Introductory Statistics16th EditionILLOWSKY Publisher: INDICO LLCISBN: 9781948847001
Introductory Statistics
Solutions for Introductory Statistics
Problem 1.1TI:
Determine what the key terms refer to in the following study we want to know the average (mean)...Problem 1.5TI:
The data are the number of machines in a gym. You sample five gyms. One gym has 12 machines, one gym...Problem 1.6TI:
The data are the areas of Lawns in square feet. You sample five houses. The areas of the lawns are...Problem 1.8TI:
The data are the colors of houses. You sample five houses. The colors of the houses are white,...Problem 1.9TI:
Determine the correct data type (quantitative or qualitative) for the number of cars in a parking...Problem 1.10TI:
The registrar at State University keeps records of the number of credit hours students complete each...Problem 1.11TI:
You are going to use the random number generator to generate different types of samples from the...Problem 1.12TI:
Determine the type of sampling used (simple random, stratified, systematic, cluster, or...Problem 1.13TI:
A local radio station has a fan base of 20,000 listeners. The station wants to know If its audience...Problem 1.14TI:
Table 1.13 shows the amount, in inches, of annual rainfall in a sample of towns. From Table 1.13,...Problem 1.15TI:
From Table 1.13, find the percentage of rainfall that is between 6.99 and 13.05 inches.Problem 1.16TI:
From Table 1.13, find the number of towns that have rainfall between 2.95 and 9.01 inches.Problem 1.17TI:
Table 1.13 represents the amount, in inches, of annual rainfall in a sample of towns. What fraction...Problem 1.18TI:
Table 1.16 contains the total number of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States for...Problem 1.21TI:
You are concerned about the effects of texting on driving performance. Design a study to test the...Problem 1.22TI:
Describe the unethical behavior, if any, in each example and describe how it could impact the...Problem 1P:
Determine that the key terms refer to in the example for Researcher A. 1. population Researcher A:...Problem 2P:
Determine that the key terms refer to in the example for Researcher A. sample Researcher A: 3; 4;...Problem 3P:
Determine that the key terms refer to in the example for Researcher A. Researcher A: 3; 4; 11; 15;...Problem 4P:
Determine that the key terms refer to in the example for Researcher A. Researcher A: 3; 4; 11; 15;...Problem 5P:
Determine that the key terms refer to in the example for Researcher A. 5. variable Researcher A: 3;...Problem 6P:
“Number of times per week” Is what type of data? a. qualitative(categorical); b. quantitative...Problem 8P:
“Duration (amount of time)” is what type of data? a. qualitative(categorical); b. quantitative...Problem 9P:
The colors of the houses around the park are what kind of data? a. qualitative( categorical); b....Problem 10P:
The population is ________Problem 11P:
Table 1.26 contains the total number of deaths worldwide as a result of earthquakes from 2000 to...Problem 12P:
For the f1onwing four exercises, determine the type of sampling used (simple random, stratified,...Problem 13P:
For the f1onwing four exercises, determine the type of sampling used (simple random, stratified,...Problem 14P:
For the f1onwing four exercises, determine the type of sampling used (simple random, stratified,...Problem 15P:
For the f1onwing four exercises, determine the type of sampling used (simple random, stratified,...Problem 16P:
Use the following information to answer the next seven exercises: Studies are often done b...Problem 17P:
Use the following information to answer the next seven exercises: Studies are often done b...Problem 18P:
Use the following information to answer the next seven exercises: Studies are often done b...Problem 19P:
Use the following information to answer the next seven exercises: Studies are often done by...Problem 20P:
Use the following information to answer the next seven exercises: Studies are often done by...Problem 21P:
Use the following information to answer the next seven exercises: Studies are often done by...Problem 22P:
Use the following information to answer the next seven exercises: Studies are often done by...Problem 23P:
Use the following information to answer the next seven exercises: Studies are often done by...Problem 24P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: Two researchers are gathering data on...Problem 25P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: Two researchers are gathering data on...Problem 26P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: Two researchers are gathering data on...Problem 27P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: Two researchers are gathering data on...Problem 28P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: Two researchers are gathering data on...Problem 29P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: A pair of studies was performed to measure...Problem 30P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: A pair of studies ‘was performed to...Problem 31P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: A pair of studies ‘was performed to...Problem 32P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: A pair of studies ‘was performed to...Problem 33P:
Use the following data to answer the next five exercises: A pair of studies ‘was performed to...Problem 36P:
A question on a survey reads: “Do you prefer the delicious taste of Brand X or the taste of Brand Y?...Problem 38P:
Is it possible for two experiments to be well run with similar sample sizes to get different data?Problem 39P:
What type of measure scale is being used? Nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio. a. High school soccer...Problem 40P:
Design an experiment. Identify the explanatory and response variables. Describe the population being...Problem 41P:
Discuss potential violations of the rule requiring informed consent. a. Inmates in a correctional...Problem 42H:
For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. (he sample, c. the...Problem 43H:
For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. (he sample, c. the...Problem 44H:
For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. (he sample, c. the...Problem 45H:
For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. (he sample, c. the...Problem 46H:
For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. (he sample, c. the...Problem 47H:
For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. (he sample, c. the...Problem 48H:
For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. (he sample, c. the...Problem 49H:
For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. (he sample, c. the...Problem 50H:
Use the following information to answer the next three exercises: A Lake Tahoe Community College...Problem 51H:
Use the following information to answer the next three exercises: A Lake Tahoe Community College...Problem 52H:
Use the following information to answer the next three exercises: A Lake Tahoe Community College...Problem 53H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 54H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 55H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 56H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 57H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 58H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 59H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 60H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 61H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 62H:
For the following exercises, identify (he type of data that would be used to describe a response...Problem 63H:
Use the following information to answer the next two exercises: A study was done to determine the...Problem 64H:
Use the following information to answer the next two exercises: A study was done to determine the...Problem 65H:
Airline companies are interested in the consistency of the number of babies on each flight. so that...Problem 66H:
Suppose you want to determine the mean number of students per statistics class in your state....Problem 67H:
Suppose you want to determine the mean number of cans of soda drunk each month by students in their...Problem 68H:
List some practical difficulties involved in getting accurate results from a telephone survey.Problem 69H:
List some practical difficulties involved in getting accurate results from a mailed survey.Problem 70H:
With your classmates, brainstorm some ways you could overcome these problems if you needed to...Problem 71H:
The instructor takes her sample by gathering data on five randomly selected students from each Lake...Problem 72H:
A study was done to determine the age, number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time)...Problem 73H:
Name the sampling method used in each of the following situations: a. A woman in the airport is...Problem 74H:
A “random survey” was conducted of 3,2’4 people of the “microprocessor generation” (people born...Problem 75H:
The Well-Being Index is a survey that follows trends of U.S. residents on a regular basis. There are...Problem 76H:
In advance of the 1936 Presidential Election, a magazine titled Literary Digest released the results...Problem 77H:
Crime-related and demographic statistics for 4 US states in 1960 were collected from government...Problem 78H:
YouPolls is a website that allows anyone to create and respond to polls. One question posted April...Problem 79H:
A scholarly article about response rates begins with the following quote: “Declining contact and...Problem 80H:
Fifty part-time students were asked how many courses they were taking this term. The (incomplete)...Problem 81H:
Sixty adults with gum disease were asked the number of times per week they used to floss before...Problem 82H:
Nineteen immigrants to the U.S were asked how many ears, to the nearest year, they have lived in the...Problem 83H:
How much time does it take to navel to work? Table 1.36 shows the mean commute time by state for...Problem 84H:
Forbes magazine published data on the best small firms in 2012. These were firms which had been...Problem 85H:
Use (he following information o answer the next two exercises: Table 1.38 contains data on...Problem 86H:
Use (he following information o answer the next two exercises: Table 1.38 contains data on...Problem 87H:
How does sleep deprivation affect your ability to drive? A recent study measured the effects on 19...Problem 88H:
An advertisement for Acme Investments displays the two graphs in Figure 1.14 to show the value of...Problem 89H:
The graph in Figure 1.15 shows the number of complaints for six different airlines as reported to...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - Sampling And DataChapter 2 - Descriptive StatisticsChapter 3 - Probability TopicsChapter 4 - Discrete Random VariablesChapter 5 - Continuous Random VariablesChapter 6 - The Normal DistributionChapter 7 - The Central Limit TheoremChapter 8 - Confidence IntervalsChapter 9 - Hypothesis Testing With One SampleChapter 10 - Hypothesis Testing With Two Samples
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