A researcher wishes to determine how much money per week is spent on groceries in a small Western city. He wants to be 98% confident that he is within $3 of the true mean. Assume the standard deviation is $18. How large a sample is necessary'?

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Q: Find the mean and standard deviation for the numbers of sleepwalkers in groups of five.

A: Given: X P(x) 0 0.175 1 0.357 2 0.318 3 0.118 4 0.028 5 0.004

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A: It is given that the mean is 10,000 and the standard deviation is 10.

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Q: According to Chebyshev's rule, within 10 standard deviations from the mean, lies at least of any…

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Q: For a sample of 18 cars, you find the standard deviation of the price is 6150 (measured in dollars).…

A: Given that, Sample size of cars n=18 Standard deviation of the price s=6150

Q: A survey of 1000 women ages 20 to 30 found that their heights were normally distributed, with a mean…

A: (a) From the given information The mean is 65 in. and a standard deviation is 2.5 in. The mean x¯ of…

Q: The standard deviation may not be greater than the mean. O True O False

A: False: standard deviations may be greater than mean  example: random variable x follow standard…

Q: A health care professional wishes to estimate the birth weights of infants. How large a sample must…

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Q: At my work there is a fancy coffee machine that dispenses 120 ml of coffee, but I believe that the…

A: Given data and calculation for sample standard deviation is shown below Hypothesized mean = 120 ml…

Q: The mean score for a test is 87 with a standard deviation of 12.  Assuming a normal distribution for…

A: Given,mean(μ)=87standard deviation(σ)=12

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A: It is known that the sampling distribution of the sample mean x-bar will have a standard deviation,…

Q: a. If PO1 Dela Cruz's waist girth is 32, how many standard deviations away is he from the mean? b.…

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Q: For the Reese's pieces scenario, compute the standard deviation of sample taking if the size of the…

A: Answer - For the Reese's pieces scenario, the size of the samples is n =  200 and the proportion of…

Q: If you want to be 95% confident of estimating the population mean to within a sampling error of ±5…

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Q: A grocery supplier believes that in a dozen eggs, the mean number of broken eggs is 0.5 with a…

A: Given : For a dozen of eggs :  E(X) = 0.5 SD(X) = 0.4

Q: Given a mean of 1,500 and a standard deviation of 53, calculate the value that is 2 standard…

A: Given that, Mean = 1500 Standard deviation = 53

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Q: For a random sample of 40 students, the average statistics midterm score is 73 points (out of a…

A: The sample size is 40, average statistics midterm score is 73 points, and standard deviation is 7.3.

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Q: Given that the mean for a data set is 24.8 and the standard deviation is 2.3, find the z-score of…

A: It ia given that Mean = 24.8 SD = 2.3 Value X = 27

Q: The population standard deviation for the height of high school basketball players is three inches.…

A: Solution: 6. From the given information, confidence level is 0.95, σ=3 inches and E=1.

Q: with a sample average of 80 and a raw score of 76. Would you prefer a standard deviation of s=2 or…

A: A standard deviation of s=2 is preferred.

Q: given a population of 5000 scores with mean is 86 and the standard deviation is 10, how many scores…

A: To solve this problem, we have to assume that the population is normally distributed. Let X denotes…

Q: Assume the sample standard deviation is s=10, what do you conclude?

A: here given, sample mean = 87 n = 25 sample standard deviation  = 10

Q: The test scores for a very large statistics class have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 72…

A: We have given that  X~N(mu, sigma^2) mu = 72  Z-score =(x-mu )/sigma

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Q: Nabisco claims that Chip Ahoy Cookies have an x=28.67 per cookie with a SD=2.67. Assuming this…

A: Here, the sample standard deviation is given as 2.67.

Q: Explain the empirical rule in your own words. How many standard deviations would it take for you to…

A: Empirical rule:About 68% of data lies within the first standard deviation of the mean.

Q: John wishes to estimate the population standard deviation of salary of college graduates who took a…

A: Standard deviation is the positive square root of the mean of the squared deviations of given…

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Q: Statewide, the population as a whole watches 6.2 hours of TV per day. A random sample of 1017 senior…

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Q: The percentage of observations that are contained within 3 standard deviations of the mean is O a.…

A: As per the empirical rule for normal distribution, 68%, 95%, and 99.7% of the values lie within one,…

Q: In order to determine the average weight of carry-on luggage by passengers in airplanes, a sample of…

A: 1.   From the given information, the sample size is 250.  The population standard deviation is 2.5.…

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Q: In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick days that full…

A: Given: Standard deviation, σ = 2.8​​​​​​ True mean differs from the sample mean by one more than one…

Q: According to Chebyshev's Teorem, at least what percentage of snake lengths are within K= 2.9…

A: The Chebyshev’s rule states that, for any quantitative data set and any real number greater than k,…

Q: Which would you expect to be the larger standard deviation: the standard deviation of the weights of…

A: Consider,  the standard deviation of the weights of 25 students in a first-grade class, or the…

Q: The president of a college wants to determine the mean number of units that college students take…

A: From the given information, the population standard deviation is 2.1 units, the confidence level is…

Q: 3. In the qualifying examination for the admittance to college, the mean score was 65 and the…

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Q: In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick days that full…

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Q: For a random sample of 10 men, the mean head circumferences are x-bar = 57.3 cm, and the sample…

A: Given data:   The given sample size is n=10. The given mean head circumference is x=57.3 cm. The…

Q: A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How large a…

A: The following information has been provided: α=0.02,E=4,σ=5\alpha = 0.02, E = 4, \sigma = 5…

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Q: What are all the values that standard deviation "s" can possibly take?

A: Standard deviation S=x1;x2n-1and ,Standard deviation is the positive squarew root of the variance…