Questions from Statistics


Q: Results from a clinical trial consisting of “true positive,” “

Results from a clinical trial consisting of “true positive,” “false positive,” “true negative,” or “false negative”.

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Q: Final course grades of A, B, C, D,

Final course grades of A, B, C, D, F.

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Q: Social Security numbers.

Social Security numbers.

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Q: Numbers of words spoken in a day by a sample of males

Numbers of words spoken in a day by a sample of males.

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Q: Consumer Reports safety ratings of cars: 0 = unsafe up to

Consumer Reports safety ratings of cars: 0 = unsafe up to 3 = safest.

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Q: A movie with a 4-star rating is twice as good

A movie with a 4-star rating is twice as good as one with a 2-star rating.

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Q: A Category 4 hurricane has wind speeds of 130 to 156 mi

A Category 4 hurricane has wind speeds of 130 to 156 mi/h and is twice as intense as a Category 2 hurricane with speeds of 96 to 110 mi/h.

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Q: One subject has an IQ score of 140 and another subject has

One subject has an IQ score of 140 and another subject has an IQ score of 70, so the first subject is twice as intelligent as the second subject.

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Q: A study of 420,095 Danish cell phone users found that

A study of 420,095 Danish cell phone users found that 0.032% of them developed cancer of the brain or nervous system. The margin of error is 0.006 percentage points.

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Q: On August 6, the temperature was 80  F in New

On August 6, the temperature was 80  F in New York City, so it was twice as hot as on December 7, when the temperature was 40 ° F.

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