Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: Last week's total number of hours worked by a student, y

Last week's total number of hours worked by a student, y, depends on the number of days, x, he reported to work last week. Suppose the data from nine students provided (a) Plot the scatter diagram. (...

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Q: Refer to Exercise 11.44. (a) Find

Refer to Exercise 11.44. (a) Find the residuals. (b) Calculate the SSE by (i) summing the squares of the residuals and also (ii) using the formula SSE = Syy – S2xy / Sxx. (c) Estim...

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Q: Refer to Exercise 11.44. (a) Construct

Refer to Exercise 11.44. (a) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the slope of the regression line. (b) Obtain a 90% confidence interval for the expected y value corresponding to x = 4 days. Dat...

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Q: Many college students obtain college degree credits by demonstrating their proficiency on

Many college students obtain college degree credits by demonstrating their proficiency on exams developed as part of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Based on their scores on the College...

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Q: A sample of six university students responded to the question "H

A sample of six university students responded to the question "H ow much time, in minutes, did you spend on the social network site yesterday?" One student never used the site and was dropped from the...

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Q: Refer to Exercise 11.47. (a) Obtain

Refer to Exercise 11.47. (a) Obtain the decomposition of the total y variability into two parts: one explained by linear relation and one not explained . (b) What proportion of the y variability is...

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Q: A recent graduate moving to a new job collected a sample of

A recent graduate moving to a new job collected a sample of monthly rent ( dollars) and size (square feet) of 2-bedroom apartments in one area of a Midwest city. (a) Plot the scatter diagram and find...

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Q: Refer to Exercise 11.49. (a) Calculate

Refer to Exercise 11.49. (a) Calculate the sample correlation coefficient. (b) What proportion of the y variability is explained by the fitted regression line? Data from Exercise 11.49: A recent gr...

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Q: A top Internet site features used cars for sale. The age

A top Internet site features used cars for sale. The age, x, measured in years and the price, y, expressed in thousands of dollars were recorded from a sample of listings for a popular midsize foreign...

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Q: Refer to Exercise 11.51. (a) From

Refer to Exercise 11.51. (a) From the fitted regression line, determine the predicted value for the average selling price of a 5-year-old car and construct a 95% confidence interval. (b) Determine t...

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