Questions from Business Statistics


Q: Flipping a fair coin is said to randomly generate heads and tails

Flipping a fair coin is said to randomly generate heads and tails with equal probability. Explain what random means in this context.

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Q: Rolling a fair six-sided die is supposed to randomly generate

Rolling a fair six-sided die is supposed to randomly generate the numbers 1 through 6. Explain what random means in this context.

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Q: Your friend says: I flipped five heads in a row!

Your friend says: I flipped five heads in a row! The next one has to be tails! Explain why this thinking is incorrect.

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Q: Suppose you were to collect data for each pair of variables.

Suppose you were to collect data for each pair of variables. You want to make a scatterplot. Which variable would you use as the explanatory variable and which as the response variable? Why? What woul...

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Q: The Men Giant Slalom skiing event consists of two runs whose times

The Men Giant Slalom skiing event consists of two runs whose times are added together for a final score. Two displays of the giant slalom times in the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeong Chang are shown be...

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Q: After rolling doubles on a pair of dice three times in a

After rolling doubles on a pair of dice three times in a row, your friend exclaims, I can’t get doubles four times in a row! Explain why this thinking is incorrect.

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Q: In your dresser are five blue shirts, three red shirts,

In your dresser are five blue shirts, three red shirts, and two black shirts. 1. What is the probability of randomly selecting a red shirt? 2. What is the probability that a randomly selected shirt is...

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Q: Your list of favorite songs contains 10 rock songs, 7 rap

Your list of favorite songs contains 10 rock songs, 7 rap songs, and 3 country songs. 1. What is the probability that a randomly played song is a rap song? 2. What is the probability that a randomly p...

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Q: A 2010 study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics found

A 2010 study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics found that 25% of U.S. households had no landline service. This raises concerns about the accuracy of certain surveys, as they depen...

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Q: The survey by the National Center for Health Statistics further found that

The survey by the National Center for Health Statistics further found that 49% of adults ages 25 29 had only a cell phone and no landline. We randomly select four 25 29-year-olds: 1. What is the proba...

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