Questions from Business Statistics


Q: Large herds of wild horses can become a problem on some federal

Large herds of wild horses can become a problem on some federal lands in the West. Researchers hoping to improve the management of these herds collected data to see if they could predict the number of...

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Q: The first Stats exam had a mean of 65 and a standard

The first Stats exam had a mean of 65 and a standard deviation of 10 points; the second had a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 5 points. Derrick scored an 80 on both tests. Julie scored a 70 on...

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Q: In an experiment to see if left- and right-handed

In an experiment to see if left- and right-handed people have different abilities in music, subjects heard a tone and were then asked to identify which of several other tones matched the first. Of 76...

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Q: In 2016, about 200,000 statistics students nationwide took the

In 2016, about 200,000 statistics students nationwide took the Advanced Placement Examination in statistics. The national distribution of scores and the results at Ithaca High School are shown in the...

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Q: In 2000, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a

In 2000, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study that examined a sample of pregnancies that resulted in the birth of twins. Births were classified as preterm with interventio...

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Q: Are twin births becoming more common? Part II Review Exercise R2

Are twin births becoming more common? Part II Review Exercise R2.5 looked at the number of twin births by year from 1980 to 2014. Now we can include some inference: Response variable is: TwinBirths/10...

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Q: According to the 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey, run by the Employee

According to the 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey, run by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 37% of men reported being a lot behind schedule while 43% of women answered in the same way. Is this...

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Q: The Pew Research Center conducted a representative telephone survey in October of

The Pew Research Center conducted a representative telephone survey in October of 2016. Among the reported results was the following table concerning the preferred political party affiliation of respo...

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Q: A survey of 1021 school-age children was conducted by randomly

A survey of 1021 school-age children was conducted by randomly selecting children from several large urban elementary schools. Two of the questions concerned eye and hair color. In the survey, the fol...

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Q: At the middle of the 2016–2017 NBA season, James

At the middle of the 2016–2017 NBA season, James Hardin led the league by making 468 of 544 free throws, for a success rate of 86%. But Russell Westbook was close behind with 425 of 517 (82.2%). 1....

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