Questions from Essentials of Statistics


Q: An article appearing in the Los Angeles Times discussed the study “

An article appearing in the Los Angeles Times discussed the study “Leisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia in the Elderly” (New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 348, pp. 2508–2516) by J. Verghese...

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Q: We presented selected OECD healthcare data for the 34 member countries for

We presented selected OECD healthcare data for the 34 member countries for the year 2011 or, in a few cases, the nearest year to that. Recall that % GDP is an abbreviation for “healthcare expenditures...

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Q: The National Association of Colleges and Employers(NACE) compiles information

The National Association of Colleges and Employers(NACE) compiles information on salary offers to new college graduates and publishes the results in Salary Survey

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Q: An American roulette wheel contains 18 red numbers, 18 black numbers

An American roulette wheel contains 18 red numbers, 18 black numbers, and 2 green numbers. The following table shows the frequency with which the ball landed on each color in 200 trials.

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Q: The article “Study Links Hepatitis B and Cancer of Pancreas”

The article “Study Links Hepatitis B and Cancer of Pancreas” by D. Grady, appeared in the September 29, 2008 issue of the NewYork Times. It reported that, for the first time, a study showed that peopl...

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Q: Refer to Problem 17. a. Use systematic random sampling

Refer to Problem 17. a. Use systematic random sampling to obtain a sample of 15 athletes. b. In this case, is systematic random sampling an appropriate alternative to simple random sampling? Explain y...

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Q: In the article “Randomized Stratified Sampling Methodology for Water Quality in

In the article “Randomized Stratified Sampling Methodology for Water Quality in Distribution Systems” (Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 130, Issue 4, pp. 330–338), V. Speight e...

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Q: An issue of Inside MS contained an article describing AVONEX (interferon

An issue of Inside MS contained an article describing AVONEX (interferon beta-1a), a drug used in the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Included in the article was a report on “...

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Q: In “Effects of Plant Density on Tomato Yields in Western Nigeria

In “Effects of Plant Density on Tomato Yields in Western Nigeria” (Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 12(1), pp. 43–47), B. Adelana reported on the effect of tomato variety and planting density on yield....

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Q: Designing medication packaging that resists opening by children, but yields readily

Designing medication packaging that resists opening by children, but yields readily to adults, presents numerous challenges. In the article “Painful Design” (American Scientist, Vol. 93, No. 2, pp. 11...

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