
Elementary Statistics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134462455
Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7.1, Problem 17BSC
Critical Thinking. In Exercises 17–28, use the data and confidence level to construct a confidence
17. Births A random sample of 860 births in New York State included 426 boys. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the proportion of boys in all births. It is believed that among all births, the proportion of boys is 0.512. Do these sample results provide strong evidence against that belief?
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The following ordered data list shows the data speeds for cell phones used by a
telephone company at an airport:
A. Calculate the Measures of Central Tendency from the ungrouped data list.
B. Group the data in an appropriate frequency table.
C. Calculate the Measures of Central Tendency using the table in point B.
D. Are there differences in the measurements obtained in A and C? Why (give at
least one justified reason)?
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0.8
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4.5
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A. Measures of Central Tendency
We are to calculate:
Mean, Median, Mode
The data (already ordered) is:
0.8, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9, 3.2, 3.6, 4.5, 4.5, 4.6, 6.2, 6.5, 7.7, 7.9, 9.9, 10.2, 10.3, 10.9,
11.1, 11.1, 11.6,
11.8, 12.0, 13.1, 13.5, 13.7, 14.1, 14.2, 14.7, 15.0, 15.1, 15.5,…
PEER REPLY 1:
Choose a classmate's Main Post.
1. Indicate a range of values for the independent variable (x) that is reasonable
based on the data provided.
2. Explain what the predicted range of dependent values should be based on
the range of independent values.
In a company with 80 employees, 60 earn $10.00 per hour and 20 earn $13.00 per
hour.
Is this average hourly wage considered representative?
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Elementary Statistics (13th Edition)
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