Stats Final
The sale bin in a clothing store contains an assortment of t-shirts in different sizes. There are 9 small, 7 medium, and 4 large shirts. Alan is looking for a large shirt. He starts grabbing shirts one at a time and checking the size. After he checks each shirt, he leaves it outside the bin. What is the probability that the first large shirt he finds is the third one he checks? a. 0.004 b. 0.008 c. 0.120 d. 0.128 e. 0.140
.140
A tropical storm is classified as major if it has sustained winds greater than 110 miles per hour. Based on data from the past two decades, a meteorologist estimated the following percentages about future storms.Based on the meteorologist's estimates, approximately what is the probability that a future tropical storm will originate in the Pacific Ocean and be classified as major? 20% of all tropical storms will originate in the AO, of which 20% will be classified as major. 30% of all tropical storms will originate in the EPO, of which 15% will be classified as major. 50% of all tropical storms will originate in the WPO, of which 25% will be classified as major a. 0.045 b. 0.125 c. 0.170 d. 0.400 e. 0.960
.170
At a California college, 22% of students speak Spanish, 5% speak French, and 3% speak both languages. What is the probability that a student chosen at random from the college speaks Spanish but not French? a. 0.02 b. 0.17 c. 0.19 d. 0.20 e. 0.24
.19
For flights from a particular airport in January, there is a 30 percent chance of a flight being delayed because of icy weather. If a flight is delayed because of icy weather, there is a 10 percent chance the flight will also be delayed because of a mechanical problem. If a flight is not delayed because of icy weather, there is a 5 percent chance that it will be delayed because of a mechanical problem. If one flight is selected at random from the airport in January, what is the probability that the flight selected will have at least one of the two types of delays? a. 0.065 b. 0.335 c. 0.350 d. 0.450 e. 0.665
.335
In a parking lot with 200 cars, 50 cars are white, 30 cars are red, and 20 cars are silver. One car will be selected at random from the parking lot. If each car in the parking has only one color, which of the following cannot be the probability that the selected car will be green? a. 0 b. 0.1 c. 0.2 d. 0.5 e. 0.6
.6
Opinion-polling organizations contact their respondents by sampling random telephone numbers. Assume that interviewers can now reach about 71% of U.S. households, while the percentage of those contacted who agree to cooperate with the survey is 31%. Each household, it can be safely assumed, is independent of the others. What is the probability of failing to contact a household or of contacting the household but not getting them to agree to the interview? a. 0.20 b. 0.50 c. 0.51 d. 0.78 e. 0.80
.78
At a sporting event, cheerleaders will throw 50 bundled T-shirts into the crowd. The T-shirt sizes consist of 10 small, 15 medium, and the remainder either large or extra large. Suppose Ana catches a T-shirt. What is the probability that she will catch a T-shirt that is not a size small? a. 0.10 b. 0.20 c. 0.50 d. 0.67 e. 0.80
.80
A police officer is using a radar device to check motorists' speeds. Prior to beginning the speed check, the officer estimates that 40 percent of motorists will be driving more than 5 miles per hour over the speed limit. Assuming that the police officer's estimate is correct, what is the probability that among 4 randomly selected motorists, the officer will find at least 1 motorist driving more than 5 miles per hour over the speed limit? a. 0.0256 b. 0.1296 c. 0.3456 d. 0.8704 e. 0.9744
0.8704
A large store has a customer service department where customers can go to ask for help with store-related issues. According to store records, approximately ¼ of all customers who go to the service department ask for help finding an item. Assume the reason each customer goes to the service department is independent from customer to customer. Based on the approximation, what is the probability that at least 1 of the next 4 customers who go to the service department will ask for help finding an item? A. 4 1/4 B. 1 - (1/4)^4 C. 1 - (3/4)^4 D. 4 (1/4)^4 (3/4)^3 E. (3/4) (3/4) (2/4) (1/4)
1 - (3/4)^4
The caffeine content of 8-ounce cans of a certain cola drink is approximately normally distributed with mean 33 milligrams (mg). A randomly selected 8-ounce can containing 35mg of caffeine is 1.2 standard deviations above the mean. Approximately what percent of 8-ounce cans of the cola have a caffeine content greater than 35mg? a. 1% b. 8% c. 12% d. 16% e. 99%
12%
Scientists estimate that the distribution of the life span of the Galapagos Islands giant tortoise is approximately normal with mean 100 years and standard deviation is 15 years. Based on the estimate, which of the following is closest to the age of a Galapagos Islands giant tortoise at the 90th percentile of the distribution? a. 80 years b. 115 years c. 120 years d. 125 years e. 130 years
120 year
Ninety percent of the people who have a particular disease will have a positive result on a given diagnostic test. Ninety percent of the people who do not have the disease will have a negative result on this test. If 5 percent of a certain population has the disease, what percent of that population would test positive for the disease? a. 4.5% b. 5% c. 10% d. 14% e. 90%
14%
Shalise competed in a jigsaw puzzle competition where participants are timed on how long they take to complete puzzles of various sizes. Shalise completed a small puzzle in 75 minutes and a large jigsaw puzzle in 140 minutes. For all participants, the distribution of completion time for the small puzzle was approximately normal with mean 60 minutes and standard deviation 15 minutes. The distribution of completion time for the large puzzle was approximately normal with mean 18p minutes and standard deviation 40 minutes. Approximately what percent of the participants had finishing times greater than Shalise's for each puzzle? a. 16% on the small puzzle and 16% on the large puzzle b. 16% on the small puzzle and 84% on the large puzzle c. 32% on the small puzzle and 68% on the large puzzle d. 84% on the small puzzle and 84% on the large puzzle e. 84% on the small puzzle and 16% on the large puzzle
16% on the small puzzle and 84% on the large puzzle
Students at a local elementary school were shown a painting and asked which emotion—joy, happiness, love, or anger—they felt by looking at the painting. The students were classified by their age. The following table summarizes the responses of the students by age-group. One student from the school will be selected at random. What is the probability that the student is in the age-group of 6 to 8 years given that the selected student responded joy? a. 89/332 b. 28/332 c. 28/106 d. 106/332 e. 28/89
28/89
The weight of adult male grizzly bears living in the wild in the continental United States is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 500 pounds and a standard deviation of 50 pounds. The weight of adult female grizzly bears is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 300 pounds and a standard deviation of 40 pounds. Approximately, what would be the weight of a female grizzly bear with the same standardized score (z-score) as a male grizzly bear with a weight of 530 pounds? a. 276 pounds b. 324 pounds c. 330 pounds d. 340 pounds e. 530 pounds
324 pounds
The seniors at three high schools were surveyed about their plans after graduation. The following table shows the responses, classified by high school. a. 156/418 b. 538/956 c. 262/418 d. 658/956 e. 396/538
396/538
The histogram shows the distribution of heights, in inches, of 100 adult men. Based on the histogram, which of the following is closest to the interquartile range, in inches, of the distribution? a. 2 b. 5 c. 9 d. 12 e. 15
5
A fair coin has come up 'heads' 10 times in a row. The probability that the coin will come up heads on the next flip is... a. 50%. b. 100%. c. greater than 50%, since it appears that we are in a streak of 'heads.' d. less than 50%, since 'tails' is due to come up. e. it can not be determined.
50%
A candy company produces individually wrapped candles. THe quality control manager for the company believes that the weight of the candies is approximately normally distributed with mean 720 milligrams (mg). If the manager's belief is correct, which of the following intervals of weights will contain the largest proportion of the candles in the distribution of weights? a. 740 mg to 780 mg b. 700 mg to 740 mg c. 680 mg to 720 mg d. 660 mg to 700 mg e. 620 mg to 660 mg
700 mg to 740 mg
Some descriptive statistics for a set of test scores are shown below. FOr this test, a certain student has a standardised test score of z = -1.2. What score did this student receive on the test? a. 266.28 b. 779.42 c. 1008.02 d. 1083.38 e. 1311.98
779.42
Sam surveyed 200 students at a school and recorded the eye color and the gender of each student. Of the 80 male students who were surveyed, 60 had brown eyes. If eye color and gender are independent, how many female students surveyed would be expected to have brown eyes? a. 5 b. 20 c. 30 d. 90 e. 100
90
Measurements of water quality were taken from a river downstream from an abandoned chemical dumpsite. Concentrations of a certain chemical were obtained from 9 measurements taken at the surface of the water, 9 measurements taken at mid-depth of the water, and 9 measurements taken at the bottom of the water. What type of study was conducted, and what is the response variable of the study? a. An experiment was conducted, and the response variable is the concentration of the chemical. b. An experiment was conducted, and the response variable is the depth of the water. c. A census was conducted, and the response variable is the depth of the water. d. An observational study was conducted, and the response variable is the concentration of the chemical. e. An observational study was conducted, and the response variable is the depth of the water.
A census was conducted, and the response variable is the depth of the water.
Which of the following can be used to show a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables? a. A census b. A controlled experiment c. An observational study d. A sample survey e. A cross-sectional survey
A controlled experiment
Dairy farmers are aware there is often a linear relationship between age, in years, of a dairy cow and the amount of milk produced, in gallons per week. The least-squares regression line produced from a random sample is Milk (hat) = 40.8 - 1.1(Age). Based on the model, what is the difference produced between a cow of 5 years and a cow of 10 years? a. A cow of 5 years is predicted to produce 5.5 fewer gallons per week. b. A cow of 5 years is predicted to produce 5.5 more gallons per week. c. A cow of 5 years is predicted to produce 1.1 fewer gallons per week. d. A cow of 5 years is predicted to produce 1.1 more gallons per week. e. A cow of 5 years and a cow of 10 years are both predicted to produce 40.8 gallons per week.
A cow of 5 years is predicted to produce 5.5 more gallons per week.
The distribution of heights of 6-year-old girls is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 46.0 inches and a standard deviation of 2.7 inches. Aliyaah is 6 years old, and her height is 0.96 standard deviation above the mean. Her friend Jayne is also 6 years old and is at the 93rd percentile of the height distribution. At what percentile is Aliyaah's height, and how does her height compare to Jayne's height? a. Aliyaah's height is at the 17th percentile of the distribution, and she is shorter than Jayne b. Aliyaah's height is at the 67th percentile of the distribution, and she is shorter than Jayne c. Aliyaah's height is at the 67th percentile of the distribution, and she is taller than Jayne d. Aliyaah's height is at the 83rd percentile of the distribution, and she is shorter than Jayne e. Aliyaah's height is at the 83rd percentile of the distribution, and she is taller than Jayne
Aliyaah's height is at the 83rd percentile of the distribution, and she is shorter than Jayne
A company determines the mean and standard deviation of the number of sick days taken by its employees in one year. Which of the following is the best description of the standard deviation? a. Approximately the mean distance between the number of sick days taken by individual employees and the mean number of sick days taken by all employees b. Approximately the median distance between the number of sick days taken by individual employees and the median number of sick days taken by all employees c. The distance between the greatest number of sick days taken by an employee and the mean number of sick days taken by all employees d. The number of days separating the fewest sick days taken and the most sick days taken when considering all employees e. The number of days separating the fewest sick days taken and the most sick days taken when considering the middle 50 percent of the distribution
Approximately the mean distance between the number of sick days taken by individual employees and the mean number of sick days taken by all employees
In a certain school, students can choose whether to eat in the school's cafeteria. A reporter working for the school's newspaper polled students on their reactions to changes in the menu at the cafeteria. For each student leaving the cafeteria in one 30-minute time period, the reporter used a coin to determine whether to stop the student and ask how he or she felt about the new menu. In the reporter's article, it was stated that a random sample of the students showed that 89 percent of the school's student population was happy with the new menu. Which of the following statements is true? a. Because each student leaving the cafeteria was randomly selected and could choose to answer or not, this is a random sample of the student population, and the 89% is an accurate measurement of the population's view of the new menu. b. Because students self-selected whether to eat in the cafeteria, the sampling method might be biased and the sample might not be representative of all students in the school. c. The survey would have been more effective if the reporter had collected the data in one 15-minute time period rather than in one 30-minute time period. d. The survey would have been more effective if students who cared about the food could have called the reporter to tell how they felt about the new menu, so that only students with opinions on the subject would have been surveyed. e. Because no treatment was imposed on the students eating in the cafeteria, one cannot make any conclusions about the new menu.
Because students self-selected whether to eat in the cafeteria, the sampling method might be biased and the sample might not be representative of all students in the school
At a local ice-cream store, 210 people were surveyed on whether they preferred eating ice cream from a cone or a cup. Of the 210 people surveyed, 70 were adults and 140 were children. Of the responses, 150 indicated the cone as the preferred method of eating ice cream. For those surveyed, there was no association between age and preferred method of eating ice cream. Which of the following tables shows the distribution of responses? A B C D E
C
A car rental agency has two locations in a city. The boxplots below summarize the miles driven for one day of single-day car rentals at each location. Based on the boxplots, which statement provides the best comparison of the two locations? a. The number of single-day rentals is greater for location A than for location B. b. The number of single-day rentals is less for location A than for location B. c. Compared with location A, the miles driven for location B display more variability, and the median is greater. d. Compared with location A, the miles driven for location B display less variability, and the median is greater. e. Compared with location A, the miles driven for location B display less variability, and the median is about the same.
Compared with location A, the miles driven for location B display more variability, and the median is greater.
A botanist found a correlation between the length of an aspen leaf and its surface area to be 0.94. Why does the correlation value of 0.94 not necessarily indicate that a linear model is the most appropriate model for the relationship between the length of an aspen leaf and its surface area? a. The value must be exactly 1 or -1 to indicate a linear model is the most appropriate model. b. The value must be 0 to indicate a linear model is the most appropriate model. c. A casual relationship should be established first before determining the most appropriate model. d. The value of 0.94 implies that on 88% of the data have a linear relationship. e. Even with a correlation value of 0.94, it is possible that the relationship could still be better represented by a nonlinear model.
Even with a correlation value of 0.94, it is possible that the relationship could still be better represented by a nonlinear model.
The SC Electric Company has bid on two electrical wiring jobs. The owner of the company believes that If the owner's beliefs are correct, which of the following statements must be true concerning event A and event B? The probability of being awarded their first job (event A) is .75 The probability of being awarded their second job (event B) .5 The probability of being awarded both jobs (event A & B) .375 a. Event A and event B are mutually exclusive and are independent. b. Event A and event B are mutually exclusive and are not independent. c. Event A and event B are not mutually exclusive and are independent. d. Event A and event B are not mutually exclusive and are not independent. e. Event A and event B are not mutually exclusive, and independence cannot be determined with the information given.
Event A and event B are not mutually exclusive and are independent
A store owner reports that the probability that a customer who purchases a lawn mower will also purchase an extended warranty is 0.68. Which of the following is the best interpretation of the probability 0.68 ? a. For all customers who purchase a lawn mower, 68% will also purchase an extended warranty. b. For all customers of the store, 68% will purchase a lawn mower. c. For all customers who purchase an extended warranty, 68% will use the warranty. d. From the next 25 customers, 17 will purchase an extended warranty. e. From the next 25 customers, 17 will purchase a lawn mower.
For all customers who purchase a lawn mower, 68% will also purchase an extended warranty.
In driving a car, the events of driving over the speed limit and getting a speeding ticket are a. Disjoint b. Independent c. Both d. Neither
Neither
Based on the scatterplots, for which gender does there appear to be evidence that the more time a lion cub spends playing, the sooner the cub is likely to begin hunting? a. For female cubs only b. For male cubs only c. For both male cubs and female cubs, with equal evidence d. For both male cubs and female cubs, with more evidence for female cubs than male cubs e. For neither male cubs nor female cubs
For female cubs only
Gina's doctor told her that the standardized score (z-score) for her systolic blood pressure, as compared to the blood pressure of other women her age, is 1.50. Which of the following is the best interpretation of this standardized score? a. Gina's systolic blood pressure is 150 b. Gina's systolic blood pressure is 1.50 standard deviations above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age c. Gina's systolic blood pressure is 1.50 above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age d. Gina's systolic blood pressure is 1.50 times the average systolic blood pressure for women her age e. Only 1.5% of women Gina's age have a higher systolic blood pressure than she does
Gina's systolic blood pressure is 1.50 standard deviations above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age
In a certain school district, students from grade 6 through grade 12 can participate in a school-sponsored community service activity. The following bar chart shows the relative frequencies of students from each grade who participate in the community service activity. Which of the following statements is supported by the bar chart? a. The greatest number of participating students was in grade 9. b. The number of participating students in grade 6 was equal to the number of participating students in grade 7. c. The relative frequency of all participating students in grades 6 and 7 combined was 0.60. d. Grade 12 had the least relative frequency of participating students. e. Grade 11 had the greatest relative frequency of participating students.
Grade 12 had the least relative frequency of participating students.
A well-designed experiment should have which of the following characteristics? I subjects assigned randomly to treatments II. A control group or at least two treatment groups III. Replication a. I only b. I and II only c. I and III only d. II and III only e. I, II, and III only
I, II, and III only
I. A point with the large residual is an outlier II. A point with high leverage has a y-value that is not consistent with the other y-values in the set III. The removal of an influential point from a data set could change the value of the correlation coefficient Which of the above statements about a least-squares regression analysis is true? a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and III only e. I, II, and III only
III only
As a part of the show, a green puppet and a yellow puppet served as the helper and hinderer. For each baby, a coin was tossed to determine which color would serve which role. Which of the following is the most important reason for the random assignment of color to role in the study? a. Slamming the lid might cause wear on the hinderer puppet after 60 shows. The random assignment of color to role permits more even wear between the helper and the hinderer. b. The puppeteer might grow tired of doing the same show with the same puppet colors. The random assignment of color to role keeps the show fresh for each performance. c. If the same role is played by the same color puppet, the babies might show a preference for the color instead of a preference for the role. d. The random assignment of color to role allows the researchers to determine if one color is better than another in teaching babies right from wrong. e. Boys and girls might prefer different colors. The random assignment of color to role ensures that the show is equally accessible to boys and girls.
If the same role is played by the same color puppet, the babies might show a preference for the color instead of a preference for the role.
Which of the following distinguishes and observational study from a randomized experiment? a. In an observational study, volunteers are always used, whereas in a randomized experiment, a random sample is always taken from the population b. In an observational study, a random sample is always taken from the population, whereas in a randomized experiment, volunteers are always used c. In an observational study, treatments are not randomly assigned, whereas in a randomized, treatments are randomly assigned d. In an observational study, a control group is never used, whereas in a randomized experiment, a control group is always used e. An observational study can be double-blind, whereas a randomized experiment can only be a single-blind because the experimenter determines who is randomly assigned to each treatment
In an observational study, treatments are not randomly assigned, whereas in a randomized, treatments are randomly assigned
A researcher wanted to study the effects of a certain chemical on cell growth. The chemical was to be applied at two different doses, high and low, to two different cell types, strain A and strain B. Each combination of dose and cell type was to be replicated ten times. To have consistency from one replicate to the next, the researcher decided to use four lab technicians. One technician would be assigned the high dose with strain A. A second would be assigned the low dose with strain B. A third would be assigned the high dose with strain B. A fourth would be assigned the low dose with strain B. The assignment of lab technicians to the replicates for a combination of doses and cell type would be randomized. A statistician told the researcher that the design could be improved by controlling confounding variables. Which of the following is potentially a confounding variable in this study? a. Chemical Used b. Lab Technician c. Dose d. Cell Type e. Cell Growth
Lab technician
A researcher conducting a telephone survey is concerned about possible sources of bias. Of the following, which is the best example of nonresponse bias. a. The wording of the questions in the survey leads people to respond in a certain way. b. The behavior of the interviewer leads people to respond in a certain way. c. People might be uncomfortable with the survey questions and, as a result, might now always respond to those questions truthfully. d. Many of the people selected to participate in the survey who do not respond might have opinions different from those who do not respond. e. People without telephones are overlooking in the sampling procedure used to determine who is surveyed.
Many of the people selected to participate in the survey who do not respond might have opinions different from those who do not respond.
The probability that a randomly selected visitor to a certain website will be asked to participate in an online survey is 0.40. Avery claims that for the next 5 visitors to the site, 2 will be asked to participate in the survey. Is Avery interpreting the probability correctly? a. Yes, because 2 out of 5 is equal to 40%. b. Yes, because participants in the survey are selected at random. c. No, because there could be voluntary response bias. d. No, because only 40% of all people will visit the site. e. No, because 0.40 represents probability in the long run over many visits to the site.
No, because 0.40 represents probability in the long run over many visits to the site.
A high school teacher has 78 students. Of those students, 35 are in the band and 32 are on a sports team. There are 16 students who are not in the band or on a sports team. One student from the 78 students will be selected at random. Let event B represent the event of selecting a student in the band, and let event S represent the event of selecting a student on a sports team. Are B and S mutually exclusive events? a. No, because P(B ⋂ S) = 5/78 b. No, because P(B ⋂ S) = 48/78 c. No, because P(B ⋂ S) = 62/78 d. Yes, because P(B ⋂ S) = 5/78 e. Yes, because P(B ⋂ S) = 62/78
No, because P(B ⋂ S) = 5/78
I. Random scatter in the residuals indicates a model with high predictive power II. If two variables are very strongly associated, then the correlation between them will be near +1.0 or -1.0 III. The higher the correlation between two variables the more likely the association is based in cause and effect Which is true? a. None b. I only c. II only d. I and II only e. I, II, and III
None
A marketing firm obtained random samples of 20 people in five regions of the country to investigate the level of interest in a new product. People in the sample were asked to rate their level of interest on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being the least amount of interest and 10 being the greatest. The histograms show the results for each region. The graph for which region displays data for level of interest with the least standard deviation? a. Region A b. Region B c. Region C d. Region D e. Region E
Region D (skewed to the right)
The table shows data that were collected from people who attended a certain high school basketball game and indicates the team each person rooted for and whether each of these people purchased food during the game. A person who attended the game will be selected at random. Which of the following correctly interprets mutually exclusive events represented by the table? a. Rooting for the home team and rooting for the away team b. Rooting for the home team and purchasing food during the game c. Rooting for the away team and purchasing food during the game d. Rooting for the home team and not purchasing food during the game e. Not rooting for the home team and not purchasing food during the game
Rooting for the home team and rooting for the away team
At a large airport, data were recorded for one month on how many baggage items were unloaded from each flight upon arrival as well as the time required to deliver all the baggage items on the flight to the baggage claim area. A scatterplot of the two variables indicated a strong, positive linear association between the variables. Which of the following statements is a correct interpretation of the word "strong" in the description of the association? a. A least-squares model predicts that the more baggage items that are unloaded from a flight, the greater the time required to deliver the items to the baggage claim area. b. The actual time required to deliver all the items to the baggage claim area based on the number of items unloaded will be very close to the time predicted by a least-squares model. c. The time required to deliver an item to the baggage claim area is relatively constant, regardless of the number of baggage items unloaded from a flight. d. The variability in time required to deliver all items to the baggage claim area is about the same for all flights, regardless of the number of items unloaded from a flight. e. The time required to unload baggage items from a flight is related to the time required to deliver the items to the baggage claim area.
The actual time required to deliver all the items to the baggage claim area based on the number of items unloaded will be very close to the time predicted by a least-squares model.
A family would like to build a linear regression equation to predict the amount of grain harvested per acre of land on their farm. They subdivide their land into several smaller plots of land for testing and would like to select an explanatory variable they can control. Which of the following is an appropriate explanatory variable that the family could use to create a linear regression equation? a. The total amount of rainfall recorded on their farm b. The type of crop planted in the plot the previous year c. The average daily temperature at their farm d. The variety of grain planted in the plot e. The amount of fertilizer applied to each plot of land
The amount of fertilizer applied to each plot of land
An experiment will be conducted to determine whether children learn their multiplication facts better by practicing with flash cards or by practicing on a computer. Children who volunteer for the experiment will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. After practice, the children will be given a test on their multiplication facts. Why will it be impossible to conduct a double-blind experiment? a. The experimenter will know whether the child is a boy or a girl and whether he or she used flash cards or the computer. b. The child will know whether he or she is a boy or a girl. c. The child will know whether he or she used flash cards or the computer. d. The person who grades the test will know whether the child was a boy or a girl. e. The person who grades the tests will know whether the child used flash cards or the computer.
The child will know whether he or she used flash cards or the computer
A local real estate magazine used the median instead of the mean when it reported the SAT score of the average student who attends Groveland High School. A graphical display of SAT scores of students who attend Groveland High School indicated that the data were strongly skewed to the right. Which of the following explains why, in this situation, the median is a more accurate indicator of the SAT score of the average student than the mean is? a. The mean is affected by the skewness, whereas the median is not b. The median is always the preferred statistic c. The mean will be less than the median when the data are strongly skewed to the right d. The mean should be used only when data are strongly skewed to the left e. The median is equal to one-half the sum of the maximum and minimum SAT scores at Groveland High
The mean is affected by the skewness, whereas the median is not
Under which of the following conditions is it preferable to use stratified random sampling rather than simple random sampling? The population can be divided into a large number of strata so that each stratum contains only a few individuals. a. The population can be divided into a small number of strata so that each stratum contains a large number of individuals. b. The population can be divided into strata so that the individuals in each stratum are as much alike as possible. c. The population can be divided into strata so that the individuals in each stratum are as different as possible. e. The population can be divided into strata of equal sizes so that each individual in the population still has the same chance of being selected.
The population can be divided into strata so that the individuals in each stratum are as much alike as possible.
Staff members of a high school newspaper want to obtain an estimate of the average number of years teachers in the state have been teaching. At an education conference attended by many teachers in the state, the staff members randomly selected 50 conference attendees and asked the attendees how long they have been teaching. Which of the following describes the sample and the population to which it would be most reasonable for the staff members to generalize the results? a. The sample is the 50 conference attendees, and the population is all teachers in the state. b. The sample is the 50 conference attendees, and the population is all conference attendees. c. The sample is all conference attendees, and the population is all teachers in the state. d. The sample is all conference attendees. And the population is the 50 conference attendees. e. The sample is the average number of years that all conference attendees have taught, and the population is all conference attendees.
The sample is the 50 conference attendees, and the population is all conference attendees.
If the point labeled A is removed, which of the following statements would be true? a. The slope of the least squares regression line is unchanged and the correlation coefficient increases. b. The slope of the least squares regression line is unchanged and the correlation coefficient decreases. c. The slope of the least squares regression line increases and the correlation coefficient increases. d. The slope of the least squares regression line increases and the correlation coefficient decreases. e. The slope of the least squares regression line decreases and the correlation coefficient increases.
The slope of the least squares regression line increases and the correlation coefficient increases.
Which of the following statements must be true about the data sets A and B displayed in the histograms below? a. The mean of data set A is equal to the mean of data set B. b. The median of data set A is equal to the median of data set B. c. The range of data set A is equal to the range of data set B. d. The standard deviation of data set A is less than the standard deviation of data set B. e. The standard deviation of data set A is greater than the standard deviation of data set B.
The standard deviation of data set A is greater than the standard deviation of data set B.
As part of a science experiment, a student recorded 10 measurements of the temperature of a liquid. One of the measurements was an outlier when compared with the other 9 measurements. Which of the following must be true about the 9 measurements, excluding the outlier, when compared with the 10 measurements? (Note: An outlier is any number that is greater than the upper quartile or less than the lower quartile by at least 1.5 times the interquartile range.) a. The median of the 9 measurements is less than the median of the 10 measurements. b. The median of the 9 measurements is greater than the median of the 10 measurements. c. The maximum of the 9 measurements is less than the maximum of the 10 measurements. d. The maximum of the 9 measurements is greater than the maximum of the 10 measurements. e. The standard deviation of the 9 measurements is less than the standard deviation of the 10 measurements.
The standard deviation of the 9 measurements is less than the standard deviation of the 10 measurements
At a college, the scores on the chemistry final exam are approximately normally distributed, with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 12. The scores on the calculus final are also approximately normally distributed, with a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 8. A student scored 81 on the chemistry final and 84 on the calculus final. Relative to the students in each respective class, in which subject did this student do better? a. The student did better in chemistry b. The student did better in calculus c. The student did equally well in each course d. There is no basis for comparison, since the subjects are different from each other and are in different departments. e. There is not enough information for comparison, because the number of students in each class is not known
The student did equally well in each course
A new restaurant is interested in determining the best time-temperature combination for roasting a five-pound cut of lamb. The times to be tested are 45 minutes, 60 minutes, and 90 minutes at temperatures of 350 degrees Fahrenheit and 425 degrees Fahrenheit for each time, with the exception of the 90 minute - 425 degree combination. That combination is being eliminated because it will overcook the lamb, which leaves five combinations remaining. From 10 identical cuts of lamb, 2 are randomly selected to roast using each of the time-temperature combinations in the same oven. The quality of the finished product is evaluated for each roast. Which of the following is true? a. The explanatory variable is the quality of the finished lamb. b. The response variable is the roasting temperature for the lamb. c. If the experiment is repeated, identical results will be expected There should be a control group (i.e., a group in which no treatment is given). d. The two cutes that are being roasted for each time-temperature combination are an example of replication.
The two cutes that are being roasted for each time-temperature combination are an example of replication.
Data were collected on 100 United States coins minted in 2018. Which of the following represents a quantitative variable for the data collected? a. The type of metal used in the coin. b. The value of the coin. c. The color of the coin. d. The person depicted on the face of the coin. e. The location where the coin was minted.
The value of the coin
A graph (not shown) of the selling of homes in a certain city for the month of April reveals that the distribution is skewed to the left. Which of the following statements is the most reasonable conclusion about the selling prices based on the graph? a. The mean is greater than the median b. The median is the average of the first quartile and the third quartile c. There are fewer selling prices between the first quartile and the median than there are between the median and the third quartile d. There are more selling prices that are less than the mean than selling prices that are greater than the mean e. The value of the maximum minus third quartile is less than the value of first quartile minus minimum
The value of the maximum minus third quartile is less than the value of first quartile minus minimum
A tennis ball was thrown in the air. The height of the ball from the ground was recorded every millisecond from the time the ball was thrown until it reached the height from which it was thrown. The correlation between the time and height was computed to be 0. What does this correlation suggest about the relationship between the time and height. a. There is no relationship between time and height b. There is no linear relationship between time and height c. The distance the ball traveled upward is the same as the distance the ball traveled downward d. The correlation suggests that there is measurement or calculation error e. The correlation suggests that more measurements should be taken to better understand the relationship
There is no linear relationship between time and height
The distributions of four variables are shown in the following table histograms. Which of the following shapes is NOT represented by one of the four distributions? a. Uniform b. Bimodal c. Skewed to the left d. Skewed to the right e. Symmetric and unimodal
Uniform
Suppose a roadrunner has a total length of 59.0 cm and tail length of 31.1 cm. Based on the residual, does the regression model overestimate or underestimate the tail length of the roadrunner? a. Underestimate, because the residual is positive. b. Underestimate, because the residual is negative. c. Overestimate, because the residual is positive. d. Overestimate, because the residual is negative. e. Neither, because the residual is 0.
Underestimate, because the residual is positive.
In a large set of data that are approximately normally distributed, r is the value in the data set that has a z-score of -1.00, s is the value of the first quartile, and t is the value of the 20th percentile. Which of the following is the correct order from least to greatest for the values of r, s, and t. a. r, s, t b. r, t, s c. s, t, r d. t, r, s e. t, s, r
r, t, s
List the sample space and tell whether the outcomes are equally likely. A family has two children; record the number of girls. a. {0,1}, equally likely b. {1,2}, equally likely c. {1,2}, not equally likely d. {0,1,2}, equally likely e. {0,1,2}, not equally likely
{0,1,2}, not equally likely
List the sample space and tell whether the outcomes are equally likely. A family has two children; record the genders in order of birth. a. {BB, BG, GB, GG}, not equally likely b. {BB, BG, GB, GG}, equally likely c. {B, G}, equally likely d. {BB, BG, GG}, not equally likely e. {BB, BG, GG}, equally likely
{BB, BG, GB, GG}, equally likely
