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Sect. 1-3, p.16 (For these problems, see p. 14, 15)

#22 - Types of movies (drama, comedy, adventure, documentary, etc.)

Nominal level of measurement

#24 - Actual temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) as listed in Data Set 11 in Appendix B

Interval level of measurement

#26 - Measured amounts of greenhouse gases (in tons per year) emitted by cars listed in Data Set 16
in Appendix B.

Car Weight Length Braking Cylinders Displacement City Highway CHG

Nominal Interval Interval Ration Ratio Ordinal Nominal Nominal Ratio

Sect. 1-5, p.34 (See p. 28, 29)

#12 - Sobriety Checkpoint The author was an observer at a Town of Poughkeepsie Police sobriety
checkpoint at which every fifth driver was stopped and interviewed. (He witnessed the arrest of a
former student.)

Systematic sampling = checkpoint started at town, every selection of drivers stopped and interviewed

#14 - Recidivism The U.S. Department of Corrections collects data about returning prisoners by
randomly selecting five federal prisons and surveying all of the prisoners in each of the prisons.

Cluster sampling = random selection prisons, survey of all of each prisoners in each prison.

#18 - Curriculum Planning In a study of college programs, 820 students are randomly selected from
those majoring in communications, 1463 students are randomly selected from those majoring in
business, and 760 students are randomly selected from those majoring in history.

Stratified sampling = student population subdivided into groups (communications, business, history).
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Sect. 2-2, p.53

#6 (See p. 47 - 49)

Tar (mg) in Frequency

Filtered
Cigarettes Midpoint =
(𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙)+(𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙)
2

2-5 2
2+5
= 3.5
2

6-9 2
6+9
= 7.5
2

10-13 6
10 + 13
= 11.5
2

14-17 15
14 + 17
= 15.5
2

#14 (See p. 47 - 49) - construct the cumulative frequency distribution that corresponds to the
frequency distribution in the exercise indicated – Exercise 6.

Tar (mg) in Frequency

Filtered
Cigarettes (cumulative)

Less than 6 2

Less than 10 2+2=4

Less than 14 2 + 2 + 6 = 10

Less than 18 2 + 2 + 6 + 15
= 25
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#20 (See p. 49: Data set 4 on p. 771. Comparison to #19 is not required.) Nicotine in Filtered Cigarettes
Refer to Data Set 4 in Appendix B and use the 25 nicotine amounts (in mg) listed for the filtered and
nonmenthol cigarettes. Construct a frequency distribution. Begin with a lower class limit of 0.2 mg,
and use a class width of 0.20 mg. Compare the frequency distribution to the result from Exercise 19.

Frequency distribution of Nicotine (mg) in

filtered and nonmenthol cigarettes

Nicotine (mg) Frequency

0.20 – 0.40 1

(Now)

0.40 – 0.60 1

(Barclay)

0.60 – 0.80 1

(True)

0.80 – 1.00 8

(Highway, Jacks, Merit, Monaco,

Monarch, Mustang, Pilot, Prime)

1.00 – 1.20 12

(Basic, Kent, Lark, Marlboro,

Maverick, Newport, Old Gold, Pall
Mall, Players, Raleigh, Tareyton,
Winston)

1.20 – 1.40 2

(Camel, Viceroy)

Total 25
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Sect. 2-3, p. 57

#12 (See p. 55, 56. Comparison to #11 is not required.) Nicotine in Filtered Cigarettes Use the
frequency distribution from Exercise 20 in Section 2-2 to construct a histogram. Compare this
histogram to the histogram from Exercise 11.

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Sect. 3-2, p.94

#6 (See p. 85 - 87. Perform the calculations. Answering the questions is optional.) Tests of Child
Booster Seats The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted crash tests of child
booster seats for cars. Listed below are results from those tests, with the measurements given in hic
(standard head injury condition units). According to the safety requirement, the hic measurement
should be less than 1000 hic. Do the results suggest that all of the child booster seats meet the
specified requirement? 774 649 1210 546 431 612

Mean ∑𝑥𝑥 774 + 649 + 1210 + 546 + 431 + 612 4222

𝑥𝑥̅ = = = = 703.6667
𝑛𝑛 6 6

Median 431, 546, 612, 649, 774, 1210

612 + 649 1261

= = 630.5
2 2

Mode ? none frequency = no mode

Midrange 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣 + 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣

𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 =
2
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1210 + 431 1641

= = 820.5
2 2

Do the results suggest that all of the child booster seats meet the specified
requirement? = The results suggest that all the child booster seats do meet the
specified requirement of measurement to be less than 1000 hic.

#8 (See p. 85 - 87. Perform the calculations. Answering the questions is optional.) FICO Scores The
FICO credit rating scores obtained in a simple random sample are listed below. As of this writing, the
reported mean FICO score was 678. Do these sample FICO scores appear to be consistent with the
reported mean? 714 751 664 789 818 779 698 836 753 834 693 802

Mean ∑𝑥𝑥
𝑥𝑥̅ =
𝑛𝑛
714 + 751 + 664 + 789 + 818 + 779 + 698 + 836 + 753 + 834 + 693 + 802
=
12
9131
= = 760.9167
12

Median 664, 693, 698, 714, 751, 753, 779, 789, 802, 818, 834, 836

753 + 779 1532

= = 766
2 2

Mode ? none frequency = no mode

Midrange 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣 + 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣

𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 =
2
836 + 664 1500
= = 750
2 2

Do these sample FICO scores appear to be consistent with the reported mean? =
Sample FICO scores are not consistant with the reported mean.
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#18 (See p. 85 - 87. Perform the calculations. Answering the questions is optional.) Car Emissions
Environmental scientists measured the greenhouse gas emissions of a sample of cars. The amounts
listed below are in tons (per year), expressed as equivalents. Given that the values are a simple
random sample selected from Data Set 16 in Appendix B, are these values a simple random sample of
cars in use? Why or why not? 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.9 6.5 7.2 8.2 9.3

Mean ∑𝑥𝑥 7.2 + 7.1 + 7.4 + 7.9 + 6.5 + 7.2 + 8.2 + 9.3 60.8
𝑥𝑥̅ = = = = 7.60
𝑛𝑛 8 8

Median 6.5, 7.1, 7.2, 7.2, 7.4, 7.9, 8.2, 9.3

7.2 + 7.4 14.6

= = 7.3
2 2

Mode Greatest frequency, mode = 7.2

Midrange 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣 + 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣

𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 =
2
9.3 + 6.5 15.8
= = 7.9
2 2

Do these sample FICO scores appear to be consistent with the reported mean? =
Sample FICO scores are not consistant with the reported mean.

#22 (See p. 85, 86) BMI for Miss America The trend of thinner Miss America winners has generated
charges that the contest encourages unhealthy diet habits among young women. Listed below are
body mass indexes (BMI) for Miss America winners from two different time periods.

BMI (from the 1920s and 1930s): 20.4 21.9 22.1 22.3 20.3 18.8 18.9 19.4 18.4 19.1

Mean ∑𝑥𝑥 20.4 + 21.9 + 22.1 + 22.3 + 20.3 + 18.8 + 18.9 + 19.4 + 18.4 + 19.1
𝑥𝑥̅ = =
𝑛𝑛 10
201.6
= = 20.16
10

Median 18.4, 18.8, 18.9, 19.1, 19.4, 20.3, 20.4, 21.9, 22.1, 22.3

19.4 + 20.3 39.7

= = 19.85
2 2
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BMI (from recent winners): 19.5 20.3 19.6 20.2 17.8 17.9 19.1 18.8 17.6 16.8

Mean ∑𝑥𝑥 19.5, +20.3 + 19.6 + 20.2 + 17.8 + 17.9 + 19.1 + 18.8 + 17.6 + 16.8
𝑥𝑥̅ = =
𝑛𝑛 10
187.6
= = 18.76 = 18.8
10

Median 16.8, 17.6, 17.8, 17.9, 18.8, 19.1, 19.5, 19.6, 20.2, 20.3

18.8 + 19.1 37.9

= = 18.95 = 18.9
2 2

#34 (See p. 91) Weighted Mean A student of the author earned grades of 92, 83, 77, 84, and 82 on her
five regular tests. She earned grades of 88 on the final exam and 95 on her class projects. Her
combined homework grade was 77. The five regular tests count for 60% of the final grade, the final
exam counts for 10%, the project counts for 15%, and homework counts for 15%. What is her
weighted mean grade? What letter grade did she earn? (A, B, C, D, or F).

∑(𝑤𝑤 ∗ 𝑥𝑥)
𝑥𝑥̅ =
∑𝑤𝑤
(92 ∗ 0.60) + (83 ∗ 0.60) + (77 ∗ 0.60) + (84 ∗ 0.60) + (82 ∗ 0.60) + (88 ∗ 0.10) + (95 ∗ 0.15) + (77 ∗ 0.15)
=
92 + 83 + 77 + 84 + 82
= 84.76 = 85(𝐵𝐵)

Sect. 3-3, p. 109 (See p. 100 - 103. Answering the questions is optional. Present the calculations in a
table form: see Table 3-2 or Computing a Sample Standard Deviation in the Important Materials Section)

#5 Number of English Words Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, has 1459 pages of
defined words. Listed below are the numbers of defined words per page for a simple random sample
of those pages. If we use this sample as a basis for estimating the total number of defined words in
the dictionary, how does the variation of these numbers affect our confidence in the accuracy of the
estimate? 51 63 36 43 34 62 73 39 53 79

51 + 63 + 36 + 43 + 34 + 62 + 73 + 39 + 53 + 79 = 533

512 + 632 + 362 + 432 + 342 + 622 + 732 + 392 + 532 + 792 = 30615

𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛(𝑥𝑥 2 ) − (𝛴𝛴𝛴𝛴)2 10(30615) − (533)2

𝑠𝑠 = � =
𝑛𝑛(𝑛𝑛 − 1) 10(10 − 1)

306150 − 284089 22061

= = = 245.12 = √245.12 = 15.656 = 15.7
10(10 − 1) 90
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#6 Tests of Child Booster Seats The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted crash
tests of child booster seats for cars. Listed below are results from those tests, with the measurements
given in hic (standard head injury condition units). According to the safety requirement, the hic
measurement should be less than 1000. Do the different child booster seats have much variation
among their crash test measurements? 774 649 1210 546 431 612

51 + 63 + 36 + 43 + 34 + 62 + 73 + 39 + 53 + 79 = 533

512 + 632 + 362 + 432 + 342 + 622 + 732 + 392 + 532 + 792 = 30615

𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛(𝑥𝑥 2 ) − (𝛴𝛴𝛴𝛴)2 10(30615) − (533)2

𝑠𝑠 = � =
𝑛𝑛(𝑛𝑛 − 1) 10(10 − 1)

306150 − 284089 22061

= = = 245.12 = √245.12 = 15.656 = 15.7
10(10 − 1) 90

Sect. 3-4, p. 126 (See p. 114, 115)

#5 z Score for Helen Mirren’s Age As of this writing, the most recent Oscar-winning Best Actress was
Helen Mirren, who was 61 at the time of the award. The Oscar-winning Best Actresses have a mean
age of 35.8 years and a standard deviation of 11.3 years.

a) What is the difference between Helen Mirren’s age and the mean age?

61 − 35.8 = 25.2 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎

b) How many standard deviations is that (the difference found in part (a))?

𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑧𝑧 =
𝑠𝑠
61 − 35.8
𝑧𝑧 = = 2.23 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
11.3

c) Convert Helen Mirren’s age to a z score.

𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑧𝑧 =
𝑠𝑠
61 − 35.8
𝑧𝑧 = = 2.23
11.3

d) If we consider “usual” ages to be those that convert to z scores between and 2, is Helen
Mirren’s age usual or unusual? Z = 2.23 is greater than 2, Helen Mirren’s age is unusual
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#8 z Score for World’s Tallest Man Bao Xishun is the world’s tallest man with a height of 92.95 in. (or 7
ft, 8.95 in.). Men have heights with a mean of 69.6 in. and a standard deviation of 2.8 in.

a) What is the difference between Bao’s height and the mean height of men?

92.95 − 69.6 = 23.35 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖.

b) How many standard deviations is that (the difference found in part (a))?

𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑧𝑧 =
𝑠𝑠
92.95 − 69.6
𝑧𝑧 = = 8.34 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣
2.8

c) Convert Bao’s height to a z score.

𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥̅
𝑧𝑧 =
𝑠𝑠
92.95 − 69.6
𝑧𝑧 = = 8.34
2.8

d) Does Bao’s height meet the criterion of being unusual by corresponding to a z score that does
not fall between and 2? Z = 92.95 does not fall between ordinary values, Bao’s height is unusual