Homer is studying the relationship between the average daily temperature and time spent watching television and has collected the data shown in the table. The line of best fit for the data is yˆ=−0.6x+94.5. Assume the line of best fit is significant and there is a strong linear relationship between the variables.
Temperature (Degrees) 40506070 Minutes Watching Television 70655952
(a) According to the line of best fit, what would be the predicted number of minutes spent watching television for an average daily temperature of 39 degrees? Round your answer to two decimal places, as needed.
Provide your answer below:
The predicted number of minutes spent watching television is:
And is the answer:
A: reliable and reasonable
B: unreliable but reasonable
C: unreliable and unreasonable
D: reliable but unreasonable
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Let ? ∈ {1, 2} and ? ∈ {3, 4} be independent random variables with PMF-s: ??(1)= 1/2 ??(2)= 1/2 ??(3)= 1/3 ??(4)= 2/3
Answer the following questions
(a) Write down the joint PMF
(b) Calculate?(?+?≤5)and?(? −?≥2) 2 ?2+1
(c) Calculate ?(?? ), ?(? ? ), E ? −2
(d) Calculate the C??(?, ? ), C??(1 − ?, 3? + 2) and V??(2? − ?
)
(?*) Calculate C??(??, ?), C??(??, ? + ? ) and V?? ?
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What percent of undergraduate enrollment in coed colleges and universities in the United States is male? A random sample of 50 such institutions give the following data (Source: USA Today College Guide).
Percent Males Enrolled in Coed Universities and Colleges | |||||||
42 | 36 | 53 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 39 | 34 |
36 | 53 | 35 | 69 | 39 | 36 | 59 | 36 |
35 | 51 | 47 | 32 | 49 | 57 | 33 | 39 |
45 | 47 | 52 | 21 | 41 | 46 | 24 | 37 |
42 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 72 |
48 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 44 |
44 | 50 |
For this problem, use five classes.
(a) Find the class width.
(b) Make a frequency table showing class limits, class boundaries,
midpoints, frequencies, relative frequencies, and cumulative
frequencies.
(c) Draw a histogram.
(d) Draw a relative-frequency histogram.
(e) Categorize the basic distribution shape.
(f) Draw an ogive.
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This question covers aspects and integration of personal development planning and data analysis skills towards professional engineering competencies for employability.
Consider the data-set shown in Table 2, which is a subset of employment statistics for the UK from between 2009 and 2018. For the dates specified, the data records an estimate of the number of thousands of engineering professionals, and of IT and Telecommunications professionals, classified according to sex.
Table 2 A subset of employment statistics for the UK from 2009 until 2018
Date | Sex | Total Thousands (000’s) employed | |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering | IT & Telecoms | ||
Apr-Jun 2009 | F | 36 | 56 |
Apr-Jun 2009 | M | 431 | 420 |
Apr-Jun 2010 | F | 32 | 67 |
Apr-Jun 2010 | M | 460 | 421 |
Apr-Jun 2011 | F | 27 | 120 |
Apr-Jun 2011 | M | 395 | 651 |
Apr-Jun 2012 | M | 392 | 675 |
Apr-Jun 2012 | F | 23 | 120 |
Apr-Jun 2013 | M | 398 | 738 |
Apr-Jun 2014 | F | 32 | 124 |
Apr-Jun 2015 | F | 42 | 171 |
Apr-Jun 2015 | M | 426 | 758 |
Apr-Jun 2016 | F | 37 | 173 |
Apr-Jun 2016 | M | 438 | 777 |
Apr-Jun 2017 | F | 48 | 155 |
Apr-Jun 2018 | F | 58 | 165 |
Apr-Jun 2018 | M | 433 | 834 |
Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/employmentbyoccupationemp04
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Suppose that each of two investments has a 4% chance
of a loss of $10 million, a 2% chance of a loss of $1 million, and
a 94% chance of a profit of $1 million. They are independent of
each other.
a. What is the VaR for one of the investments when the confidence
level is 95%?
b. What is the expected shortfall for one of the investments when
the confidence level is 95%?
c. What is the VaR for a portfolio consisting of the two
investments when the confidence level is 95%?
d. What is the expected shortfall to a portfolio consisting of the
two investments when the confidence level is 95%?
e. Show that in this example VaR does not satisfy the subadditivity
condition whereas expected shortfall does.
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In the following sentences determine the appropriate sampling A, B, C or D
A --- RANDOM (SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING)
B --- SYSTEMATIC
C --- STRATIFIED
D --- Cumulative (CONGLOMERATES)
1- A company is divided by DIRECTIVES, EMPLOYEES, SECRETARIES AND WORKERS. It is wanted to make a study to know the level of satisfaction in relation to the benefits that the company has. The head of human resources decides to take a random sample of each category.
2- A university career has “N” students identified in an easy way, the director wants to see the opinion regarding the enrollment process, decides to start in tenth of the entire list and take the sample every 30 items on the list.
3- A university career has “N” students identified per semester (first semester, second semester, ..., ninth semester in an easy way, the principal wants to see the opinion regarding the enrollment process, decides to select 2 semesters and survey all .
4- A university degree has “N” students identified in an easy way, the principal wants to see the opinion regarding the enrollment process, decides to use a random digit table to obtain the sample.
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Using the chart below, create a graph that would be appropriate to display age range statistics. First row (1,2,3,4,5) is the header row and should not be included in your graph.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
42 | 52 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
51 | 18 | 17 | 54 | 4 |
62 | 91 | 25 | 21 | 6 |
10 | 85 | 6 | 68 | 9 |
Instructions: Using the numbers in the above chart, select the appropriate graphic representation to use if the data represented age. Using your graph what conclusions can you reach about the primary age group served? At what age group should resources be focused?
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Purchasing agent Angela Rodriguez reported the number of sales calls she received from suppliers on each of the past 14 days. Compute the variance for her daily calls during the 14-day period. Treat the data as a sample.
Calls (x) |
Number of days f(x) |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
a. 1.88
b. 1.14
c. 1.67
d. .78
e. 1.31
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Design A Design B Design C
16 33 23
18 31 27
19 37 21
17 29 28
13 34 25
Use the Kruskal-Wallis H test and the Chi-Square table at the 0.05 level to compare the three designs.
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Use the data consisting of IQ score and brain volume
(cm cubedcm3).
Find the best predicted IQ score for someone with a brain volume of 1003 cm cubed. Use a significance level of 0.05.
Brain Volume IQ score
900 85
1275 102
936 102
1444 98
1473 112
1263 129
1090 93
1218 89
1324 89
1364 82
942 97
1490 129
1339 82
1159 85
1087 92
964 127
1138 113
1058 93
1365 96
1081 115
The regression equation is? ( round the x- coefficient five decimal places as needed. round the constant to two decimal places as needed.)
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The heights of a female population follow a normal distribution with a mean of 48 inches and a standard deviation of 6 inches. If a random sample of 16 subjects were taken, what is the probability that the average height of the sample is higher than 50 inches?
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Listed below are systolic blood pressure measurements (in mm Hg) obtained from the same woman. Find the regression equation, letting the right arm blood pressure be the predictor (x) variable. Find the best predicted systolic blood pressure in the left arm given that the systolic blood pressure in the right arm is
8585
mm Hg. Use a significance level of
0.050.05.
Right Arm |
100 |
99 |
92 |
79 |
80 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Left Arm |
176 |
170 |
145 |
144 |
146 |
n |
alphaαequals=0.05 |
alphaαequals=0.01 |
NOTE: To test
Upper H 0H0: rhoρequals=0 againstUpper H 1H1: rhoρnot equals≠0, rejectUpper H 0H0 if the absolute value of r is greater than the critical value in the table. |
---|---|---|---|
4 |
0.950 |
0.990 |
|
5 |
0.878 |
0.959 |
|
6 |
0.811 |
0.917 |
|
7 |
0.754 |
0.875 |
|
8 |
0.707 |
0.834 |
|
9 |
0.666 |
0.798 |
|
10 |
0.632 |
0.765 |
|
11 |
0.602 |
0.735 |
|
12 |
0.576 |
0.708 |
|
13 |
0.553 |
0.684 |
|
14 |
0.532 |
0.661 |
|
15 |
0.514 |
0.641 |
|
16 |
0.497 |
0.623 |
|
17 |
0.482 |
0.606 |
|
18 |
0.468 |
0.590 |
|
19 |
0.456 |
0.575 |
|
20 |
0.444 |
0.561 |
|
25 |
0.396 |
0.505 |
|
30 |
0.361 |
0.463 |
|
35 |
0.335 |
0.430 |
|
40 |
0.312 |
0.402 |
|
45 |
0.294 |
0.378 |
|
50 |
0.279 |
0.361 |
|
60 |
0.254 |
0.330 |
|
70 |
0.236 |
0.305 |
|
80 |
0.220 |
0.286 |
|
90 |
0.207 |
0.269 |
|
100 |
0.196 |
0.256 |
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The data show the chest size and weight of several bears. Find the regression equation, letting chest size be the independent (x) variable. Then find the best predicted weight of a bear with a chest size of
3939
inches. Is the result close to the actual weight of
126126
pounds? Use a significance level of 0.05.
Chest size (inches) |
44 |
41 |
41 |
55 |
51 |
42 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight (pounds) |
213 |
206 |
176 |
309 |
300 |
178 |
n |
alphaαequals=0.05 |
alphaαequals=0.01 |
NOTE: To test
H0: rhoρequals=0 againstH1: rhoρnot equals≠0, rejectH0 if the absolute value of r is greater than the critical value in the table. |
---|---|---|---|
4 |
0.950 |
0.990 |
|
5 |
0.878 |
0.959 |
|
6 |
0.811 |
0.917 |
|
7 |
0.754 |
0.875 |
|
8 |
0.707 |
0.834 |
|
9 |
0.666 |
0.798 |
|
10 |
0.632 |
0.765 |
|
11 |
0.602 |
0.735 |
|
12 |
0.576 |
0.708 |
|
13 |
0.553 |
0.684 |
|
14 |
0.532 |
0.661 |
|
15 |
0.514 |
0.641 |
|
16 |
0.497 |
0.623 |
|
17 |
0.482 |
0.606 |
|
18 |
0.468 |
0.590 |
|
19 |
0.456 |
0.575 |
|
20 |
0.444 |
0.561 |
|
25 |
0.396 |
0.505 |
|
30 |
0.361 |
0.463 |
|
35 |
0.335 |
0.430 |
|
40 |
0.312 |
0.402 |
|
45 |
0.294 |
0.378 |
|
50 |
0.279 |
0.361 |
|
60 |
0.254 |
0.330 |
|
70 |
0.236 |
0.305 |
|
80 |
0.220 |
0.286 |
|
90 |
0.207 |
0.269 |
|
100 |
0.196 |
0.256 |
|
n |
alphaαequals=0.05 |
alphaαequals=0.01 |
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A survey of the members of a large professional engineering society is conducted to determine their views on proposed
changes to an ASTM measurement standard. Overall 80% of the entire membership favor the proposed changes.
(a) If possible, describe the center, dispersion, and shape of the sampling distribution of the proportion of engineers for
samples of size 20 who favor the proposed changes. Explain your answer including which of these three aspects of
distribution you can & cannot describe and why.
(b) If possible, describe the center, dispersion, and shape of the sampling distribution of the proportion of engineers for
samples of size 50 who favor the proposed changes. Explain your answer including which of these three aspects of
distribution you can & cannot describe and why.
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Use the given data to find the equation of the regression line. Examine the scatterplot and identify a characteristic of the data that is ignored by the regression line.
x |
88 |
99 |
66 |
1212 |
1515 |
1313 |
1111 |
1010 |
77 |
55 |
1414 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y |
15.0915.09 |
16.9816.98 |
10.3110.31 |
20.6920.69 |
21.4321.43 |
21.2721.27 |
19.7819.78 |
18.5518.55 |
12.8712.87 |
7.437.43 |
21.5121.51 |
y(^ above the y)=?+?. Round to two decimals as needed.
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