Questions from Statistical Techniques


Q: Recent surveys indicate 60% of tourists to China visited the Forbidden

Recent surveys indicate 60% of tourists to China visited the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall, and other historical sites in or near Beijing. Forty percent visited Xi’an with its m...

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Q: Past surveys reveal that 30% of tourists going to Las Vegas

Past surveys reveal that 30% of tourists going to Las Vegas to gamble spend more than $1,000. The Visitor’s Bureau of Las Vegas wants to update this percentage. a. How many tourists should be randomly...

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Q: Forty-nine items are randomly selected from a population of 500

Forty-nine items are randomly selected from a population of 500 items. The sample mean is 40 and the sample standard deviation 9. Develop a 99% confidence interval for the population mean.

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Q: There are 300 welders employed at Maine Shipyards Corporation. A sample

There are 300 welders employed at Maine Shipyards Corporation. A sample of 30 welders revealed that 18 graduated from a registered welding course. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the proport...

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Q: A state meat inspector in Iowa has been given the assignment of

A state meat inspector in Iowa has been given the assignment of estimating the mean net weight of packages of ground chuck labeled “3 pounds.” Of course, he realizes that the weights cannot always be...

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Q: A recent survey of 50 executives who were laid off during a

A recent survey of 50 executives who were laid off during a recent recession revealed it took a mean of 26 weeks for them to find another position. The standard deviation of the sample was 6.2 weeks....

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Q: Tim Bleckie is the owner of Bleckie Investment and Real Estate Company

Tim Bleckie is the owner of Bleckie Investment and Real Estate Company. The company recently purchased four tracts of land in Holly Farms Estates and six tracts in Newburg Woods. The tracts are all eq...

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Q: A set of data contains 53 observations. The minimum value is

A set of data contains 53 observations. The minimum value is 42 and the maximum value is 129. The data are to be organized into a frequency distribution. a. How many classes would you suggest? b. What...

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Q: The Human Relations Department of Electronics Inc. would like to include

The Human Relations Department of Electronics Inc. would like to include a dental plan as part of the benefits package. The question is: How much does a typical employee and his or her family spend pe...

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Q: A case of 24 cans contains 1 can that is contaminated.

A case of 24 cans contains 1 can that is contaminated. Three cans are to be chosen randomly for testing. a. How many different combinations of three cans could be selected? b. What is the probability...

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