Questions from Business Statistics


Q: What is the approximate P-value for the following values of

What is the approximate P-value for the following values of X 2 and df? a. X 2 = 34.52, df = 13 b. X 2 = 39.25, df = 16 c. X 2 = 26.00, df = 19

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Q: For which of the X 2 and df pairs in the previous

For which of the X 2 and df pairs in the previous exercise would the null hypothesis be rejected if a significance level of  = 0.01 were used?

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Q: Think about how you would answer the following question. Next Wednesday’s

Think about how you would answer the following question. Next Wednesday’s meeting has been moved forward two days. What day is the meeting now that it has been rescheduled? This qu...

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Q: A certain genetic characteristic of a particular plant can appear in one

A certain genetic characteristic of a particular plant can appear in one of three forms (phenotypes). A researcher has developed a theory, according to which the hypothesized proportions are p1 = 0.25...

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Q: The article “Linkage Studies of the Tomato” (Transactions of

The article “Linkage Studies of the Tomato” (Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute [1931]: 1–19) reported the accompanying data on phenotyp...

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Q: Suppose that each observation in a random sample of 100 fatal bicycle

Suppose that each observation in a random sample of 100 fatal bicycle accidents in 2015 was classified according to the day of the week on which the accident occurred. Data consistent with information...

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Q: Birds use color to select and avoid certain types of food.

Birds use color to select and avoid certain types of food. The authors of the article “Colour Avoidance in Northern Bobwhites: Effects of Age, Sex, and Previous Experienceâ ...

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Q: The authors of the paper “External Factors and the Incidence of

The authors of the paper “External Factors and the Incidence of Severe Trauma: Time, Date, Season and Moon” (Injury [2014]: S93–S99) classified ad...

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Q: Some colleges now allow students to pay their tuition using a credit

Some colleges now allow students to pay their tuition using a credit card. The report “Credit Card Tuition Payment Survey 2014” (www.creditcards.com/credit-card -ne...

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Q: The Knight Foundation asked each person in a representative sample of high

The Knight Foundation asked each person in a representative sample of high school students and in a representative sample of high school teachers which of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment...

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