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A survey was done with the hope of comparing salaries of chemical plant managers employed in two areas of the country, the northern and west central regions. An independent random sample of 300 plant...
See AnswerQ: Consider Review Exercise 9.103. Let us assume that the
Consider Review Exercise 9.103. Let us assume that the data have not been collected yet and that previous statistics suggest that σ1 = σ2 = $4000. Are the sample sizes in Review Exercise 9.103 suffici...
See AnswerQ: A labor union is becoming defensive about gross absenteeism by its members
A labor union is becoming defensive about gross absenteeism by its members. The union leaders had always claimed that, in a typical month, 95% of its members were absent less than 10 hours. The union...
See AnswerQ: A random sample of 30 firms dealing in wireless products was selected
A random sample of 30 firms dealing in wireless products was selected to determine the proportion of such firms that have implemented new software to improve productivity. It turned out that 8 of the...
See AnswerQ: Refer to Review Exercise 9.106. Suppose there is concern
Refer to Review Exercise 9.106. Suppose there is concern about whether the point estimate ˆp = 8/30 is accurate enough because the confidence interval around p is not sufficiently narrow. Using ˆp as...
See AnswerQ: A manufacturer turns out a product item that is labeled either “
A manufacturer turns out a product item that is labeled either “defective” or “not defective.” In order to estimate the proportion defective, a random sample of 100 items is taken from production, and...
See AnswerQ: A machine is used to fill boxes with product in an assembly
A machine is used to fill boxes with product in an assembly line operation. Much concern centers around the variability in the number of ounces of product in a box. The standard deviation in weight of...
See AnswerQ: A machine produces metal pieces that are cylindrical in shape. A
A machine produces metal pieces that are cylindrical in shape. A sample of pieces is taken, and the diameters are found to be 1.01, 0.97, 1.03, 1.04, 0.99, 0.98, 0.99, 1.01, and 1.03 centimeters. Find...
See AnswerQ: A consumer group is interested in comparing operating costs for two different
A consumer group is interested in comparing operating costs for two different types of automobile engines. The group is able to find 15 owners whose cars have engine type A and 15 whose cars have engi...
See AnswerQ: Consider the statistic S2 p, the pooled estimate of σ2 discussed
Consider the statistic S2 p, the pooled estimate of σ2 discussed in Section 9.8. It is used when one is willing to assume that σ2 1 = σ22 = σ2. Show that the estimator is unbiased for σ2 [i.e., show t...
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