Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781305115347
Author: Roxy Peck; Chris Olsen; Jay L. Devore
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 5E
College student attitudes about e-books were investigated in a survey of 1625 students. Students were asked to indicate their level of agreement with the following statement:
“I would like to be able to get all my textbooks in digital form.”
The responses are summarized in the accompanying table. (The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 23, 2013)
- a. Construct an appropriate graphical display to summarize the information given in the table.
- b. Write a headline that would be appropriate for a newspaper article that summarized the results of this survey.
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1. Researchers wanted to understand college students' usage of time. A formal survey of 3,000 students was
taken and the results are summarized as follows:
Activity
Attending class
Sleeping
Socializing & recreation
Studying
Working, volunteering, student clubs
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b) What conclusions can you reach concerning what college students do with their time?
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Identify the data types of each of the 9 variables as…
can only display numerical data, while a
can display categorical
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
Ch. 3.1 - Each person in a nationally representative sample...Ch. 3.1 - The graphical display on the next page is similar...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3ECh. 3.1 - The National Confectioners Association asked 1006...Ch. 3.1 - College student attitudes about e-books were...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 6ECh. 3.1 - Prob. 7ECh. 3.1 - Prob. 8ECh. 3.1 - Prob. 9ECh. 3.1 - The survey on student attitude toward e-books...
Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 11ECh. 3.1 - Prob. 12ECh. 3.1 - An article about college loans (New Rules Would...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 14ECh. 3.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 3.2 - Prob. 16ECh. 3.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 3.2 - The article Economy Low, Generosity High (USA...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 3.2 - A report from Texas Transportation Institute...Ch. 3.2 - The percentage of teens not in school or working...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 22ECh. 3.3 - The accompanying data on annual maximum wind speed...Ch. 3.3 - The accompanying relative frequency table is based...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 25ECh. 3.3 - Medicares new medical plans offer a wide range of...Ch. 3.3 - The following two relative frequency distributions...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 28ECh. 3.3 - The report Trends in College Pricing 2012...Ch. 3.3 - An exam is given to students in an introductory...Ch. 3.3 - The accompanying frequency distribution summarizes...Ch. 3.3 - Example 3.19 used annual rainfall data for...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 33ECh. 3.3 - Prob. 34ECh. 3.3 - Prob. 35ECh. 3.3 - Prob. 36ECh. 3.3 - Using the five class intervals 100 to 120, 120 to...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 38ECh. 3.4 - Consumer Reports Health (consumerreports.org) gave...Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 40ECh. 3.4 - Prob. 41ECh. 3.4 - Prob. 42ECh. 3.4 - Prob. 43ECh. 3.4 - Prob. 44ECh. 3.4 - The accompanying time series plot of movie box...Ch. 3.5 - The accompanying comparative bar chart is similar...Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 47ECh. 3.5 - The figure at the top right of the next page is...Ch. 3.5 - The two graphical displays below are similar to...Ch. 3.5 - The following graphical display is similar to one...Ch. 3.5 - Explain why the following graphical display...Ch. 3 - Prob. 52CRCh. 3 - Prob. 53CRCh. 3 - Prob. 54CRCh. 3 - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station...Ch. 3 - The stem-and-leaf display of Exercise 3.55 uses...Ch. 3 - Prob. 57CRCh. 3 - Prob. 58CRCh. 3 - Does the size of a transplanted organ matter? A...Ch. 3 - Prob. 60CRCh. 3 - Prob. 61CRCh. 3 - Prob. 62CRCh. 3 - The article Tobacco and Alcohol Use in G-Rated...Ch. 3 - Prob. 64CRCh. 3 - Prob. 65CRCh. 3 - Prob. 66CRCh. 3 - Prob. 67CRCh. 3 - Prob. 68CRCh. 3 - Prob. 69CRCh. 3 - Many nutritional experts have expressed concern...Ch. 3 - Americium 241 (241Am) is a radioactive material...Ch. 3 - Does eating broccoli reduce the risk of prostate...Ch. 3 - An article that appeared in USA TODAY (August 11,...Ch. 3 - Sometimes samples are composed entirely of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4CRECh. 3 - More than half of Californias doctors say they are...Ch. 3 - Based on observing more than 400 drivers in the...Ch. 3 - An article from the Associated Press (May 14,...Ch. 3 - Prob. 8CRECh. 3 - Prob. 9CRECh. 3 - Prob. 10CRECh. 3 - The article Determination of Most Representative...Ch. 3 - The paper Lessons from Pacemaker Implantations...Ch. 3 - How does the speed of a runner vary over the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 14CRECh. 3 - One factor in the development of tennis elbow, a...Ch. 3 - An article that appeared in USA TODAY (September...
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