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introduction to business statistics

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Reconsider the previous exercises on memorization with and without a delay. If you haven’t already done so, put the data file MemorizationDelay into the Matched Pairs applet and do at least 1,000
Reconsider the previous exercise on memorization with and without a delay. If you haven’t already done so, put the data file MemorizationDelay into the Matched Pairs applet and do at least 1,000
Student researchers wanted to see whether a short delay between seeing a list of words and when people were asked to recall them would hinder memorization. The subjects were shown a list of words to
Students wanted to see whether exercising (in particular doing jumping jacks) would help or hinder people’s ability to memorize a list of 10 words that were read to them. This would be compared to
Reconsider the previous exercises about reaction times and time of day. The statistic used was the mean of the difference in reaction times (morning ˆ’ night). Explain how the following
Reconsider the previous exercises about reaction times and time of day.a. Find an approximate 95% confidence interval for the mean difference in the reaction times (morning ˆ’ night) for
Student researchers wanted to see whether a person€™s reaction time is affected by the time of day. They had a computer program that would display a red circle. When it changed to yellow,
Reconsider the previous exercises about memorization with and without music. The statistic used was the mean of the difference in words memorized (no music ˆ’ music). Explain how the
Reconsider the previous exercise about memorization with and without music.a. The standard deviation of the null distribution shown is 0.974. Use this to find an approximate 95% confidence interval
Does listening to music affect how many words you can memorize? Student researchers tried to answer this question by having 20 subjects listen to music while trying to memorize words and also had the
In the previous exercise the statistic used was the mean of the difference in ages (husband’s age − wife’s age). Explain how the following things would change (or not) if you used the mean of
To investigate whether or not people tend to marry spouses of similar ages or whether husbands tend to be older than their wives, a student gathered age data from a sample of 24 couples, taken from
Suppose the table below represents statistics about the weights of female college students during their first two years of college. You are interested in trying to show that female college students
What is the coin flip accomplishing in the Matched Pairs applet and why is it doing it?
The Matched Pairs applet displays parallel dotplots of the response variable for two different conditions of a study. It also displays a dotplot for the differences. Which is the more useful dotplot
A researcher takes a sample of sibling-pairs from two-child families. All individuals are given a test of their impatience, hypothesizing that older siblings tend to have higher levels of
A researcher measures body flexibility in college students. She suspects that females will be more flexible than males.a. State the null and alternative hypotheses.b. Identify the explanatory and
Match the appropriate test of significance to each of the following research questions.1. Testing a single proportion2. Testing a single mean3. Comparing two proportions4. Comparing two means
Match the appropriate test of significance to each of the following research questions.1. Testing a single proportion2. Testing a single mean3. Comparing two proportions4. Comparing two means
In the matched pairs tests done in this section:A. The explanatory and response variables are categorical.B. The explanatory and response variables are quantitative.C. The explanatory variable is
What does one outcome in a null distribution made by the Matched Pairs applet represent?A. It is a simulated mean difference under the assumption there is no association between the explanatory and
Suppose you are testing the hypotheses H0: μd = 0 and Ha: μd ≠ 0 in a paired-design test and obtain a p-value of 0.02. Also suppose you computed confidence intervals for μd. Based on the p-value
Suppose you are testing the hypotheses H0: μd = 0 and Ha: μd ≠ 0 in a paired-design and obtain a p-value of 0.21. Which one of the following could be a possible 95% confidence interval for μd?A.
Read FAQs 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 and then answer the following questions:a. Suppose I want to compare two blood pressure medicines with a paired design. Describe how to carry out the study using repeat
Reconsider the caffeine and running time study in the previous questions.a. Describe how you would conduct this study with a paired design using matching?b. Which design, paired with repeated
Reconsider the caffeine and running time study in the previous question.a. Describe how you would conduct this study with an independent samples design?b. Which design, paired with repeated measures
Researches wanted to see if using a caffeine supplement would make runners faster in a 5-kilometer run.a. Suppose you had 30 subjects participating in this study. Describe how you would conduct this
Reconsider the chewing gun and memorization study in the previous questions.a. Describe how you would conduct this study with a paired design using matching?b. Which design, paired with repeated
Reconsider the chewing gum and memorization study in the previous question.a. Describe how you would conduct this study with an independent samples design?b. Which design, paired with repeated
Students wanted to see if chewing gum would help people memorize words from a given list of 25 words compared to trying to memorize words when not chewing gum.a. Suppose you had 20 subjects
Reconsider the memorization and exercise study in the previous questions.a. Describe how you would conduct this study with a paired design using matching?b. Which design, paired with repeated
Reconsider the memorization and exercise study in the previous question.a. Describe how you would conduct this study with an independent samples design?b. Which design, paired with repeated measures
Students wanted to see if exercising (in particular doing jumping jacks) would help people memorize a list of 10 words that were read to them. They wanted to compare this with the same test of
Reconsider the reaction time study in the previous questionsa. Describe how you would conduct this study with a paired design using matching?b. Which design, paired with repeated measures or paired
Reconsider the reaction time study in the previous question.a. Describe how you would conduct this study with an independent samples design?b. Which design, paired with repeated measures or
To test reaction times, a computer program will display a red circle. When it changes to yellow, the users click the mouse as fast as they can. The program will then display the reaction time.
Suppose an instructor wants to see if there is an association between the amount of sleep students get and their ability to memorize words. The instructor asks her students to suggest ways to collect
Suppose an instructor wants to study the association between caffeine intake and performance in the long jump. Th e instructor asks her students to suggest ways to collect data to investigate this
Suppose that you want to determine whether there is a difference between the distances traveled by two different brands of golf balls. You use the 30 people on your golf league to participate in the
Suppose that you want to determine whether there is a difference between the distances traveled by an air-filled football and by a helium-filled football, and that you have managed to recruit 12
Which of the following is an example of a paired design?A. A teacher taught one class a lesson using technology and another class without technology. Their scores on a quiz were then compared.B. A
Which of the following is an example of a paired design?A. A teacher compares the pretest and posttest scores of a group of students.B. A teacher compares the scores of students using a computer
What is the difference between paired design using repeated measures and paired design using matching?
For each of the following, indicate whether or not a paired analysis would be appropriate.a. A school cafeteria offers a vegetarian and a nonvegetarian option for lunch every day. For a period of two
For each of the following, indicate whether or not a paired analysis would be appropriate.a. To investigate the claim that first-year college students tend to gain weight during their first term, you
For the following scenarios, determine whether or not they represent paired samples.a. Test scores for students in a biology class taught by Professor Quick are being compared to test scores in a
Which of the following statements are true and which are false?a. In a paired design, each pair of observations always consists of measuring the same individual twice.b. In a paired design, each pair
For the following scenarios, determine whether or not they represent paired designs.a. Reaction times for students taken at 8:00 a.m. compared to reaction times for the same students taken at 10:00
Which of the following statements are true and which are false?a. After you collect the data, you can then decide whether or not to use a paired design or independent samples design.b. The
Provide a short paragraph (three- or four-sentence) summary of your findings. Make sure to include limitations of the study design. Also indicate at least one possible follow-up study that you now
Now, use the Theory-Based Inference applet to generate a test statistic, p-value, and confidence interval. Report these, and compare them to what you determined from the simulation analysis. Explain
Explain whether a theoretical approach to computing the p-value and confidence interval would be valid for these data.
What broader population are you willing to generalize your findings to, if any? Explain.
If the evidence against the null were strong, would you be justified in concluding that you have found strong evidence of a cause-and-effect relationship between recognizable groupings and better
Interpret the 95% confidence interval you obtained in #10.
Use the 2SD rule to generate a 95% confidence interval on the long-run difference in means between the two groups.
Conduct a simulation analysis with 1000 shuffles. Indicate how to determine the approximate p-value from the simulation results and report that p-value.
Report the following:Mean number of letters memorized in recognizable groups________SD of number of letters memorized in recognizable groups________Mean number of letters memorized when not in
Give a conclusion about the strength of evidence against the null, in context, based on the p-value you obtained in #8.
State the null and alternative hypotheses to be investigated with this study. (You can use the symbol μ to represent these parameters if you want.)
Is there an explanatory/response relationship for these variables? Classify the variable in this study as categorical or quantitative.Can people better memorize letters if they are presented in
What variables are measured/recorded on each observational unit?Can people better memorize letters if they are presented in recognizable groupings than if they are not? Students in an introductory
What are the observational units?Can people better memorize letters if they are presented in recognizable groupings than if they are not? Students in an introductory statistics class were the
Is this a randomized experiment or an observational study? Explain how you know.Can people better memorize letters if they are presented in recognizable groupings than if they are not? Students in an
State the research question.Can people better memorize letters if they are presented in recognizable groupings than if they are not? Students in an introductory statistics class were the subjects in
Suppose that a professional baseball fan wants to investigate whether teams in one league (National or American) tend to score more runs on average than teams in the other league. The fan waits until
Suppose that 5,000 students are randomly assigned to either take an SAT coaching course or not, with the following results in their improvements in SAT scores:a. Use technology to conduct a test of
a. Explain the difference between a two-sample test and a two-sided test.b. Is it legitimate to use a one-sided test with a two-sample test? If so, give an example. If not, why not?c. Is it
Reconsider the previous question.a. State the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses for testing whether Grisham tends to use shorter sentences for his books aimed at teenage readers than in his
A student investigated whether popular novelist John Grisham uses shorter sentences in his books aimed at teenage readers than in his more general books. She took a sample of sentences from two of
Reconsider the previous three exercises.a. Determine a 95% confidence interval for the difference in mean elasticity (as measured by distance dime is projected) between treated and untreated balsa
Reconsider the previous two exercises.a. Use a theory-based method to determine the test statistic and p-value.b. Investigate and comment on whether the validity conditions of the theory-based method
Reconsider the previous exercise.a. Give detailed, step-by-step instructions on how one could conduct a tactile simulation to generate a p-value to test the hypotheses stated in part (c). Be sure to
Student researchers investigated whether balsa wood is less elastic aft er it has been immersed in water. They took 44 pieces of balsa wood and randomly assigned half to be immersed in water and the
Recall from Exercise P.2.5 the data on duration of NFL football games in 2012 for the first three weeks of the season, when replacement referees officiated the games, and for the next three weeks
Suppose that a random sample of teenage boys and girls are asked how many Harry Potter books they have read. You conduct a two-sided test of the null hypothesis that μgirls − μboys = 0
Data were gathered on 98 female college students and 81 male college students to see on average which sex was more flexible after participating in a physical wellness class and are available in the
Read FAQ 6.3.1 and answer the following question: Explain how the validity conditions of ‘at least 20 in each group’ and ‘not strong skewness’ are not to be implemented as precise rules to
Reconsider the previous exercises.a. If the sample responses had shown more variability in each group (say, SD of 2 in each group) and all else had remained the same as originally, what impact would
As part of a survey of statistics students, they were asked if they had ever been in a car crash while they were driving and how many minutes of exercise they had on the previous day. The data file
Reconsider the previous exercises.a. If the waitress had used larger sample sizes (say, 40 in each group) and the sample means and SDs had turned out the same as they did in the study originally,
Reconsider the previous two exercises about haircut prices. Th e sample mean prices were $21.85 for males and $54.05 for females, a difference of $32.20. Which are appropriate interpretations of the
Reconsider the previous exercise about haircut prices. The p-value for the appropriate test turns out to be 0.0022. What would you conclude? (Circle all that apply.)A. The sample data provide strong
Reconsider the bicycle commuting time study (Example 6.2) and the sleep deprivation study (Exploration 6.2).a. In what primary way do these studies diff er from the dolphin therapy and yawning
In a survey of introductory statistics students, an instructor asked her students to report how many hours they spent studying in a typical week during the last term and their sex. Suppose that the
Reconsider the previous two exercises.a. If you change the confidence level to 98%, what impact would you expect this to have on the midpoint and width of the confi dence interval?b. Make this
Reconsider the previous exercise about the study of whether there is an association between number of Facebook friends and a person’s sex.a. Use the information available in the previous exercise
In a survey of introductory statistics students, an instructor asked her students to report how many Facebook friends they had. Suppose that the intent is to study whether there is an association
Reconsider the previous exercises about the study of whether there is an association between number of Facebook friends and a person’s sex. The p-value for the randomization-based test of whether
Reconsider the previous exercises about the study of whether there is an association between number of Facebook friends and a person’s sex.a. Use the 2SD method and the information available in the
Reconsider the previous exercises about the study of whether there is an association between number of Facebook friends and a person€™s sex. The following is output from carrying out the
Reconsider the study mentioned in the previous exercise about guessing the size of Milwaukee’s population. Our research question: On average, will students like the ones in the study tend to guess
In a survey of introductory statistics students, an instructor asked her students how many flip-flops they have. Suppose that the intent is to study whether there is an association between number of
Reconsider the previous exercise about the study of whether there is an association between number of flip-flops and a person’s sex.a. Use the information available in the previous exercise to find
Reconsider the previous exercises about the study of whether there is an association between number of Facebook friends and a person’s sex. The p-value for the randomization-based test of whether
Reconsider the previous exercises about the study of whether there is an association between number of Facebook friends and a person’s sex.a. Use the 2SD method and the information available in the
Reconsider the previous exercises about the study of whether there is an association between number of Facebook friends and a person€™s sex. The following is output from carrying out the
In a survey of introductory statistics students, an instructor asked her students how many flip-flops they have. Suppose that the intent is to study whether there is an association between number of
Reconsider the previous exercise about the study of whether there is an association between number of flip-flops and a person’s sex.a. Use the information available in the previous exercise to find
Reconsider the previous exercises about the study of whether there is an association between number of flip-flops and a person’s sex. The p-value for the randomization-based test of whether the

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