Test Bank for Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life 5th Edition by Bennett, Briggs & Triola – Instant Download

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STATISTICAL REASONING FO
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R EVERYDAY LIFE
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FIFTH EDITION
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Jeffrey Bennett
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UniversitymofmColoradomatmBoulder



William L. Briggs
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UniversitymofmColoradomatmDenver



Mario F. Triola
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DutchessmCommunitymCollege

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,Contents


Chapterm1 SpeakingmofmStatistics .................................................................................... 1


Chapterm2 MeasurementminmStatistics ............................................................................ 13


Chapterm3 VisualmDisplaysmofmData .............................................................................. 21


Chapterm4 DescribingmData ............................................................................................ 44


Chapterm5 AmNormalmWorld.......................................................................................... 63


Chapterm6 ProbabilityminmStatistics ................................................................................ 71


Chapterm7 CorrelationmandmCausality ............................................................................ 83


Chapterm8 InferencesmfrommSamplesmtomPopulations.................................................. 100


Chapterm9 HypothesismTesting ..................................................................................... 108


Chapterm10 tmTests,mTwo-WaymTables,mandmANOVA ............................................... 123


Answers ........................................................................................................................... 135




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, StatisticalmReasoningmformEverydaymLife
Chapterm1m(SpeakingmofmStatistics)mExam,mformmA
MULTIPLEmCHOICE.mChoosemthemonemalternativemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatemen
tmormanswersmthemquestion.
Formproblemsm1mandm2,mdeterminemwhethermthemevaluatedmgroupmismampopulationmormamsample.
1) Themaveragem(mean) magemofmallm63mAssociatemProfessorsmatmClifftonmUniversitymism47myears.
A) Population B)mSample
2) Amresearchermexaminesmthempropertymtaxmrecordsmofm84mpropertymownersminmonemcitymandmfind
smthatm17%marembehindminmtheirmtaxmpayments.
A) Population B)mSample
Formproblemsm3mandm4,mdeterminemwhethermthemgivenmvaluemismamstatisticmormamparameter.
3) Themaveragem(mean) magemofmallm63mAssociatemProfessorsmatmClifftonmUniversitymism47myears.
A) Statistic B)mParameter
4) Amresearchermexaminesmthempropertymtaxmrecordsmofm84mpropertymownersminmonemcitymandmfind
smthatm17%marembehindminmtheirmtaxmpayments.
A) Statistic B)mParameter
5) FollowingmthemRepublicanmNationalmConvention,mampollmofm600mvotersminmamcentralmIllinoismco
mmunitymshowed mthatm57%mexpectedmthemRepublicanmticketmtomwinmovermthemDemocratmticketm
nommattermwhommthemDemocratsmchosemformvice-
president.mThemmarginmofmerrormwasm4 mpercentagempoints.mTheremarem25,000mregisteredmvotersm
inmthemcommunity.mWhichmrangemofmvaluesmismlikelymtomcontainmthempopulationmparameter?
A) 13,250mtom15,250 B)m24,400mtom25,600
C)m318mtom366 D)m53%mto m61%
6) Ampollmofm488mcitizensmofmNormal,mIllinois,mshowedmthatm65%mfavoredmstrictmenforcementmofmsp
eedmlimitsmwithmammarginmofmerrormofm4%.mAmsecondmpollmofm495mcitizensmofmthemsamemtownms
howedmthatm34%mfavoredmstrictmenforcement mofmspeedmlimits.mAssumingmthatmpropermsamplingmt
echniquesmweremusedminmbothmpolls,monemmaymconcludemthat
A) thempercentmofmthempopulationmthatmfavorsmstrictmenforcementmofmspeedmlimitsmism49.5%mm8%.
B) thempercentmofmthempopulationmthatmfavorsmstrictmenforcementmofmspeedmlimitsmism49.5%mm4%.
C) onemormbothmofmthemsamplesmmaymhavembeenmunlikelymsamplesmfrommthempopulation.
D) thempercentmofmthempopulationmthatmfavorsmstrictmenforcementmofmspeedmlimitsmism65%mm8%.
7) Ampollmofm700mattendeesmofmthemTastemofmChicagomshowedmthatm445mattendees,m65%mofmthemsa
mple,mbelievedmthatmthemfoodmwasmoverpriced.mItmismestimatedmthatm1,250,000mpeoplemattendmthe
mTaste.mAlthoughm65% mplusmormminusm5% mofmattendeesmbelievemthat mthemfoodmismoverpriced, mt
hemTastemismampopularmevent.mThemrawmdatamofmthemstudymism(are)
A) 65%mofmthemsample.
B) 700mattendees,m455mattendees.
C) 1,250,000mattendees,m700mattendees,m455mattendees.
D) (60%,m70%)
8) Amstudentmwantedmtomknowmthemfavoritemlunchmatmamlargemhighmschoolmwithmamclosedmcampus.
mWhatmismthemfirstmstepminmconducting mamstatisticalmstudymtomanswer mthe mquestion?

A) Selectmamrandommsamplemofmstudents.
B) Preciselymstatemthemgoalmofmthemstudy.
C) Selectmamrandommsamplemofmstudentsmandmteachers.
D) Selectmamrandommsamplemofmteachers.


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