Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: On election day, a pollster for Fox News positions herself outside

On election day, a pollster for Fox News positions herself outside a polling place near her home and asks the first 50 voters leaving the facility to complete a survey.

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Q: An Internet service provider randomly selects 15 residential blocks from a large

An Internet service provider randomly selects 15 residential blocks from a large city and surveys every household in these 15 blocks to determine the number that would use a high-speed Internet servic...

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Q: Thirty-five sophomores, 22 juniors, and 35 seniors are

Thirty-five sophomores, 22 juniors, and 35 seniors are randomly selected to participate in a study from 574 sophomores, 462 juniors, and 532 seniors at a certain high school.

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Q: Officers for the Department of Motor Vehicles pull aside every 40th tractor

Officers for the Department of Motor Vehicles pull aside every 40th tractor trailer passing through a weigh station, starting with the 12th, for an emissions test.

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Q: Each of the following surveys has bias. Determine the type of

Each of the following surveys has bias. Determine the type of bias and suggest a remedy. (a) A politician sends a survey about tax issues to a random sample of subscribers to a literary magazine. (b)...

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Q: The mayor of a town wants to conduct personal interviews with small

The mayor of a town wants to conduct personal interviews with small business owners to determine if there is anything he could do to help improve business conditions. The following list gives the name...

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Q: Why is a high response rate desired? How would a low

Why is a high response rate desired? How would a low response rate affect survey results?

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Q: A quality-control engineer wants to be sure that bolts coming

A quality-control engineer wants to be sure that bolts coming off an assembly line are within prescribed tolerances. He wants to conduct a systematic sample by selecting every 9th bolt to come off the...

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Q: Based on the Military Standard 105E (ANS1/ASQC Z1.

Based on the Military Standard 105E (ANS1/ASQC Z1.4, ISO 2859) Tables, a lot of 91 to 150 items with an acceptable quality level (AQL) of 1% and a normal inspection plan would require a sample of size...

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Q: Smoking and drinking coffee have a tendency to stain teeth. In

Smoking and drinking coffee have a tendency to stain teeth. In an effort to determine the ability of chewing gum to remove stains on teeth, researchers conducted an experiment in which 64 bovine incis...

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