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Combined with convenience sampling, what other sampling technique did Maria use?

  • simple random
  • systematic
  • cluster
  • stratified

D: stratified

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How many students come to campus for classes 4 days a week?

  • 49
  • 25
  • 30
  • 13

B: 25

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What is the 60th percentile for the this data?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

C: 4

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The next two questions refer to the following:

The following data are the results of a random survey of 110 Reservists called to active duty to increase security at California airports.

Number of Dependents Frequency
0 11
1 27
2 33
3 20
4 19

Construct a 95% Confidence Interval for the true population mean number of dependents of Reservists called to active duty to increase security at California airports.

  • (1.85, 2.32)
  • (1.80, 2.36)
  • (1.97, 2.46)
  • (1.92, 2.50)

A: (1.85, 2.32)

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The 95% confidence Interval above means:

  • 5% of Confidence Intervals constructed this way will not contain the true population aveage number of dependents.
  • We are 95% confident the true population mean number of dependents falls in the interval.
  • Both of the above answer choices are correct.
  • None of the above.

C: Both above are correct.

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X~ U ( 4 , 10 ) . Find the 30th percentile.

  • 0.3000
  • 3
  • 5.8
  • 6.1

C: 5.8

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If X~ Exp ( 0.8 ) , then P ( x<μ ) =

  • 0.3679
  • 0.4727
  • 0.6321
  • cannot be determined

C: 0.6321

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The lifetime of a computer circuit board is normally distributed with a mean of 2500 hours and a standard deviation of 60 hours. What is the probability that a randomly chosen board will last at most 2560 hours?

  • 0.8413
  • 0.1587
  • 0.3461
  • 0.6539

A: 0.8413

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A survey of 123 Reservists called to active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks was conducted to determine the proportion that were married. Eighty-six reported being married. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the true population proportion of reservists called to active duty that are married.

  • (0.6030, 0.7954)
  • (0.6181, 0.7802)
  • (0.5927, 0.8057)
  • (0.6312, 0.7672)

A: (0.6030, 0.7954)

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Winning times in 26 mile marathons run by world class runners average 145 minutes with a standard deviation of 14 minutes. A sample of the last 10 marathon winning times is collected.

Let x = mean winning times for 10 marathons.

The distribution for x is:

  • N 145 14 10
  • N 145 14
  • t 9
  • t 10

A: N 145 14 10

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Suppose that Phi Beta Kappa honors the top 1% of college and university seniors. Assume that grade point means (G.P.A.) at a certain college are normally distributed with a 2.5 mean and a standard deviation of 0.5. What would be the minimum G.P.A. needed to become a member of Phi Beta Kappa at that college?

  • 3.99
  • 1.34
  • 3.00
  • 3.66

D: 3.66

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The number of people living on American farms has declined steadily during this century. Here are data on the farm population (in millions of persons) from 1935 to 1980.

Year 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980
Population 32.1 30.5 24.4 23.0 19.1 15.6 12.4 9.7 8.9 7.2

The linear regression equation is y-hat = 1166.93 – 0.5868x

What was the expected farm population (in millions of persons) for 1980?

  • 7.2
  • 5.1
  • 6.0
  • 8.0

B: 5.1

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In linear regression, which is the best possible SSE?

  • 13.46
  • 18.22
  • 24.05
  • 16.33

A: 13.46

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In regression analysis, if the correlation coefficient is close to 1 what can be said about the best fit line?

  • It is a horizontal line. Therefore, we can not use it.
  • There is a strong linear pattern. Therefore, it is most likely a good model to be used.
  • The coefficient correlation is close to the limit. Therefore, it is hard to make a decision.
  • We do not have the equation. Therefore, we can not say anything about it.

B: There is a strong linear pattern. Therefore, it is most likely a good model to be used.

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Question 34-36 refer to the following:

A study of the career plans of young women and men sent questionnaires to all 722 members of the senior class in the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois. One question asked which major within the business program the student had chosen. Here are the data from the students who responded.

Does the data suggest that there is a relationship between the gender of students and their choice of major?
Female Male
Accounting 68 56
Administration 91 40
Ecomonics 5 6
Finance 61 59

The distribution for the test is:

  • Chi 2 8
  • Chi 2 3
  • t 721
  • N ( 0 , 1 )

B: Chi 2 3

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The expected number of female who choose Finance is :

  • 37
  • 61
  • 60
  • 70

D: 70

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The p-value is 0.0127 and the level of significance is 0.05. The conclusion to the test is:

  • There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the choice of major and the gender of the student are not independent of each other.
  • There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the choice of major and the gender of the student are not independent of each other.
  • There is sufficient evidence to conclude that students find Economics very hard.
  • There is in sufficient evidence to conclude that more females prefer Administration than males.

B: There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the choice of major and the gender of the student are not independent of each other.

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An agency reported that the work force nationwide is composed of 10% professional, 10% clerical, 30% skilled, 15% service, and 35% semiskilled laborers. A random sample of 100 San Jose residents indicated 15 professional, 15 clerical, 40 skilled, 10 service, and 20 semiskilled laborers. At α = .10 does the work force in San Jose appear to be consistent with the agency report for the nation? Which kind of test is it?

  • Chi 2 goodness of fit
  • Chi 2 test of independence
  • Independent groups proportions
  • Unable to determine

A: Chi 2 goodness of fit

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Source:  OpenStax, Collaborative statistics. OpenStax CNX. Jul 03, 2012 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10522/1.40
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