Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: The Gallup organization conducted a survey in which 1025 randomly sampled adult

The Gallup organization conducted a survey in which 1025 randomly sampled adult Americans were asked, “How much time, if at all, do you personally spend using the Internet—more than 1 hour a day, up t...

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Q: A sample of 521 adults was asked, “How often do

A sample of 521 adults was asked, “How often do you dine out?” The results of the survey are given in the table in the next column. (a) Construct a relative frequency distribution. (b) What proportion...

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Q: A random sample of college students was asked, “What social

A random sample of college students was asked, “What social platform most influences your online shopping?” Results are shown below. (a) Construct a relative frequency distribution for males. (b) Con...

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Q: A survey of U.S. adults and teens (ages

A survey of U.S. adults and teens (ages 12–17) was administered by Pew Research, to determine the number of texts sent in a single day. (a) Construct a relative frequency distribution for adults. (b)...

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Q: A survey of adult men and women asked, “Which one

A survey of adult men and women asked, “Which one of the following jobs would you most like to have?” The results of the survey are shown in the table. (a) Construct a relative frequency distribution...

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Q: A survey of 100 randomly selected autos in the luxury car segment

A survey of 100 randomly selected autos in the luxury car segment and 100 randomly selected autos in the sports car segment that were recently purchased yielded the following colors. (a) Construct a r...

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Q: The table shows the movement of Walt Disney stock for 30 randomly

The table shows the movement of Walt Disney stock for 30 randomly selected trading days. “Up” means the stock price increased in value for the day, “Down” means the stock price decreased in value for...

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Q: A survey was conducted by Wakefield Research in which participants were asked

A survey was conducted by Wakefield Research in which participants were asked to disclose their favorite night to order takeout for dinner. The following data are based on their results. (a) Construct...

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Q: The following data represent the day of the week an order was

The following data represent the day of the week an order was placed for groceries using the online grocery delivery service Instacart. (a) Construct a frequency and relative frequency distribution. (...

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Q: Type A phlebotomist draws the blood of a random sample of 50

Type A phlebotomist draws the blood of a random sample of 50 patients and determines their blood types as shown: (a) Construct a frequency distribution. (b) Construct a relative frequency distribution...

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