Questions from Statistics


Q: A sample of 100 babies born at Strong Memorial Hospital has a

A sample of 100 babies born at Strong Memorial Hospital has a mean weight of 3072 grams and a standard deviation of 748 grams. Use a single value to estimate the mean weight of a newborn baby. Also, f...

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Q: Data from the National Center for Education Statistics on 4400 college graduates

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics on 4400 college graduates show that the mean time required to graduate with a bachelor’s degree is 5.15 years with a standard deviation of 1.68 y...

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Q: Based on a sample of 62 households, the mean weight of

Based on a sample of 62 households, the mean weight of discarded plastic is 1.91 pounds and the standard deviation is 1.07 pounds (data from the Garbage Project at the University of Arizona). Use a si...

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Q: The health of the bear population in Yellowstone National Park is monitored

The health of the bear population in Yellowstone National Park is monitored by periodic measurements taken from anesthetized bears. A sample of the weights (in pounds) of such bears is given below. Us...

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Q: When people smoke, the nicotine they absorb is converted to cotinine

When people smoke, the nicotine they absorb is converted to cotinine, which can be measured. A sample of cotinine levels (ng/mL) of 40 smokers is listed below. Use a single value to estimate the mean...

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Q: One of the authors of this text counted the numbers of chocolate

One of the authors of this text counted the numbers of chocolate chips in 20 Chips Ahoy regular chocolate chip cookies, and the results are listed below. 22 22 26 24 23 27 25 20 24 26 25 25 19 24 20 2...

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Q: The following table lists the numbers of persons killed in fatal car

The following table lists the numbers of persons killed in fatal car crashes for three different categories of blood alcohol content (BAC) of drivers. (The data are from the U.S. Census Bureau.)

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Q: A random sample of n = 31 American households is asked how

A random sample of n = 31 American households is asked how many TV sets there are in the household. The responses are as follows: 1 0 2 3 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 4 3 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 0 1 2 3 a. What...

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Q: Suppose you have measured the mean in a sample drawn from a

Suppose you have measured the mean in a sample drawn from a much larger population. What value should you use as your estimate of the population mean?

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Q: If you seek to construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate

If you seek to construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate a population mean, how do you calculate the margin of error that you will use? How do you then construct the 95% confidence interval?

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