Questions from Business Statistics


Q: In a hypothesis test, what does it mean to say that

In a hypothesis test, what does it mean to say that the null hypothesis was rejected?

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Q: Explain why the statement pˆ >0.50 is not a

Explain why the statement pˆ >0.50 is not a legitimate hypothesis.

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Q: USA TODAY (March 4, 2010) described a survey of

USA TODAY (March 4, 2010) described a survey of 1000 women age 22 to 35 who work full time. Each woman who participated in the survey was asked if she would be willing to give up some personal time in...

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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: The article “public acceptability in the UK and the USa of

The article “public acceptability in the UK and the USa of nudging to reduce obesity: the example of reducing Sugar-Sweetened beverages” (PLOS One, June 8, 2016) describes a survey in which each perso...

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Q: A press release about a paper that appeared in The Journal of

A press release about a paper that appeared in The Journal of Youth and Adolescence (www.springer.com/ about1springer/media/springer1select?SgwiD50-11001-6 -1433942-0, august 26, 2013, retrieved may 8...

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Q: In a hypothesis test, what does it mean to say that

In a hypothesis test, what does it mean to say that the null hypothesis was not rejected?

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Q: Which of the following are legitimate hypotheses? a. p

Which of the following are legitimate hypotheses? a. p = 0.65 b. p ˆ = 0.90 c. p ˆ = 0.10 d. p = 0.45 e. p > 4.30

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Q: Which of the following specify legitimate pairs of null and alternative hypotheses

Which of the following specify legitimate pairs of null and alternative hypotheses? a. H0: p = 0.25 Ha: p > 0.25 b. H0: p ( 0.40 Ha: p > 0.40 c. H0: p = 0.40 Ha: p ( 0.65 d. H0: p ≠ 0.50 Ha: p = 0...

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Q: A college has decided to introduce the use of plus and minus

A college has decided to introduce the use of plus and minus with letter grades, as long as there is convincing evidence that more than 60% of the faculty favor the change. A random sample of faculty...

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