Questions from Business Statistics

Q: People who get lost in the desert, mountains, or woods

People who get lost in the desert, mountains, or woods often seem to wander in circles rather than walk in straight lines. To see whether people naturally walk in circles in the absence of visual clue...

Q: The Kentucky Derby is a horse race that has been run every

The Kentucky Derby is a horse race that has been run every year since 1875 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race started as a 1.5-mile race, but in 1896, it was shortened to 1.25 miles...

Q: The 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been the

The 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been the home to a race on Memorial Day nearly every year since 1911. Even during the first race, there were controversies. Ralph Mulford was given the che...

Q: Load the Kentucky Derby 2018 data into your preferred statistics package and

Load the Kentucky Derby 2018 data into your preferred statistics package and answer the following questions; 1. What was the name of the winning horse in 1880? 2. When did the length of the race chang...

Q: Load the Indy 500 2018 data into your preferred statistics package and

Load the Indy 500 2018 data into your preferred statistics package and answer the following questions: 1. What was the average speed of the winner in 1920? 2. How many times did Bill Vukovich win the...

Q: The table gives the numbers of passenger car occupants killed in accidents

The table gives the numbers of passenger car occupants killed in accidents in 2011 by car type. Convert this table to a relative frequency table.

Q: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that 19.8% of Americans over 15 years old are obese. The CDC conducts a survey on obesity and various behaviors. Here is a table on s...

Q: The study in Exercise 9 actually measured the bicep circumference in centimeters

The study in Exercise 9 actually measured the bicep circumference in centimeters. The dot plot in Exercise 9 was formed by dividing each measurement by 2.54 to convert it to inches. Here is the dot pl...

Q: A university teacher saved every e-mail received from students in

A university teacher saved every e-mail received from students in a large introductory statistics class during an entire term. He then counted, for each student who had sent him at least one e-mail, h...

Q: The U.S. Census Bureau keeps track of the number

The U.S. Census Bureau keeps track of the number of adoptions in each state (and Washington, DC). (www.census.gov) The upper histogram shows the distribution of adoptions. The lower histogram shows th...