Questions from Business Statistics


Q: The article “facebook Use and academic performance among college Students”

The article “facebook Use and academic performance among college Students” (Computers in Human Behavior [2015]: 265–272) estimated that 87% percent of students at a large public university in Californ...

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Q: A number of initiatives on the topic of legalized gambling have appeared

A number of initiatives on the topic of legalized gambling have appeared on state ballots. A political candidate has decided to support legalization of casino gambling if he is convinced that more tha...

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Q: In 2016, the national foundation for credit counseling released a report

In 2016, the national foundation for credit counseling released a report titled “the 2016 consumer financial Literacy Survey” (www.nfcc.org, retrieved December 1, 2016). In a nationally representative...

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Q: The survey described in the previous exercise also noted that of the

The survey described in the previous exercise also noted that of the 965 people that had checked their credit report within the last 12 months, 38% had done so as part of their regular financial plann...

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Q: The article titled “13% of Americans Don’t Use the internet

The article titled “13% of Americans Don’t Use the internet. who are they?” describes a study conducted by the pew research center (pewrearch.org, September 7, 2016, retrieved December 1, 2016). Suppo...

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Q: We are only beginning to learn about the longterm effects of space

We are only beginning to learn about the longterm effects of space travel on human health. A study published in 2016 (Nature Scientific Reports 6, article number: 29901, www.nature.com/articles/srep29...

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Q: A study of treatment of hospitalized patients who develop pneumonia reported that

A study of treatment of hospitalized patients who develop pneumonia reported that 1 in 5 (20%) are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge (“comparison of therapist...

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Q: A sample of dogs were trained using a “Do as I

A sample of dogs were trained using a “Do as I do” method, in which the dog observes the trainer performing a simple task (such as climbing onto a chair or touching a chair) and is expected to perform...

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Q: Data from a large study carried out in 2008 was used to

Data from a large study carried out in 2008 was used to estimate that 10% of all smokers who quit smoking are smoking again after one year (“relapse to Smoking after 1 Year of abstin...

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Q: Recall that in Exercise 10.63, a survey of 304

Recall that in Exercise 10.63, a survey of 304 U.S. businesses found that 201 indicated that they monitor employees’ website visits. This data was used to determine if there is convi...

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