Questions from Statistics


Q: Upon entering an aircraft that is nearly full, with 120 passengers

Upon entering an aircraft that is nearly full, with 120 passengers, a traveler observes that nearly all of the passengers are adult females.

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Q: A commuter enters a New York City subway car near Times Square

A commuter enters a New York City subway car near Times Square and finds that it is occupied by 50 men, all of whom are bald.

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Q: For a jury pool for one trial, 870 people were selected

For a jury pool for one trial, 870 people were selected from a city population in which 79.1% are Americans of Mexican ancestry. Among the 870 selected people, 39% were Americans of Mexican ancestry....

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Q: In a clinical trial of a new drug intended to treat allergies

In a clinical trial of a new drug intended to treat allergies, 5 of the 80 subjects in the treatment group experienced headaches, and 8 of the 160 subjects in the control group experienced headaches....

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Q: Thirty identical cars are selected for a fuel test. Half of

Thirty identical cars are selected for a fuel test. Half of the cars are filled with regular gasoline, and the other half are filled with a new experimental fuel. The cars in the first group average 2...

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Q: An experiment was conducted to determine whether there is a difference in

An experiment was conducted to determine whether there is a difference in the success rates when carpal tunnel syndrome is treated with surgery or with splinting. The success rate for 73 patients trea...

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Q: Find the probability of randomly selecting one of the examinees and getting

Find the probability of randomly selecting one of the examinees and getting someone who is in Group B or passed or both.

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Q: The Genetics and IVF Institute conducted a clinical trial of its method

The Genetics and IVF Institute conducted a clinical trial of its method for gender selection. The result showed that among 945 babies born to couples using the XSORT method of gender selection, 879 we...

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Q: In a randomized controlled trial in Kenya, insecticide-treated Bed

In a randomized controlled trial in Kenya, insecticide-treated Bed nets were tested as a way to reduce malaria. Among 343 infants who used the Bed nets, 15 developed malaria. Among 294 infants not usi...

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Q: In a study by researchers at the University of Maryland, the

In a study by researchers at the University of Maryland, the body temperatures of 106 individuals were measured; the mean for the sample was 98.20F. It is commonly believed that the mean body tempera...

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