Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, among individuals who

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, among individuals who had credit cards in 2014, the mean number of cards was 3.5. Treat the individuals who have credit cards in the SullivanStatsSurve...

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Q: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that a 2013 Kia

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that a 2013 Kia Optima should get 28 miles per gallon, on average. The website www.fueleconomy.gov allows users to report the miles per gallon that the...

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Q: According to the National Sleep Foundation, children between the ages of

According to the National Sleep Foundation, children between the ages of 6 and 11 years should get 10 hours of sleep each night. In a survey of 56 parents of 6 to 11 year olds, it was found that the m...

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Q: According to the research firm Toluna, the proportion of individuals who

According to the research firm Toluna, the proportion of individuals who text while driving is 0.26. Suppose a random sample of 60 individuals are asked to disclose if they text while driving. Results...

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Q: Student loan debt has reached record levels in the United States.

Student loan debt has reached record levels in the United States. In a random sample of 100 individuals who have student loan debt, it was found the mean debt was $23,979 with a standard deviation of...

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Q: Politicians often form their positions on various policies through polling. Suppose

Politicians often form their positions on various policies through polling. Suppose the U.S. Congress is considering passage of a tax increase to pay down the national debt and national polls suggest...

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Q: Suppose the mean wait-time for a telephone reservation agent at

Suppose the mean wait-time for a telephone reservation agent at a large airline is 43 seconds. A manager with the airline is concerned that business may be lost due to customers having to wait too lon...

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Q: According to Crestmont Research, the stock market has been up in

According to Crestmont Research, the stock market has been up in 53.7% of all trading days over the past 50 years. A stock is up if the price per share increases in value day-over-day. An investor won...

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Q: A survey from the Gallup organization asked, “What do you

A survey from the Gallup organization asked, “What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?” Go to www.pearsonhighered.com/sullivanstats to obtain the data file 10_4_18 using...

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Q: To determine the public’s opinion of the police department, the police

To determine the public’s opinion of the police department, the police chief obtains a cluster sample of 15 census tracts within his jurisdiction and samples all households in the randomly selected tr...

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