needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 6%?
[file:2241.jpg] | 461
A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 20% of Evergreen Valley
College (EVC) students attended the opening night midnight showing of the
latest Harry Potter movie. She surveys 84 of her students and finds that 11 of
attended the midnight showing. The Type I error is believing that the percent
of EVC students who attended is: | less than 20%, when in fact, it is at least
20%
(See picture) [file:2246.jpg] | (iv)
(See picture) [file:2253.jpg] | Test statistic z = -8.43. There is sufficient
evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the population mean
temperature is 22 degree C.
[file:3646.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2257.jpg] | 14.573, 43.194
(See picture) [file:3694.jpg] | -0.93
It is believed that, the average numbers of hours spent studying per day
(HOURS) during undergraduate education should have a positive linear
relationship with the starting salary (SALARY, measured in thousands of
dollars per month) after graduation. Given below is the Excel output from
regressing starting salary on number of hours spent studying per day for a
sample of 51 students. NOTE: Some of the numbers in the output are purposely
erased. The error sum of squares (SSE) of the above regression is
[file:3710.jpg] | 92.0218
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120 and a
population standard deviation of 677. Construct the confidence interval for
the population mean. Use a 95% confidence level. | (2910, 3330)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a
population standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally
distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | (189.5, 194.5)
(See picture) | (186.3, 197.7)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a
random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. |
(7.5, 16.2)
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the
adult population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large
a sample is needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? | 1037
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. 3.60 4.50 2.80 6.30 2.60 5.20 6.75 4.25 8.00 3.00 A simple
computation yields a sample mean of 4.7 and standard deviation of 1.8. Assume
the incomes are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. | (3.41, 5.99)
In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that
they watched television was 19.6 with a standard deviation of 5.8 hours.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. | (17.47, 21.73)
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 4%? A
previous study indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. |
217
An article stated that students in FPT university system take an average of
4.5 years to finish their undergraduate degrees. Suppose you believe that the
average time is longer. You conduct a survey of 49 students and obtain a
sample mean of 5.1 with a sample standard deviation of 1.2. Assume that time
to finish their undergraduate degrees is normally distributed. Calculate the
value of the test statistic and the critical values for this test statistic.
Use a significance level of 0.05. | Test statistic: 3.5 and critical value:
1.645
The height y and base diameter x of five trees of a certain variety produced
the following data. Compute the correlation coefficient r. | 0.98
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are
listed below, which implies a sample mean of 2.54 and a sample standard
deviation of 1.11. Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed.
2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16
men have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches.
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation,
(sigma). | (2.2, 5.8)
It is believed that, the average numbers of hours spent studying per day
(HOURS) during undergraduate education should have a positive linear
relationship with the starting salary (SALARY, measured in thousands of
dollars per month) after graduation. Given below is the Excel output from
regressing starting salary on number of hours spent studying per day for a
sample of 51 students. NOTE: Some of the numbers in the output are purposely
erased. The error sum of squares (SSE) of the above regression is | 92.0218
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will
be approximately normally distributed. | regardless of the shape of the
population.
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height
was 65.2 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard
deviation, \sigma, is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the
population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard
deviation of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population
standard deviation, \sigma. Assume the data are normally distributed. |
($0.96, $1.79)
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of
the population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H1: p >16%
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a
population mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size
is n = 49, σ = 12.3, s = 8.72 and the original population is not normally
distributed. | Yes, test statistic = (\bar x - \mu)/(\sigma/\sqrt n)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that
have seen a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a
hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the true
proportion is at least 1 in one thousand when it really is at least 1 in one
thousand.
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted
in the following least squares line: \hat y = 50,000 + 7x. This implies that:
| an increase of $1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of
$7000 in sales.
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a
stock this year (Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample
of 12 firms, you have collected the following information: | -0.76
A recent study by a major financial investment company was interested in
determining whether the annual percentage change in stock price for companies
is linearly related to the annual percent change in profits for the company.
The following data was determined for 8 randomly selected companies: | = 4.19
+ .61x
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the
number of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data
yield the following statistics: | 23.46
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in
millimeters of mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. | 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students,
what is the value of the test statistic for testing H_0:\beta_0=1 | 0.07
The mathematical science that deals with the collection, analysis, and
presentation of data | Statistics
Statistics applied to the business world in an effort to improve people's
decision making in fields such as marketing, operations, finance, and human
resources | Business Statistics
Values assigned to observations or measurements, the building blocks of
statistical analysis | Data
Data that is transformed into useful facts that can be used for the purpose of
making decisions | Information
Data that somebody else has collected and made available for others to use |
Secondary Data
The main drawback of using this type of data is that there is no way to
control how the data were collected | Secondary Data
This type of data is sometimes wrong and can be deliberately biased, it is
also cheap and sometimes free, as well as being immediately available |
Secondary Data
Data collected by the person or organization that eventually uses the data |
Primary Data
This type of data is more expensive to acquire, but the accuracy is solely
dependent on the one who uses it | Primary Data
This type of data can be obtained via direct observation, experiments, or
surveys | Primary Data
A method of gathering data while the subjects of interest are in their natural
environment, the advantages of this are that the subjects are not likely to be
influenced by the data collection process | Direct Observation
A direct observational technique where individuals are paid to discuss their
attitudes toward products or services in a group setting with moderation |
Focus Group
A method of gathering data where the subjects are exposed to certain
treatments and the data of interest are recorded | Experiment
The advantages of this data collection method are that it allows statisticians
to control factors that could influence the results of the study, such as
gender, age, and education level | Experiment
The disadvantages of this data collection method are that the response of the
subjects might be influenced by the fact that they are participating in a
study | Experiment
A method of gathering data that involves directly asking people a series of
questions, must be carefully designed to avoid bias, as the survey itself can
influence the responses of the participants and the quality of the data |
Survey
This occurs on surveys when a question is stated in a way that encourages or
leads a respondent to a particular answer | Bias
A type of data that uses numerical values to describe something of interest,
either by measuring or counting it | Quantitative Data
A type of data that uses descriptive terms to measure or classify something of
interest, mathematical operations cannot be performed on this type of data |
Qualitative Data
The lowest level of data, the statistical techniques used to analyze this type
are restrictive | Nominal Data
This level of data deals strictly with qualitative data assigned to
predetermined categories or labels, this type of data cannot have mathematical
operations performed on it, and cannot be rank-ordered | Nominal Data
Examples of this level of data are gender, marital status, eye color, zip
codes, or telephone numbers | Nominal Data
The second lowest level of data, there are more techniques that can be used to
analyze this level of data, but they are still low | Ordinal Data
This level of data contains all of the properties of the level before it in
addition to having the ability to be rank-ordered, however, mathematical
operations can still not be performed on this type of data | Ordinal Data
In this level of data, the differences between categories are not meaningful
and cannot be measured | Ordinal Data
Data that describe a characteristic about a population is known as a |
parameter
Let X be the number of freshmen in the required course, MAS291. Identify
whether X is discrete or continuous. | Discrete
Transportation off‌icials tell us that 70% of drivers wear seat belts while
driving. Find the probability that more than 579 drivers in a sample of 800
drivers wear seat belts. | 0.9332
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player
shoots 100 sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a
particular number of free throws is given below. Determine the standard
deviation for this discrete probability distribution. | 1.10
A method of gathering data when subjects are exposed to certain treatments and
the data of interest is recorded is known as | experiments.
Medicare would like to test the hypothesis that the average monthly rate for
one-bedroom assisted-living facility is equal to $3,300. A random sample of 12
assisted-living facilities had an average rate of $3,690 per month and a
standard of $530. It is believed that the monthly rate for one-bedroom
assisted-living facility is normally distributed. Use the signinicance level
of 0.05 for this hypothesis test, what is the value of the test statistic? |
0.55
Construct a 95% conf‌
idence interval for the population standard deviation of a
random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. |
(7.5, 16.2)
Trang Tien is a producer of ice cream and would like to test the hypothesis
that the average consumes more than 17 ounces of ice cream per month. A random
sample of 15 Vietnamese people was found to consume an average of 18.2 ounces
of ice cream last month. The standard deviation for this sample was 3.9
ounces. What is the test statistic for this hypothesis test? | 1.19
A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
thatthe card is an ace or a king. | 8/13
The probability density function ofthe length ofa hinge for fastening a door
is f(x) = 1 for 74 < x < 75. Find P(X < 74.3). | 0.30
The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an
optical data storage product is 0.8. Assume the trials are independent What is
the probability thatthe f‌
irst successful alignment requires exactly four
trials? | 0.0064
An airline knows from experience that the distribution of the number of
suitcases that get lost each week on a certain route is approximately normal
with p = 15.5 and o = 3.6. What is the probability that during a given week
the airline will lose less than 20 suitcases? | 0.8944
Suppose X has an exponential distribution with A = 2. Which in the following
statements is TRUE? | All ofthe others
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is
normally distributed with a mean of1 centimeter and a standard deviation of
0.1 centimeter. A random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. What is the
probability that the sample mean will be between 0.99 and 1.01 centimeters? |
0.27
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 10 to 99.
Which of the followings are true? | Both (i) and (ii)
A laboratory tested 70 chicken eggs and found thatthe mean amount of
cholesterol was 190 milligrams. Assume thatthe standard deviation is 151
milligrams. Construct a 95% lower conf‌idence bound for the true mean
cholesterol content of all such eggs. | 187.03
A group of 10 individuals are used for a biological case study. The group
contains 3 people with blood type 0, 7 with blood type A. What is the
probability that a random sample of 5 will contain 1 person with blood type 0,
4 people with blood type A. | 0.42
Construct a 98% conf‌
idence interval for the population mean. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their
average score was 192 with a standard deviation of 8. | (186.3, 197.7)
A group of students were asked ifthey carry a credit card. The responses are
listed in the table. If a student is selected at random, f‌ind the probability
that he or she owns a credit card given that the student is a freshman. |
0.400
A common rule of thumb for determining how many classes to use when developing
a frequency distribution with classes is: | between 5 and 20 classes.
Given two events A and B with P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Find P(A U B) | 0.9, if
A and B are independent
Suppose a 95% conf‌
idence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000,
2100). To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desire to reduce
the width of the conf‌
idence interval. Which of the following will result in a
reduced interval width? | Increase the sample size.
The random variable X represents the number of credit cards that adults have
along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation. | mean: 1.18; standard deviation: 1.30
Of 1000 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 731 resulted in death within
10 years. Calculate a 95% conf‌
idence interval on the death rate from lung
cancer. | (0.703; 0.758)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a
population standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally
distributed. Find the 95% conf‌
idence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | (189.5. 194.5)
Consider the following sample data: 25 11 6 4 2 17 9 6 For these data the
sample mean is: | 10
A golfer would like to test the hypothesis that the variance of his golf score
equals 120. A random sample of 25 rounds of golf had a sample standard
deviation 4.6. The test statistic for this hypothesis test would be: | None of
the other choices is true
Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends
on the pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the
white nor the black gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and
B = black. Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | WW. BW
Each morning, a teacher quizzed his class with 20 geography questions. The
class marked them together and everyone kept a record of their personal
scores. As the year passed, each student tried to improve his or her quiz
marks. Every day, Elliot recorded his quiz marks on a stem and leaf plot. This
is what his marks looked like plotted out: | 20 and 15
The correlation coefficient between variables X and Y is positive and close to
1. The relationship between the variables X and Y is_________ | a strong
linear relationship and as X increases, Y increases
A trucking firm suspects that the variance for a certain tire is greater than
1,000,000. To check the claim, the firm puts 151 of these tires on its trucks
and gets a standard deviation of 1012 miles. Find the value of the test
statistic to test the trucking firm's claim at the significance level of 0.05.
| 153.6
Assume that human body temperatures are normally distributed with a mean of 98
(degree F) and a standard deviation of 0.5(degree F). Describe the sampling
distribution for the sample mean body temperature of 50 selected persons. |
Approximately normal with a mean of 98(degree F) and a standard deviation of
0.07(degree F)
Expedia would like to test the hypothesis that the proportion of United
Airline flights that arrive on-time is less than 0.80. A random sample of 1 10
United Airline flights found that 82 arrived on-time. Expedia would like to
set the significant level to be 0.02. The test statistic forthis hypothesis
test would be: | -1.43
A random number generator generates random integers from 1 to 10 following a
uniform distribution. What is the probability of the random number generator
generating a 7? | 1/10
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0.1, 5] . What is the
probability that the random variable X has a value less than 2.1? | 0.4082
Tossing a coin 3 times. Let A denote the event exactly 2 heads are thrown.
List the sample points in A. (H = Head, T = Tail) | {HHT, HTH, THH}
Major league baseball salaries averaged $1.5 million with a standard deviation
of $0.8 million in 1994. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was
taken. Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100
players exceeded $1 million. | 0.734
A batch of 50 machined parts contains 5 thatdo not conform to customer
requirements. Determine the range of the random variable that is the number of
parts that do not conform to customer requirements in a sample of 8 parts
selected without replacement from the batch. | {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
A couple has six children whose ages are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16. Find the
variance in ages. | 3.74
Find the mode and the median ofthe sample 18, 19, 16, 21, 18, 19, 24, 15, 19 |
19 and 19
Entertainment Software Association would like to test if the standard
deviation for the age of gamers is equal to 5.0 years. The standard deviation
for the age from a random sample of 20 gamers is 5.6 years. Using the
significance level of 0.10, find the lower critical value for this hypothesis
test. | 10.117
Suppose that P(A | B) = 0.6, P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.1. Find the value of P(B
| A). | 0.12
A ________ is a portion ofa population that is representative of the
population from which it is selected. | parameter

A. None of the other choices is true

B. 3.47

C. 4.02

D. 0.37

E. 2.15

A. 95%

B. 90%

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 99%

E. 80%

Data that describe a characteristic about a population is known as a _____

A. statistic

B. None of the other choices is true

C. survey

D. sample

E. parameter

Let X be the number of freshmen in the required course, MAS291. Identify whether X is discrete or
continuous.

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. Continuous

C. Discrete

Transportation officials tell us that 70% of drivers wear seat belts while driving. Find the probability that
more than 579 drivers in a sample of 800 drivers wear seat belts.

Let P(Z < 1.5) = 0.0668; P(Z<0.25) = 0.6

A. 0.0668

B. 0.9332

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 0.4

E. 0.6

A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100 sets of 4 free
throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of free throws is given below.
Determine the standard deviation for this discrete probability distribution.
X P(X)

0 0.02

1 0.07

2 0.22

3 0.27

4 0.42

A. 1.21

B. 1.05

C. 0.28

D. 1.10

E. None of the other choices is correct

A. Fail to reject Ho

B. Reject Ho

A. 0.692

B. 0.962

C. -0.962

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. -0.692

A. 0.3159

B. 0.5682

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 0.2415

E. 0.0183

A method of gathering data when subjects are exposed to certain treatments and the data of interest is
recorded is known as

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. observation.

C. experiments.

D. retrospective

Medicare would like to test the hypothesis that the average monthly rate for one-bedroom assisted-
living facility is equal to $3,300. A random sample of 12 assisted living facilities had an average rate of
$3,690 per month and a standard of $530. It is believed that the monthly rate for onebedroom assisted-
living facility is normally distributed. Use the signinicance level of 0.05 for this hypothesis test, what is
the value of the test statistic?

A. -1.37

B. None of the other choices is true

C. -2.16

D. 2.55

E. 2.21

The residuals represent

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. the difference between the actual Y values and the predicted Y values.
C. the difference between the actual y values and the mean of Y.

D. the square root of the slope.

E. the predicted value of Y for the average X value.

Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a random sample of 15
men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the
population is normally distributed.

A. (7.9, 15.0)

B. (56.9, 263.9)

C. (7.5, 16.2)

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. (2.3, 5.1)

A. 0.2

B. 0.16

C. 0.02

D. 0.45

E. None of the other choices is correct

Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50). Find the probability that a randomly
selected observation exceeds 43.

A. 0.3

B. 0.1

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 0.7
E. 0.9

Trang Tien is a producer of ice cream and would like to test the hypothesis that the average consumes
more than 17 ounces of ice cream per month. A random sample of 15 Vietnamese people was found to
consume an average of 18.2 ounces of ice cream last month. The standard deviation for this sample was
3.9 ounces. What is the test statistic for this hypothesis test?

A. None of the other choices is true

B. 1.19

C. 3.01

D. 1.83

E. 2.49

A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the card is an ace or a
king.

A. 1/13

B. 2/13

C. 4/13

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 8/13

A pair of dice is thrown twice. What is the probability of getting totals of 7 and 11?

A. 1/54

B. 1/24

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 1/18

E. 1/14

The probability density function of the length of a hinge for fastening a door is f(x) = 1 for 74 <x< 75. Find
P(X < 74.3).

A. 0.81

B. 0.30

C. 0.36

D. 0.74

E. None of the other choices is correct

The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an optical data storage product is
0.8. Assume the trials are independent. What is the probability that the first successful alignment
requires exactly four trials?

A. 0.6756

B. 0.1262

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 0.0064

E. 0.4332

An airline knows from experience that the distribution of the number of suitcases that get lost each
week on a certain route is approximately normal with u = 15.5 and o = 3.6. What is the probability that
during a given week the airline will lose less than 20 suitcases?

Let P(Z < -1.25) =0.1056, P(Z < -0.37) =0.3944, P(Z < -0.24) =0.4040,P(Z < 1.25) =0.8944.
A. 0.4040

B. 0.8944

C. 0.3944

D. 0.1056

E. None of the other choices is correct

Suppose X has an exponential distribution with λ = 2. Which in the following statements is TRUE?

A. P(X ≥ 2) = 0.0183

B. P(X ≤ 1) = 0.8647

C. P(X ≤ 0) = 0

D. All of the others

At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally distributed with a
mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1 centimeter. A random sample of 12 computer
chips is taken. What is the probability that the sample mean will be between 0.99 and 1.01 centimeters?

Let P(Z < 0.1) = 0.54, P(Z < 0.346) = 0.64, P(Z < -0.346) = 0.37.

A. 0.73

B. 0.63

C. 0.37

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 0.27

Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 10 to 99. Which of the followings are
true?
(i) P(X> 49) = 5/9

(ii) E(2X) = 109.

A. (i) only

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. Both (i) and (ii)

D. (ii) only

A laboratory tested 70 chicken eggs and found that the mean amount of cholesterol was 190 milligrams.
Assume that the standard deviation is 15.1 milligrams. Construct a 95% lower confidence bound for the
true mean cholesterol content of all such eggs.

A. 185.28

B. 187.03

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 184.79

E. 186.46

A group of 10 individuals are used for a biological case study. The group contains 3 people with blood
type 0, 7 with blood type A. What is the probability that a random sample of 5 will contain 1 person with
blood type 0, 4 people with blood type A.

A. 0.48

B. 0.45

C. 0.51

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 0.42
B

Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the population has a normal
distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a standard deviation of
8

A. (222.3, 256.1)

B. (186.3, 197.7)

C. (115.4, 158.8)

D. (328.3, 386.9)

E. None of the other choices is correct

A. -21.5x + 31.17

B. 21.5+31.17x

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. -21.5+31.17x

E. 21.5x+31.17

A group of students were asked if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in the table.

If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he or she owns a credit card given that the
student is a freshman.

Round your answer to three decimal places.

A. 0.600

B. 0.240

C. 0.400

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 0.393
D

A common rule of thumb for determining how many classes to use when developing a frequency
distribution with classes is:

A. no fewer than 6 classes.

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. equal to 0.25 times the number of data values

D. between 5 and 20 classes.

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. (ii)

C. (iii)

D. (i)

Given two events A and B with P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Find P(AUB).

A. 0.9, if A and B are independent.

B. All of the other choices are incorrect

C. 0.7, if A and B are disjoint.

D. 0.7, if A and B are independent.

E. 0.2, if A and B are independent

Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n=20 and p=0.6. Round
answer to the nearest tenth.

A. 12.0
B. 11.5

C. 12.7

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 12.3

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000, 2100). To make more
useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the confidence interval. Which of
the following will result in a reduced interval width?

A. Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.

B. Decrease the confidence level.

C. Increase the sample size.

D. Both increase the confidence level and decrease the sample size.

The random variable X represents the number of credit cards that adults have along with the
corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard deviation.

X P(X)

0 0.49

1 0.05

2 0.32

3 0.07

4 0.07

A. mean: 1.39; standard deviation: 0.64

B. mean: 1.18; standard deviation: 0.64

C. mean: 1.18; standard deviation: 1.30

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. mean: 1.39; standard deviation: 0.80

The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 17%. What is the probability that two of three
sets will go to tie-breakers?

A. 0.072

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 0.028

D. 0.351

E. 0.170

Of 1000 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 731 resulted in death within 10 years. Calculate a 95%
confidence interval on the death rate from lung cancer.

A. (0.703; 0.758)

B. (0.307; 0.751)

C. (0.707; 0.754)

D. None of the others

A sample is used to obtain a 95% confidence interval for the mean of a population. The confidence
interval goes from 15 to 19. If the same sample had been used to test the null hypothesis that the mean
of the population is equal to 20 versus the alternative hypothesis that the mean of the population differs
from 20, the null hypothesis could be rejected at a level of significance of 0.05.

A. False

B. True
E

A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population standard deviation of
8. Assume that bowler's scores are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean
score of all bowlers.

A. (186.5, 197.5)

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. (188.5, 195.6)

D. (187.3, 196.1)

E. (189.5, 194.5)

Consider the following sample data:

25 11 6 4 2 17 9 6

For these data the sample mean is:

A. 3

B. 7

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 8

E. 10

A golfer would like to test the hypothesis that the variance of his golf score equals 12.0. A random
sample of 25 rounds of golf had a sample standard deviation of 4.6. The test statistic for this hypothesis
test would be:

A. None of the other choices is true

B. 30.15

C. 42.32
D. 12.57

E. 45.66

The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 79 and a standard deviation of 5.
Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the probability that the average score of the 100
golfers exceeded 80.

Let P(Z < 2) = 0.9772, P(Z <0.2) = 0.5793.

A. 0.0228

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 0.4772

D. 0.1293

E. 0.3707

A. 2.45

B. 9.85

C. 1.14

D. None of the other choices is true

E. 7.35

A. (iii)

B. (ii)

C. (iv)

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. (i)
E

Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The female has only white
fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the pairs of fur-color genes that they receive.
Assume that neither the white nor the black gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and
B = black. Create the sample space of possible outcomes.

A. WW, WW

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. WB, BW

D. WW, BB

E. WW, BW

Each morning, a teacher quizzed his class with 20 geography questions. The class marked them together
and everyone kept a record of their personal scores. As the year passed, each student tried to improve
his or her quiz marks. Every day, Elliot recorded his quiz marks on a stem and leaf plot. This is what his
marks looked like plotted out:

Find the mode of the data

A. 15

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 25

D. 20

E. 20 and 15

A. 3/4

B. 2

C. 1

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 1/3

A. 3.47

B. 4.02

C. None of the other choices is true

D. 2.15

E. 0.37

A. 8

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 10

D. 7

E. 9

Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The female has only white
fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the pairs of fur-color genes that they receive.
Assume that neither the white nor the black gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and
B = black. Create the sample space of possible outcomes.

A. WW, WW

B. WB, BW

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. WW, BB

E. WW, BW

A. 0.2
B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 0

D. 1

E. 0.9

A. 4.16 and 3.299

B. None of the others

C. 0.00416 and 0.3300

D. 3.299 and 0.416

Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable?

A. The number of employees of an insurance company.

B. The distance you drove yesterday.

C. The volume of water released from a dam.

D. The Dow Jones Industrial average.

Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at the university. If
we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an exponential distribution with a
mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it will take a randomly selected student more than 10
minutes to park in the library lot.

A. 0.082085

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 0.329680

D. 0.917915
E. 0.670320

F ( 0.246955)

A. 0.03

B. 2.89

C. 0.02

D. 0.12

E. 0.17

F. None of them

A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120. Assume the population standard
deviation is 677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean. Use a 95% confidence level.

A. (2910, 3330)

B. (210, 110)

C. (4812, 5342)

D. (1987, 2346)

E. None of the other choices is correct

Entertainment Software Association would like to test if the standard deviation for the age of gamers is
equal to 5.0 years. The standard deviation for the age from a random sample of 20 gamers is 5.6 years.
Using the significance level of 0.10, find the lower critical value for

this hypothesis test.

A. 11.651

B. None of the other choices is true

C. 10.117
D. 13.240

E. 12.443

A Web site randomly selects one product among 5 products to discount each day. The color printer of
interest to you is discounted today. What is the expected number of days until this product is again
discounted?

A. 20

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 15

D. 10

E. 5

A. 0

B. 0.76

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 0.6

E. 1

A. 0.492

B. 12.961

C. 9.209

D. 18.490

E. None of the other choices is correct

e
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally distributed with a
mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1 centimeter. A random sample of 12 computer
chips is taken. What is the probability that the sample mean will be below 0.95 centimeters?

Let P(Z < -1.73) = 0.04, P(Z <-0.34) = 0.36 and P(Z < 0) = 0.5.

A. 0.96

B. 0.64

C. 0.36

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 0.04

A. Reject HO if the test statistic is greater than 1.96 or less than -1.96

B. Reject HO if the test statistic is greater than 1.645 or less than -1.645.

C. Reject HO if the test statistic is greater than 2.33 or less than -2.33

D. Reject Ho if the test statistic is greater than 2.575 or less than -2.575.

E. None of the other choices is correct

A CD has 12 tracks on it and these are to be played in random order. Suppose that you have time to
listen to only 5 tracks before you go out. What is the probability that the 5 played will be the first 5 in
order on the box?

A. 1/3991680

B. 5/12

C. 1/792

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 1/95040

C
Suppose that P(A|B) = 0.6, P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.1. Find the value of P(B|A).

A. 0.20

B. 0.30

C. 0.12

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 0.06

Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9]. What is the probability that the random
variable X has a value less than 6?

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. 0.625

C. 0.400

D. 0.875

E. 0.500

A quality-control engineer inspects a random sample of 3 batteries from each lot of 24 car batteries that
is ready to be shipped. If such a lot contains 6 batteries with slight defects, what is the probability that
the inspector's sample will contain only one of the batteries with defects?

A. 0.1832

B. 0.5464

C. 0.4536

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 0.8168

A
A. (I)

B. (II)

C. (III)

D. None of the other choices is true

Suppose a sample of n = 15 items is drawn from a population of manufactured products and the weight,
X, of each item is recorded. Prior experience has shown that the weight has a probability distribution
with mean = 6 ounces and standard deviation = 2.5 ounces. Which of the following is true about the
sampling distribution of the sample mean if a sample of size 15 is selected?

A. The mean of the sampling distribution is 6 ounces.

B. All of the others are correct.

C. The shape of the sample distribution is approximately normal.

D. The standard deviation of the sampling distribution is 2.5 ounces.

A. 0.4

B. 0.3

C. 0.5

D. 0.2

E. None of the other choices is correct

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. 0.0294

C. 0.0559

D. 0.0668

E. 0.0359
C

Choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank:

The _______ for a particular class is equal to the class frequency divided by the total number of
observations.

A. class percentage

B. bar graph

C. class relative frequency

D. stem-and-leaf display

E. None of the other choices is correct

Consider the following sample data:

25 11 6 4 2 17 9 6

For these data the median is_______________

A. 10

B. 7.5

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 3.5

It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry. Data were
randomly collected from 35 CEOs and the 94% confidence interval was calculated to be (3451260,
7536180). Which of the following interpretations is correct?

A. 94% of the sampled total compensation values fell between 3451260 and 7536180

B. We are 94% confident that the mean of the sampled CEOs falls in the interval 3451260 to 7536180
C. In the population of Service industry CEOs, 94% of them will have total compensations that fall in the
interval 3451260 to 7536180

D. We are 94% confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs in the Service industry falls in
the interval 3451260 to 7536180

The number of calls received by a car towing service averages 21.6 per day (per 24-hour period). After
finding the mean number of calls per hour, find the probability that in a randomly selected hour the
number of calls is 4.

A. 0.01389

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 0.01000

D. 0.01111

E. 0.01223

In a simple linear regression model the slope coefficient measures________

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. the ratio Y/X

C. the change in Y which the model predicts for a unit change in X

D. the change in X which the model predicts for a unit change in Y

E. the value of Y for any given value of X

Suppose data is obtained from 20 pairs of (x,y) and the sample correlation coefficient is 0.7. Find the test
statistic if you want 95% confident that there exist a significant positive linear correlation between x and
y.
A. None of the other choice is correct

B. 4.16

C. 4.27

D. 0.05

E. 4.38

A batch of 50 machined parts contains 5 that do not conform to customer requirements. Determine the
range of the random variable that is the number of parts that do not conform to customer requirements
in a sample of 8 parts selected without replacement from the batch.

A. {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. {0, 1, ..., 8}

D. {0, 1, 2, ..., 50}

A. (I)

B. (III)

C. (IV)

D. (II)

A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Use the normal approximation
formula for the Binomial distribution to find the probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9
result in sales.

Let P(Z < -1.13) = 0.1268 and P(Z < -0.81) = 0.2089.

A. 0.7911
B. 0.8732

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 0.1241

E. 0.6421

A polltaker asked graduating college seniors how many times they had given blood in the last year. The
results of the survey are given in the table. The random variable X represents the number of times a
person gave blood and P(x) represents the probability of selecting a graduating college who had given
blood that percent of the time. What is the standard deviation for the number of times a person gave
blood based on this poll?

A. 2.23

B. 1.40

C. 1.16

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 1.34

A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the population
favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in order to be 99% confident
that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 6%?

A. 461

B. 921

C. 378

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. 11

A
For each of the following pairs of events, which are subsets of the set of all possible outcomes when a
coin is tossed three times, choose the pair(s) is (are) independent.

A. All of the others

B. E1: the first toss comes up tail; E2: the second coin comes up head.

C. E1: the first toss comes up tail; E2: first, second and third toss, come up head in a row

D. E1: the second toss comes up tail; E2: second, and not third toss, come up head in a row

A. (iv)

B. (i)

C. (ii)

D. (iii)

E. None of the other choices is correct

Which of the following is the most frequently used measure of variation?

A. The mode

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. The range

D. The standard deviation

A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 52% take blood pressure-lowering medication,
43% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 5% take both medications. What is the probability that a
senior citizen takes either blood pressure-lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication?

A. 1

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 0.85

D. 0.14

E. 0.90

A. (iii)

B. (ii)

C. (i)

D. (iv)

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. 0.96875

C. 0.875

D. 0.3125

E. 0.6875

A paper bag contains two red balls and one blue ball. A plastic bag contains three blue balls and one red
ball. A coin is tossed. If it falls heads up, the paper bag is selected and a ball is drawn. If the coin falls tails
up, the plastic bag is selected and a ball is drawn. If a red ball is selected, what is the probability that it
came from the paper bag?

A. 0.727

B. 0.819

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 0.338

E. 0.543

A
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators are interested in
determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to find a parking spot) of its
students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded their parking
times. Identify the sample of interest to the university administration.

A. parking times of the 130 students

B. location of the parking spot

C. parking time of a student

D. type of car (import or domestic)

You are dealt two cards successively without replacement from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Find
the probability that the first card is a two and the second card is a ten. Round your answer to three
decimal places.

A. 0.500

B. 0.250

C. 0.006

D. 0.994

E. None of the other choices is correct

The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years with a standard
deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the population variance. Assume the
data are normally distributed.

A. (3.1, 22.5)

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. (1.2, 9.7)

D. (3.2, 26.3)

E. (1.8, 5.1)
E

The random variable X represents the number of boys in a family of three children. Assuming that boys
and girls are equally likely, find the mean and standard deviation for the random variable X.

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. mean: 2.25; standard deviation: 0.76

C. mean: 1.50; standard deviation: 0.76

D. mean: 2.25, standard deviation: 0.87

E. mean: 1.50; standard deviation: 0.87

Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the population has a normal
distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a
standard deviation of 0.78.

A. (2.41, 3.42)

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. (2.37, 3.56)

D. (2.51, 3.21)

E. (2.28, 3.66)

An engineering professional body estimates that 70% of the students taking undergraduate engineering
courses are in favour of studying of statistics as part of their studies. If this estimate is correct, use the
normal formula for Binomial distributions to approximate the probability that more than 700
undergraduate engineers out of a random sample of 1000 will be in favour of studying statistics.

Let P(Z < 0.035 ) = 0.514; P(Z < 0) = 0.5.

A. 0.514
B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 0.486

D. 0.5

E. 0.643

Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site where he
captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four methods of data collection
was he using?

A. Surveying

B. Retrospective study

C. Experimentation

D. Observation

A. (ii)

B. (i)

C. (iv)

D. None of the other choices is correct

E. (v)

F. (iii)

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. 2.5

C. 4

D. 1.25

E. 2
a

Suppose data is obtained from 27 pairs of (x,y) and the sample correlation coefficient is 0.7.

Test the hypothesis that H : ρ =0 agianst H :ρ≠0 with α =0.05. Let t =2.06.

Select one:

a. reject the null hypothesis

b. do not reject the null hypothesis

a, d

The nine measurements that follow are furnace temperatures

recorded on successive batches in a semiconductor

manufacturing process: 953, 950, 948, 955, 951,

949, 957, 954, 955. Which the following statement is FALSE?

Select one or more:

a. Median: 952.44

b. Sample Standard Deviation: 3.09

c. Sample Variance: 9.53

d. Sample Mean: 953

If a psychologist observed that four 5-year-old children initiated 2, 4, 6, and 12 incidents of

aggression during a play period, the mean number of aggressive incidents for this group of

four children was

Select one:

a. 9

b. 6

c. 4

d. None of the other choices is correct

e. 5
a

The time between calls to a plumbing supply business is exponentially distributed with a

mean time between calls of 15 minutes. What is the probability that there are no calls within

a 45-minute interval?

Select one:

a. e^-3

b. e^3

c. e^-2

d. None of others

Given the equation of a regression line is 1= 3.5x - 5.4, what is the

best predicted value for y given x = - 1.2 .Assume that the variables x

and y have a significant correlation.

Select one:

a. 12.3

b. -6.9

c. -9.6

d. -12.3

Let C(n,k) be k-combination from n elements. You pick a bit string from the set of all bit

strings of length ten. Which the following statement is TRUE ? .

Select one:

a. All of the others.

b. P (the bit string begins and ends with 0) = 2^8/2^10

c. P(the bit string has exactly two 1s) = C(10,2)/2^10

d. P (the bit string has the sum of its digits equal to seven) = C(10,7)/2^10
c, d

In a particular production run, 20% of the chips are subjected to high levels of

contamination, 30% to medium levels of contamination, and 50% to low levels of

contamination. We have

Select one or more:

a. P(Not Fail | High) = 0.02

b. P(Fail | Low) = 0.4995

c. P(Not Fail | Medium) = 0.297

d. P(Fail | Medium) = 0.003

The daily intakes of milk (in ounces) for ten randomly selected people were: 22.3 12.9 23.1

26.3 10.8 26.8 27.4 29.7 19.0 19.9 Find a 99% confidence interval for the population

standard deviation σ. Given that s^2 =39.18. Let X^2 (0,0059) = 23,59; X^2 (0,9959) = 1.73.

Select one:

a. [0.89, 3.40]

b. [3.87, 14.28]

c. None of the other choices is correct

d. [3.74, 12.81]

e. [3.87, 12.81]

Which statement is true for the scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10?

Select one:

a. The mean is less than the mode.

b. The mean is greater than the median.

c. The mode is greater than the median.

d. The median is greater than the mean.

b

The national weather service says that the mean daily high temperature for October in a

large Midwestern city is 56°F. A local weather service wants to test the claim of 56°F

because it believes it is lower. A sample of mean daily high temperatures for October over

the past 31 years yields =54°F and s=5.6°F. Test the claim at α=0.01 significance level.

z(0.005) =2.58, z(0.01) =2.33

Select one:

a. I can say with 99 % confidence that the true mean temp is less than 56 F.

b. I can not say with 99 % confidence that the true mean temp is less than 56 F.

A random sample of size n₁ =16 is selected from a normal population with a mean of 84 and

a standard deviation of 8. A second random sample of size n₂ =9 is taken from another

normal population with a mean of 80 and standard deviation 12. Let X₁ and X₂ be the two

sample means. Find P(X₁ - X₂ ≤ 4.5).

Let P(Z≤ 0.11)=0.5438; Z is a normal standard random variable.

Select one:

a. None of others.

b. 0.4562

c. 0.6438

d. 0.5438

e. 1

A normal population has mean 96 and variance 14. How large must be the random sample

be if we want the standard error of the sample mean to be 1.5?

Select one:

a. 7
b. 9

c. 6

d. 8

e. None of others

Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation is

reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000 citizens yielded

2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true proportion of all

Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90% confidence interval. Let `

z_0.05 = 1.65 ; z_0.1 = 1.28`.

Select one:

a. (0.1577, 0.9673)

b. None of the other choices is correct

c. (0.4246, 0.4504)

d. (0.5496, 0.5754)

e. (0.0327, 0.8423)

Retrospective, Observational, Designed experiment are three basic methods of

Select one:

a. presentation data.

b. collecting data.

c. analyzing data.

In a factory manufacturing computer chips, when testing the product shipped, we choose

random 600 ICs and there are 15 ICs unsatisfactory. Call p the rate of IC do not meet

demand in the plant. Test H : p = 0.03 against H : p ≠ 0.03 using α = 0.05. Let z(0.025) =
1.96; z(0.05) = 1.65.

Select one:

a. Do not reject H₀

b. Reject H₀

Find the critical value for a two - tailed test H₁ : μ ≠ 10, α = 0.01, n= 30. Assume that the

data are normally distributed. Let z(0.05) = 1.645; z(0.025) = 1.96; z(0.01) = 2.33; t(0.005;29) = 2.756.

Select one:

a. 1.645; -1.645

b. 1.96; -1.96

c. 2.33; -2.33

d. 2.756; -2.756

e. None of the other choices is correct

Assume that the number of asbestos particles in a squared meter of dust on a surface

follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 10000. If a squared meter of dust is analyzed,

approximate the probability that more than 8050 particles are found.Let P( Z<-4) = 0; P(Z

<5) = 1; P( Z<0) = 0.5; Z is a standard normal random variable.

Select one:

a. None of others

b. 1.02

c. 1

d. 0

e. 0.5

Messages arrive at a switchboard in a Poisson manner at an average rate of five per hour.
Find the probability for each of the following event: "No message arrives within one hour"

Select one:

a. 0.4046

b. 0.4460

c. None of the other choices is correct

d. 0.0067

e. 0.4406

A sample preparation for a chemical measurement is completed correctly by 25% of the lab

technicians, completed with a minor error by 72% and completed with a major error by 3%.

a)If a technician is selected randomly to complete the preparation, what is the probability it

is completed without error? b) what is the probability that it is completed with either a minior

or a major error?

Select one:

a. 0.75 and 0.75

b. 0.25 and 0.25

c. 0.75 and 0.25

d. 0.25 and 0.75

e. None of the other choices is correct

The number of pounds of steam used per month by a chemical plant is thought to be related

to the average ambient temperature (in⁰F) for that month. The past year's usage and

temperature are shown in the following table:

-------------------------------------------

|Mon|Temp.|Usage/1000|Mon|Temp.| Usage/1000

|Jan. |21. |185.79. |July |68 | 621.55

|Feb.|24 |214.47 |Aug | 74. | 675.06

|Mar.|32. | 288.03 |Sep | 62. | 562.03

|Apr.|47 |424.84 |Oct | 50 |452.93

|May|50 |454.58 |Nov.| 41. | 369.95

|June|59 |539.03 |Dec.| 30. | 273.98

What is the estimate of expected steam usage when the average temperature is 55⁰F ?

Select one:

a. 34.29

b. 39.2

c. 33.17

d. None of the others.

An Izod impact test was performed on 20 specimens of PVC pipe. The sample mean is 1.25

and the sample standard deviation is 0.25. Find a 99% lower confidence bound on Izod

impact strength. Let t(0.01;19) =2.539; t(0.01;20) =2.528; t(0.005;19) =2.861; t(0.005;20) = 2.845.

Select one:

a. 1.123

b. 1.1086

c. 1.0901

d. None of the other choices is correct

e. 1.0910

Suppose Y has a hypergeometric distribution with N=20, n=4 and K=4. Find P(Y>2) and the

mean of Y.

Select one:

a. 0.0134 and 0.4

b. 0.0134 and 0.8

c. 0.0134 and 0.536

d. 0.9866 and 0.8

e. None of others.

Let the continuous random variable X denote the current measured in a thin copper wire in

milliamperes. Assume that the range of X is [0, 30 mA], and assume that the probability

density function of X is f(x)=0.25x with 0≤ x ≤30. What is the probability that a current

measurement is less than 14 mA?

Select one:

a. 24.5

b. 88

c. 112.5

d. None of others.

The nine measurements that follow are furnace temperatures recorded on successive

batches in a semiconductor manufacturing process (units are F): 910; 918; 922; 938; 915;

921; 925; 931; 929.

Find the sample mean, sample variance.

Select one:

a. 923.22 and 5.426

b. None of others

c. 923.22 and 8.59

d. 923.22 and 73.94

Suppose X has a continuous uniform distribution over the interval [-4,2]. Determine the

mean, variance, and standard deviation of X.

Select one:
a. -1; 3 and 1.732

b. 3; 4 and 2

c. 1; 4 and 2

d. None of others

In a study of the effects of acid rain, a random sample of 100 trees from a particular forest is

examined. Forty percent of the trees show some signs of damage. Which of the following

statements is correct?

Select one:

a. 40% is a parameter

b. Less than 40% of the trees in the forest show some signs of damage

c. 40% of all trees in the forest show some signs of damage

d. 40% is a statistic

e. More than 40% of the trees in the forest show some signs of damage

Suppose data is obtained from 20 pairs of (x,y) and the sample correlation coefficient is 0.9.

Test the hypothesis that H₀:p=0 versus H₁:p≠ 0 with α=0.05. Let t(0.025;18) =2.101.

Select one:

a. Do not reject H₀.

b. Reject H₀.

Give f(x)=0,75 . 0,25^x , x = 0,1,2... is the probability mass function. Which the following

statement is NOT TRUE?

Select one:

a. P(X = 2) = 3/64

b. All of the others

c. P(X ≥ 1) = 48/64

d. P(X ≤ 2) = 63/64

Test for significance of regression is the test of....

Select one:

a. None of others

b. H₀: β₁ = 0 versus H₁ : β₁ ≠ 0

c. H₀ : β₀ = 0 versus H₁ : β₁ ≠ 0

Which of the following cannot be a probability?

Select one:

a. 86%

b. 4/3

c. 1

d. 0.4

If we know that the length of time it takes a college student to find a parking spot in the

library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 3.5 minutes and a standard

deviation of 1 minute, find the probability that a randomly selected college student will find a

parking spot in the library parking lot in less than 3 minutes. Let P(Z < -0.62) = 0.2674; P(Z

< -0.5) = 0.3085; P(Z < -0.37) = 0.3551; P(Z< -0.87) = 0.1915.

Select one:

a. 0.3085

b. 0.3551

c. 0.2674

d. None of the other choices is correct

e. 0.1915

A manufacturer of electronic calculators takes a random sample of 1200 calculators and

finds that there are 8 defective units. Construct a 95% confidence interval on the population

proportion. Let z(0.025) =1.96.

Select one:

a. [0.0021, 0.0088]

b. [0.204, 0.208]

c. [0.0021, 0.274]

d. None of others

The amount of time that a customer spends waiting at an airport check - in counter is

random variable with mean 7.3 minutes and standard deviation 1.8 minutes. Suppose that a

random sample of n = 36 customers is observed. Find the probability that the average time

waiting in line for these customers is less than 8 minutes. Let P(Z≤ 5)=1; P(Z≤ 2.33)=0.99.

Select one:

a. 0.99

b. 0

c. None of the others

d. 1

An Izod impact test was perform on 20 specimens of PVC pipe. The sample standard

deviation was 0.25.

Test H₀ : σ = 0.1, H₁ : σ ≠ 0.1, using α = 0.01.

Let X²(0.005;19) = 38.58; X²(0.005;19) = 6.84.

Select one:
a. Reject H₀

b. Do not reject H₀

A random sample of size n₁ =28 is selected from a normal population with a mean of 62 and

a standard deviation of 7 . A second random sample of size n₂ = 67 is taken from another

normal population with mean 68 and standard deviation 9. Let X₁ and X₂ be two sample

means. Find the probability that X₂ - X₁ is less than 6. Let P( Z<0 )=0.5; P( Z<5)=1; P(

Z<2.5)= 0.979818.

Select one:

a. 0.474818

b. None of others

c. 0

d. 1

e. 0.5

Let >= be "greater than or equal", <= be "less than or equal".

The random variable X has a binomial distribution with

n = 10 and p = 0.5. Which in the following statements is TRUE?

Select one:

a. P (X >=9) = 0.0107

b. P(X = 5) = 0.2461

c. P (X <=2) = 0.0547

d. All of the others.

Data on oxide thickness of semiconductors are as follows: 425, 431, 416, 419, 421, 436,

418, 410, 431, 433, 423, 426, 410, 435, 436, 428, 411, 426, 409, 437, 422, 428, 413, 416.
Which the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?

Select one:

a. The point estimate of the variance of oxide thickness for all wafers in the population

is 82.4464

b. The point estimate of the standard deviation of oxide thickness for all wafers in the

population is 9.08

c. All of the others.

d. The point estimate of the mean oxide thickness for all wafers in the population is

423.33

Choose correct statements

Select one:

a. The significance level of the test is also called its β-error

b. The P-value is the smallest level of significance at which the null hypothesis would

be rejected.

c. Critical values are contained inside the critical region of the test.

An article in Human Factors (June 1989) presented data on visual accommodation (a

function of eye movement) when recognizing a speckle pattern on a high-resolution CRT

screen. The data are asfollows: 35.35; 67.79; 38.87; 40.18; 36.72; 53.77; 39.30; and 49.79.

The sample standard deviation is

Select one:

a. None of others

b. 11.173

c. 14.359

d. 43.975
d

Which following statement(s) is (are) true?

Select one:

a. Mechanistic model is not directly developed from our theoretical understanding of the

underlying mechanism.

b. Mechanistic model is not built from our underlying knowledge of the basic physiscal

mechanism.

c. Emprical model directly developed from our theoretical understanding of the

underlying mechanism.

d. Probability models help quantify the risk involved in statistical inference.

Suppose the random variable X has a geometric

distribution with a mean of 1.6. Find P(X=5).

Select one:

a. 0.0494

b. None of others

c. 0.0618

d. 0.01236

A major videocassette rental chain is considering opening a new store in an area that

currently does not have any such stores. The chain will open if there is evidence that more

than 25% households in the area are equipped with videocassette recorders (VCRs). It

conducts a telephone poll of 300 randomly selected households in the area and finds that

96 have VCRs. The value of the test statistic in this problem is approximately equal to

Select one:

a. 2.60

b. 2.80
c. None of the other choices is correct

d. 1.94

e. 1.30

Which correlation coefficient represents the strongest association between the X and Y

variables?

Select one:

a. r = 0.6

b. r = - 0.3

c. r = - 0.5

d. r = 0.2

We have created a 95% confidence interval for µ with the result (10, 15). What decision will

we make if we test H₀ : µ =16 versus H₁ : µ ≠ 16 at α = 0.05?

Select one:

a. We cannot tell what our decision will be from the information given.

b. Accept H₀ in favor of H₁ .

c. Reject H₀ in favor of H₁ .

d. Fail to reject H₀ in favor of H₁ .

A school survey found that 7 out of 30 students walk to school. If four students

are selected at random without replacement, what is the probability that all four

walk to school?

Select one:

a. None of others

b. 7/6750
c. 343/93690

d. 1/783

Let X be a continuous random with f(x) is probability density function.

Which the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?

Select one:

a. f(x) = 0.125x , 3 < x < 5 => E(X) = 4.083

b. f(x) = 0.25, 0 < x < 4 => E(X) = 2

c. All of the others

d. f(x) = 0.125x , 0 < x < 4 => E(X) = 2.6667

A random sample of 310 circuits generated 15 defectives. Use the data to test H₀ :p=0.05

versus H₁ :p≠0.05.Let z(0.025) =1.96; use α =0.05.

Select one:

a. Reject null hypothesis and conclude the true fraction of defective integrated circuits

is significantly less than 0.05, at α=0.05.

b. Do not reject null hypothesis and conclude the true fraction of defective integrated

circuits is not significantly less than 0.05, at α=0.05.

Two events A and B are such that P(A ∩ B) = 0.25 ,P(A U B)=0.65 and P(A|B)=0.5. Find

P(B|A).

Select one:

a. 1.15

b. 0.35

c. 0.5

d. 0.3
e. None of the other choices is correct

f. 0

Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data

in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called ...

Select one:

a. the scientific method.

b. statistical inference.

c. descriptive statistics.

d. sampling.

An Izod impact test was performed on 20 specimens of PVC pipe. The sample mean is x̅ =

1.25 and the sample standard deviation is s= 0.25. Find a 99% lower confidence bound on

Izod impact strength t(0.01;19) = 2.539, t(0.01;20) =2.528, t(0.005;19) =2.861, z(0.01) =2.33, z(0.005)
=2.58

Select one:

a. 1.1087 ≤ μ

b. 1.1058 ≤ μ

c. 1.1197 ≤ μ

d. 1.1081 ≤ μ

e. 1.0901 ≤ μ

The "cold start ignition time" of an automobile engine is being investigated by a gasoline

manufacturer. The following times (in seconds) were obtained for a test vehicle: 1.75, 1.92,

2.62, 2.35, 3.09, 3.15, 2.53, 1.91. The sample mean is _____

Select one:
a. 0.543

b. 2.440

c. None of the other choices is correct

d. 2.973

e. 2.415

Suppose that average number of accidents occurring weekly on a particular stretch of a

hightway equals 4. Calculate the probability that there is at least one accident this week.

Select one:

a. 0.5902

b. None of these

c. 0.8920

d. 0.9205

e. 0.9816

According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the standard

deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of

size 16.

Select one:

a. 1.98

b. 3.52

c. None of the other choices is correct

d. 1.88

e. 1.66

A bearing used in an automotive application is supposed to have a norminal inside diameter

of 1.5 inches. A random sample of 36 bearing is selected and the average inside diameter

of these bearing is 1.4895 inches. Bearing diameter is known to be normally distributed with

standard deviation p=0.02 inch. Test the hypotheses H₀ : µ=1.5 versus H₁ : µ ≠ 1.5 using

p=0.01

Let z(0.005) =2.58

Select one:

a. Do not reject null hypothesis.

b. Reject the null hypothesis.

The life in hours of a 400 - watt light is known to be normally distributed with standard

deviation of 25 hours.

A random sample of 20 lights has a mean life of 1014 hours. Construct a 95% two - sided

confidence interval on the mean life.

Let z(0.025) = 1.96

Select one:

a. (1003, 1025)

b. (1003, 1005)

c. None of others.

d. (1003, 1050)

Compute the standardized test statistic to test the claim σ² = 34.4 if n = 12, s =28.8, and

α=0.05.

Select one:

a. None of the other choices is correct

b. 265.23

c. 18.49

d. 0.49
e. 12.96

What are the median and mode of the following series : 2; 2; 2; 4; 4; 5; 5; 6; 8; 11; 12; 16;

18?

Select one:

a. 5 and 5

b. 5 and 2

c. 6 and 5

d. 5.5 and 2

e. None of the others

The following statements, which are true?

Select one:

a. When the number of observations is large, dot diagram is usually difficult to identify

any specific patterns in the variability.

b. Dot diagram is a very useful plot for displaying a small body of data.

c. Dot diagram is not a convenient way to see any unusual data features.

The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is being

studied. A random sample of 500 circuits is tested, revealing 20 defectives.

Calculate a 95% two _ side CI on the fraction of defective circuits produced by this

particular tool.

Let z(0.025) =1.96; z(0.05) =1.65.

Select one:

a. (0.5005; 0.5015)

b. (0.0398; 0.577)
c. (0.5007;0.5075)

d. None of the others

e. (0.0228; 0.0517)

The diameter of holes for a cable harness is known to have a normal distribution with

standard deviation 0.01 inch. A random sample of size 16 yield an average diameter of

1.5045 inch. Find a 99% two - side confidence interval on the mean hole diameter. Let

z(0.005) =2.58; z(0.01) =2.33.

Select one:

a. None of the other choices is correct

b. (1.4963; 1.5119)

c. (1.49805; 1.51095)

d. (1.4971; 1.5119)

e. (1.4971; 1.5127)

The sample space of a random experiment is {a,b,c,d,e} with probabilities 0.1; 0.2; 0.1; 04

and 0.2, respectively. Let A denote the event {a,b,c}, and let B denote the event {c,d,e}.

Determine: P(A∩B).

Select one:

a. None of the other choices is correct

b. 0.1

c. 0.2

d. 0.4

e. 1

A synthetic fiber used in manufacturing carpet has tensile strength that is normal distributed
with mean 65.5 psi and standard deviation 10. What is the probability that a random sample

of n=64 fiber specimens will have sample mean tensile strength that exceeds 65.75 psi? Let

P(Z≤ 0.5)=0.6915; P(Z≤ 0.2)=0.5792.

Select one:

a. 0.4208

b. 0.5792

c. 0.6915

d. None of these

e. 0.5695

If X is a continuous random variable, then

Select one:

a. None of others.

b. P(x < X <x ) = P(x ≤ X<x ) > P(x < X ≤ x ) = P(x ≤ X ≤ x )

c. P(x < X <x ) = P(x ≤ X<x ) = P(x < X ≤ x ) = P(x ≤ X ≤ x )

d. P(x < X <x ) = P(x ≤ X<x ) = P(x < X ≤ x ) < P(x ≤ X ≤ x )

If we know that the length of time it takes a college student to find a parking spot in the

library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 3.5 minutes and a standard

deviation of 1 minute, find the probability that a randomly selected college student will find a

parking spot in the library parking lot in less than 3 minutes. Let P(Z < -0.62) = 0.2674; P(Z

< -0.5) = 0.3085; P(Z < -0.37) = 0.3551; P(Z< -0.87) = 0.1915.

Select one:

a. 0.3551

b. 0.3085

c. None of the other choices is correct

d. 0.1915
e. 0.2674

The probability density function of X, the time it takes a hematology cell counter to complete

a test on a blood sample is f(x)=0.05 for 60 < x < 80 . Find E(X) and V(X).

Select one:

a. None of the other choices is correct

b. 5.77 and 75

c. 5.77 and 70

d. 70 and 5.77

e. 70 and 33.33

Transactions to a computer database are either new items or changes to previous items.

The addition of an item can be completed in less than 100 milliseconds 80% of the time, but

only 30% of changes to the previous item can be completed in less than this time. If 30% of

transactions are changes, what is the probability that a transaction can be completed in less

than 100 milliseconds?

Select one:

a. 0.09

b. 0.65

c. NOne of these

d. 0.35

e. 0.56

The mean water temperature downstream from a power plant cooling tower discharge pipe

should be no more than 100°F. Past experience has indicated that the standard deviation of

temperature is 2°F. The water temperature is measured on nine randomly chosen days, and
the average

temperature is found to be 98°F. Let P(Z<-3)=0.00135.

The P -value for this test is ___

Select one:

a. 0.091028

b. None of the other choices is correct

c. 0.00135

d. 0.045514

e. 0.99865

Eight measurements were made on the inside diameter of forged piston rings used in an

automobile engine. The data (in millimeters) are 74.10; 74.30; 74.15; 74.00; 74.25; 74.20;

74.05; and 74.14. Calculate the sample mean.

Select one:

a. 74.00875

b. None of these

c. 74.00578

d. 74.14875

e. 74.00815

An article describles the effect of delamination on the natural frequency of beams made

from composite laminates. Five such delaminated beams were subjected to loads, and the

resulting frequencies were as follows (in hertz): 230.66; 233.05; 232.58; 229.48; 232.58.

Calculate a 90% two - sided confidence interval on mean natural frequency. Let

t(0.05;4) =2.132; t(0.05;5) =2.015; t(0.1;4) =1.533; t(0.1;5) =1.476.

Select one:

a. (230.64; 230.65)
b. None of the other choices is correct

c. (231.63; 232.7)

d. (230.62; 230.72)

e. (230.29; 235.05)

A lot contains 15 castings from a local supplier and 35 castings from a supplier in the next

state. Two castings are selected randomly, without replacement, from the lot of 50. Let A be

the event that the first casting selected is from the local supplier and let B denote the event

that the second casting is selected from the local supplier. Determine: P(A) and P(A ∩ B).

Select one:

a. 0.03 and 0.09

b. None of the other choices is correct

c. 0.3 and 0.09

d. 0.375 and 0.1346

e. 0.09 and 0.3

Retrospective Study, observational study and designed experiment are three basis methods

of

Select one:

a. collecting data

b. analyzing data

c. using data to make decisions, solve problems.

d. showing data

e. None of these

A normal population has mean 96 and variance 14. How large must be the random sample
be if we want the standard error of the sample mean to be 1.5?

Select one:

a. 7

b. 9

c. 8

d. 6

e. None of others

The nine measurements that follow are furnace temperatures recorded on successive

batches in a semiconductor manufacturing process (units are ⁰F): 920, 918, 922, 930, 915,

921,925, 931, 927.

Find the sample mean, sample variance.

Select one:

a. None of the others.

b. 923.22 and 29.44

c. 923.22 and 5.426

d. 922.22 and 54.26

The compressive strength of concrete is normally distributed with µ=1200 psi and a . A

random sample of n=9 specimens will have a sample mean diameter that falls in the interval

from 1011 psi to 1230 psi. what is the standard error of the sample mean?

Select one:

a. 30/9

b. 400/3

c. 40

d. 10

e. None of the others

d

Suppose X has a hypergeometric distribution with N=20, n=4, and K=4. Find P(X=3) and

P(X ≤ 3).

Select one:

a. 0.9866 and 0.0134

b. None of the other choices is correct

c. 0.00021 and 0.99979

d. 0.0132 and 0.99998

e. 0.9866 and 0.00012

Let != be "not equal to".

The heat evolved in calories per gram of a cement mixture is approximately normally

distributed. The mean is thought to be 100 and the standard deviation is 2.

We wish test H₀ : µ=100 versus H₀ : µ!=100 with a sample of n=16.

If the acceptance region is define as 98.5 <= p<= 101.5, find the type I error probability

p.

Let P(Z <= -3)=0.00135; P(Z <= 3)=0.99865.

Select one:

a. 2.7

b. 0.0027

c. 1.27

d. None of the others.

Let X be a continuous uniform distribution over the interval [2.4; 5.2]. Find the mean and

standard deviation of X.

Select one:
a. None of the others.

b. 0.38 and 0.653

c. 3.8 and 0.653

d. 3.8 and 0.808

What is a method of collecting data?

Select one:

a. A case study.

b. A undesigned experiment.

c. A retrospective study using historical data.

d. All of the others.

Suppose data is obtained from 20 pairs of (x,y) and the sample correlation coefficient is 0.9.

Test the hypothesis that H₀ :p=0 versus H₁ :p≠ 0 with α=0.05. Let t(0.025;18) =2.101.

Select one:

a. Reject H₀ .

b. Do not reject H₀ .

A normal population has mean 76 and variance 9. How large must be the random sample

be if we want the standard error of the sample mean to be 1.1?

Select one:

a. 6

b. 7

c. 9

d. None of the others

e. 8
a

A random sample of n=25 observations was made on the time to failure of an electronic

component and the temperature in the application environment in which the component was

used. Given that r=0.72, test the hypothesis that ρ=0, using α =0.05.Let t(0.025;23) =2.069.

Select one:

a. Reject H₀ .

b. Do not reject H₀ .

An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The

population standard deviation is known to be USD1000. A random sample of 50 individuals

resulted in an average income of USD15000. What total sample size would the economist

need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the width of the interval should not be more

than USD100?

Let z = 1.96.

Select one:

a. n=40

b. n = 385

c. n=20

d. n = 1537

Some fields in statistics:

Select one:

a. quantifying the risks involed in decisions made every day.

b. the collection, presentation, analysis and use of data to make decisions, solve

problems.
a

An engineer who is studying the tensile strength of a steel alloy intended for use in golf club

shafts knows that tensile strength is approximately normally distributed with standard

deviation 50 psi. A random sample of 16 specimens has a mean tensile strength of 3450

psi. Test the hypothesis that mean strength is 3500 psi. Use α=0.01. Let z(0.05) =2.58;

z(0.2) =1.29.

Select one:

a. Reject the null hypothesis and conclude the true mean tensile stength is significantly

different from 3500 at α=0.01.

b. Do not reject the null hypothesis and conclude the true mean tensile stength is

significantly different from 3500 at α = 0.01.

A box contains eight red balls, four green balls and ten yellow balls. A ball is selected at

random from the box that is not a red ball. What is the probability that it is a green ball?

Select one:

a. 2/3

b. 3/5

c. 2/7

d. None of the other choices is correct

e. 1

In its standardized form, the normal distribution

Select one:

a. cannot be used to approximate discrete probability distributions.

b. has a mean of 1 and a variance of 0.

c. has an area equal to 0.5.

d. be used to approximate discrete probability distributions

b

Suppose that P(A|B)=0.2 and P(B)=0.6. Find P(A∩B).

Select one:

a. 0.08

b. 0.12

c. 0.48

d. 0.8

e. None of these others.

Two different tests are designed to measure employee productivity and dexterity. Several

employees are randomly selected and tested with these results.

|Productivity,x| 3| 5| 8| 2| 1|

|Dexterity,y. | 9| 3| 9| 4| 7|

Find the equation of the regression line.

Select one:

a. ŷ = 5.49+0.24x

b. None of the other choices is correct

c. ŷ = 75.3-0.329x

d. ŷ = 10.7+1.53x

e. ŷ = 2.36+2.039x

Assume that a 95% confident interval for mean of population is (12, 18).

What is decision will we make if we test H₀ : µ=11 versus H₁ : µ ≠ 11 at α = 0.05 ?

Select one:

a. Reject H

b. Do not reject H
c. None of others

Let X be a binomial random variable with p=0.1 and n=10. Calculate the following

probability:

P(X>2) and P(X` <= `8).

Select one:

a. 0.0702 and 0

b. 0.702 and 1

c. 0.702 and 0.999

d. None of others.

e. 0.9892 and 1

Five following data pairs show that price sale depends on taxes : (3,12); (5,15); (2,7); (7;18);

(9,20). Where the first value is tax.

Find the equation of the regression line.

Select one:

a. ŷ=5.427-1.7256x

b. ŷ=-5.427+1.7256x

c. ŷ=5.427

d. ŷ=5.427+1.7256x

e. None of the others

A random sample of 30 observations was made on the diameter of spot welds and the

corresponding weld shear strength. Given that r=0.62, test the hypothesis that ρ=0, using α

=0.01.Let t(0.005;28) =2.763.

Select one:
a. Reject H₀

b. Do not reject H₀

When an ordered set of data is divided into four equal parts, the division point is called:

Select one:

a. mean

b. percentile

c. median

d. quartile

Which following statement(s) is (are) true?

Select one:

a. Observational Study is a basic method of presentation data

b. Observational Study is a basic method of analysis data

c. None of these

d. Observational Study is a basic method of collecting data

The amount of time that a customer spends waiting at an airport check - in counter is

random variable with mean 7.3 minutes and standard deviation 1.8 minutes. Suppose that a

random sample of n = 36 customers is observed. Find the probability that the average time

waiting in line for these customers is less than 8 minutes. Let P(Z≤ 5)=1; P(Z≤ 2.33)=0.99.

Select one:

a. 1

b. 0

c. None of the others

d. 0.99
a

The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is being

studied. A random sample of 500 circuits is tested, revealing 20 defectives.

Calculate a 95% upper confidence bound on the fraction of defective circuits.

Let z(0.025) =1.96; z(0.05) =1.65.

Select one:

a. (0; 0.0545)

b. None of others

c. (0; 0.4545)

d. (0; 0.5445)

Messages arrive at a switchboard in a Poisson manner at an average rate of five per hour.

Find the probability for each of the following event: "No message arrives within one hour"

Select one:

a. 0.4406

b. None of the other choices is correct

c. 0.4460

d. 0.4046

e. 0.0067

Let the continuous random variable X denote the current measured in a thin copper wire in

milliamperes. Assume that the range of X is [0, 30 mA], and assume that the probability

density function of X is f(x)=0.25x with 0≤ x ≤30. What is the probability that a current

measurement is less than 14 mA?

Select one:

a. 112.5
b. None of others.

c. 24.5

d. 88

The following statements, which are true?

Select one:

a. When the number of observations is large, dot diagram is usually difficult to identify

any specific patterns in the variability.

b. Dot diagram is a very useful plot for displaying a small body of data.

c. Dot diagram is not a convenient way to see any unusual data features.

Which following statement(s) is (are) true?

Select one:

a. None of these

b. Observational Study is a basic method of collecting data

c. Observational Study is a basic method of analysis data

d. Observational Study is a basic method of presentation data

Choose one true statement

Select one:

a. random sample is selected in such a way so that every possible sample has the

same probability of being selected.

b. random variable is a value that is less than 1.

Suppose you and a friend each choose at random an integer between 1 and 8, where your
number is written first and your friend's number second. Which the following statement is

TRUE ?

Select one:

a. P (you pick 5 and your friend picks 8) = 1/64

b. All of the others.

c. P (sum of the two numbers picked is < 4) = 3/64

d. P (both numbers match) = 8/64

For each of the following pairs of events, which are subsets of the set of all possible

outcomes when a coin is tossed three times, choose the pair(s) is (are) independent.

Select one:

a. E1: the second toss comes up tail; E2: second, and not third toss, come up head in a

row.

b. E1: the first toss comes up tail; E2: first, second and third toss, come up head in a

row.

c. All of the others.

d. E1: the first toss comes up tail; E2: the second coin comes up head.

Suppose the probability that item produced by a certain machine will be defective is 0.2.

Find the probability that 10 items will contain at most one defective item. Assume that the

quality of successive items is independent.

Select one:

a. 0.63

b. None of these

c. 0.37

d. 0.73

e. 0.27
d

Let <= be "less than or equal". Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform

distribution on the intergers 1<=x<=35. Determine the mean and variance of X.

Select one:

a. 17 and 102

b. 17.5 and 102

c. None of the others

d. 18 and 102

A naturalist leads whale watch trips every morning in March. The number of whales seen

has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 4.3. Find the probability that on a randomly

selected trip, the number of whales seen is 3.

Select one:

a. None of the other choices is correct

b. 0.3596

c. 0.1798

d. 0.5394

e. 0.3057

In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their

neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number

favoring the substation?

Select one:

a. 2.40

b. 0.55

c. 1.55
d. 0.98

e. None of the other choices is correct

The probability density function of the weight of packages delivered by a post office is

f(x)=50/(79x ) for 1<x<50 pounds.

Determine the mean and variance of weight.

Select one:

a. 0.0147 and 70.3

b. 4.3101 and 69

c. 2.4759 and 25,5155

d. None of these

e. 0.0147 and 69

The cumulative distribution function of a continuous random variable X is F(x) = a . Find

P(X<0.5).

Select one:

a. None of the others.

b. 0.15

c. 1

d. 0

Assume X is normally distributed with a mean of 10 and a standard deviation of 2. Which

the following statement(s) is (are) FALSE?

Let P(Z < 1.5)=0.93319; P(Z < 2)=0.97725; P(Z < -2)=0.02275;

P(Z < -3)=0.00135; P(Z < -4)=0; P(Z < -1)=0.158655.

Select one:
a. None of the others

b. P(-2 < X < 8) = 0.94034

c. P(X < 13) = 0.93319

d. P(6 < X < 14) = 0.9545

e. P(2 < X < 4) = 0.99878

Let X be the continuous random variable with cumulative distribution function F(x) = 1 - e^(-0.2x)

, x>0; find the probability density function of X.

Select one:

a. f( x ) = -0.2e^(-0.2x) , x>0

b. f( x ) = 1 - 0.2e^(-0.2x) , x>0

c. f( x) = 0.2e^(-0.2x) , x>0

d. None of others

The most frequently occurring data value is

Select one:

a. sample mode

b. quartile

c. sample median

d. percentile

The following data are the viscisity measurements for a chemical product observed hourly

(read from left to right). 47; 48; 48; 50; 51; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 60; 61; 62.

Calculate the sample mean and sample variance.

Select one:

a. 55.5 and 4.67

b. 54.5 and 4.76

c. 45.5 and 4.76

d. 44.5 and 22.64

The nine measurements that follow are furnace temperatures recorded on successive

batches in a semiconductor manufacturing process (units are F): 920, 918, 922, 930, 915,

921,925, 931, 927. Find the sample range and standard deviation.

Select one:

a. 16 and 5.426

b. 17 and 5.426

c. 15 and 5.426

d. None of the others.

The interquartile range (IQR) is ____

Select one:

a. Q₃ + Q₂

b. Q₂ - Q₁

c. Q₃ - Q₁

d. Q₃ + Q₁

e. Q₃ - Q₂

The "cold start ignition time" of an automobile engine is being investigated by a gasoline

manufacturer. The following times (in seconds) were obtained for a test vehicle: 1.75, 1.92,

2.62, 2.35, 3.09, 3.15, 2.53, 1.91. The sample mean is _____

Select one:

a. 2.415
b. 2.973

c. 2.440

d. 0.543

e. None of the other choices is correct

The variance of the scores 0, 1, 1, and 2 is

Select one:

a. 0.67

b. 1.7

c. 1

d. 0.25

Suppose that a random variable X has a continuous uniform distribution with f(x)=0.5 ,

where x is in [4,6].

Find the mean and variance of the sample mean of a random sample of size n = 40.

Select one:

a. 3 and 1/3

b. 3 and 40

c. 5 and 1/120

d. None of others

e. 5 and 1/3

A normal population has mean 110 and variance 49. How large must the random sample be

if we want the standard error of the sample average to be 1.7?

Select one:

a. None of others.
b. 17

c. 16

d. 16.11

e. 15

The compressive strength of concrete is normally distributed with µ=1200 psi and σ =30. A

random sample of n=25 specimens will have a sample mean diameter that falls in the

interval from 1011 psi to 1230 psi. What is the standard error of the sample mean?

Select one:

a. None of the others.

b. 30

c. 30/25

d. 6

e. 400

The life in hours of a 75 - watt light bulb is known to be normally distributed with standard

deviation 25 hours. A random sample of 20 bulbs has a mean life of 1014 hours. Construct

a 97% lower - confidence bound on the mean life. Let z(0.03) =1.89; z(0.05) =1.65; z(0.005) =2.58.

Select one:

a. 1005

b. 1023

c. 1003.4

d. None of the other choices is correct

e. 1025

A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive some
sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean randomly

selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid. Use a 90%

confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students who receive financial aid. Let

z(0.1) = 1.28 ; z(0.05) = 1.65.

Select one:

a. None of the other choices is correct

b. (0.433; 0.567)

c. (0.563; 0.723)

d. (0.533; 0.647)

e. (0.143; 0.641)

The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years with a

standard deviation of 2.3 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the population

variance. Assume the data are normally distributed. Let X²(0.01;11) = 24.72; X²(0.99;11) = 3.05.

Select one:

a. (1.5, 4.4)

b. (2.4, 19.1)

c. None of the other choices is correct

d. (2.2, 16.3)

e. (1.0, 8.3)

A hypothesis will be used to test that a population mean equals 5 against the alternative

that a population mean is less than 5 with known variance. What is the critical value for the

test statistic t₀ for the following significance level: α=0.05 and n=15.Let t(0.05;14) =1.761;

t(0.05;15) =1.753

Select one:

a. 1.761
b. 1.753

c. -1.761

d. -2.539

e. None of these

Assume that a 95% confident interval for mean of population is (12, 18).

What is decision will we make if we test H₀ : µ=11 versus H₁ : µ ≠ 11 at α = 0.05 ?

Select one:

a. Do not reject H₀

b. None of others.

c. Reject H₀

A melting point test of n = 10 samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket propellant

resulted in sample mean of 154.2⁰F. Assume that melting point is normally distributed with

σ=1.5⁰F. What is the P-value for the testing problem H₀ : µ=155 ; H₁ : µ ≠ 155, using α =

0.01 ? Let P(Z<-1.69)=0.0455.

Select one:

a. None of the other choices is correct

b. 0.233

c. 0.091

d. 0.058

e. 0.321

The number of pounds of steam used per month by a chemical plant is thought to be related

to the average ambient temperature (in⁰F) for that month. The past year's usage and

temperature are shown in the following table:

-------------------------------------------

|Mon|Temp.|Usage/1000|Mon|Temp.| Usage/1000

|Jan. |21. |185.79. |July |68 | 621.55

|Feb.|24 |214.47 |Aug | 74. | 675.06

|Mar.|32. | 288.03 |Sep | 62. | 562.03

|Apr.|47 |424.84 |Oct | 50 |452.93

|May|50 |454.58 |Nov.| 41. | 369.95

|June|59 |539.03 |Dec.| 30. | 273.98

Let y = steam usage and x = average temperature.

Test the hypothesis H₀ : ß₁ = 10 versus H₁ : ß₁ ≠ 10 using

p= 0.01. Let t_(0.005;10) =3.17

Select one:

a. Do not reject H0

b. Reject H0

The paired data below consist of the test scores of 6 randomly selected students and the

number of hours they studied for the test.

Hours 5 10 4 6 10 9

Score 4 8 3 6 9 8

Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r.

Select one:

a. -0.224

b. 0.973

c. -0.678

d. 0.678

A recent survey of banks revealed the following distribution for the interest rate being
charged on a home loan (based on a 30-year mortgage with a 10% down payment).

Interest rate 7.0% 7.5% 8.0% 8.5% 9.0%

Probability 0.12 0.23 0.24 0.35 0.06

If a bank is selected at random from this distribution, what is the chance that the interest

rate charged on a home loan will exceed 8.0%?

Select one:

a. 0.41

b. 1.00

c. 0.06

d. 0.59

The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. The
distribution of $$\overline{X} $$- $$\overline{Y}$$ is | b. normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 5/6.
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7
2 3 11 | a. 2.6
Survey responses of “ good, better, best”. which type of data is? | c. Ordinal
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p.
Round answer to the nearest tenth. n = 20; p = 3/5 | c. 12.0
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1. | a. 0.1587
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean temperature is
different from 45°F
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, and 35 orange candies. An
experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording its
color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | b. {red, yellow, orange}
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | c. 0.036
The amount of pyridoxine (in grams) per multiple vitamin is normally distributed with
$$\mu= 110$$ grams and $$\sigma = 25$$ grams. A sample of vitamins is to be
selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be less than 100 grams?
Let $$P(Z<-2)=0.023;P(Z<-0.4)=0.421;P(Z<0.07)=0.529;P(Z<0.75)=0.673$$. | a.
0.023
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen,
jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the expected
number of wins for the player? | c. 2.31
Researchers are concerned that the weight of the average American school child is
increasing implying, among other things, that children’s clothing should be
manufactured and marketed in larger sizes. If $$X$$ is the weight of school children
sampled in a nationwide study, then $$X$$ is an example of | d. a continuous random
variable.
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number
favoring the substation? | d. 1.55
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n
= 19 α = 0.025 | b. 8.231
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. What is the probability that a randomly chosen widget produced by the
company is defective? | d. 0.1175
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students are listed below.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$
$ Assume the data are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 | b.
(0.81, 1.83)
For large numbers of degrees of freedom, the critical χ2 values can be approximated
as follows: χ2 = (z + )2, where k is the number of degrees of freedom and z is the
critical value. To find the lower critical value, the negative z-value is used, to find the
upper critical value, the positive z-value is used. Use this approximation to estimate
the critical value of χ2 in a right-tailed hypothesis test with n =125 and α = 0.01. | a.
χ2 ≈ 162.833
Which statement is true for the scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10? | a. The mean
is greater than the median.
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the sample of interest to the university administration. | c. parking times of
the 130 students
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | a. 1.52
The standard IQ test has a mean of 96 and a standard deviation of 14. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | d. 34
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 55% of the time. If she shoots 8 arrows, what is
the probability that she gets exactly 4 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of
the others. | a. 0.2627
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | a. 0.7557
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.09 0.26 Democrat
0.22 0.2 Other 0.11 0.12 What is the probability that a voter who favors stronger gun
control laws is a Republican? | c. 0.214
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample
data: n = 25,$$\overline{x} = 951,$$ s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a
normally distributed population with σ = 28. | a. Normal
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | a. 0.89
Find the variance for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.17 0.28 0.05
0.15 0.35 | d. 2.46
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute.
Find the probability that between 5.0 gallons and 6.0 gallons are pumped during a
randomly selected minute. | d. 0.33
Construct the relative frequency distribution that corresponds to given frequency
distribution Scores 91-100 81-90 71-80 61-70 <61 Frequency 3 5 12 5 2 | b. Scores
91-100 81-90 71-80 61-70 <61 Relative Frequency 11.11% 18.52% 44.44% 18.52%
7.41%
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of
$700 per month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses as
PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month
had a PCE that falls below $550. | d. 0.0013
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 40 times. | c. 0.1210
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
< 0.14 n = 23 α = 0.10 | a. 14.042
The probabilities that a customer entering a particular bookstore buys 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or
5 books are 0.30, 0.20, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, and 0.05 respectively. For the probability
distribution above, find the variance. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b. 0.095089
A psychologist claims that more than 75 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 75 percent.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in E. | c. {2, 4, 6, 8,
10}
When conducting a t test for the correlation coefficient in a study with 16 individuals,
the degrees of freedom will be | d. 14.
Suppose that $$X$$ is a negative binomial random variable with $$p = 0.2$$ and $$r
= 4$$. Determine $$P(X=20)$$. | a. 0.0436
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random
sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How
many citizens would need to be sampled if a 95% confidence interval was desired to
estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | a. 379
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student between 2 and 12 minutes to park in the library
lot. | d. 0.556744
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 15 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$686.75 with a standard deviation of $256.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | d. ($513.17,
$860.33)
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | b.
0.343
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the left ofz =0.2is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right ofz = -0.2
| c. equal to
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 11.5 gallons per minute.
What is the probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping more
than 10.5 gallons per minute? | a. 0.50
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | d. 98
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the normal population mean
based on a sample of $$n = 25$$ where the standard deviation of the sample $$s =
0.05$$. What is the critical value? Let $
$t_{0.005,24}=2.7969;t_{0.01,24}=2.4922;z_{0.01}=2.33; z_{0.05}=2.58$$. | a.
2.7969
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.5 million with a standard
deviation of $0.7 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.1 million. | d. approximately 1
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 1
and 10 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the
random number generator generating a 7? | c. 1/10
The probability is 0.7 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than
$20. For random samples of 28 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who
spend less than $20. | c. 19.6
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 16. | b. 1.66
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given
frequency distribution | d.
A multiple choice test has 10 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only
one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all
questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly 3 questions correctly? |
a. 0.2503
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area
underthe curve to the right of 64. | d. 0.2525
In a sample of 10 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
63.4 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, $$\
sigma,$$ is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | b.
(61.9, 64.9)
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | a. descriptive statistics.
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 6 ounces. | c. 7
Police estimate that 25% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 6 drivers
at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | a. 0.178
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and
3.01. | a. 0.4987
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic
form. | b. H0: μ = 14 H1: μ < 14
A business venture can result in the following outcomes (with their corresponding
chance of occurring in parentheses) Highly Successful (10%), Successful (25%),
Break Even (25%), Disappointing (20%), and Highly Disappointing (?). If these are
the only outcomes possible for the business venture, what is the chance that the
business venture will be considered Highly Disappointing? | a. 20%
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assume that a hypothesis
test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | gun
control is 62% when it is actually different than 62%.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the population? | d. all custormers
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average
of $900 per month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses
as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE of between $775.00 and
$990.00? | c. .9579
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | c. 31.74%
In a random sample of 60 computers, the mean repair cost was $150 with a population
standard deviation of $36. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population
mean. | b. ($138, $162)
Let $$\overline{X}$$ denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16
taken from a normal distribution $$N(\mu, 36),$$ and let $$\overline{Y}$$ denote
the sample mean of a random sample of size n2 = 25 taken from a different normal
distribution $$N(\mu, 9).$$ Compute $$P(\overline{X} - \overline{Y}>5).$$ | d.
0.001
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 19 randomly selected students has a
mean age of 22.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.8 years. | d. (19.9, 24.9)
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches
is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 647 drowning deaths of
children with 30% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z
using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$. | d. 2.94
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the
mean? | c. 99.7%
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1050 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh.
For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy
consumption level is between 1100 kWh and 1225 kWh. | c. 0.1971
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following
confidence interval: Using the information above, what size sample would be
necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 2% using 99%
reliability? | c. 4118
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of the seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state
the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the
claim that the standard deviation is less than 14.7.
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | b. 0.7
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed | a. (3.2,
26.3)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 80% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | c. 8.6
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
30 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: μ
= 30 H1: μ > 30
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | b. The
area under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected, find the probability that at least two become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | b. 0.04
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of
32.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.2 oz. What is the probability that the volume of
soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 32 oz? | d. 0.4013
Both Fred and Ed have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop, a cherry drop, and a
lollipop. Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible pairs of candies
eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | b. LD-LD CD-LD LP-LP LD-
CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Using Excel to find three quartiles for the given data below: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36.
| b. 5.25, 12.5, 22.75
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in
100 births, 55 or more will be female. | b. 0.1841
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n =12, x = 5, p = 0.25 | d. 0.103
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $3.60 $4.50 $2.80
$6.30 $2.60 $5.20 $6.75 $4.25 $8.00 $3.00 Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. | b. ($3.39, $6.01)
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | c. In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean. 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | d. 16
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is
z = 1.43. | c. 0.0764
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students in a statistics class with
125 students are listed below. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 What is the effect
on the width of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 20? | b. The
width decreases.
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
Percentage 2 42.8 3 21.1 4 19.2 5 11.6 6 3.3 7+ 2.0 A family is selected at random.
Find the probability that the size of the family is 4 or more. Round your result to three
decimal places. | d. 0.169
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? |
a. The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 16 fluorescent light bulbs
has a mean life of 645 hours with a standard deviation of 31 hours. | c. (628.5, 661.5)
Survey responses of nationalities of survey respondents. which type of data is? | a.
Nomial
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. | d.
84.00%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 4, x = 3, p = 1/6 | a. 0.0154
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z
= -1.83. | c. 0.0336
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | d. 1.23
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that
shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability
distribution. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 P(x) 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.21 0.12 0.10 | c. 2.36
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
67,800, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | c. H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to 67,800 H1: μ,
the average attendance at games, is greater than 67,800
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 50°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | c. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean temperature equals
50°F when it really does equal 50°F.
A campus program evenly enrolls undergraduate and graduate students. If a random
sample of 4 students is selected from the program to be interviewed about the
introduction of a new fast food outlet on the ground floor of the campus building,
what is the probability that all 4 students selected are undergraduate students? | a.
0.0625
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | a. HH HT TH TT
The number of power outages at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with
a mean of 6 outages per year. The probability that there will be exactly 3 power
outages in a year is | b. 0.0892
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 7. | c. 1/6
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it
is not defective? | d. 0.92
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.6 and a standard
deviation of 0.4. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.2
and 3? | c. 68%
When is the correlation coefficient zero? | a. when there is no linear correlation
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | d. regardless of the shape of the population.
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
> 26.1 n = 9 α = 0.01 | c. 20.090
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution $$N(\mu, 3300^2).$$ Compute $$P(\overline{X}-\
overline{Y} <-2500).$$ | b. 0.0314
Find the mean of thefollowing probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.19 0.37 0.16
0.26 0.02 | c. 1.55
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z =
2.5. | c. bigger than
Find the percentile for the data point. data set: 3 11 8 6 3 3 11 6 3 11 2 11 15 4 9 3 12
8 6 11 data point: 6 | b. 35
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0 n =
10 α = 0.01 | d. 1.735, 23.589
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean
number of hours per week that they watched television was 19.6 with a standard
deviation of 5.8 hours. | d. (17.47, 21.73)
Let X be a random variable has the following uniform density function f(x) = 0.1
when 0< x < 10. What is the probability that the random variable X has a value
greater than 5.3? | b. 0.47
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet
site where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the
four methods of data collection was he using? | b. Retrospective study
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n=25 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 0.05, the critical value
of t will be | b. 2.7969.
Suppose that P(A B) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.4. Determine P(A' and B). | a. 0.28
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.2
millimeters? | d. 0.65
Suppose that $$X$$ has the probability density function $$f(x)=1.5x^2$$ for $$-1
Chọn một câu trả lời | d. 0.125
Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the
pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black
gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black Create the
sample space of possible outcomes. | b. WW, BW
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 8.5 to 10.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 9.2
millimeters? | b. 0.65
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
c. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight
is at least
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | c. HHH HHT
HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.37
0.05 0.13 0.25 0.20 | a. 1.60
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine
has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces
and a standard deviation of 0.2-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly
selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean
weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.6 ounces. | a. approximately 0
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library
parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 4.0 minutes and a standard
deviation of 1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student
will take between 2.5 and 5.0 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. | c.
0.7745
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | b. 221
A psychologist claims that more than 3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | most 3 percent
when it is actually more than 3 percent.
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered
87% of the time. Find the probability that 4 of 7 stolen cars will be recovered. | a.
0.044
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is
not between 44 and 56 is | d. 0.3174.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
16 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. |
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of
data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called | c.
descriptive statistics.
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.11 0.27 Democrat
0.25 0.16 Other 0.15 0.06 What is the probability that a Democrat opposes stronger
gun control laws? | a. 0.390
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18,
31, 46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | d. 46 miles
We have created a 95% confidence interval for $$\mu$$ with the result (10, 15).
What decision will we make if we test $$H_0: \mu =16$$ versus $$H_1: \mu eq 16$$
at $$\alpha= 0.05$$? | b. Reject $$H_0$$ in favor of $$H_1$$.
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p = 0.62 H1: p ≠ 0.62
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | a. P(x > 7) =
P(x ≥ 8)
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | c. 0.262
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(m, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the
sample mean $$\overline{X}$$ - $$\overline{Y}.$$ | a. normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 1347.22
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a
two-tailed test. | c. ±1.96
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | b. 0.57
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | b. 8.66
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. |
d. 0.082085
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 4 or 12. | a. 1/9
According to the Center for Disease Control, 41.5% of babies born in the U.S. in 2004
were still being breastfed at 6 months of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S.
in 2004 are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of them were
breastfed for at least 6 months? | a. 0.12
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -1.1 and z = 1.5. | b. equal to
A polltaker asked graduating college seniors how many times they had given blood in
the last year. The results of the survey are given below. The random variable x
represents the number of times a person gave blood and P(x) represents the
probability of selecting a graduating college who had given blood that percent of the
time. What is the standard deviation for the number of times a person gave blood
based on this poll? x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 P(x) 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.12 0.07 0.04 0.02 | c. 1.54
Let $$X$$ be uniformly distributed over [0, 1]. Calculate $$E[X^3]$$. | b. 0.25
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | c. 68%
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation
and type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the
state and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political
Affiliation Given the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is
in a white collar job. | a. 0.526
The age distribution of students at a community college is given below. Age (years)
Number of students Under 21 409 21-24 404 25-28 276 29-32 155 33-36 97 37-40 63
Over 40 86 A student from the community college is selected at random. Find the
probability that the student is 21 years or over. Give your answer as a decimal
rounded to three decimal places. | d. 0.726
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days
and a standard deviation of 15 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at
least 300 days? | d. 0.0166
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 2%. If 29 houses
are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be
burglarized? | a. 0.557
Given that events A and B are mutually exclusive and P(A) = 0.2 and P(B) =0.7,
are A and B independent? | no
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with
a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability
that the diameter of a randomly selected pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? | d.
0.0668
Based on the scores 1, 9, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, and 8, a score of 4 is the | a. mean.
Compute the critical value $$z_{\alpha/2}$$ that corresponds to a 94% level of
confidence. | b. 1.88
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows
that A and B are | b. independent but not disjoint.
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at
least 7 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the
probability that the student will pass the test? | a. 0.172
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) Frequency 35-39 1 40-44 3 45-49 5 50-54 11 55-59 7 60-64 7 65-69
1 | b. 53.4
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 13.5 gallons per minute.
Find the variance of the distribution. | b. 1.33
Friskie is having her fifth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create
the sample space of possible outcomes. | c. NNR NNN
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household own 2 cars
is: | b. 0.69
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a
year is: | c. 0.12
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$$ | d. (2.2,
5.8)
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz
=2.7 and z = 2.9. | c. bigger than
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values
of n and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. n = 2661; p = 0.63 | d. 24.91
Survey responses of temperatures of the ocean at various depths. which type of data
is? | a. Interval
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | c. 0.400
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | d. 89.6
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1 centimeter. A
random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. What is the standard error for the
sample mean? | a. 0.029
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | c. -1.2798
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one
decimal place. | a. 76.4
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 124 and
a standard deviation of 6.4. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability
that their mean blood pressure will be less than 126. | c. 0.9938
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/51949. For people who play 560
times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | b.
0.1038
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm
with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random
sample of 100 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.851 cm? | b. 0.1587
Suppose that a number of miles that a car can run before its battery wears out is
exponentially distributed with an average value of 10000 miles. If a person desires to
take a 5000-mile trip, what is the probability that she will be able to complete her trip
without having to replace her car battery? | c. 0.6
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by
major. Major Frequency Engineering 868 English 2073 Mathematics 2164 Chemistry
318 Physics 856 Liberal Arts 1358 Business 1676 What is the probability that a
randomly selected degree is not in Mathematics? | b. 0.768
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | c. 0.6826
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the probability that Z lies between -1.10 and -
0.36. | c. 0.2237
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected number of
males who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | c. 45.7
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected, find the probability that from two to four become vice
presidents. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places
after the decimal point.) | c. 0.034
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 16 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1587
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p.
Round answer to the nearest tenth. n = 33; p = 0.2 | b. 6.6
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb
and a standard deviation of 6. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability
that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18.6 lb. | a. 0.6730
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 5 years or more. | d. 0.229790
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3%
speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from
the college speaks Spanish but not French? | d. 0.19
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 20
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ | c.
(3.3, 15.6)
Construct the boxplot for the given data below: 3, 3, 5, 6, 4, 9, 8, 9, 6. | d.
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | c. 1.67
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ ≠ 9.3 n =
28 α = 0.05 | c. 14.573, 43.194
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 20 inches and a standard
deviation of 4 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is the
probability of a sample mean between 20 and 21. | b. 0.4772
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number
of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of x are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table.
X(girls) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 P(X) 0.000 0.001 0.006 0.022 0.061 0.122
0.183 0.209 0.183 0.122 0.061 0.022 0.006 0.001 0.000 Find the probability of
selecting 9 or more girls. | c. 0.212
The random variableX represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the mean and standard deviation
for the random variable X. | a. mean: 1.50; standard deviation: 0.87
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18
ounce. The cans only hold 12.45 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.45
ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special
cleaning process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can
will need to go through this process? | c. 0.1587
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,825 hours. | a. 0.1056
A psychologist claims that more than 6.3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 6.3% H1: p > 6.3%
A major videocassette rental chain is considering opening a new store in an area that
currently does not have any such stores. The chain will open if there is evidence that
more than 25% households in the area are equipped with videocassette recorders
(VCRs). It conducts a telephone poll of 300 randomly selected households in the area
and finds that 96 have VCRs. The value of the test statistic in this problem is
approximately equal to | c. 2.80
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | d. The number of
employees of an insurance company
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 900 hours
of use is 0.2. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at least one
of them lasts 900 hours or more? | b. 0.992
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, and the original population is not
normally distributed. | a. Yes
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | d. The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data:
n = 24, $$\overline{x} = 101,$$ s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a
population with a distribution that is very far from normal, and σ is unknown. | b.
Neither
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.10. | a.
37.3
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at least one head? | a. 7/8
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
60,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify
the type II error for the test. | most 60,000, when it is actually greater than 60,000.
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | a. 2.5
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of
50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | d. $465.23
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a
right-tailed test. | b. +1.34
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of
size n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution
of a statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | c. i) and iv)
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
11 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p
= 0.0011 H1: p < 0.0011
According to a CNN poll taken in February of 2008, 67% of respondents disapproved
of the overall job that President Bush was doing. Based on this poll, for samples of
size 200, what is the mean number of American adults who disapprove of the overall
job that President Bush is doing? | d. 134
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial
aid. | d. 0.59 ± 0.068
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | a. number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 15% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 150 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 20 no-shows. | c. 0.251
The name of each contestant is written on a separate card, the cards are placed in a
bag, and three names are picked from the bag. Identify which of these types of
sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | c. Random
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a hypothesis test of
the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. |
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of $3120 and a
population standard deviation of $677. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 95% confidence level. | c. ($2910, $3330)
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The normally population standard deviation is known to be $1000. What total
sample size would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the
width of the interval should not be more than $100? Let $$z_{0.025}=1.96;
z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | a. n = 1537
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | a. 0.254811
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 8.7 hours. | c. 0.1469
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | c. 0.8
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 90\% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students who
receive financial aid. Let $$z_{0.1}=1.28;z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | c. (0.533; 0.647)
To determine the mean of a binomial distribution, it is necessary to know the number
of successes involved in the problem. | a. False
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | b. P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2
≤ x < 8)
Find the normal-curve area between z = -1.48 and z = 0. | d. 0.4306
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate
bar - licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana -
licorice stick licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that at
least one chocolate bar was eaten. | a. 5/9
A study of 1000 randomly selected flights of a major airline showed that 782 of the
flights arrived on time. What is the probability of a flight arriving on time? | a.
391/500
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g
and a standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | c.
1.96%
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the mean number favoring the
substation? | c. 12
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1900
miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 56,010
miles and 56,580 miles? | b. 0.0180
According to a 2007 report published by the National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 59% of teens have family dinners five or
more times a week, 13% of teens have used marijuana and the proportion of teens
who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana is 0.64. What is the
probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a week and uses
marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | b. 0.08
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
Percentage 2 45.1 3 22.2 4 19.7 5 8.0 6 3.1 7+ 1.9 A family is selected at random.
Find the probability that the size of the family is less than 6. Round your result to
three decimal places. | c. 0.950
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: σ = 14.7 H1: σ < 14.7
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | b. binomial distribution.
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a
dime are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | d.
{0, 1, 2}
The use of the Poisson distribution requires a value n which indicates a definite
number of independent trials. | a. False
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | d. statistical inference.
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 65% with a standard deviation of
7.1. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between
50 and 70 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | a. 0.74
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings per share
to help him select a stock for investment. What type of the description is? | c.
Observation study
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size
16. | d. 3.52
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic
accidents reported in a day in Hanoi. X 0 1 2 3 4 5 P(X) 0.10 0.20 0.45 0.15 0.05 0.05
The probability of more than 2 accidents is | d. 0.25
A Type II error is committed when | c. we don't reject a null hypothesis that is false.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is
z = 0.52. | b. 0.3015
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 65.7% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if two
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | d. 0.88
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to
discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would
like more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk
about school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages
were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all
teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence
level. | c. 0.37 ± .053
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | c. Statistics is used to answer
questions with 100% certainty.
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | a. (189.5, 194.5)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that between 15 and 18 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1598
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | c. 0.625
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size
sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.08
using 95% confidence? | a. 150
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | a. 0.1587.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z
= -2.05. | b. 0.0202
Suppose that11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random, what is
the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | c. 0.1139
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 52% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 43% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 5% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | d. 0.90
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation. Let $$\
chi_{0.005,15}^2=32.8;\chi_{0.995,15}^2=4.6$$. | a. (1.5, 4.0)
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. | b.
0.8708
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1. If 23 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | d. 0.0577
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a year is: |
b. 0.48
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following
is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those
people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest
whole number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a
systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | c. 35%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 64, x = 3, p = 0.04 | c. 0.221
Private colleges and universities rely on money contributed by individuals and
corporations for their operating expenses. Much of this money is put into a fund
called an endowment, and the college spends only the interest earned by the fund. A
recent survey of 8 private colleges in Vietnam revealed the following endowments (in
millions of dollars) 60.2, 47.0, 235.1, 490.0, 122.6, 177.5, 95.4, and 220.0. What
value will be used as the point estimate for the mean endowment of all private
colleges in Vietnam? | a. $180.975
The number of 113 calls in Hanoi, has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 10 calls a
day. The probability of seven 113 calls in a day is | b. 0.09
Find the normal-curve area between z = -2 and z = -1. | c. 0.1359
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | a. 0.8805
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 24 and 28. | c. 0.2295
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that | a. Both of the
above.
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency Number of respondents
Never 1020 Less than once a year 302 Once a year 571 Several times a year 502 Once
a month 308 Two-three times a month 380 Nearly every week 240 Every week 839
More than once a week 329 What is the probability that a randomly selected
respondent attended religious services more than once a year? | a. 0.58
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | d. 1.9703
The paired data below consist of the test scores of 6 randomly selected students and
the number of hours they studied for the test. Hours 5 10 4 6 10 9 Score 4 8 3 6 9 8 $$
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient $$r$$. | d. 0.973
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at
which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | c. 6.9 minutes
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 25 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 81.5 with a standard deviation of 10.2. | c. (77.29, 85.71)
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less
than 15 minutes? | d. 0.9765
A student randomly selects 10 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.75 with a standard
deviation of $1.50. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed. | a. ($1.03, $2.74)
If $$n = 10$$ and $$p = 0.70$$, then the standard deviation of the binomial
distribution is | d. 1.45
A telemarketer found that there was a 1% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 5 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls. |
b. 0.9599
Which of the following cannot be a probability? | c. 4/3
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. | a. 3.96
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 3377.2 and a standard deviation of 847.4.
Assuming the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the
states had property crime rates between 2360 and 4055? | a. 0.67
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | d. 0.279
The random variableX represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 3/17 5/17 6/17 2/17 1/17 | c.
mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | c. 0.5000
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is
the probability it was produced by the new machine? | b. 0.511
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g
and a standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | b.
1.96%
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 144 mmHg? | d. 95%
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What is the probability
that a randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7 minutes? | c. 0.917915
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over [10, 70]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation is between 13 and 65. | c. 0.87
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their average
score was 192 with a standard deviation of 8. | c. (186.3, 197.7)
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.75 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
c. 0.25
An article in Concrete Research presented data on compressive strength $$x$$ and
intrinsic permeability $$y$$ of various concrete mixes and cures. Summary quantities
are $$n = 14,\sum y_i=572,\sum y_i^2=23,\sum x_i=43, \sum x_i^2=157.42$$, and $
$\sum x_i y_i=1697.8$$. Assume that the two variables are related according to the
simple linear regression model. Calculate the least squares estimates of the slope. | a. -
2.33
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 1.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| b. 0.60653
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | d. 0.7, if A
and B are independent.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a
grade point average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78. | d. (2.51, 3.21)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches
and a standard deviation of 2.1 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | d. 0.0021
A random sample of 56 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours with a
population standard deviation of 31 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean. | b. (636.9, 653.1)
A recent survey of banks revealed the following distribution for the interest rate being
charged on a home loan (based on a 30-year mortgage with a 10% down payment).
Interest rate 7.0\% 7.5\% 8.0\% 8.5\% 9.0\% Probability 0.12 0.23 0.24 0.35 0.06 $$
If a bank is selected at random from this distribution, what is the chance that the
interest rate charged on a home loan will exceed 8.0%? | b. 0.41
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The
current owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the
buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that
they are 99% confident that the margin of error is within 3%? | d. 1842
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart | beer bash = 4/3 toga = 2 beer
bash = 4 maquerade (<0.5) , have 1.0 and 0.5
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most three boys in ten births. | c. 0.172
A salesperson knows that 20% of his presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations between 14 and 18, inclusive, result in
sales. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to 4 decimal places
after the decimal point.) | b. 0.98
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -0.2 and z = 0.2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -0.3 and z = 0.3. | a. smaller than
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
19 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
d. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than
19 in ten thousand.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | b. 217
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire
in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503
0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | a. 0.465
Six pairs of data yield $$r = 0.444$$ and the regression equation $$\hat y= 5x+2.$$
Also, $$\overline{y}=18.3$$. What is the best predicted value of $$y$$ for $$x=5$$?
| b. 18.3
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming
that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate
between 5 and 7 percent? | b. 0.39
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month without a breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to 3 decimal places after the decimal point.) | a. 1.6
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
a. 0.117
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 6%? | d. 461
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 40? | c. 0.2
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample
data: n = 15, $$\overline{x} = 103,$$ s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from
a normally distributed population with unknown μ and | c. Student t
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.1 for a
two-tailed test. | c. ±1.645
If either event A or event B must occur, then events A and B are said to be | b. None
of the others.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and
with a standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population
mean, $$\mu,$$ if $$\alpha = 0.02$$. Let $
$z_{0.01}=2.33;z_{0.02}=2.05;t_{0.01,149}=2.35;t_{0.02,149}=2.07$$. | b. (2.71,
3.01)
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and
the sample statistics include n =1158 subjects with 30% saying that they play a sport.
Find the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\
frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$ | c. -13.61
If a psychologist observed that four 5-year-old children initiated 2, 4, 6, and 12
incidents of aggression during a play period, the mean number of aggressive incidents
for this group of four children was | c. 6
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | b. 39.3
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true
proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90%
confidence interval. | d. 0.5625 ±0 .0129
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of
retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a
double satellite media. X 0 1 2 3 P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05 $$ The variance for the
number of retransmissions is | b. 0.8
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | c. -0.99
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | b. 0.2946
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.30 0.40 0.20 0.06
0.04 | a. mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c. An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
26. | d. 15.6
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x(minutes) f 0.5-1.5 15 1.5-
2.5 20 2.5-3.5 15 3.5-4.5 20 4.5-5.5 30 | b. 3.3 and 1.4599
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends less
than 48 minutes in the supermarket. | c. 0.6915
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 20 college students had mean
annual earnings of $3120 with a standard deviation of $677. | d. ($2803, $3437)
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance. Assume the data are normally distributed. Let $$\
chi^2_{0.01,11}=24.72;\chi^2_{0.99,11}=3.05$$. | a. (2.4, 19.1)
49, 34, and 48 students are selected from the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classed
with 496, 348, and 481 students respectively. Identify which of these types of
sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | b. Stratified
The conditional probability of event G, given the knowledge that event H has
occurred, would be written as _____. | c. P(G H)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 2 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 0.002 H1: p < 0.002
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 40 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 50? | b. 0.25
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000, 2100).
To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
b. Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is
between 45 and 52 minutes? | c. 0.4947
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? A previous study indicates that the
proportion of households with two cars is 24%. | d. 1101
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and standard deviation of
0.8 pound. If a sample of 64 fish yields a mean of 3.4 pounds, what is probability of
obtaining a sample mean this large or larger? | d. 0.0228
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assuming that a hypothesis
test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that 62% of voters favor gun control.
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | a. 0.2478
The random variable X represents the number of credit cards that adults have along
with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard deviation. x 0 1 2 3
4 P(x) 0.49 0.05 0.32 0.07 0.07 | d. mean: 1.18; standard deviation: 1.30
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 8 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | d. 95%
In its standardized form, the normal distribution | b. be used to approximate discrete
probability distributions.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and
with a population standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 98% confidence level. | d. (2.71, 3.01)
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 12,246 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 12,246 currently in stock, and the warehouse
number and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced
in warehouse 2, find the probability it has an extra stiff shaft. | b. 0.219
Compute the standardized test statistic, $$\chi^2$$, to test the claim $$\sigma^2=
34.4$$ if $$n = 12, s =28.8$$, and $$\alpha=0.05$$. | b. 265.23
Two different tests are designed to measure employee productivity and dexterity.
Several employees are randomly selected and tested with these results. Productivity,x
3 5 8 2 1 Dexterity,y 9 3 9 4 7$$ Find the equation of the regression line. | b. $$\hat y
= 5.49+0.24x$$
A survey of the 9225 vehicles on the campus of State University yielded the following
circle graph Find the number of hatchbacks. Round the result to the nearest whole
number . | a. 2860
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the
mean. | c. 2.41%
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a
list of five possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is
taken, without replacement, from the group of five people. Using the letters A, B, C,
D, E to represent the five people, list the possible samples of size three and use your
list to determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 10
possible samples.) | e.
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 20% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 15 people with home-based computers were
randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability that exactly 5 of those
sampled have access to on-line services at home? | b. 0.1032
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household do not own 2
cars is: | a. 0.40
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $490 and a standard deviation of $45. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $525
a week? | b. 0.2177
Find the mode(s) for the given data | a. 6.8 and 6.5
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and
that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in
nontechnical terms. | c. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
standard deviation is different from 3.3 mg
The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following
probability distribution. x 3 6 9 12 15 P(x) 0.14 0.11 0.36 0.29 0.10 Find the mean of
thethis probability distribution. | b. 9.3
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month with one breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b.
There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less
than 3 in ten thousand.
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of
an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: Compute the range of
data. | a. 14
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked subjects whether they favored or opposed
the death penalty for persons convicted of murder and whether they favored or
opposed a law requiring a person to obtain a permit before he or she could buy a gun.
According to the survey results, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 67.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 52.7% were in favor of
both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of
either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | c. 0.947
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,800 and
$151,200 if the standard deviation is $1200. | d. 68%
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 70. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | c. 60
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted.
Identify the type II error for the test. | 3.3 mg when it is actually different from 3.3
mg.
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 81 women and 77 men. 18 of the
women and 19 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given
that it is a woman. | d. 0.222
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation $$\sigma$$
of a random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a
standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | a.
(7.5, 16.2)
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a
left-tailed test. | b. -1.645
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 20% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 15 people with home-based computers were
randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability that at least 1 of those
sampled have access to on-line services at home? | c. 0.9648
Which of the following is always true? | a. If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. | d.
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | d. 55.8
The editor of a particular women's magazine claims that the magazine is read by 60%
of the female students on a college campus. Find the probability that in a random
sample of 10 female students more than two read the magazine. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal point.) | c.
0.0512
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | d. 0.8732
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is? | b. Observation study
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 25,σ = 5.93, and the original population is normally
distributed. | b. Yes
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
23 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | gallon when it really is at most 23
miles per gallon.
A group of students were asked if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in
the table. If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he or she owns a
credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three decimal
places. | c. 0.833
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent.ComputeP($
$\overline{X} $$ - $$\overline{Y}$$ < -1.5) is | d. 0.0359
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | b. disjoint but not independent.
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.68. 11 people are selected at random from among those taking their
driving test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 11 people, the
number passing the test is between 2 and 4 inclusive? | b. 0.0308
If $$X$$ is uniformly distributed over the interval $$[0, 10]$$. Compute the
probability that $$2 < X < 9$$. | c. 7/10
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2600
miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than
57,400 miles? | a. 0.8413
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | a. 1068
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | a. 0.59
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, and C
is valid if A, B, and C are the only sample points in the experiment? | a. P(A) = 0,
P(B) = , P(C) =
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean
15 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | b. 0.0667
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected. Find the probability that at least three become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | d. 0.0064
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
19 miles per gallon in the city. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion
in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
mean is greater than 19 miles per gallon.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 17, σ is not known, and the original population is
normally distributed. | a. Yes
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
> 3.5 n = 14 α = 0.05 | a. 22.362
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the population of interest to the university administration. | d. the parking
times of the entire set of students that park at the university
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in
symbolic form. | b. H0:σ = 3.3 mg H1:σ ≠ 3.3 mg
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$25,000 a year is: | b. 0.22
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below. Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9
4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | a. (1.55, 3.53)
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1775 hours and not
less than 1760 hours. | d. 0.0828
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area
underthe curve between 58 and 63. | b. 0.322
The age distribution of students at a community college is given below. Age (years)
Number of students Under 21 416 21-24 419 25-28 263 29-32 151 33-36 93 37-40 59
Over 40 85 A student from the community college is selected at random. Find the
probability that the student is under 37 years old. Give your answer as a decimal
rounded to three decimal places. | d. 0.903
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | a. 0.6554
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c.
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | d. 0.0401
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational
background and marital status. Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100
were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee
of the company is single or has a college degree is | b. 0.733
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0.
| c. 0.4920
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a two-tailed test is z
= -1.63. | a. 0.1032
A die is rolled 18 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this
experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random
variable X, the number of twos. | a. 1.581
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends
between 39 and 43 minutes in the supermarket. | b. 0.2120
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim
will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | a. The error of rejecting the
claim that the standard deviation is at least 14.7 when it really is at least 14.7.
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the
mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and her final exam exam counts for
55% of the final grade. | d. 78.9
A melting point test of $$n = 10$$ samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket
propellant resulted in $$\overline{x}=154.2^oF$$. Assume that melting point is
normally distributed with $$\sigma=1.5^oF$$. What is the P-value for the testing
problem $$H_0:\mu=155/ H_1 eq 155$$? Let $$P(Z<1.67)=0.952$$. | b. 0.096
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service
industry. Data were randomly collected from 18 CEOs and the 97% confidence
interval was calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on the interval above,
do you believe the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry is
more than $3,000,000? | d. I cannot conclude that the average exceeds $3,000,000 at
the 97% confidence level.
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more
than 5 minutes? | c. 0.2865
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | b. 41.8 minutes
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected.Find the probability that exactly 5 become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | d. 0.67
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 83 women and 78 men. 21 of the
women and 20 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have
high blood pressure. | c. 0.488
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 264 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 100 women are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 264 days and 266 days. | c.
0.2881
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. | b. (21.1, 23.7)
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | d. 0.8767
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 79 and a
standard deviation of 5. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the
probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80. | d. 0.0228
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.5 to 4.5 millimeters. What is the mean
diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | d. 3.5 millimeters
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 4.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| a. 0.22313
If we know that the length of time it takes a college student to find a parking spot in
the library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 3.5 minutes and a
standard deviation of 1 minute, find the probability that a randomly selected college
student will find a parking spot in the library parking lot in less than 3 minutes. Let $
$P(Z<-0.62) =0.2674;P(Z<-0.5) = 0.3085; P(Z<-0.37)=0.3551;P(Z<-0.87)=0.1915$$.
| d. 0.3085
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical
terms. | c. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean
attendance is greater than 727.
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find the probability that Z lies between -1.10 and -
0.36. | 0.2237
Find the percentile for the data point. Data set: 51 36 48 75 75 75 49 data point: 51 | c.
43
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of
3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random
sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years
more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | b. 0.0166
If sample points A, B, C, and D are the only possible outcomes of an experiment, find
the probability of D using the table below. Sample Point A B C D Probability 1/5 1/5
1/5 | 2/5
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 8.5 to 10.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 9.8
millimeters? | 0.350
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 200 and 275. | a. 0.4332
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.210 per
day. Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are exactly two
power failures in a particular day. | a. 0.018
For some positive value of $$x$$, the probability that a standard normal variable is
between 0 and $$x$$ is 0.1255. What is the value of $$x$$? Let $$P(Z>0)=0.5;
P(Z<0.32) = 0.6255; P(Z<0.99)=0.8389$$. | d. 0.32
A sample consists of every 49th student from a group of 496 students. Identify which
of these types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | d.
Systematic
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 5%. If 20 houses
are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | c. 1
Suppose that P(A B) = 0.6, P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.1. Find the value of P(B A). | a.
0.12
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 93 students, what
is the probability of finding five left-handers? | d. 0.002
A _ is a portion of a population that is representative of the population from which it
is selected. | sample
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 59% of the time. If she serves 7 times,
what is the probability that she gets exactly3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is
independent of the others. | d. 0.2031
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 9.1 hours. | b. 0.0069
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the sample? | a. three selected custermers
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | c. narrower for
90% confidence than for 95% confidence.
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed
pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 40% of the bulbs are pink and 60% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 4 bulbs are purchased? | c.
0.8704
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the
type I error for the test. | b. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is at
least 14 oz. when it really is at least 14 oz.
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 40 times. | c. 0.9105
The probability that house sales will increase in the next 6 months is estimated to be
0.25. The probability that the interest rates on housing loans will go up in the same
period is estimated to be 0.74. The probability that house sales or interest rates will go
up during the next 6 months is estimated to be 0.89. The probability that both house
sales and interest rates will increase during the next 6 months is | b. 0.10
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100
sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of
free throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete
probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.02 0.07 0.22 0.27 0.42 | b. 1.05
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | d. descriptive statistics.
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | a. 0.367879
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find
the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. | d. (17.5, 21.7)
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 17%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | c. 0.072
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | disjoint but not independent.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $30,000 is 70%. Of the households
surveyed, 50% had incomes over $30,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income over $30,000 a year is: |
0.35
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 67.5% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if three
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | 0.97
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most two boys in five births. | 0.500
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, C and
D is valid if A, B, C, and D are the only sample points in the experiment? | P(A) = 0,
P(B) = , P(C) = , P(D) = 0
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.211
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of cracks
exceeding one-half inch in 10 miles of an interstate highway.
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet
site where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the
four methods of data collection was he using? | Retrospective study
An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to transmit a
signal in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing Company makes 85% of
the ELTs, the Bryant Company makes 10% of them, and the Chartair Company
makes the other 5%. The ELTs made by Altigauge have a 3% rate of defects, the
Bryant ELTs have a 5% rate of defects, and the Chartair ELTs have a 10% rate of
defects. If a randomly selected ELT is then tested and is found to be defective, find
the probability that it was made by the Altigauge Manufacturing Company. | 0.718
Given that events C and D are independent, P(C) = 0.3, and P(D) = 0.6, are C and D
mutually exclusive? | no
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 0
and 9 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the
random number generator generating a 6? | 1/10
A random number generator is set top generate integer integers from 1 to 10 following
a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the random number generator
generating a 7? | 1/10
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation
and type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the
state and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political
Affiliation Given the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is
in a white collar job. | 0.526
A sample of the variable x assumes the following values: 57 51 58 52 50 59 57 51 59
56 (50 53 54 50 57 51 53 55 52 54) Construct a frequency distribution for this data. (i)
x (Frequency) 50-51 (6) 52-53 (4) 54-55 (3) 56-57(4) 58-59 (3) (ii) 50-51 (30%) 52-
53 (20%) 54-55 (15%) 56-57 (20%) 58-59 (15%) (iii) <= 51 (6) <= 53 (10) , <= 55
(13) , <= 57 (17) , <= 59 (20) | (i)
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is odd. List the sample points in E. | {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is? | Observation study
It was found that 60% of the workers were white, 30% were black and 10% are other
races. Given that a worker was white, the probability that the worker had claimed bias
was 30%. Given that a worker was black, the probability that the worker had claimed
bias was 40%. Given that a worker was other race, the probability that the worker had
claimed bias was 0%. If a randomly selected worker had claimed bias, what is the
probability that the worker is black? | 0.4

Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.75 and P(B) = 0.15, are A and B
mutually exclusive? | cannot be determined
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 3%. If 30 houses
are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be
burglarized? | 0.4010
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 14,542 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 14,542 currently in stock, and the warehouse
number and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced
in warehouse 2, find the probability it has an stiff shaft. | 0.344
According to a survey result, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 77.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 62.7% were in favor of
both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of
either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | 0.947
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows
that A and B are | independent but not disjoint.
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it
is not defective? | 0.92
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.314
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
The New York State Health Department reports a 12% rate of the HIV virus for the
“at-risk” population. Under certain conditions, a preliminary screening test for the
HIV virus is correct 99% of the time. If someone is randomly selected from the at-risk
population, what is the probability that they have the HIV virus if it is known that
they have tested positive in the initial screening? | 0.931
Two events A and B are said to be _________ if P(A B) = P(A) or if P(B A) = P(B). |
independent
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a
list of six possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is
taken, without replacement, from the group of six people. Using the letters A, B, C, D,
E, F to represent the six people, list the possible samples of size three and use your list
to determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 20
possible samples.) | 1/2
A research group asked the students if they carry a credit card. The responses are
listed in the table. If a student is randomly selected, find the probability that he or she
owns a credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three
decimal places. | 0.833
A bin contains 15 defective (that immediately fail when put in use), 20 partially
defective (that fail after a couple of hours of use), and 30 acceptable transistors. A
transistor is chosen at random from the bin and put into use. If it does not immediately
fail, what is the probability it is acceptable? | 0.60
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | statistical inference.
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, 15 blue and 20 orange candies.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording
its color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {red, yellow, blue, orange}
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 123 women and 178 men. 54 of
the women and 46 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have
high blood pressure. | 0.460
It was found that 60% of the workers were white, 30% were black and 10% are other
races. Given that a worker was white, the probability that the worker had claimed bias
was 30%. Given that a worker was black, the probability that the worker had claimed
bias was 40%. Given that a worker was other race, the probability that the worker had
claimed bias was 0%. If a randomly selected worker had claimed bias, what is the
probability that the worker is white? | 0.6
If P(A) = 0.45, P(B) = 0.25, and P(B|A) = 0.45, are A and B independent? | no
Suppose that on a particular multiple choice question, 96% of the students answered
correctly. What is the probability that a randomly selected student answered the
question incorrectly? | 0.04
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $20,000 is 90%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $20,000 and 60% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$20,000 a year is: | 0.06
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by
major. Major | 0.966
Mr. Ômô figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a branch
office in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made director of this
new branch. What is the probability that Ômô will be a Lao Cai branch office
director? | 0.585
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the population? | all custormers
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T:
Tail). | HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the sample of interest to the university administration. | parking times of the
130 students
Given events C and D with probabilities P(C) = 0.3, P(D) = 0.2, and P(C and D) =
0.1, are C and D independent? | no
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate
bar - licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana -
licorice stick licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that
exactly one chocolate bar was eaten. | 4/9
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.55. The probability that
a student at that college has a job off campus is 0.67. The probability that a student at
the college is male and has a job off campus is 0.35. If a student is chosen at random
from the college, what is the probability that the student is male or has an off campus
job? | 0.87
Sixty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 8 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
0.124
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
Both Nualart and Tom have a bag of candy containing a lollipop (LP), a cherry drop
(CD), and a lemon drop (LD). Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible
pairs of candies eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | LD-LD CD-
LD LP-LP LD-CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
At a Texas college, 60% of the students are from the southern part of the state, 30%
are from the northern part of the state, and the remaining 10% are from out-of-state.
All students must take and pass an Entry Level Math (ELM) test. 60% of the
southerners have passed the ELM, 70% of the northerners have passed the ELM, and
90% of the out-of-state have passed the ELM. If a randomly selected student has
passed the ELM, the probability the student is from out-of-state is ________. | 0.136
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 7. | 1/6
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 88 women and 77 men. 28 of the
women and 39 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given
that it is a woman. | 0.318
According to a 2007 report published by the Columbia University, 69% of teens have
family dinners five or more times a week, 11% of teens have used marijuana and the
proportion of teens who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana
is 0.65. What is the probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a
week and uses marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.15
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is
the probability it was produced by the new machine? | 0.511
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? |
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of employees
of an insurance company
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at most one head? | 1/2
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of
data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called |
descriptive statistics.
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T: Tail). |
HH HT TH TT
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency | 0.398
If two events A and B are __________, then P(A and B) = P(A)P(B). | independent
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed
pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 35% of the bulbs are pink and 65% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 5 bulbs are purchased? | 0.8840
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | 0.7, if A and
B are independent.
At a Ohio college, 25% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak
both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the
college speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.22
Assume that P(C) = 0.5 and P(D) = 0.3. If C and D are independent, find P(C and D). |
0.15
Ms. Anne figures that there is a 40% chance that her company will set up a branch
office in Ohio. If it does, she is 70% certain that she will be made manager of this new
operation. What is the probability that Anne will be a Ohio branch office manager? |
0.28
Sixty-five percent of men consider themselves knowledgeable football fans. If 15 men
are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly five of them will consider
themselves knowledgeable fans. | 0.0096
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 25% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 8.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.7% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.310
Forty percent of babies born in the U.S. in 2004 were still being breastfed at 6 months
of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in 2004 are randomly selected, what is
the probability that none of them were breastfed for at least 6 months? | 0.1296
The probability is 5% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 20%. If 90% of the connectors are kept dry and
10% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.065
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The volume of
gasoline that is lost to evaporation during the filling of a gas tank.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 63%. Of the households
surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 44% had 3 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars
is: | 0.89
Assume that P(E) = 0.15 and P(F) = 0.48. If E and F are independent, find P(E and F).
| 0.072
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a
dime are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {0,
1, 2}
In Orange County, 51% of the adults are males. One adult is randomly selected for a
survey involving credit card usage. It is later learned that the selected survey subject
was smoking a cigar. Also, 7.5% of males smoke cigars, whereas 1.9% of females
smoke cigars. Use this additional information to find the probability that the selected
subject is a male. | 0.804
Given that events A and B are mutually exclusive and P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) =0.7, are
A and B independent? | no
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $35,000 is 70%. Of the households
surveyed, 50% had incomes over $35,000 and 80% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $35,000 a
year is: | 0.15
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 83%. Of the households
surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 84% had 3 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars
is: | 0.61
If P(A) = 0.72, P(B) = 0.11, and A and B are independent, find P(A B). | 0.72
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number
of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of X are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table.
X(girls) | 0.029
Assume that P(A) = 0.7 and P(B) = 0.2. If A and B are independent, find P(A and B). |
0.14
In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 35% of the subjects studied
were sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 30% chose to plead guilty. Among
those not sent to prison, 50% chose to plead guilty. If a study subject is randomly
selected and it is then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability
that this person was not sent to prison. | 0.756
Two white sheep mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the
pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black
gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black. | WW, BW
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the population of interest to the university administration. | the parking times
of the entire set of students that park at the university
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the sample? | three selected custermers
Which of the following is always true? | If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 15%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | 0.057
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 4 or 12. | 1/9
Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.5,P(B) = 0.4, and P(A and B) = 0.2,
are A and B independent? | yes
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 65% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 38% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 7% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | 0.96
Hahn is having his sixth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create
the sample space of possible outcomes (Normal: N, Runt: R). | NNR NNN
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 1000
hours of use is 0.3. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at
least one of them lasts 1000 hours or more? | 0.973
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 60. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | 55
If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3, the expected
value of that Poison distribution is: | 9.
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2 ≤
x < 8)
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following
statements are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.25.
(ii) The probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | None of the
other choices is correct
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 4 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered
78% of the time. Find the probability that 3 of 8 stolen cars will be recovered. | 0.0137
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.70 g
and a standard deviation 0.062 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? |
2.67%
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | 0.6826
The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X is given by What is the
value of the probability density function at x = 1? | 0.15
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less
than 8 minutes? | 0.8647
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.26. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 52. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | 3.16
| 1.55
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9 to 13.5 gallons per minute.
Find the variance of the distribution. | 1.6875
The manager of a movie theater has determined that the distribution of customers
arriving at the concession stand is Poisson distributed with a standard deviation equal
to 2 people per 10 minutes. If the servers can accommodate 3 customers in a 10-
minute period, what is the probability that the servers will be idle for an entire ten
minute period? | 0.0183
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 65,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1500
miles. What warranty should the company use if they want 95% of the tires to outlast
the warranty? | 62,533 miles
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 12,
13, ..., 19. Find the value of P(X > 17). | 0.25
A multiple choice test has 22 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only
one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all
questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly 8 questions correctly? |
0.0869
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 12% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 100 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 15 no-shows. | 0.7840
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,885 and
$151,220 if the standard deviation is $1250. | 64.9%
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | -0.99
The number of hours you spend looking at YouTube on a typical Saturday night is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that, on a
typical Saturday night, you spend between 0.75 and 1.25 hours watching YouTube. |
0.3602
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with λ = 1.5. Find
the mean and standard deviation of X. | Mean = 0.67; Standard deviation = 0.44
According to a CNN poll taken in February of 2008, 67% of respondents disapproved
of the overall job that President Bush was doing. Based on this poll, for samples of
size 140, what is the mean number of American adults who disapprove of the overall
job that President Bush is doing? | 93.8
Apple would like to estimate the web browsing battery life (in hours) of the Iphone 6.
Four users are randomly selected and the battery life are: 4 4 3 5 Using this sample,
what is the point estimate for the variance of the battery life? | None
The random variable X represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.47; standard deviation: 1.19
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 41 to 81. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 56? | 0.375
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | 0.57
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with λ = 1.5. Find
the mean and standard deviation of X. | d. Mean = 0.67; Standard deviation = 0.44
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 0 through 5.
Determine the mean of the random variable Y = 4X | 10
In a recent survey, 85% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 20 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is exactly 12? | 0.0046
Police estimate that 22% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 4 drivers
at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | 0.3701
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library
parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 minutes and a standard
deviation of 2.1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student
will take between 8.5 and 10.5 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. |
0.3566
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | 0.0401
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 5 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 6.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| 0.27253
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.06. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
106. | 6.36
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.55 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
0.433
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 2.1. Based on this, how many defects should be
expected if 2 containers are inspected? | 4.2
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 51 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6.5 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.20. |
45.5
Product codes of 3, 4 or 5 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 20 codes? | 80
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 57% of the time. If she shoots 15 arrows, what is
the probability that she gets exactly 6 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of
the others. | 0.0863
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | binomial distribution.
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz
=2.7 and z = 2.9. | bigger than
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by
What value must k take for this to be a valid density? | 2/3
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more
than 12 minutes? | 0.0498
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values
of n = 2661 and p = 0.63. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. | 24.91
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | 0.69
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | 0.7
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 4.3. Based on this, the probability that 2 containers
will contain less than 2 defects is: | 0.0018
Product codes of 1, 2 or 3 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 50 codes? | 100
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen,
jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the probability that
the number of wins for the player is 5? | 0.0444
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 30 students, what
is the probability of finding five left-handers? | 0.186
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 3477 and a standard deviation of 747. Assuming
the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the states had
property crime rates between 3362 and 4055? | 0.34
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the
mean. | 2.41%
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.2 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.268384
A die is rolled 22 times and the number of times that two shows on the upper face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the number of
twos. | 3.67
The following table is the probability distribution of the number of golf balls ordered
by customers x | 9.39
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12.4 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.3 ounces. Find
the number of ounces above which 86% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 7.8
In a recent survey, 95% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 50 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is exactly 42? | 0.0024
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based computers were randomly
and independently sampled. What is the probability that at least 1 of those sampled
have access to on-line services at home? | 0.5695
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,500 miles and a standard deviation of 2800
miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than
58,400 miles? | 0.7734
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | 0.2478
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by
f(x) = 1/8 x^2 , 0<= x <= 2 and f(x) = 0 , otherwise Find the mean of X | 1/2
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at
which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | 6.9 minutes
On a 50-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 12.5
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.04; standard deviation:
1.09
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 45? | 0.30
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.120 per
day. Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are exactly two
power failures in a particular day. | 0.006
Let X be a normal random variable with a mean of 18.2 and a variance of 5. Find the
value of c if P(X -1 < c) = 0.5221. | 17.32
A basketball player has made 95% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? |
0.857
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.5 ounces. Find
the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will
be more than 16.5 ounces. | 0.3385
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -1.1 and z = 1.5. | equal to
The probability density function of X, the lifetime of a certain type of electronic
device (measured in hours), is given by Determine the value of | 0.5
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | 0.625
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 20 to 79. Which of
the followings are true? (i) P(X > 41) = 13/20 (ii) E(10X)= 495 | (ii) only
A telemarketer found that there was a 1.5% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 28 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls.
| 0.0016
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 5 times. | 0.2313
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 43.2 minutes
and a standard deviation of 5.2 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends
less than 46.5 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.7180
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student between 2.5 and 10 minutes to park in the
library lot. | 0.453176
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n = 20 and
p = 3/5. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
| 1.60
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | 1.23
The range of the random variable X is {1, 2, 3, 6, u}, where u is unknown. If each
value is equally likely and the mean of X is 10, determine the value of u. | 38
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 64 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 0.04 of success on a single trial. | 0.221
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | 1.9703
The age (in years) of randomly chosen T-shirts in your wardrobe from last summer is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that a
randomly chosen T-shirt is between 2 and 8 years old | 0.417
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4.8 minutes, find the probability that
it will take a randomly selected student more than 9 minutes to park in the library lot. |
0.153355
Assume that x has a Poisson probability distribution. Find P(x = 6) when μ = 1.0.
| .0005
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | 0.8805
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 8. Which of the
following are true? (i) E(4X) = 20 (ii) σ(X) = 4 | (i) only
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 350 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 310 and 295. | 0.0762
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | 0.2946
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is
given by and for other values of What is the value of C? | 0.375
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the values of n = 33 and p =
0.2. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 6.6
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 420 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | 95%
The probability is 0.85 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than
$20. For random samples of 82 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who
spend less than $20. | 69.7
Find the variance of the following probability distribution. x | 3.57
Suppose X has a Poisson probability distribution with = 9.0. Find μ and σ. | μ = 9.0,
σ = 3.0
The owner of a fish market determined that the weights of catfish are normally
distributed with the average weight for a catfish is 3.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 0.6 pound. A citation catfish should be one of the top 5% in weight. At
what weight (in pounds) should the citation designation be established? | 4.19
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers
Determine P(X < 6). | 0.5
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average
of $1000 per month and a standard deviation of $65 per month. Refer to such
expenses as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE of between $875 and $1010? |
0.5339
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | -1.2798
Suppose the cumulative distribution of the random variable X is Detemine | 0.25
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3.3 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.42806
According to a college survey, 18% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 35. | 2.27
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | 0.8
The number of calls to an Internet service provider during the hour between 6:00 and
7:00 p.m. is described by a Poisson distribution with mean equal to 15. Given this
information, what is the expected number of calls in the first 30 minutes? | 7.5
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 25% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 10 people with home-based computers were
randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability that exactly 5 of those
sampled have access to on-line services at home? | 0.0584
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | The area
under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. |
84.00%
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | 31.74%
According to a college survey, 12% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the number of students who work full time in samples of size 54. | 6.48
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100
sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of
free throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete
probability distribution. x | 1.32
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | 0.8732
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 61,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2100
miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 60,010
miles and 58,580 miles? | 0.1941
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is more than 12? | 0.398
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and
3.01. | 0.4987
An automobile service center can take care of 12 cars per hour. If cars arrive at the
center randomly and independently at a rate of 8 per hour on average, what is the
probability of the service center being totally empty in a given hour? | 0.0003
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 5. Find V(4X).
| 20
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is
not between 44 and 56 is | 0.3174.
Suppose the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X is Find the
value of P(X>5). | 0.16
Assume that X is normally distributed with a mean of 23 and a standard deviation of
5. Find the value of c if P(X > c) = 0.0592. | 30.81
Find the probability that in 40 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 11 times. | 0.9739
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 110 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the
mean? | 99.7%
A die is rolled 80 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this
experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random
variable X, the number of twos. | 3.33
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that
shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability
distribution. x | 2.41
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | P(x > 7) =
P(x ≥ 8)
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 63.5% with a standard deviation of
7.4. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between
53 and 72 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | 0.797
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | 0.6554
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 4.2 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 1.8 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| 0.65144
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.55 to 4.75 millimeters. What is the
mean diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | 3.65
millimeters
Samples of 10 parts from a metal punching process are selected every hour. Let X
denote the number of parts in the sample of 10 that require rework. If the percentage
of parts that require rework at 3%, what is the probability that X exceeds 2? | 0.0028
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.42 inches and a standard deviation of 0.11 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.30 inches? | 86.23%
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | 0.1587.
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. |
0.8708
Suppose the probability density function of the length of computer cables is from 10
to 12 millimeters. Determine the mean and standard deviation of the cable length. |
mean = 11 and standard deviation = 0.58
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean
22 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | 0.0455
Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. x | 0.98
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 14 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.2 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 98% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 5.4
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the probability that more than
50 males who have used marijuana for samples of size 120? | 0.9990
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at
least 4 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the
probability that the student will pass the test? | 0.8281
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area
under the curve between 58 and 63. | 0.322
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.5 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 6 years or more. | 0.180092
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 115 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 140 mmHg? | 96.5%
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | 0.7557
According to a college survey, 15% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size
42. | 6.30
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18
ounce. The cans only hold 12.51 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.51
ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special
cleaning process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can
will need to go through this process? | 0.0912
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in
50 births, 35 or more will be female. | 0.0033
On a multiple choice test with 12 questions, each question has four possible answers,
one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 1.500
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.85
millimeters? | 0.325
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | 0.5000
The random variable X represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the probability that the number
of girls is two or more. | 0.50
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.34 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.332 inches? | 78.81%
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0.
| 0.4920
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area
under the curve to the right of 64. | 0.2525
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/9999. For people who play 246 times,
find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | 0.1568
The time between customer arrivals at a furniture store has an approximate
exponential distribution with mean of 9.5 minutes. If a customer just arrived, find the
probability that the next customer will not arrive for at least 21 minutes. | 0.109643
The number of weeds that remain living after a specific chemical has been applied
averages 1.21 per square yard and follows a Poisson distribution. Based on this, what
is the probability that a 1 square yard section will contain less than 5 weeds? | 0.9920
Suppose that 14% of people are left handed. If 5 people are selected at random, what
is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1247
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of
22.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.6 oz. What is the probability that the volume of
soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 23.1 oz? | 0.6915
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1155 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh.
For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy
consumption level is between 1050 kWh and 1225 kWh. | 0.3109
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | 0.262
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of
$705 per month and a standard deviation of $48 per month. Refer to such expenses as
PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month
had a PCE that falls below $650. | 0.1259
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days
and a standard deviation of 16 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at
least 302 days? | 0.0196
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.2 ounces. Find
the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will
be between 12.5 and 14.5 ounces. | 0.1039
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute.
Find the probability that between 4.8 gallons and 6.2 gallons are pumped during a
randomly selected minute. | 0.47
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.73 g
and a standard deviation 0.071 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? |
89.73%
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.4 and a standard
deviation of 0.3. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.1
and 2.9? | 79.4%
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 53% of the time. If she serves 6 times,
what is the probability that she gets exactly 3 first serves in? Assume that each serve
is independent of the others. | 0.3091
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming
that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate
between 5.6 and 7.1 percent? | 0.3324
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $595 and a standard deviation of $43. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $555
a week? | 0.8239
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.25 to 12.25 gallons per
minute. Find the probability that between 10.5 gallons and 11.15 gallons are pumped
during a randomly selected minute. | 0.217
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 3.5 ounces. Find
the probability that between 13 and 14.4 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | 0.1583
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 6.5 minutes. What is the probability
that a randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7.5 minutes? | 0.684579
What is the standard deviation of the following probability distribution? x | 1.54
The number of customers that arrive at a fast-food business during a one-hour period
is known to be Poisson distributed with a mean equal to 8.60. What is the probability
that exactly 8 customers will arrive in a one-hour period? | 0.1366
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 12 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 5 successes given the
probability 0.25 of success on a single trial. | 0.103
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z =
2.5. | bigger than
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13 ounces and a standard deviation of 2.5 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 14.8 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | 0.2358
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.75 to 11.25 gallons per
minute. What is the probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping
more than 10.65 gallons per minute? | 0.40
The thickness measurements of a coating process are uniform distributed with values
0.1, 0.14, 0.18, 0.16. Determine the standard deviation of the coating thickness for
this process. | 0.03
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.59. 23 people are selected at random from among those taking their
driving test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 23 people, the
number passing the test is between 15 and 18 inclusive? | 0.3362
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 362 hours and a standard deviation of 7 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 15%. If 30 houses
are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | 4.5
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.5 pounds and standard deviation of
0.7 pound. If a sample of 64 fish is randomly selected, what is probability that the
sample mean is more than 3.7 pounds? | 0.0111
Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on
network television. In the first 6 months of one year, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. In
a recent article, the top 10 leading spenders and how much each spent (in million of
dollars) were listed: Company A: $73.7 Company F: $26.7 Company B: $63.9
Company G: $26.4 Company C: $57.9 Company H: $22.8 Company D: $57.1
Company I: $21.1 Company E: $32 Company J: $19.8 Calculate the sample variance.
| 422.940
The amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station is normally
distributed with the mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $5. A random sample of
47 is selected, describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean. | Normal with a
mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $0.73
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 26 minutes and a standard deviation of 3 minutes. A
random sample of 30 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | 25.3 minutes
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,900 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1,975 hours and not
less than 1,860 hours. | 0.9772
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | 55.8
Use the data to create a stemplot. The following data show the number of laps run by
each participant in a marathon. 46 65 55 43 51 48 57 30 43 49 32 56 |
The data below represent the amount of grams of carbohydrates in a serving of
breakfast cereal in a sample of 11 different servings. 11 15 23 29 19 22 21 20 15 25
17 What is the value of IQR? | 8
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.5 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.7 hours. If 64 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 9 hours. | 0.0093
Suppose that and =15 for a population. In a sample where n = 100 is randomly taken,
what is the variance for the sample mean? | 0.15
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of
3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random
sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years
more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | 0.0166
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 122 and
a standard deviation of 6.1. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability
that their mean blood pressure will be less than 123. | 0.9052
A stem-and-leaf diagram for a set of examination scores is given below. Find sample
median of these data. Stem | 55.5
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) | 53.4
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | 98
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 8.5 hours. | 0.3487
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. 5.0, 8.0, 4.9, 6.8 and 2.8 | 3.96
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of | statistics.
Construct the stem-and-leaf diagram for the below data. 16.9; 15.2; 17.5; 15.5; 16.8;
16.8; 17.1; 17.5; 15.3. | Stem Leaf 15 235 16 889 17 155
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the
mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and final exam counts for 55% of the
final grade. | 78.9
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18,
31, 46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | 46 miles
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 48 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 36 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.500
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of
an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: 32.95 24.95 26.95 28.95
18.95 28.95 30.95 22.95 24.95 26.95 29.95 28.95 Compute the range of data. | 14
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 28 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.05 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 25 bottles filled
by this machine. What is the standard deviation for the sample mean? | 0.21
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the
workers are mutually independent. Compute P( - < -1.5) is | 0.0359
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb
and a standard deviation of 5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability
that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb. | 0.7164
The test scores of 32 students are listed below. Find Q3. 32 37 41 44 46 48 53 55 56
57 59 63 65 66 68 69 70 71 74 74 75 77 78 79 80 82 83 86 89 92 95 99 | 79.5
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of
size n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution
of a statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | i) and iv)
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,850 hours and a standard deviation of 190 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,870 hours. | 0.1463
A store manager counts the number of customers who make a purchase in his store
each day. The data are as follows. 10 11 8 14 7 10 10 11 8 7 Construct the dot plot for
the given data. | 2 2 3 2 1 (7X2 , 8X2 , 10X3 11X2 14X1)
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one
decimal place. | 76.4
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following
is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those
people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest
whole number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a
systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | 35%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches
and a standard deviation of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | 0.0062
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire
in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503
0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | 0.465
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(102000, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the
sample mean | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1347.22
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 80 and a
standard deviation of 3. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the
probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80.5. | 0.0478
The scores for a statistics test are as follows: Compute the mean score. | 73.90
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 15, 21, 3, 6, 10, 28, 36, 1 | 4.5, 12.5,
24.5
Ten cartons of fragile ceramic castings were shipped on each of two air freight carries.
On delivery at their destination the cartons were opened and inspected. The number of
damaged items per carton were as follows: 17, 20, 1, 18, 5, 14, 18, 10, 6, 2. Assume
that you are finding the frequency distribution using groupings: 1-4 inclusively, 5-8
inclusively, 9-12 inclusively and so on.What is the frequency of the interval 5-8? | 2
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 115 and a standard deviation of 13. If 25 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | 0.0584
The mean of a data set is 36.71, and the sample standard deviation s is 3.22. Find the
interval representing measurements within one standard deviation of the mean. |
(33.49, 39.93)
Use the given sample data to find Q1. 55, 52, 52, 52, 49, 74, 67, 55. | 52.0
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 21 inches and a standard
deviation of 4.5 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is
the probability of a sample mean between 21 and 22. | 0.4623
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 24 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.5 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 44 bottles filled by
this machine. So, 85% of the sample means will be greater than what value? | 23.77
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine
has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces
and a standard deviation of 0.5-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly
selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean
weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.55 ounces. | 0.1587
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean, i.e. the number of observations lie the interval (μ - 1.5σ; μ +
1.5σ). 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | 16
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the
workers are mutually independent. The distribution of - is | normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 5/6.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens who have net worths too
high to qualify for Medicaid but have no private health insurance. The ages of the 25
uninsured senior citizens were as follows: Find the median of the observations. | 74
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 46 minutes and a standard deviation of 11 minutes. A
random sample of 25 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is
between 43 and 52 minutes? | 0.9105
For sample sizes greater than 50, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | regardless of the shape of the population.
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm
with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random
sample of 64 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.852 cm? | 0.0548
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. |
During one recent year, U.S. consumers redeemed 6.79 billion manufacturers'
coupons and saved themselves $2.52 billion. Calculate and interpret the mean savings
per coupon. | The average savings was $0.37 per coupon.
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | 221
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | 39.3
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 30 minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. A
random sample of 25 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | 28.5 minutes
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 64 women are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 268 days and 271 days. | 0.3644
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 0.95 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.02
centimeter. A random sample of 4 computer chips is taken. What is the variance for
the sample mean? | 0.0001
Let denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16 taken from a normal
distribution N(125, 36), and let denote the sample mean of a random sample of size
n2 = 25 taken from a different normal distribution N(125, 9). The distribution of is |
normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.6155
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 5, 21, 13, 16, 11, 28, 36, 13, 22 | 12,
16, 25
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7
2 3 11 | 2.6
Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal
distribution with a mean sale price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80.
Suppose a random sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is selected. Describe the
sampling distribution for the sample mean sale price of the selected cards. | Normal
with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $0.35
|
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(12500, 33002). Compute | 0.0314
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? |
The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
Calculate the range of the following data set: 7, 8, 4, 1, 4, 15, 5, 8, 5 | 14
If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a population
mean of $34 and a population standard deviation of $2 and a random sample of 100
cars is selected, find the value of the standard deviation of the sample mean. | 0.2
Find the mode(s) for the given sample data 11, 13, 11, 23, 22, 24, 56, 22, 72, 15, 27 |
11 and 22
A data processing firm sampled 75 small businesses to find the number of days their
computer systems were down during the previous three months. The distribution of
responses is given below. Find the sample mean. Days of down time | 2.2
Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net
worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid and have no private health insurance. The
ages of 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69
70 73 73 74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92 Identify the first quartile of the ages of
the uninsured senior citizens. | 65.5
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x (minutes) | 3.3 and 1.4599
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | 89.6
Sample variance is | a statistic.
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.55 million with a standard
deviation of $0.75 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.45 million. | 0.9088
The top speeds for a sample of five new automobiles are listed below. Calculate the
standard deviation of the speeds. 105, 145, 190, 140, 175 | 33.05
Find the mode(s) for the given data | 6.8 and 6.5
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 36 oz. with a
standard deviation of 0.55 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 56 bottles filled
by this machine. So, 75% of the sample means will be less than what value? | 36.05
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE
follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 108. Suppose a random
sample of 21 students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 115.
What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠ 108. | 22.68
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least
14.4 oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic
form. | H0: μ = 14.4 H1: μ >14.4
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where customers
enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are normally distributed. A
random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard deviation of 0.53. Construct a 94%
upper confidence bound for the population standard deviation. Let and | 1.06
In order to fairly set flat rates for auto mechanics, a shop foreman needs to estimate
the average time it takes to replace a fuel pump in a car. How large a sample must he
select if he wants to be 99% confident that the true average time is within 8 minutes
of the sample average? Assume the standard deviation of all times is 21 minutes. Let
z0.005 = 2.58. | 46
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a
two-tailed test. | ±1.695
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 100 statistics students generated the following 99%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size
sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.04
using 95% confidence? | 597
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a
population standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. | ($1130, $1270)
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial
aid. | (0.522, 0.658)
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean
number of hours per week that they watched television was 20.5 with a standard
deviation of 4.6 hours. | (18.81, 22.19)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 20 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.02 H1: p <0.02
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 10, = 7.9, s = 1.3, and ifH1:µ > 8.0.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.243
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 4.5 n = 19
= 0.05 | 28.869
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches
is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 690 drowning deaths of
children with 35% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z
using . | 6.07
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets isdifferent
from 14 oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted.
Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean
weight is 14 oz. when it really is 14 oz.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of
a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed.
Construct a 98% lower confidence bound for the standard deviation of weights for all
such bats. Let and | 0.193
The standard IQ test has a mean of 106 and a standard deviation of 12. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | 25
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a
left-tailed test (H1:µ <µ0). | -2.32
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 6%? A previous study indicates that the
proportion of households with two cars is 25%. | 283
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs. Data were randomly
collected from 32 CEOs and the 95% confidence interval was calculated to be ($3 212
540, $6 020 240). Which of the following interpretations is correct? | We are 95%
confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs falls in the interval $3 212
540 to $6 020 240.
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | narrower for
90% confidence than for 99% confidence.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2. | (78.93, 86.07)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school varydifferent fromthe test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 24.1. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the standard deviation is 24.1 when it really is 24.1.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data:
n = 24, s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a population that is normally
distributedand σ is unknown. | Student t
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE
follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 120. Suppose a random
sample of 10 students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 97.2.
What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠120. | 5.90
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two telephone
lines. The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and finds that 108 have
two or more telephone lines. At = 0.05, compute the value of the test statistic to test
the company's claim. | -1.76
In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick
days that full time workers at an auto repair shop take per year. A previous study
indicated that the standard deviation was 3.2 days. How large a sample must be
selected if the company wants to be 95% confident that the true mean differs from the
sample mean by no more than 2 day? Let z0.05 = 1.96. | 10
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a
two-tailed test. | ±2.575
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers
who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion
might be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if they wish a 94
percent confidence level with a error of ± 0.025? | About 817
A survey of 200 homeless persons showed that 35 were veterans. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans. Let
z0.05 = 1.65. | (0.13, 0.22)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $6.30 $6.75 $4.25
$3.60 $4.50 $2.80 $8.00 $3.00 $2.60 $5.20 Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. | ($3.39, $6.01)
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in
symbolic form. | H0: σ =7.3 mg H1: σ ≠ 7.3 mg
A new apparatus has been devised to replace the needle in administering vaccines.
The apparatus, which is connected to a large supply of vaccine, can be set to inject
different amounts of the serum, but the variance in the amount of serum injected to a
given person must not be greater than 0.05 to ensure proper inoculation. A random
sample of 25 injections resulted in a variance of 0.118. What is a test statistic for the
test H1: σ> 0.05. | 56.64
A recent study claimed that at least 17% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.01, determine the
value of the test statistic to test the claim. | -0.35
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
67,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify
the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean attendance
is at most 67,000, when it really is at most 67,000.
We consider salaries of 45 college graduates who took a statistics course in college.
Based on these data we have a sample variance of $25,150. Find 99% upper
confidence bound for σ2. Let and | 44,000
A manager wishes to estimate the proportion of parts in his inventory that are in
proper working order. However, the sample size that he has been informed he will
need exceeds his budget. Which of the following steps might he take to reduce the
required sample size? | None of the others.
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of
59 individuals resulted in an average income of $21000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | $428.32
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85,
$719.55)
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
79,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to 79,000 H1: μ, the
average attendance at games, is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that μ = 1200 at a level of significance of α = 0.01
andsample statistics are given n = 37, s =80, . Compute the value of the test statistic.
Round your answer to two decimal places. | 0.53
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers with
the objective of estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical products during
the past three months. He has assumed that the population standard deviation is
known to be $14.50. Given this information, what would be the required sample size
if we want the total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be $4 at 95
percent confidence? | 202
You wish to test the claim that μ > 6 at a level of significance of α = 0.05. Let sample
statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4. Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer
to two decimal places. | 1.66
The State Transportation Department is interested in estimating the proportion of
vehicle owners that are operating vehicles without the required liability insurance. If
they wish to estimate the population proportion within ± 0.08 and use 96 percent
confidence, what is the largest random sample that they will need? | About 165
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below and has mean of 2.54 and standard deviation of 1.11. 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.6 0.8 2.0 3.2
1.8 3.3 2.9 Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. Find a 98%
confidence interval for the true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
You wish to test the claim that μ ≠ 17 at a level of significance of α = 0.05 and sample
statistics are given n = 36, s = 2.5, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round
your answer to two decimal places. | -2.16
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0/ H1: σ
≠ 8.0 n = 10 α = 0.1 | 16.92 and 3.33
A recent study claimed that at least 15% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.03, determine the
critical values to test the claim. | 1.88
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.07 for a
test H1: µ0. | 1.476
The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is
being studied. A random sample of 200 circuits is tested, revealing 8 defectives. Find
a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the fraction of defective circuits produced by
this particular tool. | (0.013, 0.067)
A random sample of 15 students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard
deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean at a
significant level of 10% . Assume the population has a normal distribution. | (2.51,
3.21)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 17.4. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ = 17.4 H1: σ < 17.4
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size is n = 17, σ is not
known, and the original population is normally distributed. | Yes, test statistic = (x^- –
u) / (o nhan sqrt(n) )
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned
with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling
process results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02
gallons. The process standard deviation should be less than 0.004 gallons. A sample
of 35 jugs was selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be
0.0036 gallons. What is the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.004 | 27.54
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 19 men
have a mean height of 65.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, | (2.1, 5.1)
A university is interested in estimating the mean time that students spend at the
student recreation center per week. A previous study indicated that the standard
deviation in time is about 30 minutes per week. If the officials wish to estimate the
mean time within 8 minutes with a 90 percent confidence, what should the sample
size be? | 39
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 7%? | 241
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
65.2 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, is 2.4.
Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and automobile
race-car drivers was subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of these helmets some
damage was observed. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the true
proportion of helmets of this type that would show damage from this test. | (0.14,
0.36)
Determine the critical values to test the claim about the population proportion p ≠
0.325 given n = 42 and Use . | 2.575 and -2.575
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of
a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed.
Construct a 98% confidence interval of the standard deviation of weights for all such
bats. Let and | (0.18; 1.21)
If a manager believes that the required sample size is too large for a situation in which
she desires to estimate the mean income of blue collar workers in a state, which of the
following would lead to a reduction in sample size? | All of the above.
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston showed
that with 95% confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who also have
accounts at one or more other banks is between 0.40 and 0.46. Given this information,
what sample size was used to arrive at this estimate? | Approximately 1,066
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true
proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90%
confidence interval. | (0.5496, 0.5754)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 20, = 7.5, s = 1.9, and if H1: μ < 8.3.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -1.883
Determine the test statistic to test the claim about the population proportion p > 0.51
given n = 50 and p ^ - = 0.61 Use alpha = 0.05 | None of the other choices is true
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviationless thanthe σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type
II error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the standard deviation
is at least 7.3 mg when it is actually less than 7.3 mg.
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult
population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 5%? | 385
In a random sample of 120 computers, the mean repair cost was $55 with a population
standard deviation of $12. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population
mean. | ($52, $58)
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
27 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim
that the mean is at most 27 miles per gallon when it really is at most 27 miles per
gallon.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 27, = 21, s = 3.3, and α = 0.005 if H1: μ
> 20. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 1.575
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 26.1 n =
29 = 0.01 | 13.565
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 21 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, Assume the data are normally distributed | (3.9, 17.7)
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ > 28.6. Given a sample size of n = 62 and a
level of significance of . When should you reject H0? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.05
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random
sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2500 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How
many citizens would need to be sampled if a 94% confidence interval was desired to
estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | 332
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that (i) if all possible
samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them
would include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. (ii) we have
99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the
population mean. | Both of (i) and (ii)
A psychologist claims that more than13 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at most 13 percent when it is actually at
most 13 percent.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample
data: n = 25, s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a normally distributed
population with σ unknown. | Student t
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion isrejecting the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater
than than 727.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 2%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 15%. | 1225
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and
the sample statistics include n =1200 subjects with 40% saying that they play a sport.
Find the value of the test statistic z using | -6.928
In order to efficiently bid on a contract, a contractor wants to be 99% confident that
his error is less than two hours in estimating the average time it takes to install tile
flooring. Previous contracts indicate that the standard deviation is 5 hours. How large
a sample must be selected? Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 42
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n = 12 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 3.25, the critical
value of t will be | 3.1058
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to
discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would
like more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk
about school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages
were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all
teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence
level. | (0.318, 0.422)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 29 randomly selected students has a
mean age of 20.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.5 years. | (18.6, 22.2)
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type
II error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the mean temperature
equals 45°F when it is really different from 45°F.
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
70 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ =
70 H1: μ >70
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 9.3 n = 18
= 0.05 | 27.587
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 35
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, | (4.8, 15.0)
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The
current owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the
buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that
they are 94% confident that the error is within 1%? | 8836
Of 900 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 360 resulted in death within five
years. Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the death rate from lung
cancer. | (0.37, 0.43)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 24 fluorescent light bulbs
has a mean life of 665 hours with a standard deviation of 24 hours. | (654.9, 675.1)
A manufacturer of electronic calculators is interested in estimating the fraction of
defective units produced. A random sample of 1500 calculators contains 15
defectives. Compute a 99% upper-confidence bound on the fraction defective. Let
z0.005 = 2.58 and z0.01 =2.33. | p ≤ 0.016
Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 31 bowlers showed that their average
score was 187 with a standard deviation of 8. | (183.9, 190.1)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 15, = 7, s = 0.8, and ifH1: µ < 6.0.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | 4.841
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n =
21 = 0.025 | 9.591
Past experience indicates that the standard deviation in the time it takes for a "fast
lube" operation to actually complete the lube and oil change for customers is 3.00
minutes. The manager wishes to estimate the mean time with 99% confidence and a
total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be 1 minute. Given this,
what must the sample size be? | About 239
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =16% H1: p >16%
You wish to test the claim that μ ≤ 38 at a level of significance of α = 0.01 and are
given sample statistics n = 43, s =4.7, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round
your answer to two decimal places. | 2.51
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? | 849
A random sample of 68 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 600 hours with a
population standard deviation of 25 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean. | (594.1, 605.9)
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample
data: n = 45, s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from a populationthat is not
normally distributedwith unknown μ and | Normal
A sample of the grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students has mean of
6.7 and standard deviation of 1.0. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the
population standard deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | (0.73, 1.65)
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned
with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling
process results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02
gallons. The process standard deviation should be less than 0.032 gallons. A sample
of 42 jugs was selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be 0.036
gallons. What is the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.032 | 51.89
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 1900). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer
than21 infive thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic
mutation. Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light.
Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. |
H0: p = 0.0042 H1: p < 0.0042
In a recent study of 49 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 18.6 with a population standard deviation of 6.8 hours. Find
the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (16.7, 20.5)
A Professor at Hanoi Medical University is interested in estimating the birth weight of
infants. How large a sample must he select if he desires to be 99% confident that the
true mean is within 0.1 kilograms of the sample mean? A past experience indicates
that the standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 0.7 kilograms. Let
z0.005 = 2.58. | 327
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ ≠ 3.5. Given a sample size of n = 51 and a
level of significance of. When should you reject H0 ? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.33 or less than -2.33
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.14 n =
25 = 0.10 | 15.66
A researcher claims that 26% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0:p = 0.26 H1: p ≠ 0.26
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 :
µ = 28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
Compute the critical value that corresponds to a 94% level of confidence. | 1.88
A sample of 28 teachers had mean annual earnings of $3450 with a standard deviation
of $600. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. | ($3218, $3682)
A random sample of 169 students has a grade point average with a mean of 6.6 and
with a population standard deviation of 0.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for
the population mean, μ. | (6.46, 6.74)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard
deviation of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ of a
random sample of 25 men who have a mean weight of 170.4 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (8.0, 14.3)
A group of 55 bowlers showed that their average score was 190 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 99% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | (187.2, 192.8)
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service
industry. Data were randomly collected from 28 CEOs and the 99% confidence
interval was calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on the interval above,
do you believe the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry is less
than $3,000,000? | I cannot conclude that the average is less than $3,000,000 at the
99% confidence level.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 17, = 17.7, s = 2.4, and if H1: μ ≠ 17.9.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.344
An airline claims that the no-show rate for passengers is less than 3%. In a sample of
420 randomly selected reservations, 21 were no-shows. At = 0.01, compute the value
of the test statistic to test the airline’s claim. | 2.4
Suppose a 99% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1500, 2200).
To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The grade point averages for 11 randomly selected students in a statistics class are
listed below. 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 4.0 3.3 0.9 3.6 0.8 2.2 What is the effect on the width
of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 15? | The width decreases.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no
correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | c. 0.919
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | a. 3.857
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the slope of
the regression line of hours on income? | c. 0.6337
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Positive correlation
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | b. 2 units
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of
the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the
equation of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the
weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
For the data in the table below, what is the value of the test statistic for testing x 15 21
16 30 y 67 80 85 78 | b. -0.38
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | b. None of the other choices is true
Consider a random sample of 27 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 57.2,Σxi = 1253.4, = 73296.4, and
Σxiyi = 3133.7. What is the y-intercept of the sample regression line? | c. 0.649
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | b. Positive
correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.329, n = 30, and = 0.10, determine the test statistic to test
the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places | b. 1.844
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | a. It is +1.
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. negative
correlation
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | e. = 21.11x+17.22
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | e. None of the other choices is true
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 2 3 5 y 30 40 90 100 Compute the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.873
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | c. Negative correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | d. 12.97
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | b. student's t distribution.
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | c. -0.97
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2,
se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. 0.019
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | a. 2.66
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample
data, which of the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures
(x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For
a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression
line. | d. = 9.341 + 0.243x
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | d.
0.07
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | a. -0.97
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | b. 0.897
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | b. -0.8
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | d. Reject H0
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average
number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was
selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample
data, which of the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the y-
intercept of the regression line of hours on income? | e. 23.46
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | c. Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | d. 3.857
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | b. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no
correlation
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | d. It is +1.
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | c. 21.97
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | c. 0.0042
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | c. 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | e.
0.07
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | b. No correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | c. -0.642
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. negative
correlation
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | b. 0.6084
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | d. -0.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1050, = 1080.5. What is the error
sum of squares? | e. 371.578
Assume that you are predicting Y from X. Which of the following correlation
coefficients would yield predictions with the least error? | b. r = -0.85
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | e. -5.96
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | c. 5.913
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two
variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | e. 3.26
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1
2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | b. = 0.5x +0.5
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | d. Positive
correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.81
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2,
se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | c. 0.019
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | c. No correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the
two scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding
the population correlation? | d. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | c. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
Assume that you are predicting X from Y. Which of the following correlation
coefficients would yield predictions with the most error? | 0.05
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (2, 1), (3,-1), (2, 0),
(4,-2) and (4, 2). That indicates that the: | None
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group
25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are
jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 100 90 What is
the value of the test statistic for testing | e. 1.46
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1
2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | e. = 0.5x +0.5
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | b.
All of the others
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | b. 2.06
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | c. 641.164
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no
correlation
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. x 85.3 78.3 80.6 95.8 y 12.2 15.1
19.4 17.4 | a. 0.07
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | d. 3.857
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | a. Positive correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | d. 0.81
A random sample of 20 observations was made on the diameter of spot welds and the
corresponding weld shear strength. Given that r = 0.65, what is the value of test
statistic if we want to test the hypothesis that ρ = 0 at a level of significance of 0.05.
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | c. the relationship between x and y is positive.
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c.
coefficient of correlation of 0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | a. None of the other choices is true
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | d. 12.97
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | b. Reject H0
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.81
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | d. -5.96
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | a. No correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for
y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | a. 30
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c.
coefficient of correlation of 0
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | d. 2.66
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
What is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Two separate tests are designed to measure a student's ability to solve problems.
Several students are randomly selected to take both tests and the results are shown
below. Test 1 7.5 6.4 6.6 5.8 8.3 Test 2 6.7 6.6 7.2 4.0 6.7 Find the value of the linear
correlation coefficient r. | e. 0.58
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | d. -0.8
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | e. -1.071
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of
the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the
equation of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the
weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | d. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | c. 2.06
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c.
All of the others
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A company keeps extensive records on its new salespeople on the premise that sales
should increase with experience. A random sample of seven new salespeople
produced the data on experience and sales shown in the table. Months on job, x 2 12 5
9 7 Monthly sales, y 2.4 15.0 3.5 11.0 10.5 Find the value of the coefficient of
correlation. | e. 0.96
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no
correlation
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | b. 1.688
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | d. = 21.11x+17.22
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | a. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | e. -0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| c. 0.026
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | c. Positive correlation
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.73
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures
(x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For
a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression
line. | c. = 9.341 + 0.243x
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | a. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c.
All of the others
For a group of students in a statistics class, the scatter diagram compares their test
scores (y) and the number of red shirts they have(x) is shown as below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | b. Negative correlation
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | d. 641.164
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | b. 3.857
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | a. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for
y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | b. 30
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this
year (Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you
have collected the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi = 1932.5,
Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. What is the sample correlation coefficient between X
and Y? | b. -0.76
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | b. Reject H0
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| d. 0.026
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | b. 0.6084
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.23
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | c. Negative correlation
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two
variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | d. 3.26
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | c. -0.8
The data below are the final exam scores of 10 randomly selected statistics students
and the number of hours they studied for the exam. Hours,x 3 5 2 8 2 4 4 5 6 3
Scores,y 65 80 60 66 78 85 90 90 71 88 Find the equation of the regression line for
the given data. | a. = -0.24x + 78.31
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | a. 3.63
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | a. H0: β1 = 0
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average
number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was
selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | c. 641.164
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | b. Negative correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the
two scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding
the population correlation? | a. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
What is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | a. negative
correlation
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | e. 0.919
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | b. 12.97
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | a. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | c. 2.66
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| b. 0.026
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | a. It is +1.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | a. 0.6084
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | c. -1.071
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the number of
absences (x) and the final grades (y) of students from a statistics class. For a sample
of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi
= 1932.5, Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | c. = 8.027
+ 0.274x
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | d. 1.688
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | a. student's t distribution.
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.93
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | d. 21.97
The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching
television and using the Internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state
whether these times have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative
correlation. | c. Positive correlation
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | b. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
If the least squares equation is = 10 + 8X, then the value of8 (the coefficient of
x)indicates: | a. for each unit increase in X, Y increases on average by 8.
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | b. 5.913
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | e. -0.642
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | c. Reject H0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | d. -1.071
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | e. 2.66
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | d. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | b. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | c. -0.93
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | e. 1.688
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group
25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are
jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 120 90 What is
the value of the test statistic for testing | c. -0.44
The manager of a used-car dealership is very interested in the resale price of used
cars. The manager feels that the age of the car is important in determining the resale
value. He collects data on the age and resale value of 15 cars and runs a regression
analysis with the value of the car (in thousands of dollars) as the dependent variable
and the age of the car (in years) as the independent variable. Unfortunately, he spilled
his coffee on the printout and lost some of the results. The partial results left are
displayed below. Multiple R 0.557 R Square "A" Adjusted R Square 0.133 Standard
error "B" Observations 15000 What is the value of "A"? | b. 0.310

The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics

of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings per share
to help him select a stock for investment. What type of the description is? |
Observation study
The amount of television viewed by today's youth is of primary concern to Parents
Against Watching Television (PAWT). 250 parents of elementary school-aged
children were asked to estimate the number of hours per week that their child watches
television. Identify the type of data collected by PAWT. | quantitative and discrete
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in E. | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
0.117
Pick a bit string from the set of all bit strings of length 10. Find the probability of
getting a bit string that begins and ends with 0. | 1/4
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$25,000 a year is: | 0.22
A pair of dice is thrown twice. What is the probability of getting totals of 7 and 11? |
1/54
Given events E and F with probabilities P(E) = 0.65 and P(F) = 0.19, are E and F
mutually exclusive? | cannot be determined
Which of the following is a discrete random variable? | The number of eggs that hens
lay in a month
Suppose that 11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random, what
is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1139
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | 1.67
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected number of
males who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | 45.7
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following
statements are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.19.
(ii) The probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | (i) only
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 40 times. | 0.1210
In a manufacturing process that laminates several ceramic layers, 2% of the
assemblies are defective. Assume that the assemblies are independent. What is the
mean number of assemblies that need to be checked to obtain five defective
assemblies? | 250
Printed circuit cards are placed in a functional test after being populated with
semiconductor chips. A lot contains 40 cards, and a sample of 3 are selected at
random without replacement for functional testing. If 5 cards are defective, what is the
probability that all cards in the sample are defective? | 0.001
(See picture) [file:1968.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:1979.jpg] | 0.61
(See picture) [file:1986.jpg] | 8
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
A multiple-choice quiz has 20 questions each with 4 possible answers of which only 1
is the correct answer. What is the probability that sheer guesswork yields 4 correct
answers for 5 of the 20 problems about which the student has no knowledge? | 0.0146
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. |
0.082085
Suppose that a qualitative variable has three categories with frequencies of occurrence
shown in the table. When constructing a pie chart, what is the size of the angle for
class A? [file:3558.jpg] | (ii)
[file:3579.jpg] | 598, 600, 602, 604, 605
The heights (in inches) of 20 adult males are listed below. 70 72 71 70 69 73 69 68 70
71 67 71 70 74 69 68 71 71 71 72 Find the range of the data set. | 7
A large retail company gives an employment screening test to all prospective
employees. Frankin Gilman recently took the test and it was reported back to him that
his score placed him at the 80th percentile. Therefore: | Frankin scored as high or
higher than 80 percent of the people who took the test.
The standard error of the population proportion will become larger | as population
proportion approaches 0.50.
A random sample of size n = 16 is taken from a normal population with mean 40 and
variance 5. The distribution of the sample mean is | normal with mean 40 and variance
5/16.
A normal population has mean 76 and variance 9. How large must be the random
sample be if we want the standard error of the sample mean to be 1.1? | 8
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120 and a population
standard deviation of 677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean.
Use a 95% confidence level. [file:2187.jpg] | (2910, 3330)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally distributed. Find
the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all bowlers. [file:2195.jpg] | (189.5,
194.5)
(See picture) [file:2212.jpg] | (186.3, 197.7)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a
random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed.
[file:2225.jpg] | (7.5, 16.2)
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult
population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 4%? [file:2235.jpg] | 1037
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%?
[file:2232.jpg] | 1068
In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis should contain the equality sign. | True
[file:3641.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2252.jpg] | Reject the null hypothesis
[file:3649.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2255.jpg] | to = -1.98, fail to reject Ho
(See picture) [file:2259.jpg] | 29.07
(See picture) [file:2262.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:2266.jpg] | -46.15
(See picture) [file:2271.jpg] | (iv)
(See picture) [file:3700.jpg] | 3.000
(See picture) [file:2279.jpg] | 4.098
(See picture) [file:2286.jpg] | 0.894
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
Which statement is true? | Probability models quantify the risks involved in decisions
made every day
How many baseball teams of nine members can be chosen from among twelve boys,
without regard to the position played by each member? | 220
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most three boys in ten births. | 0.172
According to the U.S. census, in 2005, 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.279
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
Among the contestants in a competition are 25 women and 25 men. If 3 winners are
randomly selected, what is the probability that they are all men? | 0.117
For each of the following pairs of events, which are subsets of the set of all possible
outcomes when a coin is tossed three times, choose the pair(s) is (are) independent. |
All of the others
An electronic scale that displays weights to the nearest pound is used to weigh
packages. The display shows only three digits. Any weight greater than the display
can indicate is shown as 999. The random variable X is the displayed weight. What is
the number of member in the sample space of X? | 1,000
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? |
0.343
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 2.5
A polltaker asked graduating college seniors how many times they had given blood in
the last year. The results of the survey are given in the table. The random variable X
represents the number of times a person gave blood and P(x) represents the
probability of selecting a graduating college who had given blood that percent of the
time. What is the standard deviation for the number of times a person gave blood
based on this poll? [file:1911.jpg] | 1.16
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 1 to 15. Find
3V(X). | 56
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n = 4
times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x=3 successes
given the probability p=1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
In a certain manufacturing process it is known that, on the average, 1 in every 100
items is defective. What is the probability that the fifth item inspected is the first
defective item found. | 0.0096
A naturalist leads whale watch trips every morning in March. The number of whales
seen has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 4.3. Find the probability that on a
randomly selected trip, the number of whales seen is 3. | 0.1798
The probability density function of the time required to complete an assembly
operation is f(x)= 0.1 for 20≤ x ≤ 30 seconds. Determine the proportion of assemblies
that requires more than 25 seconds to complete. | 0.50
(See picture) [file:1983.jpg] | 0.135
(See picture) [file:1989.jpg] | 5.76
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with
a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability
that the diameter of a randomly selected pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? |
0.0668
(See picture) [file:2084.jpg] | (i)
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.367879
The following data reflect the number of customers who test drove new cars each day
for a sample of 20 days at the Redfield Ford Dealership. (See picture) Given these
data, what is the range? [file:3562.jpg] | 14
(See picture) [file:2112.jpg] | (iv)
Find the sample standard deviation. 15 42 53 | 19.6
The following data reflect the number of customers who test drove new cars each day
for a sample of 20 days at the Redfield Ford Dealership. (See picture) Given these
data, what is the interquartile range? [file:3589.jpg] | 3

For sample size 16, the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be
approximately normally distributed... | if the shape of the population is normally
distributed.
(See picture) [file:2162.jpg] | 0.4562
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.8767
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service
industry. Data were randomly collected from 18 CEOs and the 97% confidence
interval was calculated to be (2181260, 5836180). Which of the following
interpretations is correct? | We are 97% confident that the average total compensation
of all CEOs in the Service industry falls in the interval 2181260 to 5836180.
(See picture) [file:2185.jpg] | 97
A trucking firm suspects that the variance for a certain tire is greater than 1,000,000.
To check the claim , the firm puts 151 of these tires on its trucks and gets a standard
deviation of 1012 miles . Find the value of the test statistic to test the trucking firm’s
claim at the significance level of 0.05. | 153.6
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find
the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. [file:2188.jpg] | (17.5, 21.7)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. 3.60 4.50 2.80 6.30 2.60 5.20 6.75 4.25 8.00 3.00 A simple
computation yields a sample mean of 4.7 and standard deviation of 1.8. Assume the
incomes are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval for the true mean.
[file:2201.jpg] | (3.41, 5.99)
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 4%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. [file:2222.jpg] | 217
(See picture) [file:2228.jpg] | 0.59 ± 0.068
(See picture) [file:2245.jpg] | (iii)
(See picture) [file:2247.jpg] | 0.0027
An article stated that students in FPT university system take an average of 4.5 years to
finish their undergraduate degrees. Suppose you believe that the average time is
longer. You conduct a survey of 49 students and obtain a sample mean of 5.1 with a
sample standard deviation of 1.2. Assume that time to finish their undergraduate
degrees is normally distributed. Calculate the value of the test statistic and the critical
values for this test statistic. Use a significance level of 0.05. [file:3645.jpg] | Test
statistic: 3.5 and critical value: 1.645
(See picture) [file:2258.jpg] | 9.209
Suppose that a random variable X has the discrete uniform distribution on the integers
10,…,20. Find P(X = 7). | 0
[file:3656.jpg] | 16.875
(See picture) [file:2264.jpg] | (iii)
(See picture) [file:2268.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:3698.jpg] | 2.552
The height y and base diameter x of five trees of a certain variety produced the
following data. Compute the correlation coefficient r. [file:2287.jpg] | 0.98
(See picture) [file:3690.jpg] | 0.948
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | Number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
What is a method of collecting data? | A retrospective study using historical data
The amount of television viewed by today's youth is of primary concern to Parents
Against Watching Television (PAWT). 250 parents of elementary school-aged
children were asked to estimate the number of hours per week that their child watches
television. Identify the type of data collected by PAWT. | quantitative and discrete
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. (Below, H stands for
Head, T stands for Tail) | HH HT TH TT
A single six-sided die is rolled. Find the probability of rolling a number less than 3. |
0.333
According to the U.S. census, in 2005, 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.279
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3%
speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from
the college speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.19
(See picture) [file:1867.jpg] | disjoint but not independent.
A batch of 500 machined parts contains 10 that do not conform to customer
requirements.Parts are selected succesively, without replacement, until a
nonconforming part is obtained. Determine the range (possible values) of the random
variable giving the number of parts selected. | [1, 491]
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? |
0.343
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
26. | 15.6
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number
favoring the substation? | 1.55
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the interval [1, 35].
Determine the mean and variance of X. | 18 and 102
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n=20 and
p=0.6. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an optical data
storage product is 0.8. Assume the trials are independent. What is the probability that
the first successful alignment requires exactly four trials? | 0.0064
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | 1.52
(See picture) [file:1973.jpg] | 1.25
(See picture) [file:1982.jpg] | 0
Let X be a continuous random with f(x) is probability density function. Which the
following statement(s) is (are) TRUE? | All of them
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is µ= 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1 | 0.1587
(See picture) [file:2084.jpg] | (i)
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.254811
Find the mode for the sample composed of the observations 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 5. |
6
(See picture) [file:2112.jpg] | (iv)
Which of the following is an acceptable format for setting up class boundaries for a
frequency distribution? | All of the other choices is correct
For sample size 1, the sampling distribution of the mean will be normally distributed |
only if the population is normally distributed.
The heights of people in a certain population are normally distributed with a mean of
64 inches and a standard deviation of 3.1 inches. Determine the sampling distribution
of the mean for samples of size 39. | Normal, mean = 64 inches, standard deviation =
0.5 inches
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed... | regardless of the shape of the population.
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. [file:2194.jpg] | (21.1, 23.7)
(4335) (11081) [file:2182.jpg] | [765, 795]
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below, which implies a sample mean of 2.54 and a sample standard deviation of 1.11.
Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3
2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. [file:2211.jpg] | (1.55,
3.53)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, (sigma).
[file:2224.jpg] | (2.2, 5.8)
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 6%? [file:2241.jpg] | 461
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 20% of Evergreen Valley College
(EVC) students attended the opening night midnight showing of the latest Harry
Potter movie. She surveys 84 of her students and finds that 11 of attended the
midnight showing. The Type I error is believing that the percent of EVC students who
attended is: | less than 20%, when in fact, it is at least 20%
(See picture) [file:2246.jpg] | (iv)
(See picture) [file:2253.jpg] | Test statistic z = -8.43. There is sufficient evidence to
warrant rejection of the claim that the population mean temperature is 22 degree C.
[file:3646.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2258.jpg] | 9.209
(See picture) [file:2257.jpg] | 14.573, 43.194
(See picture) [file:2262.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:2266.jpg] | -46.15
(See picture) [file:3694.jpg] | -0.93
It is believed that, the average numbers of hours spent studying per day (HOURS)
during undergraduate education should have a positive linear relationship with the
starting salary (SALARY, measured in thousands of dollars per month) after
graduation. Given below is the Excel output from regressing starting salary on
number of hours spent studying per day for a sample of 51 students. NOTE: Some of
the numbers in the output are purposely erased. The error sum of squares (SSE) of the
above regression is [file:3710.jpg] | 92.0218
(See picture) [file:2279.jpg] | 4.098
(See picture) [file:2286.jpg] | 0.894

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120 and a population
standard deviation of 677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean.
Use a 95% confidence level. | (2910, 3330)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally distributed. Find
the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all bowlers. | (189.5, 194.5)
(See picture) | (186.3, 197.7)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a
random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (7.5, 16.2)
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult
population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 4%? | 1037
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | 1068
In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis should contain the equality sign. | True
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find
the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. | (17.5, 21.7)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. 3.60 4.50 2.80 6.30 2.60 5.20 6.75 4.25 8.00 3.00 A simple
computation yields a sample mean of 4.7 and standard deviation of 1.8. Assume the
incomes are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval for the true mean.
| (3.41, 5.99)
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 4%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | 217
The height y and base diameter x of five trees of a certain variety produced the
following data. Compute the correlation coefficient r. | 0.98
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. | (21.1, 23.7)
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below, which implies a sample mean of 2.54 and a sample standard deviation of 1.11.
Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9
4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | (1.55,
3.53)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, (sigma). | (2.2, 5.8)
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 6%? | 461
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 20% of Evergreen Valley College
(EVC) students attended the opening night midnight showing of the latest Harry
Potter movie. She surveys 84 of her students and finds that 11 of attended the
midnight showing. The Type I error is believing that the percent of EVC students who
attended is: | less than 20%, when in fact, it is at least 20%
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference|In repeated sampling,
95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
For sample size 16, the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be
approximately normally distributed...|if the shape of the population is normally
distributed.
For sample size 1, the sampling distribution of the mean will be normally distributed |
only if the population is normally distributed.
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed.|regardless of the shape of the population.
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. The
distribution of $$\overline{X} $$- $$\overline{Y}$$ is | b. normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 5/6.
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7
2 3 11 | a. 2.6
Survey responses of “ good, better, best”. which type of data is? | c. Ordinal
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p.
Round answer to the nearest tenth. n = 20; p = 3/5 | c. 12.0
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1. | a. 0.1587
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean temperature is
different from 45°F

A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, and 35 orange candies. An

experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording its
color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | b. {red, yellow, orange}
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | c. 0.036
The amount of pyridoxine (in grams) per multiple vitamin is normally distributed with
$$\mu= 110$$ grams and $$\sigma = 25$$ grams. A sample of vitamins is to be
selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be less than 100 grams?
Let $$P(Z<-2)=0.023;P(Z<-0.4)=0.421;P(Z<0.07)=0.529;P(Z<0.75)=0.673$$. | a.
0.023
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen,
jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the expected
number of wins for the player? | c. 2.31
Researchers are concerned that the weight of the average American school child is
increasing implying, among other things, that children’s clothing should be
manufactured and marketed in larger sizes. If $$X$$ is the weight of school children
sampled in a nationwide study, then $$X$$ is an example of | d. a continuous random
variable.
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number
favoring the substation? | d. 1.55
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n
= 19 α = 0.025 | b. 8.231
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. What is the probability that a randomly chosen widget produced by the
company is defective? | d. 0.1175
Find the origin data from the sterm-and-leaf plot | 732,735,738,742,743,749,751,758
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students are listed below.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$
$ Assume the data are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 | b.
(0.81, 1.83)
For large numbers of degrees of freedom, the critical χ2 values can be approximated
as follows: χ2 = (z + )2, where k is the number of degrees of freedom and z is the
critical value. To find the lower critical value, the negative z-value is used, to find the
upper critical value, the positive z-value is used. Use this approximation to estimate
the critical value of χ2 in a right-tailed hypothesis test with n =125 and α = 0.01. | a.
χ2 ≈ 162.833
Which statement is true for the scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10? | a. The mean
is greater than the median.
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the sample of interest to the university administration. | c. parking times of
the 130 students
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | a. 1.52
The standard IQ test has a mean of 96 and a standard deviation of 14. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | d. 34
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 55% of the time. If she shoots 8 arrows, what is
the probability that she gets exactly 4 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of
the others. | a. 0.2627
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | a. 0.7557
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.09 0.26 Democrat
0.22 0.2 Other 0.11 0.12 What is the probability that a voter who favors stronger gun
control laws is a Republican? | c. 0.214
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample
data: n = 25,$$\overline{x} = 951,$$ s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a
normally distributed population with σ = 28. | a. Normal
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | a. 0.89
Find the variance for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.17 0.28 0.05
0.15 0.35 | d. 2.46
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute.
Find the probability that between 5.0 gallons and 6.0 gallons are pumped during a
randomly selected minute. | d. 0.33
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of
$700 per month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses as
PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month
had a PCE that falls below $550. | d. 0.0013
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 40 times. | c. 0.1210
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
< 0.14 n = 23 α = 0.10 | a. 14.042
The probabilities that a customer entering a particular bookstore buys 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or
5 books are 0.30, 0.20, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, and 0.05 respectively. For the probability
distribution above, find the variance. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b. 0.095089
A psychologist claims that more than 75 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 75 percent.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in E. | c. {2, 4, 6, 8,
10}
When conducting a t test for the correlation coefficient in a study with 16 individuals,
the degrees of freedom will be | d. 14.
Suppose that $$X$$ is a negative binomial random variable with $$p = 0.2$$ and $$r
= 4$$. Determine $$P(X=20)$$. | a. 0.0436
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random
sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How
many citizens would need to be sampled if a 95% confidence interval was desired to
estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | a. 379
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student between 2 and 12 minutes to park in the library
lot. | d. 0.556744
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 15 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$686.75 with a standard deviation of $256.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | d. ($513.17,
$860.33)
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | b.
0.343
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the left ofz =0.2is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right ofz = -0.2
| c. equal to
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 11.5 gallons per minute.
What is the probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping more
than 10.5 gallons per minute? | a. 0.50
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | d. 98
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the normal population mean
based on a sample of $$n = 25$$ where the standard deviation of the sample $$s =
0.05$$. What is the critical value? Let $
$t_{0.005,24}=2.7969;t_{0.01,24}=2.4922;z_{0.01}=2.33; z_{0.05}=2.58$$. | a.
2.7969
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.5 million with a standard
deviation of $0.7 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.1 million. | d. approximately 1
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 1
and 10 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the
random number generator generating a 7? | c. 1/10
The probability is 0.7 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than
$20. For random samples of 28 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who
spend less than $20. | c. 19.6
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 16. | b. 1.66
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given
frequency distribution | d.
A multiple choice test has 10 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only
one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all
questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly 3 questions correctly? |
a. 0.2503
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area
underthe curve to the right of 64. | d. 0.2525
In a sample of 10 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
63.4 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, $$\
sigma,$$ is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | b.
(61.9, 64.9)
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | a. descriptive statistics.
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 6 ounces. | c. 7
Police estimate that 25% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 6 drivers
at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | a. 0.178
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and
3.01. | a. 0.4987
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic
form. | b. H0: μ = 14 H1: μ < 14
A business venture can result in the following outcomes (with their corresponding
chance of occurring in parentheses) Highly Successful (10%), Successful (25%),
Break Even (25%), Disappointing (20%), and Highly Disappointing (?). If these are
the only outcomes possible for the business venture, what is the chance that the
business venture will be considered Highly Disappointing? | a. 20%
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assume that a hypothesis
test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | gun
control is 62% when it is actually different than 62%.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the population? | d. all custormers
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average
of $900 per month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses
as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE of between $775.00 and
$990.00? | c. .9579
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | c. 31.74%
In a random sample of 60 computers, the mean repair cost was $150 with a population
standard deviation of $36. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population
mean. | b. ($138, $162)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 19 randomly selected students has a
mean age of 22.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.8 years. | d. (19.9, 24.9)
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches
is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 647 drowning deaths of
children with 30% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z
using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$. | d. 2.94
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the
mean? | c. 99.7%
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1050 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh.
For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy
consumption level is between 1100 kWh and 1225 kWh. | c. 0.1971
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following
confidence interval: Using the information above, what size sample would be
necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 2% using 99%
reliability? | c. 4118
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of the seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state
the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the
claim that the standard deviation is less than 14.7.
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | b. 0.7
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed | a. (3.2,
26.3)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 80% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | c. 8.6
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
30 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: μ
= 30 H1: μ > 30
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | b. The
area under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected, find the probability that at least two become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | b. 0.04
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of
32.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.2 oz. What is the probability that the volume of
soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 32 oz? | d. 0.4013
Both Fred and Ed have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop, a cherry drop, and a
lollipop. Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible pairs of candies
eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | b. LD-LD CD-LD LP-LP LD-
CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Using Excel to find three quartiles for the given data below: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36.
| b. 5.25, 12.5, 22.75
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in
100 births, 55 or more will be female. | b. 0.1841
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n =12, x = 5, p = 0.25 | d. 0.103
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $3.60 $4.50 $2.80
$6.30 $2.60 $5.20 $6.75 $4.25 $8.00 $3.00 Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. | b. ($3.39, $6.01)
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | c. In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean. 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | d. 16
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is
z = 1.43. | c. 0.0764
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students in a statistics class with
125 students are listed below. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 What is the effect
on the width of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 20? | b. The
width decreases.
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? |
a. The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 16 fluorescent light bulbs
has a mean life of 645 hours with a standard deviation of 31 hours. | c. (628.5, 661.5)
Survey responses of nationalities of survey respondents. which type of data is? | a.
Nomial
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. | d.
84.00%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 4, x = 3, p = 1/6 | a. 0.0154
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z
= -1.83. | c. 0.0336
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | d. 1.23
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that
shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability
distribution. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 P(x) 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.21 0.12 0.10 | c. 2.36
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
67,800, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | c. H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to 67,800 H1: μ,
the average attendance at games, is greater than 67,800
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 50°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | c. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean temperature equals
50°F when it really does equal 50°F.
A campus program evenly enrolls undergraduate and graduate students. If a random
sample of 4 students is selected from the program to be interviewed about the
introduction of a new fast food outlet on the ground floor of the campus building,
what is the probability that all 4 students selected are undergraduate students? | a.
0.0625
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | a. HH HT TH TT
The number of power outages at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with
a mean of 6 outages per year. The probability that there will be exactly 3 power
outages in a year is | b. 0.0892
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 7. | c. 1/6
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it
is not defective? | d. 0.92
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.6 and a standard
deviation of 0.4. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.2
and 3? | c. 68%
When is the correlation coefficient zero? | a. when there is no linear correlation
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | d. regardless of the shape of the population.
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
> 26.1 n = 9 α = 0.01 | c. 20.090
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution $$N(\mu, 3300^2).$$ Compute $$P(\overline{X}-\
overline{Y} <-2500).$$ | b. 0.0314
Find the mean of thefollowing probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.19 0.37 0.16
0.26 0.02 | c. 1.55
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z =
2.5. | c. bigger than
Find the percentile for the data point. data set: 3 11 8 6 3 3 11 6 3 11 2 11 15 4 9 3 12
8 6 11 data point: 6 | b. 35
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0 n =
10 α = 0.01 | d. 1.735, 23.589
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean
number of hours per week that they watched television was 19.6 with a standard
deviation of 5.8 hours. | d. (17.47, 21.73)
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet
site where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the
four methods of data collection was he using? | b. Retrospective study
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n=25 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 0.05, the critical value
of t will be | b. 2.7969.
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.2
millimeters? | d. 0.65
Suppose that $$X$$ has the probability density function $$f(x)=1.5x^2$$ for $$-1
Chọn một câu trả lời | d. 0.125
Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the
pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black
gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black Create the
sample space of possible outcomes. | b. WW, BW
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
c. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight
is at least
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | c. HHH HHT
HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.37
0.05 0.13 0.25 0.20 | a. 1.60
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine
has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces
and a standard deviation of 0.2-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly
selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean
weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.6 ounces. | a. approximately 0
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library
parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 4.0 minutes and a standard
deviation of 1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student
will take between 2.5 and 5.0 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. | c.
0.7745
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | b. 221
A psychologist claims that more than 3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | most 3 percent
when it is actually more than 3 percent.
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered
87% of the time. Find the probability that 4 of 7 stolen cars will be recovered. | a.
0.044
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is
not between 44 and 56 is | d. 0.3174.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
16 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. |
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of
data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called | c.
descriptive statistics.
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.11 0.27 Democrat
0.25 0.16 Other 0.15 0.06 What is the probability that a Democrat opposes stronger
gun control laws? | a. 0.390
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18,
31, 46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | d. 46 miles
We have created a 95% confidence interval for $$\mu$$ with the result (10, 15).
What decision will we make if we test $$H_0: \mu =16$$ versus $$H_1: \mu eq 16$$
at $$\alpha= 0.05$$? | b. Reject $$H_0$$ in favor of $$H_1$$.
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p = 0.62 H1: p ≠ 0.62
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | a. P(x > 7) =
P(x ≥ 8)
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | c. 0.262
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(m, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the
sample mean $$\overline{X}$$ - $$\overline{Y}.$$ | a. normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 1347.22
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a
two-tailed test. | c. ±1.96
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | b. 0.57
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | b. 8.66
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. |
d. 0.082085
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 4 or 12. | a. 1/9
According to the Center for Disease Control, 41.5% of babies born in the U.S. in 2004
were still being breastfed at 6 months of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S.
in 2004 are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of them were
breastfed for at least 6 months? | a. 0.12
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -1.1 and z = 1.5. | b. equal to
Let $$X$$ be uniformly distributed over [0, 1]. Calculate $$E[X^3]$$. | b. 0.25
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | c. 68%
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation
and type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the
state and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political
Affiliation Given the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is
in a white collar job. | a. 0.526
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days
and a standard deviation of 15 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at
least 300 days? | d. 0.0166
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 2%. If 29 houses
are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be
burglarized? | a. 0.557
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with
a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability
that the diameter of a randomly selected pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? | d.
0.0668
Based on the scores 1, 9, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, and 8, a score of 4 is the | a. mean.
Compute the critical value $$z_{\alpha/2}$$ that corresponds to a 94% level of
confidence. | b. 1.88
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows
that A and B are | b. independent but not disjoint.
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at
least 7 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the
probability that the student will pass the test? | a. 0.172
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) Frequency 35-39 1 40-44 3 45-49 5 50-54 11 55-59 7 60-64 7 65-69
1 | b. 53.4
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 13.5 gallons per minute.
Find the variance of the distribution. | b. 1.33
Friskie is having her fifth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create
the sample space of possible outcomes. | c. NNR NNN
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household own 2 cars
is: | b. 0.69
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a
year is: | c. 0.12
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$$ | d. (2.2,
5.8)
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz
=2.7 and z = 2.9. | c. bigger than
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values
of n and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. n = 2661; p = 0.63 | d. 24.91
Survey responses of temperatures of the ocean at various depths. which type of data
is? | a. Interval
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | c. 0.400
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | d. 89.6
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1 centimeter. A
random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. What is the standard error for the
sample mean? | a. 0.029
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | c. -1.2798
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one
decimal place. | a. 76.4
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 124 and
a standard deviation of 6.4. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability
that their mean blood pressure will be less than 126. | c. 0.9938
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/51949. For people who play 560
times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | b.
0.1038
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm
with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random
sample of 100 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.851 cm? | b. 0.1587
Suppose that a number of miles that a car can run before its battery wears out is
exponentially distributed with an average value of 10000 miles. If a person desires to
take a 5000-mile trip, what is the probability that she will be able to complete her trip
without having to replace her car battery? | c. 0.6
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by
major. Major Frequency Engineering 868 English 2073 Mathematics 2164 Chemistry
318 Physics 856 Liberal Arts 1358 Business 1676 What is the probability that a
randomly selected degree is not in Mathematics? | b. 0.768
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | c. 0.6826
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the probability that Z lies between -1.10 and -
0.36. | c. 0.2237
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected number of
males who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | c. 45.7
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected, find the probability that from two to four become vice
presidents. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places
after the decimal point.) | c. 0.034
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 16 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1587
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p.
Round answer to the nearest tenth. n = 33; p = 0.2 | b. 6.6
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb
and a standard deviation of 6. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability
that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18.6 lb. | a. 0.6730
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 5 years or more. | d. 0.229790
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3%
speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from
the college speaks Spanish but not French? | d. 0.19
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 20
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ | c.
(3.3, 15.6)
Construct the boxplot for the given data below: 3, 3, 5, 6, 4, 9, 8, 9, 6. | d.
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | c. 1.67
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ ≠ 9.3 n =
28 α = 0.05 | c. 14.573, 43.194
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 20 inches and a standard
deviation of 4 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is the
probability of a sample mean between 20 and 21. | b. 0.4772
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number
of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of x are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table.
X(girls) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 P(X) 0.000 0.001 0.006 0.022 0.061 0.122
0.183 0.209 0.183 0.122 0.061 0.022 0.006 0.001 0.000 Find the probability of
selecting 9 or more girls. | c. 0.212
The random variableX represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the mean and standard deviation
for the random variable X. | a. mean: 1.50; standard deviation: 0.87
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18
ounce. The cans only hold 12.45 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.45
ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special
cleaning process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can
will need to go through this process? | c. 0.1587
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,825 hours. | a. 0.1056
A psychologist claims that more than 6.3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 6.3% H1: p > 6.3%
A major videocassette rental chain is considering opening a new store in an area that
currently does not have any such stores. The chain will open if there is evidence that
more than 25% households in the area are equipped with videocassette recorders
(VCRs). It conducts a telephone poll of 300 randomly selected households in the area
and finds that 96 have VCRs. The value of the test statistic in this problem is
approximately equal to | c. 2.80
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | d. The number of
employees of an insurance company
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 900 hours
of use is 0.2. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at least one
of them lasts 900 hours or more? | b. 0.992
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, and the original population is not
normally distributed. | a. Yes
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | d. The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data:
n = 24, $$\overline{x} = 101,$$ s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a
population with a distribution that is very far from normal, and σ is unknown. | b.
Neither
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.10. | a.
37.3
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at least one head? | a. 7/8
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
60,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify
the type II error for the test. | most 60,000, when it is actually greater than 60,000.
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | a. 2.5
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of
50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | d. $465.23
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a
right-tailed test. | b. +1.34
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of
size n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution
of a statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | c. i) and iv)
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
11 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p
= 0.0011 H1: p < 0.0011
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial
aid. | d. 0.59 ± 0.068
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | a. number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 15% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 150 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 20 no-shows. | c. 0.251
The name of each contestant is written on a separate card, the cards are placed in a
bag, and three names are picked from the bag. Identify which of these types of
sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | c. Random
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a hypothesis test of
the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. |
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of $3120 and a
population standard deviation of $677. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 95% confidence level. | c. ($2910, $3330)
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The normally population standard deviation is known to be $1000. What total
sample size would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the
width of the interval should not be more than $100? Let $$z_{0.025}=1.96;
z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | a. n = 1537
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | a. 0.254811
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 8.7 hours. | c. 0.1469
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | c. 0.8
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 90\% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students who
receive financial aid. Let $$z_{0.1}=1.28;z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | c. (0.533; 0.647)
To determine the mean of a binomial distribution, it is necessary to know the number
of successes involved in the problem. | a. False
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | b. P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2
≤ x < 8)
Find the normal-curve area between z = -1.48 and z = 0. | d. 0.4306
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate
bar - licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana -
licorice stick licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that at
least one chocolate bar was eaten. | a. 5/9
A study of 1000 randomly selected flights of a major airline showed that 782 of the
flights arrived on time. What is the probability of a flight arriving on time? | a.
391/500
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g
and a standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | c.
1.96%
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the mean number favoring the
substation? | c. 12
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1900
miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 56,010
miles and 56,580 miles? | b. 0.0180
According to a 2007 report published by the National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 59% of teens have family dinners five or
more times a week, 13% of teens have used marijuana and the proportion of teens
who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana is 0.64. What is the
probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a week and uses
marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | b. 0.08
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: σ = 14.7 H1: σ < 14.7
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | b. binomial distribution.
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a
dime are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | d.
{0, 1, 2}
If we are using the normal approximation to determine the probability of at most 28
successes in a binomial distribution P(x ≤ 28) the normal distribution probability that
is used to make the estimate is | a. P(x ≤ 28.5).
The use of the Poisson distribution requires a value n which indicates a definite
number of independent trials. | a. False
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | d. statistical inference.
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 65% with a standard deviation of
7.1. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between
50 and 70 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | a. 0.74
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings per share
to help him select a stock for investment. What type of the description is? | c.
Observation study
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size
16. | d. 3.52
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic
accidents reported in a day in Hanoi. X 0 1 2 3 4 5 P(X) 0.10 0.20 0.45 0.15 0.05 0.05
The probability of more than 2 accidents is | d. 0.25
A Type II error is committed when | c. we don't reject a null hypothesis that is false.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is
z = 0.52. | b. 0.3015
A company had 80 employees whose salaries are summarized in the frequency
distribution below. Find the mean salary. Salary ($) 5,001 – 10,000 10,001-15,000
15,001 – 20,000 20,001 – 25,000 25,001 – 30,000 Employees 16 11 16 10 27 | d.
$18,813.00
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 65.7% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if two
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | d. 0.88
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to
discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would
like more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk
about school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages
were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all
teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence
level. | c. 0.37 ± .053
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | c. Statistics is used to answer
questions with 100% certainty.
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | a. (189.5, 194.5)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that between 15 and 18 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1598
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | c. 0.625
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size
sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.08
using 95% confidence? | a. 150
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | a. 0.1587.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z
= -2.05. | b. 0.0202
Suppose that11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random, what is
the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | c. 0.1139

A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 52% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 43% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 5% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | d. 0.90
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation. Let $$\
chi_{0.005,15}^2=32.8;\chi_{0.995,15}^2=4.6$$. | a. (1.5, 4.0)
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. | b.
0.8708
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1. If 23 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | d. 0.0577
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a year is: |
b. 0.48
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following
is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those
people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest
whole number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a
systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | c. 35%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 64, x = 3, p = 0.04 | c. 0.221
Private colleges and universities rely on money contributed by individuals and
corporations for their operating expenses. Much of this money is put into a fund
called an endowment, and the college spends only the interest earned by the fund. A
recent survey of 8 private colleges in Vietnam revealed the following endowments (in
millions of dollars) 60.2, 47.0, 235.1, 490.0, 122.6, 177.5, 95.4, and 220.0. What
value will be used as the point estimate for the mean endowment of all private
colleges in Vietnam? | a. $180.975
The number of 113 calls in Hanoi, has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 10 calls a
day. The probability of seven 113 calls in a day is | b. 0.09
Find the normal-curve area between z = -2 and z = -1. | c. 0.1359
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | a. 0.8805
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 24 and 28. | c. 0.2295
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that | a. Both of the
above.
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency Number of respondents
Never 1020 Less than once a year 302 Once a year 571 Several times a year 502 Once
a month 308 Two-three times a month 380 Nearly every week 240 Every week 839
More than once a week 329 What is the probability that a randomly selected
respondent attended religious services more than once a year? | a. 0.58
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | d. 1.9703
The paired data below consist of the test scores of 6 randomly selected students and
the number of hours they studied for the test. Hours 5 10 4 6 10 9 Score 4 8 3 6 9 8 $$
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient $$r$$. | d. 0.973
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at
which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | c. 6.9 minutes
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 25 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 81.5 with a standard deviation of 10.2. | c. (77.29, 85.71)
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less
than 15 minutes? | d. 0.9765
A student randomly selects 10 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.75 with a standard
deviation of $1.50. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed. | a. ($1.03, $2.74)
If $$n = 10$$ and $$p = 0.70$$, then the standard deviation of the binomial
distribution is | d. 1.45
A telemarketer found that there was a 1% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 5 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls. |
b. 0.9599
Which of the following cannot be a probability? | c. 4/3
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. | a. 3.96
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 3377.2 and a standard deviation of 847.4.
Assuming the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the
states had property crime rates between 2360 and 4055? | a. 0.67
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | d. 0.279
The random variableX represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 3/17 5/17 6/17 2/17 1/17 | c.
mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | c. 0.5000
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is
the probability it was produced by the new machine? | b. 0.511
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g
and a standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | b.
1.96%
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 144 mmHg? | d. 95%
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What is the probability
that a randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7 minutes? | c. 0.917915
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over [10, 70]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation is between 13 and 65. | c. 0.87
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their average
score was 192 with a standard deviation of 8. | c. (186.3, 197.7)
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.75 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
c. 0.25
An article in Concrete Research presented data on compressive strength $$x$$ and
intrinsic permeability $$y$$ of various concrete mixes and cures. Summary quantities
are $$n = 14,\sum y_i=572,\sum y_i^2=23,\sum x_i=43, \sum x_i^2=157.42$$, and $
$\sum x_i y_i=1697.8$$. Assume that the two variables are related according to the
simple linear regression model. Calculate the least squares estimates of the slope. | a. -
2.33
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 1.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| b. 0.60653
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | d. 0.7, if A
and B are independent.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a
grade point average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78. | d. (2.51, 3.21)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches
and a standard deviation of 2.1 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | d. 0.0021
A random sample of 56 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours with a
population standard deviation of 31 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean. | b. (636.9, 653.1)
A recent survey of banks revealed the following distribution for the interest rate being
charged on a home loan (based on a 30-year mortgage with a 10% down payment).
Interest rate 7.0\% 7.5\% 8.0\% 8.5\% 9.0\% Probability 0.12 0.23 0.24 0.35 0.06 $$
If a bank is selected at random from this distribution, what is the chance that the
interest rate charged on a home loan will exceed 8.0%? | b. 0.41
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The
current owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the
buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that
they are 99% confident that the margin of error is within 3%? | d. 1842
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most three boys in ten births. | c. 0.172
A salesperson knows that 20% of his presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations between 14 and 18, inclusive, result in
sales. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to 4 decimal places
after the decimal point.) | b. 0.98
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -0.2 and z = 0.2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -0.3 and z = 0.3. | a. smaller than
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
19 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
d. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than
19 in ten thousand.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | b. 217
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire
in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503
0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | a. 0.465
Six pairs of data yield $$r = 0.444$$ and the regression equation $$\hat y= 5x+2.$$
Also, $$\overline{y}=18.3$$. What is the best predicted value of $$y$$ for $$x=5$$?
| b. 18.3
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming
that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate
between 5 and 7 percent? | b. 0.39
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month without a breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to 3 decimal places after the decimal point.) | a. 1.6
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
a. 0.117
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 6%? | d. 461
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 40? | c. 0.2
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample
data: n = 15, $$\overline{x} = 103,$$ s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from
a normally distributed population with unknown μ and | c. Student t
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.1 for a
two-tailed test. | c. ±1.645
If either event A or event B must occur, then events A and B are said to be | b. None
of the others.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and
with a standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population
mean, $$\mu,$$ if $$\alpha = 0.02$$. Let $
$z_{0.01}=2.33;z_{0.02}=2.05;t_{0.01,149}=2.35;t_{0.02,149}=2.07$$. | b. (2.71,
3.01)
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and
the sample statistics include n =1158 subjects with 30% saying that they play a sport.
Find the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\
frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$ | c. -13.61
If a psychologist observed that four 5-year-old children initiated 2, 4, 6, and 12
incidents of aggression during a play period, the mean number of aggressive incidents
for this group of four children was | c. 6
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | b. 39.3
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true
proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90%
confidence interval. | d. 0.5625 ±0 .0129
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of
retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a
double satellite media. X 0 1 2 3 P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05 $$ The variance for the
number of retransmissions is | b. 0.8
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | c. -0.99
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | b. 0.2946
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.30 0.40 0.20 0.06
0.04 | a. mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c. An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
26. | d. 15.6
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x(minutes) f 0.5-1.5 15 1.5-
2.5 20 2.5-3.5 15 3.5-4.5 20 4.5-5.5 30 | b. 3.3 and 1.4599
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends less
than 48 minutes in the supermarket. | c. 0.6915
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 20 college students had mean
annual earnings of $3120 with a standard deviation of $677. | d. ($2803, $3437)
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance. Assume the data are normally distributed. Let $$\
chi^2_{0.01,11}=24.72;\chi^2_{0.99,11}=3.05$$. | a. (2.4, 19.1)
49, 34, and 48 students are selected from the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classed
with 496, 348, and 481 students respectively. Identify which of these types of
sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | b. Stratified
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 2 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 0.002 H1: p < 0.002
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 40 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 50? | b. 0.25
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000, 2100).
To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
b. Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is
between 45 and 52 minutes? | c. 0.4947
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? A previous study indicates that the
proportion of households with two cars is 24%. | d. 1101
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and standard deviation of
0.8 pound. If a sample of 64 fish yields a mean of 3.4 pounds, what is probability of
obtaining a sample mean this large or larger? | d. 0.0228
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assuming that a hypothesis
test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that 62% of voters favor gun control.
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | a. 0.2478
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 8 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | d. 95%
In its standardized form, the normal distribution | b. be used to approximate discrete
probability distributions.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and
with a population standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 98% confidence level. | d. (2.71, 3.01)
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 12,246 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 12,246 currently in stock, and the warehouse
number and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced
in warehouse 2, find the probability it has an extra stiff shaft. | b. 0.219
Compute the standardized test statistic, $$\chi^2$$, to test the claim $$\sigma^2=
34.4$$ if $$n = 12, s =28.8$$, and $$\alpha=0.05$$. | b. 265.23
Two different tests are designed to measure employee productivity and dexterity.
Several employees are randomly selected and tested with these results. Productivity,x
3 5 8 2 1 Dexterity,y 9 3 9 4 7$$ Find the equation of the regression line. | b. $$\hat y
= 5.49+0.24x$$
A survey of the 9225 vehicles on the campus of State University yielded the following
circle graph Find the number of hatchbacks. Round the result to the nearest whole
number . | a. 2860
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the
mean. | c. 2.41%
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a
list of five possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is
taken, without replacement, from the group of five people. Using the letters A, B, C,
D, E to represent the five people, list the possible samples of size three and use your
list to determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 10
possible samples.) | e.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household do not own 2
cars is: | a. 0.40
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $490 and a standard deviation of $45. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $525
a week? | b. 0.2177
Find the mode(s) for the given data | a. 6.8 and 6.5
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and
that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in
nontechnical terms. | c. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
standard deviation is different from 3.3 mg
The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following
probability distribution. x 3 6 9 12 15 P(x) 0.14 0.11 0.36 0.29 0.10 Find the mean of
thethis probability distribution. | b. 9.3
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month with one breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b.
There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less
than 3 in ten thousand.
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of
an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: Compute the range of
data. | a. 14
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked subjects whether they favored or opposed
the death penalty for persons convicted of murder and whether they favored or
opposed a law requiring a person to obtain a permit before he or she could buy a gun.
According to the survey results, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 67.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 52.7% were in favor of
both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of
either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | c. 0.947
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,800 and
$151,200 if the standard deviation is $1200. | d. 68%
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 70. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | c. 60
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted.
Identify the type II error for the test. | 3.3 mg when it is actually different from 3.3
mg.
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 81 women and 77 men. 18 of the
women and 19 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given
that it is a woman. | d. 0.222
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation $$\sigma$$
of a random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a
standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | a.
(7.5, 16.2)
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a
left-tailed test. | b. -1.645
Which of the following is always true? | a. If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. | d.
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | d. 55.8
The editor of a particular women's magazine claims that the magazine is read by 60%
of the female students on a college campus. Find the probability that in a random
sample of 10 female students more than two read the magazine. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal point.) | c.
0.0512
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | d. 0.8732
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is? | b. Observation study
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 25,σ = 5.93, and the original population is normally
distributed. | b. Yes
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
23 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | gallon when it really is at most 23
miles per gallon.
A group of students were asked if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in
the table. If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he or she owns a
credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three decimal
places. | c. 0.833
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent.ComputeP($
$\overline{X} $$ - $$\overline{Y}$$ < -1.5) is | d. 0.0359
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | b. disjoint but not independent.
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.68. 11 people are selected at random from among those taking their
driving test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 11 people, the
number passing the test is between 2 and 4 inclusive? | b. 0.0308
If $$X$$ is uniformly distributed over the interval $$[0, 10]$$. Compute the
probability that $$2 < X < 9$$. | c. 7/10
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2600
miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than
57,400 miles? | a. 0.8413
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | a. 1068
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | a. 0.59
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, and C
is valid if A, B, and C are the only sample points in the experiment? | a. P(A) = 0,
P(B) = , P(C) =
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean
15 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | b. 0.0667
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected. Find the probability that at least three become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | d. 0.0064
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
19 miles per gallon in the city. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion
in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
mean is greater than 19 miles per gallon.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 17, σ is not known, and the original population is
normally distributed. | a. Yes
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
> 3.5 n = 14 α = 0.05 | a. 22.362
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the population of interest to the university administration. | d. the parking
times of the entire set of students that park at the university
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in
symbolic form. | b. H0:σ = 3.3 mg H1:σ ≠ 3.3 mg
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$25,000 a year is: | b. 0.22
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below. Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9
4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | a. (1.55, 3.53)
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1775 hours and not
less than 1760 hours. | d. 0.0828
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area
underthe curve between 58 and 63. | b. 0.322
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | a. 0.6554
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c.
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | d. 0.0401
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational
background and marital status. Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100
were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee
of the company is single or has a college degree is | b. 0.733
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0.
| c. 0.4920
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a two-tailed test is z
= -1.63. | a. 0.1032
A die is rolled 18 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this
experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random
variable X, the number of twos. | a. 1.581
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends
between 39 and 43 minutes in the supermarket. | b. 0.2120
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim
will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | a. The error of rejecting the
claim that the standard deviation is at least 14.7 when it really is at least 14.7.
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the
mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and her final exam exam counts for
55% of the final grade. | d. 78.9
A melting point test of $$n = 10$$ samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket
propellant resulted in $$\overline{x}=154.2^oF$$. Assume that melting point is
normally distributed with $$\sigma=1.5^oF$$. What is the P-value for the testing
problem $$H_0:\mu=155/ H_1 eq 155$$? Let $$P(Z<1.67)=0.952$$. | b. 0.096
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more
than 5 minutes? | c. 0.2865
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | b. 41.8 minutes
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected.Find the probability that exactly 5 become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | d. 0.67
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 83 women and 78 men. 21 of the
women and 20 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have
high blood pressure. | c. 0.488
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 264 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 100 women are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 264 days and 266 days. | c.
0.2881
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. | b. (21.1, 23.7)
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | d. 0.8767
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 79 and a
standard deviation of 5. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the
probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80. | d. 0.0228
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.5 to 4.5 millimeters. What is the mean
diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | d. 3.5 millimeters
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 4.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| a. 0.22313
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical
terms. | c. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean
attendance is greater than 727.
Find the percentile for the data point. Data set: 51 36 48 75 75 75 49 data point: 51 | c.
43
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of
3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random
sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years
more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | b. 0.0166
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 200 and 275. | a. 0.4332
For some positive value of $$x$$, the probability that a standard normal variable is
between 0 and $$x$$ is 0.1255. What is the value of $$x$$? Let $$P(Z>0)=0.5;
P(Z<0.32) = 0.6255; P(Z<0.99)=0.8389$$. | d. 0.32
A sample consists of every 49th student from a group of 496 students. Identify which
of these types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | d.
Systematic
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 5%. If 20 houses
are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | c. 1
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 93 students, what
is the probability of finding five left-handers? | d. 0.002
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 59% of the time. If she serves 7 times,
what is the probability that she gets exactly3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is
independent of the others. | d. 0.2031
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 9.1 hours. | b. 0.0069
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the sample? | a. three selected custermers
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | c. narrower for
90% confidence than for 95% confidence.
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed
pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 40% of the bulbs are pink and 60% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 4 bulbs are purchased? | c.
0.8704
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the
type I error for the test. | b. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is at
least 14 oz. when it really is at least 14 oz.
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 40 times. | c. 0.9105
The probability that house sales will increase in the next 6 months is estimated to be
0.25. The probability that the interest rates on housing loans will go up in the same
period is estimated to be 0.74. The probability that house sales or interest rates will go
up during the next 6 months is estimated to be 0.89. The probability that both house
sales and interest rates will increase during the next 6 months is | b. 0.10
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100
sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of
free throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete
probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.02 0.07 0.22 0.27 0.42 | b. 1.05
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | d. descriptive statistics.
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | a. 0.367879
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find
the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. | d. (17.5, 21.7)
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 17%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | c. 0.072
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | disjoint but not independent.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $30,000 is 70%. Of the households
surveyed, 50% had incomes over $30,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income over $30,000 a year is: |
0.35
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 67.5% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if three
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | 0.97
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most two boys in five births. | 0.500
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, C and
D is valid if A, B, C, and D are the only sample points in the experiment? | P(A) = 0,
P(B) = , P(C) = , P(D) = 0
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.211
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of cracks
exceeding one-half inch in 10 miles of an interstate highway.
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet
site where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the
four methods of data collection was he using? | Retrospective study
An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to transmit a
signal in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing Company makes 85% of
the ELTs, the Bryant Company makes 10% of them, and the Chartair Company
makes the other 5%. The ELTs made by Altigauge have a 3% rate of defects, the
Bryant ELTs have a 5% rate of defects, and the Chartair ELTs have a 10% rate of
defects. If a randomly selected ELT is then tested and is found to be defective, find
the probability that it was made by the Altigauge Manufacturing Company. | 0.718
Given that events C and D are independent, P(C) = 0.3, and P(D) = 0.6, are C and D
mutually exclusive? | no
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 0
and 9 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the
random number generator generating a 6? | 1/10
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation
and type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the
state and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political
Affiliation Given the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is
in a white collar job. | 0.526
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is odd. List the sample points in E. | {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is? | Observation study
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 3%. If 30 houses
are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be
burglarized? | 0.4010
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 14,542 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 14,542 currently in stock, and the warehouse
number and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced
in warehouse 2, find the probability it has an stiff shaft. | 0.344
According to a survey result, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 77.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 62.7% were in favor of
both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of
either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | 0.947
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows
that A and B are | independent but not disjoint.
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it
is not defective? | 0.92
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.314
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
The New York State Health Department reports a 12% rate of the HIV virus for the
“at-risk” population. Under certain conditions, a preliminary screening test for the
HIV virus is correct 99% of the time. If someone is randomly selected from the at-risk
population, what is the probability that they have the HIV virus if it is known that
they have tested positive in the initial screening? | 0.931
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a
list of six possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is
taken, without replacement, from the group of six people. Using the letters A, B, C, D,
E, F to represent the six people, list the possible samples of size three and use your list
to determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 20
possible samples.) | 1/2
A research group asked the students if they carry a credit card. The responses are
listed in the table. If a student is randomly selected, find the probability that he or she
owns a credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three
decimal places. | 0.833
A bin contains 15 defective (that immediately fail when put in use), 20 partially
defective (that fail after a couple of hours of use), and 30 acceptable transistors. A
transistor is chosen at random from the bin and put into use. If it does not immediately
fail, what is the probability it is acceptable? | 0.60
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | statistical inference.
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, 15 blue and 20 orange candies.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording
its color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {red, yellow, blue, orange}
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 123 women and 178 men. 54 of
the women and 46 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have
high blood pressure. | 0.460
If P(A) = 0.45, P(B) = 0.25, and P(B|A) = 0.45, are A and B independent? | no
Suppose that on a particular multiple choice question, 96% of the students answered
correctly. What is the probability that a randomly selected student answered the
question incorrectly? | 0.04
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $20,000 is 90%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $20,000 and 60% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$20,000 a year is: | 0.06
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by
major. Major | 0.966
Mr. Ômô figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a branch
office in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made director of this
new branch. What is the probability that Ômô will be a Lao Cai branch office
director? | 0.585
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the population? | all custormers
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T:
Tail). | HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the sample of interest to the university administration. | parking times of the
130 students
Given events C and D with probabilities P(C) = 0.3, P(D) = 0.2, and P(C and D) =
0.1, are C and D independent? | no
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate
bar - licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana -
licorice stick licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that
exactly one chocolate bar was eaten. | 4/9
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.55. The probability that
a student at that college has a job off campus is 0.67. The probability that a student at
the college is male and has a job off campus is 0.35. If a student is chosen at random
from the college, what is the probability that the student is male or has an off campus
job? | 0.87
Sixty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 8 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
0.124
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
Both Nualart and Tom have a bag of candy containing a lollipop (LP), a cherry drop
(CD), and a lemon drop (LD). Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible
pairs of candies eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | LD-LD CD-
LD LP-LP LD-CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
At a Texas college, 60% of the students are from the southern part of the state, 30%
are from the northern part of the state, and the remaining 10% are from out-of-state.
All students must take and pass an Entry Level Math (ELM) test. 60% of the
southerners have passed the ELM, 70% of the northerners have passed the ELM, and
90% of the out-of-state have passed the ELM. If a randomly selected student has
passed the ELM, the probability the student is from out-of-state is ________. | 0.136
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 7. | 1/6
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 88 women and 77 men. 28 of the
women and 39 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given
that it is a woman. | 0.318
According to a 2007 report published by the Columbia University, 69% of teens have
family dinners five or more times a week, 11% of teens have used marijuana and the
proportion of teens who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana
is 0.65. What is the probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a
week and uses marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.15
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is
the probability it was produced by the new machine? | 0.511
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? |
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of employees
of an insurance company
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at most one head? | 1/2
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of
data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called |
descriptive statistics.
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T: Tail). |
HH HT TH TT
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency | 0.398
If two events A and B are __________, then P(A and B) = P(A)P(B). | independent
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed
pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 35% of the bulbs are pink and 65% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 5 bulbs are purchased? | 0.8840
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | 0.7, if A and
B are independent.
At a Ohio college, 25% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak
both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the
college speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.22
Assume that P(C) = 0.5 and P(D) = 0.3. If C and D are independent, find P(C and D). |
0.15
Ms. Anne figures that there is a 40% chance that her company will set up a branch
office in Ohio. If it does, she is 70% certain that she will be made manager of this new
operation. What is the probability that Anne will be a Ohio branch office manager? |
0.28
Sixty-five percent of men consider themselves knowledgeable football fans. If 15 men
are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly five of them will consider
themselves knowledgeable fans. | 0.0096
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 25% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 8.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.7% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.310
Forty percent of babies born in the U.S. in 2004 were still being breastfed at 6 months
of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in 2004 are randomly selected, what is
the probability that none of them were breastfed for at least 6 months? | 0.1296
The probability is 5% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 20%. If 90% of the connectors are kept dry and
10% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.065
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The volume of
gasoline that is lost to evaporation during the filling of a gas tank.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 63%. Of the households
surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 44% had 3 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars
is: | 0.89
Assume that P(E) = 0.15 and P(F) = 0.48. If E and F are independent, find P(E and F).
| 0.072
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a
dime are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {0,
1, 2}
In Orange County, 51% of the adults are males. One adult is randomly selected for a
survey involving credit card usage. It is later learned that the selected survey subject
was smoking a cigar. Also, 7.5% of males smoke cigars, whereas 1.9% of females
smoke cigars. Use this additional information to find the probability that the selected
subject is a male. | 0.804
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $35,000 is 70%. Of the households
surveyed, 50% had incomes over $35,000 and 80% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $35,000 a
year is: | 0.15
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 83%. Of the households
surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 84% had 3 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars
is: | 0.61
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number
of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of X are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table.
X(girls) | 0.029
In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 35% of the subjects studied
were sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 30% chose to plead guilty. Among
those not sent to prison, 50% chose to plead guilty. If a study subject is randomly
selected and it is then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability
that this person was not sent to prison. | 0.756
Two white sheep mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the
pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black
gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black. | WW, BW
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the population of interest to the university administration. | the parking times
of the entire set of students that park at the university
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the sample? | three selected custermers
Which of the following is always true? | If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 15%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | 0.057
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 4 or 12. | 1/9
Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.5,P(B) = 0.4, and P(A and B) = 0.2,
are A and B independent? | yes
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 65% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 38% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 7% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | 0.96
Hahn is having his sixth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create
the sample space of possible outcomes (Normal: N, Runt: R). | NNR NNN
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 1000
hours of use is 0.3. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at
least one of them lasts 1000 hours or more? | 0.973
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 60. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | 55
If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3, the expected
value of that Poison distribution is: | 9.
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2 ≤
x < 8)
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following
statements are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.25.
(ii) The probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | None of the
other choices is correct
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 4 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered
78% of the time. Find the probability that 3 of 8 stolen cars will be recovered. | 0.0137
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.70 g
and a standard deviation 0.062 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? |
2.67%
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | 0.6826
The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X is given by What is the
value of the probability density function at x = 1? | 0.15
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less
than 8 minutes? | 0.8647
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.26. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 52. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | 3.16
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9 to 13.5 gallons per minute.
Find the variance of the distribution. | 1.6875
The manager of a movie theater has determined that the distribution of customers
arriving at the concession stand is Poisson distributed with a standard deviation equal
to 2 people per 10 minutes. If the servers can accommodate 3 customers in a 10-
minute period, what is the probability that the servers will be idle for an entire ten
minute period? | 0.0183
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 65,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1500
miles. What warranty should the company use if they want 95% of the tires to outlast
the warranty? | 62,533 miles
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 12,
13, ..., 19. Find the value of P(X > 17). | 0.25
A multiple choice test has 22 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only
one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all
questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly 8 questions correctly? |
0.0869
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 12% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 100 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 15 no-shows. | 0.7840
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,885 and
$151,220 if the standard deviation is $1250. | 64.9%
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | -0.99
The number of hours you spend looking at YouTube on a typical Saturday night is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that, on a
typical Saturday night, you spend between 0.75 and 1.25 hours watching YouTube. |
0.3602
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with λ = 1.5. Find
the mean and standard deviation of X. | Mean = 0.67; Standard deviation = 0.44
The random variable X represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.47; standard deviation: 1.19
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 41 to 81. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 56? | 0.375
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | 0.57
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 0 through 5.
Determine the mean of the random variable Y = 4X | 10
In a recent survey, 85% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 20 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is exactly 12? | 0.0046
Police estimate that 22% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 4 drivers
at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | 0.3701
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library
parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 minutes and a standard
deviation of 2.1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student
will take between 8.5 and 10.5 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. |
0.3566
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | 0.0401
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 5 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 6.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| 0.27253
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.06. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
106. | 6.36
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.55 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
0.433
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 2.1. Based on this, how many defects should be
expected if 2 containers are inspected? | 4.2
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 51 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6.5 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.20. |
45.5
Product codes of 3, 4 or 5 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 20 codes? | 80
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 57% of the time. If she shoots 15 arrows, what is
the probability that she gets exactly 6 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of
the others. | 0.0863
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | binomial distribution.
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz
=2.7 and z = 2.9. | bigger than
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by
What value must k take for this to be a valid density? | 2/3
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more
than 12 minutes? | 0.0498
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values
of n = 2661 and p = 0.63. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. | 24.91
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | 0.69
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | 0.7
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 4.3. Based on this, the probability that 2 containers
will contain less than 2 defects is: | 0.0018
Product codes of 1, 2 or 3 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 50 codes? | 100
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen,
jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the probability that
the number of wins for the player is 5? | 0.0444
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 30 students, what
is the probability of finding five left-handers? | 0.186
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 3477 and a standard deviation of 747. Assuming
the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the states had
property crime rates between 3362 and 4055? | 0.34
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the
mean. | 2.41%
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.2 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.268384
A die is rolled 22 times and the number of times that two shows on the upper face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the number of
twos. | 3.67
The following table is the probability distribution of the number of golf balls ordered
by customers x | 9.39
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12.4 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.3 ounces. Find
the number of ounces above which 86% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 7.8
In a recent survey, 95% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 50 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is exactly 42? | 0.0024
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based computers were randomly
and independently sampled. What is the probability that at least 1 of those sampled
have access to on-line services at home? | 0.5695
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,500 miles and a standard deviation of 2800
miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than
58,400 miles? | 0.7734
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | 0.2478
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at
which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | 6.9 minutes
On a 50-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 12.5
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.04; standard deviation:
1.09
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 45? | 0.30
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.120 per
day. Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are exactly two
power failures in a particular day. | 0.006
Let X be a normal random variable with a mean of 18.2 and a variance of 5. Find the
value of c if P(X -1 < c) = 0.5221. | 17.32
A basketball player has made 95% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? |
0.857
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.5 ounces. Find
the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will
be more than 16.5 ounces. | 0.3385
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -1.1 and z = 1.5. | equal to
The probability density function of X, the lifetime of a certain type of electronic
device (measured in hours), is given by Determine the value of | 0.5

Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | 0.625
A telemarketer found that there was a 1.5% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 28 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls.
| 0.0016
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 5 times. | 0.2313
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 43.2 minutes
and a standard deviation of 5.2 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends
less than 46.5 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.7180
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student between 2.5 and 10 minutes to park in the
library lot. | 0.453176
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n = 20 and
p = 3/5. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
| 1.60
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | 1.23
The range of the random variable X is {1, 2, 3, 6, u}, where u is unknown. If each
value is equally likely and the mean of X is 10, determine the value of u. | 38
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 64 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 0.04 of success on a single trial. | 0.221
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | 1.9703
The age (in years) of randomly chosen T-shirts in your wardrobe from last summer is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that a
randomly chosen T-shirt is between 2 and 8 years old | 0.417
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4.8 minutes, find the probability that
it will take a randomly selected student more than 9 minutes to park in the library lot. |
0.153355
Assume that x has a Poisson probability distribution. Find P(x = 6) when μ = 1.0.
| .0005
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | 0.8805
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 350 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 310 and 295. | 0.0762
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | 0.2946
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is
given by and for other values of What is the value of C? | 0.375
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the values of n = 33 and p =
0.2. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 6.6
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 420 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | 95%
The probability is 0.85 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than
$20. For random samples of 82 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who
spend less than $20. | 69.7
Find the variance of the following probability distribution. x | 3.57
Suppose X has a Poisson probability distribution with = 9.0. Find μ and σ. | μ = 9.0, σ
= 3.0
The owner of a fish market determined that the weights of catfish are normally
distributed with the average weight for a catfish is 3.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 0.6 pound. A citation catfish should be one of the top 5% in weight. At
what weight (in pounds) should the citation designation be established? | 4.19
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers
Determine P(X < 6). | 0.5
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average
of $1000 per month and a standard deviation of $65 per month. Refer to such
expenses as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE of between $875 and $1010? |
0.5339
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | -1.2798
Suppose the cumulative distribution of the random variable X is Detemine | 0.25
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3.3 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.42806
According to a college survey, 18% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 35. | 2.27
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | 0.8
The number of calls to an Internet service provider during the hour between 6:00 and
7:00 p.m. is described by a Poisson distribution with mean equal to 15. Given this
information, what is the expected number of calls in the first 30 minutes? | 7.5
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 25% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 10 people with home-based computers were
randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability that exactly 5 of those
sampled have access to on-line services at home? | 0.0584
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | The area
under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. |
84.00%
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | 31.74%
According to a college survey, 12% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the number of students who work full time in samples of size 54. | 6.48
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100
sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of
free throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete
probability distribution. x | 1.32
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | 0.8732
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 61,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2100
miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 60,010
miles and 58,580 miles? | 0.1941
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and
3.01. | 0.4987
An automobile service center can take care of 12 cars per hour. If cars arrive at the
center randomly and independently at a rate of 8 per hour on average, what is the
probability of the service center being totally empty in a given hour? | 0.0003
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 5. Find V(4X).
| 20
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is
not between 44 and 56 is | 0.3174.
Suppose the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X is Find the
value of P(X>5). | 0.16
Assume that X is normally distributed with a mean of 23 and a standard deviation of
5. Find the value of c if P(X > c) = 0.0592. | 30.81
Find the probability that in 40 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 11 times. | 0.9739
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 110 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the
mean? | 99.7%
A die is rolled 80 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this
experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random
variable X, the number of twos. | 3.33
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that
shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability
distribution. x | 2.41
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | P(x > 7) =
P(x ≥ 8)
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 63.5% with a standard deviation of
7.4. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between
53 and 72 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | 0.797
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | 0.6554
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 4.2 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 1.8 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| 0.65144
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.55 to 4.75 millimeters. What is the
mean diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | 3.65
millimeters
Samples of 10 parts from a metal punching process are selected every hour. Let X
denote the number of parts in the sample of 10 that require rework. If the percentage
of parts that require rework at 3%, what is the probability that X exceeds 2? | 0.0028
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.42 inches and a standard deviation of 0.11 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.30 inches? | 86.23%
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | 0.1587.
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. |
0.8708
Suppose the probability density function of the length of computer cables is from 10
to 12 millimeters. Determine the mean and standard deviation of the cable length. |
mean = 11 and standard deviation = 0.58
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean
22 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | 0.0455
Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. x | 0.98
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 14 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.2 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 98% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 5.4
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the probability that more than
50 males who have used marijuana for samples of size 120? | 0.9990
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at
least 4 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the
probability that the student will pass the test? | 0.8281
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area
under the curve between 58 and 63. | 0.322
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.5 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 6 years or more. | 0.180092
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 115 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 140 mmHg? | 96.5%
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | 0.7557
According to a college survey, 15% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size
42. | 6.30
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18
ounce. The cans only hold 12.51 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.51
ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special
cleaning process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can
will need to go through this process? | 0.0912
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in
50 births, 35 or more will be female. | 0.0033
On a multiple choice test with 12 questions, each question has four possible answers,
one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 1.500
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.85
millimeters? | 0.325
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | 0.5000
The random variable X represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the probability that the number
of girls is two or more. | 0.50
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.34 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.332 inches? | 78.81%
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0.
| 0.4920
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area
under the curve to the right of 64. | 0.2525
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/9999. For people who play 246 times,
find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | 0.1568
The time between customer arrivals at a furniture store has an approximate
exponential distribution with mean of 9.5 minutes. If a customer just arrived, find the
probability that the next customer will not arrive for at least 21 minutes. | 0.109643
The number of weeds that remain living after a specific chemical has been applied
averages 1.21 per square yard and follows a Poisson distribution. Based on this, what
is the probability that a 1 square yard section will contain less than 5 weeds? | 0.9920
Suppose that 14% of people are left handed. If 5 people are selected at random, what
is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1247
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of
22.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.6 oz. What is the probability that the volume of
soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 23.1 oz? | 0.6915
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1155 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh.
For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy
consumption level is between 1050 kWh and 1225 kWh. | 0.3109
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | 0.262
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of
$705 per month and a standard deviation of $48 per month. Refer to such expenses as
PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month
had a PCE that falls below $650. | 0.1259
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days
and a standard deviation of 16 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at
least 302 days? | 0.0196
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.2 ounces. Find
the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will
be between 12.5 and 14.5 ounces. | 0.1039
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute.
Find the probability that between 4.8 gallons and 6.2 gallons are pumped during a
randomly selected minute. | 0.47
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.73 g
and a standard deviation 0.071 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? |
89.73%
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.4 and a standard
deviation of 0.3. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.1
and 2.9? | 79.4%
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 53% of the time. If she serves 6 times,
what is the probability that she gets exactly 3 first serves in? Assume that each serve
is independent of the others. | 0.3091
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming
that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate
between 5.6 and 7.1 percent? | 0.3324
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $595 and a standard deviation of $43. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $555
a week? | 0.8239
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.25 to 12.25 gallons per
minute. Find the probability that between 10.5 gallons and 11.15 gallons are pumped
during a randomly selected minute. | 0.217
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 3.5 ounces. Find
the probability that between 13 and 14.4 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | 0.1583
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 6.5 minutes. What is the probability
that a randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7.5 minutes? | 0.684579
What is the standard deviation of the following probability distribution? x | 1.54
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 12 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 5 successes given the
probability 0.25 of success on a single trial. | 0.103
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z =
2.5. | bigger than
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13 ounces and a standard deviation of 2.5 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 14.8 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | 0.2358
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.75 to 11.25 gallons per
minute. What is the probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping
more than 10.65 gallons per minute? | 0.40
The thickness measurements of a coating process are uniform distributed with values
0.1, 0.14, 0.18, 0.16. Determine the standard deviation of the coating thickness for
this process. | 0.03
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.59. 23 people are selected at random from among those taking their
driving test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 23 people, the
number passing the test is between 15 and 18 inclusive? | 0.3362
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 362 hours and a standard deviation of 7 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 15%. If 30 houses
are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | 4.5
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.5 pounds and standard deviation of
0.7 pound. If a sample of 64 fish is randomly selected, what is probability that the
sample mean is more than 3.7 pounds? | 0.0111
Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on
network television. In the first 6 months of one year, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. In
a recent article, the top 10 leading spenders and how much each spent (in million of
dollars) were listed: Company A: $73.7 Company F: $26.7 Company B: $63.9
Company G: $26.4 Company C: $57.9 Company H: $22.8 Company D: $57.1
Company I: $21.1 Company E: $32 Company J: $19.8 Calculate the sample variance.
| 422.940
The amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station is normally
distributed with the mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $5. A random sample of
47 is selected, describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean. | Normal with a
mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $0.73
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,900 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1,975 hours and not
less than 1,860 hours. | 0.9772
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | 55.8
The data below represent the amount of grams of carbohydrates in a serving of
breakfast cereal in a sample of 11 different servings. 11 15 23 29 19 22 21 20 15 25
17 What is the value of IQR? | 8
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.5 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.7 hours. If 64 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 9 hours. | 0.0093
Suppose that and =15 for a population. In a sample where n = 100 is randomly taken,
what is the variance for the sample mean? | 0.15
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of
3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random
sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years
more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | 0.0166
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 122 and
a standard deviation of 6.1. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability
that their mean blood pressure will be less than 123. | 0.9052
A stem-and-leaf diagram for a set of examination scores is given below. Find sample
median of these data. Stem | 55.5
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) | 53.4
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | 98
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 8.5 hours. | 0.3487
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. 5.0, 8.0, 4.9, 6.8 and 2.8 | 3.96
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of | statistics.
Construct the stem-and-leaf diagram for the below data. 16.9; 15.2; 17.5; 15.5; 16.8;
16.8; 17.1; 17.5; 15.3. | Stem Leaf 15 235 16 889 17 155
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the
mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and final exam counts for 55% of the
final grade. | 78.9
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18,
31, 46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | 46 miles
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 48 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 36 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.500
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of
an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: 32.95 24.95 26.95 28.95
18.95 28.95 30.95 22.95 24.95 26.95 29.95 28.95 Compute the range of data. | 14
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 28 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.05 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 25 bottles filled
by this machine. What is the standard deviation for the sample mean? | 0.21
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the
workers are mutually independent. Compute P( - < -1.5) is | 0.0359
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb
and a standard deviation of 5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability
that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb. | 0.7164
The test scores of 32 students are listed below. Find Q3. 32 37 41 44 46 48 53 55 56
57 59 63 65 66 68 69 70 71 74 74 75 77 78 79 80 82 83 86 89 92 95 99 | 79.5
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of
size n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution
of a statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | i) and iv)
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,850 hours and a standard deviation of 190 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,870 hours. | 0.1463
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one
decimal place. | 76.4
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following
is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those
people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest
whole number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a
systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | 35%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches
and a standard deviation of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | 0.0062
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire
in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503
0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | 0.465
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(102000, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the
sample mean | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1347.22
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 80 and a
standard deviation of 3. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the
probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80.5. | 0.0478
The scores for a statistics test are as follows: Compute the mean score. | 73.90
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 15, 21, 3, 6, 10, 28, 36, 1 | 4.5, 12.5,
24.5
Ten cartons of fragile ceramic castings were shipped on each of two air freight carries.
On delivery at their destination the cartons were opened and inspected. The number of
damaged items per carton were as follows: 17, 20, 1, 18, 5, 14, 18, 10, 6, 2. Assume
that you are finding the frequency distribution using groupings: 1-4 inclusively, 5-8
inclusively, 9-12 inclusively and so on.What is the frequency of the interval 5-8? | 2
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 115 and a standard deviation of 13. If 25 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | 0.0584
The mean of a data set is 36.71, and the sample standard deviation s is 3.22. Find the
interval representing measurements within one standard deviation of the mean. |
(33.49, 39.93)
Use the given sample data to find Q1. 55, 52, 52, 52, 49, 74, 67, 55. | 52.0
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 21 inches and a standard
deviation of 4.5 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is
the probability of a sample mean between 21 and 22. | 0.4623
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 24 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.5 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 44 bottles filled by
this machine. So, 85% of the sample means will be greater than what value? | 23.77
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine
has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces
and a standard deviation of 0.5-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly
selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean
weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.55 ounces. | 0.1587
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean, i.e. the number of observations lie the interval (μ - 1.5σ; μ +
1.5σ). 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | 16
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the
workers are mutually independent. The distribution of - is | normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 5/6.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens who have net worths too
high to qualify for Medicaid but have no private health insurance. The ages of the 25
uninsured senior citizens were as follows: Find the median of the observations. | 74
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 46 minutes and a standard deviation of 11 minutes. A
random sample of 25 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is
between 43 and 52 minutes? | 0.9105
For sample sizes greater than 50, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | regardless of the shape of the population.
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm
with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random
sample of 64 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.852 cm? | 0.0548
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. |
During one recent year, U.S. consumers redeemed 6.79 billion manufacturers'
coupons and saved themselves $2.52 billion. Calculate and interpret the mean savings
per coupon. | The average savings was $0.37 per coupon.
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | 221
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | 39.3
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 30 minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. A
random sample of 25 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | 28.5 minutes
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 64 women are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 268 days and 271 days. | 0.3644
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 0.95 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.02
centimeter. A random sample of 4 computer chips is taken. What is the variance for
the sample mean? | 0.0001
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 5, 21, 13, 16, 11, 28, 36, 13, 22 | 12,
16, 25
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given
frequency distribution |
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7
2 3 11 | 2.6
Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal
distribution with a mean sale price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80.
Suppose a random sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is selected. Describe the
sampling distribution for the sample mean sale price of the selected cards. | Normal
with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $0.35
|
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(12500, 33002). Compute | 0.0314
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? |
The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.

Calculate the range of the following data set: 7, 8, 4, 1, 4, 15, 5, 8, 5 | 14

If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a population
mean of $34 and a population standard deviation of $2 and a random sample of 100
cars is selected, find the value of the standard deviation of the sample mean. | 0.2
Find the mode(s) for the given sample data 11, 13, 11, 23, 22, 24, 56, 22, 72, 15, 27 |
11 and 22
A data processing firm sampled 75 small businesses to find the number of days their
computer systems were down during the previous three months. The distribution of
responses is given below. Find the sample mean. Days of down time | 2.2
Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net
worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid and have no private health insurance. The
ages of 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69
70 73 73 74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92 Identify the first quartile of the ages of
the uninsured senior citizens. | 65.5
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x (minutes) | 3.3 and 1.4599
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | 89.6
Sample variance is | a statistic.
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.55 million with a standard
deviation of $0.75 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.45 million. | 0.9088
The top speeds for a sample of five new automobiles are listed below. Calculate the
standard deviation of the speeds. 105, 145, 190, 140, 175 | 33.05
Find the mode(s) for the given data | 6.8 and 6.5
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 36 oz. with a
standard deviation of 0.55 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 56 bottles filled
by this machine. So, 75% of the sample means will be less than what value? | 36.05
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE
follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 108. Suppose a random
sample of 21 students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 115.
What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠ 108. | 22.68
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least
14.4 oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic
form. | H0: μ = 14.4 H1: μ >14.4
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where customers
enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are normally distributed. A
random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard deviation of 0.53. Construct a 94%
upper confidence bound for the population standard deviation. Let and | 1.06
In order to fairly set flat rates for auto mechanics, a shop foreman needs to estimate
the average time it takes to replace a fuel pump in a car. How large a sample must he
select if he wants to be 99% confident that the true average time is within 8 minutes
of the sample average? Assume the standard deviation of all times is 21 minutes. Let
z0.005 = 2.58. | 46
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a
two-tailed test. | ±1.695
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 100 statistics students generated the following 99%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size
sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.04
using 95% confidence? | 597
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a
population standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. | ($1130, $1270)
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial
aid. | (0.522, 0.658)
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean
number of hours per week that they watched television was 20.5 with a standard
deviation of 4.6 hours. | (18.81, 22.19)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 20 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.02 H1: p <0.02
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 10, = 7.9, s = 1.3, and ifH1:µ > 8.0.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.243
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 4.5 n = 19
= 0.05 | 28.869
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches
is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 690 drowning deaths of
children with 35% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z
using . | 6.07
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets isdifferent
from 14 oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted.
Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean
weight is 14 oz. when it really is 14 oz.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of
a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed.
Construct a 98% lower confidence bound for the standard deviation of weights for all
such bats. Let and | 0.193
The standard IQ test has a mean of 106 and a standard deviation of 12. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | 25
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a
left-tailed test (H1:µ <µ0). | -2.32
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 6%? A previous study indicates that the
proportion of households with two cars is 25%. | 283
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs. Data were randomly
collected from 32 CEOs and the 95% confidence interval was calculated to be ($3 212
540, $6 020 240). Which of the following interpretations is correct? | We are 95%
confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs falls in the interval $3 212
540 to $6 020 240.
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | narrower for
90% confidence than for 99% confidence.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2. | (78.93, 86.07)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school varydifferent fromthe test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 24.1. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the standard deviation is 24.1 when it really is 24.1.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data:
n = 24, s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a population that is normally
distributedand σ is unknown. | Student t
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE
follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 120. Suppose a random
sample of 10 students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 97.2.
What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠120. | 5.90
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two telephone
lines. The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and finds that 108 have
two or more telephone lines. At = 0.05, compute the value of the test statistic to test
the company's claim. | -1.76
In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick
days that full time workers at an auto repair shop take per year. A previous study
indicated that the standard deviation was 3.2 days. How large a sample must be
selected if the company wants to be 95% confident that the true mean differs from the
sample mean by no more than 2 day? Let z0.05 = 1.96. | 10
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a
two-tailed test. | ±2.575
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers
who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion
might be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if they wish a 94
percent confidence level with a error of ± 0.025? | About 817
A survey of 200 homeless persons showed that 35 were veterans. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans. Let
z0.05 = 1.65. | (0.13, 0.22)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $6.30 $6.75 $4.25
$3.60 $4.50 $2.80 $8.00 $3.00 $2.60 $5.20 Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. | ($3.39, $6.01)
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in
symbolic form. | H0: σ =7.3 mg H1: σ ≠ 7.3 mg
A new apparatus has been devised to replace the needle in administering vaccines.
The apparatus, which is connected to a large supply of vaccine, can be set to inject
different amounts of the serum, but the variance in the amount of serum injected to a
given person must not be greater than 0.05 to ensure proper inoculation. A random
sample of 25 injections resulted in a variance of 0.118. What is a test statistic for the
test H1: σ> 0.05. | 56.64
A recent study claimed that at least 17% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.01, determine the
value of the test statistic to test the claim. | -0.35
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
67,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify
the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean attendance
is at most 67,000, when it really is at most 67,000.
We consider salaries of 45 college graduates who took a statistics course in college.
Based on these data we have a sample variance of $25,150. Find 99% upper
confidence bound for σ2. Let and | 44,000
A manager wishes to estimate the proportion of parts in his inventory that are in
proper working order. However, the sample size that he has been informed he will
need exceeds his budget. Which of the following steps might he take to reduce the
required sample size? | None of the others.
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of
59 individuals resulted in an average income of $21000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | $428.32
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85,
$719.55)
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
79,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to 79,000 H1: μ, the
average attendance at games, is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that μ = 1200 at a level of significance of α = 0.01
andsample statistics are given n = 37, s =80, . Compute the value of the test statistic.
Round your answer to two decimal places. | 0.53
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers with
the objective of estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical products during
the past three months. He has assumed that the population standard deviation is
known to be $14.50. Given this information, what would be the required sample size
if we want the total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be $4 at 95
percent confidence? | 202
You wish to test the claim that μ > 6 at a level of significance of α = 0.05. Let sample
statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4. Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer
to two decimal places. | 1.66
The State Transportation Department is interested in estimating the proportion of
vehicle owners that are operating vehicles without the required liability insurance. If
they wish to estimate the population proportion within ± 0.08 and use 96 percent
confidence, what is the largest random sample that they will need? | About 165
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below and has mean of 2.54 and standard deviation of 1.11. 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.6 0.8 2.0 3.2
1.8 3.3 2.9 Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. Find a 98%
confidence interval for the true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
You wish to test the claim that μ ≠ 17 at a level of significance of α = 0.05 and sample
statistics are given n = 36, s = 2.5, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round
your answer to two decimal places. | -2.16
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0/ H1: σ
≠ 8.0 n = 10 α = 0.1 | 16.92 and 3.33
A recent study claimed that at least 15% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.03, determine the
critical values to test the claim. | 1.88
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.07 for a
test H1: µ0. | 1.476
The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is
being studied. A random sample of 200 circuits is tested, revealing 8 defectives. Find
a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the fraction of defective circuits produced by
this particular tool. | (0.013, 0.067)
A random sample of 15 students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard
deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean at a
significant level of 10% . Assume the population has a normal distribution. | (2.51,
3.21)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 17.4. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ = 17.4 H1: σ < 17.4
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned
with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling
process results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02
gallons. The process standard deviation should be less than 0.004 gallons. A sample
of 35 jugs was selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be
0.0036 gallons. What is the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.004 | 27.54
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 19 men
have a mean height of 65.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, | (2.1, 5.1)
A university is interested in estimating the mean time that students spend at the
student recreation center per week. A previous study indicated that the standard
deviation in time is about 30 minutes per week. If the officials wish to estimate the
mean time within 8 minutes with a 90 percent confidence, what should the sample
size be? | 39
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 7%? | 241
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
65.2 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, is 2.4.
Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and automobile
race-car drivers was subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of these helmets some
damage was observed. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the true
proportion of helmets of this type that would show damage from this test. | (0.14,
0.36)
Determine the critical values to test the claim about the population proportion p ≠
0.325 given n = 42 and Use . | 2.575 and -2.575
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of
a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed.
Construct a 98% confidence interval of the standard deviation of weights for all such
bats. Let and | (0.18; 1.21)
If a manager believes that the required sample size is too large for a situation in which
she desires to estimate the mean income of blue collar workers in a state, which of the
following would lead to a reduction in sample size? | All of the above.
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston showed
that with 95% confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who also have
accounts at one or more other banks is between 0.40 and 0.46. Given this information,
what sample size was used to arrive at this estimate? | Approximately 1,066
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true
proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90%
confidence interval. | (0.5496, 0.5754)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 20, = 7.5, s = 1.9, and if H1: μ < 8.3.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -1.883
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviationless thanthe σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type
II error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the standard deviation
is at least 7.3 mg when it is actually less than 7.3 mg.
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult
population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 5%? | 385
In a random sample of 120 computers, the mean repair cost was $55 with a population
standard deviation of $12. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population
mean. | ($52, $58)
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
27 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim
that the mean is at most 27 miles per gallon when it really is at most 27 miles per
gallon.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 27, = 21, s = 3.3, and α = 0.005 if H1: μ
> 20. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 1.575
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 26.1 n =
29 = 0.01 | 13.565
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 21 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, Assume the data are normally distributed | (3.9, 17.7)
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ > 28.6. Given a sample size of n = 62 and a
level of significance of . When should you reject H0? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.05
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random
sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2500 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How
many citizens would need to be sampled if a 94% confidence interval was desired to
estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | 332
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that (i) if all possible
samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them
would include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. (ii) we have
99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the
population mean. | Both of (i) and (ii)
A psychologist claims that more than13 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at most 13 percent when it is actually at
most 13 percent.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample
data: n = 25, s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a normally distributed
population with σ unknown. | Student t
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion isrejecting the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater
than than 727.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 2%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 15%. | 1225
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and
the sample statistics include n =1200 subjects with 40% saying that they play a sport.
Find the value of the test statistic z using | -6.928
In order to efficiently bid on a contract, a contractor wants to be 99% confident that
his error is less than two hours in estimating the average time it takes to install tile
flooring. Previous contracts indicate that the standard deviation is 5 hours. How large
a sample must be selected? Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 42
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size is n = 25,σ = 5.93,
and the original population is normally distributed. | Yes, test statistic =
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n = 12 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 3.25, the critical
value of t will be | 3.1058
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to
discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would
like more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk
about school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages
were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all
teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence
level. | (0.318, 0.422)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 29 randomly selected students has a
mean age of 20.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.5 years. | (18.6, 22.2)
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type
II error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the mean temperature
equals 45°F when it is really different from 45°F.
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
70 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ =
70 H1: μ >70
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 9.3 n = 18
= 0.05 | 27.587
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 35
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, | (4.8, 15.0)
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The
current owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the
buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that
they are 94% confident that the error is within 1%? | 8836
Of 900 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 360 resulted in death within five
years. Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the death rate from lung
cancer. | (0.37, 0.43)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 24 fluorescent light bulbs
has a mean life of 665 hours with a standard deviation of 24 hours. | (654.9, 675.1)
A manufacturer of electronic calculators is interested in estimating the fraction of
defective units produced. A random sample of 1500 calculators contains 15
defectives. Compute a 99% upper-confidence bound on the fraction defective. Let
z0.005 = 2.58 and z0.01 =2.33. | p ≤ 0.016
Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 31 bowlers showed that their average
score was 187 with a standard deviation of 8. | (183.9, 190.1)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 15, = 7, s = 0.8, and ifH1: µ < 6.0.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | 4.841
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n =
21 = 0.025 | 9.591
Past experience indicates that the standard deviation in the time it takes for a "fast
lube" operation to actually complete the lube and oil change for customers is 3.00
minutes. The manager wishes to estimate the mean time with 99% confidence and a
total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be 1 minute. Given this,
what must the sample size be? | About 239
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =16% H1: p >16%
You wish to test the claim that μ ≤ 38 at a level of significance of α = 0.01 and are
given sample statistics n = 43, s =4.7, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round
your answer to two decimal places. | 2.51
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? | 849
A random sample of 68 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 600 hours with a
population standard deviation of 25 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean. | (594.1, 605.9)
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample
data: n = 45, s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from a populationthat is not
normally distributedwith unknown μ and | Normal
A sample of the grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students has mean of
6.7 and standard deviation of 1.0. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the
population standard deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | (0.73, 1.65)
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned
with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling
process results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02
gallons. The process standard deviation should be less than 0.032 gallons. A sample
of 42 jugs was selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be 0.036
gallons. What is the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.032 | 51.89
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 1900). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer
than21 infive thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic
mutation. Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light.
Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. |
H0: p = 0.0042 H1: p < 0.0042
In a recent study of 49 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 18.6 with a population standard deviation of 6.8 hours. Find
the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (16.7, 20.5)
A Professor at Hanoi Medical University is interested in estimating the birth weight of
infants. How large a sample must he select if he desires to be 99% confident that the
true mean is within 0.1 kilograms of the sample mean? A past experience indicates
that the standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 0.7 kilograms. Let
z0.005 = 2.58. | 327
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ ≠ 3.5. Given a sample size of n = 51 and a
level of significance of. When should you reject H0 ? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.33 or less than -2.33
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.14 n =
25 = 0.10 | 15.66
A researcher claims that 26% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0:p = 0.26 H1: p ≠ 0.26
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 :
µ = 28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
Compute the critical value that corresponds to a 94% level of confidence. | 1.88
A sample of 28 teachers had mean annual earnings of $3450 with a standard deviation
of $600. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. | ($3218, $3682)
A random sample of 169 students has a grade point average with a mean of 6.6 and
with a population standard deviation of 0.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for
the population mean, μ. | (6.46, 6.74)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard
deviation of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ of a
random sample of 25 men who have a mean weight of 170.4 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (8.0, 14.3)
A group of 55 bowlers showed that their average score was 190 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 99% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | (187.2, 192.8)
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service
industry. Data were randomly collected from 28 CEOs and the 99% confidence
interval was calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on the interval above,
do you believe the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry is less
than $3,000,000? | I cannot conclude that the average is less than $3,000,000 at the
99% confidence level.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 17, = 17.7, s = 2.4, and if H1: μ ≠ 17.9.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.344
An airline claims that the no-show rate for passengers is less than 3%. In a sample of
420 randomly selected reservations, 21 were no-shows. At = 0.01, compute the value
of the test statistic to test the airline’s claim. | 2.4
Suppose a 99% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1500, 2200).
To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The grade point averages for 11 randomly selected students in a statistics class are
listed below. 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 4.0 3.3 0.9 3.6 0.8 2.2 What is the effect on the width
of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 15? | The width decreases.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no
correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | c. 0.919
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | a. 3.857
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the slope of
the regression line of hours on income? | c. 0.6337
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Positive correlation
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | b. 2 units
A random sample of n = 25 observations was made on the time to failure of an
electronic component and the temperature in the application environment in which the
component was used. Given that = 0.4, = 1.50, se()= 7.68, se()= 12.4. What is the
value of th e test statistic for testing H0: ? | b. 0.04
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of
the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the
equation of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the
weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
For the data in the table below, what is the value of the test statistic for testing x 15 21
16 30 y 67 80 85 78 | b. -0.38
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | b. None of the other choices is true
Consider a random sample of 27 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 57.2,Σxi = 1253.4, = 73296.4, and
Σxiyi = 3133.7. What is the y-intercept of the sample regression line? | c. 0.649
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | b. Positive
correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.329, n = 30, and = 0.10, determine the test statistic to test
the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places | b. 1.844
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | a. It is +1.
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. negative
correlation
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | e. = 21.11x+17.22
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | e. None of the other choices is true
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 2 3 5 y 30 40 90 100 Compute the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.873
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | c. Negative correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | d. 12.97
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | b. student's t distribution.
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | c. -0.97
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2,
se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. 0.019
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | a. 2.66
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample
data, which of the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures
(x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For
a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression
line. | d. = 9.341 + 0.243x
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | d.
0.07
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | a. -0.97
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | b. 0.897
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | b. -0.8
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | d. Reject H0
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average
number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was
selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample
data, which of the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the y-
intercept of the regression line of hours on income? | e. 23.46
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | c. Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | d. 3.857
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | b. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no
correlation
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | d. It is +1.
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | c. 21.97
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | c. 0.0042
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | c. 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | e.
0.07
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | b. No correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | c. -0.642
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. negative
correlation
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | b. 0.6084
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | d. -0.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1050, = 1080.5. What is the error
sum of squares? | e. 371.578
Assume that you are predicting Y from X. Which of the following correlation
coefficients would yield predictions with the least error? | b. r = -0.85
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | e. -5.96
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | c. 5.913
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two
variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | e. 3.26
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1
2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | b. = 0.5x +0.5
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | d. Positive
correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.81
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2,
se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | c. 0.019
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | c. No correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the
two scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding
the population correlation? | d. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | c. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group
25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are
jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 100 90 What is
the value of the test statistic for testing | e. 1.46
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1
2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | e. = 0.5x +0.5
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | b.
All of the others
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | b. 2.06
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | c. 641.164
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no
correlation
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | d. 3.857
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | a. Positive correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | d. 0.81
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | c. the relationship between x and y is positive.
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c.
coefficient of correlation of 0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | a. None of the other choices is true
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | d. 12.97
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | b. Reject H0
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.81
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | d. -5.96
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | a. No correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for
y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | a. 30
An indication of no linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c.
coefficient of correlation of 0
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | d. 2.66
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
What is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
.58
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | d. -0.8
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | e. -1.071
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of
the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the
equation of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the
weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | d. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | c. 2.06
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c.
All of the others
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A company keeps extensive records on its new salespeople on the premise that sales
should increase with experience. A random sample of seven new salespeople
produced the data on experience and sales shown in the table. Months on job, x 2 12 5
9 7 Monthly sales, y 2.4 15.0 3.5 11.0 10.5 Find the value of the coefficient of
correlation. | e. 0.96
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no
correlation
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | b. 1.688
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | d. = 21.11x+17.22
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | a. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | e. -0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| c. 0.026
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | c. Positive correlation
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.73
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures
(x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For
a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression
line. | c. = 9.341 + 0.243x
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | a. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c.
All of the others
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | d. 641.164
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | b. 3.857
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | a. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for
y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | b. 30
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this
year (Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you
have collected the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi = 1932.5,
Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. What is the sample correlation coefficient between X
and Y? | b. -0.76
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | b. Reject H0
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| d. 0.026
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | b. 0.6084
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.23
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | c. Negative correlation
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two
variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | d. 3.26
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | c. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | a. 3.63
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | a. H0: β1 = 0
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average
number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was
selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | c. 641.164
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | b. Negative correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the
two scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding
the population correlation? | a. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
What is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | a. negative
correlation
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | e. 0.919
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | b. 12.97
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | a. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | c. 2.66
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| b. 0.026
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | a. It is +1.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | a. 0.6084
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | c. -1.071
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the number of
absences (x) and the final grades (y) of students from a statistics class. For a sample
of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi
= 1932.5, Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | c. = 8.027
+ 0.274x
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | d. 1.688
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | a. student's t distribution.
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.93
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | d. 21.97
The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching
television and using the Internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state
whether these times have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative
correlation. | c. Positive correlation
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | b. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
If the least squares equation is = 10 + 8X, then the value of8 (the coefficient of
x)indicates: | a. for each unit increase in X, Y increases on average by 8.
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | b. 5.913
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | e. -0.642
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | c. Reject H0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | d. -1.071
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | e. 2.66
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | d. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | b. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | c. -0.93
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | e. 1.688
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group
25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are
jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 120 90 What is
the value of the test statistic for testing | c. -0.44
The manager of a used-car dealership is very interested in the resale price of used
cars. The manager feels that the age of the car is important in determining the resale
value. He collects data on the age and resale value of 15 cars and runs a regression
analysis with the value of the car (in thousands of dollars) as the dependent variable
and the age of the car (in years) as the independent variable. Unfortunately, he spilled
his coffee on the printout and lost some of the results. The partial results left are
displayed below. Multiple R 0.557 R Square "A" Adjusted R Square 0.133 Standard
error "B" Observations 15000 What is the value of "A"? | b. 0.310
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
65.2 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, \sigma,
is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85,
$719.55)
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard
deviation of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, \sigma. Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 7%? | 241
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H1: p >16%
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, s
= 8.72 and the original population is not normally distributed. | Yes, test statistic = (\
bar x - \mu)/(\sigma/\sqrt n)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 :
µ = 28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a hypothesis test of
the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at least 1 in one thousand when it really
is at least 1 in one thousand.
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | Positive
correlation
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: \hat y = 50,000 + 7x. This implies that: | an increase of
$1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of $7000 in sales.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | 0.73
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this
year (Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you
have collected the following information: | -0.76
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: | 23.46
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. | 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing H_0:\beta_0=1 | 0.07
A group of 65 randomly selected students has a mean age of 20.5 years with a
population standard deviation of 2.7. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. | (19.7, 21.3)
Based on this percentage, what is the probability that more than 50 males who have
used marijuana for samples of size 120? | 0.717
A batch contains 36 bacteria cells, in which 12 are not capable of cellular replication.
Suppose you examine 7 bacteria cells selected at random, without replacement. What
is the probability that exactly 3 of them are not capable of cellular replication? |0.28
The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an optical data
storage product is 0.7. Assume the trials are independent. What is the probability that
the first successful alignment requires exactly 4 trials?| 0.019
The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an optical data
storage product is 0.7. Assume the trials are independent. What is the probability that
the first two successful alignments require exactly 4 trials?| 0.132
A batch contains 36 bacteria cells, in which 12 are not capable of cellular replication.
Suppose you examine 7 bacteria cells selected at random, without replacement. What
is the probability that exactly 3 of them are capable of cellular replication?| 0.12
Find the mean of the following probability distribution.| 1.55

x 0 1 2 3 4
P 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
( 1 3 1 2 0
x 9 7 6 6 2
)
A manufacturer records the number of errors each work station makes during the
week. The data are as follows. 6 3 2 3 5 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 1 Construct the dot plot for the
given data. 0 5 10| 0 2(.) 1 1(.) 2 4(.) 3 2(.) 4 1(.) 5 2(.) 6 1(.)
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 0.25 0.47 0.32 0.63 -0.27 0.25
0.15 0.32 y 0.44 0.56 -0.04 0.52 -0.68 0.9 0.88 0.19 | 6 (.) Oxy+ , 1 (.) Ox+y- , 1(.)
Oxy-
Use the data to create a stemplot. The midterm test scores for the seventh-period
typing class are listed below. 85 77 93 91 74 65 68 97 88 59 74 83 85 72 63 79 | 5-9
6-358 7-24479 8-3558 9-137
Solve the problem.At the National Criminologists Association's annual convention,
participants filled out a questionnaire asking what they thought was the most
important cause for criminal behavior. The tally was as follows. Cause – Frequency ,
education – 19.5 , drugs – 58.5 , family – 39 , poverty – 68.25 , other – 9.75
| .10 .20 .30 .40 poverty .35 drugs .30 family .20 education .10 other .05
After reviewing a movie, 800 people rated the movie as excellent, good, or fair. The
following data give the rating distribution.Excellent: 160, Good: 400, Fair: 240
Construct a pie chart representing the given data set. | Excellent 20% - Good 50% ,
Fair 30%
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 1 -3 -3 -2 3 5 -1 8 -4 -1 y -4 -6 -
7 2 3 3 -6 3 -3 -3 | 3 (.) Oxy+ , 1 (.) Ox-y+ , 1 (.) Ox+y- , 5(.) Oxy-
Use the data to create a stemplot.The attendance counts for this season's basketball
games are listed below.227 239 215 219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 | 21 - 5,
9 22 - 1, 7, 8, 9 23 - 1, 3, 3, 5, 9 24 - 5
A researcher claims that more than 62% of voters favor gun control. Assume that a
hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for
the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the proportion favoring gun
control is at most 62% when it is actually more than 62%.
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot.x -6 7 7 7 5 6 2 -1 -6 y 2 7 11 8
9 11 6 3 2 | 6 Oxy+ , 2 Ox-y+

Find the critical value or values of based on the given information.H0: σ = 8.0/ H1:
σ ≠ 8.0 n = 10 α = 0.1 | 16.92 and 3.33
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find the probability that Z lies between -2.41 and
0.| 0.4920
Score 4 8 3 6 9 8 $$ Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient $$r$$. | d.
0.973
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at
which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | c. 6.9 minutes
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 25 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 81.5 with a standard deviation of 10.2. | c. (77.29, 85.71)
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less
than 15 minutes? | d. 0.9765
A student randomly selects 10 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.75 with a standard
deviation of $1.50. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed. | a. ($1.03, $2.74)
If $$n = 10$$ and $$p = 0.70$$, then the standard deviation of the binomial
distribution is | d. 1.45
A telemarketer found that there was a 1% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 5 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls. |
b. 0.9599
Which of the following cannot be a probability? | c. 4/3
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. | a. 3.96
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 3377.2 and a standard deviation of 847.4.
Assuming the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the
states had property crime rates between 2360 and 4055? | a. 0.67
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | d. 0.279
The random variableX represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 3/17 5/17 6/17 2/17 1/17 | c.
mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | c. 0.5000
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is
the probability it was produced by the new machine? | b. 0.511
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g
and a standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | b.
1.96%
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 144 mmHg? | d. 95%
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What is the probability
that a randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7 minutes? | c. 0.917915
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over [10, 70]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation is between 13 and 65. | c. 0.87
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their average
score was 192 with a standard deviation of 8. | c. (186.3, 197.7)
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.75 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
c. 0.25
An article in Concrete Research presented data on compressive strength $$x$$ and
intrinsic permeability $$y$$ of various concrete mixes and cures. Summary quantities
are $$n = 14,\sum y_i=572,\sum y_i^2=23,\sum x_i=43, \sum x_i^2=157.42$$, and $
$\sum x_i y_i=1697.8$$. Assume that the two variables are related according to the
simple linear regression model. Calculate the least squares estimates of the slope. | a. -
2.33
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 1.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| b. 0.60653
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | d. 0.7, if A
and B are independent.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a
grade point average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78. | d. (2.51, 3.21)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches
and a standard deviation of 2.1 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | d. 0.0021
A random sample of 56 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours with a
population standard deviation of 31 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean. | b. (636.9, 653.1)
A recent survey of banks revealed the following distribution for the interest rate being
charged on a home loan (based on a 30-year mortgage with a 10% down payment).
Interest rate 7.0\% 7.5\% 8.0\% 8.5\% 9.0\% Probability 0.12 0.23 0.24 0.35 0.06 $$
If a bank is selected at random from this distribution, what is the chance that the
interest rate charged on a home loan will exceed 8.0%? | b. 0.41
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The
current owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the
buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that
they are 99% confident that the margin of error is within 3%? | d. 1842
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart | a.
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most three boys in ten births. | c. 0.172
A salesperson knows that 20% of his presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations between 14 and 18, inclusive, result in
sales. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to 4 decimal places
after the decimal point.) | b. 0.98
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -0.2 and z = 0.2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -0.3 and z = 0.3. | a. smaller than
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
19 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
d. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than
19 in ten thousand.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | b. 217
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire
in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503
0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | a. 0.465
Six pairs of data yield $$r = 0.444$$ and the regression equation $$\hat y= 5x+2.$$
Also, $$\overline{y}=18.3$$. What is the best predicted value of $$y$$ for $$x=5$$?
| b. 18.3
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming
that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate
between 5 and 7 percent? | b. 0.39
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month without a breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to 3 decimal places after the decimal point.) | a. 1.6
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
a. 0.117
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 6%? | d. 461
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 40? | c. 0.2
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample
data: n = 15, $$\overline{x} = 103,$$ s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from
a normally distributed population with unknown μ and | c. Student t
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.1 for a
two-tailed test. | c. ±1.645
If either event A or event B must occur, then events A and B are said to be | b. None
of the others.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and
with a standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population
mean, $$\mu,$$ if $$\alpha = 0.02$$. Let $
$z_{0.01}=2.33;z_{0.02}=2.05;t_{0.01,149}=2.35;t_{0.02,149}=2.07$$. | b. (2.71,
3.01)
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and
the sample statistics include n =1158 subjects with 30% saying that they play a sport.
Find the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\
frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$ | c. -13.61
If a psychologist observed that four 5-year-old children initiated 2, 4, 6, and 12
incidents of aggression during a play period, the mean number of aggressive incidents
for this group of four children was | c. 6
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | b. 39.3
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true
proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90%
confidence interval. | d. 0.5625 ±0 .0129
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of
retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a
double satellite media. X 0 1 2 3 P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05 $$ The variance for the
number of retransmissions is | b. 0.8
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | c. -0.99
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | b. 0.2946
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.30 0.40 0.20 0.06
0.04 | a. mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c. An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
26. | d. 15.6
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x(minutes) f 0.5-1.5 15 1.5-
2.5 20 2.5-3.5 15 3.5-4.5 20 4.5-5.5 30 | b. 3.3 and 1.4599
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends less
than 48 minutes in the supermarket. | c. 0.6915
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 20 college students had mean
annual earnings of $3120 with a standard deviation of $677. | d. ($2803, $3437)
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance. Assume the data are normally distributed. Let $$\
chi^2_{0.01,11}=24.72;\chi^2_{0.99,11}=3.05$$. | a. (2.4, 19.1)
49, 34, and 48 students are selected from the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classed
with 496, 348, and 481 students respectively. Identify which of these types of
sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | b. Stratified
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 2 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 0.002 H1: p < 0.002
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 40 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 50? | b. 0.25
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000, 2100).
To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
b. Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is
between 45 and 52 minutes? | c. 0.4947
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? A previous study indicates that the
proportion of households with two cars is 24%. | d. 1101
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and standard deviation of
0.8 pound. If a sample of 64 fish yields a mean of 3.4 pounds, what is probability of
obtaining a sample mean this large or larger? | d. 0.0228
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assuming that a hypothesis
test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that 62% of voters favor gun control.
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | a. 0.2478
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 8 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | d. 95%
In its standardized form, the normal distribution | b. be used to approximate discrete
probability distributions.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and
with a population standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 98% confidence level. | d. (2.71, 3.01)
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 12,246 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 12,246 currently in stock, and the warehouse
number and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced
in warehouse 2, find the probability it has an extra stiff shaft. | b. 0.219
Compute the standardized test statistic, $$\chi^2$$, to test the claim $$\sigma^2=
34.4$$ if $$n = 12, s =28.8$$, and $$\alpha=0.05$$. | b. 265.23
Two different tests are designed to measure employee productivity and dexterity.
Several employees are randomly selected and tested with these results. Productivity,x
3 5 8 2 1 Dexterity,y 9 3 9 4 7$$ Find the equation of the regression line. | b. $$\hat y
= 5.49+0.24x$$
A survey of the 9225 vehicles on the campus of State University yielded the following
circle graph Find the number of hatchbacks. Round the result to the nearest whole
number . | a. 2860
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the
mean. | c. 2.41%
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a
list of five possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is
taken, without replacement, from the group of five people. Using the letters A, B, C,
D, E to represent the five people, list the possible samples of size three and use your
list to determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 10
possible samples.) | e.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household do not own 2
cars is: | a. 0.40
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $490 and a standard deviation of $45. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $525
a week? | b. 0.2177
Find the mode(s) for the given data | a. 6.8 and 6.5
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and
that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in
nontechnical terms. | c. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
standard deviation is different from 3.3 mg
The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following
probability distribution. x 3 6 9 12 15 P(x) 0.14 0.11 0.36 0.29 0.10 Find the mean of
thethis probability distribution. | b. 9.3
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month with one breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b.
There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less
than 3 in ten thousand.
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of
an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: Compute the range of
data. | a. 14
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked subjects whether they favored or opposed
the death penalty for persons convicted of murder and whether they favored or
opposed a law requiring a person to obtain a permit before he or she could buy a gun.
According to the survey results, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 67.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 52.7% were in favor of
both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of
either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | c. 0.947
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,800 and
$151,200 if the standard deviation is $1200. | d. 68%
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 70. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | c. 60
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted.
Identify the type II error for the test. | 3.3 mg when it is actually different from 3.3
mg.
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 81 women and 77 men. 18 of the
women and 19 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given
that it is a woman. | d. 0.222
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation $$\sigma$$
of a random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a
standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | a.
(7.5, 16.2)
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a
left-tailed test. | b. -1.645
TWhich of the following is always true? | a. If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot
be independent.
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. | d.
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | d. 55.8
The editor of a particular women's magazine claims that the magazine is read by 60%
of the female students on a college campus. Find the probability that in a random
sample of 10 female students more than two read the magazine. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal point.) | c.
0.0512
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | d. 0.8732
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is? | b. Observation study
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 25,σ = 5.93, and the original population is normally
distributed. | b. Yes
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
23 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | gallon when it really is at most 23
miles per gallon.
A group of students were asked if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in
the table. If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he or she owns a
credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three decimal
places. | c. 0.833
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent.ComputeP($
$\overline{X} $$ - $$\overline{Y}$$ < -1.5) is | d. 0.0359
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | b. disjoint but not independent.
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.68. 11 people are selected at random from among those taking their
driving test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 11 people, the
number passing the test is between 2 and 4 inclusive? | b. 0.0308
If $$X$$ is uniformly distributed over the interval $$[0, 10]$$. Compute the
probability that $$2 < X < 9$$. | c. 7/10
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2600
miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than
57,400 miles? | a. 0.8413
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | a. 1068
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | a. 0.59
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, and C
is valid if A, B, and C are the only sample points in the experiment? | a. P(A) = 0,
P(B) = , P(C) =
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean
15 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | b. 0.0667
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected. Find the probability that at least three become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | d. 0.0064
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
19 miles per gallon in the city. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion
in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
mean is greater than 19 miles per gallon.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 17, σ is not known, and the original population is
normally distributed. | a. Yes
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
> 3.5 n = 14 α = 0.05 | a. 22.362
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the population of interest to the university administration. | d. the parking
times of the entire set of students that park at the university
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in
symbolic form. | b. H0:σ = 3.3 mg H1:σ ≠ 3.3 mg
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$25,000 a year is: | b. 0.22
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below. Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9
4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | a. (1.55, 3.53)
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1775 hours and not
less than 1760 hours. | d. 0.0828
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area
underthe curve between 58 and 63. | b. 0.322
TIf a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | a. 0.6554
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c.
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | d. 0.0401
Find the origin data from the sterm-and-leaf plot Stem (Leaves) 8 (5 8) 9 (1 8) 10 (5
5) | a.85,88,91,98,105,105
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational
background and marital status. Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100
were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee
of the company is single or has a college degree is | b. 0.733
A car dealer is deciding what kinds of vehicles he should order from the factory. He
looks at his sales report for the preceding period. Choose the vertical scale so that the
relative frequencies are represented. Vehicle (Sales) Economy (32) Sports (8) Family
(56) Luxury (16) Truck (48) | Bieu do .4 .3 .2 .1 – Family 0.35 Truck 0.3 Economy
0.2 Luxury 0.1 Sports 0.05
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0.
| c. 0.4920
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a two-tailed test is z
= -1.63. | a. 0.1032
A die is rolled 18 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this
experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random
variable X, the number of twos. | a. 1.581
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends
between 39 and 43 minutes in the supermarket. | b. 0.2120
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim
will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | a. The error of rejecting the
claim that the standard deviation is at least 14.7 when it really is at least 14.7.
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the
mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and her final exam exam counts for
55% of the final grade. | d. 78.9
A melting point test of $$n = 10$$ samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket
propellant resulted in $$\overline{x}=154.2^oF$$. Assume that melting point is
normally distributed with $$\sigma=1.5^oF$$. What is the P-value for the testing
problem $$H_0:\mu=155/ H_1 eq 155$$? Let $$P(Z<1.67)=0.952$$. | b. 0.096
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more
than 5 minutes? | c. 0.2865
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | b. 41.8 minutes
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected.Find the probability that exactly 5 become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | d. 0.67
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 83 women and 78 men. 21 of the
women and 20 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have
high blood pressure. | c. 0.488
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 264 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 100 women are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 264 days and 266 days. | c.
0.2881
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. | b. (21.1, 23.7)
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | d. 0.8767
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 79 and a
standard deviation of 5. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the
probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80. | d. 0.0228
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.5 to 4.5 millimeters. What is the mean
diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | d. 3.5 millimeters
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 4.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| a. 0.22313
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical
terms. | c. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean
attendance is greater than 727.
Find the percentile for the data point. Data set: 51 36 48 75 75 75 49 data point: 51 | c.
43
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of
3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random
sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years
more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | b. 0.0166
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 200 and 275. | a. 0.4332
For some positive value of $$x$$, the probability that a standard normal variable is
between 0 and $$x$$ is 0.1255. What is the value of $$x$$? Let $$P(Z>0)=0.5;
P(Z<0.32) = 0.6255; P(Z<0.99)=0.8389$$. | d. 0.32
A sample consists of every 49th student from a group of 496 students. Identify which
of these types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | d.
Systematic
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 5%. If 20 houses
are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | c. 1
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 93 students, what
is the probability of finding five left-handers? | d. 0.002
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 59% of the time. If she serves 7 times,
what is the probability that she gets exactly3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is
independent of the others. | d. 0.2031
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 9.1 hours. | b. 0.0069
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the sample? | a. three selected custermers
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | c. narrower for
90% confidence than for 95% confidence.
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed
pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 40% of the bulbs are pink and 60% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 4 bulbs are purchased? | c.
0.8704
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the
type I error for the test. | b. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is at
least 14 oz. when it really is at least 14 oz.
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 40 times. | c. 0.9105
The probability that house sales will increase in the next 6 months is estimated to be
0.25. The probability that the interest rates on housing loans will go up in the same
period is estimated to be 0.74. The probability that house sales or interest rates will go
up during the next 6 months is estimated to be 0.89. The probability that both house
sales and interest rates will increase during the next 6 months is | b. 0.10
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100
sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of
free throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete
probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.02 0.07 0.22 0.27 0.42 | b. 1.05
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | d. descriptive statistics.
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | a. 0.367879
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find
the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. | d. (17.5, 21.7)
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 17%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | c. 0.072
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | disjoint but not independent.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $30,000 is 70%. Of the households
surveyed, 50% had incomes over $30,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income over $30,000 a year is: |
0.35
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 67.5% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if three
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | 0.97
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most two boys in five births. | 0.500
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, C and
D is valid if A, B, C, and D are the only sample points in the experiment? | P(A) = 0,
P(B) = , P(C) = , P(D) = 0
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.211
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of cracks
exceeding one-half inch in 10 miles of an interstate highway.
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet
site where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the
four methods of data collection was he using? | Retrospective study
An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to transmit a
signal in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing Company makes 85% of
the ELTs, the Bryant Company makes 10% of them, and the Chartair Company
makes the other 5%. The ELTs made by Altigauge have a 3% rate of defects, the
Bryant ELTs have a 5% rate of defects, and the Chartair ELTs have a 10% rate of
defects. If a randomly selected ELT is then tested and is found to be defective, find
the probability that it was made by the Altigauge Manufacturing Company. | 0.718
Given that events C and D are independent, P(C) = 0.3, and P(D) = 0.6, are C and D
mutually exclusive? | no
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 0
and 9 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the
random number generator generating a 6? | 1/10
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation
and type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the
state and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political
Affiliation Given the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is
in a white collar job. | 0.526
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
| 0.950
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is odd. List the sample points in E. | {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is? | Observation study
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 3%. If 30 houses
are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be
burglarized? | 0.4010
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 14,542 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 14,542 currently in stock, and the warehouse
number and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced
in warehouse 2, find the probability it has an stiff shaft. | 0.344
According to a survey result, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 77.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 62.7% were in favor of
both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of
either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | 0.947
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows
that A and B are | independent but not disjoint.
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it
is not defective? | 0.92
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.314
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
The New York State Health Department reports a 12% rate of the HIV virus for the
“at-risk” population. Under certain conditions, a preliminary screening test for the
HIV virus is correct 99% of the time. If someone is randomly selected from the at-risk
population, what is the probability that they have the HIV virus if it is known that
they have tested positive in the initial screening? | 0.931
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a
list of six possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is
taken, without replacement, from the group of six people. Using the letters A, B, C, D,
E, F to represent the six people, list the possible samples of size three and use your list
to determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 20
possible samples.) | 1/2
A research group asked the students if they carry a credit card. The responses are
listed in the table. If a student is randomly selected, find the probability that he or she
owns a credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three
decimal places. | 0.833
A bin contains 15 defective (that immediately fail when put in use), 20 partially
defective (that fail after a couple of hours of use), and 30 acceptable transistors. A
transistor is chosen at random from the bin and put into use. If it does not immediately
fail, what is the probability it is acceptable? | 0.60
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | statistical inference.
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, 15 blue and 20 orange candies.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording
its color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {red, yellow, blue, orange}
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 123 women and 178 men. 54 of
the women and 46 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have
high blood pressure. | 0.460
If P(A) = 0.45, P(B) = 0.25, and P(B|A) = 0.45, are A and B independent? | no
Suppose that on a particular multiple choice question, 96% of the students answered
correctly. What is the probability that a randomly selected student answered the
question incorrectly? | 0.04
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $20,000 is 90%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $20,000 and 60% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$20,000 a year is: | 0.06
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by
major. Major | 0.966
Mr. Ômô figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a branch
office in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made director of this
new branch. What is the probability that Ômô will be a Lao Cai branch office
director? | 0.585
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the population? | all custormers
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T:
Tail). | HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the sample of interest to the university administration. | parking times of the
130 students
Given events C and D with probabilities P(C) = 0.3, P(D) = 0.2, and P(C and D) =
0.1, are C and D independent? | no
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate
bar - licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana -
licorice stick licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that
exactly one chocolate bar was eaten. | 4/9
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.55. The probability that
a student at that college has a job off campus is 0.67. The probability that a student at
the college is male and has a job off campus is 0.35. If a student is chosen at random
from the college, what is the probability that the student is male or has an off campus
job? | 0.87
Sixty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 8 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
0.124
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
Both Nualart and Tom have a bag of candy containing a lollipop (LP), a cherry drop
(CD), and a lemon drop (LD). Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible
pairs of candies eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | LD-LD CD-
LD LP-LP LD-CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
At a Texas college, 60% of the students are from the southern part of the state, 30%
are from the northern part of the state, and the remaining 10% are from out-of-state.
All students must take and pass an Entry Level Math (ELM) test. 60% of the
southerners have passed the ELM, 70% of the northerners have passed the ELM, and
90% of the out-of-state have passed the ELM. If a randomly selected student has
passed the ELM, the probability the student is from out-of-state is ________. | 0.136
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 7. | 1/6
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 88 women and 77 men. 28 of the
women and 39 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given
that it is a woman. | 0.318
According to a 2007 report published by the Columbia University, 69% of teens have
family dinners five or more times a week, 11% of teens have used marijuana and the
proportion of teens who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana
is 0.65. What is the probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a
week and uses marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.15
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is
the probability it was produced by the new machine? | 0.511
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? |
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of employees
of an insurance company
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at most one head? | 1/2
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of
data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called |
descriptive statistics.
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T: Tail). |
HH HT TH TT
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency | 0.398
If two events A and B are __________, then P(A and B) = P(A)P(B). | independent
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed
pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 35% of the bulbs are pink and 65% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 5 bulbs are purchased? | 0.8840
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | 0.7, if A and
B are independent.
At a Ohio college, 25% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak
both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the
college speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.22
Assume that P(C) = 0.5 and P(D) = 0.3. If C and D are independent, find P(C and D). |
0.15
Ms. Anne figures that there is a 40% chance that her company will set up a branch
office in Ohio. If it does, she is 70% certain that she will be made manager of this new
operation. What is the probability that Anne will be a Ohio branch office manager? |
0.28
Sixty-five percent of men consider themselves knowledgeable football fans. If 15 men
are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly five of them will consider
themselves knowledgeable fans. | 0.0096
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 25% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 8.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.7% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.310
Forty percent of babies born in the U.S. in 2004 were still being breastfed at 6 months
of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in 2004 are randomly selected, what is
the probability that none of them were breastfed for at least 6 months? | 0.1296
The probability is 5% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 20%. If 90% of the connectors are kept dry and
10% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.065
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The volume of
gasoline that is lost to evaporation during the filling of a gas tank.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 63%. Of the households
surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 44% had 3 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars
is: | 0.89
Assume that P(E) = 0.15 and P(F) = 0.48. If E and F are independent, find P(E and F).
| 0.072
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a
dime are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {0,
1, 2}
In Orange County, 51% of the adults are males. One adult is randomly selected for a
survey involving credit card usage. It is later learned that the selected survey subject
was smoking a cigar. Also, 7.5% of males smoke cigars, whereas 1.9% of females
smoke cigars. Use this additional information to find the probability that the selected
subject is a male. | 0.804
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $35,000 is 70%. Of the households
surveyed, 50% had incomes over $35,000 and 80% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $35,000 a
year is: | 0.15
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 83%. Of the households
surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 84% had 3 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars
is: | 0.61
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number
of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of X are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table.
X(girls) | 0.029
In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 35% of the subjects studied
were sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 30% chose to plead guilty. Among
those not sent to prison, 50% chose to plead guilty. If a study subject is randomly
selected and it is then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability
that this person was not sent to prison. | 0.756
Two white sheep mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the
pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black
gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black. | WW, BW
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the population of interest to the university administration. | the parking times
of the entire set of students that park at the university
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the sample? | three selected custermers
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
| 0.169
Which of the following is always true? | If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 15%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | 0.057
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 4 or 12. | 1/9
Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.5,P(B) = 0.4, and P(A and B) = 0.2,
are A and B independent? | yes
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 65% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 38% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 7% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | 0.96
Hahn is having his sixth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create
the sample space of possible outcomes (Normal: N, Runt: R). | NNR NNN
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 1000
hours of use is 0.3. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at
least one of them lasts 1000 hours or more? | 0.973
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 60. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | 55
If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3, the expected
value of that Poison distribution is: | 9.
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2 ≤
x < 8)
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following
statements are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.25.
(ii) The probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | None of the
other choices is correct
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 4 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered
78% of the time. Find the probability that 3 of 8 stolen cars will be recovered. | 0.0137
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.70 g
and a standard deviation 0.062 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? |
2.67%
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | 0.6826
The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X is given by What is the
value of the probability density function at x = 1? | 0.15
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less
than 8 minutes? | 0.8647
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.26. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 52. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | 3.16
| 1.55
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9 to 13.5 gallons per minute.
Find the variance of the distribution. | 1.6875
The manager of a movie theater has determined that the distribution of customers
arriving at the concession stand is Poisson distributed with a standard deviation equal
to 2 people per 10 minutes. If the servers can accommodate 3 customers in a 10-
minute period, what is the probability that the servers will be idle for an entire ten
minute period? | 0.0183
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 65,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1500
miles. What warranty should the company use if they want 95% of the tires to outlast
the warranty? | 62,533 miles
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 12,
13, ..., 19. Find the value of P(X > 17). | 0.25
A multiple choice test has 22 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only
one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all
questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly 8 questions correctly? |
0.0869
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 12% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 100 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 15 no-shows. | 0.7840
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,885 and
$151,220 if the standard deviation is $1250. | 64.9%
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | -0.99
The number of hours you spend looking at YouTube on a typical Saturday night is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that, on a
typical Saturday night, you spend between 0.75 and 1.25 hours watching YouTube. |
0.3602
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with λ = 1.5. Find
the mean and standard deviation of X. | Mean = 0.67; Standard deviation = 0.44
The random variable X represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.47; standard deviation: 1.19
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 41 to 81. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 56? | 0.375
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | 0.57
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 0 through 5.
Determine the mean of the random variable Y = 4X | 10
In a recent survey, 85% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 20 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is exactly 12? | 0.0046
Police estimate that 22% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 4 drivers
at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | 0.3701
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library
parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 minutes and a standard
deviation of 2.1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student
will take between 8.5 and 10.5 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. |
0.3566
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | 0.0401
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 5 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 6.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| 0.27253
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.06. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
106. | 6.36
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.55 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
0.433
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 2.1. Based on this, how many defects should be
expected if 2 containers are inspected? | 4.2
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 51 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6.5 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.20. |
45.5
Product codes of 3, 4 or 5 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 20 codes? | 80
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 57% of the time. If she shoots 15 arrows, what is
the probability that she gets exactly 6 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of
the others. | 0.0863
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | binomial distribution.
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz
=2.7 and z = 2.9. | bigger than
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by
What value must k take for this to be a valid density? | 2/3
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more
than 12 minutes? | 0.0498
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values
of n = 2661 and p = 0.63. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. | 24.91
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | 0.69
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | 0.7
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 4.3. Based on this, the probability that 2 containers
will contain less than 2 defects is: | 0.0018
Product codes of 1, 2 or 3 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 50 codes? | 100
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen,
jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the probability that
the number of wins for the player is 5? | 0.0444
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 30 students, what
is the probability of finding five left-handers? | 0.186
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 3477 and a standard deviation of 747. Assuming
the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the states had
property crime rates between 3362 and 4055? | 0.34
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the
mean. | 2.41%
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.2 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.268384
A die is rolled 22 times and the number of times that two shows on the upper face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the number of
twos. | 3.67
The following table is the probability distribution of the number of golf balls ordered
by customers x | 9.39
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12.4 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.3 ounces. Find
the number of ounces above which 86% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 7.8
In a recent survey, 95% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 50 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is exactly 42? | 0.0024
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based computers were randomly
and independently sampled. What is the probability that at least 1 of those sampled
have access to on-line services at home? | 0.5695
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,500 miles and a standard deviation of 2800
miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than
58,400 miles? | 0.7734
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | 0.2478
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by
Find the mean of X | 1/2
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at
which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | 6.9 minutes
On a 50-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 12.5
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.04; standard deviation:
1.09
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 45? | 0.30
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.120 per
day. Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are exactly two
power failures in a particular day. | 0.006
Let X be a normal random variable with a mean of 18.2 and a variance of 5. Find the
value of c if P(X -1 < c) = 0.5221. | 17.32
A basketball player has made 95% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? |
0.857
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.5 ounces. Find
the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will
be more than 16.5 ounces. | 0.3385
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -1.1 and z = 1.5. | equal to
The probability density function of X, the lifetime of a certain type of electronic
device (measured in hours), is given by Determine the value of | 0.5
| 2.46
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | 0.625
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 20 to 79. Which of
the followings are true? (i) P(X > 41) = 13/20 (ii) E(10X)= 495 | Both (i) and (ii)
A telemarketer found that there was a 1.5% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 28 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls.
| 0.0016
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 5 times. | 0.2313
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 43.2 minutes
and a standard deviation of 5.2 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends
less than 46.5 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.7180
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student between 2.5 and 10 minutes to park in the
library lot. | 0.453176
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n = 20 and
p = 3/5. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
| 1.60
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | 1.23
The range of the random variable X is {1, 2, 3, 6, u}, where u is unknown. If each
value is equally likely and the mean of X is 10, determine the value of u. | 38
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 64 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 0.04 of success on a single trial. | 0.221
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | 1.9703
The age (in years) of randomly chosen T-shirts in your wardrobe from last summer is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that a
randomly chosen T-shirt is between 2 and 8 years old | 0.417
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4.8 minutes, find the probability that
it will take a randomly selected student more than 9 minutes to park in the library lot. |
0.153355
Assume that x has a Poisson probability distribution. Find P(x = 6) when μ = 1.0.
| .0005
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | 0.8805
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 350 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 310 and 295. | 0.0762
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | 0.2946
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is
given by and for other values of What is the value of C? | 0.375
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the values of n = 33 and p =
0.2. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 6.6
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 420 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | 95%
The probability is 0.85 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than
$20. For random samples of 82 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who
spend less than $20. | 69.7
Find the variance of the following probability distribution. x | 3.57
Suppose X has a Poisson probability distribution with = 9.0. Find μ and σ. | μ = 9.0, σ
= 3.0
The owner of a fish market determined that the weights of catfish are normally
distributed with the average weight for a catfish is 3.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 0.6 pound. A citation catfish should be one of the top 5% in weight. At
what weight (in pounds) should the citation designation be established? | 4.19
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers
Determine P(X < 6). | 0.5
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average
of $1000 per month and a standard deviation of $65 per month. Refer to such
expenses as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE of between $875 and $1010? |
0.5339
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | -1.2798
Suppose the cumulative distribution of the random variable X is Detemine | 0.25
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3.3 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.42806
According to a college survey, 18% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 35. | 2.27
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | 0.8
The number of calls to an Internet service provider during the hour between 6:00 and
7:00 p.m. is described by a Poisson distribution with mean equal to 15. Given this
information, what is the expected number of calls in the first 30 minutes? | 7.5
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 25% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 10 people with home-based computers were
randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability that exactly 5 of those
sampled have access to on-line services at home? | 0.0584
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | The area
under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. |
84.00%
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | 31.74%
According to a college survey, 12% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the number of students who work full time in samples of size 54. | 6.48
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100
sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of
free throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete
probability distribution. x | 1.32
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | 0.8732
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 61,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2100
miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 60,010
miles and 58,580 miles? | 0.1941
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is more than 12? | 0.6482
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and
3.01. | 0.4987
An automobile service center can take care of 12 cars per hour. If cars arrive at the
center randomly and independently at a rate of 8 per hour on average, what is the
probability of the service center being totally empty in a given hour? | 0.0003
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 5. Find V(4X).
| 20
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is
not between 44 and 56 is | 0.3174.
Suppose the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X is Find the
value of P(X>5). | 0.16
Assume that X is normally distributed with a mean of 23 and a standard deviation of
5. Find the value of c if P(X > c) = 0.0592. | 30.81
Find the probability that in 40 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 11 times. | 0.9739
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 110 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the
mean? | 99.7%
A die is rolled 80 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this
experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random
variable X, the number of twos. | 3.33
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that
shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability
distribution. x | 2.41
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | P(x > 7) =
P(x ≥ 8)
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 63.5% with a standard deviation of
7.4. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between
53 and 72 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | 0.797
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | 0.6554
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 4.2 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 1.8 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| 0.65144
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.55 to 4.75 millimeters. What is the
mean diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | 3.65
millimeters
Samples of 10 parts from a metal punching process are selected every hour. Let X
denote the number of parts in the sample of 10 that require rework. If the percentage
of parts that require rework at 3%, what is the probability that X exceeds 2? | 0.0028
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.42 inches and a standard deviation of 0.11 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.30 inches? | 86.23%
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | 0.1587.
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. |
0.8708
Suppose the probability density function of the length of computer cables is from 10
to 12 millimeters. Determine the mean and standard deviation of the cable length. |
mean = 11 and standard deviation = 0.58
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean
22 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | 0.0455
Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. x | 0.98
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 14 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.2 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 98% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 5.4
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the probability that more than
50 males who have used marijuana for samples of size 120? | 0.9990
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at
least 4 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the
probability that the student will pass the test? | 0.8281
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area
under the curve between 58 and 63. | 0.322
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.5 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 6 years or more. | 0.180092
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 115 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 140 mmHg? | 96.5%
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | 0.7557
According to a college survey, 15% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size
42. | 6.30
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18
ounce. The cans only hold 12.51 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.51
ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special
cleaning process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can
will need to go through this process? | 0.0912
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in
50 births, 35 or more will be female. | 0.0033
On a multiple choice test with 12 questions, each question has four possible answers,
one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 1.500
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.85
millimeters? | 0.325
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | 0.5000
The random variable X represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the probability that the number
of girls is two or more. | 0.50
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.34 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.332 inches? | 78.81%
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0.
| 0.4920
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area
under the curve to the right of 64. | 0.2525
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/9999. For people who play 246 times,
find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | 0.1568
The time between customer arrivals at a furniture store has an approximate
exponential distribution with mean of 9.5 minutes. If a customer just arrived, find the
probability that the next customer will not arrive for at least 21 minutes. | 0.109643
The number of weeds that remain living after a specific chemical has been applied
averages 1.21 per square yard and follows a Poisson distribution. Based on this, what
is the probability that a 1 square yard section will contain less than 5 weeds? | 0.9920
Suppose that 14% of people are left handed. If 5 people are selected at random, what
is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1247
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of
22.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.6 oz. What is the probability that the volume of
soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 23.1 oz? | 0.6915
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1155 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh.
For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy
consumption level is between 1050 kWh and 1225 kWh. | 0.3109
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | 0.262
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of
$705 per month and a standard deviation of $48 per month. Refer to such expenses as
PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month
had a PCE that falls below $650. | 0.1259
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days
and a standard deviation of 16 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at
least 302 days? | 0.0196
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.2 ounces. Find
the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will
be between 12.5 and 14.5 ounces. | 0.1039
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute.
Find the probability that between 4.8 gallons and 6.2 gallons are pumped during a
randomly selected minute. | 0.47
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.73 g
and a standard deviation 0.071 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? |
89.73%
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.4 and a standard
deviation of 0.3. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.1
and 2.9? | 79.4%
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 53% of the time. If she serves 6 times,
what is the probability that she gets exactly 3 first serves in? Assume that each serve
is independent of the others. | 0.3091
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming
that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate
between 5.6 and 7.1 percent? | 0.3324
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $595 and a standard deviation of $43. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $555
a week? | 0.8239
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.25 to 12.25 gallons per
minute. Find the probability that between 10.5 gallons and 11.15 gallons are pumped
during a randomly selected minute. | 0.217
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 3.5 ounces. Find
the probability that between 13 and 14.4 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | 0.1583
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 6.5 minutes. What is the probability
that a randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7.5 minutes? | 0.684579
What is the standard deviation of the following probability distribution? x | 1.54
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 12 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 5 successes given the
probability 0.25 of success on a single trial. | 0.103
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z =
2.5. | bigger than
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13 ounces and a standard deviation of 2.5 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 14.8 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | 0.2358
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.75 to 11.25 gallons per
minute. What is the probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping
more than 10.65 gallons per minute? | 0.40
The thickness measurements of a coating process are uniform distributed with values
0.1, 0.14, 0.18, 0.16. Determine the standard deviation of the coating thickness for
this process. | 0.03
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.59. 23 people are selected at random from among those taking their
driving test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 23 people, the
number passing the test is between 15 and 18 inclusive? | 0.3362
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 362 hours and a standard deviation of 7 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 15%. If 30 houses
are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | 4.5
Solve the problem. At the National Criminologists Association's annual convention,
participants filled out a questionnaire asking what they thought was the most
important cause for criminal behavior. The tally was as follows. Make a Pareto chart
to display these findings. |
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.5 pounds and standard deviation of
0.7 pound. If a sample of 64 fish is randomly selected, what is probability that the
sample mean is more than 3.7 pounds? | 0.0111
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x -6 7 7 7 5 6 2 -1 -6 y 2 7 11 8 9
11 6 3 2 |
Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on
network television. In the first 6 months of one year, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. In
a recent article, the top 10 leading spenders and how much each spent (in million of
dollars) were listed: Company A: $73.7 Company F: $26.7 Company B: $63.9
Company G: $26.4 Company C: $57.9 Company H: $22.8 Company D: $57.1
Company I: $21.1 Company E: $32 Company J: $19.8 Calculate the sample variance.
| 422.940
The amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station is normally
distributed with the mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $5. A random sample of
47 is selected, describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean. | Normal with a
mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $0.73
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 26 minutes and a standard deviation of 3 minutes. A
random sample of 30 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | 28.5 minutes
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,900 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1,975 hours and not
less than 1,860 hours. | 0.9772
Attendance records at a school show the number of days each student was absent
during the year. The days absent for each student were as follows. 0 2 3 4 2 3 4 6 7 2
3 4 6 9 8 Construct the dot plot for the given data. |
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | 55.8
Use the data to create a stemplot. The following data show the number of laps run by
each participant in a marathon. 46 65 55 43 51 48 57 30 43 49 32 56 |
The data below represent the amount of grams of carbohydrates in a serving of
breakfast cereal in a sample of 11 different servings. 11 15 23 29 19 22 21 20 15 25
17 What is the value of IQR? | 8
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart |
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.5 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.7 hours. If 64 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 9 hours. | 0.0093
Suppose that and =15 for a population. In a sample where n = 100 is randomly taken,
what is the variance for the sample mean? | 0.15
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of
3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random
sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years
more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | 0.0166
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 122 and
a standard deviation of 6.1. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability
that their mean blood pressure will be less than 123. | 0.9052
A stem-and-leaf diagram for a set of examination scores is given below. Find sample
median of these data. Stem | 55.5
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) | 53.4
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | 98
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 8.5 hours. | 0.3487
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 1 -3 -3 -2 3 5 -1 8 -4 -1 y -4 -6 -
7 2 3 3 -6 3 -3 -3 |
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. 5.0, 8.0, 4.9, 6.8 and 2.8 | 3.96
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of | statistics.
Construct the stem-and-leaf diagram for the below data. 16.9; 15.2; 17.5; 15.5; 16.8;
16.8; 17.1; 17.5; 15.3. | Stem Leaf 15 235 16 889 17 155
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the
mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and final exam counts for 55% of the
final grade. | 78.9
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18,
31, 46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | 46 miles
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 48 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 36 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.500
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of
an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: 32.95 24.95 26.95 28.95
18.95 28.95 30.95 22.95 24.95 26.95 29.95 28.95 Compute the range of data. | 14
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 28 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.05 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 25 bottles filled
by this machine. What is the standard deviation for the sample mean? | 0.21
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the
workers are mutually independent. Compute P( - < -1.5) is | 0.0359
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb
and a standard deviation of 5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability
that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb. | 0.7164
The test scores of 32 students are listed below. Find Q3. 32 37 41 44 46 48 53 55 56
57 59 63 65 66 68 69 70 71 74 74 75 77 78 79 80 82 83 86 89 92 95 99 | 79.5
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of
size n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution
of a statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | i) and iv)
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,850 hours and a standard deviation of 190 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,870 hours. | 0.1463
A store manager counts the number of customers who make a purchase in his store
each day. The data are as follows. 10 11 8 14 7 10 10 11 8 7 Construct the dot plot for
the given data. |
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one
decimal place. | 76.4
Use the data to create a stemplot. The attendance counts for this season's basketball
games are listed below. 227 239 215 219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 |
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following
is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those
people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest
whole number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a
systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | 35%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches
and a standard deviation of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | 0.0062
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 0.25 0.47 0.32 0.63 -0.27 0.25
0.15 0.32 y 0.44 0.56 -0.04 0.52 -0.68 0.9 0.88 0.19 |
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire
in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503
0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | 0.465
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(102000, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the
sample mean | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1347.22
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 80 and a
standard deviation of 3. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the
probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80.5. | 0.0478
After reviewing a movie, 800 people rated the movie as excellent, good, or fair. The
following data give the rating distribution. Excellent: 160, Good: 400, Fair: 240
Construct a pie chart representing the given data set. |
The scores for a statistics test are as follows: Compute the mean score. | 73.90
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 15, 21, 3, 6, 10, 28, 36, 1 | 4.5, 12.5,
24.5
Ten cartons of fragile ceramic castings were shipped on each of two air freight carries.
On delivery at their destination the cartons were opened and inspected. The number of
damaged items per carton were as follows: 17, 20, 1, 18, 5, 14, 18, 10, 6, 2. Assume
that you are finding the frequency distribution using groupings: 1-4 inclusively, 5-8
inclusively, 9-12 inclusively and so on.What is the frequency of the interval 5-8? | 2
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 115 and a standard deviation of 13. If 25 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | 0.0584
The mean of a data set is 36.71, and the sample standard deviation s is 3.22. Find the
interval representing measurements within one standard deviation of the mean. |
(33.49, 39.93)
Use the given sample data to find Q1. 55, 52, 52, 52, 49, 74, 67, 55. | 52.0
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 21 inches and a standard
deviation of 4.5 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is
the probability of a sample mean between 21 and 22. | 0.4623
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 24 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.5 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 44 bottles filled by
this machine. So, 85% of the sample means will be greater than what value? | 23.77
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine
has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces
and a standard deviation of 0.5-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly
selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean
weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.55 ounces. | 0.1587
Use the data to create a stemplot. The midterm test scores for the seventh-period
typing class are listed below. 85 77 93 91 74 65 68 97 88 59 74 83 85 72 63 79 |
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean, i.e. the number of observations lie the interval (μ - 1.5σ; μ +
1.5σ). 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | 16
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the
workers are mutually independent. The distribution of - is | normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 5/6.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens who have net worths too
high to qualify for Medicaid but have no private health insurance. The ages of the 25
uninsured senior citizens were as follows: Find the median of the observations. | 74
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 46 minutes and a standard deviation of 11 minutes. A
random sample of 25 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is
between 43 and 52 minutes? | 0.9105
For sample sizes greater than 50, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | regardless of the shape of the population.
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm
with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random
sample of 64 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.852 cm? | 0.0548
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. |
During one recent year, U.S. consumers redeemed 6.79 billion manufacturers'
coupons and saved themselves $2.52 billion. Calculate and interpret the mean savings
per coupon. | The average savings was $0.37 per coupon.
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | 221
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | 39.3
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 30 minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. A
random sample of 25 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | 28.5 minutes
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 64 women are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 268 days and 271 days. | 0.3644
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 0.95 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.02
centimeter. A random sample of 4 computer chips is taken. What is the variance for
the sample mean? | 0.0001
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 5, 21, 13, 16, 11, 28, 36, 13, 22 | 12,
16, 25
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given
frequency distribution |
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7
2 3 11 | 2.6
Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal
distribution with a mean sale price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80.
Suppose a random sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is selected. Describe the
sampling distribution for the sample mean sale price of the selected cards. | Normal
with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $0.35
|
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(12500, 33002). Compute | 0.0314
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? |
The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.

Calculate the range of the following data set: 7, 8, 4, 1, 4, 15, 5, 8, 5 | 14

If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a population
mean of $34 and a population standard deviation of $2 and a random sample of 100
cars is selected, find the value of the standard deviation of the sample mean. | 0.2
Find the mode(s) for the given sample data 11, 13, 11, 23, 22, 24, 56, 22, 72, 15, 27 |
11 and 22
A manufacturer records the number of errors each work station makes during the
week. The data are as follows. 6 3 2 3 5 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 1 Construct the dot plot for the
given data. |
A data processing firm sampled 75 small businesses to find the number of days their
computer systems were down during the previous three months. The distribution of
responses is given below. Find the sample mean. Days of down time | 2.2
Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net
worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid and have no private health insurance. The
ages of 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69
70 73 73 74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92 Identify the first quartile of the ages of
the uninsured senior citizens. | 65.5
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x (minutes) | 3.3 and 1.4599
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | 89.6
Sample variance is | a statistic.
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.55 million with a standard
deviation of $0.75 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.45 million. | 0.9088
The top speeds for a sample of five new automobiles are listed below. Calculate the
standard deviation of the speeds. 105, 145, 190, 140, 175 | 33.05
Find the mode(s) for the given data | 6.8 and 6.5
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 36 oz. with a
standard deviation of 0.55 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 56 bottles filled
by this machine. So, 75% of the sample means will be less than what value? | 36.05
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE
follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 108. Suppose a random
sample of 21 students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 115.
What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠ 108. | 22.68
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least
14.4 oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic
form. | H0: μ = 14.4 H1: μ >14.4
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where customers
enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are normally distributed. A
random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard deviation of 0.53. Construct a 94%
upper confidence bound for the population standard deviation. Let and | 1.06
In order to fairly set flat rates for auto mechanics, a shop foreman needs to estimate
the average time it takes to replace a fuel pump in a car. How large a sample must he
select if he wants to be 99% confident that the true average time is within 8 minutes
of the sample average? Assume the standard deviation of all times is 21 minutes. Let
z0.005 = 2.58. | 46
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a
two-tailed test. | ±1.695
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 100 statistics students generated the following 99%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size
sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.04
using 95% confidence? | 597
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a
population standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. | ($1130, $1270)
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial
aid. | (0.522, 0.658)
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean
number of hours per week that they watched television was 20.5 with a standard
deviation of 4.6 hours. | (18.81, 22.19)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 20 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.02 H1: p <0.02
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 10, = 7.9, s = 1.3, and ifH1:µ > 8.0.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.243
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 4.5 n = 19
= 0.05 | 28.869
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches
is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 690 drowning deaths of
children with 35% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z
using . | 6.07
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets isdifferent
from 14 oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted.
Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean
weight is 14 oz. when it really is 14 oz.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of
a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed.
Construct a 98% lower confidence bound for the standard deviation of weights for all
such bats. Let and | 0.193
The standard IQ test has a mean of 106 and a standard deviation of 12. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | 25
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a
left-tailed test (H1:µ <µ0). | -2.32
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 6%? A previous study indicates that the
proportion of households with two cars is 25%. | 283
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs. Data were randomly
collected from 32 CEOs and the 95% confidence interval was calculated to be ($3 212
540, $6 020 240). Which of the following interpretations is correct? | We are 95%
confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs falls in the interval $3 212
540 to $6 020 240.
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | narrower for
90% confidence than for 99% confidence.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2. | (78.93, 86.07)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school varydifferent fromthe test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 24.1. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the standard deviation is 24.1 when it really is 24.1.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data:
n = 24, s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a population that is normally
distributedand σ is unknown. | Student t
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE
follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 120. Suppose a random
sample of 10 students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 97.2.
What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠120. | 5.90
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two telephone
lines. The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and finds that 108 have
two or more telephone lines. At = 0.05, compute the value of the test statistic to test
the company's claim. | -1.76
In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick
days that full time workers at an auto repair shop take per year. A previous study
indicated that the standard deviation was 3.2 days. How large a sample must be
selected if the company wants to be 95% confident that the true mean differs from the
sample mean by no more than 2 day? Let z0.05 = 1.96. | 10
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a
two-tailed test. | ±2.575
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers
who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion
might be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if they wish a 94
percent confidence level with a error of ± 0.025? | About 817
A survey of 200 homeless persons showed that 35 were veterans. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans. Let
z0.05 = 1.65. | (0.13, 0.22)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $6.30 $6.75 $4.25
$3.60 $4.50 $2.80 $8.00 $3.00 $2.60 $5.20 Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. | ($3.39, $6.01)
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in
symbolic form. | H0: σ =7.3 mg H1: σ ≠ 7.3 mg
A new apparatus has been devised to replace the needle in administering vaccines.
The apparatus, which is connected to a large supply of vaccine, can be set to inject
different amounts of the serum, but the variance in the amount of serum injected to a
given person must not be greater than 0.05 to ensure proper inoculation. A random
sample of 25 injections resulted in a variance of 0.118. What is a test statistic for the
test H1: σ> 0.05. | 56.64
A recent study claimed that at least 17% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.01, determine the
value of the test statistic to test the claim. | -0.35
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
67,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify
the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean attendance
is at most 67,000, when it really is at most 67,000.
We consider salaries of 45 college graduates who took a statistics course in college.
Based on these data we have a sample variance of $25,150. Find 99% upper
confidence bound for σ2. Let and | 44,000
A manager wishes to estimate the proportion of parts in his inventory that are in
proper working order. However, the sample size that he has been informed he will
need exceeds his budget. Which of the following steps might he take to reduce the
required sample size? | None of the others.
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of
59 individuals resulted in an average income of $21000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | $428.32
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85,
$719.55)
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
79,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to 79,000 H1: μ, the
average attendance at games, is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that μ = 1200 at a level of significance of α = 0.01
andsample statistics are given n = 37, s =80, . Compute the value of the test statistic.
Round your answer to two decimal places. | 0.53
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers with
the objective of estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical products during
the past three months. He has assumed that the population standard deviation is
known to be $14.50. Given this information, what would be the required sample size
if we want the total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be $4 at 95
percent confidence? | 202
You wish to test the claim that μ > 6 at a level of significance of α = 0.05. Let sample
statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4. Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer
to two decimal places. | 1.66
The State Transportation Department is interested in estimating the proportion of
vehicle owners that are operating vehicles without the required liability insurance. If
they wish to estimate the population proportion within ± 0.08 and use 96 percent
confidence, what is the largest random sample that they will need? | About 165
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below and has mean of 2.54 and standard deviation of 1.11. 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.6 0.8 2.0 3.2
1.8 3.3 2.9 Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. Find a 98%
confidence interval for the true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
You wish to test the claim that μ ≠ 17 at a level of significance of α = 0.05 and sample
statistics are given n = 36, s = 2.5, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round
your answer to two decimal places. | -2.16
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0/ H1: σ
≠ 8.0 n = 10 α = 0.1 | 16.92 and 3.33
A recent study claimed that at least 15% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.03, determine the
critical values to test the claim. | 1.88
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.07 for a
test H1: µ0. | 1.476
The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is
being studied. A random sample of 200 circuits is tested, revealing 8 defectives. Find
a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the fraction of defective circuits produced by
this particular tool. | (0.013, 0.067)
A random sample of 15 students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard
deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean at a
significant level of 10% . Assume the population has a normal distribution. | (2.51,
3.21)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 17.4. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ = 17.4 H1: σ < 17.4
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned
with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling
process results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02
gallons. The process standard deviation should be less than 0.004 gallons. A sample
of 35 jugs was selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be
0.0036 gallons. What is the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.004 | 27.54
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 19 men
have a mean height of 65.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, | (2.1, 5.1)
A university is interested in estimating the mean time that students spend at the
student recreation center per week. A previous study indicated that the standard
deviation in time is about 30 minutes per week. If the officials wish to estimate the
mean time within 8 minutes with a 90 percent confidence, what should the sample
size be? | 39
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 7%? | 241
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
65.2 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, is 2.4.
Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and automobile
race-car drivers was subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of these helmets some
damage was observed. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the true
proportion of helmets of this type that would show damage from this test. | (0.14,
0.36)
Determine the critical values to test the claim about the population proportion p ≠
0.325 given n = 42 and Use . | 2.575 and -2.575
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of
a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed.
Construct a 98% confidence interval of the standard deviation of weights for all such
bats. Let and | (0.18; 1.21)
If a manager believes that the required sample size is too large for a situation in which
she desires to estimate the mean income of blue collar workers in a state, which of the
following would lead to a reduction in sample size? | All of the above.
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston showed
that with 95% confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who also have
accounts at one or more other banks is between 0.40 and 0.46. Given this information,
what sample size was used to arrive at this estimate? | Approximately 1,066
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true
proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90%
confidence interval. | (0.5496, 0.5754)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 20, = 7.5, s = 1.9, and if H1: μ < 8.3.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -1.883
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviationless thanthe σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type
II error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the standard deviation
is at least 7.3 mg when it is actually less than 7.3 mg.
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult
population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 5%? | 385
In a random sample of 120 computers, the mean repair cost was $55 with a population
standard deviation of $12. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population
mean. | ($52, $58)
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
27 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim
that the mean is at most 27 miles per gallon when it really is at most 27 miles per
gallon.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 27, = 21, s = 3.3, and α = 0.005 if H1: μ
> 20. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 1.575
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 26.1 n =
29 = 0.01 | 13.565
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 21 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, Assume the data are normally distributed | (3.9, 17.7)
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ > 28.6. Given a sample size of n = 62 and a
level of significance of . When should you reject H0? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.05
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random
sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2500 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How
many citizens would need to be sampled if a 94% confidence interval was desired to
estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | 332
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that (i) if all possible
samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them
would include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. (ii) we have
99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the
population mean. | Both of (i) and (ii)
A psychologist claims that more than13 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at most 13 percent when it is actually at
most 13 percent.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample
data: n = 25, s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a normally distributed
population with σ unknown. | Student t
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion isrejecting the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater
than than 727.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 2%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 15%. | 1225
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and
the sample statistics include n =1200 subjects with 40% saying that they play a sport.
Find the value of the test statistic z using | -6.928
In order to efficiently bid on a contract, a contractor wants to be 99% confident that
his error is less than two hours in estimating the average time it takes to install tile
flooring. Previous contracts indicate that the standard deviation is 5 hours. How large
a sample must be selected? Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 42
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n = 12 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 3.25, the critical
value of t will be | 3.1058
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to
discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would
like more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk
about school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages
were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all
teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence
level. | (0.318, 0.422)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 29 randomly selected students has a
mean age of 20.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.5 years. | (18.6, 22.2)
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type
II error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the mean temperature
equals 45°F when it is really different from 45°F.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, s
= 8.72and the original population is not normally distributed. | Yes, test statistic =
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
70 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ =
70 H1: μ >70
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 9.3 n = 18
= 0.05 | 27.587
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 35
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, | (4.8, 15.0)
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The
current owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the
buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that
they are 94% confident that the error is within 1%? | 8836
Of 900 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 360 resulted in death within five
years. Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the death rate from lung
cancer. | (0.37, 0.43)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 24 fluorescent light bulbs
has a mean life of 665 hours with a standard deviation of 24 hours. | (654.9, 675.1)
A manufacturer of electronic calculators is interested in estimating the fraction of
defective units produced. A random sample of 1500 calculators contains 15
defectives. Compute a 99% upper-confidence bound on the fraction defective. Let
z0.005 = 2.58 and z0.01 =2.33. | p ≤ 0.016
Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 31 bowlers showed that their average
score was 187 with a standard deviation of 8. | (183.9, 190.1)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 15, = 7, s = 0.8, and ifH1: µ < 6.0.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | 4.841
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n =
21 = 0.025 | 9.591
Past experience indicates that the standard deviation in the time it takes for a "fast
lube" operation to actually complete the lube and oil change for customers is 3.00
minutes. The manager wishes to estimate the mean time with 99% confidence and a
total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be 1 minute. Given this,
what must the sample size be? | About 239
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =16% H1: p >16%
You wish to test the claim that μ ≤ 38 at a level of significance of α = 0.01 and are
given sample statistics n = 43, s =4.7, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round
your answer to two decimal places. | 2.51
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? | 849
A random sample of 68 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 600 hours with a
population standard deviation of 25 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean. | (594.1, 605.9)
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample
data: n = 45, s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from a populationthat is not
normally distributedwith unknown μ and | Normal
A sample of the grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students has mean of
6.7 and standard deviation of 1.0. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the
population standard deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | (0.73, 1.65)
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned
with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling
process results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02
gallons. The process standard deviation should be less than 0.032 gallons. A sample
of 42 jugs was selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be 0.036
gallons. What is the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.032 | 51.89
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 1900). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer
than21 infive thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic
mutation. Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light.
Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. |
H0: p = 0.0042 H1: p < 0.0042
In a recent study of 49 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 18.6 with a population standard deviation of 6.8 hours. Find
the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (16.7, 20.5)
A Professor at Hanoi Medical University is interested in estimating the birth weight of
infants. How large a sample must he select if he desires to be 99% confident that the
true mean is within 0.1 kilograms of the sample mean? A past experience indicates
that the standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 0.7 kilograms. Let
z0.005 = 2.58. | 327
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ ≠ 3.5. Given a sample size of n = 51 and a
level of significance of. When should you reject H0 ? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.33 or less than -2.33
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.14 n =
25 = 0.10 | 15.66
A researcher claims that 26% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0:p = 0.26 H1: p ≠ 0.26
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 :
µ = 28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
Compute the critical value that corresponds to a 94% level of confidence. | 1.88
A sample of 28 teachers had mean annual earnings of $3450 with a standard deviation
of $600. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. | ($3218, $3682)
A random sample of 169 students has a grade point average with a mean of 6.6 and
with a population standard deviation of 0.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for
the population mean, μ. | (6.46, 6.74)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard
deviation of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ of a
random sample of 25 men who have a mean weight of 170.4 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (8.0, 14.3)
A group of 55 bowlers showed that their average score was 190 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 99% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | (187.2, 192.8)
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service
industry. Data were randomly collected from 28 CEOs and the 99% confidence
interval was calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on the interval above,
do you believe the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry is less
than $3,000,000? | I cannot conclude that the average is less than $3,000,000 at the
99% confidence level.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 17, = 17.7, s = 2.4, and if H1: μ ≠ 17.9.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.344
An airline claims that the no-show rate for passengers is less than 3%. In a sample of
420 randomly selected reservations, 21 were no-shows. At = 0.01, compute the value
of the test statistic to test the airline’s claim. | 2.4
Suppose a 99% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1500, 2200).
To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The grade point averages for 11 randomly selected students in a statistics class are
listed below. 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 4.0 3.3 0.9 3.6 0.8 2.2 What is the effect on the width
of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 15? | The width decreases.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no
correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | c. 0.919
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | a. 3.857
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the slope of
the regression line of hours on income? | c. 0.6337
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Positive correlation
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | b. 2 units

A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be

processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of
the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the
equation of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the
weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
For the data in the table below, what is the value of the test statistic for testing x 15 21
16 30 y 67 80 85 78 | b. -0.38
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | b. None of the other choices is true
Consider a random sample of 27 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 57.2,Σxi = 1253.4, = 73296.4, and
Σxiyi = 3133.7. What is the y-intercept of the sample regression line? | c. 0.649
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | b. Positive
correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.329, n = 30, and = 0.10, determine the test statistic to test
the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places | b. 1.844
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | a. It is +1.
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. negative
correlation
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | e. = 21.11x+17.22
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | e. None of the other choices is true
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 2 3 5 y 30 40 90 100 Compute the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.873
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | c. Negative correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | d. 12.97
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | b. student's t distribution.
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | c. -0.97
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2,
se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. 0.019
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | a. 2.66
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample
data, which of the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures
(x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For
a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression
line. | d. = 9.341 + 0.243x
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | d.
0.07
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | a. -0.97
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | b. 0.897
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | b. -0.8
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | d. Reject H0
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average
number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was
selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample
data, which of the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the y-
intercept of the regression line of hours on income? | e. 23.46
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | c. Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | d. 3.857
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | b. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no
correlation
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | d. It is +1.
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | c. 21.97
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | c. 0.0042
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | c. 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | e.
0.07
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | b. No correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | c. -0.642
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. negative
correlation
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | b. 0.6084
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | d. -0.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1050, = 1080.5. What is the error
sum of squares? | e. 371.578
Assume that you are predicting Y from X. Which of the following correlation
coefficients would yield predictions with the least error? | b. r = -0.85
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | e. -5.96
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | c. 5.913
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two
variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | e. 3.26
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1
2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | b. = 0.5x +0.5
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | d. Positive
correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.81
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2,
se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | c. 0.019
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | c. No correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the
two scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding
the population correlation? | d. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | c. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group
25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are
jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 100 90 What is
the value of the test statistic for testing | e. 1.46
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1
2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | e. = 0.5x +0.5
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | b.
All of the others
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | b. 2.06
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | c. 641.164
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no
correlation
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | d. 3.857
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | a. Positive correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | d. 0.81
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | c. the relationship between x and y is positive.
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c.
coefficient of correlation of 0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | a. None of the other choices is true
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | d. 12.97
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | b. Reject H0
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.81
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | d. -5.96
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | a. No correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for
y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | a. 30
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c.
coefficient of correlation of 0
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | d. 2.66
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
What is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | d. -0.8
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | e. -1.071
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of
the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the
equation of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the
weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | d. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | c. 2.06
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c.
All of the others
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A company keeps extensive records on its new salespeople on the premise that sales
should increase with experience. A random sample of seven new salespeople
produced the data on experience and sales shown in the table. Months on job, x 2 12 5
9 7 Monthly sales, y 2.4 15.0 3.5 11.0 10.5 Find the value of the coefficient of
correlation. | e. 0.96
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no
correlation
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | b. 1.688
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | d. = 21.11x+17.22
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | a. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | e. -0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| c. 0.026
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | c. Positive correlation
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.73
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures
(x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For
a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression
line. | c. = 9.341 + 0.243x
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | a. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c.
All of the others
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | d. 641.164
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | b. 3.857
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | a. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for
y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | b. 30
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this
year (Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you
have collected the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi = 1932.5,
Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. What is the sample correlation coefficient between X
and Y? | b. -0.76
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | b. Reject H0
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| d. 0.026
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | b. 0.6084
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.23
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | c. Negative correlation
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two
variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | d. 3.26
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | c. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | a. 3.63
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | a. H0: β1 = 0
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average
number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was
selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | c. 641.164
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | b. Negative correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the
two scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding
the population correlation? | a. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
What is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | a. negative
correlation
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | e. 0.919
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | b. 12.97
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | a. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | c. 2.66
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| b. 0.026
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | a. It is +1.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | a. 0.6084
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | c. -1.071
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the number of
absences (x) and the final grades (y) of students from a statistics class. For a sample
of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi
= 1932.5, Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | c. = 8.027
+ 0.274x
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | d. 1.688
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | a. student's t distribution.
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.93
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | d. 21.97
The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching
television and using the Internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state
whether these times have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative
correlation. | c. Positive correlation
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | b. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
If the least squares equation is = 10 + 8X, then the value of8 (the coefficient of
x)indicates: | a. for each unit increase in X, Y increases on average by 8.
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | b. 5.913
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | e. -0.642
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | c. Reject H0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | d. -1.071
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | e. 2.66
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | d. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | b. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | c. -0.93
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | e. 1.688
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group
25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are
jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 120 90 What is
the value of the test statistic for testing | c. -0.44
The manager of a used-car dealership is very interested in the resale price of used
cars. The manager feels that the age of the car is important in determining the resale
value. He collects data on the age and resale value of 15 cars and runs a regression
analysis with the value of the car (in thousands of dollars) as the dependent variable
and the age of the car (in years) as the independent variable. Unfortunately, he spilled
his coffee on the printout and lost some of the results. The partial results left are
displayed below. Multiple R 0.557 R Square "A" Adjusted R Square 0.133 Standard
error "B" Observations 15000 What is the value of "A"? | b. 0.310

The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics

of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings per share
to help him select a stock for investment. What type of the description is? |
Observation study
The amount of television viewed by today's youth is of primary concern to Parents
Against Watching Television (PAWT). 250 parents of elementary school-aged
children were asked to estimate the number of hours per week that their child watches
television. Identify the type of data collected by PAWT. | quantitative and discrete
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in E. | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
0.117
Pick a bit string from the set of all bit strings of length 10. Find the probability of
getting a bit string that begins and ends with 0. | 1/4
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$25,000 a year is: | 0.22
A pair of dice is thrown twice. What is the probability of getting totals of 7 and 11? |
1/54
Given events E and F with probabilities P(E) = 0.65 and P(F) = 0.19, are E and F
mutually exclusive? | cannot be determined
Which of the following is a discrete random variable? | The number of eggs that hens
lay in a month
Suppose that 11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random, what
is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1139
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | 1.67
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected number of
males who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | 45.7
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following
statements are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.19.
(ii) The probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | (i) only
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 40 times. | 0.1210
In a manufacturing process that laminates several ceramic layers, 2% of the
assemblies are defective. Assume that the assemblies are independent. What is the
mean number of assemblies that need to be checked to obtain five defective
assemblies? | 250
Printed circuit cards are placed in a functional test after being populated with
semiconductor chips. A lot contains 40 cards, and a sample of 3 are selected at
random without replacement for functional testing. If 5 cards are defective, what is the
probability that all cards in the sample are defective? | 0.001
(See picture) [file:1968.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:1979.jpg] | 0.61
(See picture) [file:1986.jpg] | 8
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
A multiple-choice quiz has 20 questions each with 4 possible answers of which only 1
is the correct answer. What is the probability that sheer guesswork yields 4 correct
answers for 5 of the 20 problems about which the student has no knowledge? | 0.0146
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. |
0.082085
Suppose that a qualitative variable has three categories with frequencies of occurrence
shown in the table. When constructing a pie chart, what is the size of the angle for
class A? [file:3558.jpg] | (ii)
[file:3579.jpg] | 598, 600, 602, 604, 605
The heights (in inches) of 20 adult males are listed below. 70 72 71 70 69 73 69 68 70
71 67 71 70 74 69 68 71 71 71 72 Find the range of the data set. | 7
The standard error of the population proportion will become larger | as population
proportion approaches 0.50.
A random sample of size n = 16 is taken from a normal population with mean 40 and
variance 5. The distribution of the sample mean is | normal with mean 40 and variance
5/16.
A normal population has mean 76 and variance 9. How large must be the random
sample be if we want the standard error of the sample mean to be 1.1? | 8
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120 and a population
standard deviation of 677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean.
Use a 95% confidence level. [file:2187.jpg] | (2910, 3330)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally distributed. Find
the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all bowlers. [file:2195.jpg] | (189.5,
194.5)
(See picture) [file:2212.jpg] | (186.3, 197.7)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a
random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed.
[file:2225.jpg] | (7.5, 16.2)
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult
population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 4%? [file:2235.jpg] | 1037
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%?
[file:2232.jpg] | 1068
In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis should contain the equality sign. | True
[file:3641.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2252.jpg] | Reject the null hypothesis
[file:3649.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2255.jpg] | to = -1.98, fail to reject Ho
(See picture) [file:2259.jpg] | 29.07
(See picture) [file:2262.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:2266.jpg] | -46.15
(See picture) [file:2271.jpg] | (iv)
(See picture) [file:3700.jpg] | 3.000
(See picture) [file:2279.jpg] | 4.098
(See picture) [file:2286.jpg] | 0.894
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
When products and processes are designed and developed with designed experiments,
they enjoy | All of the others
Which statement is true? | Probability models quantify the risks involved in decisions
made every day
Test for the significance of regression H0:B1 = B1.0 H1: B1 != B1.0 We would reject
H0 if _ (i) [t0] > t(n/2x-1) (ii) [t0] < t(n/2x – 2) (iii) [t0] < t(n/2x – 1) (iv) [t0] > t(n/2x
– 2) | (iv)
How many baseball teams of nine members can be chosen from among twelve boys,
without regard to the position played by each member? | 220
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most three boys in ten births. | 0.172
According to the U.S. census, in 2005, 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.279
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
For each of the following pairs of events, which are subsets of the set of all possible
outcomes when a coin is tossed three times, choose the pair(s) is (are) independent. |
All of the others
An electronic scale that displays weights to the nearest pound is used to weigh
packages. The display shows only three digits. Any weight greater than the display
can indicate is shown as 999. The random variable X is the displayed weight. What is
the number of member in the sample space of X? | 1,000
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? |
0.343
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 2.5
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 1 to 15. Find
3V(X). | 56
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n = 4
times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x=3 successes
given the probability p=1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
In a certain manufacturing process it is known that, on the average, 1 in every 100
items is defective. What is the probability that the fifth item inspected is the first
defective item found. | 0.0096
A naturalist leads whale watch trips every morning in March. The number of whales
seen has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 4.3. Find the probability that on a
randomly selected trip, the number of whales seen is 3. | 0.1798
The probability density function of the time required to complete an assembly
operation is f(x)= 0.1 for 20≤ x ≤ 30 seconds. Determine the proportion of assemblies
that requires more than 25 seconds to complete. | 0.50
(See picture) [file:1983.jpg] | 0.135
(See picture) [file:1989.jpg] | 5.76
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with
a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability
that the diameter of a randomly selected pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? |
0.0668
(See picture) [file:2084.jpg] | (i)
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.367879
(See picture) [file:2112.jpg] | (iv)
Find the sample standard deviation. 15 42 53 | 19.6
For sample size 16, the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be
approximately normally distributed... | if the shape of the population is normally
distributed.
(See picture) [file:2162.jpg] | 0.4562
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.8767
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find
the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. [file:2188.jpg] | (17.5, 21.7)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. 3.60 4.50 2.80 6.30 2.60 5.20 6.75 4.25 8.00 3.00 A simple
computation yields a sample mean of 4.7 and standard deviation of 1.8. Assume the
incomes are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval for the true mean.
[file:2201.jpg] | (3.41, 5.99)
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 4%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. [file:2222.jpg] | 217
(See picture) [file:2228.jpg] | 0.59 ± 0.068
(See picture) [file:2245.jpg] | (iii)
(See picture) [file:2247.jpg] | 0.0027
(See picture) [file:2258.jpg] | 9.209
[file:3656.jpg] | 16.875
(See picture) [file:2264.jpg] | (iii)
(See picture) [file:2268.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:3698.jpg] | 2.552
The height y and base diameter x of five trees of a certain variety produced the
following data. Compute the correlation coefficient r. [file:2287.jpg] | 0.98
(See picture) [file:3690.jpg] | 0.948
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | Number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
What is a method of collecting data? | A retrospective study using historical data
The amount of television viewed by today's youth is of primary concern to Parents
Against Watching Television (PAWT). 250 parents of elementary school-aged
children were asked to estimate the number of hours per week that their child watches
television. Identify the type of data collected by PAWT. | quantitative and discrete
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. (Below, H stands for
Head, T stands for Tail) | HH HT TH TT
A single six-sided die is rolled. Find the probability of rolling a number less than 3. |
0.333
According to the U.S. census, in 2005, 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.279
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3%
speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from
the college speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.19
(See picture) [file:1867.jpg] | disjoint but not independent.
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? |
0.343
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
26. | 15.6
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number
favoring the substation? | 1.55
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the interval [1, 35].
Determine the mean and variance of X. | 18 and 102
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n=20 and
p=0.6. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an optical data
storage product is 0.8. Assume the trials are independent. What is the probability that
the first successful alignment requires exactly four trials? | 0.0064
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | 1.52
(See picture) [file:1973.jpg] | 1.25
(See picture) [file:1982.jpg] | 0
Let X be a continuous random with f(x) is probability density function. Which the
following statement(s) is (are) TRUE? | All of them
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is µ= 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1 | 0.1587
(See picture) [file:2084.jpg] | (i)
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.254811
Find the mode for the sample composed of the observations 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 5. |
6
(See picture) [file:2112.jpg] | (iv)
Which of the following is an acceptable format for setting up class boundaries for a
frequency distribution? | All of the other choices is correct
For sample size 1, the sampling distribution of the mean will be normally distributed |
only if the population is normally distributed.
The heights of people in a certain population are normally distributed with a mean of
64 inches and a standard deviation of 3.1 inches. Determine the sampling distribution
of the mean for samples of size 39. | Normal, mean = 64 inches, standard deviation =
0.5 inches
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed... | regardless of the shape of the population.
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. [file:2194.jpg] | (21.1, 23.7)
(4335) (11081) [file:2182.jpg] | [765, 795]
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below, which implies a sample mean of 2.54 and a sample standard deviation of 1.11.
Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3
2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. [file:2211.jpg] | (1.55,
3.53)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, (sigma).
[file:2224.jpg] | (2.2, 5.8)
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 6%? [file:2241.jpg] | 461
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 20% of Evergreen Valley College
(EVC) students attended the opening night midnight showing of the latest Harry
Potter movie. She surveys 84 of her students and finds that 11 of attended the
midnight showing. The Type I error is believing that the percent of EVC students who
attended is: | less than 20%, when in fact, it is at least 20%
(See picture) [file:2246.jpg] | (iv)
(See picture) [file:2253.jpg] | Test statistic z = -8.43. There is sufficient evidence to
warrant rejection of the claim that the population mean temperature is 22 degree C.
[file:3646.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2258.jpg] | 9.209
(See picture) [file:2257.jpg] | 14.573, 43.194
(See picture) [file:2262.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:2266.jpg] | -46.15
(See picture) [file:3694.jpg] | -0.93
(See picture) [file:2279.jpg] | 4.098
(See picture) [file:2286.jpg] | 0.894

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120 and a population
standard deviation of 677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean.
Use a 95% confidence level. | (2910, 3330)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally distributed. Find
the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all bowlers. | (189.5, 194.5)
(See picture) | (186.3, 197.7)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a
random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (7.5, 16.2)
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult
population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 4%? | 1037
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | 1068
In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis should contain the equality sign. | True
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find
the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. | (17.5, 21.7)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. 3.60 4.50 2.80 6.30 2.60 5.20 6.75 4.25 8.00 3.00 A simple
computation yields a sample mean of 4.7 and standard deviation of 1.8. Assume the
incomes are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval for the true mean.
| (3.41, 5.99)
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 4%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | 217
The height y and base diameter x of five trees of a certain variety produced the
following data. Compute the correlation coefficient r. | 0.98
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. | (21.1, 23.7)
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below, which implies a sample mean of 2.54 and a sample standard deviation of 1.11.
Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9
4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | (1.55,
3.53)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, (sigma). | (2.2, 5.8)
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 6%? | 461
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 20% of Evergreen Valley College
(EVC) students attended the opening night midnight showing of the latest Harry
Potter movie. She surveys 84 of her students and finds that 11 of attended the
midnight showing. The Type I error is believing that the percent of EVC students who
attended is: | less than 20%, when in fact, it is at least 20%

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference|In repeated sampling,
95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.

For sample size 16, the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be
approximately normally distributed...|if the shape of the population is normally
distributed.
For sample size 1, the sampling distribution of the mean will be normally distributed |
only if the population is normally distributed.

For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed.|regardless of the shape of the population.

The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. The
distribution of $$\overline{X} $$- $$\overline{Y}$$ is | b. normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 5/6.
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7
2 3 11 | a. 2.6
Survey responses of “ good, better, best”. which type of data is? | c. Ordinal
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p.
Round answer to the nearest tenth. n = 20; p = 3/5 | c. 12.0
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1. | a. 0.1587
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean temperature is
different from 45°F
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, and 35 orange candies. An
experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording its
color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | b. {red, yellow, orange}
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | c. 0.036
The amount of pyridoxine (in grams) per multiple vitamin is normally distributed with
$$\mu= 110$$ grams and $$\sigma = 25$$ grams. A sample of vitamins is to be
selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be less than 100 grams?
Let $$P(Z<-2)=0.023;P(Z<-0.4)=0.421;P(Z<0.07)=0.529;P(Z<0.75)=0.673$$. | a.
0.023
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen,
jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the expected
number of wins for the player? | c. 2.31
Researchers are concerned that the weight of the average American school child is
increasing implying, among other things, that children’s clothing should be
manufactured and marketed in larger sizes. If $$X$$ is the weight of school children
sampled in a nationwide study, then $$X$$ is an example of | d. a continuous random
variable.
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number
favoring the substation? | d. 1.55
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n
= 19 α = 0.025 | b. 8.231
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. What is the probability that a randomly chosen widget produced by the
company is defective? | d. 0.1175
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students are listed below.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$
$ Assume the data are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 | b.
(0.81, 1.83)
For large numbers of degrees of freedom, the critical χ2 values can be approximated
as follows: χ2 = (z + )2, where k is the number of degrees of freedom and z is the
critical value. To find the lower critical value, the negative z-value is used, to find the
upper critical value, the positive z-value is used. Use this approximation to estimate
the critical value of χ2 in a right-tailed hypothesis test with n =125 and α = 0.01. | a.
χ2 ≈ 162.833
Which statement is true for the scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10? | a. The mean
is greater than the median.
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the sample of interest to the university administration. | c. parking times of
the 130 students
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | a. 1.52
The standard IQ test has a mean of 96 and a standard deviation of 14. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | d. 34
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 55% of the time. If she shoots 8 arrows, what is
the probability that she gets exactly 4 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of
the others. | a. 0.2627
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | a. 0.7557
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.09 0.26 Democrat
0.22 0.2 Other 0.11 0.12 What is the probability that a voter who favors stronger gun
control laws is a Republican? | c. 0.214
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample
data: n = 25,$$\overline{x} = 951,$$ s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a
normally distributed population with σ = 28. | a. Normal
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | a. 0.89
Find the variance for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.17 0.28 0.05
0.15 0.35 | d. 2.46
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute.
Find the probability that between 5.0 gallons and 6.0 gallons are pumped during a
randomly selected minute. | d. 0.33
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of
$700 per month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses as
PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month
had a PCE that falls below $550. | d. 0.0013
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 40 times. | c. 0.1210
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.45. The probability that
a student at that college has a job off campus is 0.33. The probability that a student at
the college is male and has a job off campus is 0.15. If a student is chosen at random
from the college, what is the probability that the student is male or has an off campus
job? | b. 0.63
Let P(A) = 0.7, P(B) = 0.2. What is P(B U nguoc A’) if A and B are independent? |
0.06
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
< 0.14 n = 23 α = 0.10 | a. 14.042
The probabilities that a customer entering a particular bookstore buys 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or
5 books are 0.30, 0.20, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, and 0.05 respectively. For the probability
distribution above, find the variance. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b. 0.095089
A psychologist claims that more than 75 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 75 percent.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in E. | c. {2, 4, 6, 8,
10}
When conducting a t test for the correlation coefficient in a study with 16 individuals,
the degrees of freedom will be | d. 14.
Suppose that $$X$$ is a negative binomial random variable with $$p = 0.2$$ and $$r
= 4$$. Determine $$P(X=20)$$. | a. 0.0436
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random
sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How
many citizens would need to be sampled if a 95% confidence interval was desired to
estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | a. 379
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student between 2 and 12 minutes to park in the library
lot. | d. 0.556744
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 15 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$686.75 with a standard deviation of $256.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | d. ($513.17,
$860.33)
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | b.
0.343
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the left ofz =0.2is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right ofz = -0.2
| c. equal to
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 11.5 gallons per minute.
What is the probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping more
than 10.5 gallons per minute? | a. 0.50
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | d. 98
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the normal population mean
based on a sample of $$n = 25$$ where the standard deviation of the sample $$s =
0.05$$. What is the critical value? Let $
$t_{0.005,24}=2.7969;t_{0.01,24}=2.4922;z_{0.01}=2.33; z_{0.05}=2.58$$. | a.
2.7969
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.5 million with a standard
deviation of $0.7 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.1 million. | d. approximately 1
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 1
and 10 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the
random number generator generating a 7? | c. 1/10
The probability is 0.7 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than
$20. For random samples of 28 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who
spend less than $20. | c. 19.6
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 16. | b. 1.66
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given
frequency distribution | d.
A multiple choice test has 10 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only
one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all
questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly 3 questions correctly? |
a. 0.2503
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area
underthe curve to the right of 64. | d. 0.2525
In a sample of 10 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
63.4 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, $$\
sigma,$$ is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | b.
(61.9, 64.9)
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | a. descriptive statistics.
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 6 ounces. | c. 7
Police estimate that 25% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 6 drivers
at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | a. 0.178
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and
3.01. | a. 0.4987
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic
form. | b. H0: μ = 14 H1: μ < 14
A business venture can result in the following outcomes (with their corresponding
chance of occurring in parentheses) Highly Successful (10%), Successful (25%),
Break Even (25%), Disappointing (20%), and Highly Disappointing (?). If these are
the only outcomes possible for the business venture, what is the chance that the
business venture will be considered Highly Disappointing? | a. 20%
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assume that a hypothesis
test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | gun
control is 62% when it is actually different than 62%.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the population? | d. all custormers
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average
of $900 per month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses
as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE of between $775.00 and
$990.00? | c. .9579
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | c. 31.74%
In a random sample of 60 computers, the mean repair cost was $150 with a population
standard deviation of $36. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population
mean. | b. ($138, $162)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 19 randomly selected students has a
mean age of 22.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.8 years. | d. (19.9, 24.9)
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches
is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 647 drowning deaths of
children with 30% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z
using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$. | d. 2.94
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the
mean? | c. 99.7%
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1050 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh.
For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy
consumption level is between 1100 kWh and 1225 kWh. | c. 0.1971
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following
confidence interval: Using the information above, what size sample would be
necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 2% using 99%
reliability? | c. 4118
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of the seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state
the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the
claim that the standard deviation is less than 14.7.
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | b. 0.7
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed | a. (3.2,
26.3)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 80% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | c. 8.6
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
30 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: μ
= 30 H1: μ > 30
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | b. The
area under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected, find the probability that at least two become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | b. 0.04
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of
32.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.2 oz. What is the probability that the volume of
soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 32 oz? | d. 0.4013
Both Fred and Ed have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop, a cherry drop, and a
lollipop. Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible pairs of candies
eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | b. LD-LD CD-LD LP-LP LD-
CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Using Excel to find three quartiles for the given data below: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36.
| b. 5.25, 12.5, 22.75
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in
100 births, 55 or more will be female. | b. 0.1841
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n =12, x = 5, p = 0.25 | d. 0.103
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $3.60 $4.50 $2.80
$6.30 $2.60 $5.20 $6.75 $4.25 $8.00 $3.00 Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. | b. ($3.39, $6.01)
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | c. In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean. 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | d. 16
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is
z = 1.43. | c. 0.0764
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students in a statistics class with
125 students are listed below. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 What is the effect
on the width of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 20? | b. The
width decreases.
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
Percentage 2 42.8 3 21.1 4 19.2 5 11.6 6 3.3 7+ 2.0 A family is selected at random.
Find the probability that the size of the family is 4 or more. Round your result to three
decimal places. | d. 0.361
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? |
a. The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 16 fluorescent light bulbs
has a mean life of 645 hours with a standard deviation of 31 hours. | c. (628.5, 661.5)
Survey responses of nationalities of survey respondents. which type of data is? | a.
Nomial
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. | d.
84.00%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 4, x = 3, p = 1/6 | a. 0.0154
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z
= -1.83. | c. 0.0336
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | d. 1.23
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that
shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability
distribution. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 P(x) 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.21 0.12 0.10 | c. 2.36
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
67,800, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | c. H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to 67,800 H1: μ,
the average attendance at games, is greater than 67,800
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 50°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | c. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean temperature equals
50°F when it really does equal 50°F.
A campus program evenly enrolls undergraduate and graduate students. If a random
sample of 4 students is selected from the program to be interviewed about the
introduction of a new fast food outlet on the ground floor of the campus building,
what is the probability that all 4 students selected are undergraduate students? | a.
0.0625
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | a. HH HT TH TT
The number of power outages at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with
a mean of 6 outages per year. The probability that there will be exactly 3 power
outages in a year is | b. 0.0892
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 7. | c. 1/6
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it
is not defective? | d. 0.92
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.6 and a standard
deviation of 0.4. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.2
and 3? | c. 68%
When is the correlation coefficient zero? | a. when there is no linear correlation
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | d. regardless of the shape of the population.
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
> 26.1 n = 9 α = 0.01 | c. 20.090
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution $$N(\mu, 3300^2).$$ Compute $$P(\overline{X}-\
overline{Y} <-2500).$$ | b. 0.0314
Find the mean of thefollowing probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.19 0.37 0.16
0.26 0.02 | c. 1.55
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z =
2.5. | c. bigger than
Find the percentile for the data point. data set: 3 11 8 6 3 3 11 6 3 11 2 11 15 4 9 3 12
8 6 11 data point: 6 | b. 35
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0 n =
10 α = 0.01 | d. 1.735, 23.589
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean
number of hours per week that they watched television was 19.6 with a standard
deviation of 5.8 hours. | d. (17.47, 21.73)
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet
site where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the
four methods of data collection was he using? | b. Retrospective study
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n=25 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 0.05, the critical value
of t will be | b. 2.7969.
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.2
millimeters? | d. 0.65
Suppose that $$X$$ has the probability density function $$f(x)=1.5x^2$$ for $$-1
Chọn một câu trả lời | d. 0.125
Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the
pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black
gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black Create the
sample space of possible outcomes. | b. WW, BW
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
c. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight
is at least
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | c. HHH HHT
HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.37
0.05 0.13 0.25 0.20 | a. 1.60
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine
has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces
and a standard deviation of 0.2-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly
selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean
weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.6 ounces. | a. approximately 0
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library
parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 4.0 minutes and a standard
deviation of 1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student
will take between 2.5 and 5.0 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. | c.
0.7745
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | b. 221
A psychologist claims that more than 3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | most 3 percent
when it is actually more than 3 percent.
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered
87% of the time. Find the probability that 4 of 7 stolen cars will be recovered. | a.
0.044
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is
not between 44 and 56 is | d. 0.3174.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
16 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. |
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of
data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called | c.
descriptive statistics.
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.11 0.27 Democrat
0.25 0.16 Other 0.15 0.06 What is the probability that a Democrat opposes stronger
gun control laws? | a. 0.390
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18,
31, 46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | d. 46 miles
We have created a 95% confidence interval for $$\mu$$ with the result (10, 15).
What decision will we make if we test $$H_0: \mu =16$$ versus $$H_1: \mu eq 16$$
at $$\alpha= 0.05$$? | b. Reject $$H_0$$ in favor of $$H_1$$.
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p = 0.62 H1: p ≠ 0.62
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | a. P(x > 7) =
P(x ≥ 8)
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | c. 0.262
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(m, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the
sample mean $$\overline{X}$$ - $$\overline{Y}.$$ | a. normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 1347.22
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a
two-tailed test. | c. ±1.96
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | b. 0.57
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | b. 8.66
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. |
d. 0.082085
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 4 or 12. | a. 1/9
According to the Center for Disease Control, 41.5% of babies born in the U.S. in 2004
were still being breastfed at 6 months of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S.
in 2004 are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of them were
breastfed for at least 6 months? | a. 0.12
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -1.1 and z = 1.5. | b. equal to
Let $$X$$ be uniformly distributed over [0, 1]. Calculate $$E[X^3]$$. | b. 0.25
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | c. 68%
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation
and type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the
state and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political
Affiliation Given the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is
in a white collar job. | a. 0.526
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days
and a standard deviation of 15 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at
least 300 days? | d. 0.0166
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 2%. If 29 houses
are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be
burglarized? | a. 0.557
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with
a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability
that the diameter of a randomly selected pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? | d.
0.0668
Based on the scores 1, 9, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, and 8, a score of 4 is the | a. mean.
Compute the critical value $$z_{\alpha/2}$$ that corresponds to a 94% level of
confidence. | b. 1.88
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows
that A and B are | b. independent but not disjoint.
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at
least 7 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the
probability that the student will pass the test? | a. 0.172
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) Frequency 35-39 1 40-44 3 45-49 5 50-54 11 55-59 7 60-64 7 65-69
1 | b. 53.4
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 13.5 gallons per minute.
Find the variance of the distribution. | b. 1.33
Friskie is having her fifth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create
the sample space of possible outcomes. | c. NNR NNN
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household own 2 cars
is: | b. 0.69
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a
year is: | c. 0.12
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$$ | d. (2.2,
5.8)
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz
=2.7 and z = 2.9. | c. bigger than
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values
of n and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. n = 2661; p = 0.63 | d. 24.91
Survey responses of temperatures of the ocean at various depths. which type of data
is? | a. Interval
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | c. 0.400
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | d. 89.6
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1 centimeter. A
random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. What is the standard error for the
sample mean? | a. 0.029
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | c. -1.2798
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one
decimal place. | a. 76.4
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 124 and
a standard deviation of 6.4. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability
that their mean blood pressure will be less than 126. | c. 0.9938
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/51949. For people who play 560
times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | b.
0.1038
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm
with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random
sample of 100 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.851 cm? | b. 0.1587
Suppose that a number of miles that a car can run before its battery wears out is
exponentially distributed with an average value of 10000 miles. If a person desires to
take a 5000-mile trip, what is the probability that she will be able to complete her trip
without having to replace her car battery? | c. 0.6
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by
major. Major Frequency Engineering 868 English 2073 Mathematics 2164 Chemistry
318 Physics 856 Liberal Arts 1358 Business 1676 What is the probability that a
randomly selected degree is not in Mathematics? | b. 0.768
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | c. 0.6826
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the probability that Z lies between -1.10 and -
0.36. | c. 0.2237
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected number of
males who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | c. 45.7
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected, find the probability that from two to four become vice
presidents. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places
after the decimal point.) | c. 0.034
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 16 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1587
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p.
Round answer to the nearest tenth. n = 33; p = 0.2 | b. 6.6
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb
and a standard deviation of 6. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability
that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18.6 lb. | a. 0.6730
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 5 years or more. | d. 0.229790
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3%
speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from
the college speaks Spanish but not French? | d. 0.19
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 20
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ | c.
(3.3, 15.6)
Construct the boxplot for the given data below: 3, 3, 5, 6, 4, 9, 8, 9, 6. | d.
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | c. 1.67
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ ≠ 9.3 n =
28 α = 0.05 | c. 14.573, 43.194
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 20 inches and a standard
deviation of 4 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is the
probability of a sample mean between 20 and 21. | b. 0.4772
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number
of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of x are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table.
X(girls) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 P(X) 0.000 0.001 0.006 0.022 0.061 0.122
0.183 0.209 0.183 0.122 0.061 0.022 0.006 0.001 0.000 Find the probability of
selecting 9 or more girls. | c. 0.212
The random variableX represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the mean and standard deviation
for the random variable X. | a. mean: 1.50; standard deviation: 0.87
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18
ounce. The cans only hold 12.45 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.45
ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special
cleaning process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can
will need to go through this process? | c. 0.1587
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,825 hours. | a. 0.1056
A psychologist claims that more than 6.3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 6.3% H1: p > 6.3%
A major videocassette rental chain is considering opening a new store in an area that
currently does not have any such stores. The chain will open if there is evidence that
more than 25% households in the area are equipped with videocassette recorders
(VCRs). It conducts a telephone poll of 300 randomly selected households in the area
and finds that 96 have VCRs. The value of the test statistic in this problem is
approximately equal to | c. 2.80
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | d. The number of
employees of an insurance company
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 900 hours
of use is 0.2. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at least one
of them lasts 900 hours or more? | b. 0.992
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, and the original population is not
normally distributed. | a. Yes
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | d. The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data:
n = 24, $$\overline{x} = 101,$$ s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a
population with a distribution that is very far from normal, and σ is unknown. | b.
Neither
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.10. | a.
37.3
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at least one head? | a. 7/8
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
60,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify
the type II error for the test. | most 60,000, when it is actually greater than 60,000.
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | a. 2.5
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of
50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | d. $465.23
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a
right-tailed test. | b. +1.34
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of
size n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution
of a statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | c. i) and iv)
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
11 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p
= 0.0011 H1: p < 0.0011
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial
aid. | d. 0.59 ± 0.068
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | a. number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 15% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 150 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 20 no-shows. | c. 0.251
The name of each contestant is written on a separate card, the cards are placed in a
bag, and three names are picked from the bag. Identify which of these types of
sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | c. Random
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a hypothesis test of
the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. |
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of $3120 and a
population standard deviation of $677. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 95% confidence level. | c. ($2910, $3330)
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The normally population standard deviation is known to be $1000. What total
sample size would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the
width of the interval should not be more than $100? Let $$z_{0.025}=1.96;
z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | a. n = 1537
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | a. 0.254811
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 8.7 hours. | c. 0.1469
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | c. 0.8
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 90\% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students who
receive financial aid. Let $$z_{0.1}=1.28;z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | c. (0.533; 0.647)
To determine the mean of a binomial distribution, it is necessary to know the number
of successes involved in the problem. | a. False
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | b. P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2
≤ x < 8)
Find the normal-curve area between z = -1.48 and z = 0. | d. 0.4306
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate
bar - licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana -
licorice stick licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that at
least one chocolate bar was eaten. | a. 5/9
A study of 1000 randomly selected flights of a major airline showed that 782 of the
flights arrived on time. What is the probability of a flight arriving on time? | a.
391/500
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g
and a standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | c.
1.96%
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the mean number favoring the
substation? | c. 12
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1900
miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 56,010
miles and 56,580 miles? | b. 0.0180
According to a 2007 report published by the National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 59% of teens have family dinners five or
more times a week, 13% of teens have used marijuana and the proportion of teens
who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana is 0.64. What is the
probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a week and uses
marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | b. 0.08
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
Percentage 2 45.1 3 22.2 4 19.7 5 8.0 6 3.1 7+ 1.9 A family is selected at random.
Find the probability that the size of the family is less than 6. Round your result to
three decimal places. | c. 0.950
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: σ = 14.7 H1: σ < 14.7
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | b. binomial distribution.
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a
dime are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | d.
{0, 1, 2}
The use of the Poisson distribution requires a value n which indicates a definite
number of independent trials. | a. False
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | d. statistical inference.
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 65% with a standard deviation of
7.1. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between
50 and 70 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | a. 0.74
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings per share
to help him select a stock for investment. What type of the description is? | c.
Observation study
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size
16. | d. 3.52
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic
accidents reported in a day in Hanoi. X 0 1 2 3 4 5 P(X) 0.10 0.20 0.45 0.15 0.05 0.05
The probability of more than 2 accidents is | d. 0.25
A Type II error is committed when | c. we don't reject a null hypothesis that is false.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is
z = 0.52. | b. 0.3015
| d.
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 65.7% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if two
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | d. 0.88
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to
discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would
like more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk
about school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages
were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all
teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence
level. | c. 0.37 ± .053
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | c. Statistics is used to answer
questions with 100% certainty.
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | a. (189.5, 194.5)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that between 15 and 18 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1598
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | c. 0.625
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size
sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.08
using 95% confidence? | a. 150
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | a. 0.1587.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z
= -2.05. | b. 0.0202
Suppose that11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random, what is
the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | c. 0.1139

A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 52% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 43% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 5% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | d. 0.90
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation. Let $$\
chi_{0.005,15}^2=32.8;\chi_{0.995,15}^2=4.6$$. | a. (1.5, 4.0)
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. | b.
0.8708
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1. If 23 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | d. 0.0577
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a year is: |
b. 0.48
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following
is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those
people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest
whole number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a
systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | c. 35%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 64, x = 3, p = 0.04 | c. 0.221
Private colleges and universities rely on money contributed by individuals and
corporations for their operating expenses. Much of this money is put into a fund
called an endowment, and the college spends only the interest earned by the fund. A
recent survey of 8 private colleges in Vietnam revealed the following endowments (in
millions of dollars) 60.2, 47.0, 235.1, 490.0, 122.6, 177.5, 95.4, and 220.0. What
value will be used as the point estimate for the mean endowment of all private
colleges in Vietnam? | a. $180.975
The number of 113 calls in Hanoi, has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 10 calls a
day. The probability of seven 113 calls in a day is | b. 0.09
Find the normal-curve area between z = -2 and z = -1. | c. 0.1359
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | a. 0.8805
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 24 and 28. | c. 0.2295
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that | a. Both of the
above.
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency Number of respondents
Never 1020 Less than once a year 302 Once a year 571 Several times a year 502 Once
a month 308 Two-three times a month 380 Nearly every week 240 Every week 839
More than once a week 329 What is the probability that a randomly selected
respondent attended religious services more than once a year? | a. 0.58
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | d. 1.9703
The paired data below consist of the test scores of 6 randomly selected students and
the number of hours they studied for the test. Hours 5 10 4 6 10 9 Score 4 8 3 6 9 8 $$
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient $$r$$. | d. 0.973
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at
which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | c. 6.9 minutes
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 25 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 81.5 with a standard deviation of 10.2. | c. (77.29, 85.71)
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less
than 15 minutes? | d. 0.9765
A student randomly selects 10 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.75 with a standard
deviation of $1.50. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed. | a. ($1.03, $2.74)
If $$n = 10$$ and $$p = 0.70$$, then the standard deviation of the binomial
distribution is | d. 1.45
A telemarketer found that there was a 1% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 5 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls. |
b. 0.9599
Which of the following cannot be a probability? | c. 4/3
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. | a. 3.96
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 3377.2 and a standard deviation of 847.4.
Assuming the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the
states had property crime rates between 2360 and 4055? | a. 0.67
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | d. 0.279
The random variableX represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 3/17 5/17 6/17 2/17 1/17 | c.
mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | c. 0.5000
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is
the probability it was produced by the new machine? | b. 0.511
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g
and a standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | b.
1.96%
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 144 mmHg? | d. 95%
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What is the probability
that a randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7 minutes? | c. 0.917915
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over [10, 70]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation is between 13 and 65. | c. 0.87
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their average
score was 192 with a standard deviation of 8. | c. (186.3, 197.7)
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.75 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
c. 0.25
An article in Concrete Research presented data on compressive strength $$x$$ and
intrinsic permeability $$y$$ of various concrete mixes and cures. Summary quantities
are $$n = 14,\sum y_i=572,\sum y_i^2=23,\sum x_i=43, \sum x_i^2=157.42$$, and $
$\sum x_i y_i=1697.8$$. Assume that the two variables are related according to the
simple linear regression model. Calculate the least squares estimates of the slope. | a. -
2.33
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 1.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| b. 0.60653
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | d. 0.7, if A
and B are independent.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a
grade point average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78. | d. (2.51, 3.21)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches
and a standard deviation of 2.1 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | d. 0.0021
A random sample of 56 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours with a
population standard deviation of 31 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean. | b. (636.9, 653.1)
A recent survey of banks revealed the following distribution for the interest rate being
charged on a home loan (based on a 30-year mortgage with a 10% down payment).
Interest rate 7.0\% 7.5\% 8.0\% 8.5\% 9.0\% Probability 0.12 0.23 0.24 0.35 0.06 $$
If a bank is selected at random from this distribution, what is the chance that the
interest rate charged on a home loan will exceed 8.0%? | b. 0.41
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The
current owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the
buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that
they are 99% confident that the margin of error is within 3%? | d. 1842
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart | a.
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most three boys in ten births. | c. 0.172
A salesperson knows that 20% of his presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations between 14 and 18, inclusive, result in
sales. (Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to 4 decimal places
after the decimal point.) | b. 0.98
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -0.2 and z = 0.2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -0.3 and z = 0.3. | a. smaller than
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than
19 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
d. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than
19 in ten thousand.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | b. 217
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire
in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503
0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | a. 0.465
Six pairs of data yield $$r = 0.444$$ and the regression equation $$\hat y= 5x+2.$$
Also, $$\overline{y}=18.3$$. What is the best predicted value of $$y$$ for $$x=5$$?
| b. 18.3
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming
that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate
between 5 and 7 percent? | b. 0.39
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month without a breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to 3 decimal places after the decimal point.) | a. 1.6
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
a. 0.117
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 6%? | d. 461
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 40? | c. 0.2
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample
data: n = 15, $$\overline{x} = 103,$$ s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from
a normally distributed population with unknown μ and | c. Student t
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.1 for a
two-tailed test. | c. ±1.645
If either event A or event B must occur, then events A and B are said to be | b. None
of the others.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and
with a standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population
mean, $$\mu,$$ if $$\alpha = 0.02$$. Let $
$z_{0.01}=2.33;z_{0.02}=2.05;t_{0.01,149}=2.35;t_{0.02,149}=2.07$$. | b. (2.71,
3.01)
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and
the sample statistics include n =1158 subjects with 30% saying that they play a sport.
Find the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\
frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$ | c. -13.61
If a psychologist observed that four 5-year-old children initiated 2, 4, 6, and 12
incidents of aggression during a play period, the mean number of aggressive incidents
for this group of four children was | c. 6
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | b. 39.3
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true
proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90%
confidence interval. | d. 0.5625 ±0 .0129
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of
retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a
double satellite media. X 0 1 2 3 P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05 $$ The variance for the
number of retransmissions is | b. 0.8
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | c. -0.99
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | b. 0.2946
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.30 0.40 0.20 0.06
0.04 | a. mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c. An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
26. | d. 15.6
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x(minutes) f 0.5-1.5 15 1.5-
2.5 20 2.5-3.5 15 3.5-4.5 20 4.5-5.5 30 | b. 3.3 and 1.4599
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends less
than 48 minutes in the supermarket. | c. 0.6915
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 20 college students had mean
annual earnings of $3120 with a standard deviation of $677. | d. ($2803, $3437)
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance. Assume the data are normally distributed. Let $$\
chi^2_{0.01,11}=24.72;\chi^2_{0.99,11}=3.05$$. | a. (2.4, 19.1)
49, 34, and 48 students are selected from the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classed
with 496, 348, and 481 students respectively. Identify which of these types of
sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | b. Stratified
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 2 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 0.002 H1: p < 0.002
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 40 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 50? | b. 0.25
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000, 2100).
To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
b. Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is
between 45 and 52 minutes? | c. 0.4947
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? A previous study indicates that the
proportion of households with two cars is 24%. | d. 1101
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and standard deviation of
0.8 pound. If a sample of 64 fish yields a mean of 3.4 pounds, what is probability of
obtaining a sample mean this large or larger? | d. 0.0228
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assuming that a hypothesis
test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that 62% of voters favor gun control.
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | a. 0.2478
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 360 hours and a standard deviation of 8 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | d. 95%
In its standardized form, the normal distribution | b. be used to approximate discrete
probability distributions.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and
with a population standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 98% confidence level. | d. (2.71, 3.01)
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 12,246 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 12,246 currently in stock, and the warehouse
number and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced
in warehouse 2, find the probability it has an extra stiff shaft. | b. 0.219
Compute the standardized test statistic, $$\chi^2$$, to test the claim $$\sigma^2=
34.4$$ if $$n = 12, s =28.8$$, and $$\alpha=0.05$$. | b. 265.23
Two different tests are designed to measure employee productivity and dexterity.
Several employees are randomly selected and tested with these results. Productivity,x
3 5 8 2 1 Dexterity,y 9 3 9 4 7$$ Find the equation of the regression line. | b. $$\hat y
= 5.49+0.24x$$
A survey of the 9225 vehicles on the campus of State University yielded the following
circle graph Find the number of hatchbacks. Round the result to the nearest whole
number . | a. 2860
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the
mean. | c. 2.41%
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a
list of five possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is
taken, without replacement, from the group of five people. Using the letters A, B, C,
D, E to represent the five people, list the possible samples of size three and use your
list to determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 10
possible samples.) | e.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household do not own 2
cars is: | a. 0.40
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $490 and a standard deviation of $45. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $525
a week? | b. 0.2177
Find the mode(s) for the given data | a. 6.8 and 6.5
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and
that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in
nontechnical terms. | c. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
standard deviation is different from 3.3 mg
The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following
probability distribution. x 3 6 9 12 15 P(x) 0.14 0.11 0.36 0.29 0.10 Find the mean of
thethis probability distribution. | b. 9.3
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month with one breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b.
There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less
than 3 in ten thousand.
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of
an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: Compute the range of
data. | a. 14
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked subjects whether they favored or opposed
the death penalty for persons convicted of murder and whether they favored or
opposed a law requiring a person to obtain a permit before he or she could buy a gun.
According to the survey results, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 67.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 52.7% were in favor of
both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of
either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | c. 0.947
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,800 and
$151,200 if the standard deviation is $1200. | d. 68%
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 70. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | c. 60
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted.
Identify the type II error for the test. | 3.3 mg when it is actually different from 3.3
mg.
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 81 women and 77 men. 18 of the
women and 19 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given
that it is a woman. | d. 0.222
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation $$\sigma$$
of a random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a
standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | a.
(7.5, 16.2)
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a
left-tailed test. | b. -1.645
Which of the following is always true? | a. If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. | d.
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | d. 55.8
The editor of a particular women's magazine claims that the magazine is read by 60%
of the female students on a college campus. Find the probability that in a random
sample of 10 female students more than two read the magazine. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal point.) | c.
0.0512
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | d. 0.8732
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is? | b. Observation study
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 25,σ = 5.93, and the original population is normally
distributed. | b. Yes
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
23 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | gallon when it really is at most 23
miles per gallon.
A group of students were asked if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in
the table. If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he or she owns a
credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three decimal
places. | c. 0.833
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent.ComputeP($
$\overline{X} $$ - $$\overline{Y}$$ < -1.5) is | d. 0.0359
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | b. disjoint but not independent.
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.68. 11 people are selected at random from among those taking their
driving test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 11 people, the
number passing the test is between 2 and 4 inclusive? | b. 0.0308
If $$X$$ is uniformly distributed over the interval $$[0, 10]$$. Compute the
probability that $$2 < X < 9$$. | c. 7/10
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2600
miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than
57,400 miles? | a. 0.8413
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | a. 1068
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | a. 0.59
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, and C
is valid if A, B, and C are the only sample points in the experiment? | a. P(A) = 0,
P(B) = , P(C) =
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean
15 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | b. 0.0667
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected. Find the probability that at least three become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | d. 0.0064
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
19 miles per gallon in the city. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion
in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
mean is greater than 19 miles per gallon.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. The sample size is n = 17, σ is not known, and the original population is
normally distributed. | a. Yes
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ
> 3.5 n = 14 α = 0.05 | a. 22.362
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the population of interest to the university administration. | d. the parking
times of the entire set of students that park at the university
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in
symbolic form. | b. H0:σ = 3.3 mg H1:σ ≠ 3.3 mg
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$25,000 a year is: | b. 0.22
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below. Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9
4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | a. (1.55, 3.53)
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,800 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1775 hours and not
less than 1760 hours. | d. 0.0828
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area
underthe curve between 58 and 63. | b. 0.322
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | a. 0.6554
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c.
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | d. 0.0401
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational
background and marital status. Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100
were single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee
of the company is single or has a college degree is | b. 0.733
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0.
| c. 0.4920
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a two-tailed test is z
= -1.63. | a. 0.1032
A die is rolled 18 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this
experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random
variable X, the number of twos. | a. 1.581
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends
between 39 and 43 minutes in the supermarket. | b. 0.2120
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim
will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | a. The error of rejecting the
claim that the standard deviation is at least 14.7 when it really is at least 14.7.
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the
mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and her final exam exam counts for
55% of the final grade. | d. 78.9
A melting point test of $$n = 10$$ samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket
propellant resulted in $$\overline{x}=154.2^oF$$. Assume that melting point is
normally distributed with $$\sigma=1.5^oF$$. What is the P-value for the testing
problem $$H_0:\mu=155/ H_1 eq 155$$? Let $$P(Z<1.67)=0.952$$. | b. 0.096
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more
than 5 minutes? | c. 0.2865
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | b. 41.8 minutes
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program
are randomly selected.Find the probability that exactly 5 become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | d. 0.67
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 83 women and 78 men. 21 of the
women and 20 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have
high blood pressure. | c. 0.488
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 264 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 100 women are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 264 days and 266 days. | c.
0.2881
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a
population standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean. | b. (21.1, 23.7)
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | d. 0.8767
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 79 and a
standard deviation of 5. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the
probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80. | d. 0.0228
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.5 to 4.5 millimeters. What is the mean
diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | d. 3.5 millimeters
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 4.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| a. 0.22313
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical
terms. | c. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean
attendance is greater than 727.
Find the percentile for the data point. Data set: 51 36 48 75 75 75 49 data point: 51 | c.
43
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of
3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random
sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years
more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | b. 0.0166
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 200 and 275. | a. 0.4332
For some positive value of $$x$$, the probability that a standard normal variable is
between 0 and $$x$$ is 0.1255. What is the value of $$x$$? Let $$P(Z>0)=0.5;
P(Z<0.32) = 0.6255; P(Z<0.99)=0.8389$$. | d. 0.32
A sample consists of every 49th student from a group of 496 students. Identify which
of these types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | d.
Systematic
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 5%. If 20 houses
are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | c. 1
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 93 students, what
is the probability of finding five left-handers? | d. 0.002
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 59% of the time. If she serves 7 times,
what is the probability that she gets exactly3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is
independent of the others. | d. 0.2031
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 9.1 hours. | b. 0.0069
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the sample? | a. three selected custermers
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | c. narrower for
90% confidence than for 95% confidence.
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed
pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 40% of the bulbs are pink and 60% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 4 bulbs are purchased? | c.
0.8704
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the
type I error for the test. | b. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is at
least 14 oz. when it really is at least 14 oz.
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 40 times. | c. 0.9105
The probability that house sales will increase in the next 6 months is estimated to be
0.25. The probability that the interest rates on housing loans will go up in the same
period is estimated to be 0.74. The probability that house sales or interest rates will go
up during the next 6 months is estimated to be 0.89. The probability that both house
sales and interest rates will increase during the next 6 months is | b. 0.10
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100
sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of
free throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete
probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.02 0.07 0.22 0.27 0.42 | b. 1.05
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | d. descriptive statistics.
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | a. 0.367879
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find
the 98% confidence interval for the population mean. | d. (17.5, 21.7)
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 17%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | c. 0.072
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | disjoint but not independent.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $30,000 is 70%. Of the households
surveyed, 50% had incomes over $30,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income over $30,000 a year is: |
0.35
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 67.5% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if three
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | 0.97
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child
does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability
of at most two boys in five births. | 0.500
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and
20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, C and
D is valid if A, B, C, and D are the only sample points in the experiment? | P(A) = 0,
P(B) = , P(C) = , P(D) = 0
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.211
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of cracks
exceeding one-half inch in 10 miles of an interstate highway.
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet
site where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the
four methods of data collection was he using? | Retrospective study
An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to transmit a
signal in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing Company makes 85% of
the ELTs, the Bryant Company makes 10% of them, and the Chartair Company
makes the other 5%. The ELTs made by Altigauge have a 3% rate of defects, the
Bryant ELTs have a 5% rate of defects, and the Chartair ELTs have a 10% rate of
defects. If a randomly selected ELT is then tested and is found to be defective, find
the probability that it was made by the Altigauge Manufacturing Company. | 0.718
Given that events C and D are independent, P(C) = 0.3, and P(D) = 0.6, are C and D
mutually exclusive? | no
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 0
and 9 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the
random number generator generating a 6? | 1/10
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation
and type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the
state and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political
Affiliation Given the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is
in a white collar job. | 0.526
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
| 0.950
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics
of the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be
the event that the number chosen is odd. List the sample points in E. | {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is? | Observation study
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 3%. If 30 houses
are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be
burglarized? | 0.4010
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 14,542 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 14,542 currently in stock, and the warehouse
number and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced
in warehouse 2, find the probability it has an stiff shaft. | 0.344
According to a survey result, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 77.8%
favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 62.7% were in favor of
both. What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of
either the gun law or the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | 0.947
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows
that A and B are | independent but not disjoint.
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it
is not defective? | 0.92
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. | 0.314
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on
Saturday mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected
150 customers last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits.
They recorded the number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well
as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables
recorded by the home improvement store. | number of items - discrete; total time -
continuous
The New York State Health Department reports a 12% rate of the HIV virus for the
“at-risk” population. Under certain conditions, a preliminary screening test for the
HIV virus is correct 99% of the time. If someone is randomly selected from the at-risk
population, what is the probability that they have the HIV virus if it is known that
they have tested positive in the initial screening? | 0.931
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a
list of six possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is
taken, without replacement, from the group of six people. Using the letters A, B, C, D,
E, F to represent the six people, list the possible samples of size three and use your list
to determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 20
possible samples.) | 1/2
A research group asked the students if they carry a credit card. The responses are
listed in the table. If a student is randomly selected, find the probability that he or she
owns a credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three
decimal places. | 0.833
A bin contains 15 defective (that immediately fail when put in use), 20 partially
defective (that fail after a couple of hours of use), and 30 acceptable transistors. A
transistor is chosen at random from the bin and put into use. If it does not immediately
fail, what is the probability it is acceptable? | 0.60
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | statistical inference.
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, 15 blue and 20 orange candies.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording
its color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {red, yellow, blue, orange}
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 123 women and 178 men. 54 of
the women and 46 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have
high blood pressure. | 0.460
If P(A) = 0.45, P(B) = 0.25, and P(B|A) = 0.45, are A and B independent? | no
Suppose that on a particular multiple choice question, 96% of the students answered
correctly. What is the probability that a randomly selected student answered the
question incorrectly? | 0.04
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $20,000 is 90%. Of the households
surveyed, 60% had incomes over $20,000 and 60% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to
$20,000 a year is: | 0.06
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by
major. Major | 0.966
Mr. Ômô figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a branch
office in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made director of this
new branch. What is the probability that Ômô will be a Lao Cai branch office
director? | 0.585
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the population? | all custormers
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T:
Tail). | HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 130 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the sample of interest to the university administration. | parking times of the
130 students
Given events C and D with probabilities P(C) = 0.3, P(D) = 0.2, and P(C and D) =
0.1, are C and D independent? | no
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate
bar - licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana -
licorice stick licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that
exactly one chocolate bar was eaten. | 4/9
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.55. The probability that
a student at that college has a job off campus is 0.67. The probability that a student at
the college is male and has a job off campus is 0.35. If a student is chosen at random
from the college, what is the probability that the student is male or has an off campus
job? | 0.87
Sixty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 8 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
0.124
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
Both Nualart and Tom have a bag of candy containing a lollipop (LP), a cherry drop
(CD), and a lemon drop (LD). Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible
pairs of candies eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | LD-LD CD-
LD LP-LP LD-CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
At a Texas college, 60% of the students are from the southern part of the state, 30%
are from the northern part of the state, and the remaining 10% are from out-of-state.
All students must take and pass an Entry Level Math (ELM) test. 60% of the
southerners have passed the ELM, 70% of the northerners have passed the ELM, and
90% of the out-of-state have passed the ELM. If a randomly selected student has
passed the ELM, the probability the student is from out-of-state is ________. | 0.136
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 7. | 1/6
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 88 women and 77 men. 28 of the
women and 39 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is
selected at random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given
that it is a woman. | 0.318
According to a 2007 report published by the Columbia University, 69% of teens have
family dinners five or more times a week, 11% of teens have used marijuana and the
proportion of teens who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana
is 0.65. What is the probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a
week and uses marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.15
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine
does. Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is
the probability it was produced by the new machine? | 0.511
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? |
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of employees
of an insurance company
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH
THT TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at most one head? | 1/2
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of
data in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called |
descriptive statistics.
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T: Tail). |
HH HT TH TT
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency | 0.398
If two events A and B are __________, then P(A and B) = P(A)P(B). | independent
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed
pink bulbs with red bulbs. If 35% of the bulbs are pink and 65% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 5 bulbs are purchased? | 0.8840
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | 0.7, if A and
B are independent.
At a Ohio college, 25% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak
both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the
college speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.22
Assume that P(C) = 0.5 and P(D) = 0.3. If C and D are independent, find P(C and D). |
0.15
Ms. Anne figures that there is a 40% chance that her company will set up a branch
office in Ohio. If it does, she is 70% certain that she will be made manager of this new
operation. What is the probability that Anne will be a Ohio branch office manager? |
0.28
Sixty-five percent of men consider themselves knowledgeable football fans. If 15 men
are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly five of them will consider
themselves knowledgeable fans. | 0.0096
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 25% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 8.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.7% were known to be
females under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known
to be female or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.310
Forty percent of babies born in the U.S. in 2004 were still being breastfed at 6 months
of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in 2004 are randomly selected, what is
the probability that none of them were breastfed for at least 6 months? | 0.1296
The probability is 5% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of
a failure during the warranty period is 20%. If 90% of the connectors are kept dry and
10% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.065
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The volume of
gasoline that is lost to evaporation during the filling of a gas tank.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 63%. Of the households
surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 44% had 3 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars
is: | 0.89
Assume that P(E) = 0.15 and P(F) = 0.48. If E and F are independent, find P(E and F).
| 0.072
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a
dime are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {0,
1, 2}
In Orange County, 51% of the adults are males. One adult is randomly selected for a
survey involving credit card usage. It is later learned that the selected survey subject
was smoking a cigar. Also, 7.5% of males smoke cigars, whereas 1.9% of females
smoke cigars. Use this additional information to find the probability that the selected
subject is a male. | 0.804
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
2 cars if annual household income is over $35,000 is 70%. Of the households
surveyed, 50% had incomes over $35,000 and 80% had 2 cars. The probability that
the residents of a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $35,000 a
year is: | 0.15
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own
3 cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 83%. Of the households
surveyed, 62% had incomes over $25,500 and 84% had 3 cars. The probability that
annual household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars
is: | 0.61
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number
of girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of X are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table.
X(girls) | 0.029
In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 35% of the subjects studied
were sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 30% chose to plead guilty. Among
those not sent to prison, 50% chose to plead guilty. If a study subject is randomly
selected and it is then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability
that this person was not sent to prison. | 0.756
Two white sheep mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The
female has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the
pairs of fur-color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black
gene dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black. | WW, BW
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it
takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking times.
Identify the population of interest to the university administration. | the parking times
of the entire set of students that park at the university
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the sample? | three selected custermers
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
| 0.169
Which of the following is always true? | If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 15%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | 0.057
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
(1, 1) (2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3)
(3, 3) (4, 3) (5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5)
(5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6) (2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the
sum of the dice is 4 or 12. | 1/9
Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.5,P(B) = 0.4, and P(A and B) = 0.2,
are A and B independent? | yes
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 65% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 38% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 7% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | 0.96
Hahn is having his sixth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create
the sample space of possible outcomes (Normal: N, Runt: R). | NNR NNN
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 1000
hours of use is 0.3. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at
least one of them lasts 1000 hours or more? | 0.973
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 60. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | 55
If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3, the expected
value of that Poison distribution is: | 9.
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2 ≤
x < 8)
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following
statements are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.25.
(ii) The probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | None of the
other choices is correct
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 4 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered
78% of the time. Find the probability that 3 of 8 stolen cars will be recovered. | 0.0137
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.70 g
and a standard deviation 0.062 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? |
2.67%
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | 0.6826
The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X is given by What is the
value of the probability density function at x = 1? | 0.15
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less
than 8 minutes? | 0.8647
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.26. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 52. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of
seeds germinating in each batch. | 3.16
| 1.55
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9 to 13.5 gallons per minute.
Find the variance of the distribution. | 1.6875
The manager of a movie theater has determined that the distribution of customers
arriving at the concession stand is Poisson distributed with a standard deviation equal
to 2 people per 10 minutes. If the servers can accommodate 3 customers in a 10-
minute period, what is the probability that the servers will be idle for an entire ten
minute period? | 0.0183
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 65,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1500
miles. What warranty should the company use if they want 95% of the tires to outlast
the warranty? | 62,533 miles
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 12,
13, ..., 19. Find the value of P(X > 17). | 0.25
A multiple choice test has 22 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only
one of which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all
questions, what is the probability that she will answer exactly 8 questions correctly? |
0.0869
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 12% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 100 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 15 no-shows. | 0.7840
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,885 and
$151,220 if the standard deviation is $1250. | 64.9%
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | -0.99
The number of hours you spend looking at YouTube on a typical Saturday night is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that, on a
typical Saturday night, you spend between 0.75 and 1.25 hours watching YouTube. |
0.3602
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with λ = 1.5. Find
the mean and standard deviation of X. | Mean = 0.67; Standard deviation = 0.44
The random variable X represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.47; standard deviation: 1.19
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 41 to 81. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 56? | 0.375
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | 0.57
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 0 through 5.
Determine the mean of the random variable Y = 4X | 10
In a recent survey, 85% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 20 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is exactly 12? | 0.0046
Police estimate that 22% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 4 drivers
at random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | 0.3701
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library
parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 minutes and a standard
deviation of 2.1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student
will take between 8.5 and 10.5 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. |
0.3566
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | 0.0401
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 5 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 6.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| 0.27253
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.06. Find the
mean for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size
106. | 6.36
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.55 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
0.433
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 2.1. Based on this, how many defects should be
expected if 2 containers are inspected? | 4.2
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 51 minutes and
a standard deviation of 6.5 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.20. |
45.5
Product codes of 3, 4 or 5 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 20 codes? | 80
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 57% of the time. If she shoots 15 arrows, what is
the probability that she gets exactly 6 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of
the others. | 0.0863
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | binomial distribution.
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz
=2.7 and z = 2.9. | bigger than
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by
What value must k take for this to be a valid density? | 2/3
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of
15 patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more
than 12 minutes? | 0.0498
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values
of n = 2661 and p = 0.63. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. | 24.91
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | 0.69
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | 0.7
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson
distributed with a mean equal to 4.3. Based on this, the probability that 2 containers
will contain less than 2 defects is: | 0.0018
Product codes of 1, 2 or 3 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 50 codes? | 100
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen,
jack) from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the probability that
the number of wins for the player is 5? | 0.0444
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 30 students, what
is the probability of finding five left-handers? | 0.186
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 3477 and a standard deviation of 747. Assuming
the distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the states had
property crime rates between 3362 and 4055? | 0.34
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the
mean. | 2.41%
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.2 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.268384
A die is rolled 22 times and the number of times that two shows on the upper face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the number of
twos. | 3.67
The following table is the probability distribution of the number of golf balls ordered
by customers x | 9.39
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12.4 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.3 ounces. Find
the number of ounces above which 86% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 7.8
In a recent survey, 95% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 50 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is exactly 42? | 0.0024
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based computers were randomly
and independently sampled. What is the probability that at least 1 of those sampled
have access to on-line services at home? | 0.5695
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 60,500 miles and a standard deviation of 2800
miles. What is the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than
58,400 miles? | 0.7734
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | 0.2478
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by
Find the mean of X | 1/2
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at
which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | 6.9 minutes
On a 50-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 12.5
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean
and standard deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.04; standard deviation:
1.09
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 45? | 0.30
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.120 per
day. Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are exactly two
power failures in a particular day. | 0.006
Let X be a normal random variable with a mean of 18.2 and a variance of 5. Find the
value of c if P(X -1 < c) = 0.5221. | 17.32
A basketball player has made 95% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3
foul shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? |
0.857
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.5 ounces. Find
the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will
be more than 16.5 ounces. | 0.3385
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area
between z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between
z = -1.1 and z = 1.5. | equal to
The probability density function of X, the lifetime of a certain type of electronic
device (measured in hours), is given by Determine the value of | 0.5
| 2.46
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | 0.625
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 20 to 79. Which of
the followings are true? (i) P(X > 41) = 13/20 (ii) E(10X)= 495 | Both (i) and (ii)
A telemarketer found that there was a 1.5% chance of a sale from his phone
solicitations. Find the probability of getting 28 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls.
| 0.0016
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 5 times. | 0.2313
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in
the supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 43.2 minutes
and a standard deviation of 5.2 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends
less than 46.5 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.7180
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it
will take a randomly selected student between 2.5 and 10 minutes to park in the
library lot. | 0.453176
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n = 20 and
p = 3/5. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
| 1.60
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | 1.23
The range of the random variable X is {1, 2, 3, 6, u}, where u is unknown. If each
value is equally likely and the mean of X is 10, determine the value of u. | 38
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 64 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 0.04 of success on a single trial. | 0.221
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | 1.9703
The age (in years) of randomly chosen T-shirts in your wardrobe from last summer is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that a
randomly chosen T-shirt is between 2 and 8 years old | 0.417
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot
at the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled
using an exponential distribution with a mean of 4.8 minutes, find the probability that
it will take a randomly selected student more than 9 minutes to park in the library lot. |
0.153355
Assume that x has a Poisson probability distribution. Find P(x = 6) when μ = 1.0.
| .0005
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard
deviation of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | 0.8805
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 350 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 310 and 295. | 0.0762
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | 0.2946
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is
given by and for other values of What is the value of C? | 0.375
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the values of n = 33 and p =
0.2. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 6.6
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 420 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | 95%
The probability is 0.85 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than
$20. For random samples of 82 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who
spend less than $20. | 69.7
Find the variance of the following probability distribution. x | 3.57
Suppose X has a Poisson probability distribution with = 9.0. Find μ and σ. | μ = 9.0, σ
= 3.0
The owner of a fish market determined that the weights of catfish are normally
distributed with the average weight for a catfish is 3.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 0.6 pound. A citation catfish should be one of the top 5% in weight. At
what weight (in pounds) should the citation designation be established? | 4.19
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers
Determine P(X < 6). | 0.5
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average
of $1000 per month and a standard deviation of $65 per month. Refer to such
expenses as PCE's (personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the
probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE of between $875 and $1010? |
0.5339
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | -1.2798
Suppose the cumulative distribution of the random variable X is Detemine | 0.25
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3.3 minutes. What proportion of
callers is put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.42806
According to a college survey, 18% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 35. | 2.27
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | 0.8
The number of calls to an Internet service provider during the hour between 6:00 and
7:00 p.m. is described by a Poisson distribution with mean equal to 15. Given this
information, what is the expected number of calls in the first 30 minutes? | 7.5
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 25% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 10 people with home-based computers were
randomly and independently sampled. What is the probability that exactly 5 of those
sampled have access to on-line services at home? | 0.0584
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | The area
under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. |
84.00%
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | 31.74%
According to a college survey, 12% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the number of students who work full time in samples of size 54. | 6.48
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100
sets of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of
free throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete
probability distribution. x | 1.32
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the
probabilities that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | 0.8732
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a
normal distribution with a mean of 61,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2100
miles. What is the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 60,010
miles and 58,580 miles? | 0.1941
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number
favoring the substation is more than 12? | 0.6482
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and
3.01. | 0.4987
An automobile service center can take care of 12 cars per hour. If cars arrive at the
center randomly and independently at a rate of 8 per hour on average, what is the
probability of the service center being totally empty in a given hour? | 0.0003
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 5. Find V(4X).
| 20
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is
not between 44 and 56 is | 0.3174.
Suppose the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X is Find the
value of P(X>5). | 0.16
Assume that X is normally distributed with a mean of 23 and a standard deviation of
5. Find the value of c if P(X > c) = 0.0592. | 30.81
Find the probability that in 40 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 11 times. | 0.9739
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 110 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the
mean? | 99.7%
A die is rolled 80 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this
experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random
variable X, the number of twos. | 3.33
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that
shows up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability
distribution. x | 2.41
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | P(x > 7) =
P(x ≥ 8)
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 63.5% with a standard deviation of
7.4. Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between
53 and 72 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | 0.797
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | 0.6554
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 4.2 minutes. What proportion of
customers having to hold more than 1.8 minutes will hang up before placing an order?
| 0.65144
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.55 to 4.75 millimeters. What is the
mean diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | 3.65
millimeters
Samples of 10 parts from a metal punching process are selected every hour. Let X
denote the number of parts in the sample of 10 that require rework. If the percentage
of parts that require rework at 3%, what is the probability that X exceeds 2? | 0.0028
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.42 inches and a standard deviation of 0.11 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.30 inches? | 86.23%
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | 0.1587.
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. |
0.8708
Suppose the probability density function of the length of computer cables is from 10
to 12 millimeters. Determine the mean and standard deviation of the cable length. |
mean = 11 and standard deviation = 0.58
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean
22 minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | 0.0455
Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. x | 0.98
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 14 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.2 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 98% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 5.4
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the probability that more than
50 males who have used marijuana for samples of size 120? | 0.9990
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at
least 4 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the
probability that the student will pass the test? | 0.8281
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area
under the curve between 58 and 63. | 0.322
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.5 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 6 years or more. | 0.180092
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean
of 115 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 140 mmHg? | 96.5%
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | 0.7557
According to a college survey, 15% of all students work full time. Find the mean for
the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size
42. | 6.30
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18
ounce. The cans only hold 12.51 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.51
ounces of soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special
cleaning process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can
will need to go through this process? | 0.0912
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in
50 births, 35 or more will be female. | 0.0033
On a multiple choice test with 12 questions, each question has four possible answers,
one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 1.500
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.85
millimeters? | 0.325
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | 0.5000
The random variable X represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the probability that the number
of girls is two or more. | 0.50
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.34 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.332 inches? | 78.81%
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0.
| 0.4920
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area
under the curve to the right of 64. | 0.2525
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/9999. For people who play 246 times,
find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | 0.1568
The time between customer arrivals at a furniture store has an approximate
exponential distribution with mean of 9.5 minutes. If a customer just arrived, find the
probability that the next customer will not arrive for at least 21 minutes. | 0.109643
The number of weeds that remain living after a specific chemical has been applied
averages 1.21 per square yard and follows a Poisson distribution. Based on this, what
is the probability that a 1 square yard section will contain less than 5 weeds? | 0.9920
Suppose that 14% of people are left handed. If 5 people are selected at random, what
is the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1247
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of
22.3 oz and a standard deviation of 1.6 oz. What is the probability that the volume of
soda in a randomly selected bottle will be less than 23.1 oz? | 0.6915
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1155 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh.
For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy
consumption level is between 1050 kWh and 1225 kWh. | 0.3109
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | 0.262
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal
calls that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the
amount being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of
$705 per month and a standard deviation of $48 per month. Refer to such expenses as
PCE's (personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month
had a PCE that falls below $650. | 0.1259
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days
and a standard deviation of 16 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at
least 302 days? | 0.0196
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.2 ounces. Find
the probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will
be between 12.5 and 14.5 ounces. | 0.1039
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute.
Find the probability that between 4.8 gallons and 6.2 gallons are pumped during a
randomly selected minute. | 0.47
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.73 g
and a standard deviation 0.071 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing
between 5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? |
89.73%
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.4 and a standard
deviation of 0.3. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.1
and 2.9? | 79.4%
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 53% of the time. If she serves 6 times,
what is the probability that she gets exactly 3 first serves in? Assume that each serve
is independent of the others. | 0.3091
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the
District of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming
that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate
between 5.6 and 7.1 percent? | 0.3324
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally
distributed with a mean of $595 and a standard deviation of $43. What is the
probability that a randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $555
a week? | 0.8239
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.25 to 12.25 gallons per
minute. Find the probability that between 10.5 gallons and 11.15 gallons are pumped
during a randomly selected minute. | 0.217
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 3.5 ounces. Find
the probability that between 13 and 14.4 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | 0.1583
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by
an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 6.5 minutes. What is the probability
that a randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7.5 minutes? | 0.684579
What is the standard deviation of the following probability distribution? x | 1.54
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 12 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 5 successes given the
probability 0.25 of success on a single trial. | 0.103
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to
the right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z =
2.5. | bigger than
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13 ounces and a standard deviation of 2.5 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 14.8 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | 0.2358
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate
described by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.75 to 11.25 gallons per
minute. What is the probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping
more than 10.65 gallons per minute? | 0.40
The thickness measurements of a coating process are uniform distributed with values
0.1, 0.14, 0.18, 0.16. Determine the standard deviation of the coating thickness for
this process. | 0.03
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.59. 23 people are selected at random from among those taking their
driving test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 23 people, the
number passing the test is between 15 and 18 inclusive? | 0.3362
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean
of 362 hours and a standard deviation of 7 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 15%. If 30 houses
are randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | 4.5
Solve the problem. At the National Criminologists Association's annual convention,
participants filled out a questionnaire asking what they thought was the most
important cause for criminal behavior. The tally was as follows. Make a Pareto chart
to display these findings. |
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.5 pounds and standard deviation of
0.7 pound. If a sample of 64 fish is randomly selected, what is probability that the
sample mean is more than 3.7 pounds? | 0.0111
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x -6 7 7 7 5 6 2 -1 -6 y 2 7 11 8 9
11 6 3 2 |
Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on
network television. In the first 6 months of one year, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. In
a recent article, the top 10 leading spenders and how much each spent (in million of
dollars) were listed: Company A: $73.7 Company F: $26.7 Company B: $63.9
Company G: $26.4 Company C: $57.9 Company H: $22.8 Company D: $57.1
Company I: $21.1 Company E: $32 Company J: $19.8 Calculate the sample variance.
| 422.940
The amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station is normally
distributed with the mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $5. A random sample of
47 is selected, describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean. | Normal with a
mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $0.73
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 26 minutes and a standard deviation of 3 minutes. A
random sample of 30 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | 28.5 minutes
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,900 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1,975 hours and not
less than 1,860 hours. | 0.9772
Attendance records at a school show the number of days each student was absent
during the year. The days absent for each student were as follows. 0 2 3 4 2 3 4 6 7 2
3 4 6 9 8 Construct the dot plot for the given data. |
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | 55.8
Use the data to create a stemplot. The following data show the number of laps run by
each participant in a marathon. 46 65 55 43 51 48 57 30 43 49 32 56 |
The data below represent the amount of grams of carbohydrates in a serving of
breakfast cereal in a sample of 11 different servings. 11 15 23 29 19 22 21 20 15 25
17 What is the value of IQR? | 8
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart |
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.5 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.7 hours. If 64 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 9 hours. | 0.0093
Suppose that and =15 for a population. In a sample where n = 100 is randomly taken,
what is the variance for the sample mean? | 0.15
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of
3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random
sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years
more thanthe mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | 0.0166
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 122 and
a standard deviation of 6.1. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability
that their mean blood pressure will be less than 123. | 0.9052
A stem-and-leaf diagram for a set of examination scores is given below. Find sample
median of these data. Stem | 55.5
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) | 53.4
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | 98
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation
is 1.8 hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their
mean rebuild time exceeds 8.5 hours. | 0.3487
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 1 -3 -3 -2 3 5 -1 8 -4 -1 y -4 -6 -
7 2 3 3 -6 3 -3 -3 |
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. 5.0, 8.0, 4.9, 6.8 and 2.8 | 3.96
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of | statistics.
Construct the stem-and-leaf diagram for the below data. 16.9; 15.2; 17.5; 15.5; 16.8;
16.8; 17.1; 17.5; 15.3. | Stem Leaf 15 235 16 889 17 155
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the
mean grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and final exam counts for 55% of the
final grade. | 78.9
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18,
31, 46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | 46 miles
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 48 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A
random sample of 36 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean
will be between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.500
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of
an oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: 32.95 24.95 26.95 28.95
18.95 28.95 30.95 22.95 24.95 26.95 29.95 28.95 Compute the range of data. | 14
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 28 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.05 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 25 bottles filled
by this machine. What is the standard deviation for the sample mean? | 0.21
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the
workers are mutually independent. Compute P( - < -1.5) is | 0.0359
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb
and a standard deviation of 5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability
that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb. | 0.7164
The test scores of 32 students are listed below. Find Q3. 32 37 41 44 46 48 53 55 56
57 59 63 65 66 68 69 70 71 74 74 75 77 78 79 80 82 83 86 89 92 95 99 | 79.5
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of
size n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution
of a statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | i) and iv)
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of
1,850 hours and a standard deviation of 190 hours. Find the probability that a random
sample of 100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,870 hours. | 0.1463
A store manager counts the number of customers who make a purchase in his store
each day. The data are as follows. 10 11 8 14 7 10 10 11 8 7 Construct the dot plot for
the given data. |
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one
decimal place. | 76.4
Use the data to create a stemplot. The attendance counts for this season's basketball
games are listed below. 227 239 215 219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 |
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following
is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those
people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest
whole number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a
systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | 35%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches
and a standard deviation of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | 0.0062
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 0.25 0.47 0.32 0.63 -0.27 0.25
0.15 0.32 y 0.44 0.56 -0.04 0.52 -0.68 0.9 0.88 0.19 |
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire
in the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503
0.392 0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | 0.465
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(102000, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the
sample mean | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1347.22
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 80 and a
standard deviation of 3. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the
probability that the average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80.5. | 0.0478
After reviewing a movie, 800 people rated the movie as excellent, good, or fair. The
following data give the rating distribution. Excellent: 160, Good: 400, Fair: 240
Construct a pie chart representing the given data set. |
The scores for a statistics test are as follows: Compute the mean score. | 73.90
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 15, 21, 3, 6, 10, 28, 36, 1 | 4.5, 12.5,
24.5
Ten cartons of fragile ceramic castings were shipped on each of two air freight carries.
On delivery at their destination the cartons were opened and inspected. The number of
damaged items per carton were as follows: 17, 20, 1, 18, 5, 14, 18, 10, 6, 2. Assume
that you are finding the frequency distribution using groupings: 1-4 inclusively, 5-8
inclusively, 9-12 inclusively and so on.What is the frequency of the interval 5-8? | 2
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 115 and a standard deviation of 13. If 25 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | 0.0584
The mean of a data set is 36.71, and the sample standard deviation s is 3.22. Find the
interval representing measurements within one standard deviation of the mean. |
(33.49, 39.93)
Use the given sample data to find Q1. 55, 52, 52, 52, 49, 74, 67, 55. | 52.0
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 21 inches and a standard
deviation of 4.5 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is
the probability of a sample mean between 21 and 22. | 0.4623
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 24 oz. with a
standard deviation of 1.5 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 44 bottles filled by
this machine. So, 85% of the sample means will be greater than what value? | 23.77
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine
has been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces
and a standard deviation of 0.5-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly
selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean
weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.55 ounces. | 0.1587
Use the data to create a stemplot. The midterm test scores for the seventh-period
typing class are listed below. 85 77 93 91 74 65 68 97 88 59 74 83 85 72 63 79 |
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean, i.e. the number of observations lie the interval (μ - 1.5σ; μ +
1.5σ). 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | 16
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and
9 night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the
workers are mutually independent. The distribution of - is | normal with mean 0 and
standard deviation 5/6.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens who have net worths too
high to qualify for Medicaid but have no private health insurance. The ages of the 25
uninsured senior citizens were as follows: Find the median of the observations. | 74
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 46 minutes and a standard deviation of 11 minutes. A
random sample of 25 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is
between 43 and 52 minutes? | 0.9105
For sample sizes greater than 50, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | regardless of the shape of the population.
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm
with a standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random
sample of 64 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.852 cm? | 0.0548
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. |
During one recent year, U.S. consumers redeemed 6.79 billion manufacturers'
coupons and saved themselves $2.52 billion. Calculate and interpret the mean savings
per coupon. | The average savings was $0.37 per coupon.
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | 221
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | 39.3
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 30 minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. A
random sample of 25 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater
than what value? | 28.5 minutes
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 64 women are randomly selected, find the
probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 268 days and 271 days. | 0.3644
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 0.95 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.02
centimeter. A random sample of 4 computer chips is taken. What is the variance for
the sample mean? | 0.0001
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 5, 21, 13, 16, 11, 28, 36, 13, 22 | 12,
16, 25
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given
frequency distribution |
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7
2 3 11 | 2.6
Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal
distribution with a mean sale price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80.
Suppose a random sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is selected. Describe the
sampling distribution for the sample mean sale price of the selected cards. | Normal
with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $0.35
|
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of
each brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the
same normal distribution N(12500, 33002). Compute | 0.0314
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? |
The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.

Calculate the range of the following data set: 7, 8, 4, 1, 4, 15, 5, 8, 5 | 14

If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a population
mean of $34 and a population standard deviation of $2 and a random sample of 100
cars is selected, find the value of the standard deviation of the sample mean. | 0.2
Find the mode(s) for the given sample data 11, 13, 11, 23, 22, 24, 56, 22, 72, 15, 27 |
11 and 22
A manufacturer records the number of errors each work station makes during the
week. The data are as follows. 6 3 2 3 5 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 1 Construct the dot plot for the
given data. |
A data processing firm sampled 75 small businesses to find the number of days their
computer systems were down during the previous three months. The distribution of
responses is given below. Find the sample mean. Days of down time | 2.2
Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net
worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid and have no private health insurance. The
ages of 25 uninsured senior citizens were as follows: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69
70 73 73 74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92 Identify the first quartile of the ages of
the uninsured senior citizens. | 65.5
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x (minutes) | 3.3 and 1.4599
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | 89.6
Sample variance is | a statistic.
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.55 million with a standard
deviation of $0.75 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.45 million. | 0.9088
The top speeds for a sample of five new automobiles are listed below. Calculate the
standard deviation of the speeds. 105, 145, 190, 140, 175 | 33.05
Find the mode(s) for the given data | 6.8 and 6.5
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 36 oz. with a
standard deviation of 0.55 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 56 bottles filled
by this machine. So, 75% of the sample means will be less than what value? | 36.05
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE
follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 108. Suppose a random
sample of 21 students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 115.
What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠ 108. | 22.68
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least
14.4 oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic
form. | H0: μ = 14.4 H1: μ >14.4
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where customers
enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are normally distributed. A
random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard deviation of 0.53. Construct a 94%
upper confidence bound for the population standard deviation. Let and | 1.06
In order to fairly set flat rates for auto mechanics, a shop foreman needs to estimate
the average time it takes to replace a fuel pump in a car. How large a sample must he
select if he wants to be 99% confident that the true average time is within 8 minutes
of the sample average? Assume the standard deviation of all times is 21 minutes. Let
z0.005 = 2.58. | 46
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a
two-tailed test. | ±1.695
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are female. A random sample of 100 statistics students generated the following 99%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size
sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.04
using 95% confidence? | 597
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a
population standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. | ($1130, $1270)
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid.
Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial
aid. | (0.522, 0.658)
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean
number of hours per week that they watched television was 20.5 with a standard
deviation of 4.6 hours. | (18.81, 22.19)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 20 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.02 H1: p <0.02
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 10, = 7.9, s = 1.3, and ifH1:µ > 8.0.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.243
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 4.5 n = 19
= 0.05 | 28.869
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches
is more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 690 drowning deaths of
children with 35% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z
using . | 6.07
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets isdifferent
from 14 oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted.
Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean
weight is 14 oz. when it really is 14 oz.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of
a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed.
Construct a 98% lower confidence bound for the standard deviation of weights for all
such bats. Let and | 0.193
The standard IQ test has a mean of 106 and a standard deviation of 12. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | 25
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a
left-tailed test (H1:µ <µ0). | -2.32
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 6%? A previous study indicates that the
proportion of households with two cars is 25%. | 283
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs. Data were randomly
collected from 32 CEOs and the 95% confidence interval was calculated to be ($3 212
540, $6 020 240). Which of the following interpretations is correct? | We are 95%
confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs falls in the interval $3 212
540 to $6 020 240.
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | narrower for
90% confidence than for 99% confidence.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2. | (78.93, 86.07)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school varydifferent fromthe test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 24.1. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the standard deviation is 24.1 when it really is 24.1.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data:
n = 24, s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a population that is normally
distributedand σ is unknown. | Student t
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many
U.S. graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE
follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 120. Suppose a random
sample of 10 students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 97.2.
What is the test statistic for the test H1: σ ≠120. | 5.90
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two telephone
lines. The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and finds that 108 have
two or more telephone lines. At = 0.05, compute the value of the test statistic to test
the company's claim. | -1.76
In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick
days that full time workers at an auto repair shop take per year. A previous study
indicated that the standard deviation was 3.2 days. How large a sample must be
selected if the company wants to be 95% confident that the true mean differs from the
sample mean by no more than 2 day? Let z0.05 = 1.96. | 10
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a
two-tailed test. | ±2.575
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers
who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion
might be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if they wish a 94
percent confidence level with a error of ± 0.025? | About 817
A survey of 200 homeless persons showed that 35 were veterans. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans. Let
z0.05 = 1.65. | (0.13, 0.22)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $6.30 $6.75 $4.25
$3.60 $4.50 $2.80 $8.00 $3.00 $2.60 $5.20 Find the 95% confidence interval for the
true mean. | ($3.39, $6.01)
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviation different from the σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the
manufacturer. Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in
symbolic form. | H0: σ =7.3 mg H1: σ ≠ 7.3 mg
A new apparatus has been devised to replace the needle in administering vaccines.
The apparatus, which is connected to a large supply of vaccine, can be set to inject
different amounts of the serum, but the variance in the amount of serum injected to a
given person must not be greater than 0.05 to ensure proper inoculation. A random
sample of 25 injections resulted in a variance of 0.118. What is a test statistic for the
test H1: σ> 0.05. | 56.64
A recent study claimed that at least 17% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.01, determine the
value of the test statistic to test the claim. | -0.35
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
67,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify
the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean attendance
is at most 67,000, when it really is at most 67,000.
We consider salaries of 45 college graduates who took a statistics course in college.
Based on these data we have a sample variance of $25,150. Find 99% upper
confidence bound for σ2. Let and | 44,000
A manager wishes to estimate the proportion of parts in his inventory that are in
proper working order. However, the sample size that he has been informed he will
need exceeds his budget. Which of the following steps might he take to reduce the
required sample size? | None of the others.
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of
59 individuals resulted in an average income of $21000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | $428.32
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85,
$719.55)
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
79,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form. | H0: μ, the average attendance at games, is equal to 79,000 H1: μ, the
average attendance at games, is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that μ = 1200 at a level of significance of α = 0.01
andsample statistics are given n = 37, s =80, . Compute the value of the test statistic.
Round your answer to two decimal places. | 0.53
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers with
the objective of estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical products during
the past three months. He has assumed that the population standard deviation is
known to be $14.50. Given this information, what would be the required sample size
if we want the total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be $4 at 95
percent confidence? | 202
You wish to test the claim that μ > 6 at a level of significance of α = 0.05. Let sample
statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4. Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer
to two decimal places. | 1.66
The State Transportation Department is interested in estimating the proportion of
vehicle owners that are operating vehicles without the required liability insurance. If
they wish to estimate the population proportion within ± 0.08 and use 96 percent
confidence, what is the largest random sample that they will need? | About 165
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed
below and has mean of 2.54 and standard deviation of 1.11. 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.6 0.8 2.0 3.2
1.8 3.3 2.9 Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. Find a 98%
confidence interval for the true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
You wish to test the claim that μ ≠ 17 at a level of significance of α = 0.05 and sample
statistics are given n = 36, s = 2.5, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round
your answer to two decimal places. | -2.16
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0/ H1: σ
≠ 8.0 n = 10 α = 0.1 | 16.92 and 3.33
A recent study claimed that at least 15% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.03, determine the
critical values to test the claim. | 1.88
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is
greater than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.07 for a
test H1: µ0. | 1.476
The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is
being studied. A random sample of 200 circuits is tested, revealing 8 defectives. Find
a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the fraction of defective circuits produced by
this particular tool. | (0.013, 0.067)
A random sample of 15 students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard
deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean at a
significant level of 10% . Assume the population has a normal distribution. | (2.51,
3.21)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 17.4. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ = 17.4 H1: σ < 17.4
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned
with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling
process results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02
gallons. The process standard deviation should be less than 0.004 gallons. A sample
of 35 jugs was selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be
0.0036 gallons. What is the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.004 | 27.54
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 19 men
have a mean height of 65.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, | (2.1, 5.1)
A university is interested in estimating the mean time that students spend at the
student recreation center per week. A previous study indicated that the standard
deviation in time is about 30 minutes per week. If the officials wish to estimate the
mean time within 8 minutes with a 90 percent confidence, what should the sample
size be? | 39
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 7%? | 241
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
65.2 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, is 2.4.
Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and automobile
race-car drivers was subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of these helmets some
damage was observed. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the true
proportion of helmets of this type that would show damage from this test. | (0.14,
0.36)
Determine the critical values to test the claim about the population proportion p ≠
0.325 given n = 42 and Use . | 2.575 and -2.575
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of
a large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed.
Construct a 98% confidence interval of the standard deviation of weights for all such
bats. Let and | (0.18; 1.21)
If a manager believes that the required sample size is too large for a situation in which
she desires to estimate the mean income of blue collar workers in a state, which of the
following would lead to a reduction in sample size? | All of the above.
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston showed
that with 95% confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who also have
accounts at one or more other banks is between 0.40 and 0.46. Given this information,
what sample size was used to arrive at this estimate? | Approximately 1,066
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true
proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90%
confidence interval. | (0.5496, 0.5754)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 20, = 7.5, s = 1.9, and if H1: μ < 8.3.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -1.883
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold
tablets have a standard deviationless thanthe σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type
II error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the standard deviation
is at least 7.3 mg when it is actually less than 7.3 mg.
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult
population of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 5%? | 385
In a random sample of 120 computers, the mean repair cost was $55 with a population
standard deviation of $12. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population
mean. | ($52, $58)
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
27 miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will
be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim
that the mean is at most 27 miles per gallon when it really is at most 27 miles per
gallon.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 27, = 21, s = 3.3, and α = 0.005 if H1: μ
> 20. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 1.575
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 26.1 n =
29 = 0.01 | 13.565
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 21 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, Assume the data are normally distributed | (3.9, 17.7)
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ > 28.6. Given a sample size of n = 62 and a
level of significance of . When should you reject H0? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.05
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control
legislation is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random
sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2500 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How
many citizens would need to be sampled if a 94% confidence interval was desired to
estimate the true proportion to within 5%? | 332
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that (i) if all possible
samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them
would include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. (ii) we have
99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the
population mean. | Both of (i) and (ii)
A psychologist claims that more than13 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the
given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at most 13 percent when it is actually at
most 13 percent.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample
data: n = 25, s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a normally distributed
population with σ unknown. | Student t
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion isrejecting the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. |
There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater
than than 727.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed
golfers. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 2%? A previous study
indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is 15%. | 1225
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and
the sample statistics include n =1200 subjects with 40% saying that they play a sport.
Find the value of the test statistic z using | -6.928
In order to efficiently bid on a contract, a contractor wants to be 99% confident that
his error is less than two hours in estimating the average time it takes to install tile
flooring. Previous contracts indicate that the standard deviation is 5 hours. How large
a sample must be selected? Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 42
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n = 12 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 3.25, the critical
value of t will be | 3.1058
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to
discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would
like more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk
about school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages
were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all
teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence
level. | (0.318, 0.422)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A group of 29 randomly selected students has a
mean age of 20.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.5 years. | (18.6, 22.2)
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type
II error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the mean temperature
equals 45°F when it is really different from 45°F.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population
mean μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, s
= 8.72and the original population is not normally distributed. | Yes, test statistic =
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than
70 miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ =
70 H1: μ >70
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 9.3 n = 18
= 0.05 | 27.587
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 35
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, | (4.8, 15.0)
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The
current owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the
buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that
they are 94% confident that the error is within 1%? | 8836
Of 900 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 360 resulted in death within five
years. Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the death rate from lung
cancer. | (0.37, 0.43)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A random sample of 24 fluorescent light bulbs
has a mean life of 665 hours with a standard deviation of 24 hours. | (654.9, 675.1)
A manufacturer of electronic calculators is interested in estimating the fraction of
defective units produced. A random sample of 1500 calculators contains 15
defectives. Compute a 99% upper-confidence bound on the fraction defective. Let
z0.005 = 2.58 and z0.01 =2.33. | p ≤ 0.016
Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A study of 31 bowlers showed that their average
score was 187 with a standard deviation of 8. | (183.9, 190.1)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 15, = 7, s = 0.8, and ifH1: µ < 6.0.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | 4.841
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n =
21 = 0.025 | 9.591
Past experience indicates that the standard deviation in the time it takes for a "fast
lube" operation to actually complete the lube and oil change for customers is 3.00
minutes. The manager wishes to estimate the mean time with 99% confidence and a
total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be 1 minute. Given this,
what must the sample size be? | About 239
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =16% H1: p >16%
You wish to test the claim that μ ≤ 38 at a level of significance of α = 0.01 and are
given sample statistics n = 43, s =4.7, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round
your answer to two decimal places. | 2.51
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the
sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? | 849
A random sample of 68 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 600 hours with a
population standard deviation of 25 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for
the population mean. | (594.1, 605.9)
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that
is a normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample
data: n = 45, s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from a populationthat is not
normally distributedwith unknown μ and | Normal
A sample of the grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students has mean of
6.7 and standard deviation of 1.0. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the
population standard deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | (0.73, 1.65)
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned
with the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling
process results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02
gallons. The process standard deviation should be less than 0.032 gallons. A sample
of 42 jugs was selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be 0.036
gallons. What is the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.032 | 51.89
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 1900). Give a
definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | In repeated
sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer
than21 infive thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic
mutation. Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light.
Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. |
H0: p = 0.0042 H1: p < 0.0042
In a recent study of 49 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 18.6 with a population standard deviation of 6.8 hours. Find
the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (16.7, 20.5)
A Professor at Hanoi Medical University is interested in estimating the birth weight of
infants. How large a sample must he select if he desires to be 99% confident that the
true mean is within 0.1 kilograms of the sample mean? A past experience indicates
that the standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 0.7 kilograms. Let
z0.005 = 2.58. | 327
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ ≠ 3.5. Given a sample size of n = 51 and a
level of significance of. When should you reject H0 ? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.33 or less than -2.33
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.14 n =
25 = 0.10 | 15.66
A researcher claims that 26% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis
H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0:p = 0.26 H1: p ≠ 0.26
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 :
µ = 28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
Compute the critical value that corresponds to a 94% level of confidence. | 1.88
A sample of 28 teachers had mean annual earnings of $3450 with a standard deviation
of $600. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. | ($3218, $3682)
A random sample of 169 students has a grade point average with a mean of 6.6 and
with a population standard deviation of 0.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for
the population mean, μ. | (6.46, 6.74)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard
deviation of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ of a
random sample of 25 men who have a mean weight of 170.4 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (8.0, 14.3)
A group of 55 bowlers showed that their average score was 190 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 99% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | (187.2, 192.8)
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service
industry. Data were randomly collected from 28 CEOs and the 99% confidence
interval was calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on the interval above,
do you believe the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry is less
than $3,000,000? | I cannot conclude that the average is less than $3,000,000 at the
99% confidence level.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 17, = 17.7, s = 2.4, and if H1: μ ≠ 17.9.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.344
An airline claims that the no-show rate for passengers is less than 3%. In a sample of
420 randomly selected reservations, 21 were no-shows. At = 0.01, compute the value
of the test statistic to test the airline’s claim. | 2.4
Suppose a 99% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1500, 2200).
To make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The grade point averages for 11 randomly selected students in a statistics class are
listed below. 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 4.0 3.3 0.9 3.6 0.8 2.2 What is the effect on the width
of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 15? | The width decreases.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no
correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | c. 0.919
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | a. 3.857
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the slope of
the regression line of hours on income? | c. 0.6337
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Positive correlation
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | b. 2 units

A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be

processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of
the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the
equation of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the
weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
For the data in the table below, what is the value of the test statistic for testing x 15 21
16 30 y 67 80 85 78 | b. -0.38
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | b. None of the other choices is true
Consider a random sample of 27 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 57.2,Σxi = 1253.4, = 73296.4, and
Σxiyi = 3133.7. What is the y-intercept of the sample regression line? | c. 0.649
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | b. Positive
correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.329, n = 30, and = 0.10, determine the test statistic to test
the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places | b. 1.844
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | a. It is +1.
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. negative
correlation
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | e. = 21.11x+17.22
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | e. None of the other choices is true
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 2 3 5 y 30 40 90 100 Compute the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.873
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | c. Negative correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | d. 12.97
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | b. student's t distribution.
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | c. -0.97
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2,
se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. 0.019
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | a. 2.66
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample
data, which of the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures
(x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For
a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression
line. | d. = 9.341 + 0.243x
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | d.
0.07
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | a. -0.97
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | b. 0.897
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | b. -0.8
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | d. Reject H0
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average
number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was
selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample
data, which of the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the y-
intercept of the regression line of hours on income? | e. 23.46
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | c. Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | d. 3.857
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | b. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no
correlation
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | d. It is +1.
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | c. 21.97
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | c. 0.0042
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | c. 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | e.
0.07
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | b. No correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | c. -0.642
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. negative
correlation
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | b. 0.6084
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | d. -0.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1050, = 1080.5. What is the error
sum of squares? | e. 371.578
Assume that you are predicting Y from X. Which of the following correlation
coefficients would yield predictions with the least error? | b. r = -0.85
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | e. -5.96
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | c. 5.913
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two
variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | e. 3.26
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1
2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | b. = 0.5x +0.5
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | d. Positive
correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.81
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2,
se()= 2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | c. 0.019
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | c. No correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the
two scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding
the population correlation? | d. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | c. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group
25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are
jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 100 90 What is
the value of the test statistic for testing | e. 1.46
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1
2 1 y 0 0 1 3 | e. = 0.5x +0.5
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | b.
All of the others
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | b. 2.06
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | c. 641.164
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no
correlation
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | d. 3.857
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | a. Positive correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | d. 0.81
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | c. the relationship between x and y is positive.
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c.
coefficient of correlation of 0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the
coefficient of determination? | a. None of the other choices is true
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | d. 12.97
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | b. Reject H0
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly
selected salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.81
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.30, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | d. -5.96
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram
compares the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the
pencil used to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. | a. No correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for
y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | a. 30
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c.
coefficient of correlation of 0
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | d. 2.66
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
What is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | d. -0.8
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | e. -1.071
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of
the mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the
equation of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the
weight of the mail. Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | d. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | c. 2.06
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c.
All of the others
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive
correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A company keeps extensive records on its new salespeople on the premise that sales
should increase with experience. A random sample of seven new salespeople
produced the data on experience and sales shown in the table. Months on job, x 2 12 5
9 7 Monthly sales, y 2.4 15.0 3.5 11.0 10.5 Find the value of the coefficient of
correlation. | e. 0.96
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no
correlation
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | b. 1.688
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | b. -0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | d. = 21.11x+17.22
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The
following summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and
Σxiyi = 1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | a. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | e. -0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| c. 0.026
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight
of their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether
there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x
and y variables. | c. Positive correlation
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.73
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures
(x) on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For
a sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi =
131.7, Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression
line. | c. = 9.341 + 0.243x
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | a. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c.
All of the others
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | d. 641.164
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the
amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y
27 58 61 Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three
decimal places. | b. 3.857
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | a. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for
y given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | b. 30
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this
year (Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you
have collected the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi = 1932.5,
Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. What is the sample correlation coefficient between X
and Y? | b. -0.76
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | b. Reject H0The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain
variety produced the following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the
test statistic for testing | d. 0.026
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | b. 0.6084
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi
= 231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.23
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | c. Negative correlation
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two
variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | d. 3.26
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of
determination of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | c. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | a. 3.63
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | a. H0: β1 = 0
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average
number of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was
selected and the results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the
regression sum of squares? | c. 641.164
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | b. Negative correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the
two scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding
the population correlation? | a. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
What is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you
expect a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | a. negative
correlation
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | e. 0.919
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | b. 12.97
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | a. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | c. 2.66
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing
| b. 0.026
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are
listed below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a
30-year-old driver? | a. $12,824.722
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then
the value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0),
(1, -2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of
determination? | a. It is +1.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination
equal? | a. 0.6084
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | c. -1.071
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the number of
absences (x) and the final grades (y) of students from a statistics class. For a sample
of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi
= 1932.5, Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | c. = 8.027
+ 0.274x
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | d. 1.688
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random
variables have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to
test the hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair
of random variables, follows the: | a. student's t distribution.
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.93
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | d. 21.97
The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching
television and using the Internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state
whether these times have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative
correlation. | c. Positive correlation
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no
linear relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | b. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
If the least squares equation is = 10 + 8X, then the value of8 (the coefficient of
x)indicates: | a. for each unit increase in X, Y increases on average by 8.
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal
places. | b. 5.913
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -
17.29, n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation
coefficient? | e. -0.642
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ
> 0 at = 0.01? | c. Reject H0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -
14.39, se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing
H0: ? | d. -1.071
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is: | e. 2.66
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares
regression line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the
following data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression
line of y on x. | d. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5,
= 385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line
of hours on income? | b. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi
= 172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | c. -0.93
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of
38 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number
of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r =
0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for
testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | e. 1.688
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9
Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to
2005. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits
for this company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation
for this period. | d. Negative correlation
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group
25 to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are
jointly normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 120 90 What is
the value of the test statistic for testing | c. -0.44
The manager of a used-car dealership is very interested in the resale price of used
cars. The manager feels that the age of the car is important in determining the resale
value. He collects data on the age and resale value of 15 cars and runs a regression
analysis with the value of the car (in thousands of dollars) as the dependent variable
and the age of the car (in years) as the independent variable. Unfortunately, he spilled
his coffee on the printout and lost some of the results. The partial results left are
displayed below. Multiple R 0.557 R Square "A" Adjusted R Square 0.133 Standard
error "B" Observations 15000 What is the value of "A"? | b. 0.310
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was
65.2 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, \sigma,
is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the
true mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85,
$719.55)
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard
deviation of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, \sigma. Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that
are females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of
the population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from
the true proportion by more than 7%? | 241
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H1: p >16%
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 :
µ = 28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have
seen a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a hypothesis test of
the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of
rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at least 1 in one thousand when it really
is at least 1 in one thousand.
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct
a scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies
have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | Positive
correlation
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: \hat y = 50,000 + 7x. This implies that: | an increase of
$1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of $7000 in sales.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute
the correlation coefficient. | 0.73
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this
year (Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you
have collected the following information: | -0.76
A recent study by a major financial investment company was interested in
determining whether the annual percentage change in stock price for companies is
linearly related to the annual percent change in profits for the company. The following
data was determined for 8 randomly selected companies: Based upon this sample
information, which of the following is the regression equation? | None
For a random sample of 236 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that
there is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that
there is a positive relationship. What is the value of the test statistic? | 2.639
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number
of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the
following statistics: | 23.46
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. | 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is
the value of the test statistic for testing H_0:\beta_0=1 | 0.07
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | statistical inference
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable?|The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the
show received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description
is?|Observation study
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, 15 blue and 20 orange candies.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording
its color. What is the sample space for this experiment?|{red, yellow, blue, orange}
Sixty-five percent of men consider themselves knowledgeable football fans. If 15 men
are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly five of them will consider
themselves knowledgeable fans.|0.0096
A family is selected at random. Find the probability that the size of the family is more
than 4. Round your result to three decimal places.| 0.169
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their
positions on stronger gun control laws. What is the probability that a Democrat
opposes stronger gun control laws?| 0.314
Mr. Ômô figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a branch
office in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made director of this
new branch. What is the probability that Ômô will be a Lao Cai branch office
director?|0.585
Assume that P(C) = 0.5 and P(D) = 0.3. If C and D are independent, find P(C and D).|
0.15
It was found that 60% of the workers were white, 30% were black and 10% are other
races. Given that a worker was white, the probability that the worker had claimed bias
was 30%. Given that a worker was black, the probability that the worker had claimed
bias was 40%. Given that a worker was other race, the probability that the worker had
claimed bias was 0%|0.4
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
Current estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based computers were randomly
and independently sampled. What is the probability that at least 1 of those sampled
have access to on-line services at home?|6.30
The number of weeds that remain living after a specific chemical has been applied
averages 1.21 per square yard and follows a Poisson distribution. Based on this, what
is the probability that a 1 square yard section will contain less than 5 weeds?|0.9920
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is
given by f(x)=C(4x-2x^2),0<x<2 and f(x)=0 for other values of x. What is the value
of C?|0.375
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the
probability that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43.|0.7
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed
with a mean of 350 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly
selected, find the probability of a rating that is between 310 and 295.|0.0762
If X is a normal random variable with µ = 50 and s = 6, then the probability that X is
not between 44 and 56 is|0.3174.
Assume that X is normally distributed with a mean of 23 and a standard deviation of
5. Find the value of c if P(X > c) = 0.0592.|30.81
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with ? = 1.5. Find
the mean and standard deviation of X.|Mean = 0.67; Standard deviation = 0.67
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following
is a relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those
people aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest
whole number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a
systolic blood pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive?|35%
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a
population standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean, µ.|($1130, $1270)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, µ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected students has a
mean test score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2.|(78.93, 86.07)
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where customers
enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are normally distributed. A
random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard deviation of 0.53.Construct a 94%
upper confidence bound for the population standard deviation|1.06
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and automobile
race-car drivers was subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of these helmets some
damage was observed. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the true
proportion of helmets of this type that would show damage from this test.|(0.14, 0.36)
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers with
the objective of estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical products during
the past three months. He has assumed that the population standard deviation is
known to be $14.50. Given this information, what would be the required sample size
if we want the total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be $4 at 95
percent confidence?|202
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers
who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion
might be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if they wish a 94
percent confidence level with a error of ± 0.025?|About 817
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over
79,000, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger
stadium. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in
symbolic form.|H0: µ, the average attendance at games, is equal to 79,000 && H1: µ,
the average attendance at games, is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that µ > 6 at a level of significance of a = 0.05. Let sample
statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4|1.66
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two telephone
lines. The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and finds that 108 have
two or more telephone lines. At \alpha = 0.05, compute the value of the test statistic to
test the company's claim.|-1.76
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will
be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours.|y = 5.67 + .048x.
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in
the store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the
critical value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation
coefficient is zero is:|2.66
binomial distribution|P=nCk*p^k*(1-p)^(n-k)
poisson distribution|Mean^k/k!*e^mean
uniform distribution|f(x)=(x-a)/(b-a)
normally distributed|(f(x,E,V)=1/(X*sqrt(2pi))*e^(-(x-V)^2/2V^2)
standard normal distribution|f(x)=1/(X*sqrt(2pi))*e^(-x^2/2)
exponential distribution|f(x)=1-e^(-lada*x)......V=lada
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate
ice cream. What is the population?|all custormers
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 15%. What is the
probability that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers?|0.057
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 5 times.|0.1223
For a group of employees at the local video store, the scatter diagram compares the
number of days worked per year and the average number of stairs climbedweekly
(x) is shown below. State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
negative correlation between the x and y variables. | Positive correlation
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r.x 12.3 13.1 7.0 9.7 y 22.1 15.7 7.5
13.2 | 0.844
A sample of 10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the
number of hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield
the following statistics: \sum x_i = 324, \sum y_i = 393, \sum (x_i-\bar x)^2 = 1900, \
sum (y_i-\bar y)^2 = 1200, \sum (x_i-\bar x)(y_i-\bar y) = 1100.What is the sample
correlation coefficient between X and Y? | 0.728
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.12 0.26 Democrat 0.32 0.2
Other 0.13 0.12 What is the probability that a voter who favors stronger gun control laws
is a Republican? | 0.211

The random variable X represents the number of credit cards that adults have along with
the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard deviation. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x)
0.05 0.49 0.32 0.07 0.07 | mean: 1.62; standard deviation: 0.95

When an administrator at a local hospital prepares a series of charts and graphs

pertaining to the patients that have stayed at the hospital during the past month, she is
using which general category of statistical analysis? | Descriptive Statistics
A tire manufacturing company is interested in obtaining data on stopping distances for
each of the three main tread types made by the company. The data collection method
that would be most likely used in this case would be: | Experiments
Some stores and restaurants have "tell us what you think" cards available for
customers. Assuming that angry customers are more likely to take the time to fill
these out, this is an example of: | Non-Statistical Sampling
When a survey uses the responses strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly
agree, this is an example of: | Ordinal Data
Weekly stock closing prices for IBM would be classified as which of the following? |
Time-Series Data
The Maple Grove Hotel manager has collected data on the number of rooms occupied
each evening for the past 700 nights. The fewest rooms occupied during that period
was 11 and the most was the capacity, 430. Based on this information, which of the
following would be reasonable class limits for the first class if the manager wishes to
use 8 classes to develop a frequency distribution? | 10 or <65 (430-11)/8 =52.375, 11-
1 =10+52.375 =62.375-->65
A histogram is used to display which of the following characteristics for a quantitative
variable? | The approximate center of the data - The spread in the data - The shape of
the distribution
A bar chart is most likely used to display which of the following? | A nominal level
variable - An ordinal level variable
The city counsel has just voted to pass the city's budget for next year. If you were
writing a report describing the budget so the citizens could understand how the total
tax dollars will be spent, which of the following graphs might be most appropriate? |
Pie chart
If a business manager selected a sample of customers and computed the mean income
for this sample of customers, she has computed: | a statistic
Consider the following sample data: 25, 11, 6, 4, 2, 17, 9, 6 For these data the median
is: | 7.5 (=median(data sample))
A sample of people who have attended a college football game at your university has
a mean = 3.2 members in their family. The mode number of family members is 2 and
the median number is 2.0. Based on this information: | The distribution is right-
skewed
If a data set has 740 values that have been sorted from low to high, which value in the
data set will be the 20th percentile? | The average of the 148th and 149th values
The number of days that homes stay on the market before they sell in Houston is bell-
shaped with a mean equal to 56 days. Further, 95 percent of all homes are on the
market between 40 and 72 days. Based on this information, what is the standard
deviation for the number of days that houses stay on the market in Houston? | 8
A study was recently done in which 500 people were asked to indicate their
preferences for one of three products. The following table shows the breakdown of the
responses by gender of the respondents.Male: A 80; B 20; C 10 Female: A 200; B 70;
C 120 Based on these data, the probability that a person in the population will prefer
product A can be assessed as: | .56
Harrison Water Sports has three retail outlets: Seattle, Portland, and Phoenix. The
Seattle store does 50 percent of the total sales in a year, while the Portland store does
35 percent of the total sales. Further analysis indicates that of the sales in Seattle, 20
percent are in boat accessories. The percentage of boat accessories at the Portland
store is 30 and the percentage at the Phoenix store is 25. If a sales dollar is recorded as
a boat accessory, the probability that the sale was made at the Portland store is: |
slightly greater than 0.43
The Jack In The Box franchise in Bangor, Maine, has determined that the chance a
customer will order a soft drink is 0.90. The probability that a customer will order a
hamburger is 0.60. The probability that a customer will order french fries is 0.50.
If a customer places an order, what is the probability that the order will include a soft
drink and no fries if these two events are independent? | 0.45
Cramer's Bar and Grille in Dallas can seat 130 people at a time. The manager has
been gathering data on the number of minutes a party of four spends in the restaurant
from the moment they are seated to when they pay the check. What is the mean
number of minutes for a dinner party of four? Number of Minutes Probability 60 0.05
70 0.15 80 0.20 90 0.45 100 0.10 110 0.05 | 85.5
A package delivery service claims that no more than 5 percent of all packages arrive
at the address late. Assuming that the conditions for the binomial hold, if a sample of
size 10 packages is randomly selected and the 5 percent rate holds, what is the
probability that more than 2 packages will be delivered late? | 0.0115
The number of customers who enter a bank is thought to be Poisson distributed with a
mean equal to 10 per hour. What are the chances that 2 or 3 customers will arrive in a
15-minute period? | 0.4703
If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3, the expected
value of that Poison distribution is: | 9
The hypergeometric probability distribution is used rather than the binomial or the
Poisson when: | the sampling is performed without replacement from a finite
population
The manager of a computer help desk operation has collected enough data to conclude
that the distribution of time per call is normally distributed with a mean equal to 8.21
minutes and a standard deviation of 2.14 minutes. What is the probability that three
randomly monitored calls will each be completed in 4 minutes or less? | About
0.00001
A recent study showed that the length of time that juries deliberate on a verdict for
civil trials is normally distributed with a mean equal to 12.56 hours with a standard
deviation of 6.7 hours. Given this information, what is the probability that a
deliberation will last between 10 and 15 hours? | Approximately 0.29
It is assumed that the time customers spend in a record store is uniformly distributed
between 3 and 12 minutes. Based on this information, what is the probability that a
customer will spend more than 9 minutes in the record store? | .33
It is assumed that the time failures for an electronic component are exponentially
distributed with a mean of 50 hours between consecutive failures. Based on this
information, what is the probability that a randomly selected part will fail in less than
10 hours? | About 0.18
When using the Histogram tool in Excel to construct a frequency distribution and
histogram, the bins represent the upper class limits. | True
After developing a frequency distribution for a quantitative variable, a histogram can
be developed with the horizontal axis representing the values of the variable and the
vertical axis representing the frequency of occurrence in each class or group. | True
Histograms cannot have gaps between the bars, whereas bar charts can have gaps. |
True
A common rule of thumb for determining how many classes to use when developing a
frequency distribution with classes is: - between 5 and 20 classes. - equal to 0.25
times the number of data values. - at least 10 classes. - no fewer than 6 classes. |
Between 5 and 20 classes
To show how the price of a stock has changed over the last 3 months, the best type of
chart to use is: a histogram. a line chart. a bar chart. a pie chart. | Line Chart
A major insurance company believes that for drivers between 16 years of age and 60
years of age, the number of accidents per year tends to decrease as age increases. If
this is the case, a scatter diagram should show a negative relationship between the two
variables. | True
A scatter diagram can show whether a pair of variables has a strong or weak
relationship, and also whether it is linear or curved. | True
Bar charts can typically be formed with the bars vertical or horizontal without
adversely affecting the interpretation. | True
When a histogram is constructed for discrete numerical data, there should be spaces
between the bars of the histogram. | False
A histogram can be constructed for data that are either quantitative or qualitative. |
False
If a scatter diagram shows points that are reasonably aligned and are sloping
downward from left to right, this implies that there is a negative linear relationship
between the two variables. | True
To show the relationship between amount of rainfall and the number of car accidents,
the best type of graph to use is a scatter diagram. | True
A bar chart is most likely used to display which of the following? a. A continuous
variable b. A nominal level variable c. An ordinal level variable d. Either B or C |
Either B or C
In a scatter plot the points should always be connected with a line. | False
A histogram is most commonly used to analyze which of the following? Time-series
data Ordinal data Quantitative data Nominal level data | Quantitative Data
The use of charts and graphs is an example of: -inferential statistics. -descriptive
statistics. -hypothesis testing. -estimation. | Descriptive statistics
Recording vehicle type as sedan, minivan, pick-up truck, etc. is an example of
qualitative data. | True
An open-end question requires respondents to choose from a short list of choices |
False
A short survey with closed-end questions is likely to have a better response rate than a
long survey with open-ended questions. | True
Data collected on marital status (married, divorced, single, other) would be an ordinal
level variable. | False
A variable, i.e., the length of time it takes for an employee to complete an assembly
procedure at an automotive plant, is a ratio level variable. | True
When students are asked to list their age and the percentage of their college expenses
that they pay for themselves, the type of data being collected is quantitative. | True
Descriptive statistics allow a decision maker to reach a conclusion about a population
based on a subset from the population. | False
On a survey, amount of education is recorded as some high school, high school
graduate, some college, college graduate, etc. This is an example of ordinal data. |
True
Flavors of ice cream (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, etc.) are an example of nominal
data. | True
Nominal data is the highest level of data. | False
When the park ranger at Yellowstone National Park reports the average length of time
that visitors spend in the park, he is using: numerical measures. graphical tools.
statistical charts. histograms or bar charts. | numerical measures
At the end of the school term, students are asked to rate the course and instructor by
indicating on a scale of 1-5 how well they liked the course. The data generated from
this question are examples of ordinal data. | true
A variable that has all the properties of an interval variable, but also has a true zero, is
a ratio level variable. | true
When a marketing manager surveys a few of the customers for the purpose of drawing
a conclusion about the entire list of customers, she is applying: quantitative models.
descriptive statistics. numerical measures. inferential statistics. | inferential statistics.
Which of the following is an example of graphs used to describe data? a. Histograms
b. Bar charts c. Both A and B are correct. d. None of the above. | Both A and B are
Correct
Sales data measured each week for the past twenty weeks are examples of time-series
data. | True
A cell phone service provider has 14,000 customers. Recently, the sales department
selected a random sample of 400 customer accounts and recorded the number of
minutes of long distance time used during the previous billing period. The data for
this variable is considered to be nominal since the values are based on sample data. |
False
Simple random sampling involves selecting members of the population in such as way
that all members are equally likely to be chosen. | True
Possibly the most frequently used nonstatistical sampling procedure is the simple
random sample. | False
The difference between interval data and ratio data is that interval data has a natural
zero. | False
Cross-sectional data is a set of data values observed at successive points in time. |
False
The sales data for a company measured weekly for the past year would be considered
cross-sectional data since the sales values are computed from the entire company. |
False
A light bulb manufacturer wants to advertise the average life of its light bulbs so it
tests a subset of light bulbs. This is an example of inferential statistics. | True
An accountant has recently prepared a report for a client that contains a variety of
graphs and charts. In doing so, she has used descriptive statistical methods. | True

A car salesman has noted that the probability that the dealership sells a car on a
Saturday morning
is .30. Then the probability of the dealership not selling a car on Saturday morning is
| .70.
1) The following probability distribution was subjectively assessed for the number of
sales a salesperson would make if he or she made five sales calls in one day. Sales
Probability 0 0.10 1 0.15 2 0.20 3 0.30 4 0.20 5 0.05 Given this distribution,
the probability that the number of sales is more than 2 is 0.80. | False

2) When the salesperson makes a sale, there are three possible sales levels: large,
medium, and small. The probability of a large sale is 0.20 and the chance of a medium
sale is 0.60. Thus, when a sale is made, the chance of it being a small sale is 0.20. |
True

3) Assume P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.2 and P(A and B) = 0.1, then the probability of
P(A or B) = 0.7. | False

4) When the salesperson makes a sale, there are three possible sales levels: large,
medium, and small. The probability of a large sale is 0.20 and the chance of a medium
sale is 0.60. If a salesperson makes two sales, the probability that at least one is large
is 0.36. | True

5) The following probability distribution was subjectively assessed for the number of
sales a salesperson would make if he or she made five sales calls in one day. Sales
Probability 0 0.10 1 0.15 2 0.20 3 0.30 4 0.20 5
0.05 When the salesperson makes a sale, there are three possible sales levels:
large, medium, and small. The probability of a large sale is 0.20 and the chance of a
medium sale is 0.60. The probability on a given day that the salesperson will make
one sale and that it is medium is 0.09. | True

6) When customers come to a bank, there are three primary locations they may select
to go to: teller, loan officer, or escrow department. Based on past experience, the
following probability distribution applies:
Location Probability Teller 0.60 Loan Officer 0.30 Escrow 0.10 Seventy
percent of customers are males. Thus, the probability that the next customer to enter
the bank is a male who goes to the teller is 1.30. | False

7) When customers come to a bank, there are three primary locations they may select
to go to: teller, loan officer, or escrow department. Based on past experience, the
following probability distribution applies:
Location Probability Teller 0.60 Loan Officer 0.30 Escrow 0.10 Seventy
percent of customers are males. The probability that the next two customers to enter
the bank are males and go to the Loan Officer is 0.42. | False

8) When customers come to a bank, there are three primary locations they may select
to go to: teller, loan officer, or escrow department. Based on past experience, the
following probability distribution applies: Location Probability Teller 0.60 Loan
Officer 0.30 Escrow 0.10 Seventy percent of customers are males. The probability
that three consecutive customers all go to a teller is approximately 0.22. | True
9) When customers come to a bank, there are three primary locations they may select
to go to: teller, loan officer, or escrow department. Based on past experience, the
following probability distribution applies:
Location Probability Teller 0.60 Loan Officer 0.30 Escrow 0.10 Seventy
percent of customers are males. The probability that the next customer will be male
and will go to either the teller or the escrow department is 0.49. | True

10) There are three general locations that a taxi can go to: the airport, downtown, and
elsewhere. When a taxi driver starts in the downtown location, there is a 0.40 chance
that his first call will take him to the airport and a 0.40 chance of going to another
downtown location. Once a taxi is at the airport, there is a 0.80 probability that the
next fare will take him downtown and a 0.20 chance of going elsewhere. The
probability of a call from anywhere except downtown taking him to the airport is
0.20. Therefore, the probability that the taxi is at the airport when the third call arrives
after going on shift is 0.20. | True

11) Assume P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.7, and P(A and B) = 0.42, which means that events
A and B are independent of each other. | True

12) The Crystal Window Company makes windows at three locations: Reno, Las
Vegas, and Boise. Some windows made by the company contain a visible defect and
must be replaced. Each defect costs the company $45.00. The Reno plant makes 40
percent of all windows while the Las Vegas and Boise plants split the remaining
production evenly. A recent quality study shows that 8 percent of the Reno windows
contain a defect, 11 percent of the Las Vegas windows contain a defect, while 4
percent of the windows made in Boise have a defect. Once the windows are made,
they are shipped to a central warehouse where they are commingled and the location
where they were made is lost.
Based on this information, if a defective window is discovered, it was most likely
made by the Las Vegas plant. | True
13) The Crystal Window Company makes windows at three locations: Reno, Las
Vegas, and Boise. Some windows made by the company contain a visible defect and
must be replaced. Each defect costs the company $45.00. The Reno plant makes 40
percent of all windows while the Las Vegas and Boise plants split the remaining
production evenly. A recent quality study shows that 8 percent of the Reno windows
contain a defect, 11 percent of the Las Vegas windows contain a defect, while 4
percent of the windows made in Boise have a defect. Once the windows are made,
they are shipped to a central warehouse where they are commingled and the location
where they were made is lost.
Based on this information the probability that a defective window was made by the
Boise plant is approximately 0.16. | True
14) The Crystal Window Company makes windows at three locations: Reno, Las
Vegas, and Boise. Some windows made by the company contain a visible defect and
must be replaced. Each defect costs the company $45.00. The Reno plant makes 40
percent of all windows while the Las Vegas and Boise plants split the remaining
production evenly. A recent quality study shows that 8 percent of the Reno windows
contain a defect, 11 percent of the Las Vegas windows contain a defect, while 4
percent of the windows made in Boise have a defect. Once the windows are made,
they are shipped to a central warehouse where they are commingled and the location
where they were made is lost.
Based on this information, the percentage of the defective cost that should be
allocated to the Reno plant is approximately 42 percent. | True
15) The Baker Oil and Gas Company has four retail locations, code-named A, B, C,
and D. The following table illustrates the percentage of total company sales at each
store and also the percentage of customers at that store who make purchases with
debit cards: Store Proportion of Total Sales Proportion of Customers Using
Debit A 0.18 0.32 B 0.30 0.19 C 0.41 0.18 D0.11 0.40 Based on this
information, the probability that a customer will use a debit card is just slightly
greater than 0.23. | True
16) The Baker Oil and Gas Company has four retail locations, code-named A, B, C,
and D. The following table illustrates the percentage of total company sales at each
store and also the percentage of customers at that store who make purchases with
debit cards: Store Proportion of Total Sales Proportion of Customers Using
Debit A 0.18 0.32 B 0.30 0.19 C 0.41 0.18 D0.11 0.40 Based on this
information, given that a customer has used a debit card to make the purchase, the sale
was most likely made at store D. | False

17) The Baker Oil and Gas Company has four retail locations, code-named A, B, C,
and D. The following table illustrates the percentage of total company sales at each
store and also the percentage of customers at that store who make purchases with
debit cards: Store Proportion of Total Sales Proportion of Customers Using
Debit A 0.18 0.32 B 0.30 0.19 C 0.41 0.18 D0.11 0.40 Based on this
information, the probability that a customer who used a debit card shopped at store C
is 0.0738. | False

18) If a six-sided die is tossed two times and "4" shows up both times, the probability
of "4" on the third trial is much larger than any other outcome. | False

19) An event is: | a collection of elementary events.

20) The method of probability assessment that relies on an examination of historical

data from similar situations is: | relative frequency of occurrence.
21) The method of probability assessment that is least likely to be used by business
decision makers is: | classical assessment.
22) At gambling casinos all over the country, a popular dice game is called craps. The
probability of a player winning at this game can be assessed using: | classical
probability.
23) A consumer products company is planning to introduce a new product. The
method that is least likely to be used to assess the probability of the product being
successful is: | classical probability assessment.

24) A study was recently done in which 500 people were asked to indicate their
preferences for one of three products. The following table shows the breakdown of the
responses by gender of the respondents. Product Preference Gender A B
C Male 80 20 10 Female 200 70 120 If the people
conducting the study wish to assess the probability that product A will be preferred by
members of the target population, the method of assessment to be used would most
likely be: | relative frequency of occurrence.
25) A study was recently done in which 500 people were asked to indicate their
preferences for one of three products. The following table shows the breakdown of the
responses by gender of the respondents. Product Preference Gender A B
C Male 80 20 10 Female 200 70 120 Based on these data,
the probability that a person in the population will prefer product A can be assessed
as: | 0.56.

26) A study was recently done in which 500 people were asked to indicate their
preferences for one of three products. The following table shows the breakdown of the
responses by gender of the respondents. Product Preference Gender A B
C Male 80 20 10 Female 200 70 120 Suppose one person is
randomly chosen. Based on this data, what is the probability that the person chosen is
a female who prefers product C? | 0.24
27) When a customer enters a store there are three outcomes that can occur: buy
nothing, buy a small amount, or buy a large amount. In this situation, if a customer
buys a large amount, he or she cannot also buy a small amount or buy nothing. Thus
the events are: | mutually exclusive.
28) When a pair of dice are rolled, the outcome for each die can be said to be: |
mutually exclusive.
29) If two events are independent, then | None of the above.

30) The managers of a local golf course have recently conducted a study of the types
of golf balls used by golfers based on handicap. A joint frequency table for the 100
golfers covered in the survey is shown below: Type of Golf Ball
Handicap Strata Titleist Nike Other <2 5 8 3 2 2 to <10
8 7 9 10 ≥ 10 7 8 10 23 Based on these data, the
probability of a golfer having a handicap less than 10 is: | 0.52.
31) The managers of a local golf course have recently conducted a study of the types
of golf balls used by golfers based on handicap. A joint frequency table for the 100
golfers covered in the survey is shown below: Type of Golf Ball
Handicap Strata Titleist Nike Other < 2 5 8 3 2 2 to < 10
8 7 9 10 ≥ 10 7 8 10 23Based on these data, the
probability that a player will use a Strata golf ball is: | 0.20.

32) The managers of a local golf course have recently conducted a study of the types
of golf balls used by golfers based on handicap. A joint frequency table for the 100
golfers covered in the survey is shown below: Type of Golf Ball
Handicap Strata Titleist Nike Other < 2 5 8 3 2 2 to < 10
8 7 9 10 ≥ 10 7 8 10 23 If a player comes to the
course using a Nike golf ball, the probability that he or she has a handicap of at least
10 is: | slightly greater than 0.45.
33) The managers of a local golf course have recently conducted a study of the types
of golf balls used by golfers based on handicap. A joint frequency table for the 100
golfers covered in the survey is shown below: Type of Golf Ball
Handicap Strata Titleist Nike Other < 2 5 8 3 2 2 to < 10
8 7 9 10 ≥ 10 7 8 10 23 Based on these data, the
probability of someone using a Strata ball and having a handicap under 2 is: | 0.05.

34) The managers of a local golf course have recently conducted a study of the types
of golf balls used by golfers based on handicap. A joint frequency table for the 100
golfers covered in the survey is shown below: Type of Golf Ball
Handicap Strata Titleist Nike Other < 2 5 8 3 2 2 to < 10
8 7 9 10 ≥ 10 7 8 10 23 Based on these data, if a
player has a handicap that is 10 or more, the probability that he or she will use a Nike
golf ball is: | 0.21.

35) The Anderson Lumber Company has three sawmills that produce boards of
different lengths. The following table is a joint frequency distribution based on a
random sample of 1,000 boards selected from the lumber inventory. Board Length
Sawmill 8 ft 10 ft 12 ft 14 ft A 140 100 80 14 B 250
20 100 50 C 160 50 16 20 Based on these data, the probability of
selecting a board from inventory that is 10 feet long is: | 0.170.
36) The Anderson Lumber Company has three sawmills that produce boards of
different lengths. The following table is a joint frequency distribution based on a
random sample of 1,000 boards selected from the lumber inventory. Board Length
Sawmill 8 ft 10 ft 12 ft 14 ft A 140 100 80 14 B 250
20 100 50 C 160 50 16 20 Based on these data, if a board is
selected that is 12 feet long, the probability that it was made at sawmill A is: | 0.41.

37) The Anderson Lumber Company has three sawmills that produce boards of
different lengths. The following table is a joint frequency distribution based on a
random sample of 1000 boards selected from the lumber inventory. Board Length
Sawmill 8 ft 10 ft 12 ft 14 ft A 140 100 80 14 B 250
20 100 50 C 160 50 16 20 Based on these data, if three boards
are selected at random, the probability that all three were made at sawmill A is: |
0.037

38) Harrison Water Sports has three retail outlets: Seattle, Portland, and Phoenix. The
Seattle store does 50 percent of the total sales in a year, while the Portland store does
35 percent of the total sales. Further analysis indicates that of the sales in Seattle, 20
percent are in boat accessories. The percentage of boat accessories at the Portland
store is 30 and the percentage at the Phoenix store is 25. If a sales dollar is recorded as
a boat accessory, the probability that the sale was made at the Portland store is: |
slightly greater than 0.43.

39) Harrison Water Sports has three retail outlets: Seattle, Portland, and Phoenix. The
Seattle store does 50 percent of the total sales in a year, while the Portland store does
35 percent of the total sales. Further analysis indicates that of the sales in Seattle, 20
percent are in boat accessories. The percentage of boat accessories at the Portland
store is 30 and the percentage at the Phoenix store is 25. Overall, the probability that a
sale by Harrison Water Sports will be for a boat accessory is: | 0.2425.

40) Of the last 100 customers entering a computer shop, 25 have purchased a
computer. If the classical probability assessment for computing probability is used,
the probability that the next customer will purchase a computer is | 0.50.

A manufacturing company makes three types of products. Each time it makes a

product, the item can be
either good or defective and it can be either customized or standard. The events
consisting of
customized and defective would be considered mutually exclusive since they apply to
different attributes
of the product. | False

A New Jersey company relies on a steady supply of power to keep its manufacturing
going. Recently at
a planning meeting, the general manager stated that the chance of a rolling blackout
affecting
production is 0.15. The controller stated that the chance of a rolling blackout is 0.30.
The reason that
the two probabilities are different is that these assessments were based on classical
probability
techniques. | False
A used car lot has 15 cars. Five of these cars were manufactured in the U.S. and the
remainders were
made in other countries. If three cars are purchased, the probability that all three will
be U. S. made cars
is approximately .022. | True
The following probability distribution was subjectively assessed for the number of
sales a salesperson would make if they made five sales calls in one day. Sales
Probability 0 0.10 1 0.15 2 0.20 3 0.30 4 0.20 5 0.05 When the salesperson makes a
sale, there are three possible sales levels: large, medium, and small. The probability of
a large sale is 0.20 and the chance of a medium sale is 0.60. If a salesperson makes
two sales, the probability that at least one is large is 0.36. | True

A study was recently done in which 500 people were asked to indicate their
preferences for one of three products. The following table shows the breakdown of the
responses by gender of the respondents. Product Preference
Gender A B C
Male 80 20 10
12
Female 200 70
0
Based on these data, find the probability that a person in the population will prefer
product A. | 0.56
The managers of a local golf course have recently conducted a study of the types of
golf balls used by golfers based on handicap. A joint frequency table for the 100
golfers covered in the survey is show below: Type of Golf Ball Handicap Strata
Titleist Nike Other < 2 5 8 3 2 2 < 10 8 7 9 10 > 10 7 8 10 23 If a player comes to the
course using a Nike golf ball, find the probability that he or she has a handicap of at
least 10. | 0.454545
The following probability distribution has been assessed for the number of accidents
that occur in a
midwestern city each day: Accidents (xi) Probability P(xi) (xi)P(xi) (xi)2 (xi)2P(xi) 0
0.25 0 0 0 1 0.20 0.20 1 0.20 2 0.30 0.60 4 1.20 3 0.15 0.45 9 1.35 4 0.10 0.40 1.65 16
1.60 4.35 SUM Based on this probability distribution, find the standard deviation in
the number of accidents per day. | 1.2757

A study was recently done in which 500 people were asked to indicate their
preferences for one of three products. The following table shows the breakdown of the
responses by gender of the respondents. Product Preference Gender A B C Male 80
20 10 Female 200 70 120 Based on these data, find the probability that a person in the
population will prefer product C. | 0.26
The Baker Oil and Gas Company has four retail locations code named A, B, C, and D.
The following
table illustrates the percentage of total company sales at each store and also the
percentage of customers at that store who make purchases with debit cards: Store
Proportion of Total Sales Proportion of Customers Using Debit A 0.18 0.32 B 0.30
0.19 C 0.41 0.18 D 0.11 0.40 Based on this information, find the probability that a
customer who used a debit card shopped at store C. | 0.317556
The Ski Patrol at Criner Mountain Ski Resort has determined the following
probability distribution for
the number of skiers that are injured each weekend: Injured Skiers(xi)
ProbabilityP(xi) xiPxi xi2 xi2P(xi) 0 0.15 0 0 0 1 0.05 0.05 1 0.05 2 0.40 0.80 4 1.60 3
0.10 0.30 9 0.90 4 0.30 1.20 16 4.80 SUM 2.35 7.35 Based on this information, find
the standard deviation for the number of injuries per weekend . | 1.351851
The Ski Patrol at Criner Mountain Ski Resort has determined the following
probability distribution
for the number of skiers that are injured each weekend: Injured Skiers Probability 0
0.05 1 0.15 2 0.40 3 0.30 4 0.10
Based on this information, what is the expected number of injuries per weekend? (+
all) | 2.25
Based on the information from exercise 1, find F(3) = 0.9 | None
The following probability distribution has been assessed forthe number of accidents
that occur in a mid western city
eachday:Accidents01234Probability0.250.20.30.150.1E = 1.65Based on this
probability distribution, the standarddeviation in the number of accidents per day is:
1.2757 | None
Based on the data from exercise 3, find the probability thatthere are at least
two accidents per day.0.3+0.15+0.1 | 0.55
An office has three telephone lines. At any given time, theprobability that at least one
line is in use is 0.8. P(1)+P(2)+P(3) = 0.8, P(0) = 0.2 a) Find the probability that, at
any given time, all three are inuse. Answer: | 0.07157.
b) Find the probability that, at any given time, there are exactly 2 lines is in use. |
0.3024
The number of customers who arrive at a fast food business during a one-hour period
is known to be Poisson distributed with a mean equal to 8.60. The probability that
between 2 and 3 customers inclusively will arrive in one hour | 0.0263
The time required to assemble two components into a finished part is recorded for
each employee at the plant. The resulting random variable is an example of a
continuous random variable. | True
When a market research manager records the number of potential customers who
were surveyed indicating that they like the product design, the random variable,
number who like the design, is a 1. | True
The following probability distribution has been assessed for the number of accidents
that occur in a Midwestern city each day: Accidents Probability 0 = 0.25 1 = 0.20 2 =
0.30 3 = 0.15 4 = 0.10 This distribution is an example of: | a discrete probability
distribution.
Which of the following is not a condition of the binomial distribution? | The standard
deviation is equal to the square root of the mean.
If a study is set up in such a way that a sample of people is surveyed to determine
whether they have ever used a particular product, the likely probability distribution
that would describe the random variable, the number who say yes, is a: | binomial
distribution.
Assuming that potholes occur randomly along roads, the number of potholes per mile
of road could best be described by the: | Poisson distribution.
The hypergeometric probability distribution is used rather than the binomial or the
Poisson when: | the sampling is performed without replacement from a finite
population.
The transportation manager for the State of New Jersey has determined that the time
between arrivals at a toll booth on the state’s turnpike is exponentially distributed
with λ = 4 cars per minute. Based on this information, what is the probability that the
time between any two cars arriving will exceed 11 seconds? | Approximately 0.48
The Central Limit Theorem is of the most use to decision makers when the population
is known to be normally distributed. | b. False
One of the things that the Central Limit Theorem tells us is that about half of the
sample means will be greater than the population mean and about half will be less. |
True
Which of the following statements is not consistent with the Central Limit Theorem? |
a. The Central Limit Theorem applies without regard to sample size.
Suppose that 60% of the faculty voted in favor of a mandatory course in quantitative
literacy as a graduation requirement. The local newspaper will be contacting 100
faculty members selected at random. What is the approximate probability that fewer
than half of them will have voted in favor of the issue? | b. 0.0206
A 95% confidence interval for the mean number of televisions per American
household is (1.15, 4.20). This means that 95% of all American households have
between 1.15 and 4.20 televisions. | b. False
A survey of 200 students provides a sample mean of 7.10 hours worked with a
standard deviation of 5 hours. What is a 95% confidence interval for the mean based
on this sample? | b. (6.41, 7.79)
Consider a random sample of 35 teenagers who averaged 7.3 hours of sleep per night
with a standard deviation of 1.8 hours. Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the
mean. | a. (6.7, 7.9)
A randomly selected sample of 1,000 college students was asked whether they had
ever used the drug Ecstasy. Sixteen percent (16% or 0.16) of the 1,000 students
surveyed said they had. Which one of the following statements about the number 0.16
is correct? | a. It is a sample proportion
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of Americans who exercise
regularly is 0.29 to 0.37. Which one of the following statements is FALSE? | b. It is
reasonable to say that more than 40% of Americans exercise regularly.
In hypothesis testing, a Type 2 error occurs when | c. The null hypothesis is not
rejected when the alternative hypothesis is true.
If you increase the confidence level, the confidence interval | a. Increases
You are told that a random sample of 150 people from Iowa has been given
cholesterol tests, and 60 of these people had levels over the "safe" count of 200.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion of people in Iowa
with cholesterol levels over 200. What is the upper value of the confidence interval? |
Any value from 0.47 to 0.48 accepted.
You have been assigned to determine whether more people prefer Coke to Pepsi.
Assume that roughly half the population prefers Coke and half prefers Pepsi. How
large a sample would you need to take to ensure that you could estimate, with 95%
confidence, the proportion of people preferring Coke within 3% of the actual value? |
Any value from 1066 to 1070 accepted.
14) A random sample of 100 visitors to a popular theme park spent an average of
$142 on the trip with a standard deviation of $47.5. Construct a 95% confidence
interval for the mean money spent by all visitors to this theme park. What is the lower
value of this interval? | Any value from 132 to 133 accepted.
15) Recently, a report in a financial journal indicated that the 90 percent confidence
interval estimate for the proportion of investors who own one or more mutual funds is
between 0.88 and 0.92. Given this information, the sample size that was used in this
study was approximately 609 investors. | a. True
16) Which of the following is an appropriate null hypothesis? | a. The mean of a
population is equal to 60.

The Olsen Agricultural Company has determined that the weight of hay bales is
normally distributed with a mean equal to 80 pounds and a standard deviation
equal to 8 pounds. Based on this what is the mean of the sampling distrubution
for (x with line above) if the sample size is n=64 | 80

In an application to estimate the mean number of miles that downtown employees

commute to work roundtrip each day, the following information is given: n = 20 x =
4.33 s = 3.50 The point estimate for the true population mean is: | 4.33

A major tire manufacturer wishes to estimate the mean tread life in

miles for one of their tires.
They wish to develop a confidence interval estimate that would
have a maximum sampling error
of 500 miles with 90 percent confidence. A pilot sample of n = 50
tires showed a sample standard
deviation equal to 4,000 miles. Based on this information and let
z0.05 = 1.645, the required
sample size is: | 174
When a new drug is created, the pharmaceutical company must subject it to
testing before receiving the necessary permission from the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to market the drug. Suppose the null hypothesis is “the
drug is unsafe.” What is the Type II Error? | To claim the drug is unsafe when,
in fact, it is safe.
The next two questions refer to the following information: Over the past few
decades, public health officials have examined the link between weight concerns
and teen girls smoking. Researchers surveyed a group of 273 randomly selected
teen girls living in Massachusetts (between 12 and 15 years old). After four years
the girls were surveyed again. Sixty-three (63) said they smoked to stay thin. 2. Is
there good evidence that more than thirty percent of the teen girls smoke to stay
thin? The alternate hypothesis is: | p > 0.30
After conducting the test, your decision and conclusion are | Do not reject Ho: At
most 30% of teen girls smoke to stay thin.
The cost of a college education has increased at a much faster rate than costs in
general over the past twenty years. In order to compensate for this, many students
work part- or full-time in addition to attending classes. At one university, it is
believed that the average hours students work per week exceeds 20. To test this at a
significance level of 0.05, a random sample of n = 20 students was selected and the
following values were observed: 26 15 10 40 10 20 30 36 40 0 5 10 20 32 16 12 40 36
10 0 Based on these sample data, the critical value expressed in hours is? | is
approximately equal to 25.26 hours.
The manager of a computer help desk operation has collected enough data to conclude
that the distribution of time per call is normally distributed with a mean equal to 8.21
minutes and a standard deviation of 2.14 minutes. Based on this, what is the
probability that a call will last longer than 13 minutes? | About 0.0125
The manager at a local movie theater has collected data for a long period of time and
has concluded that the revenue from concession sales during the first show each
evening is normally distributed with a mean equal to $336.25 and a variance equal to
1,456. Based on this information, what are the chances that the revenue on the first
show will exceed $800? | Essentially zero
A randomly selected value from a normal distribution is found to be 2.1 standard
deviations above its mean. What is the probability that a randomly selected value
from the distribution will be greater than 2.1 standard deviations above the mean? |
0.0179
A random variable is normally distributed with a mean of 25 and a standard deviation
of
The manager of a computer help desk operation has collected enough data to conclude
that the distribution of time per call is normally distributed with a mean equal to 8.21
minutes and a standard deviation of 2.14 minutes. What is the probability that three
randomly monitored calls will each be completed in 4 minutes or less? | About
0.00001
In a standard normal distribution, the probability that z is greater than 0 is: | 0.5
A randomly selected value from a normal distribution is found to be 2.1 standard
deviations above its mean. What is the probability that a randomly selected value
from the distribution will be less than 2.1 standard deviations from the mean? | 0.9821
A professor noted that the grades of his students were normally distributed with a
mean of 75.07 and a standard deviation of 11.65. If only 10 percent of the students
received grades of A, what is the minimum score needed to receive an A? | 90.00
The makers of Sweet-Things candy sell their candy by the box. Based on company
policy, the mean target weight of all boxes is 2.0 pounds. To make sure that they are
not putting too much in the boxes, the manager wants no more than 3 percent of all
boxes to contain more than 2.10 pounds of candy. In order to do this, with a mean
weight of 2 pounds, what must the standard deviation be? Assume that the box
weights are normally distributed. | Approximately 0.05 pounds
The makers of Sweet-Things candy sell their candy by the box. Based on company
policy, the mean target weight of all boxes is 2.0 pounds. To make sure that they are
not putting too much in the boxes, the manager wants no more than 3 percent of all
boxes to contain more than 2.10 pounds of candy. In order to do this, what should the
mean fill weight be set to if the fill standard deviation is 0.13 pounds? Assume that
the box weights are normally distributed. | Approximately 1.86 pounds
A recent study showed that the length of time that juries deliberate on a verdict for
civil trials is normally distributed with a mean equal to 12.56 hours with a standard
deviation of 6.7 hours. Given this information, what is the probability that a
deliberation will last between 10 and 15 hours? | Approximately 0.29
A major cell phone service provider has determined that the number of minutes that
its customers use their phone per month is normally distributed with a mean equal to
445.5 minutes with a standard deviation equal to 177.8 minutes. The company is
thinking of charging a lower rate for customers who use the phone less than a
specified amount. If it wishes to give the rate reduction to no more than 12 percent of
its customers, what should the cut-off be? | About 237 minutes
A major U.S. automaker has determined that the city mileage for one of its new SUV
models is normally distributed with a mean equal to 15.2 mpg. A report issued by the
company indicated that 22 percent of the SUV model vehicles will get more than 17
mpg in the city. Given this information, what is the city mileage standard deviation
for this SUV model? | Approximately 2.34 mpg
A random variable is normally distributed with a mean of 25 and a standard deviation
of 5. If an observation is randomly selected from the distribution, what value will be
exceeded 85% of the time? | 19.8
For a standardized normal distribution, determine a value, say z0, so that P(-z0 ≤ z ≤
z0) = 0.95. | 1.96
For a standardized normal distribution, calculate P(-1.00 < z 1 <.00). | 0.6826
Suppose the life of a particular brand of calculator battery is approximately normally
distributed with a mean of 75 hours and a standard deviation of 10 hours. If the
manufacturer of the battery is able to reduce the standard deviation of battery life
from 10 to 9 hours, what would be the probability that 16 batteries randomly sampled
from the population will have a sample mean life of between 70 and 80 hours? |
0.9736
The proportion of items in a population that possess a specific attribute is known to be
0.70. If a simple random sample of size n = 100 is selected and the proportion of
items in the sample that contain the attribute of interest is 0.65, what is the sampling
error? | -0.05
A normally distributed population has a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 60.
Determine the probability that a random sample of size 25 selected from the
population will have a sample mean greater than or equal to 515. | 0.1056
Given a population in which the probability of success is p = 0.20, if a sample of 500
items is taken, then calculate the probability the proportion of successes in the sample
will be between 0.18 and 0.23 if the sample size is 200. | 0.6165
Suppose that a population is known to be normally distributed with mean = 2,000 and
standard deviation = 230. If a random sample of size n = 8 is selected, calculate the
probability that the sample mean will exceed 2,100. | 0.1093
According to the most recent Labor Department data, 10.5% of engineers (electrical,
mechanical, civil, and industrial) were women. Suppose a random sample of 50
engineers is selected. How likely is it that the random sample will contain fewer than
5 women in these positions? | 0.4522
Suppose the life of a particular brand of calculator battery is approximately normally
distributed with a mean of 75 hours and a standard deviation of 10 hours. What is the
probability that a single battery randomly selected from the population will have a life
between 70 and 80 hours? | 0.3830
The branch manager for United Savings and Loan in Seaside, Virginia, has worked
with her employees in an effort to reduce the waiting time for customers at the bank.
Recently, she and the team concluded that average waiting time is now down to 3.5
minutes with a standard deviation equal to 1.0 minute. However, before making a
statement at a managers' meeting, this branch manager wanted to double-check that
the process was working as thought. To make this check, she randomly sampled 25
customers and recorded the time they had to wait. She discovered that mean wait time
for this sample of customers was 4.2 minutes. Based on the team's claims about
waiting time, what is the probability that a sample mean for n = 25 people would be as
large or larger than 4.2 minutes? | 0.0000
A major shipping company has stated that 96 percent of all parcels are delivered on
time. To check this, a random sample of n = 200 parcels were sampled. Of these, 184
arrived on time. If the company's claim is correct, what is the probability of 184 or
fewer parcels arriving on time? | About 0.0019
In a recent report, it was stated that the proportion of employees who carpool to their
work is 0.14 and that the standard deviation of the sampling proportion is 0.0259.
However, the report did not indicate what the sample size was. What was the sample
size? | 180
The file Danish Coffee contains a random sample of 144 Danish coffee drinkers and
measures the annual coffee consumption in kilograms for each sampled coffee
drinker. A marketing research firm wants to use this information to develop an
advertising campaign to increase Danish coffee consumption. Develop and interpret a
90% confidence interval estimate for the mean annual coffee consumption of Danish
coffee drinkers. | (6.3881, 6.6855)
The file Danish Coffee contains a random sample of 144 Danish coffee drinkers and
measures the annual coffee consumption in kilograms for each sampled coffee
drinker. A marketing research firm wants to use this information to develop an
advertising campaign to increase Danish coffee consumption.
Based on the sample's results, what is the best point estimate of average annual coffee
consumption for Danish coffee drinkers? | 6.5368
The produce manager for a large retail food chain is interested in estimating the
percentage of potatoes that arrive on a shipment with bruises. A random sample of
150 potatoes showed 14 with bruises. Based on this information, what is the margin of
error for a 95 percent confidence interval estimate?|0.0466
At issue is the proportion of people in a particular county who do not have health care
insurance coverage. A simple random sample of 240 people was asked if they have
insurance coverage, and 66 replied that they did not have coverage. Based on these
sample data, determine the 95% confidence interval estimate for the population
proportion.|(0.224, 0.336)
Most major airlines allow passengers to carry two pieces of luggage (of a certain
maximum size) onto the plane. However, their studies show that the more carry-on
baggage passengers have, the longer it takes to unload and load passengers. One
regional airline is considering changing its policy to allow only one carry-on per
passenger. Before doing so, it decided to collect some data. Specifically, a random
sample of 1,000 passengers was selected. The passengers were observed, and the
number of bags carried on the plane was noted. Out of the 1,000 passengers, 345 had
more than one bag.Based on this sample, develop and interpret a 95% confidence
interval estimate for the proportion of the traveling population that would have been
impacted had the one-bag limit been in effect. | (0.3155, 0.3745)
A decision maker is interested in estimating a population proportion. A sample of size
n = 150 yields 115 successes. Based on these sample data, construct a 90% confidence
interval estimate for the true population proportion. | (0.714, 0.826)
As the automobile accident rate increases, insurers are forced to increase their
premium rates. Companies such as Allstate have recently been running a campaign
they hope will result in fewer accidents by their policyholders. For each six-month
period that a customer goes without an accident, Allstate will reduce the customer's
premium rate by a certain percentage. Companies like Allstate have reason to be
concerned about driving habits, based on a survey conducted by Drive for Life, a
safety group sponsored by Volvo of North America, in which 1,100 drivers were
surveyed. Among those surveyed, 74% said that careless or aggressive driving was
the biggest threat on the road. One-third of the respondents said that cell phone usage
by other drivers was the driving behavior that annoyed them the most.Based on these
data, assuming that the sample was a simple random sample, construct and interpret a
95% confidence interval estimate for the true proportion in the population of all
drivers who are annoyed by cell phone users. | (0.302, 0.358)
A study has indicated that the sample size necessary to estimate the average electricity
use by residential customers of a large western utility company is 900 customers.
Assuming that the margin of error associated with the estimate will be ±30 watts and
the confidence level is stated to be 90 percent, what was the value for the population
standard deviation? | Approximately 547.1 watts
The U.S. Post Office is interested in estimating the mean weight of packages shipped
using the overnight service. They plan to sample 300 packages. A pilot sample taken
last year showed that the standard deviation in weight was about 0.15 pound. If they
are interested in an estimate that has 95 percent confidence, what margin of error can
they expect? | Approximately 0.017 pound
Most major airlines allow passengers to carry two pieces of luggage (of a certain
maximum size) onto the plane. However, their studies show that the more carry-on
baggage passengers have, the longer it takes to unload and load passengers. One
regional airline is considering changing its policy to allow only one carry-on per
passenger. Before doing so, it decided to collect some data. Specifically, a random
sample of 1,000 passengers was selected. The passengers were observed, and the
number of bags carried on the plane was noted. Out of the 1,000 passengers, 345 had
more than one bag.The domestic version of Boeing's 747 has a capacity for 568
passengers. Determine an interval estimate of the number of passengers that you
would expect to carry more than one piece of luggage on the plane. Assume the plane
is at its passenger capacity. | (179.20, 212.716)
Suppose a study of 196 randomly sampled privately insured adults with incomes over
200% of the current poverty level is to be used to measure out-of-pocket medical
expenses for prescription drugs for this income class. The sample data are in the file
Drug Expenses.Based on the sample data, construct a 95% confidence interval
estimate for the mean annual out-of-pocket expenditures on prescription drugs for this
income class. Interpret this interval. | (163.50, 171.54)
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston showed
that with 95 percent confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who also have
accounts at one or more other banks is between .45 and .51. Given this information,
what sample size was used to arrive at this estimate? | Approximately 1,066
A production process that fills 12-ounce cereal boxes is known to have a population
standard deviation of 0.009 ounce. If a consumer protection agency would like to
estimate the mean fill, in ounces, for 12-ounce cereal boxes with a confidence level of
92% and a margin of error of 0.001, what size sample must be used? | 249
Suppose an airline decides to conduct a survey of its customers to determine their
opinion of a proposed one-bag limit. The plan calls for a random sample of customers
on different flights to be given a short written survey to complete during the flight.
One key question on the survey will be: "Do you approve of limiting the number of
carry-on bags to a maximum of one bag?" Airline managers expect that only about
15% will say "yes." Based on this assumption, what size sample should the airline
take if it wants to develop a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population
proportion who will say "yes" with a margin of error of ±0.02? | 1225
According to USA Today, customers are not settling for automobiles straight off the
production lines. As an example, those who purchase a $355,000 Rolls-Royce
typically add $25,000 in accessories. One of the affordable automobiles to receive
additions is BMW's Mini Cooper. A sample of 179 recent Mini purchasers yielded a
sample mean of $5,000 above the $20,200 base sticker price. Suppose the cost of
accessories purchased for all Mini Coopers has a standard deviation of
$1,500.Determine the margin of error in estimating the average cost of accessories on
Mini Coopers. | 219.75
Construct a 98% confidence interval estimate for the population mean given the
following values: | (113.41, 126.59)
A sample of 250 people resulted in a confidence interval estimate for the proportion
of people who believe that the federal government's proposed tax increase is justified
is between 0.14 and 0.20. Based on this information, what was the confidence level
used in this estimation? | Approximately 79 percent
According to USA Today, customers are not settling for automobiles straight off the
production lines. As an example, those who purchase a $355,000 Rolls-Royce
typically add $25,000 in accessories. One of the affordable automobiles to receive
additions is BMW's Mini Cooper. A sample of 179 recent Mini purchasers yielded a
sample mean of $5,000 above the $20,200 base sticker price. Suppose the cost of
accessories purchased for all Mini Coopers has a standard deviation of $1,500.
Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the average cost of accessories on Mini
Coopers.| (4780.25, 5219.75)
A hospital emergency room has collected a sample of n = 40 to estimate the mean
number of visits per day. It has found the standard deviation is 32. Using a 90 percent
confidence level, what is its margin of error? | Approximately ±8.3 visits
A survey of 499 women for the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society
revealed that 38% wear flats to work. Use this sample information to develop a 99%
confidence interval for the population proportion of women who wear flats to work. |
(0.324, 0.436)
Even before the record gas prices during the summer of 2008, an article written by
Will Lester of the Associated Press reported on a poll in which 80% of those surveyed
say that Americans who currently own a SUV (sport utility vehicle) should switch to a
more fuel-efficient vehicle to ease America's dependency on foreign oil. This study
was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. As a follow-
up to this report, a consumer group conducted a study of SUV owners to estimate the
mean mileage for their vehicles. A simple random sample of 91 SUV owners was
selected, and the owners were asked to report their highway mileage. The following
results were summarized from the sample data: x = 18.2 mpg s = 6.3 mpg Based on
these sample data, compute and interpret a 90% confidence interval estimate for the
mean highway mileage for SUVs. | (17.1, 19.3)
Most major airlines allow passengers to carry two pieces of luggage (of a certain
maximum size) onto the plane. However, their studies show that the more carry-on
baggage passengers have, the longer it takes to unload and load passengers. One
regional airline is considering changing its policy to allow only one carry-on per
passenger. Before doing so, it decided to collect some data. Specifically, a random
sample of 1,000 passengers was selected. The passengers were observed, and the
number of bags carried on the plane was noted. Out of the 1,000 passengers, 345 had
more than one bag.Suppose the airline also noted whether the passenger was male or
female. Out of the 1,000 passengers observed, 690 were males. Of this group, 280 had
more than one bag. Using this data, obtain and interpret a 95% confidence interval
estimate for the proportion of male passengers in the population who would have been
affected by the one-bag limit. | (0.3692, 0.4424)
A pilot sample of 75 items was taken, and the number of items with the attribute of
interest was found to be 15. How many more items must be sampled to construct a
99% confidence interval estimate for p with a 0.025 margin of error? | 1623
Allante Pizza delivers pizzas throughout its local market area at no charge to the
customer. However, customers often tip the driver. The owner is interested in
estimating the mean tip income per delivery. To do this, she has selected a simple
random sample of 12 deliveries and has recorded the tips that were received by the
drivers. These data are:$2.25 $2.50 $2.25 $2.00 $2.00 $1.50 $0.00 $2.00 $1.50 $2.00
$3.00 $1.50 Suppose the owner is interested in developing a 90% confidence interval
estimate. Given the fact that the population standard deviation is unknown, what
distribution will be used to obtain the critical value? | t-distribution
Suppose a study estimated the population mean for a variable of interest using a 99%
confidence interval. If the width of the estimated confidence interval (the difference
between the upper limit and the lower limit) is 600 and the sample size used in
estimating the mean is 1,000, what is the population standard deviation? | 3684.21
If the p value is less than α in a two-tailed test, | the null hypothesis should be
rejected.
Woof Chow Dog Food Company believes that it has a market share of 25 percent. It
surveys n = 100 dog owners and ask whether or not Woof Chow is their regular brand
of dog food, and 23 people say yes. Based upon this information, what is the critical
value if the hypothesis is to be tested at the 0.05 level of significance? | 1.96
The Adams Shoe Company believes that the mean size for men's shoes is now more
than 10 inches. To test this, it has selected a random sample of n = 100 men.
Assuming that the test is to be conducted using a .05 level of significance, a p-value
of .07 would lead the company to conclude that its belief is correct. | False
To calculate beta requires making a "what if" assumption about the true population
parameter, where the "what-if" value is one that would cause the null hypothesis to be
false. | True
The manager of an online shop wants to determine whether the mean length of calling
time of its customers is significantly more than 3 minutes. A random sample of 100
customers was taken. The average length of calling time in the sample was 3.1
minutes with a standard deviation of 0.5 minutes. At a 0.05 level of significance, it
can be concluded that the mean of the population is: | significantly greater than 3.
The null and alternate hypotheses must be opposites of each other. | True
In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis should contain the equality sign. | True
Choosing an alpha of 0.01 will cause beta to equal 0.99. | False
Which of the following statements is true? | The decision maker controls the
probability of making a Type I statistical error.
The following is an appropriate statement of the null and alternate hypotheses for a
test of a population mean: H0: μ < 50 HA : μ > 50 | False
The makers of Mini-Oats Cereal have an automated packaging machine that can be
set at any targeted fill level between 12 and 32 ounces. Every box of cereal is not
expected to contain exactly the targeted weight, but the average of all boxes filled
should. At the end of every shift (eight hours), 16 boxes are selected at random and
the mean and standard deviation of the sample are computed. Based on these sample
results, the production control manager determines whether the filling machine needs
to be readjusted or whether it remains all right to operate. Use α = 0.05. Establish the
appropriate null and alternative hypotheses to be tested for boxes that are supposed to
have an average of 24 ounces. | H0 : μ = 24 ounces Ha : μ ≠ 24 ounces
According to CNN business partner Careerbuilder.com, the average starting salary for
accounting graduates in 2008 was at least $47,413. Suppose that the American
Society for Certified Public Accountants planned to test this claim by randomly
sampling 200 accountants who graduated in 2008. State the appropriate null and
alternative hypotheses. | H0 : μ ≥ $47,413 HA : μ < $47,413
A hypothesis test is to be conducted using an alpha = .05 level. This means: | there is a
maximum 5 percent chance that a true null hypothesis will be rejected.
For the following z-test statistic, compute the p-value assuming that the hypothesis
test is a one-tailed test: z = 2.09. | 0.0183
A company that makes shampoo wants to test whether the average amount of
shampoo per bottle is 16 ounces. The standard deviation is known to be 0.20 ounces.
Assuming that the hypothesis test is to be performed using 0.10 level of significance
and a random sample of n = 64 bottles, how large could the sample mean be before
they would reject the null hypothesis? | 16.041 ounces
In conducting a hypothesis test where the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis,
then either a correct decision has been made or else a Type I error. | True
Hypothesis testing and confidence interval estimation are essentially two totally
different statistical procedures and share little in common with each other. | False
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) released its Consumer
Expenditures report in October 2008. Among its findings is that average annual
household spending on food at home was $3,624. Suppose a random sample of 137
households in Detroit was taken to determine whether the average annual expenditure
on food at home was less for consumer units in Detroit than in the nation as a whole.
The sample results are in the file Detroit Eats. Based on the sample results, can it be
concluded at the α = 0.02 level of significance that average consumer-unit spending
for food at home in Detroit is less than the national average? | Because t = -15.7648 is
less than the critical t value of -2.0736, reject H0. The annual average consumer unit
spending for food at home in Detroit is less than the 2006 national consumer unit
average.
The power of a test is measured by its capability of: | rejecting a null hypothesis that is
false.
Waiters at Finegold's Restaurant and Lounge earn most of their income from tips.
Each waiter is required to "tip-out" a portion of tips to the table bussers and hostesses.
The manager has based the "tip-out" rate on the assumption that the mean tip is at
least 15% of the customer bill. To make sure that this is the correct assumption, he has
decided to conduct a test by randomly sampling 60 bills and recording the actual tips.
Calculate the probability of a Type II error if the true mean is 14%. Assume that the
population standard deviation is known to be 2% and that a significance level equal to
0.01 will be used to conduct the hypothesis test. | 0.0606
According to data from the Environmental Protection Agency, the average daily water
consumption for a household of four people in the United States is approximately at
least 243 gallons.(Source:http://www.catskillcenter.org/programs/csp/H20/Lesson3/
house3.htm) Suppose a state agency plans to test this claim using an alpha level equal
to 0.05 and a random sample of 100 households with four people.Calculate the
probability of committing a Type II error if the true population mean is 230 gallons.
Assume that the population standard deviation is known to be 40 gallons. | 0.0537
If a hypothesis test is conducted for a population mean, a null and alternative
hypothesis of the form: H0 : μ = 100 HA : μ ≠ 100 will result in a one-tailed
hypothesis test since the sample result can fall in only one tail. | False
When someone is on trial for suspicion of committing a crime, the hypotheses
are:H0 : innocent HA : guilty Which of the following is correct? | Type I error is
convicting an innocent person.
For the following z-test statistic, compute the p-value assuming that the hypothesis
test is a one-tailed test: z = 1.34.| 0.0901
A major issue facing many states is whether to legalize casino gambling. Suppose the
governor of one state believes that more than 55% of the state's registered voters
would favor some form of legal casino gambling. However, before backing a proposal
to allow such gambling, the governor has instructed his aides to conduct a statistical
test on the issue. To do this, the aides have hired a consulting firm to survey a simple
random sample of 300 voters in the state. Of these 300 voters, 175 actually favored
legalized gambling.Assuming that a significance level of 0.05 is used, what
conclusion should the governor reach based on these sample data? | Since z = 1.1594
< 1.645, do not reject the null hypothesis.
The sample data do not provide sufficient evidence to conclude that more than 55
percent of the population favor legalized gambling.In a two-tailed hypothesis test the
area in each tail of the rejection region is equal to α.In a two-tailed hypothesis test the
area in each tail of the rejection region is equal to α. | False
A company that sells an online course aimed at helping high-school students improve
their SAT scores has claimed that SAT scores will improve by more than 90 points on
average if students successfully complete the course. To test this, a national school
counseling organization plans to select a random sample of n = 100 students who have
previously taken the SAT test. These students will take the company's course and then
retake the SAT test. Assuming that the population standard deviation for improvement
in test scores is thought to be 30 points and the level of significance for the hypothesis
test is 0.05, find the critical value in terms of improvement in SAT points, which
would be needed prior to finding a beta. | Reject the null if SAT improvement is >
94.935 points.
For the following hypothesis test: With n = 80, σ = 9, and = 47.1, state the calculated
value of the test statistic z. | 2.087

Hono Golf is a manufacturer of golf products in Taiwan and China. One of the golf
accessories it produces at its plant in Tainan Hsing, Taiwan, is plastic golf tees. The
injector molder produces golf tees that are designed to have an average height of 66
mm. To determine if this specification is met, random samples are taken from the
production floor. One sample is contained in the file labeled THeight. Determine if
the process is not producing the tees to specification. Use a significance level of 0.01.
| Since t = 2.1953 < 2.8073 do not reject H0. There is not sufficient evidence to
conclude that the average height of the plastic tees is different from 66 mm.
A mail-order business prides itself in its ability to fill customers' orders in six calendar
days or less on the average. Periodically, the operations manager selects a random
sample of customer orders and determines the number of days required to fill the
orders. Based on this sample information, he decides if the desired standard is not
being met. He will assume that the average number of days to fill customers' orders is
six or less unless the data suggest strongly otherwise. On one occasion where a
sample of 40 customers was selected, the average number of days was 6.65, with a
sample standard deviation of 1.5 days. Can the operations manager conclude that his
mail-order business is achieving its goal? Use a significance level of 0.025 to answer
this question. | Since 2.7406 > 2.023, reject H0 and conclude that the mail-order
business is not achieving its goal.
A local medical center has advertised that the mean wait for services will be less than
15 minutes. Given this claim, the hypothesis test for the population mean should be a
one-tailed test with the rejection region in the lower (left-hand) tail of the sampling
distribution. | True
According to CNN business partner Careerbuilder.com, the average starting salary for
accounting graduates in 2008 was at least $47,413. Suppose that the American
Society for Certified Public Accountants planned to test this claim by randomly
sampling 200 accountants who graduated in 2008.Compute the power of the
hypothesis test to reject the null hypothesis if the true average starting salary is only
$47,000. Assume that the population standard deviation is known to be $4,600 and the
test is to be conducted using an alpha level equal to 0.01. | 0.1446
When the decision maker has control over the null and alternative hypotheses, the
alternative hypotheses should be the "research" hypothesis. | True
Waiters at Finegold's Restaurant and Lounge earn most of their income from tips.
Each waiter is required to "tip-out" a portion of tips to the table bussers and hostesses.
The manager has based the "tip-out" rate on the assumption that the mean tip is at
least 15% of the customer bill. To make sure that this is the correct assumption, he has
decided to conduct a test by randomly sampling 60 bills and recording the actual tips.
State the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses. | H0 : μ ≥ 15 Ha : μ < 15
A major issue facing many states is whether to legalize casino gambling. Suppose the
governor of one state believes that more than 55% of the state's registered voters
would favor some form of legal casino gambling. However, before backing a proposal
to allow such gambling, the governor has instructed his aides to conduct a statistical
test on the issue. To do this, the aides have hired a consulting firm to survey a simple
random sample of 300 voters in the state. Of these 300 voters, 175 actually favored
legalized gambling.State the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses. | H0 : p ≤
0.55 Ha : p > 0.55
The makers of Mini-Oats Cereal have an automated packaging machine that can be
set at any targeted fill level between 12 and 32 ounces. Every box of cereal is not
expected to contain exactly the targeted weight, but the average of all boxes filled
should. At the end of every shift (eight hours), 16 boxes are selected at random and
the mean and standard deviation of the sample are computed. Based on these sample
results, the production control manager determines whether the filling machine needs
to be readjusted or whether it remains all right to operate. At the end of a particular
shift during which the machine was filling 24-ounce boxes of Mini-Oats, the sample
mean of 16 boxes was 24.32 ounces, with a standard deviation of 0.70 ounce. Assist
the production control manager in determining if the machine is achieving its targeted
average at alpha = 0.05. | Process is running okay, do not reject H0
For the following z-test statistic, compute the p-value assuming that the hypothesis
test is a one-tailed test: z = -1.55. | 0.0606

A bank is interested in determining whether their customers' checking balances are

linearly related
to their savings balances. A sample of n = 20 customers was selected and the
correlation was
calculated to be +0.40. If the bank is interested in testing to see whether there is a
significant linear
relationship between the two variables using a significance level of 0.05, what is the
value of the
test statistic? | 1.8516
Two variables have a correlation coefficient that is very close to zero. This means that
there is no relationship between the two variables. | F
Both a scatter plot and the correlation coefficient can distinguish between a
curvilinear and a linear relationship. | F
State University recently randomly sampled ten students and analyzed grade point
average (GPA) and number of hours worked off-campus per week. The following
data were observed: GPA HOURS 3.14 25 2.75 30 3.68 11 3.22 18 2.45 22 2.80 40
3.00 15 2.23 29 3.14 10 2.90 0 The correlation between these two variables is
approximately -.461 | T
If a set of data contains no values of x that are equal to zero, then the regression
coefficient, b0, has no particular meaning. | T
A study was recently performed by the Internal Revenue Service to determine how
much tip income waiters and waitresses should make based on the size of the bill at
each table. A random sample of bills and resulting tips were collected and the
following regression results were observed: SUMMARY OUTPUT Given this output,
the point estimate for the average tip per dollar amount of the bill is approximately
$0.21. | T

An industry study was recently conducted in which the sample correlation between
units sold and marketing expenses was 0.57. The sample size for the study included
15 companies. Based on the sample results, test to determine whether there is a
significant positive correlation between these two variables. Use an alpha = 0.05 |
Because t = 2.50 > 1.7709, reject the null hypothesis. There is sufficient evidence to
conclude there is a positive linear relationship between sales units and marketing
expense for companies in this industry.

If two variables are highly correlated, it not only means that they are linearly related,
it also means that a change in one variable will cause a change in the other variable. |
False

The following regression output is available. Notice that some of the values are
missing. Given this information, what percent of the variation in the y variable is
explained by the independent variable? | Approximately 57 percent

In developing a scatter plot, the decision maker has the option of connecting the
points or not. | False

You are given the following sample data for two variables:Y X 10 100 8 110 12 90 15
200 16 150 10 100 10 80 8 90 12 150 The sample correlation coefficient for these
data is approximately r = 0.755 | True

If the correlation between two variables is known to be statistically significant at the

0.05 level, then the regression slope coefficient will also be significant at the 0.05
level. | True

A study was recently performed by the Internal Revenue Service to determine how
much tip income waiters and waitresses should make based on the size of the bill at
each table. A random sample of bills and resulting tips were collected. These data are
shown as follows:Total Bill Tip $126 $19 $58 $11 $86 $20 $20 $3 $59 $14 $120 $30
$14 $2 $17 $4 $26 $2 $74 $16 Based upon these data, what is the approximate
predicted value for tips if the total bill is $100? | $20.61
The scatter plot is a two dimensional graph that is used to graphically represent the
relationship between two variables. | True

If it is known that a simple linear regression model explains 56 percent of the

variation in the dependent variable and that the slope on the regression equation is
negative, then we also know that the correlation between x and y is approximately -
0.75. | True

You are given the following sample data for two variables: Y X 10 100 8 110 12 90
15 200 16 150 10 100 10 80 8 90 12 150 The regression model based on these sample
data explains approximately 75 percent of the variation in the dependent variable. |
False

If a sample of n = 30 people is selected and the sample correlation between two

variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true
population correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | About t = 2.80

In a study of 30 customers' utility bills in which the monthly bill was the dependent
variable and the number of square feet in the house is the independent variable, the
resulting regression model is = 23.40 + 0.4x. Based on this model, the expected utility
bill for a customer with a home with 2,300 square feet is approximately $92.00. |
False

A dependent variable is the variable that we wish to predict or explain in a regression

model. | True

A correlation of -0.9 indicates a weak linear relationship between the variables. | F

Use the following regression results to answer the question below. How many
observations were involved in this regression? | 8

When a correlation is found between a pair of variables, this always means that there
is a direct cause and effect relationship between the variables. | F

A perfect correlation between two variables will always produce a correlation

coefficient of +1.0 | F

When constructing a scatter plot, the dependent variable is placed on the vertical axis
and the independent variable is placed on the horizontal axis. | T
In a university statistics course a correlation of -0.8 was found between numbers of
classes missed and course grade. This means that the fewer classes students missed,
the higher the grade. | T

A study was recently done in which the following regression output was generated
using Excel. SUMMARY OUTPUT Given this, we know that approximately 57
percent of the variation in the y variable is explained by the x variable. | T

The difference between a scatter plot and a scatter diagram is that the scatter plot has
the independent variable on the x-axis while the independent variable is on the Y-axis
in a scatter diagram. | F

A research study has stated that the taxes paid by individuals is correlated at a .78
value with the age of the individual. Given this, the scatter plot would show points
that would fall on straight line on a slope equal to .78. | False

A bank is interested in determining whether its customers' checking balances are

linearly related to their savings balances. A sample of n = 20 customers was selected
and the correlation was calculated to be +0.40. If the bank is interested in testing to
see whether there is a significant linear relationship between the two variables using a
significance level of 0.05, the value of the test statistic is approximately t = 1.8516. | T

A study was recently done in which the following regression output was generated
using Excel. SUMMARY OUTPUT Given this output, we would reject the null
hypothesis that the population regression slope coefficient is equal to zero at the alpha
= 0.05 level. | T

If two variables are spuriously correlated, it means that the correlation coefficient
between them is near zero. | F

The correlation coefficient between variables X and Y is positive and close to 1.

The relationship between the variables X and Y is _ | a strong linear relationship
and as X increases, Y increases

The following regression model has been computed based on a sample of twenty
observations: = 34.2 + 19.3x. The first observations in the sample for y and x
were 300 and 18, respectively. Given this, the residual value for the first
observation is approximately 81.6. | F

An article reported on the topics that teenagers most want to discuss with their
parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 33% would like more
discussion about the family’s financial situation, 37% would like to talk about
school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages
were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers . Estimate the proportion of
all teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99%
confidence level. Let z0.005 = 2.58 and z0.01 = 2.33 | (0.317, 0.423)

A study was recently performed by the Internal Revenue Service to determine how
much tip income waiters and waitresses should make based on the size of the bill at
each table. A random sample of bills and resulting tips were collected and the
following regression results were observed: SUMMARY OUTPUT Given this output,
the upper limit for the 95 percent confidence interval estimate for the true regression
slope coefficient is approximately 0.28. | T

A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will

be produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The
following data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Defects Production
Rate Per Hour 20 400 30 450 10 350 20 375 30 400 25 400 30 450 20 300 10 300 40
300 Given these sample data, the simple linear regression model for predicting the
number of defects is approximately = 5.67 + 0.048x. | T

The following regression model has been computed based on a sample of twenty
observations: = 34.2 + 19.3x. Given this model, the predicted value for y when x = 40
is 806.2. | T

Casualty data from the great flu epidemic of 1918 were collected for study. This
represents what type of study? | Retrospective

The population is | The complete collection of all elements.

A self-selected study is a source of bias in which factor of statistical analysis? |

Sampling method.

Which is an example of quantitative data? | Weights of high school students.

Which is not an example of continuous data? | Number of students in an algebra

class.
Questions on a survey are scored with integers 1 thru 5 with 1 representing
Strongly Disagree and 5 Strongly Agree. This is an example of what kind of
measurement? | Ordinal.

In a large lecture room class of 300 students, a sample of 10 was taken to

determine the male/female make up of the class. Which misuse of statistics does
this represent? | Small samples.

At a security checkpoint to a government facility, every 10th individual was more

thoroughly searched than the others. What type of sampling is this? |
Systematic.

A sample of households is selected and the average (mean) number of people per
household is 2.58 (based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. | Statistic

The mean weight of pennies currently being minted is 2.5 grams. | Continuous
data

Fifty letters were sent as part of an experiment, three of them arrived at the
target address. | Discrete data

Numbers on the shirts of marathon runners. | Nominal

Salaries of women who are chief executive officers of corporations. | Ratio

The current temperature in the 50 state capitol cities. | Interval

Casualty data from the great flu epidemic of 1918 were collected for study. This
represents what type of study? | Retrospective

The probability of a New York teenager owning a skateboard is 0.37, of owning a

bicycle is 0.81 and of owning both is 0.36. If a New York teenager is chosen at
random, what is the probability that the teenager owns a skateboard or a
bicycle? | 0.82

The Ski Patrol at Criner Mountain Ski Resort has determined the following
probability distribution for the number of skiers that are injured each weekend:
Injured Skiers Probability 0 0.05 1 0.15 2 0.40 3 0.30 4 0.10 Based on this
information, what is the expected number of injuries per weekend? | 2.25
2) The number of customers that arrive at a fast-food business during a one-hour
period is known to be Poisson distributed with a mean equal to 8.60. What is the
probability that 2 or 3 customers will arrive in one hour? | 0.0263
3) The following probability distribution has been assessed for the number of
accidents that occur in a mid western city each day: Accidents Probability 0
0.25 1 0.20 2 0.30 3 0.15 4 0.10 Based on this probability
distribution, the standard deviation in the number of accidents per day is: | None of
the others.
4) Let X be a discrete uniform random variable on the interval [2; 20]. a) Find P(X
<13). b) Find the mean and standard deviation of X. | 11 & 5.477
5) A total of 12 cells are replicated. Freshly-synthesized DNA cannot be replicated
again until mitosis is completed. Two control mechanisms have been identified- one
positive and one negative- that are used with equal probability. Assume that each cell
independently uses a control mechanism.What is the mean and variance of the
number of cells use a positive control mechanism? | C)6 and 3
6) Bill Price is a sales rep in northern California representing a line of athletic socks.
Each day, he makes 10 sales calls. The chance of making sale on each call is thought
to be 0.30. What is the probability that he will make exactly two sales?. | D) 0.2335
7) Bill Price is a sales rep in northern California representing a line of athletic socks.
Each day, he makes 10 sales calls. The chance of making sale on each call is thought
to be 0.30. Find the probability that the first sale call is the fourth call. | 0.1029
8) The Ski Patrol at Criner Mountain Ski Resort has determined the following
probability distribution for the number of skiers that are injured each weekend:
Injured Skiers (X) Probability 0 0.05 1 0.15 2 0.40 3 0.30 4 0.10 Based on this
information, find F(3). | None of the others.
9) A clinical trial involves 30 patients. Ten of the 30 are diabetic. If a researcher
selects 6 patients at random, what is the probability that three or more of the 6 are
diabetic? | (0.3064)
The time it takes to assemble a children's bicycle by a parent has been shown to be
normally distributed with a mean equal to 295 minutes with a standard deviation
equal to 45 minutes. Given this information, what is the probability that it will take a
randomly selected parent between 300 and 340 minutes?. Let P(Z < 0) = 0.5000, P(Z
<0.11 ) = 0.5438, P(Z <1 ) = 0.8413 | 0.2975
Let X be a normal distribution with the mean of 4 and the variance of 9. Find the
value of x such that P(x < X < 7) = 0.5. Let P(Z < 0) = 0.5, P(Z < 1) = 0.8413, P(Z < -
0.4) = 0.3413. | 2.8

If the time it takes for a customer to be served at a fast-food chain business is thought
to be uniformly distributed between 3 and 8 minutes, what is the probability that the
time it takes for a randomly selected customer will be less than 5 minutes? | 0.40

4) The manager of a computer help desk operation has collected enough data to
conclude that the distribution of time per call is normally distributed with a mean
equal to 8.21 minutes and a standard deviation of 2.14 minutes. The manager has
decided to have a signal system attached to the phone so that after a certain period of
time, a sound will occur on her employees' phone if she exceeds the time limit. The
manager wants to set the time limit at a level such that it will sound on only 8 percent
of all calls. Let P(Z < 1.41) = 0.92, P(Z < -1.41) = 0.08, the time limit should be: |
about 11.23 minutes.
5) Let X be a continuous random variable with the probability density function . Find
a|1

f ( x )= {a+a-xx if 0≤x<1
if -1<x <0

6) Suppose that a continuous random variable X has probability density function f(x)
= 4x3 (0 < x < 1). Find E(X) & V(X) | 0.8 & 0.027

{
x <0
0
F ( x )= x 4 0≤x<1
7) Let 1 x≥1 be a cumulative distribution function of a continuous
random variable X.Find P( X < 0.7). | 0.2401
8) Let X be a random variable that have exponential distribution with mean 3. Find
P(X > 1). | None of the others.
Let X be a random variable that has the density function f(x) = 2e^-2x,x > 0. Denote
F(x) the cummulative distribution function of X. Calculate F(0.75). | 0.2231
You are given the following data: 23 34 11 40 25 47 Assuming that these data are
a sample selected from a larger population, the median value for these sample data
is .......... | 29.5
3) Suppose a study of houses that have sold recently in your community showed the
following frequency distribution for the number of bedrooms: Bedrooms Frequency 1
18 140 57 11 Based on this information, determine the mode for the data. | 3
4) The Good-Guys Car Dealership has tracked the number of used cars sold at its
downtown dealership. Consider the following data as representing the population of
cars sold in each of the 8 weeks that the dealership has been open. 3 5 2 7 7 7 9
0.What is the population standard deviation approximately? | 3 cars
5) You are given the following data: 23 34 11 40 25 47 Assuming that the data
reflect a sample from a larger population, what is the sample mean? | 30

if we select a sample with sample size 40 from a population with mean of 20 and
standard deviation of 5 then: | Sample mean will be approximately normally
distributed with mean of 20 and standard deviation of 0.79.
The monthly electrical utility bills of all customers for the Far East Power and Light
Company are known to be distributed as a normal distribution with mean equal to $87
a month and standard deviation of $36. If a statistical sample of n = 100 customers is
selected at random, what is the probability that the mean bill for those sampled will
exceed $75? Let P(Z < -3.33) = 0, P(Z < 0.33) = 0.63 and P(Z < -0.44) = 0.33. | About
1.00
A major tire manufacturer wishes to estimate the mean tread life in miles for one of
their tires. They wish to develop a confidence interval estimate that would have a
maximum sampling error of 500 miles with 90 percent confidence. Let population
standard deviation equal to 4,000 miles. Based on this information and let z 0.05 =
1.645, the required sample size is: | 174.

2) Given x = 15.3, s = 4.7, and n = 18, form a 99% confidence interval for σ2. Let
2 2
X^2 0.005;17 = 35.72; X^2 0.995;17 = 5.70 χ 0 . 005; 17=35 .72 ; χ 0 . 995; 17=5 .70 | (10.51,
65.88) C) (2.24, 14.02) D) (11.13, 69.79)
In an application to estimate the mean number of miles that downtown employees
commute to work roundtrip each day, the following information is given: n = 20; x =
4.33; s = 3.50. Based on this information and let t 0.025,19 = 2.09, the upper limit for a 95
percent confidence interval estimate for the true population mean is: | about 5.97
miles.
A survey of 865 voters in one state reveals that 408 favor approval of an issue before
the
legislature. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of all voters
in
the state who favor approval | 0.438 < p < 0.505
In an application to estimate the mean number of miles that downtown employees
commute to work roundtrip each day, the following information is given: n = 20; x ^
- = 4.33; s = 3.50; the population is normally distributed. The Confidence Interval on
the true population mean with the confident level of 94% is: | (2.76; 5.90)
Find the minimum sample size you should use m assure that your estimate at p^ will
be within the required margin of error arround the population p. | 204,750
Your statistics instructor claims that 60 percent of the students who take her
Elementary Statisticsclass go through life feeling more enriched. For some reason
that she can't quite figure out, most people don't believe her. You decide to check this
out on your own. You randomly survey 64 of her past Elementary Statistics students
and find that 34 feel more enriched as a result of her class. Assume that significance
level of 0.05 (z0.025 = 1.96, z0.05 = 1.65). Which of the following states is true? |
The value of the test statistic is -1.123. There is sufficient evidence to support your
statistic instructor's claim
According to an article in Newsweek, the natural ratio of girls to boys is 100:105. In
Vietnam, the birth ratio is 100: 114 (46.7% girls). Suppose you don't believe the
reported figures of the percent of girls born in Vietnam. You think that the percent of
girls born in Vietnam is less than 46.7%. You conduct a study. In this study, you
count the number of girls and boys born in 150 randomly chosen recent births. There
are 60 girls and 90 boys born of the 150. Based on the results, draw your conclusion.
Use α = 2% (z0.01 = 2.33 and z0.02 = 2.05). | The percent of girls born in Vietnam is
more than 46.7%
When a new drug is created, the pharmaceutical company must subject it to testing
before receiving the necessary permission from the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to market the drug. Suppose the null hypothesis is "the drug is unsafe." What
is the Type II Error? | To claim the drug is unsafe when, in fact, it is safe.
An assembly line produces widgets with a mean weight of 10 and a standard deviation
of 0.2. A new process supposedly will produce widgets with the same mean and a
smaller standard deviation. A sample of 20 widgets produced by the new method has
a sample standard deviation of 0.126. At a significance level of 10%, what is the value
of the test statistic ? | 7.54
The cost of a college education has increased at a much faster rate than costs in
general over the past twenty years. In order to compensate for this, many students
work part- or full-time in addition to attending classes. At one university, it is
believed that the average hours students work per week exceeds 20. To test this at a
significance level of 0.05 (t0.025,19 = 2.09 and t0.05,19 = 1.73), a random sample of
n = 20 students was selected and the following values were observed: 26 15 10 40 10
20 30 36 40 0 5 10 20 32 16 12 Based on these sample data, the critical value: | is
equal to 1.73.
A soft drink company has a filling machine that can be set at different levels to
produce different average fill amounts. The company sets the machine to provide a
mean fill of 15 ounces. The standard deviation on the machine is known to be 0.20
ounces. Assuming that the hypothesis test is to be performed using a random sample
of n = 100 cans, which of the following would be the correct formulation of the null
and alternative? | H0 : µ = 15 H1 : µ ≠15 ounces
A bank is interested in determining whether their customers' checking balances are
linearly related to their savings balances. A sample of n = 20 customers was selected
and the correlation was calculated to be +0.40. If the bank is interested in testing to
see whether there is a significant linear relationship between the two variables using a
significance level of 0.05, what is the value of the test statistic? | 1.8516 C)
1.645 D) 2.438
The following regression model has been computed based on a sample of twenty
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observations: y = 34.2 + 19.3x. The first observations in the sample for y and x were
300 and 18, respectively. Given this, the residual value for the first observation is
approximately …. | -81.6
3) State University recently randomly sampled seven students and analyzed grade
point average (GPA) and number of hours worked off-campus per week. The
following data were observed: y-GPA : 3 2.8 3.7 2.5 x-Hours:
25 30 11 22 Find the simple linear regression equation based
¿
on these sample data.. | y = 4.05 - 0.05x
Over a period of one year, a greengrocer sells tomatoes at six different prices (x pence
per kilogram). He calculates the average number of kilograms, y, sold per day at each
of the six different prices. From these data the following are calculated x1 = 200 , yi =
436 , xiyi = 12515 ; xi ^ 2 = 7250 ; yi^2 = 39234 ; n = 6 Estimate the correlation
coefficient. | -0.962
∑ x i =200 ;∑ y i=436 ; ∑ x i y i=12515 ; ∑ x i2=7250 ;∑ y 2i =39234 ;n=6
.
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of | statistics.

The Central Limit Theorem is important in statistics because | for a large n, it says the
sampling distribution of the sample mean is approximately normal, regardless of the
shape of the population.
For air travelers, one of the biggest complaints involves the waiting time between
when the airplane taxis away from the terminal until the flight takes off. This waiting
time is known to have a skewed-right distribution with a mean of 10 minutes and a
standard deviation of 8 minutes. Suppose 100 flights have been randomly sampled.
Describe the sampling distribution of the mean waiting time between when the
airplane taxis away from the terminal until the flight takes off for these 100 flights. | A
Which of the following statements about the sampling distribution of the sample mean
is INCORRECT? | The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample
mean is equal to σ.

Suppose the ages of students in Statistics 101 follow a skewed-right distribution with
a mean of 23 years and a standard deviation of 3 years. If we randomly sampled 100
students, which of the following statements about the sampling distribution of the
sample mean age is INCORRECT? | The shape of the sampling distribution is
approximately normal.
A sample that does not provide a good representation of the population from which it
was collected is referred to as a(n) __________ sample. | biased
Suppose a sample of n = 50 items is drawn from a population of manufactured
products and the weight, X, of each item is recorded. Prior experience has shown that
the weight has a probability distribution with μ = 6 ounces and σ = 2.5 ounces. Which
of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean if a sample
of size 15 is selected? | The mean of the sampling distribution is 6 ounces.
8) Major league baseball salaries averaged $1.5 million with a standard deviation of
$0.8 million in 1994. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken. Find
the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded $1
million. | Approximately 1
Tosing a coin 3 times . Let A denote the event exactly 2 heads are thrown. List the
sample points in A. (H = Head, T = Tail) | {HHT, HTH, THH}
A large software development firm recently relocated its facilities . Top management
is interested in fostering good relatious with its new local community and has
encouraged its professional employees to engage in local service activities. The
company believes that its professionals volunteer an average of more than 15 hours
per month. If this is not the case, it will institute an incentive program to increase
community involvement. The correct null and alternative hypotheses are (i) H0: u <
15 and H1 : u > 15 (ii) H0 : u = 15 and H1 : u > 15 (iii) H0 : u = 15 and H1 : u < 15
(iv) H0 : u != 15 and H1 : u = 15 | (ii)
9) At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is
normally distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1
centimeters. A random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. What is the probability
that the sample mean will be between 0.99 and 1.01 centimeters? | 0.2710
10) The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights
of catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and a standard deviation
of 0.8 pounds. If a sample of 16 fish is taken, what would the standard error of the
mean weight equal? | 0.200

11) The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights
of catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and a standard deviation
of 0.8 pounds. If a sample of 64 fish yields a mean of 3.4 pounds, what is probability
of obtaining a sample mean this large or larger? | 0.0228
12) The standard error of the mean for a sample of 100 is 30. In order to cut the
standard error of the mean to 15, we would | increase the sample size to 400.B)
decrease the sample size to 50.
13) Which of the following is true regarding the sampling distribution of the mean for
a large sample size? | It has a normal distribution with the same mean as the
population but with a smaller standard deviation.
14) True or False: Suppose μ = 50 and σ2 = 100 for a population. In a sample where n
= 100 is randomly taken, 95% of all possible sample means will fall between 48.04
and 51.96. | True

15) True or False: Suppose μ = 50 and σ2 = 100 for a population. In a sample where n
= 100 is randomly taken, 90% of all possible sample means will fall between 49 and
51. | False
16) The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion mean will be |
narrower for 90% confidence than for 95% confidence.
17) If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based
on a sample of n = 25, where the standard deviation of the sample s = 0.05, the critical
value of t will be | 2.7970

18) The t distribution has more area in the tails than does the standard normal
distribution. assumes the population is normally distributed. approaches the normal
distribution as the sample size increases. | all of the above

20) When determining the sample size necessary for estimating the true population
mean, which factor is NOT considered when sampling with replacement? | the
population size
21) Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1,000, 2,100). To make
more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? |
increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level
22) In the construction of confidence intervals, if all other quantities are unchanged,
an increase in the sample size will lead to a __________ interval. | narrower
23) A major department store chain is interested in estimating the average amount its
credit card customers spent on their first visit to the chain's new store in the mall.
Fifteen credit card accounts were randomly sampled and analyzed with the following
results: X (line over it) = $50.50 and s2 = 400. Assuming the distribution of the
amount spent on their first visit is approximately normal, what is the shape of the
sampling distribution of the sample mean that will be used to create the desired
confidence interval for μ? | a t distribution with 14 degrees of freedom
24) Private colleges and universities rely on money contributed by individuals and
corporations for their operating expenses. Much of this money is put into a fund
called an endowment, and the college spends only the interest earned by the fund. A
recent survey of 8 private colleges in the United States revealed the following
endowments (in millions of dollars): 60.2, 47.0, 235.1, 490.0, 122.6, 177.5, 95.4, and
220.0. Summary statistics yield = 180.975 and s = 143.042. Calculate a 95%
confidence interval for the mean endowment of all the private colleges in the United
States, assuming a normal distribution for the endowments. | $180.975 ± $119.605
25) A university system enrolling hundreds of thousands of students is considering a
change in the way students pay for their education. Presently the students pay $55 per
credit hour. The university system administrators are contemplating charging each
student a set fee of $750 per quarter, regardless of how many credit hours each takes.
To see if this proposal would be economically feasible, the administrators would like
to know how many credit hours, on the average, each student takes per quarter. A
random sample of 250 students yields a mean of 14.1 credit hours per quarter and a
standard deviation of 2.3 credit hours per quarter. Suppose the administration wanted
to estimate the mean to within 0.1 hours at 95% reliability and assumed that the
sample standard deviation provided a good estimate for the population standard
deviation. How large a sample would they need to take? | n = 2033
26) An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of
50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15,000. What is the width of the
90% confidence interval? | $465.23
27) The head librarian at the Library of Congress has asked her assistant for an
interval estimate of the mean number of books checked out each day. The assistant
provides the following interval estimate: from 740 to 920 books per day. What is an
efficient, unbiased point estimate of the number of books checked out each day at the
Library of Congress? | 830
28) The head librarian at the Library of Congress has asked her assistant for an
interval estimate of the mean number of books checked out each day. The assistant
provides the following interval estimate: from 740 to 920 books per day. If the head
librarian knows that the population standard deviation is 150 books checked out per
day, and she asked her assistant for a 95% confidence interval, approximately how
large a sample did her assistant use to determine the interval estimate? | 11
29) True or False: A race car driver tested his car for time from 0 to 60 mph, and in 20
tests obtained an average of 4.85 seconds with a standard deviation of 1.47 seconds. A
95% confidence interval for the 0 to 60 time is 4.52 seconds to 5.18 seconds. | False
30) True or False: Given a sample mean of 2.1 and a population standard deviation of
0.7, a 90% confidence interval will have a width of 2.36. | False
31) Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis? | The mean of a
population is equal to 55.
32) Which of the following would be an appropriate alternative hypothesis? | The
mean of a population is greater than 55.
33) A Type I error is committed when | we reject a null hypothesis that is true.

34) The power of a test is measured by its capability of | rejecting a null hypothesis
that is false.
35) True or False: For a given level of significance, if the sample size is increased, the
probability of committing a Type II error will increase. | False
36) If an economist wishes to determine whether there is evidence that average family
income in a community exceeds $25,000 | a one-tailed test should be utilized.
37) If an economist wishes to determine whether there is evidence that average family
income in a community equals $25,000 | a two-tailed test should be utilized.
38) If the Type I error (α) for a given test is to be decreased, then for a fixed sample
size n | the Type II error (β) will increase.
39) The power of a statistical test is | the probability of rejecting H0 when it is false.
40) How many Kleenex should the Kimberly Clark Corporation package of tissues
contain? Researchers determined that 60 tissues is the average number of tissues used
during a cold. Suppose a random sample of 100 Kleenex users yielded the following
data on the number of tissues used during a cold: = 52, s = 22. Give the null and
alternative hypotheses to determine if the number of tissues used during a cold is less
than 60. | H0 : μ ≥ 60 and H1 : μ < 60
41) How many Kleenex should the Kimberly Clark Corporation package of tissues
contain? Researchers determined that 60 tissues is the average number of tissues used
during a cold. Suppose a random sample of 100 Kleenex users yielded the following
data on the number of tissues used during a cold: = 52, s = 22. Using the sample
information provided, calculate the value of the test statistic. | t = (52 - 60)/22
42) How many Kleenex should the Kimberly Clark Corporation package of tissues
contain? Researchers determined that 60 tissues is the average number of tissues used
during a cold. Suppose a random sample of 100 Kleenex users yielded the following
data on the number of tissues used during a cold: = 52, s = 22. Suppose the test
statistic does fall in the rejection region at α = 0.05. Which of the following decisions
is correct? | At α = 0.05, we reject H0.
43) How many Kleenex should the Kimberly Clark Corporation package of tissues
contain? Researchers determined that 60 tissues is the average number of tissues used
during a cold. Suppose a random sample of 100 Kleenex users yielded the following
data on the number of tissues used during a cold: = 52, s = 22. Suppose the test
statistic does fall in the rejection region at α = 0.05. Which of the following
conclusions is correct? | At α = 0.05, there is not sufficient evidence to conclude that
the average number of tissues used during a cold is 60 tissues.At α = 0.10, there is
sufficient evidence to conclude that the average number of tissues used during a cold
is not 60 tissues.
44) If, as a result of a hypothesis test, we reject the null hypothesis when it is false,
then we have committed | no error.
The on-line acess computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate.
current estimates suggest that 20% of people with home-based computers have access
to on-line services. suppose that 15 people with home-based computers were
randomly and independently sampled. what is the probability that exactly 5 of those
 sampled have access to on-line services at home? | 0.1032
A batch of parts contains 100 parts from a local supplier of tubing and 200 parts from
a supplier of tubing in the next state. | 0.11
The weekly demand for pepsi in thousand liters from a local store is continuous random
variable X having one probability density. f(x) = 2(x-1) if 1<x<2 0 if elsewhere . Find the
variance of X. | 1/18
If we know that the length of time it takes a college student to find a parking spot in the
library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 3.5 minutes and a
standard deviation of 1 minute, find the point in the distribution in which 75.8% and
more of the college students succeed when trying to find a parking spot in the library
parking lot. Let P(Z < -0.7) = 0.242, P(Z < -0.1) = 0.460 and P (Z < 0.7) = 0.758. | 2.8
minutes
Entertainment Software Association would like to test if the standard deviation for the
age of gamers is equal to 5.0 years. The standard deviation for the age from a random
sample of 20 gamers is 5.6 years. Using the significance level of 0.10, find the lower
critical value for this hypothesis test. Let x^2 0.05,19 = 30.14; x^2 0.95,19 = 10.117; x^2
0.9,19 = 11.651 | 10.117
1) Whenever p = 0.1 and n is small, the binomial distribution will be |right-skewed
2) Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A
sample of 5 students is to be selected. The probability that at least 1 prefers brand C is
__________. | 0.9898
3) Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A
sample of 5 students is to be selected. The average number that you would expect to
prefer brand C is __________. | 3
TABLE 5-3 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number
of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a
double satellite media. X 0123 P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05 4) Referring to Table 5-3, the
probability of at least one retransmission is | 0.65
5) Referring to Table 5-3, the mean or expected value for the number of retransmissions
is __________. | 1.0
6) Referring to Table 5-3, the standard deviation of the number of retransmissions is
__________. | 0.894
8) If we know that the length of time it takes a college student to find a parking spot in
the library parking lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 3.5 minutes and a
standard deviation of 1 minute, find the probability that a randomly selected college
student will take between 2 and 4.5 minutes to find a parking spot in the library parking
lot. | 0.7745
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9
night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively. Assume
that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. The distribution of $$\
overline{X} $$- $$\overline{Y}$$ is | b. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 5/6.
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7 2 3
11 | a. 2.6
Survey responses of “ good, better, best”. which type of data is? | c. Ordinal
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round
answer to the nearest tenth. n = 20; p = 3/5 | c. 12.0
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1. | a. 0.1587
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion
is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is
sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean temperature is different from 45°F
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, and 35 orange candies. An
experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording its
color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | b. {red, yellow, orange}
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of a
failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and 20%
are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | c. 0.036
The amount of pyridoxine (in grams) per multiple vitamin is normally distributed with $
$\mu= 110$$ grams and $$\sigma = 25$$ grams. A sample of vitamins is to be selected.
What is the probability that the sample mean will be less than 100 grams? Let $$P(Z<-
2)=0.023;P(Z<-0.4)=0.421;P(Z<0.07)=0.529;P(Z<0.75)=0.673$$. | a. 0.023
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen, jack)
from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the expected number of
wins for the player? | c. 2.31
Researchers are concerned that the weight of the average American school child is
increasing implying, among other things, that children’s clothing should be manufactured
and marketed in larger sizes. If $$X$$ is the weight of school children sampled in a
nationwide study, then $$X$$ is an example of | d. a continuous random variable.
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number
favoring the substation? | d. 1.55
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n =
19 α = 0.025 | b. 8.231
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
What is the probability that a randomly chosen widget produced by the company is
defective? | d. 0.1175
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students are listed below. Construct a
90% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the
data are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 | b. (0.81, 1.83)
For large numbers of degrees of freedom, the critical χ2 values can be approximated as
follows: χ2 = (z + )2, where k is the number of degrees of freedom and z is the critical
value. To find the lower critical value, the negative z-value is used, to find the upper
critical value, the positive z-value is used. Use this approximation to estimate the critical
value of χ2 in a right-tailed hypothesis test with n =125 and α = 0.01. | a. χ2 ≈ 162.833
Which statement is true for the scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10? | a. The mean is
greater than the median.
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators
are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to
find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 130
students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the sample of interest to the
university administration. | c. parking times of the 130 students
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of seeds
germinating in each batch. | a. 1.52
The standard IQ test has a mean of 96 and a standard deviation of 14. We want to be 90%
certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required sample
size. | d. 34
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 55% of the time. If she shoots 8 arrows, what is the
probability that she gets exactly 4 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of the
others. | a. 0.2627
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | a. 0.7557
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.09 0.26 Democrat 0.22 0.2
Other 0.11 0.12 What is the probability that a voter who favors stronger gun control laws
is a Republican? | c. 0.214
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample data: n =
25,$$\overline{x} = 951,$$ s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a normally
distributed population with σ = 28. | a. Normal
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | a. 0.89
Find the variance for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.17 0.28 0.05
0.15 0.35 | d. 2.46
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute. Upon
inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described by
the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute. Find the
probability that between 5.0 gallons and 6.0 gallons are pumped during a randomly
selected minute. | d. 0.33
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal calls
that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the amount
being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of $700 per
month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's
(personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE
that falls below $550. | d. 0.0013
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 40 times. | c. 0.1210
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ <
0.14 n = 23 α = 0.10 | a. 14.042
The probabilities that a customer entering a particular bookstore buys 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
books are 0.30, 0.20, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, and 0.05 respectively. For the probability
distribution above, find the variance. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b. 0.095089
A psychologist claims that more than 75 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis,
state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient evidence to support
the claim that the true proportion is greater than 75 percent.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be the
event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in E. | c. {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
When conducting a t test for the correlation coefficient in a study with 16 individuals, the
degrees of freedom will be | d. 14.
Suppose that $$X$$ is a negative binomial random variable with $$p = 0.2$$ and $$r =
4$$. Determine $$P(X=20)$$. | a. 0.0436
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation
is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How many citizens
would need to be sampled if a 95% confidence interval was desired to estimate the true
proportion to within 5%? | a. 379
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student between 2 and 12 minutes to park in the library lot. | d.
0.556744
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 15 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$686.75 with a standard deviation of $256.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true
mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | d. ($513.17, $860.33)
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3 foul
shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | b. 0.343
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to the
left ofz =0.2is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right ofz = -0.2 | c.
equal to
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 11.5 gallons per minute. What is the
probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping more than 10.5 gallons
per minute? | a. 0.50
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | d. 98
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the normal population mean based
on a sample of $$n = 25$$ where the standard deviation of the sample $$s = 0.05$$.
What is the critical value? Let $
$t_{0.005,24}=2.7969;t_{0.01,24}=2.4922;z_{0.01}=2.33; z_{0.05}=2.58$$. | a. 2.7969
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.5 million with a standard
deviation of $0.7 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken. Find
the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded $1.1
million. | d. approximately 1
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 1 and
10 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the random
number generator generating a 7? | c. 1/10
The probability is 0.7 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than $20.
For random samples of 28 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who spend less
than $20. | c. 19.6
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 16. | b. 1.66
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given frequency
distribution | d.
A multiple choice test has 10 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only one of
which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all questions, what
is the probability that she will answer exactly 3 questions correctly? | a. 0.2503
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area underthe
curve to the right of 64. | d. 0.2525
In a sample of 10 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was 63.4
inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, $$\sigma,$$ is
2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | b. (61.9, 64.9)
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics of
the employees of a particular firm is an example of | a. descriptive statistics.
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 6 ounces. | c. 7
Police estimate that 25% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 6 drivers at
random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | a. 0.178
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and 3.01.
| a. 0.4987
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. |
b. H0: μ = 14 H1: μ < 14
A business venture can result in the following outcomes (with their corresponding chance
of occurring in parentheses) Highly Successful (10%), Successful (25%), Break Even
(25%), Disappointing (20%), and Highly Disappointing (?). If these are the only
outcomes possible for the business venture, what is the chance that the business venture
will be considered Highly Disappointing? | a. 20%
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assume that a hypothesis test
of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | gun control is
62% when it is actually different than 62%.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice
cream. What is the population? | d. all custormers
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal calls
that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the amount
being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average of $900 per
month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's
(personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the probability that a
randomly selected month had a PCE of between $775.00 and $990.00? | c. .9579
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | c. 31.74%
In a random sample of 60 computers, the mean repair cost was $150 with a population
standard deviation of $36. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean. |
b. ($138, $162)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A group of 19 randomly selected students has a mean age of
22.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.8 years. | d. (19.9, 24.9)
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches is
more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 647 drowning deaths of children with
30% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\
frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$. | d. 2.94
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean of
120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the mean? |
c. 99.7%
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1050 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh. For
a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy consumption
level is between 1100 kWh and 1225 kWh. | c. 0.1971
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following confidence
interval: Using the information above, what size sample would be necessary if we wanted
to estimate the true proportion to within 2% using 99% reliability? | c. 4118
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of the seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has
been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the
conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim
that the standard deviation is less than 14.7.
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | b. 0.7
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed | a. (3.2,
26.3)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 80% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | c. 8.6
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 30
miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: μ = 30 H1: μ
> 30
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | b. The area
under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program are
randomly selected, find the probability that at least two become vice presidents. (Note:
please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | b. 0.04
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of 32.3 oz
and a standard deviation of 1.2 oz. What is the probability that the volume of soda in a
randomly selected bottle will be less than 32 oz? | d. 0.4013
Both Fred and Ed have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop, a cherry drop, and a
lollipop. Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible pairs of candies eaten?
Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | b. LD-LD CD-LD LP-LP LD-CD CD-
CD LD-LP LP-CD
Using Excel to find three quartiles for the given data below: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36. | b.
5.25, 12.5, 22.75
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in 100
births, 55 or more will be female. | b. 0.1841
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n =12, x = 5, p = 0.25 | d. 0.103
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $3.60 $4.50 $2.80
$6.30 $2.60 $5.20 $6.75 $4.25 $8.00 $3.00 Find the 95% confidence interval for the true
mean. | b. ($3.39, $6.01)
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a definition
of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | c. In repeated sampling, 95% of
the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean. 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | d. 16
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is z =
1.43. | c. 0.0764
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students in a statistics class with 125
students are listed below. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 What is the effect on the
width of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 20? | b. The width
decreases.
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
Percentage 2 42.8 3 21.1 4 19.2 5 11.6 6 3.3 7+ 2.0 A family is selected at random. Find
the probability that the size of the family is 4 or more. Round your result to three decimal
places. | d. 0.361
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? | a.
The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A random sample of 16 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life
of 645 hours with a standard deviation of 31 hours. | c. (628.5, 661.5)
Survey responses of nationalities of survey respondents. which type of data is? | a.
Nomial
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. | d. 84.00%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 4, x = 3, p = 1/6 | a. 0.0154
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z = -
1.83. | c. 0.0336
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | d. 1.23
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that shows
up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability distribution. x 1 2 3 4
5 6 P(x) 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.21 0.12 0.10 | c. 2.36
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 67,800,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: μ, the
average attendance at games, is equal to 67,800 H1: μ, the average attendance at games,
is greater than 67,800
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 50°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | c. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean temperature equals
50°F when it really does equal 50°F.
A campus program evenly enrolls undergraduate and graduate students. If a random
sample of 4 students is selected from the program to be interviewed about the
introduction of a new fast food outlet on the ground floor of the campus building, what is
the probability that all 4 students selected are undergraduate students? | a. 0.0625
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | a. HH HT TH TT
The number of power outages at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with a
mean of 6 outages per year. The probability that there will be exactly 3 power outages in
a year is | b. 0.0892
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows. (1, 1)
(2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3)
(5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice is 7. | c.
1/6
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it is not
defective? | d. 0.92
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.6 and a standard
deviation of 0.4. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.2 and
3? | c. 68%
When is the correlation coefficient zero? | a. when there is no linear correlation
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | d. regardless of the shape of the population.
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ >
26.1 n = 9 α = 0.01 | c. 20.090
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each
brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same
normal distribution $$N(\mu, 3300^2).$$ Compute $$P(\overline{X}-\overline{Y} <-
2500).$$ | b. 0.0314
Find the mean of thefollowing probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.19 0.37 0.16
0.26 0.02 | c. 1.55
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to the
right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z = 2.5. | c.
bigger than
Find the percentile for the data point. data set: 3 11 8 6 3 3 11 6 3 11 2 11 15 4 9 3 12 8 6
11 data point: 6 | b. 35
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0 n = 10
α = 0.01 | d. 1.735, 23.589
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean number of
hours per week that they watched television was 19.6 with a standard deviation of 5.8
hours. | d. (17.47, 21.73)
Let X be a random variable has the following uniform density function f(x) = 0.1 when
0< x < 10. What is the probability that the random variable X has a value greater than
5.3? | b. 0.47
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site
where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four
methods of data collection was he using? | b. Retrospective study
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n=25 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 0.05, the critical value of t
will be | b. 2.7969.
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.2
millimeters? | d. 0.65
Suppose that $$X$$ has the probability density function $$f(x)=1.5x^2$$ for $$-1 Chọn
một câu trả lời | d. 0.125
Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The female
has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the pairs of fur-
color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black gene
dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black Create the sample space
of possible outcomes. | b. WW, BW
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c.
There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is at
least
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | c. HHH HHT
HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.37
0.05 0.13 0.25 0.20 | a. 1.60
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine has
been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces and a
standard deviation of 0.2-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly selected from
this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean weight of these 100
bags exceeded 20.6 ounces. | a. approximately 0
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library parking
lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 4.0 minutes and a standard deviation of 1
minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student will take between
2.5 and 5.0 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. | c. 0.7745
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | b. 221
A psychologist claims that more than 3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | most 3 percent when it is
actually more than 3 percent.
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 87%
of the time. Find the probability that 4 of 7 stolen cars will be recovered. | a. 0.044
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is not
between 44 and 56 is | d. 0.3174.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 16
in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. |
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data
in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called | c.
descriptive statistics.
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.11 0.27 Democrat 0.25 0.16
Other 0.15 0.06 What is the probability that a Democrat opposes stronger gun control
laws? | a. 0.390
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18, 31,
46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | d. 46 miles
We have created a 95% confidence interval for $$\mu$$ with the result (10, 15). What
decision will we make if we test $$H_0: \mu =16$$ versus $$H_1: \mu eq 16$$ at $$\
alpha= 0.05$$? | b. Reject $$H_0$$ in favor of $$H_1$$.
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p = 0.62 H1: p ≠ 0.62
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | a. P(x > 7) = P(x
≥ 8)
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | c. 0.262
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each
brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same
normal distribution N(m, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the sample mean $
$\overline{X}$$ - $$\overline{Y}.$$ | a. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation
1347.22
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a two-tailed
test. | c. ±1.96
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | b. 0.57
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | b. 8.66
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. | d. 0.082085
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows. (1, 1)
(2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3)
(5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice is 4 or
12. | a. 1/9
According to the Center for Disease Control, 41.5% of babies born in the U.S. in 2004
were still being breastfed at 6 months of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in
2004 are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of them were breastfed for
at least 6 months? | a. 0.12
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between z = -1.1 and
z = 1.5. | b. equal to
Let $$X$$ be uniformly distributed over [0, 1]. Calculate $$E[X^3]$$. | b. 0.25
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | c. 68%
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation and
type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the state
and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political Affiliation Given
the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is in a white collar job. |
a. 0.526
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days and
a standard deviation of 15 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at least 300
days? | d. 0.0166
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 2%. If 29 houses are
randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be burglarized? | a.
0.557
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability that
the diameter of a randomly selected pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? | d. 0.0668
Based on the scores 1, 9, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, and 8, a score of 4 is the | a. mean.
Compute the critical value $$z_{\alpha/2}$$ that corresponds to a 94% level of
confidence. | b. 1.88
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows that A
and B are | b. independent but not disjoint.
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at least 7
questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the probability that the
student will pass the test? | a. 0.172
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) Frequency 35-39 1 40-44 3 45-49 5 50-54 11 55-59 7 60-64 7 65-69 1 |
b. 53.4
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 13.5 gallons per minute. Find the
variance of the distribution. | b. 1.33
Friskie is having her fifth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create the
sample space of possible outcomes. | c. NNR NNN
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that annual
household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household own 2 cars is: | b. 0.69
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a year is: | c. 0.12
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$$ | d. (2.2, 5.8)
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz =2.7 and z =
2.9. | c. bigger than
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n
and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. n = 2661; p = 0.63 | d. 24.91
Survey responses of temperatures of the ocean at various depths. which type of data is? |
a. Interval
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value less than 6? | c. 0.400
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | d. 89.6
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1 centimeter. A
random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. What is the standard error for the sample
mean? | a. 0.029
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | c. -1.2798
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one decimal
place. | a. 76.4
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 124 and a
standard deviation of 6.4. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability that
their mean blood pressure will be less than 126. | c. 0.9938
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/51949. For people who play 560 times,
find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | b. 0.1038
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm with a
standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random sample of
100 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.851 cm? | b. 0.1587
Suppose that a number of miles that a car can run before its battery wears out is
exponentially distributed with an average value of 10000 miles. If a person desires to take
a 5000-mile trip, what is the probability that she will be able to complete her trip without
having to replace her car battery? | c. 0.6
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by major.
Major Frequency Engineering 868 English 2073 Mathematics 2164 Chemistry 318
Physics 856 Liberal Arts 1358 Business 1676 What is the probability that a randomly
selected degree is not in Mathematics? | b. 0.768
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | c. 0.6826
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the probability that Z lies between -1.10 and -
0.36. | c. 0.2237
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected number of males
who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | c. 45.7
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program are
randomly selected, find the probability that from two to four become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | c. 0.034
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 16 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1587
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round
answer to the nearest tenth. n = 33; p = 0.2 | b. 6.6
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb and
a standard deviation of 6. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability that the
mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18.6 lb. | a. 0.6730
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 5 years or more. | d. 0.229790
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak
both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the college
speaks Spanish but not French? | d. 0.19
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 20
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ | c. (3.3,
15.6)
Construct the boxplot for the given data below: 3, 3, 5, 6, 4, 9, 8, 9, 6. | d.
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the random variable
X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | c. 1.67
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ ≠ 9.3 n = 28
α = 0.05 | c. 14.573, 43.194
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 20 inches and a standard
deviation of 4 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is the
probability of a sample mean between 20 and 21. | b. 0.4772
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number of
girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of x are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table. X(girls) 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 P(X) 0.000 0.001 0.006 0.022 0.061 0.122 0.183 0.209
0.183 0.122 0.061 0.022 0.006 0.001 0.000 Find the probability of selecting 9 or more
girls. | c. 0.212
The random variableX represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the mean and standard deviation for
the random variable X. | a. mean: 1.50; standard deviation: 0.87
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18 ounce.
The cans only hold 12.45 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.45 ounces of
soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special cleaning
process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can will need to
go through this process? | c. 0.1587
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of 1,800
hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random sample of
100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,825 hours. | a. 0.1056
A psychologist claims that more than 6.3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 6.3% H1: p > 6.3%
A major videocassette rental chain is considering opening a new store in an area that
currently does not have any such stores. The chain will open if there is evidence that
more than 25% households in the area are equipped with videocassette recorders (VCRs).
It conducts a telephone poll of 300 randomly selected households in the area and finds
that 96 have VCRs. The value of the test statistic in this problem is approximately equal
to | c. 2.80
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | d. The number of employees
of an insurance company
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 900 hours of
use is 0.2. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at least one of
them lasts 900 hours or more? | b. 0.992
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population mean
μ. The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, and the original population is not normally
distributed. | a. Yes
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | d. The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data: n = 24,
$$\overline{x} = 101,$$ s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a population
with a distribution that is very far from normal, and σ is unknown. | b. Neither
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a
standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the probability
that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.10. | a. 37.3
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT
TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at least one head? | a. 7/8
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 60,000,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Assume
that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for
the test. | most 60,000, when it is actually greater than 60,000.
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one of
which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of correct answers. | a. 2.5
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region.
The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of 50
individuals resulted in an average income of $15000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | d. $465.23
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a right-
tailed test. | b. +1.34
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of size
n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution of a
statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | c. i) and iv)
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 11
in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Use
the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p = 0.0011
H1: p < 0.0011
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid. Use
a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial aid. | d.
0.59 ± 0.068
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on Saturday
mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected 150 customers
last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits. They recorded the
number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well as the total time the
customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables recorded by the home
improvement store. | a. number of items - discrete; total time - continuous
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 15% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 150 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 20 no-shows. | c. 0.251
The name of each contestant is written on a separate card, the cards are placed in a bag,
and three names are picked from the bag. Identify which of these types of sampling is
used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | c. Random
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have seen
a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. |
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of $3120 and a population
standard deviation of $677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean, μ.
Use a 95% confidence level. | c. ($2910, $3330)
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region.
The normally population standard deviation is known to be $1000. What total sample size
would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the width of the interval
should not be more than $100? Let $$z_{0.025}=1.96; z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | a. n = 1537
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | a. 0.254811
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992
Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8
hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild
time exceeds 8.7 hours. | c. 0.1469
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | c. 0.8
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid. Use
a 90\% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students who receive
financial aid. Let $$z_{0.1}=1.28;z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | c. (0.533; 0.647)
To determine the mean of a binomial distribution, it is necessary to know the number of
successes involved in the problem. | a. False
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | b. P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2 ≤ x
< 8)
Find the normal-curve area between z = -1.48 and z = 0. | d. 0.4306
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate bar
- licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana - licorice stick
licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that at least one
chocolate bar was eaten. | a. 5/9
A study of 1000 randomly selected flights of a major airline showed that 782 of the
flights arrived on time. What is the probability of a flight arriving on time? | a. 391/500
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g and a
standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing between
5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | c. 1.96%
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the mean number favoring the
substation? | c. 12
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1900 miles. What is
the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 56,010 miles and 56,580
miles? | b. 0.0180
According to a 2007 report published by the National Center on Addiction and Substance
Abuse at Columbia University, 59% of teens have family dinners five or more times a
week, 13% of teens have used marijuana and the proportion of teens who have family
dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana is 0.64. What is the probability that a
teen has family dinners five or more times a week and uses marijuana? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | b. 0.08
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
Percentage 2 45.1 3 22.2 4 19.7 5 8.0 6 3.1 7+ 1.9 A family is selected at random. Find
the probability that the size of the family is less than 6. Round your result to three
decimal places. | c. 0.950
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative
hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: σ = 14.7 H1: σ < 14.7
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | b. binomial distribution.
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a dime
are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | d. {0, 1, 2}
The use of the Poisson distribution requires a value n which indicates a definite number
of independent trials. | a. False
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | d. statistical inference.
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 65% with a standard deviation of 7.1.
Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between 50 and
70 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | a. 0.74
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings per share to
help him select a stock for investment. What type of the description is? | c. Observation
study
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size 16. | d.
3.52
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic
accidents reported in a day in Hanoi. X 0 1 2 3 4 5 P(X) 0.10 0.20 0.45 0.15 0.05 0.05
The probability of more than 2 accidents is | d. 0.25
A Type II error is committed when | c. we don't reject a null hypothesis that is false.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is z =
0.52. | b. 0.3015
| d.
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 65.7% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if two
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | d. 0.88
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to discuss
with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would like more
discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk about school, and
30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages were based on a
national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all teenagers who want
more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level. | c. 0.37 ± .053
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | c. Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | a. (189.5, 194.5)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that between 15 and 18 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1598
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | c. 0.625
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size sample
would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.08 using 95%
confidence? | a. 150
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | a. 0.1587.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z = -
2.05. | b. 0.0202
Suppose that11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random, what is
the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | c. 0.1139

A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 52% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 43% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 5% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | d. 0.90
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation. Let $$\
chi_{0.005,15}^2=32.8;\chi_{0.995,15}^2=4.6$$. | a. (1.5, 4.0)
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. | b.
0.8708
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1. If 23 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | d. 0.0577
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a year is: | b. 0.48
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following is a
relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those people
aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest whole
number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a systolic blood
pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | c. 35%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 64, x = 3, p = 0.04 | c. 0.221
Private colleges and universities rely on money contributed by individuals and
corporations for their operating expenses. Much of this money is put into a fund called an
endowment, and the college spends only the interest earned by the fund. A recent survey
of 8 private colleges in Vietnam revealed the following endowments (in millions of
dollars) 60.2, 47.0, 235.1, 490.0, 122.6, 177.5, 95.4, and 220.0. What value will be used
as the point estimate for the mean endowment of all private colleges in Vietnam? | a.
$180.975
The number of 113 calls in Hanoi, has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 10 calls a
day. The probability of seven 113 calls in a day is | b. 0.09
Find the normal-curve area between z = -2 and z = -1. | c. 0.1359
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | a. 0.8805
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 24 and 28. | c. 0.2295
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that | a. Both of the above.
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency Number of respondents
Never 1020 Less than once a year 302 Once a year 571 Several times a year 502 Once a
month 308 Two-three times a month 380 Nearly every week 240 Every week 839 More
than once a week 329 What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent
attended religious services more than once a year? | a. 0.58
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | d. 1.9703
The paired data below consist of the test scores of 6 randomly selected students and the
number of hours they studied for the test. Hours 5 10 4 6 10 9 Score 4 8 3 6 9 8 $$ Find
the value of the linear correlation coefficient $$r$$. | d. 0.973
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at which
only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | c. 6.9 minutes
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A sample of 25 randomly selected students has a mean test
score of 81.5 with a standard deviation of 10.2. | c. (77.29, 85.71)
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of 15
patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less than
15 minutes? | d. 0.9765
A student randomly selects 10 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.75 with a standard
deviation of $1.50. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed. | a. ($1.03, $2.74)
If $$n = 10$$ and $$p = 0.70$$, then the standard deviation of the binomial distribution
is | d. 1.45
A telemarketer found that there was a 1% chance of a sale from his phone solicitations.
Find the probability of getting 5 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls. | b. 0.9599
Which of the following cannot be a probability? | c. 4/3
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. | a. 3.96
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia had a mean of 3377.2 and a standard deviation of 847.4. Assuming the
distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the states had property
crime rates between 2360 and 4055? | a. 0.67
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be females
under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known to be female
or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | d. 0.279
The random variableX represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 3/17 5/17 6/17 2/17 1/17 | c. mean:
1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | c. 0.5000
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is the
probability it was produced by the new machine? | b. 0.511
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g and a
standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing between
5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | b. 1.96%
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean of
120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 144 mmHg? | d. 95%
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What is the probability that a
randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7 minutes? | c. 0.917915
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over [10, 70]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation is between 13 and 65. | c. 0.87
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their average score was 192
with a standard deviation of 8. | c. (186.3, 197.7)
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.75 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? | c.
0.25
An article in Concrete Research presented data on compressive strength $$x$$ and
intrinsic permeability $$y$$ of various concrete mixes and cures. Summary quantities are
$$n = 14,\sum y_i=572,\sum y_i^2=23,\sum x_i=43, \sum x_i^2=157.42$$, and $$\sum
x_i y_i=1697.8$$. Assume that the two variables are related according to the simple
linear regression model. Calculate the least squares estimates of the slope. | a. -2.33
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of customers
having to hold more than 1.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order? | b. 0.60653
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | d. 0.7, if A and
B are independent.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a grade point
average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78. | d. (2.51, 3.21)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches and a
standard deviation of 2.1 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the probability
that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | d. 0.0021
A random sample of 56 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours with a
population standard deviation of 31 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean. | b. (636.9, 653.1)
A recent survey of banks revealed the following distribution for the interest rate being
charged on a home loan (based on a 30-year mortgage with a 10% down payment).
Interest rate 7.0\% 7.5\% 8.0\% 8.5\% 9.0\% Probability 0.12 0.23 0.24 0.35 0.06 $$ If a
bank is selected at random from this distribution, what is the chance that the interest rate
charged on a home loan will exceed 8.0%? | b. 0.41
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The current
owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the buyers.
Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that they are
99% confident that the margin of error is within 3%? | d. 1842
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart | a.
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does
not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of at
most three boys in ten births. | c. 0.172
A salesperson knows that 20% of his presentations result in sales. Find the probabilities
that in the next 60 presentations between 14 and 18, inclusive, result in sales. (Note:
please give the answer as a real number accurate to 4 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | b. 0.98
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = -0.2 and z = 0.2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between z = -0.3 and
z = 0.3. | a. smaller than
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 19
in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion
is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | d. There is
sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 19 in ten
thousand.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed golfers.
How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? A previous study indicates that
the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | b. 217
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire in
the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503 0.392
0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | a. 0.465
Six pairs of data yield $$r = 0.444$$ and the regression equation $$\hat y= 5x+2.$$ Also,
$$\overline{y}=18.3$$. What is the best predicted value of $$y$$ for $$x=5$$? | b. 18.3
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming that the
distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate between 5
and 7 percent? | b. 0.39
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month without a breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to 3 decimal places after the decimal point.) | a. 1.6
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. | a.
0.117
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the
population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in
order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 6%? | d. 461
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 40? | c. 0.2
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample data: n =
15, $$\overline{x} = 103,$$ s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from a normally
distributed population with unknown μ and | c. Student t
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.1 for a two-tailed
test. | c. ±1.645
If either event A or event B must occur, then events A and B are said to be | b. None of
the others.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and with
a standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean, $
$\mu,$$ if $$\alpha = 0.02$$. Let $
$z_{0.01}=2.33;z_{0.02}=2.05;t_{0.01,149}=2.35;t_{0.02,149}=2.07$$. | b. (2.71, 3.01)
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and the
sample statistics include n =1158 subjects with 30% saying that they play a sport. Find
the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\frac{p_0(1-
p_0)}{n}}}$$ | c. -13.61
If a psychologist observed that four 5-year-old children initiated 2, 4, 6, and 12 incidents
of aggression during a play period, the mean number of aggressive incidents for this
group of four children was | c. 6
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | b. 39.3
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation
is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000 citizens
yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true proportion of
all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90% confidence
interval. | d. 0.5625 ±0 .0129
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of
retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a
double satellite media. X 0 1 2 3 P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05 $$ The variance for the
number of retransmissions is | b. 0.8
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | c. -0.99
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | b. 0.2946
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean and
standard deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.30 0.40 0.20 0.06 0.04 |
a. mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c. An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the mean
for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size 26. | d. 15.6
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x(minutes) f 0.5-1.5 15 1.5-2.5
20 2.5-3.5 15 3.5-4.5 20 4.5-5.5 30 | b. 3.3 and 1.4599
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a
standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends less than 48
minutes in the supermarket. | c. 0.6915
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A sample of 20 college students had mean annual earnings of
$3120 with a standard deviation of $677. | d. ($2803, $3437)
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance. Assume the data are normally distributed. Let $$\
chi^2_{0.01,11}=24.72;\chi^2_{0.99,11}=3.05$$. | a. (2.4, 19.1)
49, 34, and 48 students are selected from the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classed with
496, 348, and 481 students respectively. Identify which of these types of sampling is
used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | b. Stratified
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have seen
a UFO, p, is less than 2 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 0.002 H1: p < 0.002
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 40 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 50? | b. 0.25
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000, 2100). To
make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? | b.
Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is between 45
and 52 minutes? | c. 0.4947
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not differ
from the true proportion by more than 3%? A previous study indicates that the proportion
of households with two cars is 24%. | d. 1101
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and standard deviation of 0.8
pound. If a sample of 64 fish yields a mean of 3.4 pounds, what is probability of
obtaining a sample mean this large or larger? | d. 0.0228
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assuming that a hypothesis test
of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that 62% of voters favor gun control.
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | a. 0.2478
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
360 hours and a standard deviation of 8 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | d. 95%
In its standardized form, the normal distribution | b. be used to approximate discrete
probability distributions.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and with
a population standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 98% confidence level. | d. (2.71, 3.01)
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 12,246 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 12,246 currently in stock, and the warehouse number
and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced in
warehouse 2, find the probability it has an extra stiff shaft. | b. 0.219
Compute the standardized test statistic, $$\chi^2$$, to test the claim $$\sigma^2= 34.4$$
if $$n = 12, s =28.8$$, and $$\alpha=0.05$$. | b. 265.23
Two different tests are designed to measure employee productivity and dexterity. Several
employees are randomly selected and tested with these results. Productivity,x 3 5 8 2 1
Dexterity,y 9 3 9 4 7$$ Find the equation of the regression line. | b. $$\hat y =
5.49+0.24x$$
A survey of the 9225 vehicles on the campus of State University yielded the following
circle graph Find the number of hatchbacks. Round the result to the nearest whole
number . | a. 2860
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the mean. |
c. 2.41%
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a list
of five possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is taken,
without replacement, from the group of five people. Using the letters A, B, C, D, E to
represent the five people, list the possible samples of size three and use your list to
determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 10 possible
samples.) | e.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that annual
household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household do not own 2 cars is: | a.
0.40
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally distributed
with a mean of $490 and a standard deviation of $45. What is the probability that a
randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $525 a week? | b. 0.2177
Find the mode(s) for the given data | a. 6.8 and 6.5
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion
is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c.
There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the standard deviation is
different from 3.3 mg
The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following
probability distribution. x 3 6 9 12 15 P(x) 0.14 0.11 0.36 0.29 0.10 Find the mean of
thethis probability distribution. | b. 9.3
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month with one breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b. There is
not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in ten
thousand.
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of an
oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: Compute the range of data. | a.
14
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked subjects whether they favored or opposed the
death penalty for persons convicted of murder and whether they favored or opposed a law
requiring a person to obtain a permit before he or she could buy a gun. According to the
survey results, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 67.8% favored the death
penalty for those convicted of murder and 52.7% were in favor of both. What is the
probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of either the gun law or the
death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the addition rules. | c. 0.947
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,800 and
$151,200 if the standard deviation is $1200. | d. 68%
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 70. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | c. 60
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II
error for the test. | 3.3 mg when it is actually different from 3.3 mg.
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 81 women and 77 men. 18 of the
women and 19 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at
random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given that it is a
woman. | d. 0.222
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation $$\sigma$$ of
a random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | a. (7.5, 16.2)
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a left-tailed
test. | b. -1.645
Which of the following is always true? | a. If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. | d.
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | d. 55.8
The editor of a particular women's magazine claims that the magazine is read by 60% of
the female students on a college campus. Find the probability that in a random sample of
10 female students more than two read the magazine. (Note: please give the answer as a
real number accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal point.) | c. 0.0512
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the probabilities
that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | d. 0.8732
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the show
received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description is? | b.
Observation study
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population mean
μ. The sample size is n = 25,σ = 5.93, and the original population is normally distributed.
| b. Yes
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 23
miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | gallon when it really is at most 23 miles
per gallon.
A group of students were asked if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in the
table. If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he or she owns a credit
card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three decimal places. | c.
0.833
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9
night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively. Assume
that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent.ComputeP($$\
overline{X} $$ - $$\overline{Y}$$ < -1.5) is | d. 0.0359
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | b. disjoint but not independent.
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.68. 11 people are selected at random from among those taking their driving
test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 11 people, the number
passing the test is between 2 and 4 inclusive? | b. 0.0308
If $$X$$ is uniformly distributed over the interval $$[0, 10]$$. Compute the probability
that $$2 < X < 9$$. | c. 7/10
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2600 miles. What is
the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than 57,400 miles? | a. 0.8413
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | a. 1068
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | a. 0.59
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, and C is
valid if A, B, and C are the only sample points in the experiment? | a. P(A) = 0, P(B) = ,
P(C) =
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean 15
minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | b. 0.0667
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program are
randomly selected. Find the probability that at least three become vice presidents. (Note:
please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | d. 0.0064
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 19
miles per gallon in the city. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in
nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean is
greater than 19 miles per gallon.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population mean
μ. The sample size is n = 17, σ is not known, and the original population is normally
distributed. | a. Yes
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ >
3.5 n = 14 α = 0.05 | a. 22.362
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators
are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to
find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 210
students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the population of interest to
the university administration. | d. the parking times of the entire set of students that park
at the university
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in symbolic form. | b.
H0:σ = 3.3 mg H1:σ ≠ 3.3 mg
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to $25,000 a year is: | b.
0.22
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed below.
Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9
3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | a. (1.55, 3.53)
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of 1,800
hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random sample of
100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1775 hours and not less than 1760
hours. | d. 0.0828
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area underthe
curve between 58 and 63. | b. 0.322
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | a. 0.6554
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c.
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | d. 0.0401
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational
background and marital status. Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100 were
single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee of the
company is single or has a college degree is | b. 0.733
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0. | c.
0.4920
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a two-tailed test is z = -
1.63. | a. 0.1032
A die is rolled 18 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this experiment
is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the
number of twos. | a. 1.581
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a
standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends between 39
and 43 minutes in the supermarket. | b. 0.2120
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim
will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | a. The error of rejecting the claim
that the standard deviation is at least 14.7 when it really is at least 14.7.
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the mean
grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and her final exam exam counts for 55% of the
final grade. | d. 78.9
A melting point test of $$n = 10$$ samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket
propellant resulted in $$\overline{x}=154.2^oF$$. Assume that melting point is normally
distributed with $$\sigma=1.5^oF$$. What is the P-value for the testing problem $$H_0:\
mu=155/ H_1 eq 155$$? Let $$P(Z<1.67)=0.952$$. | b. 0.096
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of 15
patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more than
5 minutes? | c. 0.2865
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 16 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater than what
value? | b. 41.8 minutes
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program are
randomly selected.Find the probability that exactly 5 become vice presidents. (Note:
please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | d. 0.67
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 83 women and 78 men. 21 of the
women and 20 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at
random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have high blood
pressure. | c. 0.488
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 264 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 100 women are randomly selected, find the probability
that they have a mean pregnancy between 264 days and 266 days. | c. 0.2881
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a population
standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean. |
b. (21.1, 23.7)
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be
between 39 and 48 minutes? | d. 0.8767
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 79 and a standard
deviation of 5. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the probability that the
average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80. | d. 0.0228
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.5 to 4.5 millimeters. What is the mean
diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | d. 3.5 millimeters
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of customers
having to hold more than 4.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order? | a. 0.22313
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Assuming
that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to
reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is not
sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater than 727.
Find the percentile for the data point. Data set: 51 36 48 75 75 75 49 data point: 51 | c. 43
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of 3.3
years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random sample
of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years more thanthe
mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | b. 0.0166
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult population
of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is needed in order
to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by
more than 6%? | c. 378
Find the mode and the median of the sample 18, 19, 16, 21, 18, 19, 24, 15, 19 | 19 and 19
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed with
a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly selected, find
the probability of a rating that is between 200 and 275. | a. 0.4332
For some positive value of $$x$$, the probability that a standard normal variable is
between 0 and $$x$$ is 0.1255. What is the value of $$x$$? Let $$P(Z>0)=0.5;
P(Z<0.32) = 0.6255; P(Z<0.99)=0.8389$$. | d. 0.32
A sample consists of every 49th student from a group of 496 students. Identify which of
these types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | d. Systematic
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 5%. If 20 houses are
randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | c. 1
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 93 students, what is
the probability of finding five left-handers? | d. 0.002
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 59% of the time. If she serves 7 times, what
is the probability that she gets exactly3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is
independent of the others. | d. 0.2031
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992
Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8
hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild
time exceeds 9.1 hours. | b. 0.0069
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice
cream. What is the sample? | a. three selected custermers
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | c. narrower for 90%
confidence than for 95% confidence.
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed pink
bulbs with red bulbs. If 40% of the bulbs are pink and 60% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 4 bulbs are purchased? | c. 0.8704
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | b. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is at least 14
oz. when it really is at least 14 oz.
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 40 times. | c. 0.9105
The probability that house sales will increase in the next 6 months is estimated to be 0.25.
The probability that the interest rates on housing loans will go up in the same period is
estimated to be 0.74. The probability that house sales or interest rates will go up during
the next 6 months is estimated to be 0.89. The probability that both house sales and
interest rates will increase during the next 6 months is | b. 0.10
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100 sets
of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of free
throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete probability
distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.02 0.07 0.22 0.27 0.42 | b. 1.05
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics of
the employees of a particular firm is an example of | d. descriptive statistics.
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of callers is
put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | a. 0.367879
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find the
98% confidence interval for the population mean. | d. (17.5, 21.7)
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 17%. What is the probability
that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | c. 0.072
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | disjoint but not independent.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $30,000 is 70%. Of the households surveyed,
50% had incomes over $30,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income over $30,000 a year is: | 0.35
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 67.5% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if three
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | 0.97
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does
not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of at
most two boys in five births. | 0.500
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of a
failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and 20%
are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, C and D is
valid if A, B, C, and D are the only sample points in the experiment? | P(A) = 0, P(B) = ,
P(C) = , P(D) = 0
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. | 0.211
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of cracks
exceeding one-half inch in 10 miles of an interstate highway.
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site
where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four
methods of data collection was he using? | Retrospective study
An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to transmit a signal
in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing Company makes 85% of the ELTs,
the Bryant Company makes 10% of them, and the Chartair Company makes the other
5%. The ELTs made by Altigauge have a 3% rate of defects, the Bryant ELTs have a 5%
rate of defects, and the Chartair ELTs have a 10% rate of defects. If a randomly selected
ELT is then tested and is found to be defective, find the probability that it was made by
the Altigauge Manufacturing Company. | 0.718
Given that events C and D are independent, P(C) = 0.3, and P(D) = 0.6, are C and D
mutually exclusive? | no
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 0 and 9
inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the random number
generator generating a 6? | 1/10
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation and
type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the state
and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political Affiliation Given
the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is in a white collar job. |
0.526
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size |
0.950
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics of
the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be the
event that the number chosen is odd. List the sample points in E. | {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the show
received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description is? |
Observation study
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 3%. If 30 houses are
randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be burglarized? |
0.4010
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 14,542 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 14,542 currently in stock, and the warehouse number
and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced in
warehouse 2, find the probability it has an stiff shaft. | 0.344
According to a survey result, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 77.8% favored
the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 62.7% were in favor of both. What is
the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of either the gun law or
the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.947
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows that A
and B are | independent but not disjoint.
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it is not
defective? | 0.92
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. | 0.314
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on Saturday
mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected 150 customers
last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits. They recorded the
number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well as the total time the
customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables recorded by the home
improvement store. | number of items - discrete; total time - continuous
The New York State Health Department reports a 12% rate of the HIV virus for the “at-
risk” population. Under certain conditions, a preliminary screening test for the HIV virus
is correct 99% of the time. If someone is randomly selected from the at-risk population,
what is the probability that they have the HIV virus if it is known that they have tested
positive in the initial screening? | 0.931
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a list
of six possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is taken,
without replacement, from the group of six people. Using the letters A, B, C, D, E, F to
represent the six people, list the possible samples of size three and use your list to
determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 20 possible
samples.) | 1/2
A research group asked the students if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in
the table. If a student is randomly selected, find the probability that he or she owns a
credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three decimal
places. | 0.833
A bin contains 15 defective (that immediately fail when put in use), 20 partially defective
(that fail after a couple of hours of use), and 30 acceptable transistors. A transistor is
chosen at random from the bin and put into use. If it does not immediately fail, what is
the probability it is acceptable? | 0.60
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | statistical inference.
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, 15 blue and 20 orange candies. An
experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording its
color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {red, yellow, blue, orange}
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 123 women and 178 men. 54 of the
women and 46 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at
random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have high blood
pressure. | 0.460
If P(A) = 0.45, P(B) = 0.25, and P(B|A) = 0.45, are A and B independent? | no
Suppose that on a particular multiple choice question, 96% of the students answered
correctly. What is the probability that a randomly selected student answered the question
incorrectly? | 0.04
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $20,000 is 90%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $20,000 and 60% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to $20,000 a year is: | 0.06
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by major.
Major | 0.966
Mr. Ômô figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a branch office
in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made director of this new branch.
What is the probability that Ômô will be a Lao Cai branch office director? | 0.585
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice
cream. What is the population? | all custormers
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T: Tail). |
HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators
are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to
find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 130
students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the sample of interest to the
university administration. | parking times of the 130 students
Given events C and D with probabilities P(C) = 0.3, P(D) = 0.2, and P(C and D) = 0.1,
are C and D independent? | no
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate bar
- licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana - licorice stick
licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that exactly one
chocolate bar was eaten. | 4/9
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.55. The probability that a
student at that college has a job off campus is 0.67. The probability that a student at the
college is male and has a job off campus is 0.35. If a student is chosen at random from
the college, what is the probability that the student is male or has an off campus job? |
0.87
Sixty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 8 people getting these catalogs will order something. | 0.124
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
Both Nualart and Tom have a bag of candy containing a lollipop (LP), a cherry drop
(CD), and a lemon drop (LD). Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible
pairs of candies eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | LD-LD CD-LD
LP-LP LD-CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
At a Texas college, 60% of the students are from the southern part of the state, 30% are
from the northern part of the state, and the remaining 10% are from out-of-state. All
students must take and pass an Entry Level Math (ELM) test. 60% of the southerners
have passed the ELM, 70% of the northerners have passed the ELM, and 90% of the out-
of-state have passed the ELM. If a randomly selected student has passed the ELM, the
probability the student is from out-of-state is ________. | 0.136
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows. (1, 1)
(2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3)
(5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice is 7. | 1/6
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 88 women and 77 men. 28 of the
women and 39 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at
random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given that it is a
woman. | 0.318
According to a 2007 report published by the Columbia University, 69% of teens have
family dinners five or more times a week, 11% of teens have used marijuana and the
proportion of teens who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana is
0.65. What is the probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a week and
uses marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.15
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is the
probability it was produced by the new machine? | 0.511
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | predictions
are made about a larger set of data
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of employees of
an insurance company
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT
TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at most one head? | 1/2
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data
in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called | descriptive
statistics.
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T: Tail). | HH
HT TH TT
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency | 0.398
If two events A and B are __________, then P(A and B) = P(A)P(B). | independent
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed pink
bulbs with red bulbs. If 35% of the bulbs are pink and 65% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 5 bulbs are purchased? | 0.8840
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | 0.7, if A and B
are independent.
At a Ohio college, 25% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak both
languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the college
speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.22
Assume that P(C) = 0.5 and P(D) = 0.3. If C and D are independent, find P(C and D). |
0.15
Ms. Anne figures that there is a 40% chance that her company will set up a branch office
in Ohio. If it does, she is 70% certain that she will be made manager of this new
operation. What is the probability that Anne will be a Ohio branch office manager? | 0.28
Sixty-five percent of men consider themselves knowledgeable football fans. If 15 men
are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly five of them will consider
themselves knowledgeable fans. | 0.0096
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 25% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 8.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.7% were known to be females
under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known to be female
or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.310
Forty percent of babies born in the U.S. in 2004 were still being breastfed at 6 months of
age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in 2004 are randomly selected, what is the
probability that none of them were breastfed for at least 6 months? | 0.1296
The probability is 5% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of a
failure during the warranty period is 20%. If 90% of the connectors are kept dry and 10%
are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.065
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The volume of gasoline
that is lost to evaporation during the filling of a gas tank.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 3
cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 63%. Of the households surveyed,
62% had incomes over $25,500 and 44% had 3 cars. The probability that annual
household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars is: | 0.89
Assume that P(E) = 0.15 and P(F) = 0.48. If E and F are independent, find P(E and F). |
0.072
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a dime
are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {0, 1, 2}
In Orange County, 51% of the adults are males. One adult is randomly selected for a
survey involving credit card usage. It is later learned that the selected survey subject was
smoking a cigar. Also, 7.5% of males smoke cigars, whereas 1.9% of females smoke
cigars. Use this additional information to find the probability that the selected subject is a
male. | 0.804
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $35,000 is 70%. Of the households surveyed,
50% had incomes over $35,000 and 80% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $35,000 a year is: | 0.15
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 3
cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 83%. Of the households surveyed,
62% had incomes over $25,500 and 84% had 3 cars. The probability that annual
household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars is: | 0.61
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number of
girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of X are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table. X(girls) |
0.029
In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 35% of the subjects studied were
sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 30% chose to plead guilty. Among those not
sent to prison, 50% chose to plead guilty. If a study subject is randomly selected and it is
then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability that this person was
not sent to prison. | 0.756
Two white sheep mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The female
has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the pairs of fur-
color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black gene
dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black. | WW, BW
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators
are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to
find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 210
students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the population of interest to
the university administration. | the parking times of the entire set of students that park at
the university
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice
cream. What is the sample? | three selected custermers
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size |
0.169
Which of the following is always true? | If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 15%. What is the probability
that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | 0.057
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows. (1, 1)
(2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3)
(5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice is 4 or
12. | 1/9
Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.5,P(B) = 0.4, and P(A and B) = 0.2, are
A and B independent? | yes
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 65% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 38% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 7% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | 0.96
Hahn is having his sixth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or two
normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create the
sample space of possible outcomes (Normal: N, Runt: R). | NNR NNN
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 1000 hours
of use is 0.3. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at least one of
them lasts 1000 hours or more? | 0.973
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 60. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | 55
If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3, the expected value of
that Poison distribution is: | 9.
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2 ≤ x <
8)
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following statements
are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.25. (ii) The
probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | None of the other
choices is correct
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 4 times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 78%
of the time. Find the probability that 3 of 8 stolen cars will be recovered. | 0.0137
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.70 g and a
standard deviation 0.062 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing between
5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | 2.67%
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | 0.6826
The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X is given by What is the
value of the probability density function at x = 1? | 0.15
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of 15
patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less than 8
minutes? | 0.8647
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.26. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 52. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of seeds
germinating in each batch. | 3.16
| 1.55
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9 to 13.5 gallons per minute. Find the
variance of the distribution. | 1.6875
The manager of a movie theater has determined that the distribution of customers arriving
at the concession stand is Poisson distributed with a standard deviation equal to 2 people
per 10 minutes. If the servers can accommodate 3 customers in a 10-minute period, what
is the probability that the servers will be idle for an entire ten minute period? | 0.0183
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 65,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1500 miles. What
warranty should the company use if they want 95% of the tires to outlast the warranty? |
62,533 miles
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 12, 13, ...,
19. Find the value of P(X > 17). | 0.25
A multiple choice test has 22 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only one of
which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all questions, what
is the probability that she will answer exactly 8 questions correctly? | 0.0869
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 12% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 100 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 15 no-shows. | 0.7840
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,885 and
$151,220 if the standard deviation is $1250. | 64.9%
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | -0.99
The number of hours you spend looking at YouTube on a typical Saturday night is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that, on a typical
Saturday night, you spend between 0.75 and 1.25 hours watching YouTube. | 0.3602
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with λ = 1.5. Find the
mean and standard deviation of X. | Mean = 0.67; Standard deviation = 0.44
The random variable X represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.47; standard deviation: 1.19
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 41 to 81. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 56? | 0.375
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | 0.57
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 0 through 5. Determine
the mean of the random variable Y = 4X | 10
In a recent survey, 85% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 20 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number favoring
the substation is exactly 12? | 0.0046
Police estimate that 22% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 4 drivers at
random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | 0.3701
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library parking
lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 minutes and a standard deviation of
2.1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student will take
between 8.5 and 10.5 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. | 0.3566
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | 0.0401
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 5 minutes. What proportion of customers
having to hold more than 6.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order? | 0.27253
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.06. Find the mean
for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size 106. | 6.36
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.55 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
0.433
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson distributed
with a mean equal to 2.1. Based on this, how many defects should be expected if 2
containers are inspected? | 4.2
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 51 minutes and a
standard deviation of 6.5 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.20. | 45.5
Product codes of 3, 4 or 5 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 20 codes? | 80
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 57% of the time. If she shoots 15 arrows, what is the
probability that she gets exactly 6 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of the
others. | 0.0863
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | binomial distribution.
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz =2.7 and z =
2.9. | bigger than
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by What
value must k take for this to be a valid density? | 2/3
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of 15
patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more than
12 minutes? | 0.0498
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n
= 2661 and p = 0.63. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. | 24.91
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | 0.69
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | 0.7
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson distributed
with a mean equal to 4.3. Based on this, the probability that 2 containers will contain less
than 2 defects is: | 0.0018
Product codes of 1, 2 or 3 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 50 codes? | 100
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen, jack)
from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the probability that the
number of wins for the player is 5? | 0.0444
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 30 students, what is
the probability of finding five left-handers? | 0.186
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia had a mean of 3477 and a standard deviation of 747. Assuming the
distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the states had property
crime rates between 3362 and 4055? | 0.34
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the mean. |
2.41%
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.2 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.268384
A die is rolled 22 times and the number of times that two shows on the upper face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the number of twos.
| 3.67
The following table is the probability distribution of the number of golf balls ordered by
customers x | 9.39
Let X be a random variable has the following uniform density function f(x) = 0.1 when
0< x < 10. What is the probability that the random variable X has a value greater than
5.3? | 0.47
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12.4 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.3 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 86% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 7.8
In a recent survey, 95% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 50 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number favoring
the substation is exactly 42? | 0.0024
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate. Current
estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers have access to on-line
services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based computers were randomly and
independently sampled. What is the probability that at least 1 of those sampled have
access to on-line services at home? | 0.5695
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 60,500 miles and a standard deviation of 2800 miles. What is
the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than 58,400 miles? | 0.7734
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | 0.2478
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by Find
the mean of X | 1/2
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at which
only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | 6.9 minutes
On a 50-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one of
which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of correct answers. | 12.5
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean and
standard deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.04; standard deviation: 1.09
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 45? | 0.30
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.120 per day.
Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are exactly two power
failures in a particular day. | 0.006
Let X be a normal random variable with a mean of 18.2 and a variance of 5. Find the
value of c if P(X -1 < c) = 0.5221. | 17.32
A basketball player has made 95% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3 foul
shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | 0.857
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.5 ounces. Find the
probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will be
more than 16.5 ounces. | 0.3385
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between z = -1.1 and
z = 1.5. | equal to
The probability density function of X, the lifetime of a certain type of electronic device
(measured in hours), is given by Determine the value of | 0.5
| 2.46
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | 0.625
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 20 to 79. Which of the
followings are true? (i) P(X > 41) = 13/20 (ii) E(10X)= 495 | Both (i) and (ii)
A telemarketer found that there was a 1.5% chance of a sale from his phone solicitations.
Find the probability of getting 28 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls. | 0.0016
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at least
5 times. | 0.2313
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 43.2 minutes and a
standard deviation of 5.2 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends less than
46.5 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.7180
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student between 2.5 and 10 minutes to park in the library lot. |
0.453176
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n = 20 and p =
3/5. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
| 1.60
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | 1.23
The range of the random variable X is {1, 2, 3, 6, u}, where u is unknown. If each value
is equally likely and the mean of X is 10, determine the value of u. | 38
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 64 times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 0.04 of success on a single trial. | 0.221
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | 1.9703
The age (in years) of randomly chosen T-shirts in your wardrobe from last summer is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that a randomly
chosen T-shirt is between 2 and 8 years old | 0.417
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4.8 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student more than 9 minutes to park in the library lot. | 0.153355
Assume that x has a Poisson probability distribution. Find P(x = 6) when μ = 1.0. | .0005
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | 0.8805
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed with
a mean of 350 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly selected, find
the probability of a rating that is between 310 and 295. | 0.0762
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | 0.2946
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is
given by and for other values of What is the value of C? | 0.375
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the values of n = 33 and p = 0.2.
Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 6.6
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
420 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | 95%
The probability is 0.85 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than $20.
For random samples of 82 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who spend less
than $20. | 69.7
Find the variance of the following probability distribution. x | 3.57
Suppose X has a Poisson probability distribution with = 9.0. Find μ and σ. | μ = 9.0, σ =
3.0
The owner of a fish market determined that the weights of catfish are normally
distributed with the average weight for a catfish is 3.2 pounds with a standard deviation
of 0.6 pound. A citation catfish should be one of the top 5% in weight. At what weight (in
pounds) should the citation designation be established? | 4.19
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers Determine
P(X < 6). | 0.5
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal calls
that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the amount
being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average of $1000 per
month and a standard deviation of $65 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's
(personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the probability that a
randomly selected month had a PCE of between $875 and $1010? | 0.5339
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | -1.2798
Suppose the cumulative distribution of the random variable X is Detemine | 0.25
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3.3 minutes. What proportion of callers is
put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.42806
According to a college survey, 18% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 35. | 2.27
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | 0.8
The number of calls to an Internet service provider during the hour between 6:00 and
7:00 p.m. is described by a Poisson distribution with mean equal to 15. Given this
information, what is the expected number of calls in the first 30 minutes? | 7.5
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate. Current
estimates suggest that 25% of people with home-based computers have access to on-line
services. Suppose that 10 people with home-based computers were randomly and
independently sampled. What is the probability that exactly 5 of those sampled have
access to on-line services at home? | 0.0584
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | The area
under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. | 84.00%
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | 31.74%
According to a college survey, 12% of all students work full time. Find the mean for the
number of students who work full time in samples of size 54. | 6.48
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100 sets
of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of free
throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete probability
distribution. x | 1.32
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the probabilities
that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | 0.8732
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 61,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2100 miles. What is
the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 60,010 miles and 58,580
miles? | 0.1941
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number favoring
the substation is more than 12? | 0.6482
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and 3.01.
| 0.4987
An automobile service center can take care of 12 cars per hour. If cars arrive at the center
randomly and independently at a rate of 8 per hour on average, what is the probability of
the service center being totally empty in a given hour? | 0.0003
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 5. Find V(4X). | 20
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is not
between 44 and 56 is | 0.3174.
Suppose the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X is Find the value
of P(X>5). | 0.16
Assume that X is normally distributed with a mean of 23 and a standard deviation of 5.
Find the value of c if P(X > c) = 0.0592. | 30.81
Find the probability that in 40 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at most
11 times. | 0.9739
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean of
110 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the mean? |
99.7%
A die is rolled 80 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this experiment
is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the
number of twos. | 3.33
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that shows
up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability distribution. x | 2.41
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | P(x > 7) = P(x ≥
8)
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 63.5% with a standard deviation of 7.4.
Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between 53 and
72 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | 0.797
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | 0.6554
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 4.2 minutes. What proportion of customers
having to hold more than 1.8 minutes will hang up before placing an order? | 0.65144
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.55 to 4.75 millimeters. What is the mean
diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | 3.65 millimeters
Samples of 10 parts from a metal punching process are selected every hour. Let X denote
the number of parts in the sample of 10 that require rework. If the percentage of parts that
require rework at 3%, what is the probability that X exceeds 2? | 0.0028
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.42 inches and a standard deviation of 0.11 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.30 inches? | 86.23%
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | 0.1587.
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. | 0.8708
Suppose the probability density function of the length of computer cables is from 10 to
12 millimeters. Determine the mean and standard deviation of the cable length. | mean =
11 and standard deviation = 0.58
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean 22
minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | 0.0455
Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. x | 0.98
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 14 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.2 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 98% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 5.4
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the probability that more than 50
males who have used marijuana for samples of size 120? | 0.9990
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at least 4
questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the probability that the
student will pass the test? | 0.8281
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area under
the curve between 58 and 63. | 0.322
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.5 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 6 years or more. | 0.180092
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean of
115 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 140 mmHg? | 96.5%
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | 0.7557
According to a college survey, 15% of all students work full time. Find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size 42. |
6.30
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18 ounce.
The cans only hold 12.51 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.51 ounces of
soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special cleaning
process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can will need to
go through this process? | 0.0912
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in 50
births, 35 or more will be female. | 0.0033
On a multiple choice test with 12 questions, each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the standard deviation for
the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 1.500
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.85
millimeters? | 0.325
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | 0.5000
The random variable X represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the probability that the number of
girls is two or more. | 0.50
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.34 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.332 inches? | 78.81%
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0. |
0.4920
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area under
the curve to the right of 64. | 0.2525
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/9999. For people who play 246 times,
find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | 0.1568
The time between customer arrivals at a furniture store has an approximate exponential
distribution with mean of 9.5 minutes. If a customer just arrived, find the probability that
the next customer will not arrive for at least 21 minutes. | 0.109643
The number of weeds that remain living after a specific chemical has been applied
averages 1.21 per square yard and follows a Poisson distribution. Based on this, what is
the probability that a 1 square yard section will contain less than 5 weeds? | 0.9920
Suppose that 14% of people are left handed. If 5 people are selected at random, what is
the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1247
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of 22.3 oz
and a standard deviation of 1.6 oz. What is the probability that the volume of soda in a
randomly selected bottle will be less than 23.1 oz? | 0.6915
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1155 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh. For
a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy consumption
level is between 1050 kWh and 1225 kWh. | 0.3109
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | 0.262
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal calls
that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the amount
being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of $705 per
month and a standard deviation of $48 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's
(personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE
that falls below $650. | 0.1259
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and
a standard deviation of 16 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at least 302
days? | 0.0196
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.2 ounces. Find the
probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will be
between 12.5 and 14.5 ounces. | 0.1039
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute. Upon
inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described by
the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute. Find the
probability that between 4.8 gallons and 6.2 gallons are pumped during a randomly
selected minute. | 0.47
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.73 g and a
standard deviation 0.071 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing between
5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | 89.73%
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.4 and a standard
deviation of 0.3. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.1 and
2.9? | 79.4%
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 53% of the time. If she serves 6 times, what
is the probability that she gets exactly 3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is
independent of the others. | 0.3091
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming that the
distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate between 5.6
and 7.1 percent? | 0.3324
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally distributed
with a mean of $595 and a standard deviation of $43. What is the probability that a
randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $555 a week? | 0.8239
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.25 to 12.25 gallons per minute. Find the
probability that between 10.5 gallons and 11.15 gallons are pumped during a randomly
selected minute. | 0.217
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 3.5 ounces. Find the
probability that between 13 and 14.4 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | 0.1583
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 6.5 minutes. What is the probability that a
randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7.5 minutes? | 0.684579
What is the standard deviation of the following probability distribution? x | 1.54
The number of customers that arrive at a fast-food business during a one-hour period is
known to be Poisson distributed with a mean equal to 8.60. What is the probability that
exactly 8 customers will arrive in a one-hour period? | 0.1366
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 12 times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 5 successes given the
probability 0.25 of success on a single trial. | 0.103
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to the
right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z = 2.5. |
bigger than
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13 ounces and a standard deviation of 2.5 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 14.8 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | 0.2358
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.75 to 11.25 gallons per minute. What is the
probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping more than 10.65 gallons
per minute? | 0.40
The thickness measurements of a coating process are uniform distributed with values 0.1,
0.14, 0.18, 0.16. Determine the standard deviation of the coating thickness for this
process. | 0.03
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.59. 23 people are selected at random from among those taking their driving
test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 23 people, the number
passing the test is between 15 and 18 inclusive? | 0.3362
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
362 hours and a standard deviation of 7 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 15%. If 30 houses are
randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | 4.5
Solve the problem. At the National Criminologists Association's annual convention,
participants filled out a questionnaire asking what they thought was the most important
cause for criminal behavior. The tally was as follows. Make a Pareto chart to display
these findings. |
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.5 pounds and standard deviation of 0.7
pound. If a sample of 64 fish is randomly selected, what is probability that the sample
mean is more than 3.7 pounds? | 0.0111
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x -6 7 7 7 5 6 2 -1 -6 y 2 7 11 8 9 11 6
32|
Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on network
television. In the first 6 months of one year, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. In a recent
article, the top 10 leading spenders and how much each spent (in million of dollars) were
listed: Company A: $73.7 Company F: $26.7 Company B: $63.9 Company G: $26.4
Company C: $57.9 Company H: $22.8 Company D: $57.1 Company I: $21.1 Company
E: $32 Company J: $19.8 Calculate the sample variance. | 422.940
The amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station is normally distributed
with the mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $5. A random sample of 47 is selected,
describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean. | Normal with a mean of $47 and
a standard deviation of $0.73
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 26 minutes and a standard deviation of 3 minutes. A random
sample of 30 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater than what
value? | 28.5 minutes
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of 1,900
hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random sample of
100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1,975 hours and not less than 1,860
hours. | 0.9772
Attendance records at a school show the number of days each student was absent during
the year. The days absent for each student were as follows. 0 2 3 4 2 3 4 6 7 2 3 4 6 9 8
Construct the dot plot for the given data. |
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | 55.8
Use the data to create a stemplot. The following data show the number of laps run by
each participant in a marathon. 46 65 55 43 51 48 57 30 43 49 32 56 |
The data below represent the amount of grams of carbohydrates in a serving of breakfast
cereal in a sample of 11 different servings. 11 15 23 29 19 22 21 20 15 25 17 What is the
value of IQR? | 8
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart |
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992
Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.5 hours and the standard deviation is 1.7
hours. If 64 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild
time exceeds 9 hours. | 0.0093
Suppose that and =15 for a population. In a sample where n = 100 is randomly taken,
what is the variance for the sample mean? | 0.15
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of 3.3
years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random sample
of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years more thanthe
mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | 0.0166
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 122 and a
standard deviation of 6.1. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability that
their mean blood pressure will be less than 123. | 0.9052
A stem-and-leaf diagram for a set of examination scores is given below. Find sample
median of these data. Stem | 55.5
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) | 53.4
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | 98
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992
Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8
hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild
time exceeds 8.5 hours. | 0.3487
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 1 -3 -3 -2 3 5 -1 8 -4 -1 y -4 -6 -7 2
3 3 -6 3 -3 -3 |
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. 5.0, 8.0, 4.9, 6.8 and 2.8 | 3.96
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of | statistics.
Construct the stem-and-leaf diagram for the below data. 16.9; 15.2; 17.5; 15.5; 16.8;
16.8; 17.1; 17.5; 15.3. | Stem Leaf 15 235 16 889 17 155
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the mean
grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and final exam counts for 55% of the final grade.
| 78.9
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18, 31,
46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | 46 miles
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 48 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 36 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be
between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.500
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of an
oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: 32.95 24.95 26.95 28.95 18.95
28.95 30.95 22.95 24.95 26.95 29.95 28.95 Compute the range of data. | 14
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 28 oz. with a standard
deviation of 1.05 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 25 bottles filled by this
machine. What is the standard deviation for the sample mean? | 0.21
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9
night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the workers
are mutually independent. Compute P( - < -1.5) is | 0.0359
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb and
a standard deviation of 5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability that the
mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb. | 0.7164
The test scores of 32 students are listed below. Find Q3. 32 37 41 44 46 48 53 55 56 57
59 63 65 66 68 69 70 71 74 74 75 77 78 79 80 82 83 86 89 92 95 99 | 79.5
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of size
n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution of a
statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | i) and iv)
Let denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16 taken from a normal
distribution N(212, 36), and let denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n2 =
25 taken from a different normal distribution N(212, 9). Compute | 0.001
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of 1,850
hours and a standard deviation of 190 hours. Find the probability that a random sample of
100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,870 hours. | 0.1463
A store manager counts the number of customers who make a purchase in his store each
day. The data are as follows. 10 11 8 14 7 10 10 11 8 7 Construct the dot plot for the
given data. |
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one decimal
place. | 76.4
Use the data to create a stemplot. The attendance counts for this season's basketball
games are listed below. 227 239 215 219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 |
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following is a
relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those people
aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest whole
number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a systolic blood
pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | 35%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches and a
standard deviation of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the probability
that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | 0.0062
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 0.25 0.47 0.32 0.63 -0.27 0.25 0.15
0.32 y 0.44 0.56 -0.04 0.52 -0.68 0.9 0.88 0.19 |
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire in
the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503 0.392
0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | 0.465
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each
brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same
normal distribution N(102000, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the sample
mean | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1347.22
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 80 and a standard
deviation of 3. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the probability that the
average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80.5. | 0.0478
After reviewing a movie, 800 people rated the movie as excellent, good, or fair. The
following data give the rating distribution. Excellent: 160, Good: 400, Fair: 240
Construct a pie chart representing the given data set. |
The scores for a statistics test are as follows: Compute the mean score. | 73.90
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 15, 21, 3, 6, 10, 28, 36, 1 | 4.5, 12.5,
24.5
Ten cartons of fragile ceramic castings were shipped on each of two air freight carries.
On delivery at their destination the cartons were opened and inspected. The number of
damaged items per carton were as follows: 17, 20, 1, 18, 5, 14, 18, 10, 6, 2. Assume that
you are finding the frequency distribution using groupings: 1-4 inclusively, 5-8
inclusively, 9-12 inclusively and so on.What is the frequency of the interval 5-8? | 2
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 115 and a standard deviation of 13. If 25 women aged 18-24 are randomly
selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is between 119 and
122. | 0.0584
The mean of a data set is 36.71, and the sample standard deviation s is 3.22. Find the
interval representing measurements within one standard deviation of the mean. | (33.49,
39.93)
Use the given sample data to find Q1. 55, 52, 52, 52, 49, 74, 67, 55. | 52.0
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 21 inches and a standard
deviation of 4.5 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is the
probability of a sample mean between 21 and 22. | 0.4623
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 24 oz. with a standard
deviation of 1.5 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 44 bottles filled by this
machine. So, 85% of the sample means will be greater than what value? | 23.77
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine has
been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces and a
standard deviation of 0.5-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly selected from
this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean weight of these 100
bags exceeded 20.55 ounces. | 0.1587
Use the data to create a stemplot. The midterm test scores for the seventh-period typing
class are listed below. 85 77 93 91 74 65 68 97 88 59 74 83 85 72 63 79 |
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean, i.e. the number of observations lie the interval (μ - 1.5σ; μ +
1.5σ). 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | 16
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9
night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the workers
are mutually independent. The distribution of - is | normal with mean 0 and standard
deviation 5/6.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens who have net worths too high
to qualify for Medicaid but have no private health insurance. The ages of the 25
uninsured senior citizens were as follows: Find the median of the observations. | 74
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 46 minutes and a standard deviation of 11 minutes. A random
sample of 25 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is between 43
and 52 minutes? | 0.9105
For sample sizes greater than 50, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | regardless of the shape of the population.
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm with a
standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random sample of
64 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.852 cm? | 0.0548
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. |
During one recent year, U.S. consumers redeemed 6.79 billion manufacturers' coupons
and saved themselves $2.52 billion. Calculate and interpret the mean savings per coupon.
| The average savings was $0.37 per coupon.
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | 221
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | 39.3
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 30 minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. A random
sample of 25 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater than what
value? | 28.5 minutes
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 64 women are randomly selected, find the probability
that they have a mean pregnancy between 268 days and 271 days. | 0.3644
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 0.95 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.02 centimeter. A
random sample of 4 computer chips is taken. What is the variance for the sample mean? |
0.0001
Let denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16 taken from a normal
distribution N(125, 36), and let denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n2 =
25 taken from a different normal distribution N(125, 9). The distribution of is | normal
with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.6155
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 5, 21, 13, 16, 11, 28, 36, 13, 22 | 12, 16,
25
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given frequency
distribution |
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7 2 3
11 | 2.6
Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal distribution
with a mean sale price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80. Suppose a random
sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is selected. Describe the sampling distribution for the
sample mean sale price of the selected cards. | Normal with a mean of $5.25 and a
standard deviation of $0.35
|
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each
brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same
normal distribution N(12500, 33002). Compute | 0.0314
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? | The
mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.

Calculate the range of the following data set: 7, 8, 4, 1, 4, 15, 5, 8, 5 | 14

If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a population
mean of $34 and a population standard deviation of $2 and a random sample of 100 cars
is selected, find the value of the standard deviation of the sample mean. | 0.2
Find the mode(s) for the given sample data 11, 13, 11, 23, 22, 24, 56, 22, 72, 15, 27 | 11
and 22
A manufacturer records the number of errors each work station makes during the week.
The data are as follows. 6 3 2 3 5 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 1 Construct the dot plot for the given data.
|
A data processing firm sampled 75 small businesses to find the number of days their
computer systems were down during the previous three months. The distribution of
responses is given below. Find the sample mean. Days of down time | 2.2
Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas. A
sociologist recently conducted a survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net worth
is too high to qualify for Medicaid and have no private health insurance. The ages of 25
uninsured senior citizens were as follows: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69 70 73 73 74 75
76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92 Identify the first quartile of the ages of the uninsured
senior citizens. | 65.5
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x (minutes) | 3.3 and 1.4599
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | 89.6
Sample variance is | a statistic.
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.55 million with a standard
deviation of $0.75 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.45 million. | 0.9088
The top speeds for a sample of five new automobiles are listed below. Calculate the
standard deviation of the speeds. 105, 145, 190, 140, 175 | 33.05
Find the mode(s) for the given data | 6.8 and 6.5
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 36 oz. with a standard
deviation of 0.55 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 56 bottles filled by this
machine. So, 75% of the sample means will be less than what value? | 36.05
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many U.S.
graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE follow a
normal distribution with a standard deviation of 108. Suppose a random sample of 21
students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 115. What is the test
statistic for the test H1: σ ≠ 108. | 22.68
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14.4
oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. |
H0: μ = 14.4 H1: μ >14.4
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where customers
enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are normally distributed. A
random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard deviation of 0.53. Construct a 94%
upper confidence bound for the population standard deviation. Let and | 1.06
In order to fairly set flat rates for auto mechanics, a shop foreman needs to estimate the
average time it takes to replace a fuel pump in a car. How large a sample must he select if
he wants to be 99% confident that the true average time is within 8 minutes of the sample
average? Assume the standard deviation of all times is 21 minutes. Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 46
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a two-tailed
test. | ±1.695
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
female. A random sample of 100 statistics students generated the following 99%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size sample
would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.04 using 95%
confidence? | 597
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a population
standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean,
μ. | ($1130, $1270)
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid. Use
a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial aid. |
(0.522, 0.658)
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean number of
hours per week that they watched television was 20.5 with a standard deviation of 4.6
hours. | (18.81, 22.19)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have seen
a UFO, p, is less than 20 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.02 H1: p <0.02
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 10, = 7.9, s = 1.3, and ifH1:µ > 8.0. Round
your answer to three decimal places. | -0.243
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 4.5 n = 19 =
0.05 | 28.869
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches is
more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 690 drowning deaths of children with
35% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z using . | 6.07
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets isdifferent from
14 oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the
type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is 14 oz.
when it really is 14 oz.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of a
large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed. Construct
a 98% lower confidence bound for the standard deviation of weights for all such bats. Let
and | 0.193
The standard IQ test has a mean of 106 and a standard deviation of 12. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | 25
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a left-tailed
test (H1:µ <µ0). | -2.32
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not differ
from the true proportion by more than 6%? A previous study indicates that the proportion
of households with two cars is 25%. | 283
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs. Data were randomly
collected from 32 CEOs and the 95% confidence interval was calculated to be ($3 212
540, $6 020 240). Which of the following interpretations is correct? | We are 95%
confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs falls in the interval $3 212 540
to $6 020 240.
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | narrower for 90%
confidence than for 99% confidence.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected students has a mean test
score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2. | (78.93, 86.07)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school varydifferent fromthe test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 24.1. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the
claim that the standard deviation is 24.1 when it really is 24.1.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data: n = 24,
s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a population that is normally
distributedand σ is unknown. | Student t
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many U.S.
graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE follow a
normal distribution with a standard deviation of 120. Suppose a random sample of 10
students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 97.2. What is the test
statistic for the test H1: σ ≠120. | 5.90
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two telephone lines.
The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and finds that 108 have two or
more telephone lines. At = 0.05, compute the value of the test statistic to test the
company's claim. | -1.76
In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick days
that full time workers at an auto repair shop take per year. A previous study indicated that
the standard deviation was 3.2 days. How large a sample must be selected if the company
wants to be 95% confident that the true mean differs from the sample mean by no more
than 2 day? Let z0.05 = 1.96. | 10
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a two-tailed
test. | ±2.575
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers
who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion might
be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if they wish a 94 percent
confidence level with a error of ± 0.025? | About 817
A survey of 200 homeless persons showed that 35 were veterans. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans. Let z0.05 =
1.65. | (0.13, 0.22)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $6.30 $6.75 $4.25
$3.60 $4.50 $2.80 $8.00 $3.00 $2.60 $5.20 Find the 95% confidence interval for the true
mean. | ($3.39, $6.01)
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviation different from the σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in symbolic form. |
H0: σ =7.3 mg H1: σ ≠ 7.3 mg
A new apparatus has been devised to replace the needle in administering vaccines. The
apparatus, which is connected to a large supply of vaccine, can be set to inject different
amounts of the serum, but the variance in the amount of serum injected to a given person
must not be greater than 0.05 to ensure proper inoculation. A random sample of 25
injections resulted in a variance of 0.118. What is a test statistic for the test H1: σ> 0.05. |
56.64
A recent study claimed that at least 17% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.01, determine the value
of the test statistic to test the claim. | -0.35
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 67,000,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Assume
that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the
test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean attendance is at most 67,000, when it
really is at most 67,000.
We consider salaries of 45 college graduates who took a statistics course in college.
Based on these data we have a sample variance of $25,150. Find 99% upper confidence
bound for σ2. Let and | 44,000
A manager wishes to estimate the proportion of parts in his inventory that are in proper
working order. However, the sample size that he has been informed he will need exceeds
his budget. Which of the following steps might he take to reduce the required sample
size? | None of the others.
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region.
The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of 59
individuals resulted in an average income of $21000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | $428.32
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true
mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85, $719.55)
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 79,000,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ, the
average attendance at games, is equal to 79,000 H1: μ, the average attendance at games,
is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that μ = 1200 at a level of significance of α = 0.01 andsample
statistics are given n = 37, s =80, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your
answer to two decimal places. | 0.53
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers with the
objective of estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical products during the past
three months. He has assumed that the population standard deviation is known to be
$14.50. Given this information, what would be the required sample size if we want the
total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be $4 at 95 percent
confidence? | 202
You wish to test the claim that μ > 6 at a level of significance of α = 0.05. Let sample
statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4. Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to
two decimal places. | 1.66
The State Transportation Department is interested in estimating the proportion of vehicle
owners that are operating vehicles without the required liability insurance. If they wish to
estimate the population proportion within ± 0.08 and use 96 percent confidence, what is
the largest random sample that they will need? | About 165
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed below
and has mean of 2.54 and standard deviation of 1.11. 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.6 0.8 2.0 3.2 1.8 3.3
2.9 Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. Find a 98% confidence
interval for the true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
You wish to test the claim that μ ≠ 17 at a level of significance of α = 0.05 and sample
statistics are given n = 36, s = 2.5, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your
answer to two decimal places. | -2.16
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0/ H1: σ ≠
8.0 n = 10 α = 0.1 | 16.92 and 3.33
A recent study claimed that at least 15% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.03, determine the critical
values to test the claim. | 1.88
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.07 for a test H1:
µ0. | 1.476
The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is
being studied. A random sample of 200 circuits is tested, revealing 8 defectives. Find a
95% two-sided confidence interval on the fraction of defective circuits produced by this
particular tool. | (0.013, 0.067)
A random sample of 15 students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard
deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean at a
significant level of 10% . Assume the population has a normal distribution. | (2.51, 3.21)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 17.4. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative
hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ = 17.4 H1: σ < 17.4
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned with
the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling process
results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02 gallons. The
process standard deviation should be less than 0.004 gallons. A sample of 35 jugs was
selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be 0.0036 gallons. What is
the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.004 | 27.54
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 19 men
have a mean height of 65.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, | (2.1, 5.1)
A university is interested in estimating the mean time that students spend at the student
recreation center per week. A previous study indicated that the standard deviation in time
is about 30 minutes per week. If the officials wish to estimate the mean time within 8
minutes with a 90 percent confidence, what should the sample size be? | 39
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the
population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in
order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 7%? | 241
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was 65.2
inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, is 2.4. Construct
the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and automobile
race-car drivers was subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of these helmets some damage
was observed. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the true proportion of
helmets of this type that would show damage from this test. | (0.14, 0.36)
Determine the critical values to test the claim about the population proportion p ≠ 0.325
given n = 42 and Use . | 2.575 and -2.575
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of a
large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed. Construct
a 98% confidence interval of the standard deviation of weights for all such bats. Let and |
(0.18; 1.21)
If a manager believes that the required sample size is too large for a situation in which
she desires to estimate the mean income of blue collar workers in a state, which of the
following would lead to a reduction in sample size? | All of the above.
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston showed
that with 95% confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who also have accounts
at one or more other banks is between 0.40 and 0.46. Given this information, what
sample size was used to arrive at this estimate? | Approximately 1,066
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation
is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000 citizens
yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true proportion of
all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90% confidence
interval. | (0.5496, 0.5754)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 20, = 7.5, s = 1.9, and if H1: μ < 8.3. Round
your answer to three decimal places. | -1.883
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviationless thanthe σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer. Assume
that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for
the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the standard deviation is at least 7.3
mg when it is actually less than 7.3 mg.
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult population
of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is needed in order
to be 95% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by
more than 5%? | 385
In a random sample of 120 computers, the mean repair cost was $55 with a population
standard deviation of $12. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean. |
($52, $58)
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 27
miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the
mean is at most 27 miles per gallon when it really is at most 27 miles per gallon.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 27, = 21, s = 3.3, and α = 0.005 if H1: μ >
20. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 1.575
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 26.1 n = 29 =
0.01 | 13.565
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 21 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, Assume the data are normally distributed | (3.9, 17.7)
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ > 28.6. Given a sample size of n = 62 and a
level of significance of . When should you reject H0? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.05
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation
is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2500 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How many citizens
would need to be sampled if a 94% confidence interval was desired to estimate the true
proportion to within 5%? | 332
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that (i) if all possible
samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them would
include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. (ii) we have 99%
confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the population
mean. | Both of (i) and (ii)
A psychologist claims that more than13 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the
claim that the true proportion is at most 13 percent when it is actually at most 13 percent.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample data: n =
25, s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a normally distributed population with σ
unknown. | Student t
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Assuming
that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion isrejecting
the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is sufficient
evidence to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater than than 727.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed golfers.
How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proportion by more than 2%? A previous study indicates that
the proportion of left-handed golfers is 15%. | 1225
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and the
sample statistics include n =1200 subjects with 40% saying that they play a sport. Find
the value of the test statistic z using | -6.928
In order to efficiently bid on a contract, a contractor wants to be 99% confident that his
error is less than two hours in estimating the average time it takes to install tile flooring.
Previous contracts indicate that the standard deviation is 5 hours. How large a sample
must be selected? Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 42
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n = 12 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 3.25, the critical value of
t will be | 3.1058
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to discuss
with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would like more
discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk about school, and
30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages were based on a
national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all teenagers who want
more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level. | (0.318, 0.422)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A group of 29 randomly selected students has a mean age of
20.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.5 years. | (18.6, 22.2)
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II
error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the mean temperature
equals 45°F when it is really different from 45°F.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population mean
μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, s = 8.72and
the original population is not normally distributed. | Yes, test statistic =
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 70
miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ = 70 H1: μ
>70
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 9.3 n = 18 =
0.05 | 27.587
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 35
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, | (4.8, 15.0)
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The current
owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the buyers.
Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that they are
94% confident that the error is within 1%? | 8836
Of 900 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 360 resulted in death within five years.
Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the death rate from lung cancer. |
(0.37, 0.43)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A random sample of 24 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life
of 665 hours with a standard deviation of 24 hours. | (654.9, 675.1)
A manufacturer of electronic calculators is interested in estimating the fraction of
defective units produced. A random sample of 1500 calculators contains 15 defectives.
Compute a 99% upper-confidence bound on the fraction defective. Let z0.005 = 2.58 and
z0.01 =2.33. | p ≤ 0.016
Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A study of 31 bowlers showed that their average score was 187
with a standard deviation of 8. | (183.9, 190.1)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 15, = 7, s = 0.8, and ifH1: µ < 6.0. Round
your answer to three decimal places. | 4.841
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n = 21
= 0.025 | 9.591
Past experience indicates that the standard deviation in the time it takes for a "fast lube"
operation to actually complete the lube and oil change for customers is 3.00 minutes. The
manager wishes to estimate the mean time with 99% confidence and a total width of the
two-side confidence interval on mean to be 1 minute. Given this, what must the sample
size be? | About 239
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =16% H1: p >16%
You wish to test the claim that μ ≤ 38 at a level of significance of α = 0.01 and are given
sample statistics n = 43, s =4.7, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your
answer to two decimal places. | 2.51
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? | 849
A random sample of 68 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 600 hours with a
population standard deviation of 25 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean. | (594.1, 605.9)
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the population
proportion based on the information above.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample data: n =
45, s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from a populationthat is not normally
distributedwith unknown μ and | Normal
A sample of the grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students has mean of 6.7
and standard deviation of 1.0. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population
standard deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | (0.73, 1.65)
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned with
the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling process
results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02 gallons. The
process standard deviation should be less than 0.032 gallons. A sample of 42 jugs was
selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be 0.036 gallons. What is
the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.032 | 51.89
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 1900). Give a definition
of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | In repeated sampling, 95% of
the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than21
infive thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Use
the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.0042 H1:
p < 0.0042
In a recent study of 49 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 18.6 with a population standard deviation of 6.8 hours. Find the
95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (16.7, 20.5)
A Professor at Hanoi Medical University is interested in estimating the birth weight of
infants. How large a sample must he select if he desires to be 99% confident that the true
mean is within 0.1 kilograms of the sample mean? A past experience indicates that the
standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 0.7 kilograms. Let z0.005 = 2.58. |
327
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ ≠ 3.5. Given a sample size of n = 51 and a level
of significance of. When should you reject H0 ? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is greater
than 2.33 or less than -2.33
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.14 n = 25 =
0.10 | 15.66
A researcher claims that 26% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0:p = 0.26 H1: p ≠ 0.26
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 : µ =
28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
Compute the critical value that corresponds to a 94% level of confidence. | 1.88
A sample of 28 teachers had mean annual earnings of $3450 with a standard deviation of
$600. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. | ($3218, $3682)
A random sample of 169 students has a grade point average with a mean of 6.6 and with
a population standard deviation of 0.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. | (6.46, 6.74)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard deviation
of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation,
Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ of a random
sample of 25 men who have a mean weight of 170.4 pounds with a standard deviation of
10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (8.0, 14.3)
A group of 55 bowlers showed that their average score was 190 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 99% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | (187.2, 192.8)
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry.
Data were randomly collected from 28 CEOs and the 99% confidence interval was
calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on the interval above, do you believe
the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry is less than $3,000,000? |
I cannot conclude that the average is less than $3,000,000 at the 99% confidence level.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 17, = 17.7, s = 2.4, and if H1: μ ≠ 17.9.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.344
An airline claims that the no-show rate for passengers is less than 3%. In a sample of 420
randomly selected reservations, 21 were no-shows. At = 0.01, compute the value of the
test statistic to test the airline’s claim. | 2.4
Suppose a 99% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1500, 2200). To
make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? | Both
increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The grade point averages for 11 randomly selected students in a statistics class are listed
below. 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 4.0 3.3 0.9 3.6 0.8 2.2 What is the effect on the width of the
confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 15? | The width decreases.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | c. 0.919
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount
of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y 27 58 61
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
a. 3.857
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the slope of the regression
line of hours on income? | c. 0.6337
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute the
correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | b. -
0.642
The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for this company have no
correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this period. | d. Positive
correlation
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | b. 2 units
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of the
mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the equation
of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the weight of the mail.
Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
For the data in the table below, what is the value of the test statistic for testing x 15 21 16
30 y 67 80 85 78 | b. -0.38
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the coefficient of
determination? | b. None of the other choices is true
Consider a random sample of 27 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 57.2,Σxi = 1253.4, = 73296.4, and Σxiyi = 3133.7.
What is the y-intercept of the sample regression line? | c. 0.649
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | b. Positive correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.329, n = 30, and = 0.10, determine the test statistic to test the
claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places | b. 1.844
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, -
2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of determination? | a.
It is +1.
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. negative correlation
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares regression
line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.
| e. = 21.11x+17.22
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the coefficient of
determination? | e. None of the other choices is true
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 2 2 3 5 y 30 40 90 100 Compute the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.873
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | c. Negative correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | d. 12.97
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables
have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to test the
hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair of random
variables, follows the: | b. student's t distribution.
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | c. -0.97
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2, se()=
2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. 0.019
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the
store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical
value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero
is: | a. 2.66
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will be
produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The following
data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample data, which of
the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures (x)
on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For a
sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi = 131.7,
Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | d. =
9.341 + 0.243x
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is the
value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | d. 0.07
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | a. -0.97
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi =
231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9 Find
the value of the coefficient of correlation. | b. 0.897
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of determination
of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | b. -0.8
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there
is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that there is a
positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at =
0.01? | d. Reject H0
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Negative correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average number
of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was selected and the
results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80 Determine the
correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will be
produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The following
data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample data, which of
the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the
regression line of hours on income? | e. 23.46
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi =
231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight of
their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether there
is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables. | c. Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount
of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y 27 58 61
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
d. 3.857
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares regression
line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | b. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no correlation
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, -
2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of determination? | d.
It is +1.
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | c. 21.97
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and Σxiyi =
1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | c. 0.0042
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
c. 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is the
value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | e. 0.07
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram compares
the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the pencil used
to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
negative correlation between the x and y variables. | b. No correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | c. -
0.642
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. negative correlation
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables
have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to test the
hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair of random
variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination equal? |
b. 0.6084
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | d. -0.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi =
172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1050, = 1080.5. What is the error sum of squares? |
e. 371.578
Assume that you are predicting Y from X. Which of the following correlation coefficients
would yield predictions with the least error? | b. r = -0.85
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.30,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | e. -
5.96
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
c. 5.913
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two variables
is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true population
correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | e. 3.26
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1 2 1
y 0 0 1 3 | b. = 0.5x +0.5
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | d. Positive correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly selected
salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8 Sales 7 7.7
15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.81
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are listed
below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a 30-year-old
driver? | a. $12,824.722
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2, se()=
2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | c. 0.019
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram compares
the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the pencil used
to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
negative correlation between the x and y variables. | c. No correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47. What
is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the two
scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding the
population correlation? | d. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | c. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi =
172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
Assume that you are predicting X from Y. Which of the following correlation coefficients
would yield predictions with the most error? | d. r = 0.14
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group 25
to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are jointly
normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 100 90 What is the value
of the test statistic for testing | e. 1.46
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1 2 1
y 0 0 1 3 | e. = 0.5x +0.5
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | b. All
of the others
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi =
231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47. What
is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | b. 2.06
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the regression sum of
squares? | c. 641.164
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables
have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to test the
hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair of random
variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no correlation
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive correlation
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. x 85.3 78.3 80.6 95.8 y 12.2 15.1
19.4 17.4 | a. 0.07
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount
of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y 27 58 61
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
d. 3.857
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and Σxiyi =
1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight of
their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether there
is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables. | a. Positive correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly selected
salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8 Sales 7 7.7
15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | d. 0.81
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares regression
line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | c. the relationship between x and y is positive.
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c. coefficient
of correlation of 0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | b. -
0.642
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are listed
below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a 30-year-old
driver? | a. $12,824.722
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the coefficient of
determination? | a. None of the other choices is true
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | d. 12.97
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there
is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that there is a
positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at =
0.01? | b. Reject H0
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly selected
salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8 Sales 7 7.7
15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.81
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.30,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. -
5.96
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram compares
the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the pencil used
to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
negative correlation between the x and y variables. | a. No correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for y
given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | a. 30
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c. coefficient
of correlation of 0
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the
store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical
value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero
is: | d. 2.66
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91 What
is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Two separate tests are designed to measure a student's ability to solve problems. Several
students are randomly selected to take both tests and the results are shown below. Test 1
7.5 6.4 6.6 5.8 8.3 Test 2 6.7 6.6 7.2 4.0 6.7 Find the value of the linear correlation
coefficient r. | e. 0.58
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of determination
of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | d. -0.8
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.39,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | e. -
1.071
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of the
mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the equation
of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the weight of the mail.
Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and Σxiyi =
1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | d. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47. What
is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | c. 2.06
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c. All
of the others
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A company keeps extensive records on its new salespeople on the premise that sales
should increase with experience. A random sample of seven new salespeople produced
the data on experience and sales shown in the table. Months on job, x 2 12 5 9 7 Monthly
sales, y 2.4 15.0 3.5 11.0 10.5 Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | e. 0.96
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no correlation
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of 38
of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number of
miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r = 0.59.
Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for testing the
null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | b. 1.688
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no linear
relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | b. -
0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.
| d. = 21.11x+17.22
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and Σxiyi =
1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47. What
is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.
| a. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | e. -
0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing | c. 0.026
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight of
their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether there
is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables. | c. Positive correlation
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute the
correlation coefficient. | c. 0.73
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures (x)
on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For a
sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi = 131.7,
Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | c. =
9.341 + 0.243x
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of determination
of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | a. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c. All
of the others
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the regression sum of
squares? | d. 641.164
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount
of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y 27 58 61
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
b. 3.857
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | a. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for y
given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | b. 30
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this year
(Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you have
collected the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi = 1932.5, Σ(xi)2 =
689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. What is the sample correlation coefficient between X and Y? | b. -
0.76
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there
is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that there is a
positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at =
0.01? | b. Reject H0
Two separate tests are designed to measure a student's ability to solve problems. Several
students are randomly selected to take both tests and the results are shown below. Test 1
7.5 6.4 6.6 5.8 8.3 Test 2 6.7 6.6 7.2 4.0 6.7 Find the value of the linear correlation
coefficient r. | d. 0.58
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing | d. 0.026
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination equal? |
b. 0.6084
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi =
231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.23
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | c. Negative correlation
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two variables
is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true population
correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | d. 3.26
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of determination
of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | c. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | a. 3.63
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | a. H0: β1 = 0
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average number
of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was selected and the
results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80 Determine the
correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the regression sum of
squares? | c. 641.164
Assume that you are predicting X from Y. Which of the following correlation coefficients
would yield predictions with the most error? | c. r = 0.14
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | b. Negative correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the two
scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding the
population correlation? | a. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91 What
is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9 Find
the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | a. negative correlation
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | e. 0.919
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | b. 12.97
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no linear
relationship between the variables x and y? | a. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the
store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical
value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero
is: | c. 2.66
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing | b. 0.026
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are listed
below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a 30-year-old
driver? | a. $12,824.722
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, -
2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of determination? | a.
It is +1.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination equal? |
a. 0.6084
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.39,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | c. -
1.071
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Negative correlation
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the number of
absences (x) and the final grades (y) of students from a statistics class. For a sample of 9
observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi =
1932.5, Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | c. = 8.027 +
0.274x
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of 38
of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number of
miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r = 0.59.
Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for testing the
null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | d. 1.688
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables
have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to test the
hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair of random
variables, follows the: | a. student's t distribution.
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi =
172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.93
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | d. 21.97
The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching television
and using the Internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether these
times have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | c. Positive
correlation
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no linear
relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute the
correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | b. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
If the least squares equation is = 10 + 8X, then the value of8 (the coefficient of
x)indicates: | a. for each unit increase in X, Y increases on average by 8.
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
b. 5.913
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | e. -
0.642
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there
is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that there is a
positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at =
0.01? | c. Reject H0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.39,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. -
1.071
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the
store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical
value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero
is: | e. 2.66
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares regression
line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.
| d. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | b. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi =
172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | c. -0.93
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of 38
of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number of
miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r = 0.59.
Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for testing the
null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | e. 1.688
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9 Find
the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Negative correlation
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group 25
to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are jointly
normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 120 90 What is the value
of the test statistic for testing | c. -0.44
The manager of a used-car dealership is very interested in the resale price of used cars.
The manager feels that the age of the car is important in determining the resale value. He
collects data on the age and resale value of 15 cars and runs a regression analysis with the
value of the car (in thousands of dollars) as the dependent variable and the age of the car
(in years) as the independent variable. Unfortunately, he spilled his coffee on the printout
and lost some of the results. The partial results left are displayed below. Multiple R 0.557
R Square "A" Adjusted R Square 0.133 Standard error "B" Observations 15000 What is
the value of "A"? | b. 0.310

The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics of

the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings per share to
help him select a stock for investment. What type of the description is? | Observation
study
The amount of television viewed by today's youth is of primary concern to Parents
Against Watching Television (PAWT). 250 parents of elementary school-aged children
were asked to estimate the number of hours per week that their child watches television.
Identify the type of data collected by PAWT. | quantitative and discrete
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be the
event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in E. | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. |
0.117
Pick a bit string from the set of all bit strings of length 10. Find the probability of getting
a bit string that begins and ends with 0. | 1/4
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to $25,000 a year is: | 0.22
A pair of dice is thrown twice. What is the probability of getting totals of 7 and 11? | 1/54
Given events E and F with probabilities P(E) = 0.65 and P(F) = 0.19, are E and F
mutually exclusive? | cannot be determined
Which of the following is a discrete random variable? | The number of eggs that hens lay
in a month
Suppose that 11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random, what is
the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1139
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the random variable
X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | 1.67
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected number of males
who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | 45.7
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following statements
are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.19. (ii) The
probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | (i) only
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 40 times. | 0.1210
In a manufacturing process that laminates several ceramic layers, 2% of the assemblies
are defective. Assume that the assemblies are independent. What is the mean number of
assemblies that need to be checked to obtain five defective assemblies? | 250
Printed circuit cards are placed in a functional test after being populated with
semiconductor chips. A lot contains 40 cards, and a sample of 3 are selected at random
without replacement for functional testing. If 5 cards are defective, what is the probability
that all cards in the sample are defective? | 0.001
(See picture) [file:1968.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:1979.jpg] | 0.61
(See picture) [file:1986.jpg] | 8
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
A multiple-choice quiz has 20 questions each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is
the correct answer. What is the probability that sheer guesswork yields 4 correct answers
for 5 of the 20 problems about which the student has no knowledge? | 0.0146
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. | 0.082085
Suppose that a qualitative variable has three categories with frequencies of occurrence
shown in the table. When constructing a pie chart, what is the size of the angle for class
A? [file:3558.jpg] | (ii)
[file:3579.jpg] | 598, 600, 602, 604, 605
The heights (in inches) of 20 adult males are listed below. 70 72 71 70 69 73 69 68 70 71
67 71 70 74 69 68 71 71 71 72 Find the range of the data set. | 7
The standard error of the population proportion will become larger | as population
proportion approaches 0.50.
A random sample of size n = 16 is taken from a normal population with mean 40 and
variance 5. The distribution of the sample mean is | normal with mean 40 and variance
5/16.
A normal population has mean 76 and variance 9. How large must be the random sample
be if we want the standard error of the sample mean to be 1.1? | 8
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a definition
of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated sampling, 95% of the
intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120 and a population
standard deviation of 677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean. Use
a 95% confidence level. [file:2187.jpg] | (2910, 3330)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally distributed. Find the
95% confidence interval of the mean score of all bowlers. [file:2195.jpg] | (189.5, 194.5)
(See picture) [file:2212.jpg] | (186.3, 197.7)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a random
sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard deviation of
10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. [file:2225.jpg] | (7.5, 16.2)
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult population
of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is needed in order
to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by
more than 4%? [file:2235.jpg] | 1037
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? [file:2232.jpg] |
1068
In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis should contain the equality sign. | True
[file:3641.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2252.jpg] | Reject the null hypothesis
[file:3649.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2255.jpg] | to = -1.98, fail to reject Ho
(See picture) [file:2259.jpg] | 29.07
(See picture) [file:2262.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:2266.jpg] | -46.15
(See picture) [file:2271.jpg] | (iv)
(See picture) [file:3700.jpg] | 3.000
(See picture) [file:2279.jpg] | 4.098
(See picture) [file:2286.jpg] | 0.894
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
Which statement is true? | Probability models quantify the risks involved in decisions
made every day
How many baseball teams of nine members can be chosen from among twelve boys,
without regard to the position played by each member? | 220
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does
not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of at
most three boys in ten births. | 0.172
According to the U.S. census, in 2005, 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be females
under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known to be female
or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.279
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of a
failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and 20%
are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
For each of the following pairs of events, which are subsets of the set of all possible
outcomes when a coin is tossed three times, choose the pair(s) is (are) independent. | All
of the others
An electronic scale that displays weights to the nearest pound is used to weigh packages.
The display shows only three digits. Any weight greater than the display can indicate is
shown as 999. The random variable X is the displayed weight. What is the number of
member in the sample space of X? | 1,000
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3 foul
shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | 0.343
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one of
which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of correct answers. | 2.5
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 1 to 15. Find 3V(X). |
56
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n = 4 times.
Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x=3 successes given the
probability p=1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
In a certain manufacturing process it is known that, on the average, 1 in every 100 items
is defective. What is the probability that the fifth item inspected is the first defective item
found. | 0.0096
A naturalist leads whale watch trips every morning in March. The number of whales seen
has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 4.3. Find the probability that on a randomly
selected trip, the number of whales seen is 3. | 0.1798
The probability density function of the time required to complete an assembly operation
is f(x)= 0.1 for 20≤ x ≤ 30 seconds. Determine the proportion of assemblies that requires
more than 25 seconds to complete. | 0.50
(See picture) [file:1983.jpg] | 0.135
(See picture) [file:1989.jpg] | 5.76
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability that
the diameter of a randomly selected pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? | 0.0668
(See picture) [file:2084.jpg] | (i)
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of callers is
put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.367879
(See picture) [file:2112.jpg] | (iv)
Find the sample standard deviation. 15 42 53 | 19.6
For sample size 16, the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be approximately
normally distributed... | if the shape of the population is normally distributed.
(See picture) [file:2162.jpg] | 0.4562
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be
between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.8767
(See picture) [file:2185.jpg] | 97
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find the
98% confidence interval for the population mean. [file:2188.jpg] | (17.5, 21.7)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. 3.60 4.50 2.80 6.30 2.60 5.20 6.75 4.25 8.00 3.00 A simple
computation yields a sample mean of 4.7 and standard deviation of 1.8. Assume the
incomes are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval for the true mean.
[file:2201.jpg] | (3.41, 5.99)
In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the population has a normal
distribution. [file:2209.jpg] | (17.47, 21.73)
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the population has
a normal distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a grade point
average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78. Let t0.05,14 = 1.76, z0.05 = 1.645 |
(2.51, 3.21)
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed golfers.
How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 4%? A previous study indicates that
the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. [file:2222.jpg] | 217
A bearing used in an automotive application is supposed to have a norminal inside
diameter of 1.5 inches. A random sample of 36 bearing is selected and the average inside
diameter of these bear-ing is 1.4895 inches. Bearing diameter is known to be normally
distributed with standard deviation o = 0.02 inch. Test the hypotheses H0 : u = 1.5 versus
H1 : u != 1.5 using alpha = 0.01 Let z0.01 = 2.326 , z0.005 = 2.576 | Reject the null
hypothesis
(See picture) [file:2228.jpg] | 0.59 ± 0.068
(See picture) [file:2245.jpg] | (iii)
(See picture) [file:2247.jpg] | 0.0027
Bon Air Elementary School has 300 students. The principal of the school thinks that the
average IQ of students at Bon Air is at least 110. To prove her point, she administers an
IQ test to 20 randomly selected students. Among the sampled students, the average IQ is
108 with a standard deviation of 10. What is the value of the test statistic? Assume the IQ
of students is normally distributed. | -0.894
A regression between foot length (dependent variable in cm) and height (independent
variable in inches) for 33 students resulted in the following regression equation: y^ = 25.6
+ 0.03x One student in the sample was 73 inches tall with a foot length of 29 cm. What is
the residual for this student? | 1.21
(See picture) [file:2258.jpg] | 9.209
[file:3656.jpg] | 16.875
(See picture) [file:2264.jpg] | (iii)
(See picture) [file:2268.jpg] | (i)
The residuals represent | the difference between the actual Y values and the predicted Y
values.
(See picture) [file:3698.jpg] | 2.552
The height y and base diameter x of five trees of a certain variety produced the following
data. Compute the correlation coefficient r. [file:2287.jpg] | 0.98
(See picture) [file:3690.jpg] | 0.948
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on Saturday
mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected 150 customers
last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits. They recorded the
number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well as the total time the
customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables recorded by the home
improvement store. | Number of items - discrete; total time - continuous
What is a method of collecting data? | A retrospective study using historical data
The amount of television viewed by today's youth is of primary concern to Parents
Against Watching Television (PAWT). 250 parents of elementary school-aged children
were asked to estimate the number of hours per week that their child watches television.
Identify the type of data collected by PAWT. | quantitative and discrete
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. (Below, H stands for
Head, T stands for Tail) | HH HT TH TT
A single six-sided die is rolled. Find the probability of rolling a number less than 3. |
0.333
According to the U.S. census, in 2005, 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be females
under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known to be female
or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.279
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak
both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the college
speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.19
(See picture) [file:1867.jpg] | disjoint but not independent.
A batch of 50 machined parts contains 5 that do not conform to customer requirements.
Determine the range of the random variable that is number of parts that do not conform to
customer requirements in a sample of 8 parts selected without replacement from the
batch. | {0, 1, …, 8}
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3 foul
shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | 0.343
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the mean
for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size 26. | 15.6
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number
favoring the substation? | 1.55
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the interval [1, 35].
Determine the mean and variance of X. | 18 and 102
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n=20 and
p=0.6. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an optical data
storage product is 0.8. Assume the trials are independent. What is the probability that the
first successful alignment requires exactly four trials? | 0.0064
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of seeds
germinating in each batch. | 1.52
(See picture) [file:1973.jpg] | 1.25
(See picture) [file:1982.jpg] | 0
Let X be a continuous random with f(x) is probability density function. Which the
following statement(s) is (are) TRUE? | All of them
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is µ= 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1 | 0.1587
(See picture) [file:2084.jpg] | (i)
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.254811
Find the mode for the sample composed of the observations 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 5. | 6
(See picture) [file:2112.jpg] | (iv)
Which of the following is an acceptable format for setting up class boundaries for a
frequency distribution? | All of the other choices is correct
For sample size 1, the sampling distribution of the mean will be normally distributed |
only if the population is normally distributed.
The heights of people in a certain population are normally distributed with a mean of 64
inches and a standard deviation of 3.1 inches. Determine the sampling distribution of the
mean for samples of size 39. | Normal, mean = 64 inches, standard deviation = 0.5 inches
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed... | regardless of the shape of the population.
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a definition
of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated sampling, 95% of the
intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a population
standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean.
[file:2194.jpg] | (21.1, 23.7)
(4335) (11081) [file:2182.jpg] | [765, 795]
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed below,
which implies a sample mean of 2.54 and a sample standard deviation of 1.11. Assume
the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8
Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. [file:2211.jpg] | (1.55, 3.53)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, (sigma). [file:2224.jpg] |
(2.2, 5.8)
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the
population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in
order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 6%? [file:2241.jpg] | 461
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the population
proportion based on the information above.
A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 20% of Evergreen Valley College (EVC)
students attended the opening night midnight showing of the latest Harry Potter movie.
She surveys 84 of her students and finds that 11 of attended the midnight showing. The
Type I error is believing that the percent of EVC students who attended is: | less than
20%, when in fact, it is at least 20%
(See picture) [file:2246.jpg] | (iv)
(See picture) [file:2253.jpg] | Test statistic z = -8.43. There is sufficient evidence to
warrant rejection of the claim that the population mean temperature is 22 degree C.
[file:3646.jpg] | (ii)
(See picture) [file:2258.jpg] | 9.209
(See picture) [file:2257.jpg] | 14.573, 43.194
(See picture) [file:2262.jpg] | (i)
(See picture) [file:2266.jpg] | -46.15
(See picture) [file:3694.jpg] | -0.93
(See picture) [file:2279.jpg] | 4.098
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Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a definition
of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated sampling, 95% of the
intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of 3120 and a population
standard deviation of 677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean. Use
a 95% confidence level. | (2910, 3330)
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Assume that bowler’s scores are normally distributed. Find the
95% confidence interval of the mean score of all bowlers. | (189.5, 194.5)
(See picture) | (186.3, 197.7)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a random
sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard deviation of
10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (7.5, 16.2)
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult population
of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is needed in order
to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by
more than 4%? | 1037
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | 1068
In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis should contain the equality sign. | True
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find the
98% confidence interval for the population mean. | (17.5, 21.7)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. 3.60 4.50 2.80 6.30 2.60 5.20 6.75 4.25 8.00 3.00 A simple
computation yields a sample mean of 4.7 and standard deviation of 1.8. Assume the
incomes are normally distributed. Find the 95% confidence interval for the true mean. |
(3.41, 5.99)
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed golfers.
How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 4%? A previous study indicates that
the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | 217
The height y and base diameter x of five trees of a certain variety produced the following
data. Compute the correlation coefficient r. | 0.98
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a definition
of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference. | In repeated sampling, 95% of the
intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a population
standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean. |
(21.1, 23.7)
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed below,
which implies a sample mean of 2.54 and a sample standard deviation of 1.11. Assume
the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9
3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, (sigma). | (2.2, 5.8)
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the
population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in
order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 6%? | 461
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 20% of Evergreen Valley College (EVC)
students attended the opening night midnight showing of the latest Harry Potter movie.
She surveys 84 of her students and finds that 11 of attended the midnight showing. The
Type I error is believing that the percent of EVC students who attended is: | less than
20%, when in fact, it is at least 20%
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for µ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a definition
of what it means to be 95% confident in an inference|In repeated sampling, 95% of the
intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
For sample size 16, the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be approximately
normally distributed...|if the shape of the population is normally distributed.
For sample size 1, the sampling distribution of the mean will be normally distributed |
only if the population is normally distributed.
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed.|regardless of the shape of the population.
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9
night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively. Assume
that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. The distribution of $$\
overline{X} $$- $$\overline{Y}$$ is | b. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 5/6.
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7 2 3
11 | a. 2.6
Survey responses of “ good, better, best”. which type of data is? | c. Ordinal
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round
answer to the nearest tenth. n = 20; p = 3/5 | c. 12.0
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 16.1. | a. 0.1587
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion
is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is
sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean temperature is different from 45°F
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, and 35 orange candies. An
experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording its
color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | b. {red, yellow, orange}
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of a
failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and 20%
are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | c. 0.036
The amount of pyridoxine (in grams) per multiple vitamin is normally distributed with $
$\mu= 110$$ grams and $$\sigma = 25$$ grams. A sample of vitamins is to be selected.
What is the probability that the sample mean will be less than 100 grams? Let $$P(Z<-
2)=0.023;P(Z<-0.4)=0.421;P(Z<0.07)=0.529;P(Z<0.75)=0.673$$. | a. 0.023
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen, jack)
from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the expected number of
wins for the player? | c. 2.31
Researchers are concerned that the weight of the average American school child is
increasing implying, among other things, that children’s clothing should be manufactured
and marketed in larger sizes. If $$X$$ is the weight of school children sampled in a
nationwide study, then $$X$$ is an example of | d. a continuous random variable.
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the standard deviation of the number
favoring the substation? | d. 1.55
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n =
19 α = 0.025 | b. 8.231
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
What is the probability that a randomly chosen widget produced by the company is
defective? | d. 0.1175
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students are listed below. Construct a
90% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the
data are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 | b. (0.81, 1.83)
For large numbers of degrees of freedom, the critical χ2 values can be approximated as
follows: χ2 = (z + )2, where k is the number of degrees of freedom and z is the critical
value. To find the lower critical value, the negative z-value is used, to find the upper
critical value, the positive z-value is used. Use this approximation to estimate the critical
value of χ2 in a right-tailed hypothesis test with n =125 and α = 0.01. | a. χ2 ≈ 162.833
Which statement is true for the scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10? | a. The mean is
greater than the median.
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators
are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to
find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 130
students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the sample of interest to the
university administration. | c. parking times of the 130 students
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.7. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 11. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of seeds
germinating in each batch. | a. 1.52
The standard IQ test has a mean of 96 and a standard deviation of 14. We want to be 90%
certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required sample
size. | d. 34
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 55% of the time. If she shoots 8 arrows, what is the
probability that she gets exactly 4 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of the
others. | a. 0.2627
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | a. 0.7557
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.09 0.26 Democrat 0.22 0.2
Other 0.11 0.12 What is the probability that a voter who favors stronger gun control laws
is a Republican? | c. 0.214
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample data: n =
25,$$\overline{x} = 951,$$ s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a normally
distributed population with σ = 28. | a. Normal
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | a. 0.89
Find the variance for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.17 0.28 0.05
0.15 0.35 | d. 2.46
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute. Upon
inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described by
the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute. Find the
probability that between 5.0 gallons and 6.0 gallons are pumped during a randomly
selected minute. | d. 0.33
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal calls
that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the amount
being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of $700 per
month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's
(personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE
that falls below $550. | d. 0.0013
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
least 40 times. | c. 0.1210
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ <
0.14 n = 23 α = 0.10 | a. 14.042
The probabilities that a customer entering a particular bookstore buys 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
books are 0.30, 0.20, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, and 0.05 respectively. For the probability
distribution above, find the variance. (Note: please give the answer as a real number
accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b. 0.095089
A psychologist claims that more than 75 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the
claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis,
state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient evidence to support
the claim that the true proportion is greater than 75 percent.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be the
event that the number chosen is even. List the sample points in E. | c. {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
When conducting a t test for the correlation coefficient in a study with 16 individuals, the
degrees of freedom will be | d. 14.
Suppose that $$X$$ is a negative binomial random variable with $$p = 0.2$$ and $$r =
4$$. Determine $$P(X=20)$$. | a. 0.0436
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation
is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How many citizens
would need to be sampled if a 95% confidence interval was desired to estimate the true
proportion to within 5%? | a. 379
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student between 2 and 12 minutes to park in the library lot. | d.
0.556744
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 15 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$686.75 with a standard deviation of $256.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true
mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | d. ($513.17, $860.33)
A basketball player has made 70% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3 foul
shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | b. 0.343
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to the
left ofz =0.2is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right ofz = -0.2 | c.
equal to
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 11.5 gallons per minute. What is the
probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping more than 10.5 gallons
per minute? | a. 0.50
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | d. 98
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the normal population mean based
on a sample of $$n = 25$$ where the standard deviation of the sample $$s = 0.05$$.
What is the critical value? Let $
$t_{0.005,24}=2.7969;t_{0.01,24}=2.4922;z_{0.01}=2.33; z_{0.05}=2.58$$. | a. 2.7969
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.5 million with a standard
deviation of $0.7 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken. Find
the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded $1.1
million. | d. approximately 1
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 1 and
10 inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the random
number generator generating a 7? | c. 1/10
The probability is 0.7 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than $20.
For random samples of 28 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who spend less
than $20. | c. 19.6
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 16. | b. 1.66
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given frequency
distribution | d.
A multiple choice test has 10 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only one of
which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all questions, what
is the probability that she will answer exactly 3 questions correctly? | a. 0.2503
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area underthe
curve to the right of 64. | d. 0.2525
In a sample of 10 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was 63.4
inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, $$\sigma,$$ is
2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | b. (61.9, 64.9)
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics of
the employees of a particular firm is an example of | a. descriptive statistics.
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 6 ounces. | c. 7
Police estimate that 25% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 6 drivers at
random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | a. 0.178
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and 3.01.
| a. 0.4987
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. |
b. H0: μ = 14 H1: μ < 14
A business venture can result in the following outcomes (with their corresponding chance
of occurring in parentheses) Highly Successful (10%), Successful (25%), Break Even
(25%), Disappointing (20%), and Highly Disappointing (?). If these are the only
outcomes possible for the business venture, what is the chance that the business venture
will be considered Highly Disappointing? | a. 20%
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assume that a hypothesis test
of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | gun control is
62% when it is actually different than 62%.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice
cream. What is the population? | d. all custormers
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal calls
that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the amount
being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average of $900 per
month and a standard deviation of $50 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's
(personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the probability that a
randomly selected month had a PCE of between $775.00 and $990.00? | c. .9579
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | c. 31.74%
In a random sample of 60 computers, the mean repair cost was $150 with a population
standard deviation of $36. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean. |
b. ($138, $162)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A group of 19 randomly selected students has a mean age of
22.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.8 years. | d. (19.9, 24.9)
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches is
more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 647 drowning deaths of children with
30% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\
frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\frac{p_0(1-p_0)}{n}}}$$. | d. 2.94
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean of
120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the mean? |
c. 99.7%
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1050 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh. For
a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy consumption
level is between 1100 kWh and 1225 kWh. | c. 0.1971
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following confidence
interval: Using the information above, what size sample would be necessary if we wanted
to estimate the true proportion to within 2% using 99% reliability? | c. 4118
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of the seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has
been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the
conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim
that the standard deviation is less than 14.7.
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | b. 0.7
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed | a. (3.2,
26.3)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 80% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | c. 8.6
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 30
miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: μ = 30 H1: μ
> 30
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | b. The area
under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program are
randomly selected, find the probability that at least two become vice presidents. (Note:
please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | b. 0.04
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of 32.3 oz
and a standard deviation of 1.2 oz. What is the probability that the volume of soda in a
randomly selected bottle will be less than 32 oz? | d. 0.4013
Both Fred and Ed have a bag of candy containing a lemon drop, a cherry drop, and a
lollipop. Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible pairs of candies eaten?
Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | b. LD-LD CD-LD LP-LP LD-CD CD-
CD LD-LP LP-CD
Using Excel to find three quartiles for the given data below: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36. | b.
5.25, 12.5, 22.75
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in 100
births, 55 or more will be female. | b. 0.1841
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n =12, x = 5, p = 0.25 | d. 0.103
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $3.60 $4.50 $2.80
$6.30 $2.60 $5.20 $6.75 $4.25 $8.00 $3.00 Find the 95% confidence interval for the true
mean. | b. ($3.39, $6.01)
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a definition
of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | c. In repeated sampling, 95% of
the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean. 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | d. 16
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is z =
1.43. | c. 0.0764
On a multiple choice test with 16 questions, each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the standard deviation for
the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | c. 1.732
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students in a statistics class with 125
students are listed below. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 0.8 What is the effect on the
width of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 20? | b. The width
decreases.
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
Percentage 2 42.8 3 21.1 4 19.2 5 11.6 6 3.3 7+ 2.0 A family is selected at random. Find
the probability that the size of the family is 4 or more. Round your result to three decimal
places. | d. 0.361
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? | a.
The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A random sample of 16 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life
of 645 hours with a standard deviation of 31 hours. | c. (628.5, 661.5)
Survey responses of nationalities of survey respondents. which type of data is? | a.
Nomial
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. | d. 84.00%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 4, x = 3, p = 1/6 | a. 0.0154
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z = -
1.83. | c. 0.0336
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | d. 1.23
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that shows
up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability distribution. x 1 2 3 4
5 6 P(x) 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.21 0.12 0.10 | c. 2.36
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 67,800,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: μ, the
average attendance at games, is equal to 67,800 H1: μ, the average attendance at games,
is greater than 67,800
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 50°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | c. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean temperature equals
50°F when it really does equal 50°F.
A campus program evenly enrolls undergraduate and graduate students. If a random
sample of 4 students is selected from the program to be interviewed about the
introduction of a new fast food outlet on the ground floor of the campus building, what is
the probability that all 4 students selected are undergraduate students? | a. 0.0625
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | a. HH HT TH TT
The number of power outages at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with a
mean of 6 outages per year. The probability that there will be exactly 3 power outages in
a year is | b. 0.0892
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows. (1, 1)
(2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3)
(5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice is 7. | c.
1/6
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it is not
defective? | d. 0.92
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.6 and a standard
deviation of 0.4. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.2 and
3? | c. 68%
When is the correlation coefficient zero? | a. when there is no linear correlation
For sample sizes greater than 40, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | d. regardless of the shape of the population.
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ >
26.1 n = 9 α = 0.01 | c. 20.090
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each
brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same
normal distribution $$N(\mu, 3300^2).$$ Compute $$P(\overline{X}-\overline{Y} <-
2500).$$ | b. 0.0314
Find the mean of thefollowing probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.19 0.37 0.16
0.26 0.02 | c. 1.55
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to the
right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z = 2.5. | c.
bigger than
Find the percentile for the data point. data set: 3 11 8 6 3 3 11 6 3 11 2 11 15 4 9 3 12 8 6
11 data point: 6 | b. 35
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0 n = 10
α = 0.01 | d. 1.735, 23.589
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean number of
hours per week that they watched television was 19.6 with a standard deviation of 5.8
hours. | d. (17.47, 21.73)
Let X be a random variable has the following uniform density function f(x) = 0.1 when
0< x < 10. What is the probability that the random variable X has a value greater than
5.3? | b. 0.47
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site
where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four
methods of data collection was he using? | b. Retrospective study
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n=25 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 0.05, the critical value of t
will be | b. 2.7969.
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.2
millimeters? | d. 0.65
Suppose that $$X$$ has the probability density function $$f(x)=1.5x^2$$ for $$-1 Chọn
một câu trả lời | d. 0.125
Two white mice mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The female
has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the pairs of fur-
color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black gene
dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black Create the sample space
of possible outcomes. | b. WW, BW
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the
conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c.
There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is at
least
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes. | c. HHH HHT
HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.37
0.05 0.13 0.25 0.20 | a. 1.60
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine has
been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces and a
standard deviation of 0.2-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly selected from
this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean weight of these 100
bags exceeded 20.6 ounces. | a. approximately 0
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library parking
lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 4.0 minutes and a standard deviation of 1
minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student will take between
2.5 and 5.0 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. | c. 0.7745
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | b. 221
A psychologist claims that more than 3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. | most 3 percent when it is
actually more than 3 percent.
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 87%
of the time. Find the probability that 4 of 7 stolen cars will be recovered. | a. 0.044
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is not
between 44 and 56 is | d. 0.3174.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 16
in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. |
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data
in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called | c.
descriptive statistics.
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. Favor Oppose Republican 0.11 0.27 Democrat 0.25 0.16
Other 0.15 0.06 What is the probability that a Democrat opposes stronger gun control
laws? | a. 0.390
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18, 31,
46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | d. 46 miles
We have created a 95% confidence interval for $$\mu$$ with the result (10, 15). What
decision will we make if we test $$H_0: \mu =16$$ versus $$H_1: \mu eq 16$$ at $$\
alpha= 0.05$$? | b. Reject $$H_0$$ in favor of $$H_1$$.
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p = 0.62 H1: p ≠ 0.62
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | a. P(x > 7) = P(x
≥ 8)
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | c. 0.262
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each
brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same
normal distribution N(m, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the sample mean $
$\overline{X}$$ - $$\overline{Y}.$$ | a. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation
1347.22
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a two-tailed
test. | c. ±1.96
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | b. 0.57
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | b. 8.66
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student more than 10 minutes to park in the library lot. | d. 0.082085
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows. (1, 1)
(2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3)
(5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice is 4 or
12. | a. 1/9
According to the Center for Disease Control, 41.5% of babies born in the U.S. in 2004
were still being breastfed at 6 months of age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in
2004 are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of them were breastfed for
at least 6 months? | a. 0.12
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between z = -1.1 and
z = 1.5. | b. equal to
Let $$X$$ be uniformly distributed over [0, 1]. Calculate $$E[X^3]$$. | b. 0.25
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
360 hours and a standard deviation of 5 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | c. 68%
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation and
type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the state
and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political Affiliation Given
the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is in a white collar job. |
a. 0.526
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days and
a standard deviation of 15 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at least 300
days? | d. 0.0166
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 2%. If 29 houses are
randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be burglarized? | a.
0.557
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability that
the diameter of a randomly selected pencil will be less than 0.285 inches? | d. 0.0668
Based on the scores 1, 9, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, and 8, a score of 4 is the | a. mean.
Compute the critical value $$z_{\alpha/2}$$ that corresponds to a 94% level of
confidence. | b. 1.88
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows that A
and B are | b. independent but not disjoint.
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at least 7
questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the probability that the
student will pass the test? | a. 0.172
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) Frequency 35-39 1 40-44 3 45-49 5 50-54 11 55-59 7 60-64 7 65-69 1 |
b. 53.4
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.5 to 13.5 gallons per minute. Find the
variance of the distribution. | b. 1.33
Friskie is having her fifth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or
two normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create the
sample space of possible outcomes. | c. NNR NNN
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that annual
household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household own 2 cars is: | b. 0.69
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a year is: | c. 0.12
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, $$\sigma.$$ | d. (2.2, 5.8)
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz =2.7 and z =
2.9. | c. bigger than
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n
and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. n = 2661; p = 0.63 | d. 24.91
Survey responses of temperatures of the ocean at various depths. which type of data is? |
a. Interval
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value less than 6? | c. 0.400
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | d. 89.6
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1 centimeter. A
random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. What is the standard error for the sample
mean? | a. 0.029
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | c. -1.2798
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one decimal
place. | a. 76.4
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 124 and a
standard deviation of 6.4. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability that
their mean blood pressure will be less than 126. | c. 0.9938
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/51949. For people who play 560 times,
find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | b. 0.1038
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm with a
standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random sample of
100 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.851 cm? | b. 0.1587
Suppose that a number of miles that a car can run before its battery wears out is
exponentially distributed with an average value of 10000 miles. If a person desires to take
a 5000-mile trip, what is the probability that she will be able to complete her trip without
having to replace her car battery? | c. 0.6
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by major.
Major Frequency Engineering 868 English 2073 Mathematics 2164 Chemistry 318
Physics 856 Liberal Arts 1358 Business 1676 What is the probability that a randomly
selected degree is not in Mathematics? | b. 0.768
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | c. 0.6826
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the probability that Z lies between -1.10 and -
0.36. | c. 0.2237
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 54.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the expected number of males
who have used marijuana for samples of size 100? | c. 45.7
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program are
randomly selected, find the probability that from two to four become vice presidents.
(Note: please give the answer as a real number accurate to4 decimal places after the
decimal point.) | c. 0.034
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 16 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1587
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round
answer to the nearest tenth. n = 33; p = 0.2 | b. 6.6
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb and
a standard deviation of 6. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability that the
mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18.6 lb. | a. 0.6730
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 5 years or more. | d. 0.229790
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak
both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the college
speaks Spanish but not French? | d. 0.19
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 20
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, $$\sigma^2.$$ | c. (3.3,
15.6)
Construct the boxplot for the given data below: 3, 3, 5, 6, 4, 9, 8, 9, 6. | d.
A die is rolled 10 times and the number of times that two shows on the up face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the random variable
X, the number of twos thrown out of ten tosses. | c. 1.67
Find the critical value or values of x2 based on the given information. H1: σ ≠ 9.3 n = 28
α = 0.05 | c. 14.573, 43.194
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 20 inches and a standard
deviation of 4 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is the
probability of a sample mean between 20 and 21. | b. 0.4772
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number of
girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of x are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table. X(girls) 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 P(X) 0.000 0.001 0.006 0.022 0.061 0.122 0.183 0.209
0.183 0.122 0.061 0.022 0.006 0.001 0.000 Find the probability of selecting 9 or more
girls. | c. 0.212
The random variableX represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the mean and standard deviation for
the random variable X. | a. mean: 1.50; standard deviation: 0.87
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18 ounce.
The cans only hold 12.45 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.45 ounces of
soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special cleaning
process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can will need to
go through this process? | c. 0.1587
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of 1,800
hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random sample of
100 bulbs will have an average life of more than 1,825 hours. | a. 0.1056
A psychologist claims that more than 6.3 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 6.3% H1: p > 6.3%
A major videocassette rental chain is considering opening a new store in an area that
currently does not have any such stores. The chain will open if there is evidence that
more than 25% households in the area are equipped with videocassette recorders (VCRs).
It conducts a telephone poll of 300 randomly selected households in the area and finds
that 96 have VCRs. The value of the test statistic in this problem is approximately equal
to | c. 2.80
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | d. The number of employees
of an insurance company
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 900 hours of
use is 0.2. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at least one of
them lasts 900 hours or more? | b. 0.992
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population mean
μ. The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, and the original population is not normally
distributed. | a. Yes
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | d. The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data: n = 24,
$$\overline{x} = 101,$$ s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a population
with a distribution that is very far from normal, and σ is unknown. | b. Neither
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a
standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the probability
that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.10. | a. 37.3
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT
TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at least one head? | a. 7/8
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 60,000,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Assume
that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for
the test. | most 60,000, when it is actually greater than 60,000.
On a 10-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one of
which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of correct answers. | a. 2.5
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region.
The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of 50
individuals resulted in an average income of $15000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | d. $465.23
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a right-
tailed test. | b. +1.34
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of size
n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution of a
statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | c. i) and iv)
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 11
in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Use
the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: p = 0.0011
H1: p < 0.0011
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid. Use
a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial aid. | d.
0.59 ± 0.068
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on Saturday
mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected 150 customers
last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits. They recorded the
number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well as the total time the
customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables recorded by the home
improvement store. | a. number of items - discrete; total time - continuous
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 15% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 150 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 20 no-shows. | c. 0.251
The name of each contestant is written on a separate card, the cards are placed in a bag,
and three names are picked from the bag. Identify which of these types of sampling is
used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | c. Random
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have seen
a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for the test. |
A random sample of 40 students has a mean annual earnings of $3120 and a population
standard deviation of $677. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean, μ.
Use a 95% confidence level. | c. ($2910, $3330)
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region.
The normally population standard deviation is known to be $1000. What total sample size
would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the width of the interval
should not be more than $100? Let $$z_{0.025}=1.96; z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | a. n = 1537
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | a. 0.254811
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992
Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8
hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild
time exceeds 8.7 hours. | c. 0.1469
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | c. 0.8
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid. Use
a 90\% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students who receive
financial aid. Let $$z_{0.1}=1.28;z_{0.05}=1.65$$. | c. (0.533; 0.647)
To determine the mean of a binomial distribution, it is necessary to know the number of
successes involved in the problem. | a. False
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | b. P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2 ≤ x
< 8)
Find the normal-curve area between z = -1.48 and z = 0. | d. 0.4306
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate bar
- licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana - licorice stick
licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that at least one
chocolate bar was eaten. | a. 5/9
A study of 1000 randomly selected flights of a major airline showed that 782 of the
flights arrived on time. What is the probability of a flight arriving on time? | a. 391/500
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g and a
standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing between
5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | c. 1.96%
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the mean number favoring the
substation? | c. 12
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1900 miles. What is
the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 56,010 miles and 56,580
miles? | b. 0.0180
According to a 2007 report published by the National Center on Addiction and Substance
Abuse at Columbia University, 59% of teens have family dinners five or more times a
week, 13% of teens have used marijuana and the proportion of teens who have family
dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana is 0.64. What is the probability that a
teen has family dinners five or more times a week and uses marijuana? Hint. Use the
addition rules. | b. 0.08
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size
Percentage 2 45.1 3 22.2 4 19.7 5 8.0 6 3.1 7+ 1.9 A family is selected at random. Find
the probability that the size of the family is less than 6. Round your result to three
decimal places. | c. 0.950
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative
hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | b. H0: σ = 14.7 H1: σ < 14.7
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | b. binomial distribution.
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a dime
are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | d. {0, 1, 2}
The use of the Poisson distribution requires a value n which indicates a definite number
of independent trials. | a. False
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | d. statistical inference.
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 65% with a standard deviation of 7.1.
Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between 50 and
70 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | a. 0.74
A stock analyst compares the relationship between stock prices and earnings per share to
help him select a stock for investment. What type of the description is? | c. Observation
study
According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size 16. | d.
3.52
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic
accidents reported in a day in Hanoi. X 0 1 2 3 4 5 P(X) 0.10 0.20 0.45 0.15 0.05 0.05
The probability of more than 2 accidents is | d. 0.25
A Type II error is committed when | c. we don't reject a null hypothesis that is false.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a right-tailed test is z =
0.52. | b. 0.3015
| d.
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 65.7% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if two
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | d. 0.88
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to discuss
with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would like more
discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk about school, and
30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages were based on a
national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all teenagers who want
more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level. | c. 0.37 ± .053
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | c. Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
A group of 40 bowlers showed that their average score was 192 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | a. (189.5, 194.5)
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 4 ounces. Find the
probability that between 15 and 18 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | c. 0.1598
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | c. 0.625
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size sample
would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.08 using 95%
confidence? | a. 150
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | a. 0.1587.
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z = -
2.05. | b. 0.0202
Suppose that11% of people are left handed. If 6 people are selected at random, what is
the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | c. 0.1139

A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 52% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 43% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 5% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | d. 0.90
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 16 men
have a mean height of 67.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.2 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation. Let $$\
chi_{0.005,15}^2=32.8;\chi_{0.995,15}^2=4.6$$. | a. (1.5, 4.0)
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. | b.
0.8708
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1. If 23 women aged 18-24 are
randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is
between 119 and 122. | d. 0.0577
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income over $25,000 a year is: | b. 0.48
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following is a
relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those people
aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest whole
number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a systolic blood
pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | c. 35%
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the
probability p of success on a single trial. n = 64, x = 3, p = 0.04 | c. 0.221
Private colleges and universities rely on money contributed by individuals and
corporations for their operating expenses. Much of this money is put into a fund called an
endowment, and the college spends only the interest earned by the fund. A recent survey
of 8 private colleges in Vietnam revealed the following endowments (in millions of
dollars) 60.2, 47.0, 235.1, 490.0, 122.6, 177.5, 95.4, and 220.0. What value will be used
as the point estimate for the mean endowment of all private colleges in Vietnam? | a.
$180.975
The number of 113 calls in Hanoi, has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 10 calls a
day. The probability of seven 113 calls in a day is | b. 0.09
Find the normal-curve area between z = -2 and z = -1. | c. 0.1359
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | a. 0.8805
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 24 and 28. | c. 0.2295
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that | a. Both of the above.
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency Number of respondents
Never 1020 Less than once a year 302 Once a year 571 Several times a year 502 Once a
month 308 Two-three times a month 380 Nearly every week 240 Every week 839 More
than once a week 329 What is the probability that a randomly selected respondent
attended religious services more than once a year? | a. 0.58
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | d. 1.9703
The paired data below consist of the test scores of 6 randomly selected students and the
number of hours they studied for the test. Hours 5 10 4 6 10 9 Score 4 8 3 6 9 8 $$ Find
the value of the linear correlation coefficient $$r$$. | d. 0.973
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at which
only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | c. 6.9 minutes
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A sample of 25 randomly selected students has a mean test
score of 81.5 with a standard deviation of 10.2. | c. (77.29, 85.71)
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of 15
patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less than
15 minutes? | d. 0.9765
A student randomly selects 10 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.75 with a standard
deviation of $1.50. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard
deviation, $$\sigma.$$ Assume the data are normally distributed. | a. ($1.03, $2.74)
If $$n = 10$$ and $$p = 0.70$$, then the standard deviation of the binomial distribution
is | d. 1.45
A telemarketer found that there was a 1% chance of a sale from his phone solicitations.
Find the probability of getting 5 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls. | b. 0.9599
Which of the following cannot be a probability? | c. 4/3
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. | a. 3.96
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia had a mean of 3377.2 and a standard deviation of 847.4. Assuming the
distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the states had property
crime rates between 2360 and 4055? | a. 0.67
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 21% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 9.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.8% were known to be females
under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known to be female
or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | d. 0.279
The random variableX represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 3/17 5/17 6/17 2/17 1/17 | c. mean:
1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | c. 0.5000
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is the
probability it was produced by the new machine? | b. 0.511
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.67 g and a
standard deviation 0.070 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing between
5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | b. 1.96%
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean of
120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 12 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 144 mmHg? | d. 95%
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What is the probability that a
randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7 minutes? | c. 0.917915
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over [10, 70]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation is between 13 and 65. | c. 0.87
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A study of 14 bowlers showed that their average score was 192
with a standard deviation of 8. | c. (186.3, 197.7)
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.75 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? | c.
0.25
An article in Concrete Research presented data on compressive strength $$x$$ and
intrinsic permeability $$y$$ of various concrete mixes and cures. Summary quantities are
$$n = 14,\sum y_i=572,\sum y_i^2=23,\sum x_i=43, \sum x_i^2=157.42$$, and $$\sum
x_i y_i=1697.8$$. Assume that the two variables are related according to the simple
linear regression model. Calculate the least squares estimates of the slope. | a. -2.33
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of customers
having to hold more than 1.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order? | b. 0.60653
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | d. 0.7, if A and
B are independent.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a grade point
average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78. | d. (2.51, 3.21)
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches and a
standard deviation of 2.1 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the probability
that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | d. 0.0021
A random sample of 56 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours with a
population standard deviation of 31 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean. | b. (636.9, 653.1)
A recent survey of banks revealed the following distribution for the interest rate being
charged on a home loan (based on a 30-year mortgage with a 10% down payment).
Interest rate 7.0\% 7.5\% 8.0\% 8.5\% 9.0\% Probability 0.12 0.23 0.24 0.35 0.06 $$ If a
bank is selected at random from this distribution, what is the chance that the interest rate
charged on a home loan will exceed 8.0%? | b. 0.41
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The current
owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the buyers.
Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that they are
99% confident that the margin of error is within 3%? | d. 1842
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart | a.
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does
not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of at
most three boys in ten births. | c. 0.172
A salesperson knows that 20% of his presentations result in sales. Find the probabilities
that in the next 60 presentations between 14 and 18, inclusive, result in sales. (Note:
please give the answer as a real number accurate to 4 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | b. 0.98
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = -0.2 and z = 0.2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between z = -0.3 and
z = 0.3. | a. smaller than
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 19
in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion
is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | d. There is
sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 19 in ten
thousand.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed golfers.
How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? A previous study indicates that
the proportion of left-handed golfers is 10%. | b. 217
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire in
the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503 0.392
0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | a. 0.465
Six pairs of data yield $$r = 0.444$$ and the regression equation $$\hat y= 5x+2.$$ Also,
$$\overline{y}=18.3$$. What is the best predicted value of $$y$$ for $$x=5$$? | b. 18.3
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming that the
distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate between 5
and 7 percent? | b. 0.39
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month without a breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to 3 decimal places after the decimal point.) | a. 1.6
Fifty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 10 people getting these catalogs will order something. | a.
0.117
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the
population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in
order to be 99% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 6%? | d. 461
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 40? | c. 0.2
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample data: n =
15, $$\overline{x} = 103,$$ s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from a normally
distributed population with unknown μ and | c. Student t
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.1 for a two-tailed
test. | c. ±1.645
If either event A or event B must occur, then events A and B are said to be | b. None of
the others.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and with
a standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean, $
$\mu,$$ if $$\alpha = 0.02$$. Let $
$z_{0.01}=2.33;z_{0.02}=2.05;t_{0.01,149}=2.35;t_{0.02,149}=2.07$$. | b. (2.71, 3.01)
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and the
sample statistics include n =1158 subjects with 30% saying that they play a sport. Find
the value of the test statistic z using $$z=\frac{\overline{p}-p_0}{\sqrt{\frac{p_0(1-
p_0)}{n}}}$$ | c. -13.61
If a psychologist observed that four 5-year-old children initiated 2, 4, 6, and 12 incidents
of aggression during a play period, the mean number of aggressive incidents for this
group of four children was | c. 6
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | b. 39.3
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation
is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000 citizens
yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true proportion of
all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90% confidence
interval. | d. 0.5625 ±0 .0129
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of
retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a
double satellite media. X 0 1 2 3 P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05 $$ The variance for the
number of retransmissions is | b. 0.8
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | c. -0.99
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | b. 0.2946
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean and
standard deviation for the random variable X. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.30 0.40 0.20 0.06 0.04 |
a. mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c. An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.6. Find the mean
for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size 26. | d. 15.6
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x(minutes) f 0.5-1.5 15 1.5-2.5
20 2.5-3.5 15 3.5-4.5 20 4.5-5.5 30 | b. 3.3 and 1.4599
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a
standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends less than 48
minutes in the supermarket. | c. 0.6915
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A sample of 20 college students had mean annual earnings of
$3120 with a standard deviation of $677. | d. ($2803, $3437)
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 12 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance. Assume the data are normally distributed. Let $$\
chi^2_{0.01,11}=24.72;\chi^2_{0.99,11}=3.05$$. | a. (2.4, 19.1)
49, 34, and 48 students are selected from the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classed with
496, 348, and 481 students respectively. Identify which of these types of sampling is
used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | b. Stratified
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have seen
a UFO, p, is less than 2 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | c. H0: p = 0.002 H1: p < 0.002
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 40 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 50? | b. 0.25
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000, 2100). To
make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? | b.
Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is between 45
and 52 minutes? | c. 0.4947
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not differ
from the true proportion by more than 3%? A previous study indicates that the proportion
of households with two cars is 24%. | d. 1101
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.2 pounds and standard deviation of 0.8
pound. If a sample of 64 fish yields a mean of 3.4 pounds, what is probability of
obtaining a sample mean this large or larger? | d. 0.0228
A researcher claims that 62% of voters favor gun control. Assuming that a hypothesis test
of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | b. There is not sufficient
evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that 62% of voters favor gun control.
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | a. 0.2478
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
360 hours and a standard deviation of 8 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | d. 95%
In its standardized form, the normal distribution | b. be used to approximate discrete
probability distributions.
A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86 and with
a population standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. Use a 98% confidence level. | d. (2.71, 3.01)
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 12,246 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 12,246 currently in stock, and the warehouse number
and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced in
warehouse 2, find the probability it has an extra stiff shaft. | b. 0.219
Compute the standardized test statistic, $$\chi^2$$, to test the claim $$\sigma^2= 34.4$$
if $$n = 12, s =28.8$$, and $$\alpha=0.05$$. | b. 265.23
Two different tests are designed to measure employee productivity and dexterity. Several
employees are randomly selected and tested with these results. Productivity,x 3 5 8 2 1
Dexterity,y 9 3 9 4 7$$ Find the equation of the regression line. | b. $$\hat y =
5.49+0.24x$$
A survey of the 9225 vehicles on the campus of State University yielded the following
circle graph Find the number of hatchbacks. Round the result to the nearest whole
number . | a. 2860
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the mean. |
c. 2.41%
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a list
of five possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is taken,
without replacement, from the group of five people. Using the letters A, B, C, D, E to
represent the five people, list the possible samples of size three and use your list to
determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 10 possible
samples.) | e.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that annual
household income is over $25,000 if the residents of a household do not own 2 cars is: | a.
0.40
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally distributed
with a mean of $490 and a standard deviation of $45. What is the probability that a
randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $525 a week? | b. 0.2177
Find the mode(s) for the given data | a. 6.8 and 6.5
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion
is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c.
There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the standard deviation is
different from 3.3 mg
The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following
probability distribution. x 3 6 9 12 15 P(x) 0.14 0.11 0.36 0.29 0.10 Find the mean of
thethis probability distribution. | b. 9.3
The number of monthly breakdowns of a conveyor belt at a local factory is a random
variable having the Poisson distribution with λ = 2.8. Find the probability that the
conveyor belt will function for a month with one breakdown. (Note: please give the
answer as a real number accurate to2 decimal places after the decimal point.) | b. There is
not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in ten
thousand.
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of an
oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: Compute the range of data. | a.
14
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked subjects whether they favored or opposed the
death penalty for persons convicted of murder and whether they favored or opposed a law
requiring a person to obtain a permit before he or she could buy a gun. According to the
survey results, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 67.8% favored the death
penalty for those convicted of murder and 52.7% were in favor of both. What is the
probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of either the gun law or the
death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the addition rules. | c. 0.947
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,800 and
$151,200 if the standard deviation is $1200. | d. 68%
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 70. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | c. 60
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II
error for the test. | 3.3 mg when it is actually different from 3.3 mg.
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 81 women and 77 men. 18 of the
women and 19 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at
random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given that it is a
woman. | d. 0.222
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation $$\sigma$$ of
a random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard
deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | a. (7.5, 16.2)
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.05 for a left-tailed
test. | b. -1.645
Which of the following is always true? | a. If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. | d.
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | d. 55.8
The editor of a particular women's magazine claims that the magazine is read by 60% of
the female students on a college campus. Find the probability that in a random sample of
10 female students more than two read the magazine. (Note: please give the answer as a
real number accurate to4 decimal places after the decimal point.) | c. 0.0512
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the probabilities
that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | d. 0.8732
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the show
received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description is? | b.
Observation study
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population mean
μ. The sample size is n = 25,σ = 5.93, and the original population is normally distributed.
| b. Yes
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 23
miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | gallon when it really is at most 23 miles
per gallon.
A group of students were asked if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in the
table. If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he or she owns a credit
card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three decimal places. | c.
0.833
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9
night-shift workers by $$\overline{X}$$ and $$\overline{Y}$$, respectively. Assume
that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent.ComputeP($$\
overline{X} $$ - $$\overline{Y}$$ < -1.5) is | d. 0.0359
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | b. disjoint but not independent.
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.68. 11 people are selected at random from among those taking their driving
test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 11 people, the number
passing the test is between 2 and 4 inclusive? | b. 0.0308
If $$X$$ is uniformly distributed over the interval $$[0, 10]$$. Compute the probability
that $$2 < X < 9$$. | c. 7/10
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2600 miles. What is
the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than 57,400 miles? | a. 0.8413
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 3%? | a. 1068
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | a. 0.59
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, and C is
valid if A, B, and C are the only sample points in the experiment? | a. P(A) = 0, P(B) = ,
P(C) =
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean 15
minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | b. 0.0667
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program are
randomly selected. Find the probability that at least three become vice presidents. (Note:
please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | d. 0.0064
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 19
miles per gallon in the city. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been
conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in
nontechnical terms. | c. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean is
greater than 19 miles per gallon.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population mean
μ. The sample size is n = 17, σ is not known, and the original population is normally
distributed. | a. Yes
Find the critical value or values of $$\chi^2$$ based on the given information. H1: σ >
3.5 n = 14 α = 0.05 | a. 22.362
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators
are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to
find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 210
students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the population of interest to
the university administration. | d. the parking times of the entire set of students that park
at the university
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviation different from the σ = 3.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in symbolic form. | b.
H0:σ = 3.3 mg H1:σ ≠ 3.3 mg
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $25,000 is 80%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $25,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to $25,000 a year is: | b.
0.22
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed below.
Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. 2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9
3.6 0.8 Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. | a. (1.55, 3.53)
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.32 inches? | c. 2.28%
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of 1,800
hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random sample of
100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1775 hours and not less than 1760
hours. | d. 0.0828
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation = 6, find the area underthe
curve between 58 and 63. | b. 0.322
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | a. 0.6554
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | c.
predictions are made about a larger set of data
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | d. 0.0401
The employees of a company were surveyed on questions regarding their educational
background and marital status. Of the 600 employees, 400 had college degrees, 100 were
single, and 60 were single college graduates. The probability that an employee of the
company is single or has a college degree is | b. 0.733
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0. | c.
0.4920
Use the given information to find the P-value. The test statistic in a two-tailed test is z = -
1.63. | a. 0.1032
A die is rolled 18 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this experiment
is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the
number of twos. | a. 1.581
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a
standard deviation of 6 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends between 39
and 43 minutes in the supermarket. | b. 0.2120
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 14.7. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim
will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | a. The error of rejecting the claim
that the standard deviation is at least 14.7 when it really is at least 14.7.
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the mean
grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and her final exam exam counts for 55% of the
final grade. | d. 78.9
A melting point test of $$n = 10$$ samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket
propellant resulted in $$\overline{x}=154.2^oF$$. Assume that melting point is normally
distributed with $$\sigma=1.5^oF$$. What is the P-value for the testing problem $$H_0:\
mu=155/ H_1 eq 155$$? Let $$P(Z<1.67)=0.952$$. | b. 0.096
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of 15
patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more than
5 minutes? | c. 0.2865
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 16 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater than what
value? | b. 41.8 minutes
It has been found that 40% of the employees who complete a sequence of executive
seminars go on to become vice presidents. Assume that 10 graduates of the program are
randomly selected.Find the probability that exactly 5 become vice presidents. (Note:
please give the answer as a real number accurate to3 decimal places after the decimal
point.) | d. 0.67
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 83 women and 78 men. 21 of the
women and 20 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at
random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have high blood
pressure. | c. 0.488
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 264 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 100 women are randomly selected, find the probability
that they have a mean pregnancy between 264 days and 266 days. | c. 0.2881
A group of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a population
standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean. |
b. (21.1, 23.7)
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 16 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be
between 39 and 48 minutes? | d. 0.8767
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 79 and a standard
deviation of 5. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the probability that the
average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80. | d. 0.0228
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.5 to 4.5 millimeters. What is the mean
diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | d. 3.5 millimeters
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. What proportion of customers
having to hold more than 4.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order? | a. 0.22313
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Assuming
that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to
reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | c. There is not
sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater than 727.
Find the percentile for the data point. Data set: 51 36 48 75 75 75 49 data point: 51 | c. 43
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of 3.3
years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random sample
of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years more thanthe
mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | b. 0.0166
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed with
a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly selected, find
the probability of a rating that is between 200 and 275. | a. 0.4332
For some positive value of $$x$$, the probability that a standard normal variable is
between 0 and $$x$$ is 0.1255. What is the value of $$x$$? Let $$P(Z>0)=0.5;
P(Z<0.32) = 0.6255; P(Z<0.99)=0.8389$$. | d. 0.32
A sample consists of every 49th student from a group of 496 students. Identify which of
these types of sampling is used: Stratified, systematic, cluster, random. | d. Systematic
The produce manager at a food store was interested in determining how many apples a
person buys when they buy apples. He asked the cashiers over a weekend to count how
many apples a person bought when they bought apples and record this number for
analysis at a later time. The data is given below in the table. The random variable x
represents the number of apples purchased and P(x) represents the probability that a
customer will buy x apples. Determine the variance of the number of apples purchased by
a customer. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P(x) 0.05 0.19 0.20 0.25 0.12 0.10 0 0.08 0 0.01 | b.
3.57
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 5%. If 20 houses are
randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | c. 1
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 93 students, what is
the probability of finding five left-handers? | d. 0.002
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 59% of the time. If she serves 7 times, what
is the probability that she gets exactly3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is
independent of the others. | d. 0.2031
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992
Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8
hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild
time exceeds 9.1 hours. | b. 0.0069
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the
population proportion based on the information above.
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice
cream. What is the sample? | a. three selected custermers
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | c. narrower for 90%
confidence than for 95% confidence.
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed pink
bulbs with red bulbs. If 40% of the bulbs are pink and 60% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 4 bulbs are purchased? | c. 0.8704
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14
oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I
error for the test. | b. The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is at least 14
oz. when it really is at least 14 oz.
Find the probability that in 200 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at
most 40 times. | c. 0.9105
The probability that house sales will increase in the next 6 months is estimated to be 0.25.
The probability that the interest rates on housing loans will go up in the same period is
estimated to be 0.74. The probability that house sales or interest rates will go up during
the next 6 months is estimated to be 0.89. The probability that both house sales and
interest rates will increase during the next 6 months is | b. 0.10
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100 sets
of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of free
throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete probability
distribution. x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.02 0.07 0.22 0.27 0.42 | b. 1.05
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics of
the employees of a particular firm is an example of | d. descriptive statistics.
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 2.8 minutes. What proportion of callers is
put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | a. 0.367879
In a recent study of 42 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 19.6 with a population standard deviation of 5.8 hours. Find the
98% confidence interval for the population mean. | d. (17.5, 21.7)
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 17%. What is the probability
that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | c. 0.072
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0. It follows that A
and B are | disjoint but not independent.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $30,000 is 70%. Of the households surveyed,
50% had incomes over $30,000 and 70% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income over $30,000 a year is: | 0.35
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2004, 67.5% of all adults between the
ages of 18 and 44 were considered current drinkers. Based on this estimate, if three
randomly selected adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are selected, what is the
probability that at least one is a current drinker? | 0.97
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does
not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of at
most two boys in five births. | 0.500
The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of a
failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors are kept dry and 20%
are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.036
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | An
inference made about the population based on the sample.
Which of the following assignments of probabilities to the sample points A, B, C and D is
valid if A, B, C, and D are the only sample points in the experiment? | P(A) = 0, P(B) = ,
P(C) = , P(D) = 0
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. | 0.211
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of cracks
exceeding one-half inch in 10 miles of an interstate highway.
Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site
where he captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four
methods of data collection was he using? | Retrospective study
An aircraft emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a device designed to transmit a signal
in the case of a crash. The Altigauge Manufacturing Company makes 85% of the ELTs,
the Bryant Company makes 10% of them, and the Chartair Company makes the other
5%. The ELTs made by Altigauge have a 3% rate of defects, the Bryant ELTs have a 5%
rate of defects, and the Chartair ELTs have a 10% rate of defects. If a randomly selected
ELT is then tested and is found to be defective, find the probability that it was made by
the Altigauge Manufacturing Company. | 0.718
Given that events C and D are independent, P(C) = 0.3, and P(D) = 0.6, are C and D
mutually exclusive? | no
A random number generator is set top generate integer random numbers between 0 and 9
inclusive following a uniform distribution. What is the probability of the random number
generator generating a 6? | 1/10
The breakdown of workers in a particular state according to their political affiliation and
type of job held is shown here. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the state
and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. Political Affiliation Given
the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker is in a white collar job. |
0.526
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size |
0.950
The collection and summarization of the socioeconomic and physical characteristics of
the employees of a particular firm is an example of | descriptive statistics.
An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be the
event that the number chosen is odd. List the sample points in E. | {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
A T.V. show’s executives raised the fee for commercials following a report that the show
received a “ No.1” rating in a survey of viewers. What type of the description is? |
Observation study
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 3%. If 30 houses are
randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be burglarized? |
0.4010
After completing an inventory of three warehouses, a golf club shaft manufacturer
described its stock of 14,542 shafts with the percentages given in the table. Suppose a
shaft is selected at random from the 14,542 currently in stock, and the warehouse number
and type of shaft are observed. Type of Shaft Given that the shaft is produced in
warehouse 2, find the probability it has an stiff shaft. | 0.344
According to a survey result, 79.6% of respondents favored the gun law, 77.8% favored
the death penalty for those convicted of murder and 62.7% were in favor of both. What is
the probability that a randomly selected respondent was in favor of either the gun law or
the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.947
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A and B) = 0.16. It follows that A
and B are | independent but not disjoint.
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
Given that a widget was produced by the new machine, what is the probability it is not
defective? | 0.92
The following table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions
on stronger gun control laws. | 0.314
The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on Saturday
mornings. Management at the home improvement store randomly selected 150 customers
last Saturday morning and decided to observe their shopping habits. They recorded the
number of items that a sapmle of the customers purchased as well as the total time the
customers spent in the store. Identify the types of variables recorded by the home
improvement store. | number of items - discrete; total time - continuous
The New York State Health Department reports a 12% rate of the HIV virus for the “at-
risk” population. Under certain conditions, a preliminary screening test for the HIV virus
is correct 99% of the time. If someone is randomly selected from the at-risk population,
what is the probability that they have the HIV virus if it is known that they have tested
positive in the initial screening? | 0.931
Two events A and B are said to be _________ if P(A|B) = P(A) or if P(B|A) = P(B). |
independent
A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a list
of six possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is taken,
without replacement, from the group of six people. Using the letters A, B, C, D, E, F to
represent the six people, list the possible samples of size three and use your list to
determine the probability that B is included in the sample. (Hint: There are 20 possible
samples.) | 1/2
A research group asked the students if they carry a credit card. The responses are listed in
the table. If a student is randomly selected, find the probability that he or she owns a
credit card given that the student is a freshman. Round your answer to three decimal
places. | 0.833
A bin contains 15 defective (that immediately fail when put in use), 20 partially defective
(that fail after a couple of hours of use), and 30 acceptable transistors. A transistor is
chosen at random from the bin and put into use. If it does not immediately fail, what is
the probability it is acceptable? | 0.60
The process of using sample statistics to draw conclusions about true population
parameters is called | statistical inference.
A bag of colored candies contains 20 red, 25 yellow, 15 blue and 20 orange candies. An
experiment consists of randomly choosing one candy from the bag and recording its
color. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {red, yellow, blue, orange}
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 123 women and 178 men. 54 of the
women and 46 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at
random find the probability that the person is a man given that they have high blood
pressure. | 0.460
If P(A) = 0.45, P(B) = 0.25, and P(B|A) = 0.45, are A and B independent? | no
Suppose that on a particular multiple choice question, 96% of the students answered
correctly. What is the probability that a randomly selected student answered the question
incorrectly? | 0.04
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $20,000 is 90%. Of the households surveyed,
60% had incomes over $20,000 and 60% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household own 2 cars and have an income less than or equal to $20,000 a year is: | 0.06
The distribution of B.A. degrees conferred by a local college is listed below, by major.
Major | 0.966
Mr. Ômô figures that there is a 65% chance that his university will set up a branch office
in Lao Cai. If it does, he is 90% certain that she will be made director of this new branch.
What is the probability that Ômô will be a Lao Cai branch office director? | 0.585
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice
cream. What is the population? | all custormers
Flip a coin three times, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T: Tail). |
HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT TTH TTT
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators
are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to
find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 130
students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the sample of interest to the
university administration. | parking times of the 130 students
Given events C and D with probabilities P(C) = 0.3, P(D) = 0.2, and P(C and D) = 0.1,
are C and D independent? | no
Brandon and Samantha each carry a bag containing a banana, a chocolate bar, and a
licorice stick. Simultaneously, they take out a single food item and consume it. The
possible pairs of food items that Brandon and Samantha consumed are as follows.
chocolate bar - chocolate bar licorice stick - chocolate bar banana - banana chocolate bar
- licorice stick licorice stick - licorice stick chocolate bar - banana banana - licorice stick
licorice stick - banana banana - chocolate bar Find the probability that exactly one
chocolate bar was eaten. | 4/9
The probability that a student at a certain college is male is 0.55. The probability that a
student at that college has a job off campus is 0.67. The probability that a student at the
college is male and has a job off campus is 0.35. If a student is chosen at random from
the college, what is the probability that the student is male or has an off campus job? |
0.87
Sixty percent of the people that get mail-order catalogs order something. Find the
probability that only three of 8 people getting these catalogs will order something. | 0.124
Which of the following is not true of statistics? | Statistics is used to answer questions
with 100% certainty.
Both Nualart and Tom have a bag of candy containing a lollipop (LP), a cherry drop
(CD), and a lemon drop (LD). Each takes out a piece and eats it. What are the possible
pairs of candies eaten? Create the sample space of possible outcomes. | LD-LD CD-LD
LP-LP LD-CD CD-CD LD-LP LP-CD
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The amount of milk
produced by a cow in one 24-hour period
At a Texas college, 60% of the students are from the southern part of the state, 30% are
from the northern part of the state, and the remaining 10% are from out-of-state. All
students must take and pass an Entry Level Math (ELM) test. 60% of the southerners
have passed the ELM, 70% of the northerners have passed the ELM, and 90% of the out-
of-state have passed the ELM. If a randomly selected student has passed the ELM, the
probability the student is from out-of-state is ________. | 0.136
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows. (1, 1)
(2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3)
(5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice is 7. | 1/6
A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 88 women and 77 men. 28 of the
women and 39 of the men have high blood pressure. If one of the volunteers is selected at
random find the probability that the person has high blood pressure given that it is a
woman. | 0.318
According to a 2007 report published by the Columbia University, 69% of teens have
family dinners five or more times a week, 11% of teens have used marijuana and the
proportion of teens who have family dinners 5 or more times a week or use marijuana is
0.65. What is the probability that a teen has family dinners five or more times a week and
uses marijuana? Hint. Use the addition rules. | 0.15
A company has 2 machines that produce widgets. An older machine produces 23%
defective widgets, while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets. In
addition, the new machine produces 3 times as many widgets as the older machine does.
Given a randomly chosen widget was tested and found to be defective, what is the
probability it was produced by the new machine? | 0.511
Which of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems? | predictions
are made about a larger set of data
Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable? | The number of employees of
an insurance company
If you flip a coin three times, the possible outcomes are HHH HHT HTH HTT THH THT
TTH TTT. What is the probability of getting at most one head? | 1/2
Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data
in order to properly describe the various features of that set of data are called | descriptive
statistics.
Flip a coin twice, create the sample space of possible outcomes (H: Head, T: Tail). | HH
HT TH TT
In 2006, the General Social Survey asked 4,491 respondents how often they attended
religious services. The responses were as follows: Frequency | 0.398
If two events A and B are __________, then P(A and B) = P(A)P(B). | independent
A greenhouse is offering a sale on tulip bulbs because they have inadvertently mixed pink
bulbs with red bulbs. If 35% of the bulbs are pink and 65% are red, what is the
probability that at least one of the bulbs will be pink if 5 bulbs are purchased? | 0.8840
For two events A and B, P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5. Then P(A or B) equals | 0.7, if A and B
are independent.
At a Ohio college, 25% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak both
languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the college
speaks Spanish but not French? | 0.22
Assume that P(C) = 0.5 and P(D) = 0.3. If C and D are independent, find P(C and D). |
0.15
Ms. Anne figures that there is a 40% chance that her company will set up a branch office
in Ohio. If it does, she is 70% certain that she will be made manager of this new
operation. What is the probability that Anne will be a Ohio branch office manager? | 0.28
Sixty-five percent of men consider themselves knowledgeable football fans. If 15 men
are randomly selected, find the probability that exactly five of them will consider
themselves knowledgeable fans. | 0.0096
According to the U.S. census, in 2005 25% of homicide victims were known to be
female, 8.7% were known to be under the age of 18 and 2.7% were known to be females
under the age of 18. What is the probability that a murder victim was known to be female
or under the age of 18 based on these 2005 estimates? | 0.310
Forty percent of babies born in the U.S. in 2004 were still being breastfed at 6 months of
age. If 4 children who were born in the U.S. in 2004 are randomly selected, what is the
probability that none of them were breastfed for at least 6 months? | 0.1296
The probability is 5% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the
warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of a
failure during the warranty period is 20%. If 90% of the connectors are kept dry and 10%
are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty period? | 0.065
Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable? | The volume of gasoline
that is lost to evaporation during the filling of a gas tank.
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 3
cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 63%. Of the households surveyed,
62% had incomes over $25,500 and 44% had 3 cars. The probability that annual
household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars is: | 0.89
Assume that P(E) = 0.15 and P(F) = 0.48. If E and F are independent, find P(E and F). |
0.072
The outcome of an experiment is the number of resulting heads when a nickel and a dime
are flipped simultaneously. What is the sample space for this experiment? | {0, 1, 2}
In Orange County, 51% of the adults are males. One adult is randomly selected for a
survey involving credit card usage. It is later learned that the selected survey subject was
smoking a cigar. Also, 7.5% of males smoke cigars, whereas 1.9% of females smoke
cigars. Use this additional information to find the probability that the selected subject is a
male. | 0.804
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 2
cars if annual household income is over $35,000 is 70%. Of the households surveyed,
50% had incomes over $35,000 and 80% had 2 cars. The probability that the residents of
a household do not own 2 cars and have an income over $35,000 a year is: | 0.15
According to a survey of American households, the probability that the residents own 3
cars if annual household income is over $25,500 is 83%. Of the households surveyed,
62% had incomes over $25,500 and 84% had 3 cars. The probability that annual
household income is over $25,500 if the residents of a household own 3 cars is: | 0.61
Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number of
girls selected, X. The probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of X are
summarized in the given table. Answer the question using the following table. X(girls) |
0.029
In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 35% of the subjects studied were
sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 30% chose to plead guilty. Among those not
sent to prison, 50% chose to plead guilty. If a study subject is randomly selected and it is
then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability that this person was
not sent to prison. | 0.756
Two white sheep mate. The male has both a white and a black fur-color gene. The female
has only white fur-color genes. The fur color of the offspring depends on the pairs of fur-
color genes that they receive. Assume that neither the white nor the black gene
dominates. List the possible outcomes. W = white and B = black. | WW, BW
Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators
are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to
find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 210
students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the population of interest to
the university administration. | the parking times of the entire set of students that park at
the university
An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice
cream. What is the sample? | three selected custermers
A percentage distribution is given below for the size of families in one U.S. city. Size |
0.169
Which of the following is always true? | If A and B are disjoint, then they cannot be
independent.
The probability that a tennis set will go to a tie-breaker is 15%. What is the probability
that two of three sets will go to tie-breakers? | 0.057
If two balanced die are rolled, the possible outcomes can be represented as follows. (1, 1)
(2, 1) (3, 1) (4, 1) (5, 1) (6, 1) (1, 2) (2, 2) (3, 2) (4, 2) (5, 2) (6, 2) (1, 3) (2, 3) (3, 3) (4, 3)
(5, 3) (6, 3) (1, 4) (2, 4) (3, 4) (4, 4) (5, 4) (6, 4) (1, 5) (2, 5) (3, 5) (4, 5) (5, 5) (6, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 6) (3, 6) (4, 6) (5, 6) (6, 6) Determine the probability that the sum of the dice is 4 or
12. | 1/9
Given events A and B with probabilities P(A) = 0.5,P(B) = 0.4, and P(A and B) = 0.2, are
A and B independent? | yes
A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 65% take blood pressure-
lowering medication, 38% take cholesterol-lowering medication, and 7% take both
medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes either blood pressure-
lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication? | 0.96
Hahn is having his sixth litter. The prior litters have either been three normal pups or two
normal pups and a runt. Assume the probability of either outcome is 50%. Create the
sample space of possible outcomes (Normal: N, Runt: R). | NNR NNN
Suppose that the probability that a particular brand of light bulb fails before 1000 hours
of use is 0.3. If you purchase 3 of these bulbs, what is the probability that at least one of
them lasts 1000 hours or more? | 0.973
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 50 to 60. What is the mean outcome of this
experiment? | 55
If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3, the expected value of
that Poison distribution is: | 9.
Which of the following is always true for a normal distribution? | P(2< x ≤ 8) = P(2 ≤ x <
8)
Product codes of 6, 7, 8 or 9 letters are equally likely. Which of the following statements
are true? (i) Standard deviation of the number of letters in one code is 1.25. (ii) The
probability of the event that the code has at least 7 letters is 0.5 | None of the other
choices is correct
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 4 times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 1/6 of success on a single trial. | 0.0154
According to police sources a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 78%
of the time. Find the probability that 3 of 8 stolen cars will be recovered. | 0.0137
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.70 g and a
standard deviation 0.062 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing between
5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | 2.67%
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is between 14.3 and 16.1. | 0.6826
The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X is given by What is the
value of the probability density function at x = 1? | 0.15
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of 15
patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be less than 8
minutes? | 0.8647
The probability that a radish seed will germinate is 0.26. A gardener plants seeds in
batches of 52. Find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of seeds
germinating in each batch. | 3.16
| 1.55
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9 to 13.5 gallons per minute. Find the
variance of the distribution. | 1.6875
The manager of a movie theater has determined that the distribution of customers arriving
at the concession stand is Poisson distributed with a standard deviation equal to 2 people
per 10 minutes. If the servers can accommodate 3 customers in a 10-minute period, what
is the probability that the servers will be idle for an entire ten minute period? | 0.0183
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 65,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1500 miles. What
warranty should the company use if they want 95% of the tires to outlast the warranty? |
62,533 miles
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 12, 13, ...,
19. Find the value of P(X > 17). | 0.25
A multiple choice test has 22 questions each of which has 4 possible answers, only one of
which is correct. If Judy, who forgot to study for the test, guesses on all questions, what
is the probability that she will answer exactly 8 questions correctly? | 0.0869
An airline reports that it has been experiencing a 12% rate of no-shows on advanced
reservations. Among 100 advanced reservations, find the probability that there will be
fewer than 15 no-shows. | 0.7840
Suppose that prices of a certain model of new homes are normally distributed with a
mean of $150,000. Find the percentage of buyers who paid between $148,885 and
$151,220 if the standard deviation is $1250. | 64.9%
Find z if the normal curve area to the left of z is 0.1611. | -0.99
The number of hours you spend looking at YouTube on a typical Saturday night is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that, on a typical
Saturday night, you spend between 0.75 and 1.25 hours watching YouTube. | 0.3602
Suppose that the random variable X has an exponential distribution with λ = 1.5. Find the
mean and standard deviation of X. | Mean = 0.67; Standard deviation = 0.44
The random variable X represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard
deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.47; standard deviation: 1.19
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with outcomes ranging from 41 to 81. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 56? | 0.375
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(-a < Z < a) = 0.4314, find a. | 0.57
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 0 through 5. Determine
the mean of the random variable Y = 4X | 10
In a recent survey, 85% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 20 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number favoring
the substation is exactly 12? | 0.0046
Police estimate that 22% of drivers drive without their seat belts. If they stop 4 drivers at
random, find the probability that all of them are wearing their seat belts. | 0.3701
The length of time it takes college students to find a parking spot in the library parking
lot follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 minutes and a standard deviation of
2.1 minute. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student will take
between 8.5 and 10.5 minutes to find a parking spot in the library lot. | 0.3566
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 60.0 and the standard
deviation is σ = 4.0. Find the probability that X is less than 53.0. | 0.0401
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 5 minutes. What proportion of customers
having to hold more than 6.5 minutes will hang up before placing an order? | 0.27253
The probability that a person has immunity to a particular disease is 0.06. Find the mean
for the random variable X, the number who have immunity in samples of size 106. | 6.36
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 millimeters. Any ball bearing
with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.55 millimeters is considered
defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball bearing is defective? |
0.433
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson distributed
with a mean equal to 2.1. Based on this, how many defects should be expected if 2
containers are inspected? | 4.2
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 51 minutes and a
standard deviation of 6.5 minutes. Find the number of minutes, m, for which the
probability that a customer spends less than m minutes in the supermarket is 0.20. | 45.5
Product codes of 3, 4 or 5 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 20 codes? | 80
An archer is able to hit the bull's-eye 57% of the time. If she shoots 15 arrows, what is the
probability that she gets exactly 6 bull's-eyes? Assume each shot is independent of the
others. | 0.0863
To calculate the probability of obtaining three aces in eight draws of a card with
replacement from an ordinary deck, we would use the | binomial distribution.
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = 3 andz = -3 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area betweenz =2.7 and z =
2.9. | bigger than
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by What
value must k take for this to be a valid density? | 2/3
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution at a rate of 15
patients per hour. What is the probability that a randomly chosen arrival to be more than
12 minutes? | 0.0498
Find the standard deviation for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n
= 2661 and p = 0.63. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. | 24.91
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective
computers are 0.4521, 0.3970, 0.1307, 0.0191, and 0.0010, respectively. Find the
variance for the probability distribution. | 0.69
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 50]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation exceeds 43. | 0.7
The number of visible defects on a product container is thought to be Poisson distributed
with a mean equal to 4.3. Based on this, the probability that 2 containers will contain less
than 2 defects is: | 0.0018
Product codes of 1, 2 or 3 letters are equally likely. What is the mean of the number of
letters in 50 codes? | 100
A card game is played in which the player wins if a face card is drawn (king, queen, jack)
from a deck of 52 cards. If the player plays 10 times, what is the probability that the
number of wins for the player is 5? | 0.0444
The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.15. In a class of 30 students, what is
the probability of finding five left-handers? | 0.186
In 2005, the property crime rates (per 100,000 residents) for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia had a mean of 3477 and a standard deviation of 747. Assuming the
distribution of property crime rates is normal, what percentage of the states had property
crime rates between 3362 and 4055? | 0.34
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 2
standard deviations below the mean or more than 3 standard deviations above the mean. |
2.41%
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.2 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is less than 1 year. | 0.268384
A die is rolled 22 times and the number of times that two shows on the upper face is
counted. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the mean for the number of twos.
| 3.67
The following table is the probability distribution of the number of golf balls ordered by
customers x | 9.39
Let X be a random variable has the following uniform density function f(x) = 0.1 when
0< x < 10. What is the probability that the random variable X has a value greater than
5.3? | 0.47
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 12.4 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.3 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 86% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 7.8
In a recent survey, 95% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 50 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number favoring
the substation is exactly 42? | 0.0024
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate. Current
estimates suggest that 10% of people with home-based computers have access to on-line
services. Suppose that 8 people with home-based computers were randomly and
independently sampled. What is the probability that at least 1 of those sampled have
access to on-line services at home? | 0.5695
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 60,500 miles and a standard deviation of 2800 miles. What is
the probability a particular tire of this brand will last longer than 58,400 miles? | 0.7734
Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z = -0.4. | 0.2478
Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function defined by Find
the mean of X | 1/2
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find the waiting time at which
only 10% of the customers will continue to hold. | 6.9 minutes
On a 50-question multiple choice test , each question has four possible answers, one of
which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the mean for the random
variable X, the number of correct answers. | 12.5
In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The
random variable X represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean and
standard deviation for the random variable X. x | mean: 1.04; standard deviation: 1.09
Suppose a uniform random variable can be used to describe the outcome of an
experiment with the outcomes ranging from 30 to 80. What is the probability that this
experiment results in an outcome less than 45? | 0.30
The Columbia Power Company experiences power failures with a mean of 0.120 per day.
Use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability that there are exactly two power
failures in a particular day. | 0.006
Let X be a normal random variable with a mean of 18.2 and a variance of 5. Find the
value of c if P(X -1 < c) = 0.5221. | 17.32
A basketball player has made 95% of his foul shots during the season. If he shoots 3 foul
shots in tonight's game, what is the probability that he makes all of the shots? | 0.857
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.5 ounces. Find the
probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will be
more than 16.5 ounces. | 0.3385
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area between
z = -1.5 and z = 1.1 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area between z = -1.1 and
z = 1.5. | equal to
The probability density function of X, the lifetime of a certain type of electronic device
(measured in hours), is given by Determine the value of | 0.5
| 2.46
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0, 8] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value greater than 3? | 0.625
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 20 to 79. Which of the
followings are true? (i) P(X > 41) = 13/20 (ii) E(10X)= 495 | Both (i) and (ii)
A telemarketer found that there was a 1.5% chance of a sale from his phone solicitations.
Find the probability of getting 28 or more sales for 1000 telephone calls. | 0.0016
Find the probability that in 20 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at least
5 times. | 0.2313
A supermarket manager has determined that the amount of time customers spend in the
supermarket is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 43.2 minutes and a
standard deviation of 5.2 minutes. Find the probability that a customer spends less than
46.5 minutes in the supermarket. | 0.7180
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student between 2.5 and 10 minutes to park in the library lot. |
0.453176
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n = 20 and p =
3/5. Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 12.0
| 1.60
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(Z > c) = 0.1093, find c. | 1.23
The range of the random variable X is {1, 2, 3, 6, u}, where u is unknown. If each value
is equally likely and the mean of X is 10, determine the value of u. | 38
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 64 times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 3 successes given the
probability 0.04 of success on a single trial. | 0.221
Find z if the normal curve area between 0 and z is 0.4756. | 1.9703
The age (in years) of randomly chosen T-shirts in your wardrobe from last summer is
distributed according to the density function with . Find the probability that a randomly
chosen T-shirt is between 2 and 8 years old | 0.417
Let X represent the amount of time it takes a student to park in the library parking lot at
the university. If we know that the distribution of parking times can be modeled using an
exponential distribution with a mean of 4.8 minutes, find the probability that it will take a
randomly selected student more than 9 minutes to park in the library lot. | 0.153355
Assume that x has a Poisson probability distribution. Find P(x = 6) when μ = 1.0. | .0005
Assume that z scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation
of 1. If P(0.2 < Z < a) = 0.2314, find a. | 0.8805
A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed with
a mean of 350 and a standard deviation of 50. If an applicant is randomly selected, find
the probability of a rating that is between 310 and 295. | 0.0762
Find the standard normal-curve area to the left of z = -0.54. | 0.2946
Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is
given by and for other values of What is the value of C? | 0.375
Find the mean for the binomial distribution which has the values of n = 33 and p = 0.2.
Round answer to the nearest tenth. | 6.6
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
420 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? | 95%
The probability is 0.85 that a person shopping at a certain store will spend less than $20.
For random samples of 82 customers, find the mean number of shoppers who spend less
than $20. | 69.7
Find the variance of the following probability distribution. x | 3.57
Suppose X has a Poisson probability distribution with = 9.0. Find μ and σ. | μ = 9.0, σ =
3.0
The owner of a fish market determined that the weights of catfish are normally
distributed with the average weight for a catfish is 3.2 pounds with a standard deviation
of 0.6 pound. A citation catfish should be one of the top 5% in weight. At what weight (in
pounds) should the citation designation be established? | 4.19
Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the integers Determine
P(X < 6). | 0.5
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal calls
that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the amount
being spent on personal calls followed a normal distribution with an average of $1000 per
month and a standard deviation of $65 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's
(personal call expenses). Using the distribution above, what is the probability that a
randomly selected month had a PCE of between $875 and $1010? | 0.5339
Find z if the normal curve area to the right of z is 0.8997. | -1.2798
Suppose the cumulative distribution of the random variable X is Detemine | 0.25
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3.3 minutes. What proportion of callers is
put on hold longer than 2.8 minutes? | 0.42806
According to a college survey, 18% of all students work full time. Find the standard
deviation for the random variable X, the number of students who work full time in
samples of size 35. | 2.27
Suppose x is a uniform random variable over [10,90]. Find the probability that a
randomly selected observation exceeds 26. | 0.8
The number of calls to an Internet service provider during the hour between 6:00 and
7:00 p.m. is described by a Poisson distribution with mean equal to 15. Given this
information, what is the expected number of calls in the first 30 minutes? | 7.5
The on-line access computer service industry is growing at an extraordinary rate. Current
estimates suggest that 25% of people with home-based computers have access to on-line
services. Suppose that 10 people with home-based computers were randomly and
independently sampled. What is the probability that exactly 5 of those sampled have
access to on-line services at home? | 0.0584
Which of the following is not true about the standard normal distribution? | The area
under the standard normal curve to the left of z = 0 is negative.
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are between 3
standard deviations below the mean and 1 standard deviation above the mean. | 84.00%
For a standard normal distribution, find the percentage of data that are more than 1
standard deviation away from the mean. | 31.74%
According to a college survey, 12% of all students work full time. Find the mean for the
number of students who work full time in samples of size 54. | 6.48
A basketball player is asked to shot free throws in sets of four. The player shoots 100 sets
of 4 free throws. The probability distribution for making a particular number of free
throws id given below. Determine the standard deviation for this discrete probability
distribution. x | 1.32
A salesperson knows that 20% of her presentations result in sales. Find the probabilities
that in the next 60 presentations at least 9 result in sales. | 0.8732
The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal
distribution with a mean of 61,000 miles and a standard deviation of 2100 miles. What is
the probability a certain tire of this brand will last between 60,010 miles and 58,580
miles? | 0.1941
In a recent survey, 80% of the community favored building a police substation in their
neighborhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the probability that the number favoring
the substation is more than 12? | 0.6482
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z lies between 0 and 3.01.
| 0.4987
An automobile service center can take care of 12 cars per hour. If cars arrive at the center
randomly and independently at a rate of 8 per hour on average, what is the probability of
the service center being totally empty in a given hour? | 0.0003
Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution on the integers 2 to 5. Find V(4X). | 20
If X is a normal random variable with μ = 50 and σ = 6, then the probability that X is not
between 44 and 56 is | 0.3174.
Suppose the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X is Find the value
of P(X>5). | 0.16
Assume that X is normally distributed with a mean of 23 and a standard deviation of 5.
Find the value of c if P(X > c) = 0.0592. | 30.81
Find the probability that in 40 tosses of a fair six-sided die, a five will be obtained at most
11 times. | 0.9739
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean of
110 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure that lies within 3 standard deviations of the mean? |
99.7%
A die is rolled 80 times and the number of twos that come up is tallied. If this experiment
is repeated many times, find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the
number of twos. | 3.33
The accompanying table shows the probability distribution for x, the number that shows
up when a loaded die is rolled. Find the variance for the probability distribution. x | 2.41
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [1, 9] . What is the probability that
the random variable X has a value less than 6? | 0.625
In a binomial distribution with 10 trials, which of the following is true? | P(x > 7) = P(x ≥
8)
In 2006, the percent of the voting-age population that was registered to vote for the 50
states and the District of Columbia had a mean of 63.5% with a standard deviation of 7.4.
Assuming that the distribution is normal, what percentage of states had between 53 and
72 percent of it's voting-age population who were registered to vote? | 0.797
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value less than 32. | 0.6554
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 4.2 minutes. What proportion of customers
having to hold more than 1.8 minutes will hang up before placing an order? | 0.65144
The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described
using a uniform distribution over the interval 2.55 to 4.75 millimeters. What is the mean
diameter of ball bearings produced in this manufacturing process? | 3.65 millimeters
Samples of 10 parts from a metal punching process are selected every hour. Let X denote
the number of parts in the sample of 10 that require rework. If the percentage of parts that
require rework at 3%, what is the probability that X exceeds 2? | 0.0028
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.42 inches and a standard deviation of 0.11 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.30 inches? | 86.23%
The area to the right of z = 1.0 is equal to | 0.1587.
If Z is a standard normal variable, find the the probability that Z is less than 1.13. | 0.8708
Suppose the probability density function of the length of computer cables is from 10 to
12 millimeters. Determine the mean and standard deviation of the cable length. | mean =
11 and standard deviation = 0.58
Patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follow an exponential distribution with mean 22
minutes. What is the average number of arrivals per minute? | 0.0455
Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. x | 0.98
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 14 ounces and a standard deviation of 4.2 ounces. Find the
number of ounces above which 98% of the dispensed sodas will fall. | 5.4
According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55.3% of males have
never used marijuana. Based on this percentage, what is the probability that more than 50
males who have used marijuana for samples of size 120? | 0.9990
A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at least 4
questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the probability that the
student will pass the test? | 0.8281
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area under
the curve between 58 and 63. | 0.322
The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 3.5 years. Find the probability that the time until the first
critical-part failure is 6 years or more. | 0.180092
The systolic blood pressure of 18-year-old women is normally distributed with a mean of
115 mmHg and a standard deviation of 10 mmHg. What percentage of 18-year-old
women have a systolic blood pressure between 96 mmHg and 140 mmHg? | 96.5%
Let Z is a standard normal variable, find P(-0.73 < Z < 2.27). | 0.7557
According to a college survey, 15% of all students work full time. Find the mean for the
random variable X, the number of students who work full time in samples of size 42. |
6.30
The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12 ounce can of soda follows a
normal distribution with a mean of 12.27 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.18 ounce.
The cans only hold 12.51 ounces of soda. Every can that has more than 12.51 ounces of
soda poured into it causes a spill and the can needs to go through a special cleaning
process before it can be sold. What is the probability a randomly selected can will need to
go through this process? | 0.0912
If the probability of a newborn child being female is 0.5, find the probability that in 50
births, 35 or more will be female. | 0.0033
On a multiple choice test with 12 questions, each question has four possible answers, one
of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the standard deviation for
the random variable X, the number of correct answers. | 1.500
The diameter of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be explained
using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5 millimeters. What is the
probability that a randomly selected ball bearing has a diameter greater than 5.85
millimeters? | 0.325
Assume that X has a normal distribution with the mean is μ = 15.2 and the standard
deviation is σ = 0.9. Find the probability that X is greater than 15.2. | 0.5000
The random variable X represents the number of girls in a family of three children.
Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, find the probability that the number of
girls is two or more. | 0.50
The diameters of bolts produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a
mean of 0.34 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percentage of bolts
will have a diameter greater than 0.332 inches? | 78.81%
LetZ is a standard normal variable, find theprobability that Z lies between -2.41 and 0. |
0.4920
A normal distribution has mean μ = 60 and standard deviation σ = 6, find the area under
the curve to the right of 64. | 0.2525
The probability of winning a certain lottery is 1/9999. For people who play 246 times,
find the standard deviation for the random variable X, the number of wins. | 0.1568
The time between customer arrivals at a furniture store has an approximate exponential
distribution with mean of 9.5 minutes. If a customer just arrived, find the probability that
the next customer will not arrive for at least 21 minutes. | 0.109643
The number of weeds that remain living after a specific chemical has been applied
averages 1.21 per square yard and follows a Poisson distribution. Based on this, what is
the probability that a 1 square yard section will contain less than 5 weeds? | 0.9920
Suppose that 14% of people are left handed. If 5 people are selected at random, what is
the probability that exactly 2 of them are left handed? | 0.1247
The volumes of soda in quart soda bottles are normally distributed with a mean of 22.3 oz
and a standard deviation of 1.6 oz. What is the probability that the volume of soda in a
randomly selected bottle will be less than 23.1 oz? | 0.6915
In one region, the September energy consumption levels for single-family homes are
normally distributed with a mean of 1155 kWh and a standard deviation of 218 kWh. For
a randomly selected home, find the probability that the September energy consumption
level is between 1050 kWh and 1225 kWh. | 0.3109
If a random variable has the normal distribution with μ = 30 and σ = 5, find the
probability that it will take on the value between 31 and 35. | 0.262
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [40, 70]. Find the standard
deviation of X. | 8.66
A new phone system was installed last year to help reduce the expense of personal calls
that were being made by employees. Before the new system was installed, the amount
being spent on personal calls follows a normal distribution with an average of $705 per
month and a standard deviation of $48 per month. Refer to such expenses as PCE's
(personal call expenses). Find the probability that a randomly selected month had a PCE
that falls below $650. | 0.1259
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and
a standard deviation of 16 days. What is the probability that a pregnancy lasts at least 302
days? | 0.0196
A machine pours beer into 16 oz. bottles. Experience has shown that the number of
ounces poured is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.2 ounces. Find the
probabilities that the amount of beer the machine will pour into the next bottle will be
between 12.5 and 14.5 ounces. | 0.1039
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 5 gallons per minute. Upon
inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described by
the uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 7.5 gallons per minute. Find the
probability that between 4.8 gallons and 6.2 gallons are pumped during a randomly
selected minute. | 0.47
Assume that the weights of quarters are normally distributed with a mean of 5.73 g and a
standard deviation 0.071 g. A vending machine will only accept coins weighing between
5.48 g and 5.82 g. What percentage of legal quarters will be rejected? | 89.73%
Suppose X is a uniform random variable over the interval [20, 90]. Find the probability
that a randomly selected observation is between 23 and 85. | 0.89
At one college, GPAs are normally distributed with a mean of 2.4 and a standard
deviation of 0.3. What percentage of students at the college have a GPA between 2.1 and
2.9? | 79.4%
A tennis player makes a successful first serve 53% of the time. If she serves 6 times, what
is the probability that she gets exactly 3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is
independent of the others. | 0.3091
In 2004, the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia had a mean of 6.98 and a standard deviation of 1.62. Assuming that the
distribution is normal, what percentage of states had an infant mortality rate between 5.6
and 7.1 percent? | 0.3324
The weekly salaries of elementary school teachers in one state are normally distributed
with a mean of $595 and a standard deviation of $43. What is the probability that a
randomly selected elementary school teacher earns more than $555 a week? | 0.8239
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.25 to 12.25 gallons per minute. Find the
probability that between 10.5 gallons and 11.15 gallons are pumped during a randomly
selected minute. | 0.217
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 3.5 ounces. Find the
probability that between 13 and 14.4 ounces are dispensed in a cup. | 0.1583
A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by telephone conducted a
study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on hold before ordering a
product. The length of time was found to be a random variable best approximated by an
exponential distribution with a mean equal to 6.5 minutes. What is the probability that a
randomly selected caller is placed on hold fewer than 7.5 minutes? | 0.684579
What is the standard deviation of the following probability distribution? x | 1.54
The number of customers that arrive at a fast-food business during a one-hour period is
known to be Poisson distributed with a mean equal to 8.60. What is the probability that
exactly 8 customers will arrive in a one-hour period? | 0.1366
Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated 12 times. Use
the binomial probability formula to find the probability of 5 successes given the
probability 0.25 of success on a single trial. | 0.103
When considering area under the standard normal curve, decide whether the area to the
right of z = 2 is bigger than, smaller than, or equal to the area to the right of z = 2.5. |
bigger than
Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval [0.1, 5] . What is the probability
that the random variable X has a value less than 2.1? | 0.408 or 0.4082
The number of ounces of soda that a vending machine dispenses per cup is normally
distributed with a mean of 13 ounces and a standard deviation of 2.5 ounces. Find the
probability that more than 14.8 ounces is dispensed in a cup. | 0.2358
A machine is set to pump cleanser into a process at the rate of 10 gallons per minute.
Upon inspection, it is learned that the machine actually pumps cleanser at a rate described
by the uniform distribution over the interval 9.75 to 11.25 gallons per minute. What is the
probability that at the time the machine is checked it is pumping more than 10.65 gallons
per minute? | 0.40
The thickness measurements of a coating process are uniform distributed with values 0.1,
0.14, 0.18, 0.16. Determine the standard deviation of the coating thickness for this
process. | 0.03
In one city, the probability that a person will pass his or her driving test on the first
attempt is 0.59. 23 people are selected at random from among those taking their driving
test for the first time. What is the probability that among these 23 people, the number
passing the test is between 15 and 18 inclusive? | 0.3362
The lifetimes of light bulbs of a particular type are normally distributed with a mean of
362 hours and a standard deviation of 7 hours. What percentage of the bulbs have
lifetimes that lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean? | 68%
The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 15%. If 30 houses are
randomly selected, what is the mean of the number of houses burglarized? | 4.5
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of
catfish are normally distributed, with mean of 3.5 pounds and standard deviation of 0.7
pound. If a sample of 64 fish is randomly selected, what is probability that the sample
mean is more than 3.7 pounds? | 0.0111
Each year advertisers spend billions of dollars purchasing commercial time on network
television. In the first 6 months of one year, advertisers spent $1.1 billion. In a recent
article, the top 10 leading spenders and how much each spent (in million of dollars) were
listed: Company A: $73.7 Company F: $26.7 Company B: $63.9 Company G: $26.4
Company C: $57.9 Company H: $22.8 Company D: $57.1 Company I: $21.1 Company
E: $32 Company J: $19.8 Calculate the sample variance. | 422.940
The amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station is normally distributed
with the mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $5. A random sample of 47 is selected,
describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean. | Normal with a mean of $47 and
a standard deviation of $0.73
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 26 minutes and a standard deviation of 3 minutes. A random
sample of 30 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater than what
value? | 28.5 minutes
An electrical firm manufactures a certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of 1,900
hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. Find the probability that a random sample of
100 bulbs will have an average life of not more than 1,975 hours and not less than 1,860
hours. | 0.9772
Attendance records at a school show the number of days each student was absent during
the year. The days absent for each student were as follows. 0 2 3 4 2 3 4 6 7 2 3 4 6 9 8
Construct the dot plot for the given data. |
The highway speeds of 100 cars are summarized in the frequency distribution below.
Find the mean speed. | 55.8
Use the data to create a stemplot. The following data show the number of laps run by
each participant in a marathon. 46 65 55 43 51 48 57 30 43 49 32 56 |
The data below represent the amount of grams of carbohydrates in a serving of breakfast
cereal in a sample of 11 different servings. 11 15 23 29 19 22 21 20 15 25 17 What is the
value of IQR? | 8
The Kappa lata Sigma Fraternity polled its members on the weekend party theme. The
vote was as follows: six for toga, four for hayride, eight for beer bash, and two for
masquerade. Display the vote count in a Pareto chart |
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992
Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.5 hours and the standard deviation is 1.7
hours. If 64 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild
time exceeds 9 hours. | 0.0093
Suppose that and =15 for a population. In a sample where n = 100 is randomly taken,
what is the variance for the sample mean? | 0.15
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard
deviation of 0.4 years. A similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of 3.3
years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years. What is the probability that a random sample
of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least 0.4 years more thanthe
mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B? | 0.0166
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 122 and a
standard deviation of 6.1. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability that
their mean blood pressure will be less than 123. | 0.9052
A stem-and-leaf diagram for a set of examination scores is given below. Find sample
median of these data. Stem | 55.5
Find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Daily Low
Temperature (F) | 53.4
Find the mode(s) for the given dample data 98, 25, 98, 13, 25, 29, 56, 98 | 98
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992
Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8
hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild
time exceeds 8.5 hours. | 0.3487
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 1 -3 -3 -2 3 5 -1 8 -4 -1 y -4 -6 -7 2
3 3 -6 3 -3 -3 |
Find the variance of the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than the
original data. 5.0, 8.0, 4.9, 6.8 and 2.8 | 3.96
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of | statistics.
The following data give the distribution of the types of houses in a town containing
30,000 houses. Capes: 7500, Garrisons: 10,500, Splits: 12,000 Construct a pie chart
representing the given data set. | Capes: 25%, Garrisons: 35% , Splits: 40%
Construct the stem-and-leaf diagram for the below data. 16.9; 15.2; 17.5; 15.5; 16.8;
16.8; 17.1; 17.5; 15.3. | Stem Leaf 15 235 16 889 17 155
Elaine gets quiz grades of 67, 64, and 87. She gets a 84 on her final exam. Find the mean
grade if the quizzes each count for 15% and final exam counts for 55% of the final grade.
| 78.9
The distances traveled (in miles) to 7 different swim meets are given below: 12, 18, 31,
46, 69, 71, 85. Find the median distance traveled. | 46 miles
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 48 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random
sample of 36 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be
between 39 and 48 minutes? | 0.500
Fred, a local mechanic, gathered the following data regarding the price, in dollars, of an
oil and filterchande at twelve competing service stations: 32.95 24.95 26.95 28.95 18.95
28.95 30.95 22.95 24.95 26.95 29.95 28.95 Compute the range of data. | 14
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 28 oz. with a standard
deviation of 1.05 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 25 bottles filled by this
machine. What is the standard deviation for the sample mean? | 0.21
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9
night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the workers
are mutually independent. Compute P( - < -1.5) is | 0.0359
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb and
a standard deviation of 5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability that the
mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb. | 0.7164
The test scores of 32 students are listed below. Find Q3. 32 37 41 44 46 48 53 55 56 57
59 63 65 66 68 69 70 71 74 74 75 77 78 79 80 82 83 86 89 92 95 99 | 79.5
Which of the following statements is false i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of size
n,the sample standard deviation S is nota statistic. ii) The probability distribution of a
statistic is called a sampling distribution. iii) A statistic is any function of the
observations in a random sample. iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not
depend on the distribution of the population. | i) and iv)An electrical firm manufactures a
certain type of light bulb that has a mean light of 1,850 hours and a standard deviation of
190 hours. Find the probability that a random sample of 100 bulbs will have an average
life of more than 1,870 hours. | 0.1463
A store manager counts the number of customers who make a purchase in his store each
day. The data are as follows. 10 11 8 14 7 10 10 11 8 7 Construct the dot plot for the
given data. |
The heights of a group of professional basketball players are summarized in the
frequency distribution below. Find the mean height. Round your answer to one decimal
place. | 76.4
Use the data to create a stemplot. The attendance counts for this season's basketball
games are listed below. 227 239 215 219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 |
A nurse measured the blood pressure of each person who visited her clinic. Following is a
relative-frequence histogram for the systolic blood pressure readings for those people
aged between 25 and 40. The blood pressure reading were given to the nearest whole
number. Approximately what percentage of the people aged 25-40 had a systolic blood
pressure reading between 110 and 119 inclusive? | 35%
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches and a
standard deviation of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the probability
that they have a mean height greater than 70.8 inches. | 0.0062
Use the given paired data to construct a scatterplot. x 0.25 0.47 0.32 0.63 -0.27 0.25 0.15
0.32 y 0.44 0.56 -0.04 0.52 -0.68 0.9 0.88 0.19 |
The manager of an electrical supply store measured the diameters of the rolls of wire in
the inventory. The diameters of the rolls (in m) are listed below: 0.165 0.114 0.503 0.392
0.579 0.311. Find the range of data. | 0.465
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each
brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same
normal distribution N(102000, 33002). The distribution of the difference of the sample
mean | normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1347.22
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 80 and a standard
deviation of 3. Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the probability that the
average score of the 100 golfers exceeded 80.5. | 0.0478
After reviewing a movie, 800 people rated the movie as excellent, good, or fair. The
following data give the rating distribution. Excellent: 160, Good: 400, Fair: 240
Construct a pie chart representing the given data set. |
The scores for a statistics test are as follows: Compute the mean score. | 73.90
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 15, 21, 3, 6, 10, 28, 36, 1 | 4.5, 12.5,
24.5
Ten cartons of fragile ceramic castings were shipped on each of two air freight carries.
On delivery at their destination the cartons were opened and inspected. The number of
damaged items per carton were as follows: 17, 20, 1, 18, 5, 14, 18, 10, 6, 2. Assume that
you are finding the frequency distribution using groupings: 1-4 inclusively, 5-8
inclusively, 9-12 inclusively and so on.What is the frequency of the interval 5-8? | 2
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed
with a mean of 115 and a standard deviation of 13. If 25 women aged 18-24 are randomly
selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressures is between 119 and
122. | 0.0584
The mean of a data set is 36.71, and the sample standard deviation s is 3.22. Find the
interval representing measurements within one standard deviation of the mean. | (33.49,
39.93)
Use the given sample data to find Q1. 55, 52, 52, 52, 49, 74, 67, 55. | 52.0
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 21 inches and a standard
deviation of 4.5 inches. You plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is the
probability of a sample mean between 21 and 22. | 0.4623
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 24 oz. with a standard
deviation of 1.5 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 44 bottles filled by this
machine. So, 85% of the sample means will be greater than what value? | 23.77
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine has
been identified at possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces and a
standard deviation of 0.5-ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly selected from
this dispensing machine. Find the probability that the sample mean weight of these 100
bags exceeded 20.55 ounces. | 0.1587
Use the data to create a stemplot. The midterm test scores for the seventh-period typing
class are listed below. 85 77 93 91 74 65 68 97 88 59 74 83 85 72 63 79 |
For the sample below, find the number of observations that are within 1.5 standard
deviations of the mean, i.e. the number of observations lie the interval (μ - 1.5σ; μ +
1.5σ). 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9. | 16
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15
minutes and variance 4. Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9
night-shift workers by and , respectively. Assume that the assembly times of the workers
are mutually independent. The distribution of - is | normal with mean 0 and standard
deviation 5/6.
A sociologist recently conducted a survey of senior citizens who have net worths too high
to qualify for Medicaid but have no private health insurance. The ages of the 25
uninsured senior citizens were as follows: Find the median of the observations. | 74
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 46 minutes and a standard deviation of 11 minutes. A random
sample of 25 cars is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is between 43
and 52 minutes? | 0.9105
For sample sizes greater than 50, the sampling distribution of the mean will be
approximately normally distributed | regardless of the shape of the population.
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm with a
standard deviation of 0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random sample of
64 marbles that has a mean diameter greater than 0.852 cm? | 0.0548
The attendace counts for this season’s basketball games are listed below: 227 239 215
219 221 233 229 233 235 228 245 231 Use the data to creat a sterm plot. |
During one recent year, U.S. consumers redeemed 6.79 billion manufacturers' coupons
and saved themselves $2.52 billion. Calculate and interpret the mean savings per coupon.
| The average savings was $0.37 per coupon.
A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-
week period. The results are shown below: 95, 38, 221, 122, 258, 237, 233. Find the
median number of newspapers sold | 221
Find the variance for the given data. Round your answer to one more decimals than
original data 1, 4, -5, -9, and 6 | 39.3
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally
distributed with a mean of 30 minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. A random
sample of 25 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample means will be greater than what
value? | 28.5 minutes
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and a
standard deviation of 25 days. If 64 women are randomly selected, find the probability
that they have a mean pregnancy between 268 days and 271 days. | 0.3644
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally
distributed with a mean of 0.95 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.02 centimeter. A
random sample of 4 computer chips is taken. What is the variance for the sample mean? |
0.0001
Use the given sample data to find three quartiles: 5, 21, 13, 16, 11, 28, 36, 13, 22 | 12, 16,
25
Construct the cumulative frequency distribution that coressponds to the given frequency
distribution |
Find the standard deviation for the given sample data: 2 6 2 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 8 4 2 2 7 7 2 3
11 | 2.6
Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal distribution
with a mean sale price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80. Suppose a random
sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is selected. Describe the sampling distribution for the
sample mean sale price of the selected cards. | Normal with a mean of $5.25 and a
standard deviation of $0.35
|
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each
brand are tested. Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same
normal distribution N(12500, 33002). Compute | 0.0314
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean? | The
mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
Calculate the range of the following data set: 7, 8, 4, 1, 4, 15, 5, 8, 5 | 14
If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a population
mean of $34 and a population standard deviation of $2 and a random sample of 100 cars
is selected, find the value of the standard deviation of the sample mean. | 0.2
Find the mode(s) for the given sample data 11, 13, 11, 23, 22, 24, 56, 22, 72, 15, 27 | 11
and 22
A manufacturer records the number of errors each work station makes during the week.
The data are as follows. 6 3 2 3 5 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 1 Construct the dot plot for the given data.
|
A data processing firm sampled 75 small businesses to find the number of days their
computer systems were down during the previous three months. The distribution of
responses is given below. Find the sample mean. Days of down time | 2.2
Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas. A
sociologist recently conducted a survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net worth
is too high to qualify for Medicaid and have no private health insurance. The ages of 25
uninsured senior citizens were as follows: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69 70 73 73 74 75
76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92 Identify the first quartile of the ages of the uninsured
senior citizens. | 65.5
A study of the checkout times of 100 customers at a supermarket resulted in the
distribution below. Find the mean and standard deviation. x (minutes) | 3.3 and 1.4599
Find the variance for the given sample data 53 52 75 62 68 58 49 49 | 89.6
Sample variance is | a statistic.
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.55 million with a standard
deviation of $0.75 million. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken.
Find the approximate probability that the average salary of the 100 players exceeded
$1.45 million. | 0.9088
The top speeds for a sample of five new automobiles are listed below. Calculate the
standard deviation of the speeds. 105, 145, 190, 140, 175 | 33.05
Find the mode(s) for the given data | 6.8 and 6.5
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 36 oz. with a standard
deviation of 0.55 oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 56 bottles filled by this
machine. So, 75% of the sample means will be less than what value? | 36.05
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many U.S.
graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE follow a
normal distribution with a standard deviation of 108. Suppose a random sample of 21
students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 115. What is the test
statistic for the test H1: σ ≠ 108. | 22.68
The FPT university claims that 20% of its graduates are women. In a graduating class of
250 students, 60 were women. At = 0.05, does this suggest that the school is believable?
Let z0.025 = 1.96 and z0.05 = 1.65. | Yes, because [z0] = 1.58 < z0.025
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14.4
oz. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. |
H0: μ = 14.4 H1: μ >14.4
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where customers
enter a single waiting line that feeds three teller windows, are normally distributed. A
random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard deviation of 0.53. Construct a 94%
upper confidence bound for the population standard deviation. Let and | 1.06
In order to fairly set flat rates for auto mechanics, a shop foreman needs to estimate the
average time it takes to replace a fuel pump in a car. How large a sample must he select if
he wants to be 99% confident that the true average time is within 8 minutes of the sample
average? Assume the standard deviation of all times is 21 minutes. Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 46
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.09 for a two-tailed
test. | ±1.695
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
female. A random sample of 100 statistics students generated the following 99%
confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what total size sample
would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.04 using 95%
confidence? | 597
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a population
standard deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean,
μ. | ($1130, $1270)
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive
some sort of financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean
randomly selects 200 students and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid. Use
a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students on financial aid. |
(0.522, 0.658)
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean number of
hours per week that they watched television was 20.5 with a standard deviation of 4.6
hours. | (18.81, 22.19)
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have seen
a UFO, p, is less than 20 in every one thousand. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.02 H1: p <0.02
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 10, = 7.9, s = 1.3, and ifH1:µ > 8.0. Round
your answer to three decimal places. | -0.243
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 4.5 n = 19 =
0.05 | 28.869
The claim is that the proportion of drowning deaths of children attributable to beaches is
more than 0.25, and the sample statistics include n= 690 drowning deaths of children with
35% of them attributable to beaches. Find the value of the test statistic z using . | 6.07
A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets isdifferent from
14 oz. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the
type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is 14 oz.
when it really is 14 oz.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of a
large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed. Construct
a 98% lower confidence bound for the standard deviation of weights for all such bats. Let
and | 0.193
The standard IQ test has a mean of 106 and a standard deviation of 12. We want to be
90% certain that we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required
sample size. | 25
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a left-tailed
test (H1:µ <µ0). | -2.32
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not differ
from the true proportion by more than 6%? A previous study indicates that the proportion
of households with two cars is 25%. | 283
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs. Data were randomly
collected from 32 CEOs and the 95% confidence interval was calculated to be ($3 212
540, $6 020 240). Which of the following interpretations is correct? | We are 95%
confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs falls in the interval $3 212 540
to $6 020 240.
The width of a confidence interval estimate for a proportion will be | narrower for 90%
confidence than for 99% confidence.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected students has a mean test
score of 82.5 with a standard deviation of 9.2. | (78.93, 86.07)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his
school varydifferent fromthe test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school,
which have variation described by σ = 24.1. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the
claim that the standard deviation is 24.1 when it really is 24.1.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 78. Sample data: n = 24,
s = 15.3. The sample data appear to come from a population that is normally
distributedand σ is unknown. | Student t
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a test required for admission to many U.S.
graduate schools. Students’ scores on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE follow a
normal distribution with a standard deviation of 120. Suppose a random sample of 10
students took the test, and the standard deviation of their scores is 97.2. What is the test
statistic for the test H1: σ ≠120. | 5.90
A telephone company claims that 25% of its customers have at least two telephone lines.
The company selects a random sample of 500 customers and finds that 108 have two or
more telephone lines. At = 0.05, compute the value of the test statistic to test the
company's claim. | -1.76
In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick days
that full time workers at an auto repair shop take per year. A previous study indicated that
the standard deviation was 3.2 days. How large a sample must be selected if the company
wants to be 95% confident that the true mean differs from the sample mean by no more
than 2 day? Let z0.05 = 1.96. | 10
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.01 for a two-tailed
test. | ±2.575
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers
who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion might
be around 0.825. Given this, what sample size is required if they wish a 94 percent
confidence level with a error of ± 0.025? | About 817
A survey of 200 homeless persons showed that 35 were veterans. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans. Let z0.05 =
1.65. | (0.13, 0.22)
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following
incomes for a day. Assume the incomes are normally distributed. $6.30 $6.75 $4.25
$3.60 $4.50 $2.80 $8.00 $3.00 $2.60 $5.20 Find the 95% confidence interval for the true
mean. | ($3.39, $6.01)
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviation different from the σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer.
Express the null hypothesis H 0 and the alternative hypothesis H 1 in symbolic form. |
H0: σ =7.3 mg H1: σ ≠ 7.3 mg
A new apparatus has been devised to replace the needle in administering vaccines. The
apparatus, which is connected to a large supply of vaccine, can be set to inject different
amounts of the serum, but the variance in the amount of serum injected to a given person
must not be greater than 0.05 to ensure proper inoculation. A random sample of 25
injections resulted in a variance of 0.118. What is a test statistic for the test H1: σ> 0.05. |
56.64
A recent study claimed that at least 17% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.01, determine the value
of the test statistic to test the claim. | -0.35
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 67,000,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Assume
that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the
test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the mean attendance is at most 67,000, when it
really is at most 67,000.
We consider salaries of 45 college graduates who took a statistics course in college.
Based on these data we have a sample variance of $25,150. Find 99% upper confidence
bound for σ2. Let and | 44,000
A manager wishes to estimate the proportion of parts in his inventory that are in proper
working order. However, the sample size that he has been informed he will need exceeds
his budget. Which of the following steps might he take to reduce the required sample
size? | None of the others.
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region.
The population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of 59
individuals resulted in an average income of $21000. What is the width of the 90%
confidence interval? | $428.32
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true
mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85, $719.55)
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 79,000,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Express
the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ, the
average attendance at games, is equal to 79,000 H1: μ, the average attendance at games,
is greater than 79,000
You wish to test the claim that μ = 1200 at a level of significance of α = 0.01 andsample
statistics are given n = 37, s =80, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your
answer to two decimal places. | 0.53
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers with the
objective of estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical products during the past
three months. He has assumed that the population standard deviation is known to be
$14.50. Given this information, what would be the required sample size if we want the
total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be $4 at 95 percent
confidence? | 202
You wish to test the claim that μ > 6 at a level of significance of α = 0.05. Let sample
statistics be n = 60, s = 1.4. Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to
two decimal places. | 1.66
The State Transportation Department is interested in estimating the proportion of vehicle
owners that are operating vehicles without the required liability insurance. If they wish to
estimate the population proportion within ± 0.08 and use 96 percent confidence, what is
the largest random sample that they will need? | About 165
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed below
and has mean of 2.54 and standard deviation of 1.11. 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.6 0.8 2.0 3.2 1.8 3.3
2.9 Assume the grade point averages are normally distributed. Find a 98% confidence
interval for the true mean. | (1.55, 3.53)
You wish to test the claim that μ ≠ 17 at a level of significance of α = 0.05 and sample
statistics are given n = 36, s = 2.5, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your
answer to two decimal places. | -2.16
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H0: σ = 8.0/ H1: σ ≠
8.0 n = 10 α = 0.1 | 16.92 and 3.33
A recent study claimed that at least 15% of junior high students are overweight. In a
sample of 175 students, 28 were found to be overweight. At = 0.03, determine the critical
values to test the claim. | 1.88
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater
than fifty. Find the critical z value used to test a null hypothesis. α = 0.07 for a test H1:
µ0. | 1.476
The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is
being studied. A random sample of 200 circuits is tested, revealing 8 defectives. Find a
95% two-sided confidence interval on the fraction of defective circuits produced by this
particular tool. | (0.013, 0.067)
A random sample of 15 students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard
deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the population mean at a
significant level of 10% . Assume the population has a normal distribution. | (2.51, 3.21)
The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at her
school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which
have variation described by σ = 17.4. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative
hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: σ = 17.4 H1: σ < 17.4
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned with
the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling process
results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02 gallons. The
process standard deviation should be less than 0.004 gallons. A sample of 35 jugs was
selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be 0.0036 gallons. What is
the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.004 | 27.54
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 19 men
have a mean height of 65.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Construct a
99% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, | (2.1, 5.1)
A university is interested in estimating the mean time that students spend at the student
recreation center per week. A previous study indicated that the standard deviation in time
is about 30 minutes per week. If the officials wish to estimate the mean time within 8
minutes with a 90 percent confidence, what should the sample size be? | 39
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the
population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in
order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 7%? | 241
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was 65.2
inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, is 2.4. Construct
the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and automobile
race-car drivers was subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of these helmets some damage
was observed. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the true proportion of
helmets of this type that would show damage from this test. | (0.14, 0.36)
Determine the critical values to test the claim about the population proportion p ≠ 0.325
given n = 42 and Use . | 2.575 and -2.575
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of a
large bumblebee. A sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard
deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the bats are normally distributed. Construct
a 98% confidence interval of the standard deviation of weights for all such bats. Let and |
(0.18; 1.21)
If a manager believes that the required sample size is too large for a situation in which
she desires to estimate the mean income of blue collar workers in a state, which of the
following would lead to a reduction in sample size? | All of the above.
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston showed
that with 95% confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who also have accounts
at one or more other banks is between 0.40 and 0.46. Given this information, what
sample size was used to arrive at this estimate? | Approximately 1,066
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation
is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000 citizens
yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. Estimate the true proportion of
all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation using a 90% confidence
interval. | (0.5496, 0.5754)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 20, = 7.5, s = 1.9, and if H1: μ < 8.3. Round
your answer to three decimal places. | -1.883
A researcher claims that the amounts of acetaminophen in a certain brand of cold tablets
have a standard deviationless thanthe σ = 7.3 mg claimed by the manufacturer. Assume
that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II error for
the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the standard deviation is at least 7.3
mg when it is actually less than 7.3 mg.
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult population
of the United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is needed in order
to be 95% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by
more than 5%? | 385
In a random sample of 120 computers, the mean repair cost was $55 with a population
standard deviation of $12. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean. |
($52, $58)
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 27
miles per gallon in the city. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be
conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the claim that the
mean is at most 27 miles per gallon when it really is at most 27 miles per gallon.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 27, = 21, s = 3.3, and α = 0.005 if H1: μ >
20. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 1.575
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 26.1 n = 29 =
0.01 | 13.565
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 21 microwave ovens is 8.6 years
with a standard deviation of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the
population variance, Assume the data are normally distributed | (3.9, 17.7)
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ > 28.6. Given a sample size of n = 62 and a
level of significance of . When should you reject H0? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is
greater than 2.05
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation
is reflecting the will of a minority of Americans. A previous random sample of 4000
citizens yielded 2500 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How many citizens
would need to be sampled if a 94% confidence interval was desired to estimate the true
proportion to within 5%? | 332
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that (i) if all possible
samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them would
include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. (ii) we have 99%
confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the population
mean. | Both of (i) and (ii)
A psychologist claims that more than13 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the
claim that the true proportion is at most 13 percent when it is actually at most 13 percent.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 959. Sample data: n =
25, s = 25. The sample data appear to come from a normally distributed population with σ
unknown. | Student t
The owner of a football team claims that the average attendance at games is over 727,
and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Assuming
that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion isrejecting
the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms. | There is sufficient
evidence to support the claim that the mean attendance is greater than than 727.
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed golfers.
How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion
will not differ from the true proportion by more than 2%? A previous study indicates that
the proportion of left-handed golfers is 15%. | 1225
A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and the
sample statistics include n =1200 subjects with 40% saying that they play a sport. Find
the value of the test statistic z using | -6.928
In order to efficiently bid on a contract, a contractor wants to be 99% confident that his
error is less than two hours in estimating the average time it takes to install tile flooring.
Previous contracts indicate that the standard deviation is 5 hours. How large a sample
must be selected? Let z0.005 = 2.58. | 42
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a
sample of n = 12 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 3.25, the critical value of
t will be | 3.1058
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to discuss
with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would like more
discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk about school, and
30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages were based on a
national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all teenagers who want
more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level. | (0.318, 0.422)
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A group of 29 randomly selected students has a mean age of
20.4 years with a standard deviation of 3.5 years. | (18.6, 22.2)
The manufacturer of a refrigerator system for beer kegs produces refrigerators that are
supposed to maintain a true mean temperature, μ, of 45°F, ideal for a certain type of
German pilsner. The owner of the brewery does not agree with the refrigerator
manufacturer, and claims he can prove that the true mean temperature is incorrect.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type II
error for the test. | The error of failing to reject the claim that the mean temperature
equals 45°F when it is really different from 45°F.
Determine whether the given conditions justify testing a claim about a population mean
μ. If so, what is formula for test statistic? The sample size is n = 49, σ = 12.3, s = 8.72and
the original population is not normally distributed. | Yes, test statistic =
Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 70
miles per gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: μ = 70 H1: μ
>70
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ > 9.3 n = 18 =
0.05 | 27.587
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 35
women have a mean height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches.
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population variance, | (4.8, 15.0)
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the
percentage of items that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000
items in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The current
owners have never determined their outdated percentage and can not help the buyers.
Approximately how large a sample do the buyers need in order to insure that they are
94% confident that the error is within 1%? | 8836
Of 900 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 360 resulted in death within five years.
Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the death rate from lung cancer. |
(0.37, 0.43)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A random sample of 24 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life
of 665 hours with a standard deviation of 24 hours. | (654.9, 675.1)
A manufacturer of electronic calculators is interested in estimating the fraction of
defective units produced. A random sample of 1500 calculators contains 15 defectives.
Compute a 99% upper-confidence bound on the fraction defective. Let z0.005 = 2.58 and
z0.01 =2.33. | p ≤ 0.016
Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population
has a normal distribution. A study of 31 bowlers showed that their average score was 187
with a standard deviation of 8. | (183.9, 190.1)
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 15, = 7, s = 0.8, and ifH1: µ < 6.0. Round
your answer to three decimal places. | 4.841
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.629 n = 21
= 0.025 | 9.591
Past experience indicates that the standard deviation in the time it takes for a "fast lube"
operation to actually complete the lube and oil change for customers is 3.00 minutes. The
manager wishes to estimate the mean time with 99% confidence and a total width of the
two-side confidence interval on mean to be 1 minute. Given this, what must the sample
size be? | About 239
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p =16% H1: p >16%
You wish to test the claim that μ ≤ 38 at a level of significance of α = 0.01 and are given
sample statistics n = 43, s =4.7, . Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your
answer to two decimal places. | 2.51
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital
punishment. How large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample
proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%? | 849
A random sample of 68 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 600 hours with a
population standard deviation of 25 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
population mean. | (594.1, 605.9)
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the population
proportion based on the information above.
Determine whether the hypothesis test involves a sampling distribution of means that is a
normal distribution, Student t distribution, or neither. Claim: μ = 119. Sample data: n =
45, s = 15.2. The sample data appear to come from a populationthat is not normally
distributedwith unknown μ and | Normal
A sample of the grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students has mean of 6.7
and standard deviation of 1.0. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population
standard deviation, Assume the data are normally distributed. | (0.73, 1.65)
The quality control manager for a filling operation in a bottling plant is concerned with
the variability in the volume of milk dispensed into gallon jugs. The filling process
results in jugs whose volumes are normally distributed with a mean of 1.02 gallons. The
process standard deviation should be less than 0.032 gallons. A sample of 42 jugs was
selected and the sample standard deviation was determined to be 0.036 gallons. What is
the value of test statistic for the test H1: < 0.032 | 51.89
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 1900). Give a definition
of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. | In repeated sampling, 95% of
the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than21
infive thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Use
the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light. Express the null
hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0: p = 0.0042 H1:
p < 0.0042
In a recent study of 49 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they
watched television was 18.6 with a population standard deviation of 6.8 hours. Find the
95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (16.7, 20.5)
A Professor at Hanoi Medical University is interested in estimating the birth weight of
infants. How large a sample must he select if he desires to be 99% confident that the true
mean is within 0.1 kilograms of the sample mean? A past experience indicates that the
standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 0.7 kilograms. Let z0.005 = 2.58. |
327
Suppose you want to test the claim that μ ≠ 3.5. Given a sample size of n = 51 and a level
of significance of. When should you reject H0 ? | Reject H0 if the test statistic is greater
than 2.33 or less than -2.33
Find the critical value or values of based on the given information. H1: σ < 0.14 n = 25 =
0.10 | 15.66
A researcher claims that 26% of voters favor gun control.Express the null hypothesis H0
and the alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H0:p = 0.26 H1: p ≠ 0.26
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 : µ =
28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
Compute the critical value that corresponds to a 94% level of confidence. | 1.88
A sample of 28 teachers had mean annual earnings of $3450 with a standard deviation of
$600. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the
population has a normal distribution. | ($3218, $3682)
A random sample of 169 students has a grade point average with a mean of 6.6 and with
a population standard deviation of 0.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population mean, μ. | (6.46, 6.74)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard deviation
of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation,
Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ of a random
sample of 25 men who have a mean weight of 170.4 pounds with a standard deviation of
10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally distributed. | (8.0, 14.3)
A group of 55 bowlers showed that their average score was 190 with a population
standard deviation of 8. Find the 99% confidence interval of the mean score of all
bowlers. | (187.2, 192.8)
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry.
Data were randomly collected from 28 CEOs and the 99% confidence interval was
calculated to be ($2,181,260, $5,836,180). Based on the interval above, do you believe
the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry is less than $3,000,000? |
I cannot conclude that the average is less than $3,000,000 at the 99% confidence level.
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 17, = 17.7, s = 2.4, and if H1: μ ≠ 17.9.
Round your answer to three decimal places. | -0.344
An airline claims that the no-show rate for passengers is less than 3%. In a sample of 420
randomly selected reservations, 21 were no-shows. At = 0.01, compute the value of the
test statistic to test the airline’s claim. | 2.4
Suppose a 99% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1500, 2200). To
make more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the
confidence interval. Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width? | Both
increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
The grade point averages for 11 randomly selected students in a statistics class are listed
below. 2.4 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 4.0 3.3 0.9 3.6 0.8 2.2 What is the effect on the width of the
confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 15? | The width decreases.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | c. 0.919
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount
of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y 27 58 61
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
a. 3.857
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the slope of the regression
line of hours on income? | c. 0.6337
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute the
correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | b. -
0.642
The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for this company have no
correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this period. | d. Positive
correlation
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | b. 2 units
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of the
mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the equation
of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the weight of the mail.
Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
For the data in the table below, what is the value of the test statistic for testing x 15 21 16
30 y 67 80 85 78 | b. -0.38
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the coefficient of
determination? | b. None of the other choices is true
Consider a random sample of 27 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 57.2,Σxi = 1253.4, = 73296.4, and Σxiyi = 3133.7.
What is the y-intercept of the sample regression line? | c. 0.649
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | b. Positive correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.329, n = 30, and = 0.10, determine the test statistic to test the
claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places | b. 1.844
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, -
2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of determination? | a.
It is +1.
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. negative correlation
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares regression
line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.
| e. = 21.11x+17.22
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the coefficient of
determination? | e. None of the other choices is true
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 2 2 3 5 y 30 40 90 100 Compute the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.873
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | c. Negative correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | d. 12.97
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables
have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to test the
hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair of random
variables, follows the: | b. student's t distribution.
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | c. -0.97
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2, se()=
2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. 0.019
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the
store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical
value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero
is: | a. 2.66
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | b. 4.761
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will be
produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The following
data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample data, which of
the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures (x)
on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For a
sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi = 131.7,
Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | d. =
9.341 + 0.243x
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is the
value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | d. 0.07
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | a. -0.97
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi =
231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9 Find
the value of the coefficient of correlation. | b. 0.897
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of determination
of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | b. -0.8
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there
is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that there is a
positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at =
0.01? | d. Reject H0
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Negative correlation
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average number
of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was selected and the
results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80 Determine the
correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will be
produced each hour on the assembly line. The managers believe that there is a
relationship between the defect rate and the production rate per hour. The managers
believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The following
data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours. Based on these sample data, which of
the following is the regression equation? | d. = 5.67 + .048x.
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1150, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the
regression line of hours on income? | e. 23.46
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi =
231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight of
their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether there
is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables. | c. Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount
of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y 27 58 61
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
d. 3.857
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares regression
line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | b. the relationship between x and y is positive.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no correlation
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, -
2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of determination? | d.
It is +1.
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | c. 21.97
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and Σxiyi =
1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | c. 0.0042
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
c. 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is the
value of the test statistic for testing Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4 Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7 | e. 0.07
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram compares
the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the pencil used
to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
negative correlation between the x and y variables. | b. No correlation
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | c. -
0.642
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. negative correlation
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables
have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to test the
hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair of random
variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination equal? |
b. 0.6084
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation? | d. -0.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi =
172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1720.875, = 1050, = 1080.5. What is the error sum of squares? |
e. 371.578
Assume that you are predicting Y from X. Which of the following correlation coefficients
would yield predictions with the least error? | b. r = -0.85
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.30,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | e. -
5.96
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
c. 5.913
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two variables
is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true population
correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | e. 3.26
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1 2 1
y 0 0 1 3 | b. = 0.5x +0.5
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | d. Positive correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly selected
salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8 Sales 7 7.7
15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | a. 0.81
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are listed
below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a 30-year-old
driver? | a. $12,824.722
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: = 10.4, se()= 21.2, se()=
2.4. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | c. 0.019
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram compares
the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the pencil used
to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
negative correlation between the x and y variables. | c. No correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47. What
is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the two
scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding the
population correlation? | d. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | c. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi =
172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.93
Assume that you are predicting X from Y. Which of the following correlation coefficients
would yield predictions with the most error? | d. r = 0.14
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group 25
to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are jointly
normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 100 90 What is the value
of the test statistic for testing | e. 1.46
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x. x 0 1 2 1
y 0 0 1 3 | e. = 0.5x +0.5
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | b. All
of the others
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi =
231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | d. -0.23
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47. What
is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | b. 2.06
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the regression sum of
squares? | c. 641.164
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables
have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to test the
hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair of random
variables, follows the: | d. student's t distribution.
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | b. no correlation
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive correlation
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. x 85.3 78.3 80.6 95.8 y 12.2 15.1
19.4 17.4 | a. 0.07
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount
of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y 27 58 61
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
d. 3.857
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and Σxiyi =
1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight of
their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether there
is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables. | a. Positive correlation
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly selected
salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8 Sales 7 7.7
15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | d. 0.81
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | b. 3.63
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares regression
line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | c. the relationship between x and y is positive.
An indication ofno linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c. coefficient
of correlation of 0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | b. -
0.642
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are listed
below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a 30-year-old
driver? | a. $12,824.722
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A sample of10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 15210, = 17150, = 2599. What is the value of the coefficient of
determination? | a. None of the other choices is true
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | d. 12.97
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there
is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that there is a
positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at =
0.01? | b. Reject H0
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most
important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this
belief she records last month's sales and the years of experience of 8 randomly selected
salespeople. These data are listed below. Years of Experience 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8 Sales 7 7.7
15 8.5 15 7 8 12 Determine the correlation coefficient. | e. 0.81
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.30,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. -
5.96
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram compares
the number of incorrect answers on a test they took (y) and the length of the pencil used
to take the test (x). State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
negative correlation between the x and y variables. | a. No correlation
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | d. 2 units
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for y
given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | a. 30
An indication of no linear relationship between two variables would be a: | c. coefficient
of correlation of 0
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the
store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical
value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero
is: | d. 2.66
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91 What
is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Two separate tests are designed to measure a student's ability to solve problems. Several
students are randomly selected to take both tests and the results are shown below. Test 1
7.5 6.4 6.6 5.8 8.3 Test 2 6.7 6.6 7.2 4.0 6.7 Find the value of the linear correlation
coefficient r. | e. 0.58
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of determination
of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | d. -0.8
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.39,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | e. -
1.071
A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be
processed on a given day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of the
mail on 4 randomly selected business days produced the results below. Find the equation
of the least squares regression line relating the number of orders to the weight of the mail.
Mail: x (pounds) 10 12 13 17 Orders: y 8 10 6 10 | b. = 5.5 + 0.23x
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and Σxiyi =
1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | d. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47. What
is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | c. 2.06
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c. All
of the others
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | a. Positive correlation
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | b. H0: β1 = 0
A company keeps extensive records on its new salespeople on the premise that sales
should increase with experience. A random sample of seven new salespeople produced
the data on experience and sales shown in the table. Months on job, x 2 12 5 9 7 Monthly
sales, y 2.4 15.0 3.5 11.0 10.5 Find the value of the coefficient of correlation. | e. 0.96
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | c. no correlation
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of 38
of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number of
miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r = 0.59.
Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for testing the
null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | b. 1.688
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no linear
relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | b. -
0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.
| d. = 21.11x+17.22
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following
summary statistics are available: Σyi = 12.75,Σxi = 1478, = 143,215.8, and Σxiyi =
1083.67. What is the slope of the sample regression line? | a. 0.0042
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
two exams. For a sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47. What
is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ 0 ? | a. 2.06
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.
| a. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | e. -
0.642
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing | c. 0.026
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight of
their books (y) and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below. State whether there
is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables. | c. Positive correlation
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute the
correlation coefficient. | c. 0.73
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures (x)
on days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days (y). For a
sample of 9 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 196, Σyi = 131.7,
Σxiyi = 2001.4, Σ(xi)2 = 702.3, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | c. =
9.341 + 0.243x
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and = 0.05, determine the test statistic t0
necessary to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. | c. 4.761
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of determination
of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | a. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | e. 3.63
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation? | c. All
of the others
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the regression sum of
squares? | d. 641.164
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in
hundreds of miles) the Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount
of sales (in thousands of dollars) per month. Miles traveled, x 4 8 10 Sales, y 27 58 61
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
b. 3.857
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | a. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
Given the equation of a regression line is = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for y
given x = 9? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. | b. 30
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this year
(Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you have
collected the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi = 1932.5, Σ(xi)2 =
689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. What is the sample correlation coefficient between X and Y? | b. -
0.76
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there
is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that there is a
positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at =
0.01? | b. Reject H0
Two separate tests are designed to measure a student's ability to solve problems. Several
students are randomly selected to take both tests and the results are shown below. Test 1
7.5 6.4 6.6 5.8 8.3 Test 2 6.7 6.6 7.2 4.0 6.7 Find the value of the linear correlation
coefficient r. | d. 0.58
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing | d. 0.026
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination equal? |
b. 0.6084
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 153.7, Σyi =
231.2, Σxiyi = 712.5, Σ(xi)2 = 718, Σ(yi)2 = 1775.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.23
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | c. Negative correlation
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two variables
is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true population
correlation coefficient is equal to zero? | d. 3.26
Given the least squares regression line = -2.88- 1.77x and a coefficient of determination
of 0.64, the coefficient of correlation is: | c. -0.8
Let t0.025,18 = 2.1, t0.05,18 = 1.73 and t0.025,19 = 2.09. | a. 3.63
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : = 0 is the same as testing: | a. H0: β1 = 0
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After
consulting a number of physicians, he collected the age at death (y), the average number
of hours of exercise per week (x). A random sample of 7 individuals was selected and the
results are shown below. x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3 y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80 Determine the
correlation coefficient. | c. 0.17
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: = 324, = 393, = 1820.875, = 1150, = 1080.5. What is the regression sum of
squares? | c. 641.164
Assume that you are predicting X from Y. Which of the following correlation coefficients
would yield predictions with the most error? | c. r = 0.14
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | b. Negative correlation
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first
quiz and their first exam. You believe that there is anegative correlation between the two
scores. What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding the
population correlation? | a. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first
quiz (X) and their first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11
students reveal the following summary statistics: = 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91 What
is the sample correlation coefficient? | a. 0.909
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9 Find
the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation? | a. negative correlation
Assume that we found out the regression equation = 1.6 +x corresponding to the data
below x 0 1 2 4 5 y 1 2 4 5 7 Find the error sum of square SSE. | e. 0.919
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | b. 12.97
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no linear
relationship between the variables x and y? | a. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the
store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical
value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero
is: | c. 2.66
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 2 4 3 4 y 33 41 96 90 What is the value of the test statistic for testing | b. 0.026
An insurance company analyst is interested in analyzing the dollar value of damage in
automobile accidents. She collects data from 115 accidents, and records the amount of
damage as well as the age of the driver. The results of her regression analysis are listed
below. On average, what would be the dollar value of an accident involving a 30-year-old
driver? | a. $12,824.722
A simple regression model has the form: = 10 + 2x. As x increases by one unit, then the
value of y will increase by: | c. 2 units
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, -
2) and (4, -8). What does this indicate about the value of coefficient of determination? | a.
It is +1.
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination equal? |
a. 0.6084
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.39,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | c. -
1.071
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Negative correlation
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the number of
absences (x) and the final grades (y) of students from a statistics class. For a sample of 9
observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 217, Σyi = 131.7, Σxiyi =
1932.5, Σ(xi)2 = 689, Σ(yi)2 = 1321.5. Find the sample regression line. | c. = 8.027 +
0.274x
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of 38
of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number of
miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r = 0.59.
Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for testing the
null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | d. 1.688
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables
have a joint normal distribution, then the random variable which is used to test the
hypothesis that there is no linear association in the population between a pair of random
variables, follows the: | a. student's t distribution.
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi =
172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | a. -0.93
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and
their corresponding life spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life
span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x. Assume the variables x and y have a
significant correlation. Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8 Life span, y 30 12 10 | d. 21.97
The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching television
and using the Internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether these
times have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | c. Positive
correlation
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no linear
relationship between the variables x and y? | b. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute the
correlation coefficient. | e. 0.73
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: = 50,000 + 6x. This implies that: | b. an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
If the least squares equation is = 10 + 8X, then the value of8 (the coefficient of
x)indicates: | a. for each unit increase in X, Y increases on average by 8.
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. Age, x 42 45 49 Pressure, y 118 122 125
Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places. |
b. 5.913
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 117.4, = -17.29,
n = 300, = 4.3, SST = 17000, and SSE = 10000. What is the correlation coefficient? | e. -
0.642
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their
income was found to be 0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there
is no linear relationship between these two variables against the alternative that there is a
positive relationship. What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at =
0.01? | c. Reject H0
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: = 107.4, = -14.39,
se()= 2.8, se()= 2.4, n = 200. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ? | d. -
1.071
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the
store and the dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical
value for the test to determine whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero
is: | e. 2.66
Identify the choice that best completes the statement Given the least squares regression
line = 12.31 + 0.03 x: | a. the relationship between x and y is positive.
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following
data x 1 2 2 5 y 30 40 90 120 Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.
| d. = 21.11x+17.22
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression: n = 15, = 301.5, =
385.7, = 1719.8, = 1200.9, = 1090.5. What is the y-intercept of the regression line of
hours on income? | b. 12.97
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 253, Σyi =
172.2, Σxiyi = 643.4, Σ(xi)2 = 696, Σ(yi)2 = 152.2. What is the sample correlation
coefficient between X and Y? | c. -0.93
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of 38
of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number of
miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r = 0.59.
Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for testing the
null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level? | e. 1.688
Consider the following pairs of observations: x 2 3 5 5 7 6 y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9 Find
the value of the coefficient of correlation. | d. 0.897
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005.
Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this
company have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this
period. | d. Negative correlation
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group 25
to 30 are shown in the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are jointly
normally distributed. Weight, x 50 62 67 55 Pressure, y 90 110 120 90 What is the value
of the test statistic for testing | c. -0.44
The manager of a used-car dealership is very interested in the resale price of used cars.
The manager feels that the age of the car is important in determining the resale value. He
collects data on the age and resale value of 15 cars and runs a regression analysis with the
value of the car (in thousands of dollars) as the dependent variable and the age of the car
(in years) as the independent variable. Unfortunately, he spilled his coffee on the printout
and lost some of the results. The partial results left are displayed below. Multiple R 0.557
R Square "A" Adjusted R Square 0.133 Standard error "B" Observations 15000 What is
the value of "A"? | b. 0.310
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was 65.2
inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation, \sigma, is 2.4.
Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population mean. | (64.3, 66.1)
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its
customers. A random sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was
$600.70 with a standard deviation of $196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true
mean. Assume that the account balances are normally distributed. | ($481.85, $719.55)
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard deviation
of $1.25. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation, \
sigma. Assume the data are normally distributed. | ($0.96, $1.79)
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How
large a sample must she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is
within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The standard deviation of the birth weights is
known to be 7 ounces. | 12
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are
females. A random sample of 200 statistics students generated the following 90%
confidence interval: (0.48, 0.64). Based on the interval above, is the population
proportion of females equal to 0.60? | Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the population
proportion based on the information above.
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the
population favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in
order to be 97% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 7%? | 241
A psychologist claims that more than 16 percent of the population suffers from
professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the
population that suffers from extreme shyness. Express the null hypothesis H0 and the
alternative hypothesis H1 in symbolic form. | H1: p >16%
Find the test statistic t0 for a sample with n = 12, = 30.2, s = 2.2, and α = 0.01 if H0 : µ =
28. Round your answer to three decimal places. | 3.464
A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have seen
a UFO, p, is less than 1 in every one thousand. Assume that a hypothesis test of the given
claim will be conducted. Identify the type I error for the test. | The error of rejecting the
claim that the true proportion is at least 1 in one thousand when it really is at least 1 in
one thousand.
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have
no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation. | Positive correlation
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the
following least squares line: \hat y = 50,000 + 7x. This implies that: | an increase of $1 in
advertising is expected to result in an increase of $7000 in sales.
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute the
correlation coefficient. | 0.73
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this year
(Y), compared to the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you have
collected the following information: | -0.76
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of
hours they spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following
statistics: | 23.46
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of
mercury) of 3 randomly selected adults. | 5.913
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is the
value of the test statistic for testing H_0:\beta_0=1 | 0.07
A group of 65 randomly selected students has a mean age of 20.5 years with a population
standard deviation of 2.7. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean. |
(19.7, 21.3)
Based on this percentage, what is the probability that more than 50 males who have used
marijuana for samples of size 120? | 0.717
the mathematical science that deals with the collection, analysis, and presentation of data
data that can then be used as a basis for inference and induction | Statistics
statistics applied to the business world in an effort to improve people's decision making in
fields such as marketing, operations, finance, and human resources | Business Statistics
derived from facts for the purpose of making decisions | information
represents all possible subjects of interest | population
a subset of a population | sample
data that describe a characteristic about a sample | statistics
data that describe a characteristic about a population. values calculated using population |
parameters
data use descriptive terms to measure or classify something of interest | Qualitative
Apple's closing stock price today is an example of... | Quantitative Data
Which levels of measurement are considered quantitative data? | interval and ratio
A method of gathering data while the subjects of interest are in their natural environment,
the advantages of this are that the subjects are not likely to be influenced by the data
collection process | observation
A couple has six children whose ages are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 Find the variance in
ages | 11,67
Use the confidence level and sample data to find a confidence interval for estimating the
population µ. A random sample of 94 light bulbs had a mean life of X = 587 hours with a
standard deviation of s = 36 hours. Construct a 90 percent confidence interval for the
mean life, µ, of all light bulbs of this type. | (581,593)

Is Event B dependent or independent of Event A? A: A green ball is drawn from a

box with five balls and placed next to the box. B: A red ball is drawn next and

placed next to the green one. | dependent

The time to failure (in hours) for a laser in a cytometry machine is modeled by an
exponential distribution with λ = 0 00004. Find the probability that the laser will
last at least 20000 hours | 0.45
The random Variable X has a binomial distribution with n=10 and p= 0.5. Which in the
following statements is True? P(X=5) = 0.2461 , P (X <=2) = 0.0547 , P (X >=9) =
0.0107 | All of the them
A class in advanced physics is comprised of 10 juniors, 30 seniors and 10 graduate
students. The final grades showed that 3 of the juniors , 10 of the seniors and 5 of the
graduate students received an "A " for the course. If a student is chosen at random from
this class and is found to have earned an A, What is the probability that he or she is a
senior? | 5/9
n perfectly symmetrical distributions, which of the following is NOT a correct
statement? | The distance from Q 1 is the same as the distance from Q 2 is half of the
distance from the smallest to the largest observation.
You are dealt two cards successively (without replacement) from a shuffled deck of 52
playing cards. Find the probability that both cards are black. | 0.245
The age distribution of students at a community college is given below. Age (years)
Number of students
Under 21 410 21-24 404 25-28 276 29-32 155 33-36 97 37-40 63 Over 40 86 A student
from the community college is selected at random. Find the probability that the student is
25 years or over. Give your answer as a decimal rounded to three decimal places. | 0.454

QN=1 (Choose 1 answer) A small company has 7 employees. The numbers of years these
employees have worked for this company are shown as follows: 4 14 3 16 9 8 16 Based
upon this information, the mean number of years that employees have been with this
company is_______________
A. 16
B. 12
C. 8.40
D. None of the other choices is correct
D

QN=2 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. nearly 12.0 miles.
B. about 5.97 miles.
C. None of the other choices is correct
D. about 7.83 miles.
E. about 9.02 miles.
B

QN=3 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 2.61
B. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.6155
C. normal with mean μ and standard deviation 1.6155
D. standard normal.
E. None of the other choices is correct
B

QN=4 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. 0.135
B. None of the other choices is correct
C. 0.864
D. 0.251
E. 0.519
A

QN=5 (Choose 1 answer) Apple would like to estimate the web browsing battery life (in
hours) of the Iphone 6. Four users are randomly selected and the battery life are: 4 4 3 5
Using this sample, what is the point estimate for the variance of the battery life?
A. 0.67
B. 1.40
C. 2.50
D. 0.33
E. None of the other choices is correct
A

QN=6 (Choose 1 answer) Vnexpress would like to test the hypothesis that the average
length of an online video watched by a user is more than 6 minutes. A random sample of
80 people watched online videos that averaged 6.3 minutes in length. It is believed that
the population standard deviation for the length of online videos is 1.2 minutes.
Vnexpress would like to set the significance level = 0.05. The critical value for this
hypothesis test would be ______.
A. 1.96
B. None of the other choices is true
C. -1.96
D. 1.645
E. -1.645
D

QN=7 (Choose 1 answer) A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean
that______________
(i) we have 99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include
the population mean.
(ii) if all possible samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99%
of them would include the true population mean somewhere within their interval.
A. (ii)
B. (i)
C. None of the other choices is correct
D. Both (i) and (ii)
D
QN=8 (Choose 1 answer) The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing
process can be described using a uniform distribution over the interval 4.5 to 6.5
millimeters. Any ball bearing with a diameter of over 6.25 millimeters or under 4.75
millimeters is considered defective. What is the probability that a randomly selected ball
bearing is defective?
A. None of the other choices is correct
B. 0.75
C. 0.25
D. 0.50
E. 0
C

QN=9 (Choose 1 answer) An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers
if they like chocolate ice cream. What is the population?
A. all customers
B. all men customers
C. all women customers.
D. three selected customers
A

QN=10 (Choose 1 answer) In one region, the September energy consumption levels for
single-family homes are normally distributed with a mean of 1050 kWh and a standard
deviation of 218 kWh. For a randomly selected home, find the probability that the
September energy consumption level is between 1100 kWh and 1225 kWh. Let P(Z < -
1.3) = 0.0968, P(Z < -0.3) = 0.3821, P(Z< 0.23) = 0.5910 and P(Z < 0.8) = 0.7881.
A. None of the other choices is correct
B. 0.0910
C. 0.3791
D. 0.1971
E. 0.2881
D

QN=11 (Choose 1 answer) The scores of the top ten finishers in a recent golf tournament
are listed below. 71 67 67 72 76 72 73 68 72 72 Find the mode score.
A. 73
B. 67
C. 76
D. None of the other choices is correct
E. 72
E

QN=12 (Choose 1 answer) There are 10 computers in a store. Among them, 7 are brand
new and 3 are refurbished. Four computers are purchased for a student lab. They are
indistinguishable, so the four computers are selected at random. How many possibilities
that among the chosen computers, two are refurbished?
A. 63
B. 62
C. 64
D. 65
A

QN=13 (Choose 1 answer) At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5%

speak French, and 3% speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen
at random from the college speaks Spanish but not French?
A. 0.19
B. All of the other choices are incorrect
C. 0.17
D. 0.24
E. 0.02
A

QN=14 (Choose 1 answer) A batch of 500 machined parts contains 10 that do not
conform to customer requirements. Parts are selected successively, without replacement,
until a nonconforming part is obtained. Let X denote the number of parts selected. The
possible values of X are:
A. 0,1,2,...,10
B. 1,2,...,500
C. 1,2,...,491
D. 1,2,...,10
E. None of the other choices is correct
C

QN=15 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. -1.96
B. -3.64
C. 3.64
D. None of the other choices is correct
E. 1.96
E

QN=16 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. 2.45
B. 9.85
C. 7.35
D. 1.14
E. None of the other choices is true
A

QN=17 (Choose 1 answer) A large retail company gives an employment screening test to
all prospective employees. Franklin Gilman recently took the test and it was reported
back to him that his score placed him at the 80th percentile. Therefore:
A. None of the other choices is correct
B. 80 people who took the test scored below Franklin.
C. Franklin was in the bottom 20 percent of those that have taken the test.
D. Franklin scored as high or higher than 80 percent of the people who took the test.
D

QN=18 (Choose 1 answer) The National Center for Education Statistics would like to test
the hypothesis that the proportion of Bachelor's degrees that were earned by women
equals 0.60. A random sample of 140 college graduates with Bachelor degrees found that
75 were women. The National Center for Education Statistics would like to set the
significant level to be 0.10. What is the value of the test statistic for this hypothesis test?
A. -1.55
B. 1.43
C. None of the other choices is correct
D. 2.18
E. -1.21
A

QN=19 (Choose 1 answer) The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a
mean of 264 days and a standard deviation of 25 days. If 100 women are randomly
selected, find the probability that they have a mean pregnancy between 264 days and 266
days. Let P(Z < 0) = 0.5, P(Z < 0.8) = 0.7881 and P(Z < 1.5) = 0.9332.
A. 0.2119
B. None of the other choices is correct
C. 0.2881
D. 0.5517
E. 0.7881
C

QN=20 (Choose 1 answer) In a certain manufacturing process it is known that, on the

average, 1 in every 100 items is defective. What is the probability that the fifth item
inspected is the first defective item found?
A. None of the other choices is correct
B. 0.0099
C. 0.0096
D. 0.8879
E. 0.6879
C
QN=21 (Choose 1 answer) You have six unread mysteries and six unread science fiction
books on your bookshelf. The first three of each type are hardcover, and the last three are
paperback. Consider randomly selecting one of the six mysteries and one of the six
science fiction books to take on a post-finals vacation. What is the probability of the
event A that both selected books are paperbacks?
A. ½
B. None of the other choices is correct
C. 1/3
D. ¼
E. 1/6
D

QN=22 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. -8/9
B. 9/8
C. -9/8
D. None of the others
E. 8/9
C

QN=23 (Choose 1 answer) An article reported on the topics that teenagers most want to
discuss with their parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 33% would like
more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk about
school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other percentages were
based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all teenagers
who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level.
A. None of the other choices is correct
B. (0.628, 0.632)
C. (0.577, 0.683)
D. (0.317, 0.423)
E. (0.368, 0.372)
D

QN=24 (Choose 1 answer) A catalog company that receives the majority of its orders by
telephone conducted a study to determine how long customers were willing to wait on
hold before ordering a product. The length of time was found to be a random variable
best approximated by an exponential distribution with a mean equal to 3 minutes. Find
the waiting time at which only 10% of the customers will continue to hold.
A. 6.9 minutes
B. 2.3 minutes
C. 3.3 minutes
D. None of the other choices is correct
E. 13.8 minutes
A

QN=25 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. neither disjoint nor independent.
B. both disjoint and independent.
C. disjoint but not independent.
D. complementary.
C

QN=26 (Choose 1 answer) The number of 113 calls in Hanoi, has a Poisson distribution
with a mean of 10 calls a day. The probability of seven calls in a day is___________
A. None of the other choices is correct
B. 0.09
C. 0.24
D. 0.62
E. 0.22
B

QN=27 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. (i)
B. (ii)
C. (iii)
D. None of the other choices is true
A

QN=28 (Choose 1 answer) A certain baseball player hits a home run in 3% of his at-bats.
Consider his at-bats as independent events. Use normal distribution to approximate the
probability that this baseball player hits 5 home runs in 60 at-bats? P(Z < 2.80) = 0.9974,
P(Z < 2.04) = 0.9793, P(Z < 0.8) = 0.7881.
A. 0.3923
B. 0.0181
C. 0.1912
D. None of the other choices is correct
E. 0.1093
B

QN=29 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. 0.75
B. None of the other choices is correct
C. 0.5
D. 1
E. 0.25
A

QN=30 (Choose 1 answer) A storeowner purchases stereos from two companies. From
Company A, 250 stereos are purchased and 1% are found to be defective. From Company
B, 950 stereos are purchased and 10% are found to be defective. Given that a stereo is
defective, find the probability that it came from Company A.
A. 0.8832
B. 0.2264
C. 0.0256
D. None of the other choices is correct
E. 0.4829
C

QN=31 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. 1/9
B. 1/8
C. None of the other choices is correct
D. 1/6
E. 1/18
E

QN=32 (Choose 1 answer) In a sample of 10 randomly selected women, it was found that
their mean height was 63.4 inches. From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard
deviation of the population is 2.4 inches. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the
population mean. A. (58.1, 67.3)
B. None of the other choices is correct
C. (61.9, 64.9)
D. (59.7, 66.5)
E. (60.8, 65.4)
C

QN=33 (Choose 1 answer) The probability is 2% that an electrical connector that is kept
dry fails during the warranty period of a portable computer. If the connector is ever wet,
the probability of a failure during the warranty period is 10%. If 80% of the connectors
are kept dry and 20% are wet, what proportion of connectors fail during the warranty
period?
A. 0.08
B. 0.014
C. None of the other choices is correct
D. 0.036
E. 0.6
D
QN=34 (Choose 1 answer) As part of a promotion, both you and your roommate are
given free cellular phones from a batch of 13 phones. Unknown to you, four of the
phones are faulty and do not work. Find the probability that one of the two phones is
faulty.
A. 0.538
B. 0.231
C. 0.269
D. None of the other choices is correct
E. 0.462
E

QN=35 (Choose 1 answer) A method of gathering data while the subjects of interest are
in their natural environment, often unaware they are being watched, is known
as____________
A. retrospective
B. experiments.
C. observation.
D. None of the other choices is correct
C

QN=36 (Choose 1 answer) Entertainment Software Association would like to test if the
standard deviation for the age of gamers is equal to 5.0 years. The standard deviation for
the age from a random sample of 20 gamers is 5.6 years. Using the significance level of
0.10, find the upper percentage point for this hypothesis test.
A. 27.204
B. 30.144
C. None of the other choices is true
D. 10.117
E. 11.651
B

QN=37 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. None of the other choices is true
B. y-intercept of the straight line.
C. predicted value of y given a value of x.
D. slope of the straight line.
B

QN=38 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. None of the other choices is true
B. 8
C. 9
D. 5
E. 4
B

QN=39 (Choose 1 answer) Find the standard normal-curve area between z = -1.3 and z =
-0.4. Let P(Z < -1.3) = 0.0968, P(Z < -0.4) = 0.3446 and P(Z < 0) = 0.5.
A. 0.8702
B. None of the other choices is correct
C. 0.2478
D. 0.1298
E. 0.7522
C

QN=40 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. -1.38
B. 2.06
C. None of the other choices is true
D. 2.69
E. 1.52
B

QN=41 (Choose 1 answer) Which is NOT an example of continuous random variable?

A. The volume of water in a swimming pool each day.
B. The height of trees at a nursery.
C. The weight of high school students.
D. The number of students are absent from school each day.
D

QN=42 (Choose 1 answer) A class in advanced physics is comprised of 10 juniors, 30

seniors, and 10 graduate students. The final grades show that 3 of the juniors, 10 of the
seniors, and 5 of the graduate students received an A for the course. If a student is chosen
at random from this class and is found to have earned an A, what is the probability that he
or she is a senior?
A. 7/9
B. 5/9
C. None of the other choices is correct
D. 2/9
E. 4/9
B

QN=43 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. has r^2= 0.3.
B. has a correlation of -0.09.
C. None of the other choices is correct.
D. also has a correlation of 0.09
D

QN=44 (Choose 1 answer) Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a
trial repeated n=12 times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of
x=5 successes given the probability p=0.25 of success on a single trial.
A. 0.091
B. None of the other choices is correct
C. 0.082
D. 0.027
E. 0.103
E

QN=45 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. 0.0486
B. 0.7084
C. 0.6875
D. None of the other choices is correct
E. 0.0522
E

QN=46 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. (i)
B. (ii)
C. None of the other choices is correct
D. (iii)
B

QN=47 (Choose 1 answer) Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a
trial repeated n = 4 times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of
x=1 success given the probability p = 0.04 of success on a single trial.
A. None of the other choices is correct
B. 0.142
C. 0.091
D. 0.139
E. 0.375
B

QN=48 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. (ii)
B. (iii)
C. (i)
D. None of them.
C

QN=49 (Choose 1 answer) (See picture)

A. 1.88
B. 1.12
C. 0.98
D. None
C

QN=50 (Choose 1 answer) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population
standard deviation of a random sample of 15 men who have a mean weight of 165.2
pounds with a standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the population is normally
distributed.
A. (2.3, 5.1)
B. (7.5, 16.2)
C. (7.9, 15.0)
D. None of the other choices is correct
E. (56.9, 263.9)
B

A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in hundreds of miles)
the manager's sales representatives travel per month and the amount of sales (in thousands of dollars)
per month. Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.

0.632

Calculate the correlation coefficient, r, for the data below. 4/21

-0.104

Calculate the correlation coefficient, r, for the data below. 4/-16

0.990

Calculate the correlation coefficient, r, for the data below. 4/20

-0.995
Given a sample with r = 0.321, n = 30, and α = 0.10, determine the standardized test statistic t necessary
to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places.

1.793

Given a sample with r = 0.321, n = 30, and α = 0.10, determine the critical values t0 necessary to test the
claim o=0

± 1.701

Given a sample with r = -0.541, n = 20, and α = 0.01, determine the critical values t0 necessary to test
the claim o=0

± 2.878

Given a sample with r = -0.541, n = 20, and α = 0.01, determine the standardized test statistic t necessary
to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places.

-2.729

Given a sample with r = -0.765, n = 22, and α = 0.02, determine the standardized test statistic t necessary
to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places.

-5.312

Given a sample with r = -0.765, n = 22, and α = 0.02, determine the critical values t0 necessary to test
the claim o=0

± 2.528

Given a sample with r = 0.823, n = 10, and α = 0.05, determine the critical values t0 necessary to test the
claim o=0

± 2.306

Given a sample with r = 0.823, n = 10, and α = 0.05, determine the standardized test statistic t necessary
to test the claim o=0 Round answers to three decimal places.

4.098
Given the length of a human's femur, x, and the length of a human's humerus, y, would you expect a
positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation?

positive correlation

Given the size of a human's brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a positive
correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation?

no correlation

Given the supply of a commodity, x, and the price of a commodity, y, would you expect a positive
correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation?

negative correlation

If Data A has a correlation coefficient of r = -0.991, and Data B has a correlation coefficient of r = 0.991,
which correlation is correct?

Data A and Data B have the same strength in linear correlation.

In an area of the Midwest, records were kept on the relationship between the rainfall (in inches) and the
yield of wheat (bushels per acre). Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.

0.981

In order for applicants to work for the foreign-service department, they must take a test in the language
of the country where they plan to work. The data below shows the relationship between the number of
years that applicants have studied a particular language and the grades they received on the proficiency
exam. Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.

0.934

The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of mercury) of 9
randomly selected adults. Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.

0.960

The data below are the final exam scores of 10 randomly selected statistics students and the number of
hours they studied for the exam. Calculate the correlation coefficient r.
0.847

The data below are the number of absences and the final grades of 9 randomly selected students from a
statistics class. Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.

-0.991

The data below are the temperatures on randomly chosen days during a summer class and the number
of absences on those days. Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.

0.980

Which of the following values could not represent a correlation coefficient?

1.032

Data that describe a characteristic about a population is known as a

parameter

A method of gathering data while the subjects of interest are in their natural environment, often
unaware they are being watched, is known as____________

experiments.

The manager at the ABT restaurant wanted to investigate the effect of music on the average revenue
per customer. Each night for one month, fast-paced music was played. The following month, slow-paced
music was played every night. The average revenue per customer for each month was compared. This
method of gathering data is known as

experiments.

Question: 13

(Choose 1 answer)

A method of gathering data when subjects are exposed to certain treatments and the data of interest is
recorded is known as_________________
experiments.

Question: 14

(Choose 1 answer)

Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site where he
captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four methods of data collection
was he using?

Retrospective study

Question: 18

(Choose 1 answer)

An event is ____________

a collection of elementary events.

Question: 2

(Choose 1 answer)

Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data in order to
properly describe the various features of that set of data are called____________

descriptive statistics.

Question: 4

(Choose 1 answer)

A ________ represents all possible subjects of interest.

population

Question: 46
(Choose 1 answer)

For two events A and B with P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A O B) = 0, it follows that A and B are...

disjoint but not independent.

Question: 5

(Choose 1 answer)

Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators are interested in
determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to find a parking spot) of its
students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 210 students and carefully recorded their parking
times. Identify the population of interest to the university administration.

The parking times of the entire set of students that park at the university.

Question: 49

(Choose 1 answer)

For each of the following pairs of events, which are subsets of the set of all possible outcomes when a
coin is tossed three times, choose the pair(s) is (are) independent.

All of the others

Question: 57

(Choose 1 answer)

Which of the following is a discrete random variable?

The number of eggs that hens lay in a month

The peak shopping time at home improvement store is between 8-11:00 am on Saturday mornings.
Management at the home improvement store randomly selected 150 customers last Saturday morning
and decided to observe their shopping habits. They recorded the number of items that a sample of the
customers purchased as well as the total time the customers spent in the store. Identify the types of
variables recorded by the home improvement store.
Number of items - continuous; total time - discrete

Question: 59

(Choose 1 answer)

Which of the following is a discrete quantitative variable?

The number of employees of an insurance company.

Question: 6

(Choose 1 answer)

A ________ is a portion of a population that is representative of the population from which it is

selected.

sample

Question: 62

(Choose 1 answer)

The average number of hours spent completing statistics homework for a randomly selected group of
statistics students is an example of what type of variable?

continuous-quantitative variable

Question: 63

(Choose 1 answer)

Which of the following is a continuous quantitative variable?

The amount of milk produced by a cow in one 24-hour period.

Question: 7
(Choose 1 answer)

An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three customers if they like chocolate ice cream. What is
the population?

all customers

Question: 8

(Choose 1 answer)

Retrospective study___________

uses historical data.

Question: 9

(Choose 1 answer)

A Bank of America employee records the amount of time that customers spend using the ATM machine
at her branch. This method of gathering data is known as_____________

experiments.

Question: 5

(Choose 1 answer)

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 2100). Give a definition of what it means
to be 95% confident in an inference.

In repeated sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.

Question: 105

(Choose 1 answer)
The correlation coefficient between variables X and Y is positive and close to 1. The relationship
between the variables X and Y is____________

a strong linear relationship and as X increases, Y increases

Question: 36

(Choose 1 answer)

A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 20% of Evergreen Valley College (EVC) students attended
the opening night midnight showing of the latest Harry Potter movie. She surveys 84 of her students and
finds that 11 of attended the midnight showing. The Type I error is believing that the percent of EVC
students who attended is____________

at least 20%, when in fact, it is less than 20%

Question: 4

(Choose 1 answer)

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1000, 2100). To make more
useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the confidence interval. Which of
the following will result in a reduced interval width?

Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.

Question: 3

(Choose 1 answer)

It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry. Data were
randomly collected from 18 CEOs and the 97% confidence interval was calculated to be (2,181,260;
5,836,180). Based on the interval above, do you believe the average total compensation of CEOs in the
Service industry is more than 3,000,000?

I cannot conclude that the average exceeds 3,000,000 at the 97% confidence level.

Question: 103

(Choose 1 answer)
In a simple linear regression model the slope coefficient measures____________

the change in Y which the model predicts for a unit change in X

Question: 100

(Choose 1 answer)

The correlation when we use y to predict x is _______ the correlation when we use x to predict y.

the same as

Question: 101

(Choose 1 answer)

Assuming a linear relationship between X and Y, if the coefficient of correlation equals to -0.30,
then__________________

the slope is negative.

Question: 84

(Choose 1 answer)

Two variables have a negative association when_________________

the values of one variable tend to decrease as the values of the other variable increase.

Question: 104

(Choose 1 answer)

If the population correlation between two variables is determined to be -0.75, which of the following is
known to be true?

There is a fairly strong negative linear relationship between the two variables.
Question: 1

(Choose 1 answer)

It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service industry. Data were
randomly collected from 18 CEOs and the 97% confidence interval was calculated to be (2181260,
5836180). Which of the following interpretations is correct?

We are 97% confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs in the Service industry falls in the
interval 2181260 to 5836180.

Question: 89

(Choose 1 answer)

Which of the following statement is FALSE about the Least Square method?

We try to minimize the sum of absolute difference of the errors between two sets of points.

Question: 47

(Choose 1 answer)

An entrepreneur is considering the purchase of a coin-operated laundry. The current owner claims that
over the past 5 years, the average daily revenue was $675 with a standard deviation of $75. A sample of
46 days reveals a daily average revenue of $625. If you were to test the null hypothesis that the daily
average revenue was $675, which test would you use?

Z-test (using normal distribution) of a population mean

Question: 39

(Choose 1 answer)

The diameters of ball bearings produced in a manufacturing process can be described using a uniform
distribution over the interval 2.5 to 4.5 millimeters. What is the mean diameter of ball bearings
produced in this manufacturing process?

3.5 millimeters
Question: 84

(Choose 1 answer)

A large retail company gives an employment screening test to all prospective employees. Frankin Gilman
recently took the test and it was reported back to him that his score placed him at the 80th percentile.
Therefore:

Frankin scored as high or higher than 80 percent of the people who took the test.

Question: 8

(Choose 1 answer)

An event is ____________

a collection of elementary events.

Question: 74

(Choose 1 answer)

Choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank:

The ________________ for a particular class is equal to the class frequency divided by the total number
of observations.

class relative frequency

Question: 77

(Choose 1 answer)

Frequency distributions can be formed from which of the following types of data?

Only numeric data

Question: 88

(Choose 1 answer)

Which of the following is true regarding the sampling distribution of the mean for a large sample size?

It has a normal distribution with the same mean as the population but with a smaller standard deviation.

Question: 91

(Choose 1 answer)

Currently, quarters have weights that are normally distributed with a mean of 6.35g and standard
deviation 0.5g. If 280 different quarters are inserted into the vending machine, describe the sampling
distribution for the sample mean weight.

Normal with a mean of 6.35g and a standard deviation of 0.03g

Question: 90

(Choose 1 answer)

Assume that human body temperatures are normally distributed with a mean of 98 (degree F) and a
standard deviation of 0.5(degree F). Describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean body
temperature of 50 selected persons.

Normal with a mean of 98(degree F) and a standard deviation of 0.07(degree F)

Question: 87

(Choose 1 answer)

The human body temperature is normally distributed with the mean of 99 (degree F) and a standard
deviation of 0.5 (degree F). A random sample of 99 is selected, describe the sampling distribution for the
sample mean.

Normal with a mean of 99 and a standard deviation of 0.05

Question: 1
(Choose 1 answer)

Data that describe a characteristic about a population is known as a ________.

parameter

Question: 2

(Choose 1 answer)

Those methods involving the collection, presentation, and characterization of a set of data in order to
properly describe the various features of that set of data are called____________

descriptive statistics.

Question: 4

(Choose 1 answer)

Jared was working on a project to look at global warming and accessed an Internet site where he
captured average global surface temperatures from 1866. Which of the four methods of data collection
was he using?

Retrospective study

Question: 57

(Choose 1 answer)

Which of the following is the most frequently used measure of variation?

The standard deviation

Medicare would like to test the hypothesis that the average monthly rate for one-bedroom assisted-
living facility is equal to $3,300. A random sample of 12 assisted-living facilities had an average rate of
$3.690 per month and a standard of $530. It is believed that the monthly rate for one-bedroom assisted-
living facility is normally distributed. Use the significance level of 0.05 for this hypothesis test, what is
the value of the test statistic?

2.55
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The population
standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average
income of $15000. What total sample size would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence
interval if the width of the interval should not be more than $100?

Let Z0.025 = 1.96

1537

(Choose 1 answer) The following confidence interval is obtained for a population proportion, p: 0.817 <
p < 0.855. Use these confidence interval limits to find the point estimate of p.

0.836

In an application to estimate the mean number of miles that downtown employees commute to work
roundtrip each day, the following information is given:

n=20, x = 4.33, S = 3.50

Based on this information, what is the upper limit for a 95 percent two-sided confidence interval
estimate for the true population mean?

Let 20.025 = 1.96, 20.08 = 1.65, 10.025,19 = 2.09 and to.08,19 = 1.73.

about 5.97 miles

A manufacturer of a certain brand of rice cereal claims that the average saturated fat content does not
exceed 1.6 grams. State the null and alternative hypotheses to be used in testing this claim.

(i) H: m = 1.6, H khac 1.6

(ii) H: m = 1.6, H: m< 1.6

(iii) He: m = 1.6, H1: m > 1.6

(iv) H.: m >1.6, H1: m = 1.6

(iii)

(Choose 1 answer) An article reported on the topics that teenagers most want to discuss with their
parents. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 33% would like more discussion about the
family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk about school, and 30% would like to talk about
religion. These and other percentages were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the
proportion of all teenagers who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level.
Let Z0.005 = 2.58 and Z0.01 = 2.3s3

(0.317,0.423)

An entrepreneur is considering the purchase of a coin-operated laundry. The current owner claims that
over the past 5 years, the average daily revenue was $675 with a standard deviation of $75. A sample of
46 days reveals a daily average revenue of $625. If you were to test the null hypothesis that the daily
average revenue was $675, which test would you use?

A t-test (using Student distribution) of population mean

B. t-test (using Student distribution) of a population proportion

C. Ztest (using normal distribution) of a population mean

D. Z-est (using normal distribution) of a population proportion

(Choose 1 answer) It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs in the Service
industry. Data were randomly collected from 35 CEOs and the 94% confidence interval was calculated to
be (3451260. 7536180). Which of the following interpretations is correct?

A. In the population of Service industry CEOs. 94% of them will have total compensations that fall in the
interval 3451260 to 7536180

B. 94% of the sampled total compensation values fell between 3451260 and 7536180

C. We are 94% confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs in the Service industry falls in
the interval 3451260 to 7536180

D. We are 94% confident that the mean of the sampled CEOs falls in the interval 3451260 to 7536180

Compute the test statistic to test the claim

stand2 khac 40.8

if n = 10, S binh = 45, and alpha = 0.05.

9.926

A study of the effect on mileage obtained with different sizes of metering jets in a particular model of a
compact auto produced the following data.

Size of jet x 3 4 5
Miles per gallon y 28 30 23

Find the equation of the regression line.

(i) y=37-2.5x

(ii) y=34-3.2x

(iii) y=50-3.5x

(iv) y=35-3.5x

(i)

A student randomly selects 10 CDs at a store. The mean is 8.75 with a standard deviation of 1.50.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation. Assume the data are
normally distributed

X2 0.025,9 = 19.02, X2 0.025,9 = 2.70

(1.03, 2.74)

Anna collected the scores of a random sample 50 students on the first exam in a certain class and their
corresponding scores on the second exam in that class. Here is computer output on the sample data:

Coofficients Standard Error

Intercept 7.895 3.66

X-Variable 1 0.975 0.21

Assume that all conditions for inference have been met. Find the test statistic for testing the null
hypothesis that the population slope is 0.5

An airline claims that only 6% of all lost luggage is never found. If, in a random sample, 17 of 200 pieces
of lost luggage are not found, test the null hypothesis p = 0.06 against the alternative hypothesis p >
0.06 at alpha = 0.05.

Let Z0.05 = 1.65

(i) zo = 1.489, fail to reject Ho

(ii) zo = 1.489, reject Ho

(iii) zo = 1.836, fail to reject Ho

(iv) zo = 1.836, reject Ho

(i)

8.The height y and base diameter x of four trees of a certair variety produced the following data:

x2233

y 31 36 94 127

Compute the correlation coefficient.

A. 0.948

B. 0.245

C. 0.764

D. 0.899

E. None

9.Find the value of the test statistic X^2,0 based on the given information H0:

ϭ^2 = 0.01, n = 20, s^2 = 0.0153

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. 30.98

C. 30.27

D. 29.07

E. 28.01

3.A mail-order firm is interested in estimating the number of order that need to be processed on a given
day from the weight of the mail received. A close monitoring of the mail on 4 randomly selected
business days produced the results below.

Find the equation of the least squares regression line

y^= a + bx relating the number of orders to the weight of the mail.

Mail: x(pounds) 10 12 13 17
Orders: y 8 10 3 10

A. 5.5x +0.23

B. -5x - 0.23

C. None

D. 5.5 + 0.23x

E. -5 + 0.23x

12.Medicare would like to test the hypothesis that the average monthly rate for one-bedroom assisted
living facility is equal to $3,300. A random sample of 12 assisted living facilities had an average rate of
$3,690 per month and a standard of $530. It is believed that the monthly rate for one-bedroom assisted
living facility is normally distributed. Use the significance level of 0.05 for this hypothesis test, what is
the critical value?

A. 1.645; -1.645

B. None of the other choices is true

C. 2. 201; -2201

D. 1.985; -1.985

E. 2.761; -2.761

13.A random sample of 16 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 645 hours with a standard deviation
of 31 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the population has a
normal distribution.

A. (531.2, 612.9)

B. (321.7, 365.8)

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. (628.5,661.5)

E. (876.2, 981.5)

D
10.From a prior study, the population proportion p is estimated by 0.6. What sample size is needed to
be 99% confident that the point estimate of p will be within 0.2 around the population p?

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. 40

C. 33

D. 32

E. 39

11.Find the value the test statistic to test the claim that less than 50% of the people following a
particular diet will experience increased energy. Of 100 randomly selected subjects who followed the
diet, 47 noticed an increase in their energy level.

A. 1.65

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. -0.60

D. 1.21

E. -3.47

14.The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students in a statistics class with 125 students are
listed below.

2.0 3.2 1.8 2.9 0.9 4.0 3.3 2.9

What is the effect on the width of the confidence interval if the sample size is increased to 20?

A. It is impossible to tell without more information.

B. The width increases.

C. The width decreases.

D. The width remains the same.

A
15.Lance Walker owns a construction company and has designed a gazebo. He has estimated the time
needed for two employees to build the gazebo to be 14 hours. Lance would like to know if the mean
time is less than 14 hours. Fifty gazebos were built, and the sample mean was 12.5 hours. Set up the null
and alternative hypotheses for the test.

(i) Ho µ = 14, H1: µ< 14

(ii) Ho: µ= 14, H1: µ khac 14

(iii) Ho: µ = 12.5, H1: µ< 12.5

(iv) Ho: 11 = 12.5, H1: µ khac 12.5

1.When calculating a confidence interval for the standard deviation, which distribution is used?

A. Student's t-distribution

B. Binomial distribution

C. Normal distribution

D. Chi-squares distribution

2.A random sample of 20 observations was made on the diameter of spot welds and the corresponding
weld shear strength. Given that r=0.75, what is the critical value if we want to test the hypothesis that

Ho p=0 versus H1: p khac 0, use alpha = 0.02.

A. 2.539

B. 2.214

C. 2.552

D. 2.205

E. None of the other choices is correct

4.A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult population of the
United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is needed in order to be 99% confident
that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 4%?

A None of the other choices is correct

B. 2073

C. 17

D. 1037

E. 849

5.It is believed that, the average numbers of hours spent studying per day (HOURS) during
undergraduate education should have a positive linear relationship with the starting salary (SALARY,
measured in thousands of dollars per month) after graduation. Given below is the Excel output from
regressing starting salary on number of hours spent studying per day for a sample of 51 students.

NOTE: Some of the numbers in the output are purposely erased.

The error sum of squares (SSE) of the above regression is

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. 427.0798

C. 1.8782

D. 335.0472

E. 92.0326

6:Suppose you want to test the claim that µ # 3.5. Given a sample size of n = 41 and a level of
significance of alpha = 0.10, when should you reject Ho?

A. Reject Ho if the standardized test statistic is greater than 2.575 or less than -2.575.

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. Reject Ho if the standardized test statistic is greater than 1.96 or less than -1.96

D. Reject Ho if the standardized test statistic is greater than 2.33 or less than -2.33

E. Reject Ho if the standardized test statistic is greater than 1.645 or less than-1.645.

7: Suppose that n = 100 random samples of water from a fresh water lake were taken and the calcium
concentration (milligrams per liter) measured. The 95% confidence interval on the mean calcium
concentration is (0.49, 0.82). Which of the following statement is true?
(i) The 99% confidence interval from the same sample data is longer. (ii) The sample mean is 0.655

(iii) There is a 95% chance that the true mean calcium concentration is between 0.49 and 0.82

A. (i) and (iii)

B. None of the other choices is correct

c.(i) and (ii)

D. (i)

E. (ii)

10.Of 1000 randomly selected cases of lung cancer. 800 resulted in death within 12 years. Using the
point estimate of p obtained from this sample, what sample size is needed to be 95% confident that the
error in estimating the true value of p is less than 0.03?

A. 684

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. 683

D. 484

E 485

13.The data below are the final exam scores of 3 randomly selected statistics students and the number
of hours they studied for the exam. Calculate the correlation coefficient

Hours, X: 8 10 6

Scores.y: 72 87 66

A. 0.761

B. 0.654

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 0.971

E 0.991
x

3.A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed golfers. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 4%? A previous study indicates that the proportion of left-handed golfers is
10%.

A. 241

B. 217

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 15

E. 153

A major department store chain is interested in estimating the average amount its credit card customers
spent on their first visit to the chain's new store in the mall. Fifty credit card accounts were randomly
sampled and analyzed with the mean 80$ Construct a 95% confidence interval for the average amount
its credit card customers spent on their first visit to the chain's new store in the mall, assuming that the
amount spent follows a normal destnbution with the population standard deviation of 20$

A (75 25, 84.75)

B (74 31. 85 69)

C. (7533 84 67)

D. None of the other choices is correct

E (74.46, 65 54)

Past experience indicates that the time for high school senion to complete a standardized test is a
nommal random variable with a mean of 35 minutes. If a random sample of 20 high school se niors took
an average of 33.1 minutes to complete this test with a standard deviation of 4.3 minutes, test the
hypothesis at the 0.025 level of significance that = 35 minutes against the alternative that µ < 35
minutes

A to = -0.099 fail to reject Ho

B to=-0099, reject Ho

C to =-198, reject Ho
D to=-198. fail to repect Ho

E None of the other choices is correct

Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression

n = 20

Σxi = 23.92; Σyi = 1843.21;

Σy^2i = 170044.5321; Σx^2i = 29.2892

Find the total sum of squares, SSt

A 185.435

B 1610.53

C None of the other choice is correct

D 158.56

E 173.37

If an economist wishes to determine whether there is evidence that average family income in a
community exceeds $25,000......................

A None of the other choices is correct

B a two-tailed test should be utilized

C a one-tailed test should be utilized

D either a one-tailed or two-tailed test could be used with equivalent results.

An article described a study of investigating the relationship between the age (x) and length(y) of 5
captured dugongs:

X 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 4.0

Y 1.80 1.85 1.87 2.02 2.27

Find the best point estimate of the y-intercept of regression line between x and y
A None of the other choices is correct

B. 0.9982

C 0.1595

D. 0.1455

E 1.6271

A sample of 250 accidents showed that 140 were caused by drunk driving.

Let Z0.025 = 1.96, Z0.05 = 1.645.

Use the data to test

Ho: p = 0.5 with alpha = 0.05,

the result is........

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. Fail to reject Ho

C Roject Ho

D Not determined

A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive some sort of
financial aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean randomly selects 200 students
and finds that 118 of them are receiving financial aid Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true
proportion of students on financial aid.

(0.585, 0.595)

B. (0.588.0.592 )

C None of the other choices is correct

D. (0.522. 0.658)

E. (0.116. 1.064)

D
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression:

n=5, SSe= 7.4, x = 4 and Sxx = 20.8.

What is the value of the estimated standard error of the intercept, se(Bo)?

A.1.96

B.1.55

C 4.02

D. None of the other choices is true

E 2.23

weights of women in one age group are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 13 lb. A
researcher wishes to estimate the mean weight of all women in this age group Find how large a sample
must be drawn in order to be 90 percent confident that the sample mean will not differ from the
population mean by more than 3.5 lb

A. 23

B. 44

C. None of the other choices is correct

D.38

E.32

Listed below are the top 10 salaries (in millions of dollars) of television personalities in a recent year

38 36 35 27 15 13 12 10 9.6 8.4

We want to construct a 98 percent two-sided confidence interval on the vanance, find the critical values.

A 2.09

B 21.67 and 2.09

C. 19.68

D. None of the other choices is correct

E 19.68 and 2.53

B
A golfer would like to test the hypothesis that the variance of his golf score equals 12.0 A random
sample of 25 rounds of golf had a sample standard deviation of 4.6. The test statistic for this hypotheses
test would be ................

A 42.32

B 45.66

C 30.15

D None of the other choices is true

E 12.57

Suppose you want to test the claim that µ # 31.5, with known ϭ. If the sample size is n=81 and the level
of significance alpha=0.1, when should you reject H0?

AReject Hof the test statistic is greater than 2.575 or less than -2.575

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. Roject Ho if the test statistic is greater than 1.645 or less than - 1.645

D. Reject HO if the test statistic is greater than 2.33 or less than -2.33

E Reject H if the test statistic is greater than 1.96 or less than-1.96

To test the null hypothesis

Ho: µ = 1000, H1: µ < 1000 at alpha = 0.01,

a random sample of n = 17 observations is selected from a normal population. Specify the rejection
region.

(i) to < 2.921

(ii) to < -2.583

(iii) to < 2.583

(iv) to < -2.921

(ii)
The weight and blood pressure of 4 random selected wo age 25-30 are shown in following table:

Weight 60 45 58 53

BP 125 100 110 100

Which of following statement is true about this sample?

A. None of the other choice is correct

B. r=0.802, negative correlation

C. r= -0.802, negative correlation

D. r=-0.802, positive correlation

E. r=0.802. positive correlation

Suppose we want to test

Ho: µ = 0.80/ H1: µ # 0.80, alpha =0.05.

Specify the form of the rejection region assuming that the sample size will be sufficient to guarantee the
approximate normality of the sampling distribution of x.

(i) Zo <- 1.645

(ii) Zo > 1.96

(iii) |zo|> 1.645

A teacher wants to report the most fail rate on a test with 90% confidence, construct the appropriate
one-sided confidence interval. Assume that a simple random sample of 58 students results in 6 who fail
the test.

(i) p > 0.155

(ii) p< 0.052

(iii) p < 0.155

(iv) p2 > 0.052

iii
A study is to be conducted of the percentage of homeowners who own at least two television sets. How
large a sample is required if we wish to be 99% confident that the error in estimating this quantity is less
than 0.04?

A None of the other choices is correct

B. 1041

C. 848

D. 1040

E. 849

Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation of a random sample of 15
men who have a mean weight of 165.2 pounds with a standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the
population is normally distributed

A. (7.9, 15.0)

B. (56.9, 263.9)

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. (7.5, 16.2)

E. (2.3, 5.1)

Which of the following situations is NOT a correctly stated hypothesis testing problem?

(i)Ho: µ= 30, H1: µ # 30

(ii) H1: µ#25, H1: µ= 25

(iii) Ho: x = 30. H1: µ# 30

(IV) Ho: ϭ=0.05, H1:ϭ#0.05

(v) Ho: p=0.5, H1: p#0.6

ii , iii

Find the critical value for a two-tailed test

H1 : µ#10, alpha = 0.01, n = 30.

Assume that the data are normally distributed

A. 2.33; -2.33

B. 1.96; -1.96

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. 2.756; -2.756

E. 1.645; -1.645

In a regression analysis if SSe=180 and SSr=450, then the coefficient of determination is............

A. 0.7

B. 0.4

C. None of the other choice is correct

D. 0.3

E. 0.6

The National Center for Education Statistics would like to test the hypothesis that the proportion of
Bachelor's degrees that were earned by women equals 0.60. A random sample of 140 college graduates
with Bachelor degrees found that 75 were women. The National Center for Education Statistics would
like to set the significant level to be 0.10. What is the value of the test statistic for this hypothesis test?

A. 2.18

B. None of the other choices is correct

C. -1.21

D. 1.43

E. -1.55

Which of the following statement is FALSE?

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. Other things being equal, as the confidence level for a confidence interval increases, the width of the
interval increases.

C. A point estimate consists of a single sample statistic that is used to estimate the true population
parameter.

D. A population parameter is used to estimate a confidence interval.

Eight students in a mathematics anxiety workshop are given a questionnaire on math anxiety (y) and an
inventory test on basic arithmetic skills (x). Given that

Σxi = 492: Σyi= 379; Σx^2i = 32894;Σy^2i = 20115: Σxiyi = 21087

Find the y-intercept of the estimated regression line of y on x.

A. None of the other choices is correct

B. 97.871

C. 21.146

D. 63.647

E. 15.439

The data below are the temperatures on randomly chosen days during a summer class and the number
of absences on those days. Find the equation of the regression line for the given data.

Temperature x: 73 85 91

Number of absences y: 3 8 10

(i) y=0.274x+0.449

(ii) ġ=0.449x+30.27

(iii) ģ=0.532x-0.449

(iv) y=0.393x-25.067

(iv)

Expedia would like to test the hypothesis that the proportion of United Airline flights that arrive on-time
is less than 0.80. A random sample of 110 United Airline flights found that 82 arrived on-time. Expedia
would like to set the significant level to be 0.02. The test statistic for this hypothesis test would
be_.............

A. -2.77

B. -1.43

C. None of the other choices is correct

D. -1.87

E. -2.30

A restaurant claims that the standard deviation of the waiting time in line is less than 1.2 minutes. A
random sample of 35 customers has a mean of 5.4 minutes with a standard deviation of 1.1 minute. Find
the test statistic to test the restaurant's claim at the significant level of 0.1.

A. 13.4

B. 12.8

C. 28.6

D. 22.5

E. None of the other choices is correct

Which of the following is FALSE about the slope of regression line?

A. The slope of estimated regression line has Student's t-distribution with degree of freedom n-2

B. The slope of estimated regression line has Student's t-distribution with degree of freedom n-1

C. The slope of estimated regression line is an unbiased estimator for the slope of population regression
line

1. Of 375 randomly selected medical students, 30 said that they planned to work in a rural

community. Find a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of all medical students who plan to
work in a rural community.

5.25%< p < 10..7%

2. How many business students must be randomly selected to estimate the mean monthly

earnings of business students at one college? We want 95% confidence that the sample mean is within
$129 of the population mean, and the population standard deviation is known to be $595

81.7 (82)

3.A savings and loan association needs information concerning the checking account

balances of its local customers. A random sample of 14 accounts was checked and yielded a mean
balance of $664.14 and a standard deviation of $297.29. Find a

98% upper confidence interval for the true mean checking account balance for local customers

m < 845.30$

4.

A manufacturer considers his production process to be out of control when defects exceed 3%. In a
random sample of 285 items, the defect rate is 5.9% but the manager claims that this is only a sample
fluctuation and production is not really out of control. At the 0.01 level of significance, test the
manager's claim.

manager's claim. is NOT true

5. A machine dispenses a liquid drug into bottles in such a way that the standard deviation

of the contents is 81 milliliters. A new machine is tested on a sample of 24 containers and the standard
deviation for this sample group is found to be 26 milliliters. At the 0.05 level of significance, test the
claim that the amounts dispensed by the new machine have a

smaller standard deviation.

2.37 =>reject H0 =>ϭ < 81

The computer output of an F-test is displayed as below:

Fill in the missing values, and test the significance of regression at a = 3%.

7.78 => reject H0

Chebyshev's Theorem only applies to bell-shaped curves that are relatively symmetrical

False
If you are counting the number of customers visiting your store on a given day, you are

working with continuous data.

False

The presence of sampling error is an indication that an improper sampling technique was used.

False

Any normally distributed values can be standardized with z-scores.

True

To use the Central Limit Theorem, we need to know the mean and standard deviation of the

population.

False

As the sample size decreases, the standard error of the proportion will also decrease.

False

A population mean is an example of a statistic.

False

One way to reduce the margin of error in a confidence interval estimate is to lower the level of

confidence.

True

The product manager for a large retail store has recently stated that she estimates that the

average purchase per visit for the store's customers is between $33.00 and $65.00. The $33.00

and the $65.00 are considered point estimates for the true population mean.

False
If the population is not normally distributed, the t-distribution cannot be used.

False

Given that a 90% confidence interval is (4.5, 10.5), we can state that there is a 90%

probability that the true population mean is between 4.5 and 10.5.

False

When the decision maker has control over the null and alternative hypotheses, the alternative

hypotheses should be the "research" hypothesis.

True

If a hypothesis test leads to incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis, a Type II statistical error

has been made.

False

The hypothesis statement Hx: = 100 is an example of a null hypothesis.

False

An unbiased estimator is said to be consistent if the difference between the estimator and the

parameter grows larger as the sample size grows larger.

False

Independent samples are those for which the selection process for one is

not related to the selection process for the other.

True

In testing the difference between two population means using two independent samples, we

pool the sample variances when the unknown population variances are equal.
True

To find a confidence interval for the difference between the means of independent samples,

when the variances are unknown but assumed equal, the sample sizes of the two groups must be

the same.

False

In estimating the difference between two population means, if a 95 percent confidence interval

includes zero, then we can conclude that there is a 95 percent chance that the difference between

the two population means is zero.

False

A direct retailer that sells clothing on the Internet has two distribution centers and wants to

determine if there is a difference between the proportion of customer order shipments that

contain errors (wrong color, wrong size, etc.). It calculates a 95 percent confidence interval on

the difference in the sample proportions to be -0.012 to 0.037. Based on this, it can conclude that

the distribution centers differ significantly for the proportion of orders with errors.

False

The executive director of the United Way believes that more than 24 percent of the employees

in the high-tech industry have made voluntary contributions to the United Way. In order to test

this statistically, the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses are:

False