Questions from Statistical Techniques


Q: A large Internet retailer is studying the lead time (elapsed time

A large Internet retailer is studying the lead time (elapsed time between when an order is placed and when it is filled) for a sample of recent orders. The lead times are reported in days. Lead Time...

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Q: According to an IRS study, it takes a mean of 330

According to an IRS study, it takes a mean of 330 minutes for taxpayers to prepare, copy, and electronically file a 1040 tax form. This distribution of times follows the normal distribution and the st...

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Q: Listed below are the salaries, in $000, for a

Listed below are the salaries, in $000, for a sample of 15 chief financial officers in the electronics industry. a. Determine the mean, median, and the standard deviation. b. Determine the coefficie...

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Q: The following is a partial ANOVA table. /

The following is a partial ANOVA table. Complete the table and answer the following questions. Use the .05 significance level. a. How many treatments are there? b. What is the total sample size? c....

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Q: The game called Lotto sponsored by the Louisiana Lottery Commission pays its

The game called Lotto sponsored by the Louisiana Lottery Commission pays its largest prize when a contestant matches all 6 of the 40 possible numbers. Assume there are 40 ping-pong balls each with a s...

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Q: Educational Technology, Inc. sells software to provide guided homework problems

Educational Technology, Inc. sells software to provide guided homework problems for a statistics course. They would like to know if students who use the software score better on exams. A sample of stu...

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Q: A telemarketer makes six phone calls per hour and is able to

A telemarketer makes six phone calls per hour and is able to make a sale on 30% of these contacts. During the next 2 hours, find: a. The probability of making exactly four sales. b. The probability of...

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Q: Majesty Video Production Inc. wants the mean length of its advertisements

Majesty Video Production Inc. wants the mean length of its advertisements to be 30 seconds. Assume the distribution of ad length follows the normal distribution with a population standard deviation of...

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Q: Information from the American Institute of Insurance indicates the mean amount of

Information from the American Institute of Insurance indicates the mean amount of life insurance per household in the United States is $165,000. This distribution follows the normal distribution with...

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Q: Dr. Stallter has been teaching basic statistics for many years.

Dr. Stallter has been teaching basic statistics for many years. She knows that 80% of the students will complete the assigned problems. She has also determined that among those who do their assignment...

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