Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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Author: Gregory J. Privitera
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Chapter 6, Problem 31PR
1.
To determine
Find cutoff rating for the marks for top 10% of participant’s ratings for the joke.
2.
To determine
Find number of undergraduates give the ratings for the joke at least 10.
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rating of the vehicle using categorical responses of average, outstanding, and exceptional. Another question asked for the owner's education level with the categorical
responses some high school, high school graduate, some college, and college graduate. Assume the sample data below are for 500 owners who had recently purchased an
automobile.
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Quality Rating
Some HS
HS Grad
Some College
College Grad
Average
30
30
20
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Outstanding
50
50
50
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Exceptional
20
20
30
50
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Chapter 6 Solutions
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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