Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321989178
Author: Neil A. Weiss
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 23E

Giant Tarantulas. A tarantula has two body parts. The anterior part of the body is covered above by a shell, or carapace. In the paper “Reproductive Biology of Uruguayan Theraphosids” (The Journal of Arachnology, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 571–587), F. Costa and F. Perez-Miles discussed a large species of tarantula whose common name is the Brazilian giant lawny red. A simple random sample of 15 of these adult male tarantulas provided the following data on carapace length, in millimeters (mm).

Chapter 8.1, Problem 23E, Giant Tarantulas. A tarantula has two body parts. The anterior part of the body is covered above by

  1. a. Obtain a normal probability plot of the data.
  2. b. Based on your result from part (a), is it reasonable to presume that carapace length of adult male Brazilian giant tawny red tarantulas is normally distributed? Explain your answer.
  3. c. Find and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the mean carapace length of all adult male Brazilian giant tawny red tarantulas. The population standard deviation is 1.76 mm.
  4. d. In Exercise 6.97, we noted that the mean carapace length of all adult male Brazilian giant tawny red tarantulas is 18.14 mm. Does your confidence interval in part (c) contain the population mean? Would it necessarily have to? Explain your answers.
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Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)

Ch. 8.1 - In each of Exercises 8.118.16, we provide a sample...Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 12ECh. 8.1 - In each of Exercises 8.118.16, we provide a sample...Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 14ECh. 8.1 - Prob. 15ECh. 8.1 - Prob. 16ECh. 8.1 - Wedding Costs. According to Brides Magazine,...Ch. 8.1 - Cottonmouth Litter Size. In the article The...Ch. 8.1 - Wedding Costs. Refer to Exercise 8.17. Assume that...Ch. 8.1 - Cottonmouth Litter Size. Refer to Exercise 8.18....Ch. 8.1 - Fuel Tank Capacity. Consumer Reports provides...Ch. 8.1 - Home Improvements. The American Express Retail...Ch. 8.1 - Giant Tarantulas. A tarantula has two body parts....Ch. 8.1 - Serum Cholesterol Levels. In formation on serum...Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 25ECh. 8.1 - New Mobile Homes. Refer to Examples 8.1 and 8.2....Ch. 8.2 - Find the confidence level and for a. a 90%...Ch. 8.2 - Find the confidence level and for a. an 85%...Ch. 8.2 - What is meant by saying that a 1 confidence...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 8.2 - Refer to Procedure 8.1. a. 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An issue with legalization of...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 78ECh. 8.2 - Medical Marijuana. Refer to Exercise 8.77. a....Ch. 8.2 - American Alligators. Refer to Exercise 8.78. a....Ch. 8.2 - Medical Marijuana. Refer to Exercise 8.77. a. The...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 82ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 83ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 84ECh. 8.2 - Pulmonary Hypertension. In the paper Persistent...Ch. 8.2 - Fuel Expenditures. In estimating the mean monthly...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 87ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 88ECh. 8.2 - Political Prisoners. In Exercise 8.73, you found a...Ch. 8.2 - Keep on Rolling. In Exercise 8.74, you found a 99%...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 91ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 92ECh. 8.2 - Doing Time. The U.S. Department of Justice, Office...Ch. 8.2 - Doing Time. The U.S. Department of Justice, Office...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 95ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 96ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 97ECh. 8.2 - Corporate Farms. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates...Ch. 8.2 - Body Temperature. A study by researchers at the...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 100ECh. 8.2 - Clocking the Cheetah. The cheetah (Acinonyx...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 103ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 104ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 105ECh. 8.2 - Prob. 106ECh. 8.2 - Toxic Mushrooms? Refer to Exercise 8.71. a....Ch. 8.3 - Why do you need to consider the studentized...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 109ECh. 8.3 - Prob. 110ECh. 8.3 - Prob. 111ECh. 8.3 - Batting Averages. An issue of Scientific American...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 113ECh. 8.3 - Two t-curves have degrees of freedom 12 and 20,...Ch. 8.3 - For a t-curve with df = 6, use Table IV to find...Ch. 8.3 - For a t-curve with df = 17, use Table IV to find...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 117ECh. 8.3 - Prob. 118ECh. 8.3 - Fuel Tank Capacity. Consumer Reports provides...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 120ECh. 8.3 - Prob. 121ECh. 8.3 - Prob. 122ECh. 8.3 - In each of Exercises 8.1238.128, we provide a...Ch. 8.3 - In each of Exercises 8.1238.128, we provide a...Ch. 8.3 - In each of Exercises 8.1238.128, we provide a...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 126ECh. 8.3 - Prob. 127ECh. 8.3 - In each of Exercises 8.1238.128, we provide a...Ch. 8.3 - Preliminary data analyses indicate that you can...Ch. 8.3 - Preliminary data analyses indicate that you can...Ch. 8.3 - Sleep. In 1908, W. S. Gosset published the article...Ch. 8.3 - Preliminary data analyses indicate that you can...Ch. 8.3 - Preliminary data analyses indicate that you can...Ch. 8.3 - Preliminary data analyses indicate that you can...Ch. 8.3 - In each of Exercises 8.135-8.138, use the...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 136ECh. 8.3 - In each of Exercises 8.1358.138, use the...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 138ECh. 8.3 - The Coruros Burrow. The subterranean coruro...Ch. 8.3 - Forearm Length. In 1903. K Pearson and A. Lee...Ch. 8.3 - Blood Cholesterol and Heart Disease. Numerous...Ch. 8.3 - Bicycle Commuting Times. A city planner working on...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 143ECh. 8.3 - Prob. 144ECh. 8.3 - Prob. 146ECh. 8.3 - Another type of confidence interval is called a...Ch. 8.3 - Another type of confidence interval is called a...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 149ECh. 8.3 - Christmas Spending. In a national poll of 1039...Ch. 8 - Explain the difference between a point estimate of...Ch. 8 - Answer true or false to the following statement,...Ch. 8 - Must the variable under consideration be normally...Ch. 8 - Prob. 4RPCh. 8 - Prob. 5RPCh. 8 - Suppose that you intend to find a 95% confidence...Ch. 8 - A confidence interval for a population mean has a...Ch. 8 - Suppose that you plan to apply the one-mean...Ch. 8 - A variable of a population has a mean of 266 and a...Ch. 8 - Baby Weight. 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