MILESTONE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Petersanalyzedsassetsofsdataswithsexplanatorysandsresponsesvariablessxsandsy.
Hesconcludedsthesmeansandsstandardsdeviationsforsxsass7.8sands3.70,srespectively.
Hesalsosconcludedsthesmeansandsstandardsdeviationsforsysass12.2sands4.15,srespectively.
Thescorrelationswassfoundstosbes0.964.
Selectsthescorrectsslopesandsy-interceptsforsthesleast-
squaressline.sAnswerschoicessaresroundedstostheshundredthssplace.s-sSlopes=s1.08
y-intercepts=s3.78
Thesmeansofsanysstandardsnormalsdistributionsiss__________.s-s0
Sukiesintervieweds125semployeessatsherscompanysandsdiscoveredsthats21sofsthemsplann
edstostakesansextendedsvacationsnextsyear.sShesfindssthatsthesproportionsofspeoplestakings
extendedsvacationssnationallysiss15%.
Theszsstatisticsforsthissdatasiss__________.s-s0.56
Sukiesintervieweds125semployeessatsherscompanysandsdiscoveredsthats21sofsthemsplann
edstostakesansextendedsvacationsnextsyear.
Whatsissthes95%sconfidencesintervalsforsthisspopulationsproportion?
sAnswerschoicessaresroundedstostheshundredthssplace.s-s0.10stos0.23
ThesfollowingsshowssthesConsumersPricesIndexs(CPI)sforsthesyearss2000-
2005.sAllsofsthesvaluessusesasreferencesyearsofs1983.
WhichsofsthesfollowingsisstruesaboutsthesCPI,sbasedsonsthesinformation?s-
s$100sins1983swouldsbesequivalentstos$172.40sins2000.
Tosteststheseffectivenesssofsasnew,scholesterol-
loweringsdrug,sasgroupsofsresearcherssrecruitss200svolunteersswithshighscholesterolstostak
espartsinsasstudy.sThesresearcherssplacesthesnumberss1sthroughs200sinsashatsandshavesea
chsparticipantsselectsasnumber.sThoseswhospickedsansoddsnumbersreceivesthesnewsdrug,s
whilesthoseswhospickedsansevensnumbersreceivesasplacebo.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Petersanalyzedsassetsofsdataswithsexplanatorysandsresponsesvariablessxsandsy.
Hesconcludedsthesmeansandsstandardsdeviationsforsxsass7.8sands3.70,srespectively.
Hesalsosconcludedsthesmeansandsstandardsdeviationsforsysass12.2sands4.15,srespectively.
Thescorrelationswassfoundstosbes0.964.
Selectsthescorrectsslopesandsy-interceptsforsthesleast-
squaressline.sAnswerschoicessaresroundedstostheshundredthssplace.s-sSlopes=s1.08
y-intercepts=s3.78
Thesmeansofsanysstandardsnormalsdistributionsiss__________.s-s0
Sukiesintervieweds125semployeessatsherscompanysandsdiscoveredsthats21sofsthemsplann
edstostakesansextendedsvacationsnextsyear.sShesfindssthatsthesproportionsofspeoplestakings
extendedsvacationssnationallysiss15%.
Theszsstatisticsforsthissdatasiss__________.s-s0.56
Sukiesintervieweds125semployeessatsherscompanysandsdiscoveredsthats21sofsthemsplann
edstostakesansextendedsvacationsnextsyear.
Whatsissthes95%sconfidencesintervalsforsthisspopulationsproportion?
sAnswerschoicessaresroundedstostheshundredthssplace.s-s0.10stos0.23
ThesfollowingsshowssthesConsumersPricesIndexs(CPI)sforsthesyearss2000-
2005.sAllsofsthesvaluessusesasreferencesyearsofs1983.
WhichsofsthesfollowingsisstruesaboutsthesCPI,sbasedsonsthesinformation?s-
s$100sins1983swouldsbesequivalentstos$172.40sins2000.
Tosteststheseffectivenesssofsasnew,scholesterol-
loweringsdrug,sasgroupsofsresearcherssrecruitss200svolunteersswithshighscholesterolstostak
espartsinsasstudy.sThesresearcherssplacesthesnumberss1sthroughs200sinsashatsandshavesea
chsparticipantsselectsasnumber.sThoseswhospickedsansoddsnumbersreceivesthesnewsdrug,s
whilesthoseswhospickedsansevensnumbersreceivesasplacebo.