A local cable TV system using a sample of 500 subscribers finds that 40% of these subscribers watch a premium channel at least once per day. This is an example of statistical inference as opposed to descriptive statistics. O True O False

Q: Identify each of the following as either descriptive or inferential statistics. Based on a random…

A: Descriptive statistics : This statistics is used to explain the characteristics of the sample data…

Q: a) Suppose that you have obtained data by taking a random sample from a population. Before…

A: It is an important part of statistics. It is widely used.

Q: According to the Internal Revenue Service, 75% of all tax returns lead to a refund. A random sample…

A: Hi! Thank you for the question, as per the honor code, we are allowed to answer three sub-parts at a…

Q: 1) Can a single study with a single sample provide definitive proof about a behavior? Why or…

A: In any study in general there will be a population with lot of data. The testing is done on one or…

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Q: 1) Using the data from the American Community Survey (IPUMS), the Pew Research Center reported that…

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A: d) The mean and the standard deviation of the data is  mean (x)=sum of the informationtotal number…

Q: The best way to determine if a statistical hypothesis is true is to examine a random sample from the…

A: Statistical hypothesis - Statement regarding nature of population * it stated in terms of population…

Q: A student claims that statistics students at her school spend, on average, an hour doing statistics…

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: John Jones a statistician for the US Census Bureau. He has been assigned the task of determining…

A: State the hypotheses.   From the information, given that the study is test whether the proportion of…

Q: If X is a random variable, what is the difference between a sample mean of measurements of X and the…

A: Given Information: X is a random variable. The mean of a sample is the average of the data values in…

Q: From past figures , it is predicted that 47% of the registered voters will vote in the march primary…

A: Descriptive and inferential statistics: Descriptive statistics concerned with describing the target…

Q: ohn Jones a statistician for the US Census Bureau. He has been assigned the task of determining…

A: Solution: Let pC  represents the true population  proportion of female births in California.  pN…

Q: An article reports that blue eyed people earn less than brown eyed people, with these numbers:…

A: Rejection rule: Reject the null hypothesis if p-value is less than or equal to the level of…

Q: Refer to the sample data for polygraph tests shown below. If one of the test subjects is randomly…

A: probability is defined by = favourable outcomes/ total outcomes -We have to find the probability of…

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A: The sample mean is calculated as follows: x=∑xn  =18+16+16+16+14+18+16+18+14+1910  =16.5

Q: If you wish to test the claim that the mean of the population is 100, the appropriate null…

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Q: a sample is a smaller subset of the entire population, ideally one that is fairly representative of…

A: This is pharse "a sample is a smaller subset of the entire population, ideally one that is fairly…

Q: In Bayesian statistics, prior information is used to update the degree of belief in a hypothesis. O…

A: Solution : Degree of belief in the hypothesis is given by the formula, where,   and denotes the…

Q: Create real life problem situations in psychological field that illustrates the use of each of the…

A: 4. Snowball sampling. Snowball sampling refers to a non probability sampling technique in which…

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A: Given: n = 10 Formula Used: Mean X = ∑Xin Sample Standard deviation S = ∑Xi-X2n-1

Q: The _____is the chance of observing the value of the statistics from your sample (or one more…

A: Here we have to identify the correct option for the given blank

Q: a)    Compute s^2

A: x (x-xbar)^2 18 2.25 16 0.25 16 0.25 16 0.25 14 6.25 18 2.25 16 0.25 18 2.25 14…

Q: Suppose a researcher conducts an experiment to test a hypothesis. If she doubles her sample size,…

A: The effect size does not depend on the sample size. This shows that, increasing the sample size…

Q: (a) What is the probability that both inspectors assign different safety score? (b) What is the…

A: Hi! Thank you for the question, As per the honour code, we are allowed to answer three sub-parts at…

Q: When performing tests of inference, we are drawing conclusions about: A.  A populaton B.  A sample…

A: Population can be defined as the cluster of all the individuals whose characteristics a researcher…

Q: Under what circumstances is non-probability samplingpreferred to probability sampling?

A: As per given by the question, under what circumstances is non-probability sampling preferred to…

Q: Refer to the sample data for polygraph tests shown below. If one of the test subjects is randomly…

A: Total number of subjects N = 108 Number of subjects lying NL = (12 + 37) = 49

Q: Would the following method produce a random sample? Surveying every female driver coming through a…

A: Convenience sampling: The convenience sample is taken with the subjects which can conveniently be…

Q: n general, in the context of a sampling distribution of the sample mean, is the expected value…

A: Given : In general, in the context of a sampling distribution of the sample mean, is the expected…

Q: a. What kind of statistical test is this? b. Is the overall test statistically significant? How do…

A: Hello! As you have posted more than 3 sub parts, we are answering the first 3 sub-parts.  In case…

Q: The sample variance is affected by extreme observations. * O True O False

A: We need to check if sample variance is affected by extreme values.

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A: Mean=x¯=∑i=1nxin=16510=16.5 Sample sd=s=∑i=1n xi-x¯2n-1=26.510-1=1.7159

Q: Why can we consider the sample mean in random samples of size n from a given population to be a…

A: We consider the sample mean in random samples of size n from a given population to be a random…

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A: Empirical rule: According to empirical rule, approximately 68% of the data fall within one standard…

Q: A simple random sample of 100 high school students who took the AP exam in statistics is taken from…

A: Solution:- from given information Null hypothesis H0:p1=0.4,p2=0.25,p3=0.23,p4=0.12Alternate…

Q: 1. What is the probability of sampling? 2. What are the example/s of cluster sampling that you can…

A: Sampling : A procedure for selecting a sample of size n out of a finite population of size N in…

Q: Travelers who have no intention of showing up often fail to cancel their hotel reservations in a…

A: Solution: Let x= Daily numbers of late cancellations and no-shows. x x2 18 324 16 256 16…

Q: If you wish to test the claim that the mean of the population is 100, the appropriate null…

A: Given, Mean of the population is 100

Q: If a researcher uses random sampling, the sample will definitely be representative of the…

A: Solution: The given statement is “If a researcher uses random sampling, the sample will definitely…

Q: When conducting a right-sided hypothesis test concerning a population proportion, which of the…

A: Consider that p is the true proportion.

Q: What is the difference between probability sampling and no probability sampling?

A: The major difference between probability and non-probability sampling is that probability sampling…

Q: An environmentalist wishes to conduct a hypothesis test on the percentage of cars driven in the city…

A: Given, n=152 p=0.07

Q: Could an author use a non-random/non-probability sampling to describe a population of 50,000? why or…

A: Non random sampling is a sampling technique where the probability of an individual selected in a…

Q: In simple random sampling, it is also true that each member of the population is equally likely to…

A: a)Simple random sampling:Simple random sampling is the procedure of collecting samples using the…

Q: Give concrete or real life examples of non-probability sampling.

A: Here we want to discuss example of non probability sampling.

Q: an inferential statistic

A: Suppose on a sample of Montanans it is found the mean salary is equal to 30,000. we have to…

Q: A sales manager for a large department store believes that customer spending per visit with a sale…

A: Given, A sales manager for a large department store believes that customer spending per visit with a…