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Business Statistics A First Course 7th Edition David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat, David F. Stephan - Solutions
An important feature of tablets is battery life, the number of hours before the battery needs to be recharged. The file Tablets contains the battery life of 12 WiFi only and 7 3G/4G/ WiFi 9 through 12 inch tablets.a. Is there evidence of a difference in the variability of the battery life between
Experian Marketing Services reported that the typical American spends 144 minutes (2.4 hours) per day accessing the Internet through a mobile device. You wonder if males and females spend differing amounts of time per day accessing the Internet through a mobile device. You select a sample of 60
Is there a difference in the variation of the yield of five year certificates of deposit (CDs) in different cities? The file FiveYearCDRate contains the yields for a five year CD for ten banks in New York and eight banks in Los Angeles, as of April 19, 2014. (Data extracted from www.Bankrate.com,
An experiment has a single factor with five groups and seven values in each group. a. How many degrees of freedom are there in determining the among group variation? b. How many degrees of freedom are there in determining the within group variation? c. How many degrees of freedom are there in
You are working with the same experiment as in Problem 10.51. a. If SSA = 60 and SST = 210, what is SSW? b. What is MSA? c. What is MSW? d. What is the value of FSTAT?
You are working with the same experiment as in Problems 10.51 and 10.52. a. Construct the ANOVA summary table and fill in all values in the table. b. At the 0.05 level of significance, what is the upper tail critical value from the F distribution? c. State the decision rule for testing the null
Consider an experiment with three groups, with seven values in each. a. How many degrees of freedom are there in determining the among group variation? b. How many degrees of freedom are there in determining the within group variation? c. How many degrees of freedom are there in determining the
Consider an experiment with four groups, with eight values in each. For the ANOVA summary table below, fill in all the missing results:
You are working with the same experiment as in Problem 10.55. a. At the 0.05 level of significance, state the decision rule for testing the null hypothesis that all four groups have equal population means. b. What is your statistical decision? c. At the 0.05 level of significance, what is the
Accounting Today identified the top accounting firms in 10 geographic regions across the United States. all 10 regions reported growth in 2013, including the Capital, Great Lakes, Mid Atlantic, and New England regions which reported combined growths of 2.06%, 16.58%, 8.31%, and 9.49%,
The more costly and time consuming it is to export and import, the more difficult it is for local companies to be competitive and to reach international markets. As part of an initial investigation exploring foreign market entry, 10 countries were selected from each of four global regions. The
A hospital conducted a study of the waiting time in its emergency room. The hospital has a main campus and three satellite locations. Management had a business objective of reducing waiting time for emergency room cases that did not require immediate attention. To study this, a random sample of
Referring to Problem 10.2, if μ1 = 5 and n2 = 4, at the 0.01 level of significance, is there evidence that μ1 > μ2?
A manufacturer of pens has hired an advertising agency to develop an advertising campaign for the upcoming holiday season. To prepare for this project, the research director decides to initiate a study of the effect of advertising on product perception. An experiment is designed to compare five
QSR magazine reports on the largest quick serve and fast casual restaurants in the United States. Do the various market segments (burger, chicken, sandwich, and pizza) differ in their mean sales per unit? The file Fast Food Chain contains the mean sales in a recent year. (Data extracted
Researchers conducted a study to determine whether graduates with an academic background in the discipline of leadership studies were better equipped with essential soft skills required to be successful in contemporary organizations than students with no leadership education and/ or students with a
A pet food company has a business objective of expanding its product line beyond its current kidney and shrimp based cat foods. The company developed two new products, one based on chicken liver and the other based on salmon. The company conducted an experiment to compare the two new products with
A sporting goods manufacturing company wanted to compare the distance traveled by golf balls produced using four different designs. Ten balls were manufactured with each design and were brought to the local golf course for the club professional to test. The order in which the balls were hit with
What are some of the criteria used in the selection of a particular hypothesis testing procedure?
What is the distinction between two independent populations and two related populations?
When people make estimates, they are influenced by anchors to their estimates. A study was conducted in which students were asked to estimate the number of calories in a cheeseburger. One group was asked to do this after thinking about a calorie- laden cheesecake. A second group was asked to do
When you have two independent populations, explain the similarities and differences between the test of hypothesis for the difference between the means and the confidence interval estimate for the difference between the means.
What is the difference between the one way ANOVA F test and the Levene test?
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) conducted a salary survey of all its members. ASQ members work in all areas of manufacturing and service related institutions, with a common theme of an interest in quality. Two job titles are black belt and green belt. (See Section 14.6 for a description of
Do male and female students study the same amount per week? In a recent year, 58 sophomore business students were surveyed at a large university that has more than 1,000 sophomore business students each year. The file Study Time contains the gender and the number of hours spent studying in a
Do males and females differ in the amount of time they talk on the phone and the number of text messages they send? A study reported that women spent a mean of 818 minutes per month talking as compared to 716 minutes per month for men. The sample sizes were not reported. Suppose that the sample
The file Restaurants contains the ratings for food, décor, service, and the price per person for a sample of 50 restaurants located in a city and 50 restaurants located in a suburb. Completely analyze the differences between city and suburban restaurants for the variables food rating, décor
A recent study (data extracted from E. J. Boyland et al., “ Food Choice and Overconsumption: Effect of a Premium Sports Celebrity Endorser,” Journal of Pediatrics, March 13, 2013, bit.ly/16NR4Bi) found that 51 children who watched a commercial for Walker Crisps (potato chips) featuring a long-
A computer information systems professor is interested in studying the amount of time it takes students enrolled in the Introduction to Computers course to write a program in V B. NET. The professor hires you to analyze the following results (in minutes), stored in VB , from a random sample of nine
Do Pinterest shoppers and Facebook shoppers differ with respect to spending behavior? A study of browser based shopping sessions reported that Pinterest shoppers spent a mean of $ 153 per order and Facebook shoppers spent a mean of $ 85 per order. (Data extracted from bit. ly/ 14wG1YI.) Suppose
The lengths of life (in hours) of a sample of 40 20 watt compact fluorescent light bulbs produced by manufacturer A and a sample of 40 20 watt compact fluorescent light bulbs produced by manufacturer B are stored in Bulbs. Completely analyze the differences between the lengths of life of the
A hotel manager looks to enhance the initial impressions that hotel guests have when they check in. Contributing to initial impressions is the time it takes to deliver a guest’s luggage to the room after check in. A random sample of 20 deliveries on a particular day were selected in Wing A of the
The owner of a restaurant that serves Continental style entrées has the business objective of learning more about the patterns of patron demand during the Friday to Sunday weekend time period. She decided to study the demand for dessert during this time period. In addition to studying whether a
The manufacturer of Boston and Vermont asphalt shingles knows that product weight is a major factor in the customer’s perception of quality. Moreover, the weight represents the amount of raw materials being used and is therefore very important to the company from a cost standpoint. The last stage
The manufacturer of Boston and Vermont asphalt shingles provides its customers with a 20 year warranty on most of its products. To determine whether a shingle will last as long as the warranty period, the manufacturer conducts accelerated life testing. Accelerated life testing exposes the shingle
There are a very large number of mutual funds from which an investor can choose. Each mutual fund has its own mix of different types of investments. The data in BestFunds1 present the one year return for the 10 best short term bond funds and the 10 best long term bond funds, according to the
An investor can choose from a very large number of mutual funds. Each mutual fund has its own mix of different types of investments. The data in BestFunds2 present the one year return for the 10 best short term bond, long term bond, and world bond funds, according to the U. S. News & World
An investor can choose from a very large number of mutual funds. Each mutual fund has its own mix of different types of investments. The data in BestFunds3 present the one year return for the 10 best small cap growth, mid cap growth, and large cap growth funds, according to the U. S. News &
A problem with a phone line that prevents a customer from receiving or making calls is upsetting to both the customer and the telecommunications company. The file Phone contains samples of 20 problems reported to two different offices of a telecommunications company and the time to clear these
Determine the critical value of x2 with 1 degree of freedom in each of the following circumstances: a. α = 0.01b. α = 0.005c. α = 0.10
Does co browsing have positive effects on the customer experience? Co browsing refers to the ability to have a contact center agent and customer jointly navigate an application (e. g., web page, digital document, or mobile application) on a real time basis through the web. A study of businesses
Consider a contingency table with two rows and five columns. a. How many degrees of freedom are there in the contingency table? b. Determine the critical value for a = 0.05. c. Determine the critical value for α = 0.01.
Use the following contingency table:a. Compute the expected frequency for each cell. b. Compute x2STAT. Is it significant at a = 0.05?
Use the following contingency table:a. Compute the expected frequency for each cell. b. Compute x2STAT. Is it significant at a = 0.05?
How common is online personal data theft? A survey of internet users found that 15% of the 18 to 29 year olds, 20% of the 30 to 49 year olds, 20% of the 50 to 64 year olds, and 13% of the 65+ year olds have had important personal information stolen. (Data extracted from How Common is Online
A digital CEO is one of five behaviors important to raising an organization’s Digital IQ. A survey of business and IT executives found that 80% of automotive executives, 70% of financial services executives, 82% of health care executives, 59% of retail & consumer executives, and 76% of
Most companies consider Big Data analytics critical to success. However, is there a difference among small (6100 employees), mid sized (100– 999 employees), and large (1,000+ employees) companies in the proportion of companies that have already deployed Big Data projects? A study showed the
Repeat (a) and (b) of Problem 11.16, assuming that only 50 decision makers involved in Big Data purchases for each company size were surveyed. Discuss the implications of sample size on the x2 test for differences among more than two populations.
Most marketers at mid size companies feel overwhelmed by the number of technology vendor relationships they must manage. A study by DNN based on samples of 57 companies with 50–99 employees, 93 companies with 100–499 employees, 69 companies with 500–999 employees, and 81 companies with
The GMI Ratings’ 2013 Women on Boards Survey showed that progress on most measures of female board representation continues to be slow. The study reported that 68 of 101 (67%) of French companies sampled, 148 of 212 (70%) of Australian companies sampled, 28 of 30 (93%) of Norwegian companies
Determine the critical value of x2 with 1 degree of freedom in each of the following circumstances: a. α = 0.05 b. α = 0.025 c. α = 0.01
When performing a x2 test of independence in a contingency table with r rows and c columns, determine the upper tail critical value of the test statistic in each of the following circumstances: a. α = 0.05, r = 4 rows, c = 5 columns b. α = 0.01, r = 4 rows, c = 5 columns c. α = 0.01, r = 4 rows,
The owner of a restaurant serving Continental style entrées has the business objective of learning more about the patterns of patron demand during the Friday to Sunday weekend time period. Data were collected from 630 customers on the type of entrée ordered and the type of
Is there a generation gap in the type of music that people listen to? The following table represents the type of favorite music for a sample of 1,000 respondents classified according to their age group:At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a relationship between favorite type of
How many airline loyalty programs do non business travelers belong to? A study by Parago, Inc., revealed the following results:At the 0.01 level of significance, is there evidence of a significant relationship between number of airline loyalty programs and age?
Where people look for news is different for various age groups. A study indicated where different age groups primarily get their news:At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a significant relationship between the age group and where people primarily get their news? If so, explain
PwC takes a closer look at what CEOs are looking for and are finding as new sources of value in their businesses and industries. The results of the 2014 Global CEO survey, summarized in the table below, classified CEOs by the main opportunity that they identified for business growth in their
Use the following contingency table:a. Compute the expected frequency for each cell. b. Compare the observed and expected frequencies for each cell. c. Compute x2STAT. Is it significant at α = 0.05?
Undergraduate students at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, were surveyed in order to evaluate the effect of gender and price on purchasing a pizza from Pizza Hut. Students were told to suppose that they were planning to have a large two topping pizza delivered to their residence that evening. The
What social media tools do marketers commonly use? Social Media Examiner surveyed B2B and B2C marketers who commonly use an indicated social media tool. (B2B marketers are marketers that focus primarily on attracting businesses. B2C marketers are marketers that primarily target consumers.) Suppose
A company is considering an organizational change involving the use of self managed work teams. To assess the attitudes of employees of the company toward this change, a sample of 400 employees is selected and asked whether they favor the institution of self managed work teams in the organization.
Do Americans trust advertisements? The following table summarizes the results of a YouGov. com survey that asked Americans who see advertisements at least once a month how honest advertisements are.a. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a difference in the proportion of
Use the following contingency table:a. Compute the expected frequency for each cell. b. Compute x2STAT. Is it significant at α = 0.05?
An online survey of 1,000 adults asked, “What do you buy from your mobile device?” The results indicated that 61% of the females said clothes as compared to 39% of the males. (Data extracted from Ebates.com 2014 Mobile Shopping Survey: Nearly Half of Americans Shop from a Mobile Device,
Do social recommendations increase ad effectiveness? A study of online video viewers compared viewers who arrived at an advertising video for a particular brand by following a social media recommendation link to viewers who arrived at the same video by web browsing. Data were collected on whether
Do males or females feel more tense or stressed out at work? A survey of employed adults conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of the American Psychological Association revealed the following:a. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a difference between males and
Consumer research firm Scarborough analyzed the 10% of American adults who are either “Superbanked” or “ Unbanked.” Superbanked consumers are defined as U. S. adults who live in a household that has multiple asset accounts at financial institutions, as well as some additional investments;
A/ B testing is a method used by businesses to test different designs and formats of a web page to determine if a new web page is more effective than a current web page. Web designers tested a new call to action button on its web page. Every visitor to the web page was randomly shown either the
Fitting a straight line to a set of data yields the following prediction line:Ŷi = 2 + 5 Xia. Interpret the meaning of the Y intercept, b0.b. Interpret the meaning of the slope, b1.c. Predict the value of Y for X = 3.
A company that holds the DVD distribution rights to movies previously released only in theaters has the business objective of developing estimates of the sales revenue of DVDs. Toward this goal, a company analyst plans to use box office gross to predict DVD sales revenue. For 26 movies, the analyst
In Problem 12.4 on page 423, the percentage of alcohol was used to predict wine quality (stored in VinhoVerde). For those data, SSR = 21.8677 and SST = 64.0000. a. Determine the coefficient of determination, r2, and interpret its meaning. b. Determine the standard error of the estimate. c. How
In Problem 12.5 on page 424, you used the summated rating to predict the cost of a restaurant meal (stored in Restaurants). For those data, SSR = 9,740.0629 and SST = 17,844.75. a. Determine the coefficient of determination, r2, and interpret its meaning. b. Determine the standard error of the
In Problem 12.6 on page 424, an owner of a moving company wanted to predict labor hours, based on the cubic feet moved (stored in Moving ). Using the results of that problem,a. determine the coefficient of determination, r2, and interpret its meaning.b. determine the standard error of the
In Problem 12.7 on page 424, you used the plate gap on the bag sealing equipment to predict the tear rating of a bag of coffee (stored in Starbucks). Using the results of that problem, a. determine the coefficient of determination, r2, and interpret its meaning. b. determine the standard error of
If the values of X in Problem 12.1 range from 2 to 25, should you use this model to predict the mean value of Y when X equals a. 3? b. 3? c. 0? d. 24?
In Problem 12.8 on page 424, you used annual revenues to predict the value of a baseball franchise (stored in BBValues ). Using the results of that problem, a. determine the coefficient of determination, r2, and interpret its meaning. b. determine the standard error of the estimate. c. How useful
In Problem 12.9 on page 424, an agent for a real estate company wanted to predict the monthly rent for onebedroom apartments, based on the size of the apartment (stored in Rent SilverSpring). Using the results of that problem, a. determine the coefficient of determination, r2, and interpret its
In Problem 12.10 on page 424, you used box office gross to predict DVD revenue (stored in Movie). Using the results of that problem, a. determine the coefficient of determination, , and interpret its meaning. b. determine the standard error of the estimate. c. How useful do you think this
The following results show the X values, residuals, and a residual plot from a regression analysis:Is there any evidence of a pattern in the residuals? Explain.
In Problem 12.5 on page 424, you used the summated rating to predict the cost of a restaurant meal. Perform a residual analysis for these data (stored in Restaurants). Evaluate whether the assumptions of regression have been seriously violated.In Problem 12.5
In problem 12.4 on page 423, you used the percentage of alcohol to predict wine quality. Perform a residual analysis for these data (stored in Vinho Vercla). Evaluate whether the assumptions of regression have been seriously violated. In problem 12.4 The production of wine is a multibillion dollar
In Problem 12.7 on page 424, you used the plate gap on the bag sealing equipment to predict the tear rating of a bag of coffee. Perform a residual analysis for these data (stored in Starbucks). Based on these results, evaluate whether the assumptions of regression have been seriously violated.In
In Problem 12.6 on page 424, the owner of a moving company wanted to predict labor hours based on the cubic feet moved. Perform a residual analysis for these data (stored in Moving). Based on these results, evaluate whether the assumptions of regression have been seriously violated.In Problem
In Problem 12.9 on page 424, an agent for a real estate company wanted to predict the monthly rent for one bedroom apartments, based on the size of the apartments. Perform a residual analysis for these data (stored in RentSilverSpring ). Based on these results, evaluate whether the assumptions of
Fitting a straight line to a set of data yields the following prediction line:Ŷi = 16 – 0.5 Xia. Interpret the meaning of the Y intercept, b0. b. Interpret the meaning of the slope, b1. c. Predict the value of Y for X = 6.
In Problem 12.8 on page 424, you used annual revenues to predict the value of a baseball franchise. Perform a residual analysis for these data (stored in BBValues ). Based on these results, evaluate whether the assumptions of regression have been seriously violated. In problem 12.8 The value of a
In Problem 12.10 on page 424, you used box office gross to predict DVD revenue. Perform a residual analysis for these data (stored in Movie ). Based on these results, evaluate whether the assumptions of regression have been seriously violated. In problem 12.10 A company that holds the DVD
The residuals for 10 consecutive time periods are as follows:a. Plot the residuals over time. What conclusion can you reach about the pattern of the residuals over time? b. Based on (a), what conclusion can you reach about the autocorrelation of the residuals?
The residuals for 15 consecutive time periods are as follows:a. Plot the residuals over time. What conclusion can you reach about the pattern of the residuals over time? b. Compute the Durbin Watson statistic. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of positive autocorrelation among
In Problem 12.7 on page 424 concerning the bag sealing equipment at Starbucks, you used the plate gap to predict the tear rating. a. Is it necessary to compute the Durbin Watson statistic in this case? Explain. b. Under what circumstances is it necessary to compute the Durbin Watson statistic
What is the relationship between the price of crude oil and the price you pay at the pump for gasoline? The file Oil & Gasoline contains the price ($) for a barrel of crude oil (Cushing, Oklahoma, spot price) and a gallon of gasoline (U. S. average conventional spot price) for 231 weeks, ending
A mail order catalog business that sells personal computer supplies, software, and hardware maintains a centralized warehouse for the distribution of products ordered. Management is currently examining the process of distribution from the warehouse and has the business objective of determining the
A freshly brewed shot of espresso has three distinct components: the heart, body, and crema. The separation of these three components typically lasts only 10 to 20 seconds. To use the espresso shot in making a latte, a cappuccino, or another drink, the shot must be poured into the beverage during
The owners of a chain of ice cream stores have the business objective of improving the forecast of daily sales so that staffing shortages can be minimized during the summer season. As a starting point, the owners decide to develop a simple linear regression model to predict daily sales based on
You are testing the null hypothesis that there is no linear relationship between two variables, X and Y. From your sample of n = 10, you determine that r = 0.80. a. What is the value of the t test statistic tSTAT? b. At the α = 0.05 level of significance, what are the critical values? c. Based
The production of wine is a multibillion dollar worldwide industry. In an attempt to develop a model of wine quality as judged by wine experts, data was collected from red wine variants of Portuguese “ Vinho Verde” wine. (Data extracted from P. Cortez, Cerdeira, A., Almeida, F., Matos, T.,
You are testing the null hypothesis that there is no linear relationship between two variables, X and Y. From your sample of n = 18, you determine that b1 = + 4.5 and Sb1 = 1.5.a. What is the value of tSTAT?b. At the a = 0.05 level of significance, what are the critical values?c. Based on your
You are testing the null hypothesis that there is no linear relationship between two variables, X and Y. From your sample of n = 20, you determine that SSR = 60 and SSE = 40. a. What is the value of FSTAT? b. At the a = 0.05 level of significance, what is the critical value? c. Based on your
In Problem 12.4 on page 423, you used the percentage of alcohol to predict wine quality. The data are stored in VinhoVerde. From the results of that problem, b1 = 0.5624 and Sb1 = 0.1127. a. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a linear relationship between the percentage of
In Problem 12.5 on page 424, you used the summated rating of a restaurant to predict the cost of a meal. The data are stored in Restaurants. Using the results of that problem, b1 = 1.4963 and Sb1 = 0.1379.a. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a linear relationship between the
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