Questions from Statistics


Q: In a 2015 study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine

In a 2015 study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, Du Toit et al. randomly assigned infants who were likely to develop a peanut allergy (as measured by having eczema, egg allergies, or b...

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Q: In the study described in exercise 10.55, researchers (

In the study described in exercise 10.55, researchers (Du Toits et al., 2015) also studied infants with eczema, egg allergies, or both who also had a preexisting sensitivity to peanut extract. These i...

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Q: In a 2016 article published in the Journal of American College Health

In a 2016 article published in the Journal of American College Health, Heller et al. surveyed a sample of students at an urban community college. Students’ ages and frequency of alco...

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Q: A random sample of nurses working night shifts were asked whether they

A random sample of nurses working night shifts were asked whether they were fatigued (no or yes) and what form of sleep aid they used. Assume that each person used one sleep aid. The table shows the r...

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Q: Tukey HSD confidence intervals (with an overall significance level of 0

Tukey HSD confidence intervals (with an overall significance level of 0.05) were calculated for the mean housing prices in three southern California neighborhoods: Agoura, Ventura, and Oxnard. The sam...

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Q: A random sample of students was studied. Whether the student chose

A random sample of students was studied. Whether the student chose to sit in the front, middle, or back row in a college class was recorded, along with the person’s grade point avera...

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Q: Refer to exercise 11.38 to find the data. Follow

Refer to exercise 11.38 to find the data. Follow the instructions given in exercise 11.43. Data from 11.38:

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Q: Report and interpret the 95% confidence interval for the difference in

Report and interpret the 95% confidence interval for the difference in mean systolic blood pressure for men and women (refer to the Minitab output in exercise 9.60). Does this support the hypothesis t...

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Q: Use the data given in exercise 11.32. Follow the

Use the data given in exercise 11.32. Follow the instructions given in exercise 11.43. Data from 11.32:

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Q: Use the Minitab output (at the bottom of the page)

Use the Minitab output (at the bottom of the page) showing the Tukey HSD post hoc analysis for exercise 11.31 to order the mean rents for these three cities from least expensive to most expensive.

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