Questions from Statistical Techniques


Q: You plan to conduct a survey to find what proportion of the

You plan to conduct a survey to find what proportion of the workforce has two or more jobs. You decide on the 95% confidence level and a margin of error of 2%. A pilot survey reveals that 5 of the 50...

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Q: As part of an annual review of its accounts, a discount

As part of an annual review of its accounts, a discount brokerage selected a random sample of 36 customers and reviewed the value of their accounts. The mean was $32,000 with a sample standard deviati...

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Q: The Tennessee Tourism Institute (TTI) plans to sample information center

The Tennessee Tourism Institute (TTI) plans to sample information center visitors entering the state to learn the fraction of visitors who plan to camp in the state. Current estimates are that 35% of...

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Q: Dr. Patton is a professor of English. Recently she counted

Dr. Patton is a professor of English. Recently she counted the number of misspelled words in a group of student essays. She noted the distribution of misspelled words per essay followed the normal dis...

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Q: The null and alternate hypotheses are: H0: μ1 ≤

The null and alternate hypotheses are: H0: μ1 ≤ μ2 H1: μ1 > μ2 A random sample of 20 items from the first population showed a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. A sample of 16 items for the s...

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Q: A sample of 65 observations is selected from one population with a

A sample of 65 observations is selected from one population with a population standard deviation of 0.75. The sample mean is 2.67. A sample of 50 observations is selected from a second population with...

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Q: A coffee manufacturer is interested in whether the mean daily consumption of

A coffee manufacturer is interested in whether the mean daily consumption of regular-coffee drinkers is less than that of decaffeinated-coffee drinkers. Assume the population standard deviation for th...

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Q: Grand Strand Family Medical Center treats minor medical emergencies for visitors to

Grand Strand Family Medical Center treats minor medical emergencies for visitors to the Myrtle Beach area. There are two facilities, one in the Little River Area and the other in Murrells Inlet. The Q...

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Q: Two of the teams competing in the America’s Cup race are Team

Two of the teams competing in the America’s Cup race are Team Oracle U.S.A. and Land Rover BAR. They race their boats over a part of the course several times. Below are a sample of t...

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Q: The cumulative frequency and the cumulative relative frequency polygon for a distribution

The cumulative frequency and the cumulative relative frequency polygon for a distribution of selling prices ($000) of houses sold in the Billings, Montana, area is shown in the graph. a. How many ho...

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