Questions from Statistics


Q: In a study of children injured in automobile crashes (published in

In a study of children injured in automobile crashes (published in American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 82, No. 3), those wearing seat belts had a mean stay of 0.83 day in an intensive care unit. T...

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Q: New Jersey county clerks are supposed to use random selection to determine

New Jersey county clerks are supposed to use random selection to determine the order in which Democrat and Republican candidates are listed on an election ballot. Among the 41 selections listed on one...

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Q: A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that people can temporarily

A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that people can temporarily postpone death to survive a major holiday or important event such as a birthday. It was found that there were 6062 deaths in th...

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Q: Suppose you toss a coin 100 times. Should you expect to

Suppose you toss a coin 100 times. Should you expect to get exactly 50 heads? Why or why not?

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Q: What do we mean when we say that a result is statistically

What do we mean when we say that a result is statistically significant?

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Q: Does the idea of statistical significance apply to samples or populations?

Does the idea of statistical significance apply to samples or populations? Briefly explain why.

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Q: When I toss four coins, there are four different possible outcomes

When I toss four coins, there are four different possible outcomes that represent the event of one head and three tails.

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Q: Find the probability of randomly selecting two different examinees and finding that

Find the probability of randomly selecting two different examinees and finding that they are both in Group A.

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Q: When randomly selecting a month, the probability of selecting a month

When randomly selecting a month, the probability of selecting a month with 32 or more days is 0.

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Q: I estimate that there is a probability of 0.5 that

I estimate that there is a probability of 0.5 that the batteries in my calculator will need to be replaced sometime during the next 3 years.

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