Statistic/Parameter In an AARP survey of 1019 randomly selected adults, the respondents were asked to identify the number of credit cards they have, and 26% of them said they had no credit cards. Is the value of 26% a statistic or a parameter?

Each customer entering a department store will either buy or not buy some merchandise. An experiment consists of following 5 customers and determining whether or not they purchase any merchandise. What is the number of sample points in the experiment?

Organ Donors USA Today provided information about a survey of 5100 adult Internet users. Of the respondents, 2346 said they are willing to donate organs after death. In this survey conducted for Donate Life America, 100 adults were surveyed in each state and the District of Columbia, and results were weighted to account for the different state population sizes.  a. What percentage of respondents said that they are willing to donate organs after death? b. Based on the poll results, what is the probability of randomly selecting an adult who is willing to donate organs after death? c. What term is used to describe the sampling method of randomly selecting 100 adults from each state and the District of Columbia?

You are conducting a case-control study to examine the association between retail work and housing insecurity. You enroll 250 cases and 250 controls. 121 people work in retail, including 71 cases. Calculate the odds ratio to examine the association between retail work and housing security. Round to the nearest 10th (one decimal point). Your Answer:

Credit card debt: In a survey of 1118 U.S. adults conducted in 2012 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, 810 said

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sixty-five percent of those surveyed reply No to a certain question. If 234 reply No, what is the sample size?

Multiple Choice Question Identify the type of sampling used in the following scenario: To conduct a study on depression among the elderly, a sample of 30 patients in one nearby nursing home was used. A. Simple Random B. Voluntary Response C. Stratified  D. Convenience

The next seven questions refer to the following scenario: A random sample of 16 Porsche drivers yielded an average age of 50 years with a variance of 9 years and a random sample of also 16 Ferrari drivers yielded an average of 47 years with a variance of 25 years. Porsche Driver Ferrari Driver n 16 16 mean 50 47 Variance 25 Conduct the following hypothesis test at a=0.05. HO: Mean Age Porsche Drivers Mean Age Ferrari Drivers Assume unequal variance.

Online Medical Info USA Today posted this question on its website: “How often do you seek medical information online?” Of 1072 Internet users who chose to respond, 38% of them responded with “frequently.” What term is used to describe this type of survey in which the people surveyed consist of those who decided to respond? What is wrong with this type of sampling method?