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Determine the two F-values that divide the area under the curve into a middle 0.95 area and two outside 0.025 areas for an F-curve with a. df = (7, 4). b. df = (12, 20). Use Table VIII and, if
Determine the two F-values that divide the area under the curve into a middle 0.90 area and two outside 0.05 areas for an F-curve with a. df = (10, 8). b. df = (12, 12). Use Table VIII and, if
Give two situations in which comparing two population standard deviations would be important.
One year at Arizona State University, the algebra course director decided to experiment with a new teaching method that might reduce variability in final-exam scores by eliminating lower scores. The
Researchers S. Reilly et al. studied the indicators of stuttering onset and the potential effects that stuttering may have on a child in the article "Natural History of Stuttering to 4 Years of Age:
Refer to Exercise 11.66 and find an 80% confidence interval for the ratio of the population standard deviations of CSBS scores for stutterers and nonstutterers in the age group under consideration.To
In the article "Reduction in Red Blood Cells Transfusions Among Preterm Infants: Results of a Randomized TrialWith an In-Line Blood Gas and Chemistry Monitor" (Pediatrics, Vol. 115, Issue 5, pp.
Use the technology of your choice to conduct the simulation discussed in Example 11.13 on page 530.
Refer to Example 11.14 on pages 532-533. Use Table VIII to show that the P-value for the hypothesis test exceeds 0.20.
Consider aχ2-curve with df = 8. Obtain the χ2-value that has area a. 0.01 to its left. b. 0.95 to its left. Find the required χ2-values. Illustrate your work graphically.
The two F-values that divide the area under the curve into a middle 0.95 area and two outside 0.025 areas Use Table VIII in Appendix A to find the required F-value(s) for an F-curve with df = (4, 8).
IQs measured on the Stanford Revision of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale are supposed to have a standard deviation of 16 points. Twenty-five randomly selected people were given the IQ test; here
Researcher P. Paronuzzi modeled the effects of a rock wall collapsing on a slope in the article "Rockfall-Induced Block Propagation on a Soil Slope, Northern Italy" (Environmental Geology, Vol. 58,
A study entitled "Body Composition of Elite Class Distance Runners" was conducted by M. Pollock et al. to decide whether elite distance runners are thinner than other people. Their results were
Fill in the blanks. a. A χ2-curve is ________ skewed. b. A χ2-curve looks increasingly like a ________ curve as the number of degrees of freedom becomes larger.
The effect of laughter was studied in the article "Energy Expenditure of Genuine Laughter" (International Journal of Obesity, Vol. 31, pp. 131-137) by M. Buchowski et al. Subjects were split into
At the beginning of this chapter, we discussed rubber-edge manufacturing for speaker woofer drivers and a criterion for classifying process capability. Recall that each process for manufacturing
In the New York Times article "College Graduates Fare Well in Jobs Market, Even through Recession," C. Rampell noted that college graduates have suffered through the recession and lackluster recovery
Since 1973, Gallup has asked Americans how much confidence they have in a variety of U.S. institutions. One question asked of those polled is whether they have a great deal of confidence in banks. In
Suppose that you can make reasonably good educated guesses, pÌ1g and pÌ2g, for the observed values of pÌ1 and pÌ2.a. Use your result from Exercise
Refer to the study on ordering vegetarian considered in Examples 12.8-12.10. a. Obtain the margin of error for the estimate of the difference between the proportions of men and women who sometimes
Refer to the study on ordering vegetarian considered in Examples 12.8-12.10. a. Without making a guess for the observed values of the sample proportions, find the common sample size that will ensure
Repeat Exercise 12.136 by applying the formula in Exercise 12.134(a) if you can reasonably presume that at most 41% of the men sampled and at most 49% of the women sampled will be people who
FromWikipedia's on-line document "List of First Overall NBA Draft Picks," we found that, since 1947, 10.4% of the number-one draft picks in the National Basketball Association have been other than
From the U.S. Census Bureau document America's Families and Living Arrangements and an article in Time magazine, we found that, in 1963, 83.0% of American women between the ages of 25 and 54 were
1. Margin of error = 0.01; confidence level = 95% 2. Margin of error = 0.02; confidence level = 95% 3. Margin of error = 0.02; confidence level = 90% We have specified a margin of error and a
Margin of error = 0.01; confidence level = 95%; educated guess = 0.3 a. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most the one specified (provided of course that the observed
Margin of error = 0.02; confidence level = 95%; educated guess = 0.6a. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most the one specified (provided of course that the observed value
Margin of error = 0.02; confidence level = 90%; educated guess = 0.1a. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most the one specified (provided of course that the observed value
Margin of error = 0.01; confidence level = 90%; educated guess = 0.9a. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most the one specified (provided of course that the observed value
Margin of error = 0.03; confidence level = 99%; educated guess = 0.5a. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most the one specified (provided of course that the observed value
Margin of error = 0.04; confidence level = 99%; educated guess = 0.5a. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most the one specified (provided of course that the observed value
Margin of error = 0.01; confidence level = 95%; likely range = 0.2 to 0.4 We have specified a margin of error, a confidence level, and a likely range for the observed value of the sample proportion.
Margin of error = 0.02; confidence level = 95%; likely range = 0.4 to 0.7 We have specified a margin of error, a confidence level, and a likely range for the observed value of the sample proportion.
Margin of error = 0.02; confidence level = 90%; likely range = 0.2 or less We have specified a margin of error, a confidence level, and a likely range for the observed value of the sample proportion.
Margin of error = 0.01; confidence level = 90%; likely range = 0.7 or greater We have specified a margin of error, a confidence level, and a likely range for the observed value of the sample
Margin of error = 0.03; confidence level = 99%; likely range = 0.4 or greater We have specified a margin of error, a confidence level, and a likely range for the observed value of the sample
Margin of error = 0.04; confidence level = 99%; likely range = 0.7 or less We have specified a margin of error, a confidence level, and a likely range for the observed value of the sample proportion.
In a HuffPost Style and YouGov poll, 1000 U.S. adults were asked about their online vs. in-store clothes shopping. One finding was that 32% of respondents never clothes-shop online. Find and
In a nationwide survey, conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC for Rasmussen Reports, 1000 American adults were asked, among other things, whether they drink alcoholic beverages at least once a
During one year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) dump 2 trillion pounds of waste into the environment annually, contaminating the
During one year, Malaysia was the site of an encephalitis outbreak caused by the Nipah virus, a paramyxovirus that appears to spread from pigs to workers on pig farms. As reported by K. Goh et al. in
In a nationwide survey, conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC for Rasmussen Reports, a sample of American adults were asked whether they favor a plan to break up the 12 megabanks, which currently
Regarding the phrase "number of successes":a. For what is it an abbreviation?b. What symbol is used for it?
Refer to Exercise 12.52.a. Find the margin of error for the estimate of p.b. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most 0.02 for a 95% confidence interval without making a
Refer to Exercise 12.53.a. Find the margin of error for the estimate of the percentage.b. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most 1.5 percentage points for a 99% confidence
Refer to Exercise 12.54.a. Find the margin of error for the estimate of the percentage.b. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most 5 percentage points for a 90% confidence
A poll conducted by Gallup in December 2013 asked a sample of American adults whether they approved of the way President Obama was doing his job; 42% said yes, with a margin of error of plus or minus
In discussing the sample size required for obtaining a confidence interval with a prescribed confidence level and margin of error, we made the following statement: "If we have in mind a likely range
For what is the phrase "number of failures" an abbreviation?
A poll by Gallup asked, "If you won 10 million dollars in the lottery, would you continue to work or stop working?" Of the 1039 American adults surveyed, 707 said that they would continue working.
In the February 2013 article "Offshore Drilling Support High as Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trial Opens," E. Swanson reported on a HuffPost and YouGov poll that asked Americans what they think about
Gallup conducted a national survey of 1008 American adults, asking "As you may know, as part of its efforts to investigate terrorism, a federal government agency obtained records from larger U.S.
In 2010, shortly before that year's midterm elections, when Americans were dissatisfied with government and the Tea Party movement was emerging as a political force, 58% of American adults thought
In 2012, 15.9% of all U.S. families had incomes below the poverty level, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau in American Community Survey. During that same year, of 400 randomly selected Wyoming
In a national poll, 1053 U.S. adults were asked, "As you may know, Congress is considering a new economic stimulus package of at least 800 billion dollars. Do you favor or oppose Congress passing
An international poll of physicians was conducted on the New England Journal of Medicine website asking "Do you believe that the overall medicinal benefits of marijuana outweigh the risks and
ABCNEWS.com published the results of a poll that asked U.S. adults whether they would get a smallpox shot if it were available. Sampling, data collection, and tabulation were done by TNS Intersearch
As you learned on page 544, recent research by R. Brame et al. indicates that almost a third of Americans have been arrested by age 23, and this figure excludes arrests for minor traffic violations.
A project exploring the bottled-water phenomenon and preference of water types was conducted by researchers M. Lunsford and A. Fink in the article "Water Taste Test Data" (Journal of Statistics
Arabidopsis is a genus of flowering plant related to cabbage. A variegated mutant of the Arabidopsis has yellow streaks or marks. E. Miura et al. studied the origin of this variegated mutant in the
One probability model for child gender is that a boy or a girl is equally likely to be born. If that model is correct, then, for a two-child family, the probabilities are 0.25, 0.50, and 0.25 of two
According to Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, in the 2012 presidential election, 51.01% of those voting voted for the Democratic candidate (Barack H. Obama), whereas 57.50% of those
According to the document Physician Specialty Data Book, published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, in 2010, 12.9% of active male physicians specialized in internal medicine and 15.3%
The Current Population Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau provides data on school enrollment. The following contingency table shows school enrollment below postsecondary, in thousands, by level and
The U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes information about U.S. farms in Census of Agriculture. A joint frequency distribution for number of farms, by acreage and tenure of operator, is provided
1. Four and five2. Five and threeWe have given the number of possible values for two variables of a population. For each exercise, determine the maximum number of expected frequencies that can be
We have presented a contingency table that gives a cross-classification of a random sample of values for two variables, x and y, of a population. For each exercise, perform the following tasks.a.
For a χ2-curve with df = 4, determine a. χ20.005. b. χ20.01. Use Table VII to find the required χ2-values. Illustrate your work graphically.
In the article "When News Reporters Deceive: The Production of Stereotypes" (Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 281-298), researchers D. Lasorsa and J. Dai investigated
In the article "Growing Pains and Fear of Gangs" (Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 139-164), B. Brown and W. Benedict examined the relationship between worry about a gang
In the article "Correlates for Completion of 3-dose Regimen of HPV Vaccine in Female Members of a Managed Care Organization" (Mayo Clinical Proceedings, Vol. 84, pp. 864- 870), C. Chao et al.
A worldwide poll on religion was conducted by WIN-Gallup International and published as the document Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism. One question involved religious belief and educational
Why is the phrase "goodness of fit" used to describe the type of hypothesis test considered in this section?
Although the chi-square homogeneity test and the chi-square independence test use essentially the same basic procedure, the context of the two tests are quite different. Explain the difference.
The U.S. Census Bureau compiles census data on educational attainment of Americans. From the document Current Population Survey, we obtained the 2010 distribution of educational attainment for U.S.
In the article "Happier and Less Isolated: Internet Use in Old Age" (Journal of Poverty & Social Justice, Vol. 21, Issue 1, pp. 33-45), researcher O. Lelkes explores the impact of Internet use. The
The U.S. Census Bureau compiles information on money income of people by type of residence and publishes its finding in Current Population Reports. Independent simple random samples of people
Explain why a chi-square goodness-of-fit test, a chi-square independence test, or a chi-square homogeneity test is always right tailed. Discuss.
The U.S. Census Bureau collects information on the U.S. population by ancestry and region of residence and publishes the results in American Community Survey. According to that document, 18% of the
At the beginning of this chapter, we presented a crossclassification of data on eye color and hair color collected as part of a class project by students in an elementary statistics course at the
Are the observed frequencies variables? What about the expected frequencies? Explain your answers.
Self-concept can be defined as the general view of oneself in terms of personal value and capabilities. A study of whether visual impairment affects self-concept was reported in the article "An
In the article "The Influence of Theme as Slot Machine Attribute on Casino Gamers Decision-Making" (American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 734-739), E. Wannenburg et al. explore
A poll conducted by Gallup asked American adults about vegetarianism. This problem is based on that poll. Of independent random samples of 500 men and 512 women, 20 of the men and 36 of the women
P. Noakes et al. researched the effects of fatty acids found in oily fish on lowering the risk of allergic disease in the article "Increased Intake of Oily Fish in Pregnancy: Effects on Neonatal
1. Sample size: n = 100. Relative frequencies: 0.65, 0.30, 0.05. 2. Sample size: n = 50. Relative frequencies: 0.65, 0.30, 0.05. We have given the relative frequencies for the null hypothesis of a
1. Sample size: n = 50. Relative frequencies: 0.20, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.05. 2. Sample size: n = 50. Relative frequencies: 0.22, 0.21, 0.25, 0.30, 0.02. We have given the relative frequencies for the
1. Sample size: n = 50. Relative frequencies: 0.22, 0.22, 0.25, 0.30, 0.01. 2. Sample size: n = 100. Relative frequencies: 0.44, 0.25, 0.30, 0.01. We have given the relative frequencies for the null
According to Current Housing Reports, published by the U.S. Census Bureau, the primary heating fuel for all occupied housing units is distributed as follows. Primary heating fuel Percentage Utility
According to the U.S. Census Bureau publication Demographic Profiles, a relative-frequency distribution of the U.S. resident population by region in 2000 was as follows.A simple random sample of this
The Higher Education Research Institute of the University of California, Los Angeles, publishes information on characteristics of incoming college freshmen in The American Freshman. In 2000, 27.7% of
The data from Exercise 14.72 on domestic and overseas grosses for a random sample of 50 movies are on the WeissStats site. In Exercise Box Office Mojo collects and posts data on movie grosses. For a
In the paper "Total Body Composition by Dual- Photon (153Gd) Absorptiometry" (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 40, pp. 834-839), R. Mazess et al. studied methods for quantifying body
J. Greene and J. Touchstone conducted a study on the relationship between the estriol levels of pregnant women and the birth weights of their children. Their findings, "Urinary Tract Estriol: An
Fill in the blanks. 1. The symbol that is used for the linear correlation coefficient is _________. 2. A value of r close to ±1 indicates that there is a _________ linear relationship between the
Perform the following tasks.a. Compute the linear correlation coefficient, r.b. Can you conclude from your answer in part (a) that the variables x and y are linearly related? Explain your answer.c.
Richard's Heating and Cooling in Prescott, Arizona, charges $55 per hour plus a $30 service charge. Let x denote the number of hours required for a job, and let y denote the total cost to the
The two most commonly used scales for measuring temperature are the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales. If you let y denote Fahrenheit temperature and x denote Celsius temperature, you can express the
A ball is thrown straight up in the air with an initial velocity of 64 feet per second (ft/sec). According to the laws of physics, if you let y denote the velocity of the ball after x seconds, y = 64
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