Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: Often, frequency distributions are reported using unequal class widths because the

Often, frequency distributions are reported using unequal class widths because the frequencies of some groups would otherwise be small or very large. Consider the following data, which represent the d...

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Q: The_______ is the range of the middle 50% of the

The_______ is the range of the middle 50% of the observations in a data set.

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Q: Babies born after a gestation period of 32–35 weeks have

Babies born after a gestation period of 32–35 weeks have a mean weight of 2600 grams and a standard deviation of 660 grams. Babies born after a gestation period of 40 weeks have a mean weight of 3500...

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Q: The data set “Tornadoes_2017” located at www.

The data set “Tornadoes_2017” located at www.pearsonhighered.com/ sullivanstats contains a variety of variables that were measured for all tornadoes in the United States in 2017. For each of the follo...

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Q: Babies born after a gestation period of 32–35 weeks have

Babies born after a gestation period of 32–35 weeks have a mean weight of 2600 grams and a standard deviation of 660 grams. Babies born after a gestation period of 40 weeks have a mean weight of 3500...

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Q: The average 20- to 29-year-old man is

The average 20- to 29-year-old man is 69.6 inches tall, with a standard deviation of 3.0 inches, while the average 20- to 29-year-old woman is 64.1 inches tall, with a standard deviation of 3.8 inches...

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Q: The average 20- to 29-year-old man is

The average 20- to 29-year-old man is 69.6 inches tall, with a standard deviation of 3.0 inches, while the average 20- to 29-year-old woman is 64.1 inches tall, with a standard deviation of 3.8 inches...

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Q: In 2018, Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets had the

In 2018, Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets had the lowest earned-run average (ERA is the mean number of runs yielded per nine innings pitched) of any starting pitcher in the National League, with an E...

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Q: The highest batting average ever recorded in Major League Baseball was by

The highest batting average ever recorded in Major League Baseball was by Ted Williams in 1941 when he hit 0.406. That year, the mean and standard deviation for batting average were 0.2806 and 0.0328....

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Q: Ryan Murphy, nephew of the author, swims for U.

Ryan Murphy, nephew of the author, swims for U.S.A. Swimming. While he was in college at the University of California at Berkeley, Ryan’s best time in the 100-meter backstroke was 45.3 seconds. The me...

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