Questions from Applied Statistics


Q: Are women’s feet getting bigger? Retailers in the last 20 years

Are women’s feet getting bigger? Retailers in the last 20 years have had to increase their stock of larger sizes. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Payless Shoe Source, Inc., have been aggr...

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Q: From her firm’s computer telephone log, an executive found that the

From her firm’s computer telephone log, an executive found that the mean length of 64 telephone calls during July was 4.48 minutes with a standard deviation of 5.87 minutes. She vowed to make an effor...

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Q: An experimental bumper was designed to reduce damage in low-speed

An experimental bumper was designed to reduce damage in low-speed collisions. This bump er was installed on an experimental group of vans in a large fleet, but not on a control group. At the end of a...

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Q: Based on the sample data below, is the average Medicare spending

Based on the sample data below, is the average Medicare spending in the northern region significantly less than the average spending in the southern region at the 1 percent level? (a). State the hy...

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Q: In a 15-day survey of air pollution in two European

In a 15-day survey of air pollution in two European capitals, the mean particulate count (micrograms per cubic meter) in Athens was 39.5 with a standard deviation of 3.75, while in London the mean was...

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Q: One group of accounting students took a distance learning class, while

One group of accounting students took a distance learning class, while another group took the same course in a traditional classroom. At α = .10, is there a significant difference in the...

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Q: Do male and female school superintendents earn the same pay? Salaries

Do male and female school superintendents earn the same pay? Salaries for 20 males and 17 females in a certain metropolitan area are shown below. At α 5= .01, were the mean superintenden...

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Q: The average take-out order size for Ashoka Curry House restaurant

The average take-out order size for Ashoka Curry House restaurant is shown. Assuming equal variances, at α = .05, is there a significant difference in the order sizes? (a). State the...

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Q: Cash withdrawals from a college credit union for a random sample of

Cash withdrawals from a college credit union for a random sample of 30 Fridays and 30 Mondays are shown. At α = .01, is there a difference in the mean withdrawal on Monday and Friday?...

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Q: In MiniCase 10.2, we found that the mean methane

In MiniCase 10.2, we found that the mean methane gas emissions for the two pneumatic controller manufacturers were not equal. When choosing formula 10.3 to calculate the t statistic, we assumed that t...

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