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Author: James T. McClave, Terry T Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.6, Problem 126ACA
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To infer: Whether or not females at the U.S. Postal service were promoted fairly.
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(c) Because logistic regression predicts probabilities of outcomes, observations used to build a logistic regression model need not be independent.
A. false: all observations must be independent
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C. false: only observations with the same outcome need to be independent
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Spam filters are built on principles similar to those used in logistic regression. We fit a probability that each message is spam or not spam. We have several variables for each email. Here are a few: to_multiple=1 if there are multiple recipients, winner=1 if the word 'winner' appears in the subject line, format=1 if the email is poorly formatted, re_subj=1 if "re" appears in the subject line. A logistic model was fit to a dataset with the following output:
Estimate
SE
Z
Pr(>|Z|)
(Intercept)
-0.8161
0.086
-9.4895
0
to_multiple
-2.5651
0.3052
-8.4047
0
winner
1.5801
0.3156
5.0067
0
format
-0.1528
0.1136
-1.3451
0.1786
re_subj
-2.8401
0.363
-7.824
0
(a) Write down the model using the coefficients from the model fit.log_odds(spam) = -0.8161 + -2.5651 + to_multiple + 1.5801 winner + -0.1528 format + -2.8401 re_subj(b) Suppose we have an observation where to_multiple=0, winner=1, format=0, and re_subj=0. What is the predicted probability that this message is spam?…
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Statistics (13th Edition)
Ch. 4.1 - What is a random variable?
Ch. 4.1 - How do discrete and continuous random variables...Ch. 4.1 - Type of Random Variable. Classify the following...Ch. 4.1 - Type of Random Variable. Identify the following...Ch. 4.1 - Type of Random Variable. Identify the following...Ch. 4.1 - 4.3 NHTSA crash tests. Refer to the National...Ch. 4.1 - 4.4 Customers in line at a Subway shop. The number...Ch. 4.1 - Sound waves from a basketball. Refer to the...Ch. 4.1 - Mongolian desert ants. Refer to the Journal of...Ch. 4.1 - Motivation of drug dealers. Refer to the Applied...
Ch. 4.1 - Psychology. Give an example of a discrete random...Ch. 4.1 - Sociology. Give an example of a discrete random...Ch. 4.1 - Nursing. Give an example of a discrete random...Ch. 4.1 - Art history. Give an example of a discrete random...Ch. 4.1 - Irrelevant speech effects. Refer to the Acoustical...Ch. 4.1 - Shaft graves in ancient Greece. Refer to the...Ch. 4.2 - Give three different ways of representing the...Ch. 4.2 - Consider the following probability...Ch. 4.2 - 4.11 A discrete random variable x can assume five...Ch. 4.2 - Explain why each of the following is or is not a...Ch. 4.2 - The random variable x has the following discrete...Ch. 4.2 - The random variable x has the discrete probability...Ch. 4.2 - 4.16 Toss three fair coins and let x equal the...Ch. 4.2 - Use the applet entitled Random Numbers to generate...Ch. 4.2 - Run the applet entitled Simulating the Probability...Ch. 4.2 - Size of TV households. According to Nielsen’s...Ch. 4.2 - 4.25 Do social robots walk or roll? Refer to the...Ch. 4.2 - NHTSA crash tests. Refer to the National Highway...Ch. 4.2 - Downloading apps to your cell phone. According to...Ch. 4.2 - Controlling the water hyacinth. An insect that...Ch. 4.2 - Gender in two-child families. Human Biology (Feb....Ch. 4.2 - Environmental vulnerability of amphibians. Many...Ch. 4.2 - The “last name” effect in purchasing. The Journal...Ch. 4.2 - Solar energy cells. According to the Earth Policy...Ch. 4.2 - 4.29 Contaminated gun cartridges. A weapons...Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 34ACICh. 4.2 - Prob. 35ACICh. 4.2 - Reliability of a manufacturing network. A team of...Ch. 4.2 - 4.38 Voter preferences for a committee. A...Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 38ACACh. 4.2 - Robot-sensor system configuration. Engineers at...Ch. 4.3 - What does the expected value of a random variable...Ch. 4.3 - Will E(x) always be equal to a specific value of...Ch. 4.3 - For a mound-shaped, symmetric distribution, what...Ch. 4.3 - Consider the probability distribution for the...Ch. 4.3 - 4.18 Consider the probability distribution for the...Ch. 4.3 - Consider the probability distributions shown...Ch. 4.3 - 4.17 Consider the probability distribution...Ch. 4.3 - NHTSA car crash tests. Refer to Exercise 4.26 (p....Ch. 4.3 - Downloading apps to your cell phone. Refer to the...Ch. 4.3 - Controlling the water hyacinth. Refer to the...Ch. 4.3 - Gender in two-child families. Refer to the Human...Ch. 4.3 - Environmental vulnerability of amphibians. Refer...Ch. 4.3 - Reliability of a manufacturing network. Refer to...Ch. 4.3 -
Beach erosional hot spots. Refer to the U.S....Ch. 4.3 - 4.36 Expected Lotto winnings. Most states offer...Ch. 4.3 -
Expected winnings in roulette. In the popular...Ch. 4.3 - 4.39 Parlay card betting. Odds makers try to...Ch. 4.4 - Give the five characteristics of a binomial random...Ch. 4.4 - Give the formula for p(x) for a binomial random...Ch. 4.4 - Consider the following binomial probability...Ch. 4.4 - Refer to Exercise 4.59.
Graph the probability...Ch. 4.4 - 4.40 Compute the following:
Ch. 4.4 - 4.42 Suppose x is a binomial random variable with...Ch. 4.4 - 4.43 If x is a binomial random variable, compute p...Ch. 4.4 - If x is a binomial random variable, use Table I in...Ch. 4.4 - If x is a binomial random variable, use Table I in...Ch. 4.4 - 4.45 If x is a binomial random variable, calculate...Ch. 4.4 - 4.46 The binomial probability distribution is a...Ch. 4.4 - Applet Exercise 4.3
Use the applets Simulating the...Ch. 4.4 - Applet Exercise 4.4
Open the applet Sample from a...Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 4.5AECh. 4.4 - Working on summer vacation. An Adweek/Harris (July...Ch. 4.4 - Superstitions survey. Are Americans superstitious?...Ch. 4.4 - Where will you get your next pet? According to an...Ch. 4.4 - Chemical signals of mice. Refer to the Cell (May...Ch. 4.4 - Analysis of bottled water. Is the bottled water...Ch. 4.4 - Caesarian births. The American College of...Ch. 4.4 - 4.53 Fingerprint expertise. Refer to the...Ch. 4.4 - Hotel guest satisfaction. J. D. Power and...Ch. 4.4 - 4.52 Immediate feedback to incorrect exam answers....Ch. 4.4 - 4.54 Making your vote count. Refer to the Chance...Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 78ACICh. 4.4 - Victims of domestic abuse. According to...Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 80ACICh. 4.4 - Testing a psychic’s ESP. Refer to Exercise 3.101...Ch. 4.4 - Assigning a passing grade. A literature professor...Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 83ACACh. 4.4 - Does having boys run in the family? Chance (Fall...Ch. 4.5 - Give the four characteristics of a Poisson random...Ch. 4.5 - Consider a Poisson random variable with...Ch. 4.5 - Consider the Poisson probability distribution...Ch. 4.5 - Refer to Exercise 4.86.
Graph the probability...Ch. 4.5 - Refer to Exercise 4.87.
Graph the probability...Ch. 4.5 - 4.65 Given that x is a random variable for which a...Ch. 4.5 - Assume that x is a random variable having a...Ch. 4.5 - Suppose x is a random variable for which a Poisson...Ch. 4.5 - Suppose x is a random variable for which a Poisson...Ch. 4.5 - As mentioned in this section, when n is large, p...Ch. 4.5 - Eye fixation experiment. Cognitive scientists at...Ch. 4.5 - Noise in laser imaging. Penumbrol imaging is a...Ch. 4.5 - Spare line replacement units. The U.S. Department...Ch. 4.5 - 4.176 NASA and rare planet transits. A “planet...Ch. 4.5 - 4.71 Airline fatalities. Over the past 5 years,...Ch. 4.5 - 4.76 Traffic fatalities and sporting events. The...Ch. 4.5 - LAN videoconferencing. A network administrator is...Ch. 4.5 - 4.80 Making high-stakes insurance decisions. The...Ch. 4.5 - Davy Crockett’s use of words. Davy Crockett, a...Ch. 4.5 - 4.79 Flaws in plastic-coated wire. The British...Ch. 4.5 - 4.82 Waiting for a car wash. An automatic car wash...Ch. 4.5 - 4.83 Elevator passenger arrivals. A study of the...Ch. 4.6 - Explain the difference between sampling with...Ch. 4.6 - Give the characteristics of a hypergeometric...Ch. 4.6 - How do binomial and hypergeometric random...Ch. 4.6 - 4.64 Given that x is a hypergeometric random...Ch. 4.6 - 4.63 Given that x is a hypergeometric random...Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 112LMCh. 4.6 - Prob. 113LMCh. 4.6 - 4.68 Given that x is a hypergeometric random...Ch. 4.6 - 4.67 Suppose you plan to sample 10 items from a...Ch. 4.6 - 4.69 Do social robots walk or roll? Refer to the...Ch. 4.6 - Mail rooms contaminated with anthrax. In Chance...Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 118ACBCh. 4.6 - 4.183 On-site treatment of hazardous waste. The...Ch. 4.6 - 4.78 Guilt in decision making. The Journal of...Ch. 4.6 - 4.73 Contaminated gun cartridges. Refer to the...Ch. 4.6 - Lot inspection sampling. Imagine that you are...Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 123ACICh. 4.6 - Prob. 124ACICh. 4.6 - Establishing boundaries in academic engineering....Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 126ACACh. 4.6 - Awarding of home improvement grants. The...Ch. 4 - Prob. 128UPCh. 4 - 4.161 Identify the type of random...Ch. 4 - 4.156 For each of the following examples, decide...Ch. 4 - Prob. 131LMCh. 4 - Prob. 132LMCh. 4 - Prob. 133LMCh. 4 - Prob. 134LMCh. 4 - Prob. 135LMCh. 4 - Prob. 136ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 137ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 138ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 139ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 140ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 141ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 142ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 143ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 144ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 145ACBCh. 4 - Prob. 146ACICh. 4 - Extinct New Zealand birds. Refer to the...Ch. 4 - Student gambling on sports. A study of gambling...Ch. 4 - Parents’ behavior at a gym meet. Pediatric...Ch. 4 - 4.196 Testing for spoiled wine. Suppose that you...Ch. 4 - Prob. 151ACICh. 4 - Prob. 152ACICh. 4 - Chickens with fecal contamination. The United...Ch. 4 - Crime Watch neighborhood. In many cities,...Ch. 4 - 4.203 The showcase showdown. On the popular...Ch. 4 - 4.60 Network forensic analysis. A network forensic...Ch. 4 - 4.201 How many questionnaires to mail? The...Ch. 4 - 4.204 Reliability of a “one-shot” device. A...Ch. 4 - Emergency room bed availability. The mean number...Ch. 4 - Prob. 160CTC
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