Normal Probability Applet: Complete
Normal Probability Applet: Complete
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Question 1 1 / 1 point
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then a second time with your group during group preparation.
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Question 0.67 / 1
2 point
The mean I.Q. test score in the United States is 100. Twenty randomly selected
Statistics students took an I.Q. test, and the mean of their scores was 112. Which
of the following statements is/are true?
100 is a parameter.
112 is a parameter.
100 is a statistic.
112 is a statistic
Question 0/1
4 point
Rotham City has four distinct neighborhoods. The property values are very
similar within each neighborhood, but they vary considerably from neighborhood
to neighborhood. One neighborhood has very low property values and another
has extremely high property values. Property taxes are usually roughly
proportional to the property values. What type of sample should we collect to
gage the residents' responses to a proposed increase in property taxes?
At a school fund raiser, the name of every person who attended was entered into
a drawing. At the end of the evening, six names were selected to receive door
prizes. Which type of sampling scheme was implemented?
Question 8 1 / 1 point
Answer:
4.771
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9 point
Answer:
1.912
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10 point
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Jessica Meir and her research team measured the body temperatures of a
sample of diving elephant seals. (cite:Meir10) A thermistor was placed at a
specific location on each seal to measure its body temperature. The body
temperature of seals tends to decrease as they dive. The researchers estimated
the typical body temperature of each seal at the time they initiate a dive and
called this the "representative temperature'' of the seal.
Thermistors were placed in the hepatic sinus of four of the seals (named Bodil,
Roberta, Larry, and Per.) The seal's body temperature at the start of the dive was
calculated to be:
Complete the following table and use your work to answer the next four
questions.
Question 11 0 / 1 point
What is the value of the number that goes in the position marked with an "A" in
the table above? (Round your answer to three decimal places)
Answer:
-
(-0.165)
0.195
Question 12 0/1
point
What is the value of the number that goes in the position marked with an "B" in
the table above?(Round your answer to three decimal places)
Answer:
0.54 (0.681)
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Question 13
point
What quantity is equal to the sum of the numbers in the "Squared Deviations"
column?
The mean
The standard deviation
The variance
None of these is correct
Question 0/1
14 point
Answer:
0.67 (0.715)
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Question 15
point
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False
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Question 16 1 / 1 point
Arterial
Extradural
Hepatic Sinus
Information
The number of hours’ students spent studying for an exam were recorded. The
data are represented by the boxplot below. Use this boxplot to answer the
next 2 questions.
Question 17 1 / 1 point
Answer:
8
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18 point
What percentage of the data lies between 4 hours and 8 hours? Note: List the
number as a percent and not a decimal, and don't include the percent sign.
Example: If the answer is 66%, then input only 66, not 0.66.
Answer:
50
Informatio
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Use the following information to answer the next three questions.
Question 19 1 / 1 point
Answer:
2.055
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20 point
Answer:
0.233
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21 point
Question 22 1 / 1 point
What is the probability that a randomly selected student will score above 542.3
on the GMAT?
Answer:
0.5
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23 point
What is the probability that a randomly selected student will score below 600 on
the GMAT?
Answer:
0.68 (0.684)
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Question 24
point
What is the probability that a randomly selected student will score 600 or above
on the GMAT?
Answer:
0.32 (0.316)
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Question 25
point
Find the GMAT score that corresponds to the 10th percentile. (Round to the
nearest whole number)
Answer:
388
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26 point
Find the GMAT score that corresponds to the 90th percentile. (Round to the
nearest whole number)
Answer:
697
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27 point
Find the first quartile of the distribution of GMAT scores. (Round to the nearest
whole number)
Answer:
461
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28 point
Find the third quartile of the distribution of GMAT scores. (Round to the nearest
whole number)
Answer:
624
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29 point
Answer:
542.3
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30 point
What is the standard deviation of the distribution of sample mean scores for all
such samples? (Round to three decimal places)
Answer:
31.123
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31 point
What is the probability that the sample mean GMAT score for an SRS of n = 15
students will be greater than 600? (Round to three decimal places)
Answer:
0.03
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