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,Contents


Chapter 1 Speaking of Statistics ...................................................................................... 1
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Chapter 2 Measurement in Statistics ............................................................................. 13
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Chapter 3 Visual Displays of Data ................................................................................ 21
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Chapter 4 Describing Data............................................................................................. 44
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Chapter 5 A Normal World ........................................................................................... 63
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Chapter 6 Probability in Statistics ................................................................................. 71
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Chapter 7 Correlation and Causality.............................................................................. 83
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Chapter 8 Inferences from Samples to Populations ..................................................... 100
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Chapter 9 Hypothesis Testing...................................................................................... 108
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Chapter 10 pn t Tests, Two-Way Tables, and ANOVA ................................................... 123
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Answers ........................................................................................................................... 135




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,Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life
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Chapter 1 (Speaking of Statistics) Exam, form A
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or a
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nswers the question.
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For problems 1 and 2, determine whether the evaluated group is a population or a sample.
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1) The average (mean) age of all 63 Associate Professors at Cliffton University is 47 years.
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A) Population B) Sample pn



2) A researcher examines the property tax records of 84 property owners in one city and finds that 17
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% are behind in their tax payments.
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A) Population B) Sample pn




For problems 3 and 4, determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter.
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3) The average (mean) age of all 63 Associate Professors at Cliffton University is 47 years.
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A) Statistic B) Parameter pn



4) A researcher examines the property tax records of 84 property owners in one city and finds that 17
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% are behind in their tax payments.
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A) Statistic B) Parameter pn



5) Following the Republican National Convention, a poll of 600 voters in a central Illinois community
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showed that 57% expected the Republican ticket to win over the Democrat ticket no matter whom t
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he Democrats chose for vice-
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president. The margin of error was 4 percentage points. There are 25,000 registered voters in the co
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mmunity. Which range of values is likely to contain the population parameter?
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A) 13,250 to 15,250 B) 24,400 to 25,600
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C) 318 to 366 pn D) 53% to 61%
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6) A poll of 488 citizens of Normal, Illinois, showed that 65% favored strict enforcement of speed limit
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s with a margin of error of 4%. A second poll of 495 citizens of the same town showed that 34% favo
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red strict enforcement of speed limits. Assuming that proper sampling techniques were used in both
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polls, one may conclude that pn pn pn pn




A) the percent of the population that favors strict enforcement of speed limits is 49.5%  8%.
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B) the percent of the population that favors strict enforcement of speed limits is 49.5%  4%.
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C) one or both of the samples may have been unlikely samples from the population.
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D) the percent of the population that favors strict enforcement of speed limits is 65%  8%.
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7) A poll of 700 attendees of the Taste of Chicago showed that 445 attendees, 65% of the sample, beli
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eved that the food was overpriced. It is estimated that 1,250,000 people attend the Taste. Although 6
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5% plus or minus 5% of attendees believe that the food is overpriced, the Taste is a popular event.
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The raw data of the study is (are)
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A) 65% of the sample. pn pn pn



B) 700 attendees, 455 attendees. pn pn pn



C) 1,250,000 attendees, 700 attendees, 455 attendees. pn pn pn pn pn



D) (60%, 70%) pn



8) A student wanted to know the favorite lunch at a large high school with a closed campus. What is t
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he first step in conducting a statistical study to answer the question?
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A) Select a random sample of students. pn pn pn pn pn



B) Precisely state the goal of the study. pn pn pn pn pn pn



C) Select a random sample of students and teachers. pn pn pn pn pn pn pn



D) Select a random sample of teachers. pn pn pn pn pn




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, For problems 9 and 10, determine whether the statement is based on census data or sample
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data.
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9) The average (mean) age of all 63 Associate Professors at Cliffton University is 47 years.
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A) Census data B) Sample data
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10) A researcher determines that 17% of 84 property owners in a large city are behind in their ta
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x payments.
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A) Census data B) Sample data
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For problems 11 and 12, select the most representative sample of the population of interest.
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11) A college student who does laundry infrequently wants to determine the effect of stain remover o
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n what should be white clothes.
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A) Reports of two friends, one of whom was given stain remover.
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B) The reports of an internet chatroom on laundry techniques.
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C) Two loads of personal wash, one with, one without stain remover.
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D) Two loads of wash, one personal, one of a friend, the stain remover assigned by a coin flip.
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12) The father of a junior high school student wants to determine the most popular book among junior hig
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h students. Select the sample with the least potential bias.
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A) A randomly selected group of 10 book sellers
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B) A randomly selected group of 30 junior high students
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C) A randomly selected group of 30 junior high students leaving the public library
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D) The group of 30 junior high students attending the birthday party of the researcher’s child
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For problems 13 and 14, identify the sampling technique that was used.
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13) A sample consists of every 49th student from a group of 496 students.
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A) Systematic
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14) To avoid working late, a quality-control analyst simply inspects the first 100 items produced in a day.
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A) Systematic
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15) A marketing firm does a survey to find out how many people use a product. Of the 100 peopl
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e contacted, 15 said they use the product.
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16) Two samples of fish are taken from a river upstream and downstream of a factory to measure the effe
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ct of pollution from the factory on the fish.
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A) Observational B) Experimental pn




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