What is the mean for the number of home runs for theNational League teams?. The table below represents the mean number ofreported malaria cases between 1996 and 2006 for each... None of
Trang 11 A study is conducted on students taking a statistics class
Several variables are recorded in the survey. Identify eachvariable as categorical or quantitative
A) The type of car the student owns
B) The number of credit hours taken during that semesterC) The time the student waited in line at the bookstore topay for his/her textbooks
The number of people, both adults and children, living inthe household
The total household income, before taxes, in 2010 The age of the respondent
3 A particularly common question in the study of wildlife
behavior involves observing contests between “residents” of
a particular area and “intruders.” In each contest, the
residents either win or lose the encounter (assuming thereare no ties). Observers might record several variables,
some of which are listed below. Which of these variables iscategorical?
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Categorical
Quantitative and Categorical
Trang 417 Suppose you are interested in comparing the quality of
different hospitals based on infections occurred from
surgery. What would be the best way to measure such avariable?
1
2
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employee. A stemplot of these data is shown below. In thestemplot 6|2 represents 62 months.
What would be a better way to represent this data set? Display the data in a time plot.
A) Gender of the student
B) School/college from which the student graduated
C) Annual salary of the first job after graduation
D) Graduation date in terms of semester (e.g., Fall 2005,Spring 2006, etc.)
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Trang 12make sure the heights of the bars exceed the widths ofthe class intervals, so that the bars are true rectangles. label the vertical axis so the reader can determine thecounts or percentage in each class interval.
make certain the mean and median are contained in thesame class interval, so that the correct type of skewnesscan be identified.
50 In a statistics class with 136 students, the professor records
how much money each student has in their possession
during the first class of the semester. The histogram shownbelow represents the data he collected
Trang 14What is approximately the number of students with $30 ormore in their possession?
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Legend: 2|9 represents 29
What is the median for the number of home runs for theAmerican League teams?
45
50
50.5
Trang 1858 During the early part of the 1994 baseball season, many
sports fans and baseball players noticed that the number ofhome runs being hit seemed to be unusually large. Beloware separate stemplots for the number of home runs byAmerican League and National League teams based on theteambyteam statistics on home runs hit through Friday,
June 3, 1994 (from the Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, June
5, 1994)
Trang 19What is the mean for the number of home runs for theNational League teams?
automobiles used in this study by the Consumers Union
Trang 20Italian cars get significantly lower gas mileage than cars
of other countries. This is because their slice of the pie isthe smallest of the chart.
More than half of the cars in the study were from theUnited States.
Swedish cars get gas mileages that are between those
of Japanese and U.S. cars.
MercedesBenz, Audi, Porsche, and BMW representapproximately a quarter of the cars tested.
62 The Consumers Union measured the gas mileage in miles
per gallon of 38 automobiles from the 1978–1979 modelyear on a special test track. The pie chart below providesinformation about the country of manufacture of the
automobiles used in this study by the Consumers Union
Trang 21mode of transportation used by each person as they
entered the campus. Based on the information recorded,the following bar graph was constructed
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entered the campus. Based on the information recorded,the following bar graph was constructed
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Trang 25What is approximately the maximum number of burglariesfor a month in 1988?
Trang 26MPGCity, we can see that the
shape of the distribution is roughly symmetric with onepeak.
distribution is skewed to the left.
distribution is skewed to the right.
distribution is roughly symmetric with outlier values tothe left.
shape of the distribution would be easier to see if a
stemplot had been constructed instead of the histogram.
72 The following stemplot displays the number of forest fires
(in thousands) that occurred each year over the period from
Trang 27From the stemplot we can see that
the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left. there appears to be one large peak.
there was a total of 9 years in which more than 10,000fires occurred.
only one year had fewer than 6000 fires.
All of the above
73 Statistics were gathered on the number of homicides
committed with guns in Australia in the years from 1980 to2004.From these data the following graph was constructed
This plot is a graph of a(n) _, and it showsthat there is/are _ in the data
categorical variable; skewness to the right
histogram; multiple peaks
line; an increasing trend
quantitative variable; outlier values
Trang 2874 Which of the following variables is categorical?
The number of Facebook friends you have
The amount of time a student spends on the Internet inone day
The available food choices in the student cafeteria None of the above
75 According to the American Cancer Society, the decline in
colorectal cancer mortality, primarily attributed to earlydetection and treatment, has not been consistent amongrace/ethnic groups. A colorectal exam is one method forearly detection of colorectal cancer. In 2008, 29.5% ofwhites, 56.9% of African Americans, and 62.4% of
Hispanics had not received a colorectal exam within the last
10 years. What is the best method to display these data? Histogram
Trang 2977 Malaria is a leading cause of infectious disease and death
worldwide. The table below represents the mean number ofreported malaria cases (between 1996 and 2006) for each
Trang 30of 10 West African countries, as published in the journal
Statistica Neerlandica.
Why is it not appropriate to use a histogram to displaythese data?
A pie chart is much easier to read.
The data are categorical and therefore a histogram isnot appropriate.
The width of the bins would be too large to display ahistogram.
None of the above
80 The World Malaria Report (2008) has information on the
number of reported malaria cases from 2005 and 2006 forthe 10 countries listed in West Africa. The data are
Trang 33Both would remain unchanged.
The mean would change, but the median would stay thesame.
The mean and median would change.
You cannot tell without doing the actual calculation.
86 The World Malaria Report (2008) has information on the
number of reported malaria cases from 2005 and 2006 forthe 10 countries listed in West Africa. The data are
Trang 34Sierra Leone 233,833 160,666
If the number of reported malaria cases in Sierra Leonewere mistyped and reported as 1,160,666, what wouldhappen to the mean and median?
Both would remain unchanged.
The mean would change, but the median would stay thesame.
The mean and median would change.
You cannot tell without doing the actual calculation.
87 The World Malaria Report (2008) has information on the
number of reported malaria cases from 2005 and 2006 forthe 10 countries listed in West Africa. The data are
Trang 35Gender
Marital status
Highest education level of your mother (e.g., high schoolgrad, college grad, etc.)
All of the above
Trang 3693 A nationwide study was done to assess the programming
proficiency of students taking a statistical programming class.The students were asked their proficiency in the statisticalsoftware SAS. The survey was sent to students at over 100universities and 112 responses were received from 21 differentuniversities. The results were published in the journal
International Mathematical Forum. The results in the form of a
pie chart are shown below
From the pie chart, we can see that most students are _. not proficient at all
somewhat proficient
very proficient
94 A nationwide study was done to assess the programming
proficiency of students taking a statistical programming class.The students were asked their proficiency in the statisticalsoftware SAS. The survey was sent to students at over 100
Trang 37International Mathematical Forum. The results in the form of a
pie chart are shown below
It would have been better to display the data in a histogram. True
False
Both displays work equally well.
95 A nationwide study was done to assess the programming
proficiency of students taking a statistical programming class.The students were asked their proficiency in the statisticalsoftware SAS. The survey was sent to students at over 100universities and 112 responses were received from 21 differentuniversities. The results were published in the journal
International Mathematical Forum. The results in the form of a
pie chart are shown below
Trang 43$10 $14 $15 $17
Trang 44The report gives only the average. This does not implythat all participants in the study lost 10.4 pounds or even
that all participants lost weight. Your friend's experience
does not necessarily contradict the study results.
In order for the study to be correct, we must now addyour friend's results to those of the study and recalculate
15 months
106 The median age of five people in a meeting is 30 years
Trang 45107 The Environmental Protection Agency records data on the
fuel economy of many different makes of cars. Some ofthe variables they collect are listed below. Identify eachvariable as categorical or quantitative
A) Manufacturer of the car (Nissan, Ford, Toyota, etc.)B) Mileage of the car (miles per gallon)
C) Weight of the car (in pounds)
D) Size of the car (small, medium, fullsize, pickup truck,etc.)
20 miles per gallon
109 The Environmental Protection Agency records data on the
fuel economy of many different makes of cars. Data on themileage of 20 randomly selected cars are listed below. Thevalues are ordered for convenience
If the value 29 were misrecorded and should really be 21,what would the median mileage be for these 20 cars?
It would change to 20 miles per gallon.
It would stay the same.
It would change to 21 miles per gallon.
Trang 46112 A consumer agency is testing appliances for a series of articles in their
magazine. Currently they are working with cooktops and ranges. They haveselected 16 of the most commonly used models. Using a series of tests, theagency will estimate the lifetime of these models. A histogram of these(estimated) lifetimes is shown below
Trang 47The number of text messages sent by students andfaculty at a large university
The scores of students (out of 100 points) on a verydifficult exam on which most score poorly but a few do
Skewed to the right Bimodal
115 A reporter wishes to portray baseball players as overpaid
Which measure of center should he report as the average
salary of major league players?
The mean The median Either the mean or median—they will be equal in thiscase.
Neither the mean nor the median—both will be muchlower than the actual average salary.
116 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety publishes data
on the total damage suffered by compact automobiles in a
series of controlled, lowspeed collisions. The cost for a
Trang 4810 6 8 10 4 3.5 7.5 8 9
What is the median cost of the total damage suffered forthis sample of cars?
$400 $730 $800 $1000
117 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety publishes data
on the total damage suffered by compact automobiles in aseries of controlled, lowspeed collisions. The cost for asample of nine cars, in hundreds of dollars, is providedbelow
10 6 8 10 4 3.5 7.5 8 9
What is the first quartile for the above data?
$350 $500 $600 None of the above
118 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety publishes data
on the total damage suffered by compact automobiles in aseries of controlled, lowspeed collisions. The cost for asample of nine cars, in hundreds of dollars, is providedbelow
119 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety publishes data
on the total damage suffered by compact automobiles in aseries of controlled, lowspeed collisions. The cost for asample of nine cars, in hundreds of dollars, is providedbelow
10 6 8 10 4 3.5 7.5 8 9
What is the mean of the total damage suffered for this
Trang 49$239 $733 $800 $950
120 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety publishes data
on the total damage suffered by compact automobiles in aseries of controlled, lowspeed collisions. The cost for asample of nine cars, in hundreds of dollars, is providedbelow
10 6 8 10 4 3.5 7.5 8 9
Using the correct units, what is the value of the variance? 224.85 dollars
238.48 dollars2 50,555.54 dollars2 56,875 dollars2
121 During the early part of the 1994 baseball season, many
sports fans and baseball players noticed that the number
of home runs being hit seemed to be unusually large. Thenumbers of home runs by American League and NationalLeague teams based on the teambyteam statistics onhome runs hit through Friday, June 3, 1994, are given
48.5 56.9 57.5 58.1
122 During the early part of the 1994 baseball season, many
sports fans and baseball players noticed that the number
of home runs being hit seemed to be unusually large. Thenumbers of home runs by American League and NationalLeague teams based on the teambyteam statistics on
Trang 50respectively. Suppose we wish to measure how many morehome runs than last year's average of 40 these teamshave had this year by subtracting 40 from each number (ateam with 55 home runs has 55 – 40 = 15 more homeruns than last year's average). What are the mean andstandard deviation of these new numbers?
Trang 51The mean is smaller than the median.
The mean and median are approximately equal.
It is impossible to compare the mean and median forthese data.
125 The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is
working on a major project: 80% of the highways in
Michigan need to be repaved. To speed completion of thisproject, many contractors will be working for MDOT
Contractors are currently bidding on the next part of theproject. To help make a decision about which contractor tohire, MDOT collects many variables besides just the
estimated cost. One of those variables is the contractor'sestimate of the number of workdays required to finish thejob. Twenty contractors have bid on the next job. Theboxplot below represents their estimates of the number ofwork days required
Trang 52variables besides just the estimated cost. One of those variables is thecontractor's estimate of the number of workdays required to finish the job.Twenty contractors have bid on the next job. The boxplot below representstheir estimates of the number of work days required.