Questions from Statistics


Q: Your life expectancy is the major factor in determining how long you

Your life expectancy is the major factor in determining how long you live.

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Q: A 60-year-old has a shorter life expectancy than

A 60-year-old has a shorter life expectancy than a 20-year-old.

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Q: For each of the three years, find the fatality rate in

For each of the three years, find the fatality rate in deaths per 1000 departures. On the basis of those rates, which year was the safest? Why?

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Q: For each of the three years, find the fatality rate in

For each of the three years, find the fatality rate in deaths per billion passenger miles. On the basis of those rates, which year was the safest? Why?

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Q: For each of the three years, find the fatality rate in

For each of the three years, find the fatality rate in deaths per million passengers. On the basis of those rates, which year was the safest? Why?

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Q: For the year 2014, find the fatality rate in deaths per

For the year 2014, find the fatality rate in deaths per passenger mile (instead of per billion passenger miles). Why don’t we report the fatality rate in units of deaths per passenge...

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Q: Find the birth rate per 1000 people for the United States.

Find the birth rate per 1000 people for the United States.

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Q: Find the birth rate per 1000 people for California.

Find the birth rate per 1000 people for California.

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Q: Estimate the correlation coefficient for the data points in the scatterplot in

Estimate the correlation coefficient for the data points in the scatterplot in Figure 7.24. Figure 7.24.

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Q: Compare the death rates per 1000 people for California and Florida.

Compare the death rates per 1000 people for California and Florida. Identify a reason for the difference.

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