Mind on Statistics
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Author: Jessica M. Utts, Robert F. Heckard
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.19E
A (hypothetical) study of what people do in their spare time found that people born under the astrological sign of Aries were significantly more likely to be regular swimmers than people born under other signs. What additional information would you want to know to help you determine if this result is a false positive?
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Ch. 1 - Refer to the data and five-number summaries given...Ch. 1 - A five-number summary for the heights in inches of...Ch. 1 - In recent years, Vietnamese American women have...Ch. 1 - The risk of getting lung cancer at some point in...Ch. 1 - Refer to Case Study 1.3, in which teens were asked...Ch. 1 - Using Case Study 1.6 as an example, explain the...Ch. 1 - A CBS News poll taken in December 2009, asked a...Ch. 1 - A telephone survey of 2000 Canadians conducted...Ch. 1 - In Case Study 1.3, the margin of error for the...Ch. 1 - About how many people would need to be in a random...
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.11ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.12ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.13ECh. 1 - For each of the studies described, explain whether...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.15ECh. 1 - Suppose that an observational study showed that...Ch. 1 - A randomized experiment was done in which...Ch. 1 - Explain the distinction between statistical...Ch. 1 - A (hypothetical) study of what people do in their...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.20ECh. 1 - Refer to Case Study 1.6, in which the relationship...Ch. 1 - Students in a statistics class at Penn State were...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.23ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.24ECh. 1 - An article in the magazine Science (Service, 1994)...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.26ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.27ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.28ECh. 1 - Refer to the study in Exercise 1.28, in which...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.30ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.31ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.32ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.33ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.34ECh. 1 - Refer to Exercise 1.33. The Roper Organization...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.36ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.37ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.38ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.39ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.40ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.41ECh. 1 - Suppose you were to read the following news story:...Ch. 1 - Refer to Case Study 1.5. Explain what mistakes...Ch. 1 - Refer to Case Study 1.6. Go through the five steps...
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