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a. For runners in a race, a low time means a faster run. The winners in a race have the shortest running times. Is it more desirable to have a finish time with a high or a low percentile when running
a. For runners in a race, a higher speed means a faster run. Is it more desirable to have a speed with a high or a low percentile when running a race?b. The 40th percentile of speeds in a particular
On an exam, would it be more desirable to earn a grade with a high or low percentile? Explain.
Mina is waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Her wait time of 32 minutes is the 85th percentile of wait times. Is that good or bad? Write a sentence interpreting the 85th
In a survey collecting data about the salaries earned by recent college graduates, Li found that her salary was in the 78th percentile. Should Li be pleased or upset by this result? Explain.
In a study collecting data about the repair costs of damage to automobiles in a certain type of crash tests, a certain model of car had $1,700 in damage and was in the 90th percentile. Should the
The University of California has two criteria used to set admission standards for freshman to be admitted to a college in the UC system:a. Students' GPAs and scores on standardized tests (SATs and
Suppose that you are buying a house. You and your realtor have determined that the most expensive house you can afford is the 34th percentile. The 34th percentile of housing prices is $240,000 in the
First quartile = _______
Second quartile = median = 50th percentile = _______
Third quartile = _______
Interquartile range (IQR) = _____ – _____ = _____
10th percentile = _______
70th percentile = _______
Find the mean for the following frequency tables. Frequency a. Grade 49.5-59.5 2 59.5-69.5 3 69.5-79.5 8 79.5-89.5 12 89.5-99.5 5 Table 2.51 b. Daily Low Temperature Frequency 49.5-59.5 53 59.5-69.5
Calculate the mean.The following data show the lengths of boats moored in a marina. The data are ordered from smallest to largest: 16; 17; 19; 20; 20; 21; 23; 24; 25; 25; 25; 26; 26; 27; 27; 27; 28;
Identify the median.The following data show the lengths of boats moored in a marina. The data are ordered from smallest to largest: 16; 17; 19; 20; 20; 21; 23; 24; 25; 25; 25; 26; 26; 27; 27; 27; 28;
Identify the mode.The following data show the lengths of boats moored in a marina. The data are ordered from smallest to largest: 16; 17; 19; 20; 20; 21; 23; 24; 25; 25; 25; 26; 26; 27; 27; 27; 28;
sample mean = X̅ = _______ Sixty-five randomly selected car salespersons were asked the number of cars they generally sell in one week. Fourteen people answered that they generally sell three
median = _______ Sixty-five randomly selected car salespersons were asked the number of cars they generally sell in one week. Fourteen people answered that they generally sell three cars;nineteen
mode = _______ Sixty-five randomly selected car salespersons were asked the number of cars they generally sell in one week. Fourteen people answered that they generally sell three cars;nineteen
A group of 10 children are on a scavenger hunt to find different color rocks. The results are shown in the Table 2.54 below. The column on the right shows the number of colors of rocks each child
A group of children are measured to determine the average height of the group. The results are in Table 2.55 below.What is the mean height of the group to the nearest hundredth of an inch? Child
A person compares prices for five automobiles. The results are in Table 2.56. What is the mean price of the cars the person has considered? Price $20,987 $22,008 $19,998 $23,433 $21,444 Table 2.56
A customer protection service has obtained 8 bags of candy that are supposed to contain 16 ounces of candy each. The candy is weighed to determine if the average weight is at least the claimed 16
A teacher records grades for a class of 70, 72, 79, 81, 82, 82, 83, 90, and 95. What is the mean of these grades?
A family is polled to see the mean of the number of hours per day the television set is on. The results, starting with Sunday, are 6, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, and 7 hours. What is the average number of hours
A city received the following rainfall for a recent year. What is the mean number of inches of rainfall the city received monthly, to the nearest hundredth of an inch? Use Table 2.58. Month Rainfall
A football team scored the following points in its first 8 games of the new season. Starting at game 1 and in order the scores are 14, 14, 24, 21, 7, 0, 38, and 28. What is the mean number of points
What is the geometric mean of the data set given? 5, 10, 20
What is the geometric mean of the data set given? a. 9.000, b. 15.00, c. 21.00
What is the geometric mean of the data set given? 7.0, 10.0, 39.2
What is the geometric mean of the data set given? 17.00, 10.00, 19.00
What is the average rate of return for the values that follow? 1.0, 2.0, 1.5
In a particular college class, there are male and female students. Some students have long hair and some students have short hair. Write the symbols for the probabilities of the events for parts a
Find P(H).box is filled with several party favors. It contains 12hats, 15 noisemakers, ten finger traps, and five bags of confetti.Let H = the event of getting a hat.Let N = the event of getting a
Find P(N).box is filled with several party favors. It contains 12hats, 15 noisemakers, ten finger traps, and five bags of confetti.Let H = the event of getting a hat.Let N = the event of getting a
Find P(F).box is filled with several party favors. It contains 12hats, 15 noisemakers, ten finger traps, and five bags of confetti.Let H = the event of getting a hat.Let N = the event of getting a
Find P(C).box is filled with several party favors. It contains 12hats, 15 noisemakers, ten finger traps, and five bags of confetti.Let H = the event of getting a hat.Let N = the event of getting a
Find P(B).jar of 150 jelly beans contains 22 red jelly beans, 38yellow, 20 green, 28 purple, 26 blue, and the rest are orange.Let B = the event of getting a blue jelly beanLet G = the event of
Find P(G).jar of 150 jelly beans contains 22 red jelly beans, 38yellow, 20 green, 28 purple, 26 blue, and the rest are orange.Let B = the event of getting a blue jelly beanLet G = the event of
Find P(P).jar of 150 jelly beans contains 22 red jelly beans, 38yellow, 20 green, 28 purple, 26 blue, and the rest are orange.Let B = the event of getting a blue jelly beanLet G = the event of
Find P(R).jar of 150 jelly beans contains 22 red jelly beans, 38yellow, 20 green, 28 purple, 26 blue, and the rest are orange.Let B = the event of getting a blue jelly beanLet G = the event of
Find P(Y).jar of 150 jelly beans contains 22 red jelly beans, 38yellow, 20 green, 28 purple, 26 blue, and the rest are orange.Let B = the event of getting a blue jelly beanLet G = the event of
Find P(O).jar of 150 jelly beans contains 22 red jelly beans, 38yellow, 20 green, 28 purple, 26 blue, and the rest are orange.Let B = the event of getting a blue jelly beanLet G = the event of
Find P(A).There are 23 countries in North America, 12 countries inSouth America, 47 countries in Europe, 44 countries in Asia, 54 countries in Africa, and 14 in Oceania (Pacific Oceanregion).Let A =
Find P(E).There are 23 countries in North America, 12 countries inSouth America, 47 countries in Europe, 44 countries in Asia, 54 countries in Africa, and 14 in Oceania (Pacific Oceanregion).Let A =
Find P(F).There are 23 countries in North America, 12 countries inSouth America, 47 countries in Europe, 44 countries in Asia, 54 countries in Africa, and 14 in Oceania (Pacific Oceanregion).Let A =
Find P(N).There are 23 countries in North America, 12 countries inSouth America, 47 countries in Europe, 44 countries in Asia, 54 countries in Africa, and 14 in Oceania (Pacific Oceanregion).Let A =
Find P(O).There are 23 countries in North America, 12 countries inSouth America, 47 countries in Europe, 44 countries in Asia, 54 countries in Africa, and 14 in Oceania (Pacific Oceanregion).Let A =
Find P(S).There are 23 countries in North America, 12 countries inSouth America, 47 countries in Europe, 44 countries in Asia, 54 countries in Africa, and 14 in Oceania (Pacific Oceanregion).Let A =
What is the probability of drawing a red card in a standard deck of 52 cards?
What is the probability of drawing a club in a standard deck of 52 cards?
What is the probability of rolling an even number of dots with a fair, six-sided die numbered one through six?
What is the probability of rolling a prime number of dots with a fair, six-sided die numbered one through six?
If you land on Y, you get the biggest prize. Find P(Y).You see a game at a local fair. You have to throw a dart at acolor wheel. Each section on the color wheel is equal in area.Let B = the event of
If you land on red, you don’t get a prize. What is P(R)?You see a game at a local fair. You have to throw a dart at acolor wheel. Each section on the color wheel is equal in area.Let B = the event
Write the symbols for the probability that a player is not an outfielder.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters, and some players are not great
Write the symbols for the probability that a player is an outfielder or is a great hitter.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters, and some players are
Write the symbols for the probability that a player is an infielder and is not a great hitter.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters, and some players
Write the symbols for the probability that a player is a great hitter, given that the player is an infielder.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters,
Write the symbols for the probability that a player is an infielder, given that the player is a great hitter.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters,
Write the symbols for the probability that of all the outfielders, a player is not a great hitter.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters, and some
Write the symbols for the probability that of all the great hitters, a player is an outfielder.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters, and some
Write the symbols for the probability that a player is an infielder or is not a great hitter.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters, and some players
Write the symbols for the probability that a player is an outfielder and is a great hitter.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters, and some players
Write the symbols for the probability that a player is an infielder.On a baseball team, there are infielders and outfielders.Some players are great hitters, and some players are not great hitters.Let
What is the word for the set of all possible outcomes?
What is conditional probability?
A shelf holds 12 books. Eight are fiction and the rest are nonfiction. Each is a different book with a unique title. Thefiction books are numbered one to eight. The nonfiction books are numbered one
What is the sum of the probabilities of an event and its complement?
What does P(E | M) mean in words?You are rolling a fair, six-sided number cube. Let E = theevent that it lands on an even number. Let M = the event that it lands on a multiple of three.
What does P(E ∪ M) mean in words?You are rolling a fair, six-sided number cube. Let E = theevent that it lands on an even number. Let M = the event that it lands on a multiple of three.
EandFare mutually exclusive events. P(E) = 0.4; P(F) = 0.5.FindP(E | F).
JandKare independent events. P(J|K) = 0.3.FindP(J).
U and V are mutually exclusive events. P(U) = 0.26; P(V) = 0.37. Find:a. P(U n V) =b. P(UIV) =C. P(U U V) =
Q and Rare independent events. P(Q) = 0.4 and P(QR) = 0.1.Find P(R).
Find P(C).Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among LatinoCalifornia
Find P(L).Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among LatinoCalifornia
Find P(C | L).Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among
In words, what is C | L?Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among
Find P(L ∩ C).Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among
In words, what is L ∩ C?Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among
Are L and C independent events? Show why or why not.Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of
Find P(L ∪ C).Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among
In words, what is L ∪ C?Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among
Are L and C mutually exclusive events? Show why or why not.Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered votersprefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted
Find P(musician is a female).Table 3.12 shows a random sample of musicians and howthey learned to play their instruments. Private Instruction Total Gender Self-taught Studied in School Female 12 38
Find P(musician is a male ∩ had private instruction).Table 3.12 shows a random sample of musicians and howthey learned to play their instruments. Private Instruction Total Gender Self-taught
Find P(musician is a female ∪ is self taught).Table 3.12 shows a random sample of musicians and howthey learned to play their instruments. Private Instruction Total Gender Self-taught Studied in
Are the events “being a female musician” and “learning music in school” mutually exclusive events?Table 3.12 shows a random sample of musicians and howthey learned to play their instruments.
The probability that a man develops some form of cancer in his lifetime is 0.4567. The probability that a man has atleast one false positive test result (meaning the test comes back for cancer when
Complete the table using the data provided. Suppose that one person from the study is randomly selected. Find theprobability that person smoked 11 to 20 cigarettes per day.An article in the New
Suppose that one person from the study is randomly selected. Find the probability that person smoked 11 to 20 cigarettesper day.An article in the New England Journal of Medicine,reported about a
Find the probability that the person was Latino.An article in the New England Journal of Medicine,reported about a study of smokers in California and Hawaii. In one part of the report, the
In words, explain what it means to pick one person from the study who is “Japanese American AND smokes 21 to 30cigarettes per day.” Also, find the probability.An article in the New England
In words, explain what it means to pick one person from the study who is “Japanese American ∪ smokes 21 to 30 cigarettes per day.” Also, find the probability.An article in the New England
In words, explain what it means to pick one person from the study who is “Japanese American | that person smokes 21to 30 cigarettes per day.” Also, find the probability.An article in the New
Prove that smoking level/day and ethnicity are dependent events.An article in the New England Journal of Medicine,reported about a study of smokers in California and Hawaii. In one part of the
Suppose that you randomly draw two cards, one at a time, with replacement.Let G1 = first card is greenLet G2 = second card is greena. Draw a tree diagram of the situation.b. Find P(G1 ∩ G2).c. Find
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