Introductory Statistics
Introductory Statistics
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780135188927
Author: Gould, Robert, Ryan, Colleen N. (colleen Nooter)
Publisher: Pearson,
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Ch. 5 - Simulation (Example 1) If we flip a coin 10 times,...Ch. 5 - Simulation Suppose you are carrying out a...Ch. 5 - Empirical versus Theoretical A Monopoly player...Ch. 5 - Empirical versus Theoretical A person was trying...Ch. 5 - Empirical versus Theoretical A student flips a...Ch. 5 - Empirical versus Theoretical A bag of candy...Ch. 5 - Medical Group A medical practice group consists of...Ch. 5 - Teacher Effectiveness A recent study found that...Ch. 5 - Probability For each of the values, state whether...Ch. 5 - Probability For each of the values, state whether...
Ch. 5 - Cards (Example 2) There are four suits: clubs ,...Ch. 5 - Playing Cards Refer to exercise 5.11 for...Ch. 5 - Guessing on Tests a. On a true/false quiz in which...Ch. 5 - Guessing on Tests Consider a multiple-choice test...Ch. 5 - Four Coin Tosses (Example 3) The sample space...Ch. 5 - Three Children The sample space shows all possible...Ch. 5 - Birthdays What is the probability that a baby will...Ch. 5 - Playing Cards If one card is selected from a...Ch. 5 - Vacations (Example 4) The Gallup poll asked...Ch. 5 - Reading The Pew Research Center asked a sample of...Ch. 5 - Marijuana Legalization (Example 5) A Gallup poll...Ch. 5 - Marijuana Legalization Use the data in exercise...Ch. 5 - Gender Discrimination in Tech (Example 6) A Pew...Ch. 5 - Gender Discrimination in Tech Use the data in...Ch. 5 - Mutually Exclusive Suppose a person is selected at...Ch. 5 - Mutually Exclusive Suppose a student is selected...Ch. 5 - Vacations (Mutually Exclusive) (Example 7)...Ch. 5 - Vacations (Not Mutually Exclusive) Refer to the...Ch. 5 - Fair Die (Example 8) Roll a fair six-sided die. a....Ch. 5 - Fair Die Roll a fair six-sided die. a. 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Ring sizes typically range from about...Ch. 5 - Equal Rights Poll (Example 12) Refer to the table...Ch. 5 - Equal Rights Poll Assume a person is selected...Ch. 5 - Hand Folding (Example 13) When people fold their...Ch. 5 - Dice When two dice are rolled, is the event “the...Ch. 5 - TV News Source and Gender (Example 14) A 2018 Pew...Ch. 5 - TV News Source and Gender Using the table in...Ch. 5 - Coin (Example 15) Imagine flipping three fair...Ch. 5 - Die Imagine rolling a fair six-sided die three...Ch. 5 - Die Sequences (Example 16) Roll a fair six-sided...Ch. 5 - Babies Assume that babies born are equally likely...Ch. 5 - Vacations (Example 17) According to a recent...Ch. 5 - Landlines and Cell Phones According to the...Ch. 5 - Cervical Cancer (Example 18) According to a study...Ch. 5 - Cervical Cancer About 8 women in 100,000 have...Ch. 5 - Rolling Sixes (Example 19) What’s the probability...Ch. 5 - Rolling a Sum of 7 What’s the probability of...Ch. 5 - Multiple-Choice Test (Example 20) A...Ch. 5 - True/False Test A true/false test has 20...Ch. 5 - Simulating Coin Flips (Example 21) a. Use the line...Ch. 5 - Simulating Rolling a Die a. Explain how you could...Ch. 5 - Law of Large Numbers Refer to Histograms A, B, and...Ch. 5 - Law of Large Numbers The table shows the results...Ch. 5 - Coin Flips Imagine flipping a fair coin many...Ch. 5 - Coin Flips, Again Refer to the following figure....Ch. 5 - Law of Large Numbers: Gambling Betty and Jane are...Ch. 5 - LLN: Grandchildren Consider two pairs of...Ch. 5 - LLN: Coin If you flip a fair coin repeatedly and...Ch. 5 - LLN: Die The graph shows the average when a...Ch. 5 - Jury Duty A jury is supposed to represent the...Ch. 5 - Left-handed Some estimates say that 10#37; of the...Ch. 5 - Simulation: Four-Sided Die a. Explain how you...Ch. 5 - Simulation: Six-Sided Die a. Explain how you could...Ch. 5 - Prob. 81CRECh. 5 - Prob. 82CRECh. 5 - Independent Variables Use your general knowledge...Ch. 5 - Independent Variables Use your general knowledge...Ch. 5 - Prob. 85CRECh. 5 - Prob. 86CRECh. 5 - Prob. 87CRECh. 5 - Prob. 88CRECh. 5 - Birthdays Suppose all the days of the week are...Ch. 5 - Pass Rate of Written Driver’s Exam In California,...Ch. 5 - Prob. 91CRECh. 5 - Reading Habits In 2016 the Pew Research Center...Ch. 5 - Prob. 93CRECh. 5 - Prob. 94CRECh. 5 - Prob. 95CRECh. 5 - Cell Phone Security A 2017 Pew Research poll found...Ch. 5 - Coin Flips Let H stand for heads and let T stand...Ch. 5 - Prob. 98CRECh. 5 - Prob. 99CRECh. 5 - Online Dating The Pew Research Center asked a...Ch. 5 - CA Bar Exam In order to practice law, lawyers must...Ch. 5 - Driving Tests In addition to behind-the-wheel...Ch. 5 - California Recidivism and Gender Women return to...Ch. 5 - Blue Eyes About 17#37; of American men have blue...Ch. 5 - Prob. 105CRECh. 5 - Prob. 106CRECh. 5 - Law of Large Numbers A famous study by Amos...Ch. 5 - Law of Large Numbers A certain professional...Ch. 5 - Climate Change and Political Party In 2016 a Pew...Ch. 5 - Climate Change and Political Party Refer to the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 111CRECh. 5 - Prob. 112CRECh. 5 - Prob. 113CRECh. 5 - Prob. 114CRECh. 5 - Prob. 115CRECh. 5 - Prob. 116CRECh. 5 - Prob. 117CRECh. 5 - Prob. 118CRECh. 5 - Prob. 119CRECh. 5 - Prob. 120CRECh. 5 - Prob. 121CRECh. 5 - Multiple-Choice Test A multiple-choice test has 10...Ch. 5 - Simulating Guessing on a Multiple-Choice Test...Ch. 5 - Simulating Guessing on a True/False Test Perform a...Ch. 5 - Red Light/Green Light A busy street has three...Ch. 5 - Soda A soda-bottling plant has a flaw in that...
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