Questions from Business Statistics


Q: Randomly selected consumers in four cities have been interviewed as part of

Randomly selected consumers in four cities have been interviewed as part of a study by a shoe retailer. Each consumer reported the number of pairs of shoes in his or her closet (each line represents o...

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Q: View the 20,000 people represented in the donations database (

View the 20,000 people represented in the donations database (on the companion site) as a sample from a much larger population. Of these 20,000 people, 989 made a donation in response to the current m...

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Q: Cost observations provided for 21 production situations have an average of $

Cost observations provided for 21 production situations have an average of $149.67 and a standard deviation of $38.85. a. Find and interpret the two-sided 95% confidence interval. b. Find the two-side...

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Q: Click-throughratesweremeasuredforeachof83mobile advertising campaigns, and showed an average rate of

Click-throughratesweremeasuredforeachof83mobile advertising campaigns, and showed an average rate of 2.38%, with a standard error of 0.134%. Please note that this is not a binomial situation because w...

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Q: The following quotes for cleaning cost have been obtained from a random

The following quotes for cleaning cost have been obtained from a random sample of 12 providers chosen from a much larger population, prior to awarding a contract for these services: $114,$154,$142,$13...

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Q: Should you lease or not?

Should you lease or not?

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Q: Out of 763 people chosen at random, 152 were unable to

Out of 763 people chosen at random, 152 were unable to identify your product. a. Estimate the percentage of the population (from which this sample was taken) who would be unable to identify your produ...

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Q: During a 1-week experiment, motion was added to in

During a 1-week experiment, motion was added to in store sales displays at a random sample of your firm’s stores nationwide. The resulting sales increases for these products (compared to the week befo...

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Q: Table 9.6.2 shows the 2015 performance of stocks

Table 9.6.2 shows the 2015 performance of stocks recommended by Gene Marcial, whose list was published in Forbes in December 2014. a. Compute the average and briefly describe its meaning. b. Compute t...

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Q: An election poll shows your favorite candidate ahead with 52.443

An election poll shows your favorite candidate ahead with 52.443% of the vote, based on interviews with 921 randomly selected people. a.* Find the two-sided 95% confidence interval for the percentage...

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