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Q: As reported by the U.S. Census Bureau in Educational

As reported by the U.S. Census Bureau in Educational Attainment in the United States, the percentage of adults in each state and the District of Columbia who have completed high school is provided on...

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Q: In the article, “Length of The Beatles’ Songs” (

In the article, “Length of The Beatles’ Songs” (Chance, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 30–33), T. Koyama discusses aspects and interpretations of the lengths of songs by The Beatles. Data on the length, in secon...

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Q: Consider the following data set. / a. Draw

Consider the following data set. a. Draw a graph. b. Compare the percentage of the observations that actually lie within two standard deviations to either side of the mean with that given by Chebyshev...

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Q: On the Celebrity Net Worth website, we found the article “

On the Celebrity Net Worth website, we found the article “The 10 Highest Earning Dead Celebrities” by G. Golden. According to the article, the highest earning dead celebrities in 2012 are as shown in...

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Q: In an article titled “Great White, Deep Trouble” (

In an article titled “Great White, Deep Trouble” (National Geographic, Vol. 197(4), pp. 2–29), Peter Benchley—the author of JAWS—discussed various aspects of the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carchar...

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Q: In Issue 338 of the Amstat News, then president of the

In Issue 338 of the Amstat News, then president of the American Statistical Association Fritz Scheuren reported the results of a survey on how members would prefer to receive ballots in annual electio...

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Q: Research by W. Clark and L. Midanik (Alcohol Consumption

Research by W. Clark and L. Midanik (Alcohol Consumption and Related Problems: Alcohol and Health Monograph 1. DHHS Pub. No. (ADM) 82–1190) examined, among other issues, alcohol consumption patterns o...

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Q: The American Hospital Association conducts annual surveys of hospitals in the United

The American Hospital Association conducts annual surveys of hospitals in the United States and publishes its findings in AHA Hospital Statistics. Data on hospital type for U.S. registered hospitals c...

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Q: The Japan Automobile Manufacturer’s Association provides data on exported vehicles in Motor

The Japan Automobile Manufacturer’s Association provides data on exported vehicles in Motor Vehicle Statistics of Japan. In 2010, cars, trucks, and buses constituted 88.3%, 9.3%, and 2.4% of vehicle e...

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Q: An American roulette wheel contains 18 red numbers, 18 black numbers

An American roulette wheel contains 18 red numbers, 18 black numbers, and 2 green numbers. The following table shows the frequency with which the ball landed on each color in 200 trials. a. determine...

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