Questions from Statistics


Q: Seth Wagerman, a former professor at California Lutheran University, went

Seth Wagerman, a former professor at California Lutheran University, went to the website RateMyProfessors.com and looked up the quality rating and also the “easinessâ€...

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Q: Five people were asked how many female first cousins they had and

Five people were asked how many female first cousins they had and how many male first cousins. The data are shown in the table. Assume the trend is linear, find the correlation, and comment on what it...

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Q: College students who were drivers were asked if they had ever received

College students who were drivers were asked if they had ever received a speeding ticket (yes or no). The results are shown in the table, along with gender. a. There are two variables in the table, st...

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Q: A data set on Shark Attacks Worldwide posted on Stat Crunch records

A data set on Shark Attacks Worldwide posted on Stat Crunch records data on all shark attacks in recorded history including attacks before 1800. Variables contained in the data include time of attack,...

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Q: USA Today College published an article with the headline “Positive Correlation

USA Today College published an article with the headline “Positive Correlation Found between Gym Usage and GPA.” Explain what a positive correlation means in the context of this headline.

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Q: United Press International published an article with the headline “Study Finds

United Press International published an article with the headline “Study Finds Correlation between Educations, Life Expectancy.” Would you expect this correlation to be negative or positive? Explain y...

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Q: The first scatterplot shows the college tuition and percentage acceptance at some

The first scatterplot shows the college tuition and percentage acceptance at some colleges in Massachusetts. Would it make sense to find the correlation using this data set? Why or why not? b. The se...

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Q: The figure shows a scatterplot of birthrate (live births per 1000

The figure shows a scatterplot of birthrate (live births per 1000 women) and the age of the mother in the United States. Would it make sense to find the correlation for this data set? Explain. Accordi...

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Q: The scatterplot shows the LSAT (Law School Aptitude Test) scores

The scatterplot shows the LSAT (Law School Aptitude Test) scores for a sample of law schools and the percent of students who were employed immediately after law school graduation. Do you think the cor...

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Q: Suppose that the growth rate of children looks like a straight line

Suppose that the growth rate of children looks like a straight line if the height of a child is observed at the ages of 24 months, 28 months, 32 months, and 36 months. If you use the regression obtain...

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