Questions from Business Statistics


Q: A listing posted by the Arby restaurant chain gives, for each

A listing posted by the Arby restaurant chain gives, for each of the sandwiches it sells, the type of meat in the sandwich, the number of calories, and the serving size in ounces. The data might be us...

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Q: The Gallup Poll conducted a representative telephone survey of 1180 American voters

The Gallup Poll conducted a representative telephone survey of 1180 American voters during the first quarter of 2007. Among the reported results were the voter region (Northeast, South, etc.), age, pa...

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Q: Medical researchers at a large city hospital investigating the impact of prenatal

Medical researchers at a large city hospital investigating the impact of prenatal care on newborn health collected data from 882 births during 1998 2000. They kept track of the mother age, the number...

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Q: In a study appearing in the journal Science, a research team

In a study appearing in the journal Science, a research team reports that plants in southern England are flowering earlier in the spring. Records of the first flowering dates for 385 species over a pe...

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Q: Scientists at a major pharmaceutical firm conducted an experiment to study the

Scientists at a major pharmaceutical firm conducted an experiment to study the effectiveness of an herbal compound to treat the common cold. They exposed each patient to a cold virus, then gave them e...

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Q: A company held a blood pressure screening clinic for its employees.

A company held a blood pressure screening clinic for its employees. The results are summarized in the table below by Age and Blood pressure: 1. Find the marginal distribution of blood pressure level....

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Q: Business analysts hoping to provide information helpful to American grape growers compiled

Business analysts hoping to provide information helpful to American grape growers compiled these data about vineyards: size (acres), number of years in existence, state, varieties of grapes grown, ave...

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Q: In performing research for an ecology class, students at a college

In performing research for an ecology class, students at a college in upstate New York collect data on streams each year. They record a number of biological, chemical, and physical variables, includin...

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Q: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tracks fuel economy of automobiles

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tracks fuel economy of automobiles based on information from the manufacturers (Ford, Toyota, etc.). Among the data the agency collects are the manufacturer,...

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Q: In 2013, Consumer Reports published an article evaluating refrigerators. It

In 2013, Consumer Reports published an article evaluating refrigerators. It listed 353 models, giving the brand, cost, size (cu ft), type (such as top freezer), estimated annual energy cost, an overal...

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