Questions from Business Statistics


Q: We have a sample of municipal mutual funds that report their return

We have a sample of municipal mutual funds that report their return (%) in the previous 3years and the previous 5 years. 1. Create a 95% confidence interval for the difference in rate of return for th...

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Q: In 2002 the Veritas Software company found out that its chief financial

In 2002 the Veritas Software company found out that its chief financial officer did not actually have the MBA he had listed on his resume. They fired him, and the value of the company stock dropped 19...

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Q: In preparation for a regional paper airplane competition, a student tried

In preparation for a regional paper airplane competition, a student tried out her latest design. The distances her plane traveled (in feet) in 11 trial flights are given here. (The world record is an...

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Q: Here are data on 32 light water nuclear power plants. The

Here are data on 32 light water nuclear power plants. The variables are: Cost: In $100,000, adjusted to 1976 base. Date: Date that construction permit was issued in years after 1900. Thus, 68.58 is ro...

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Q: Two companies market new batteries targeted at owners of personal music players

Two companies market new batteries targeted at owners of personal music players. DuraTunes claims a mean battery life of 11 hours, while RockReady advertises 12 hours. 1. Explain why you would also li...

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Q: At a barbershop music singing competition, choruses are judged on three

At a barbershop music singing competition, choruses are judged on three scales: Music (quality of the arrangement, etc.), Performance, and Singing. The scales are supposed to be independent of each ot...

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Q: Using a Simple Random Sample, a student group asked 450 students

Using a Simple Random Sample, a student group asked 450 students about their sleep and study habits and received about 200 responses. The group wanted to know if the average amount of sleep varied by...

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Q: The survey in Exercise 14 also asked students about the number of

The survey in Exercise 14 also asked students about the number of hours they studied. Those doing the survey wanted to know if the average amount of studying varied by sex or by class of the responden...

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Q: We have data on Old Faithful eruptions that includes another variable recording

We have data on Old Faithful eruptions that includes another variable recording the Day on which the eruption occurred (where 1 is the first day and each successive day just counts one more). The corr...

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Q: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety publishes data on a variety of

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety publishes data on a variety of traffic related risks. One report gives the numbers of people killed in highway accidents during each year from 1975 to 2013....

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