Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: Referring to the earthquake data in Exercise 2.20,

Referring to the earthquake data in Exercise 2.20, (a) Find the sample mean and standard deviation. (b) What proportion of these observations lies between x ± 2 s? Data from Exercise...

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Q: Refer to the data on hours of sleep. (a

Refer to the data on hours of sleep. (a) Obtain the five-number summary: minimum, Q1, Q2 , Q3, and maximum. (b) Make a boxplot of the hours of sleep.

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Q: Refer to Exercise 2.3 and the data on extracurricular activities

Refer to Exercise 2.3 and the data on extracurricular activities. Find the sample mean and standard deviation. Data from Exercise 2.3: A student at the University of Wisconsin surveyed 40 students in...

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Q: Which of the following are anecdotal and which are based on a

Which of the following are anecdotal and which are based on a sample? (a) Seventy-five text messages were sent one day during a lecture by students in a large class. (b) Erik says he gets the best bar...

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Q: Presidents also take midterms1 After two years of the president's term,

Presidents also take midterms1 After two years of the president's term, members of Congress are up for election. The following table gives the number of net seats lost, by the party of the president,...

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Q: With reference to Exercise 2.90: (a)

With reference to Exercise 2.90: (a) Calculate the median number of lost House seats. (b) Find the maximum and minimum losses and identify these with a president. (c) Det ermine the range for the n...

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Q: Make a time plot of the mail order phone call data in

Make a time plot of the mail order phone call data in Exercise 2.48 and comment on the statistical control. Data from Exercise 2.48: A large mail-order firm employs numerous persons to take phone ord...

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Q: A city department has introduced a quality improvement program and has allowed

A city department has introduced a quality improvement program and has allowed employees to get credit for overtime hours when attending meetings of their quality groups. The total number of overtime...

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Q: Make a control chart for the data referred to in Exercise 2

Make a control chart for the data referred to in Exercise 2.92 and comment. Data from Exercise 2.92: Make a time plot of the mail order phone call data in Exercise 2.48 and comment on the statistical...

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Q: Make a control chart for the data in Exercise 2.93

Make a control chart for the data in Exercise 2.93 and comment. Data from Exercise 2.93: A city department has introduced a quality improvement program and has allowed employees to get credit for ove...

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