Intro Stats, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134210285

Author: Richard D. De Veaux, Paul Velleman, David E. Bock

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 15, Problem 35E

WebZine A magazine is considering the launch of an online edition. The magazine plans to go ahead only if it’s convinced that more than 25% of current readers would subscribe. The magazine contacted a simple random sample of 500 current subscribers, and 137 of those surveyed expressed interest. What should the company do? Test an appropriate hypothesis and state your conclusion. Be sure the appropriate assumptions and conditions are satisfied before you proceed.

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Intro Stats, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)

Ch. 15.2 - A research team wants to know if aspirin helps to...Ch. 15.2 - An allergy drug has been tested and found to give...Ch. 15.2 - The new drug is tested and the P-value is 0.0001....Ch. 15.4 - The research team that wants to know if aspirin...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 5JC Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 6JC Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 7JC Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 8JC Ch. 15 - Better than aspirin? A very large study showed...Ch. 15 - Psychic A friend of yours claims to be psychic....

Ch. 15 - Parameters and hypotheses For each of the...Ch. 15 - Hypotheses and parameters As in Exercise 3, for...Ch. 15 - SECTION 15.2 5. Better than aspirin again?...Ch. 15 - GRE performance A test preparation company claims...Ch. 15 - SECTION 15.3 7. Hispanic origin According to the...Ch. 15 - Empty houses According to the 2010 Census, 11.4%...Ch. 15 - Prob. 9E Ch. 15 - Marriage In 1960, census results indicated that...Ch. 15 - Prob. 11E Ch. 15 - Golf balls The United States Golf Association...Ch. 15 - Prob. 13E Ch. 15 - Prob. 14E Ch. 15 - CHAPTER EXERCISES 15. Hypotheses Write the null...Ch. 15 - More hypotheses Write the null and alternative...Ch. 15 - Negatives After the political ad campaign...Ch. 15 - Dice The seller of a loaded die claims that it...Ch. 15 - Prob. 19E Ch. 15 - Cars A survey investigating whether the proportion...Ch. 15 - Prob. 21E Ch. 15 - Prob. 22E Ch. 15 - Prob. 23E Ch. 15 - Prob. 24E Ch. 15 - Dowsing In a rural area, only about 30% of the...Ch. 15 - Abnormalities In the 1980s, it was generally...Ch. 15 - Prob. 27E Ch. 15 - Educated mothers The National Center for Education...Ch. 15 - Contributions, please II We learned in Chapter 13,...Ch. 15 - Prob. 30E Ch. 15 - Prob. 31E Ch. 15 - Scratch and dent An appliance manufacturer...Ch. 15 - Prob. 33E Ch. 15 - Football 2016 During the first 15 weeks of the...Ch. 15 - WebZine A magazine is considering the launch of an...Ch. 15 - Seeds A garden center wants to store leftover...Ch. 15 - Prob. 37E Ch. 15 - Prob. 38E Ch. 15 - Prob. 39E Ch. 15 - Acid rain A study of the effects of acid rain on...Ch. 15 - Prob. 41E Ch. 15 - TV ads A start-up company is about to market a new...Ch. 15 - Prob. 43E Ch. 15 - Prob. 44E Ch. 15 - Normal temperature again From the measurements of...Ch. 15 - Hot dogs again The nutrition lab in Chapter 14,...Ch. 15 - Prob. 47E Ch. 15 - Computer lab fees again The technology committee...Ch. 15 - More Ruffles Recall from Chapter 14, Exercise 55...Ch. 15 - More Doritos We saw in Chapter 14, Exercise 56...Ch. 15 - Prob. 51E Ch. 15 - Prob. 52E Ch. 15 - Prob. 53E Ch. 15 - Prob. 54E Ch. 15 - Maze Here are the data from the researcher...Ch. 15 - Facebook friends According to...Ch. 15 - Maze revisited A student resampled the Maze times...Ch. 15 - Prob. 58E Ch. 15 - Prob. 59E Ch. 15 - Prob. 60E

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