80%of adult smokers started smoking before turning 18 years old. (a) If 200 adult smokers are randomly selected, how many would we expect to have started smoking before turning 18 years old? (b) Would it be unusual to observe 170 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 200 adult smokers? Wh

80%of adult smokers started smoking before turning 18 years old. (a) If 200 adult smokers are randomly selected, how many would we expect to have started smoking before turning 18 years old? (b) Would it be unusual to observe 170 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 200 adult smokers? Wh

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 42% of college students nationwide engage in “binge drinking” behavior, having 5 or more drinks in one occasion during the past two weeks. A college president wonders if the proportion of students enrolled at her college that binge drink is actually different than the national proportion. In a commissioned study, 364 students are selected randomly from a list of all students enrolled at the college. Of these, 136 admitted to having engaged in binge drinking. The same college president is more interested in testing her suspicion that the proportion of students at her college that binge drink is different than the national proportion of .37. Use the statistic provided for her college above for your test. A. Define the null and alternative hypotheses to test this claim. B. By hand, calculate the test statistic for this test. C. Use…
In a memory test, the test subjects are given a large number and are asked to memorize it. Historical records show that 80% of test subjects pass the test. To pass the test, a subject must exactly repeat all the digits in the number after two hours. A random sample of 625 people to take the memory test is going to be chosen. Let p be the proportion of people in the sample who pass the test. Answer the following. (If necessary, consult a list of formulas.) (a) Find the mean of P. 0 (b) Find the standard deviation of p. 0 (c) Compute an approximation for P(P >0.84), which is the probability that more than 84% of the people in the sample pass the test. Round your answer to four decimal places. 0 X
Are birthdays "evenly distributed" throughout the year, or are they more common during some parts of the year than others? Owners of a children's toy store chain in the Northwest asked just this question. Some data collected by the chain are summarized in the table below. The data were obtained from a random sample of 190 people. The birthdate of each person was recorded, and each of these dates was placed into one of four categories: winter (December 21-March 20), spring (March 21-June 20), summer (June 21-September 20), and fall (September 21-December 20). The numbers in the first row of the table are the frequencies observed in the sample for these season categories. The numbers in the second row are the expected frequencies under the assumption that birthdays are equally likely during each season of the year. The bottom row of numbers gives the following value for each of the season categories. Answer the following to summarize the test of the hypothesis that birthdays are equally…
You are interested in comparing sleep habits of elementary school children. Suppose you have agroup of eighth graders. You asked them in July to estimate about how many hours of sleep they get pernight, on average. You asked those same individuals the same question again in November, during theschool year. Which is the most appropriate test to use?
1. The percentage of 12- to 17-year-olds who reported talking at least once in the past year with their parents about the dangers of drug, tobacco, or alcohol is 60% nationally. A state youth council believes this proportion is higher in their state, where there has been an intense media campaign about this issue. A survey of randomly chosen students from across the state shows 1032 of 1642 students reporting they are having these conversations with their parents. Is there evidence that the percent of students using drugs, tobacco or alcohol in this state is above the national rate?
According to a report, 52.3% of murders are committed with a firearm. (a) If 100 murders are randomly selected, how many would we expect to be committed with a firearm? (b) Would it be unusual to observe 56 murders by firearm in a random sample of 100 murders? Why? (a) We would expect to be committed with a firearm. (b) Choose the correct answer below. O A. No, because 56 is between u - 20 and u + 20. O B. Yes, because 56 is greater than + 20. C. No, because 56 is greater than u + 20. D. No, because 56 is less than u - 20. O E. Yes, because 56 is between u -2o and + 20.
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Based on information from Harper's Index, 37 out of a random sample of 100 adult Americans who did not attend college believe in extraterrestrials. However, out of a random sample of 100 adult Americans who did attend college, 47 claim that they believe in extraterrestrials. Does this indicate that the proportion of people who attend college and who believe in extraterrestrials is higher than the proportion who did not attend college? (a) State the hypotheses in plain language. (b) Fill in the table below, then enter this table in the left side of the Rossman-Chance applet. No college College Total Believe in ETs 84 Did not believe in ETs 116 Total 100 100 200 (c) Compute the point estimate for the difference in the proportion believing in extraterrestrials between those not attending college and those attending college. Pne – Pe = (d) Complete at least 1000 simulations in the Rossman-Chance app 2 and report your findings below. (For help with the applet, refer to the e "Using the…
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 42% of college students nationwide engage in “binge drinking” behavior, having 5 or more drinks in one occasion during the past two weeks. A college president wonders if the proportion of students enrolled at her college that binge drink is actually different than the national proportion. In a commissioned study, 364 students are selected randomly from a list of all students enrolled at the college. Of these, 136 admitted to having engaged in binge drinking. Calculate the statistic for this sample. Calculate the standard error for this sample. Verify that we can use a normal distribution for this sample. By hand calculate a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of all students at this college that engage in binge drinking. Show all work. Interpret the results of your confidence interval in the context of the…
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According to an almanac, 60% of adult smokers started smoking before turning 18 years old. (a) If 300 adult smokers are randomly selected, how many would we expect to have started smoking before turning 18 years old? (b) Would it be unusual to observe 270 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 300 adult smokers? Why?