Intro Stats
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Author: Richard D. De Veaux
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Chapter 6, Problem 22E
Car thefts The National Insurance Crime Bureau reports that Honda Accords, Honda Civics, and Toyota Camrys are the cars most frequently reported stolen, while Ford Tauruses, Pontiac Vibes, and Buick LeSabres are stolen least often. Is it reasonable to say that there’s a
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Intro Stats
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Ch. 6 - Correlation facts II If we assume that the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 7ECh. 6 - Prob. 8ECh. 6 - Prob. 9ECh. 6 - Prob. 10ECh. 6 - Association III Suppose you were to collect data...Ch. 6 - Prob. 12ECh. 6 - Prob. 13ECh. 6 - Prob. 14ECh. 6 - Prob. 15ECh. 6 - Prob. 16ECh. 6 - Firing pottery A ceramics factory can fire eight...Ch. 6 - Coffee sales Owners of a new coffee shop tracked...Ch. 6 - Matching Here are several scatterplots. The...Ch. 6 - Matching II Here are several scatterplots. The...Ch. 6 - Prob. 21ECh. 6 - Car thefts The National Insurance Crime Bureau...Ch. 6 - Prob. 23ECh. 6 - Antidepressants A study compared the effectiveness...Ch. 6 - Streams and hard water In a study of streams in...Ch. 6 - Traffic headaches A study of traffic delays in 68...Ch. 6 - Cold nights Is there an association between time...Ch. 6 - Association V A researcher investigating the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 29ECh. 6 - Prob. 30ECh. 6 - Correlation errors Your Economics instructor...Ch. 6 - More correlation errors Students in the Economics...Ch. 6 - Height and reading A researcher studies children...Ch. 6 - Prob. 34ECh. 6 - Correlation conclusions I The correlation between...Ch. 6 - Prob. 36ECh. 6 - Prob. 37ECh. 6 - Sample survey A polling organization is checking...Ch. 6 - Income and housing The Office of Federal Housing...Ch. 6 - Prob. 40ECh. 6 - 41. Fuel economy 2010 Here are advertised...Ch. 6 - Drug abuse A survey was conducted in the United...Ch. 6 - Prob. 43ECh. 6 - Burgers again In the previous exercise you...Ch. 6 - Prob. 45ECh. 6 - 46. Second inning 2010 Perhaps fans are just more...Ch. 6 - Prob. 47ECh. 6 - Prob. 48ECh. 6 - Prob. 49ECh. 6 - Vehicle weights The Minnesota Department of...Ch. 6 - Prob. 51ECh. 6 - Prob. 52E
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