Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 8E
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To apportion:
The seat using Hamilton’s Method.
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3. Please use the table below as reference.
State
New York
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Vermont
Louisiana
Population
1,918,608
1,348,233
687,917
280,652
215,739
a. Find the modified quota for each park using the divisor 49,800.
mpie
(including the District of Columbia).
Pacific
177,336
West South
Central
229,634
Mountain
89,816
West North
68,440
64,564
East North
26,384
East South
Central
Central
Central
South
8,579
376,034
Middle
41,441
New England
Atlantic
Atlantic
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012, Table 508 (data) and U.S. Census
Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions of the United States (regions).
a. Calculate the mean and standard deviation for the population.
1. World's Richest. Each year, Forbes magazine publishes a list of the world's richest people. In
2009, the six richest people, their citizenship, and their wealth (to the nearest billion dollars)
Wealth ($ billion)
Citizenship
United States
Name
Willlam Gate (G)
Warren Buffett (B)
Carlos Slim Helu (H)
40
United States
38
Мexico
35
United States
Lawrence Ellison (E)
Karl Albrecht (A)
23
Sweden
22
Ingvar Kamprad (K)
Germany
22
a. Calculate the mean wealth, µ, of the six people.
For samples of size 2, construct a table and calculate the means for samples of size 2.
c. For a random sample of size 2, what is the chance that the sample mean will equal the
population mean?
d. For a random sample of size 2, determine the probability that the mean wealth of the two
people obtained will be within 2 (i.e., $2 billion) of the population mean. Interpret your result in
terms of percentages.
b.
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