Understandable Statistics: Concepts and Methods
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ISBN: 9781337119917
Author: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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For Problems 4–19, categorize each problem according to the parameter being estimated: proportion p, mean m, difference of means μ1 − μ2, or difference of proportions p1 − p2. Then solve the problem.
Archaeology: Pottery Consider the three-circle, red-on-white pattern discussed in Problem 11. How many ceramic potsherds must be found and identified if we are to be 95% confident that the sample proportion
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Understandable Statistics: Concepts and Methods
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Ch. 7.1 - Basic Computation: Confidence Interval Suppose x...Ch. 7.1 - Basic Computation: Confidence Interval Suppose x...Ch. 7.1 - Basic Computation: Sample Size Suppose x has a...Ch. 7.1 - Basic Computation: Sample Size Suppose x has a...Ch. 7.1 - Zoology: Hummingbirds Allens hummingbird...Ch. 7.1 - Diagnostic Tests: Uric Acid Overproduction of uric...Ch. 7.1 - Diagnostic Tests: Plasma Volume Total plasma...Ch. 7.1 - Agriculture: Watermelon What price do farmers get...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 19PCh. 7.1 - Confidence Intervals: Values of A random sample...Ch. 7.1 - Confidence Intervals: Sample Size A random sample...Ch. 7.1 - Ecology: Sand Dunes At wind speeds above 1000...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 23PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 24PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 25PCh. 7.2 - Use Table 6 of Appendix II to find tc for a 0.95...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 2PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 3PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 4PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 5PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 6PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 8PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 9PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 10PCh. 7.2 - Basic Computation: Confidence Interval Suppose x...Ch. 7.2 - Basic Computation: Confidence Interval A random...Ch. 7.2 - In Problems 1319, assume that the population of x...Ch. 7.2 - In Problems 1319, assume that the population of x...Ch. 7.2 - In Problems 1319, assume that the population of x...Ch. 7.2 - In Problems 1319, assume that the population of x...Ch. 7.2 - In Problems 1319, assume that the population of x...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 18PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 19PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 20PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 21PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 22PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 23PCh. 7.3 - For all these problems, carry at least four digits...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 2PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 3PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 4PCh. 7.3 - For all these problems, carry at least four digits...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 6PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 8PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 9PCh. 7.3 - For all these problems, carry at least four digits...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 11PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 12PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 13PCh. 7.3 - For all these problems, carry at least four digits...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 15PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 16PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 17PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 18PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 19PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 20PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 21PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 22PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 23PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 24PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 25PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 26PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 27PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 28PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 1PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 2PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 3PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 4PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 5PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 6PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 8PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 9PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 10PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 11PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 12PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 13PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 14PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 15PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 16PCh. 7.4 - Answers may vary slightly due to rounding....Ch. 7.4 - Prob. 18PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 19PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 20PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 21PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 22PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 23PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 24PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 25PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 26PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 27PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 28PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 29PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 30PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 31PCh. 7 - Prob. 1CRPCh. 7 - Critical Thinking Suppose you are told that a 95%...Ch. 7 - Prob. 3CRPCh. 7 - Prob. 4CRPCh. 7 - Prob. 5CRPCh. 7 - For Problems 419, categorize each problem...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7CRPCh. 7 - For Problems 419, categorize each problem...Ch. 7 - Prob. 9CRPCh. 7 - For Problems 419, categorize each problem...Ch. 7 - For Problems 419, categorize each problem...Ch. 7 - For Problems 419, categorize each problem...Ch. 7 - Prob. 13CRPCh. 7 - Prob. 14CRPCh. 7 - Prob. 15CRPCh. 7 - For Problems 419, categorize each problem...Ch. 7 - Prob. 17CRPCh. 7 - Prob. 18CRPCh. 7 - Prob. 19CRPCh. 7 - Prob. 1DHCh. 7 - Prob. 2DHCh. 7 - Prob. 3DHCh. 7 - Prob. 1LCCh. 7 - Prob. 2LCCh. 7 - Prob. 3LCCh. 7 - Prob. 1UT
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