Questions from Business Statistics

Q: At one point during the 2015 NFL season, Head Coach Bill

At one point during the 2015 NFL season, Head Coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots had won 19 of their past 25 called coin flips at the beginning of NFL games (“for bill belichick, patrio...

Q: A county commissioner must vote on a resolution that would commit substantial

A county commissioner must vote on a resolution that would commit substantial resources to the construction of a sewer in an outlying residential area. Her fiscal decisions have been criticized in the...

Q: The report "Digital Democracy Survey” (Deloitte Development LLc,

The report "Digital Democracy Survey” (Deloitte Development LLc, 2016, www2.deloitte.com/us/en.html, retrieved November 30, 2016) says that 69% of U.S. teens age 14 to 18 years access social media fro...

Q: The article “how to block nuisance calls” (The Guardian

The article “how to block nuisance calls” (The Guardian, November 7, 2015) reported that in a survey of mobile phone users, 70% of those surveyed said they had received at least one nuisance call to t...

Q: Explain why failing to reject the null hypothesis in a hypothesis test

Explain why failing to reject the null hypothesis in a hypothesis test does not mean there is convincing evidence that the null hypothesis is true.

Q: Researchers at the University of Washington and Harvard University analyzed records of

Researchers at the University of Washington and Harvard University analyzed records of breast cancer screening and diagnostic evaluations (“mammogram cancer Scares more frequent than thought,” USA TOD...

Q: The paper “Living near nuclear power plants and thyroid cancer risks

The paper “Living near nuclear power plants and thyroid cancer risks” (Environmental International [2016]: 42–48) investigated whether living near a nuclear power plant increases the risk of thyroid c...

Q: Suppose that you are an inspector for the Fish and Game Department

Suppose that you are an inspector for the Fish and Game Department and that you are given the task of determining whether to prohibit fishing along part of the Oregon coast. You will close an area to...

Q: The article “cops get Screened for Digital Dirt” (USA

The article “cops get Screened for Digital Dirt” (USA TODAY, November 12, 2010) summarizes a report on law enforcement agency use of social media to screen applicants for employment. The report was ba...

Q: “most Like it hot” is the title of a press

“most Like it hot” is the title of a press release issued by the Pew Research Center (march 18, 2009, www.pewsocialtrends. org). The press release states that “by an overwhelming margin, Americans wan...