Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: Referring to Exercise 7.8, use a die to generate

Referring to Exercise 7.8, use a die to generate samples of size 3. Investigate the sampling distribution of the number of times a value 1 occurs in a sample of size 3. (a) Roll the die and assign X...

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Q: Grades for first semester are compared to those for second semester.

Grades for first semester are compared to those for second semester. The five one-semester courses biology, chemistry, English , history, and psychology must be taken next year. (a) Make a list of al...

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Q: A linguist wants to compare the writing styles in two magazines and

A linguist wants to compare the writing styles in two magazines and one measure is the number of words per sentence. On the basis of 50 randomly selected sentences from each source, she finds Determin...

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Q: Perform a test of hypothesis that is intended to show that the

Perform a test of hypothesis that is intended to show that the mean for magazine 1 is more than 2 words larger than the mean for magazine 2. (a) Formulate the null and alternative hypotheses. (b) Stat...

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Q: Workers in three occupations were questioned about satisfaction with their jobs.

Workers in three occupations were questioned about satisfaction with their jobs. Suppose the number of responses in each of the four categories are Assign l to very dissatisfied, 2 to a little dissati...

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Q: Refer to the confidence interval obtained in Exercise 10.12(

Refer to the confidence interval obtained in Exercise 10.12(b). If you were to test the null hypothesis that the mean satisfaction scores are equal versus the two-sided alternatives, what would be the...

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Q: In a study of interspousal aggression and its possible effect on child

In a study of interspousal aggression and its possible effect on child behavior, the behavior problem checklist (BPC) scores were recorded for 47 children whose parents were classified as aggressive....

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Q: In the experiment, cat lovers were also scored on the Introversion

In the experiment, cat lovers were also scored on the Introversion/Extroversion scale. Using the summary statistics for both cases Dog lovers: n1 = 66, x = 6.12, s1 = 1.75 Cat lovers: n2 = 352, x = 4....

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Q: The generic output below summarizes the data, given in Data Bank

The generic output below summarizes the data, given in Data Bank, on the pretest percent body fat in male and female students. Find a 99% confidence interval for the difference of mean percent body fa...

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Q: Calculate the mean and median for each of the following data sets

Calculate the mean and median for each of the following data sets. (a) 3 6 2 5 4 (b) 4 3 8 5 (c) -4 0 -3 -1 2 -1 0

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