Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: Twenty college students were asked for their number of close friends;

Twenty college students were asked for their number of close friends; persons who showed sympathy when needed and helped in hard times. Th e average number reported was just over 2. Identify a statist...

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Q: The height that bread rises may be one indicator of how light

The height that bread rises may be one indicator of how light it will be. As a first step, before modifying her existing recipe, a student cook measured the raise height (cm) on eight occasions: 6.3...

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Q: Refer to Exercise 10.24 (c). In addition,

Refer to Exercise 10.24 (c). In addition, x = 21.1 and y = 15.4. Test H0 : µ1 - µ2 = 0versus H1 : µ1 - µ2 > 0 at level a = .05. Data from Exercise 10.24: Given here are the sample sizes and the sampl...

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Q: Using the approximate t distribution, obtain a 95% confidence interval

Using the approximate t distribution, obtain a 95% confidence interval for the difference of means.

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Q: Randomly allocate 2 subjects from among Al, Bob, Carol,

Randomly allocate 2 subjects from among Al, Bob, Carol, Ellen, John to be in the control group. The others will receive a treatment.

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Q: Randomly allocate three subjects from among 6 mice, Alpha, Tau

Randomly allocate three subjects from among 6 mice, Alpha, Tau, O mega, Pi, Beta, Phi to group I.

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Q: Six students in a psychology course have volunteered to serve as subjects

Six students in a psychology course have volunteered to serve as subjects in a match ed pairs experiment. (a) List all possible sets of p airings if subjects are paired by age. (b) If subjects are p...

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Q: Early studies showed a disproportionate number of heavy smokers among lung cancer

Early studies showed a disproportionate number of heavy smokers among lung cancer patients. One scientist theorized that the presence of a particular gene could tend to make a person want to smoke and...

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Q: Observations on 10 mothers who nursed their babies and 8 who did

Observations on 10 mothers who nursed their babies and 8 who did not revealed that nursing mothers felt warmer toward their babies. Can we conclude that nursing affects a mother's feelings toward her...

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Q: A scientist developing a dietary supplement for rabbits decides to give a

A scientist developing a dietary supplement for rabbits decides to give a new supplement to IO rabbits and but not to 10 other rabbits who will serve as a control. (a) Briefly explain why it is impor...

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