THE OVERFRIENDLY PEDESTRIAN Jim is a loan officer at the local bank. Every day he goes down the block to his favorite restaurant for lunch. As he is preparing to cross the street, a concerned pedestrian appears out of nowhere and grabs his wheel chair, and proceeds to push him across the street. Jim begins to protest explaining that he is perfectly capable of getting across the street. The pedestrian ignores Jim’s protest and says, “This is a dangerous street, just sit still and let me help you.” When Jim is across the street, the pedestrian pats him on the shoulder, and says, “Poor thing just out here trying to do everything by yourself.” Jim is furious, but does not feel like he can address the situation in a professional way. 1. What would you have done if you were Jim? 2. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt belittled or powerless? *

Two bicyclists, 42 miles apart, begin riding towards each other along a long straight avenue. One cyclists travels 15 miles per hour and the other 27 miles per hour. At the same time Spot (a greyhound), starting at one cyclist, runs back and forth the two cyclists as the cycle toward each other. If Spot runs 38 miles per hour and turns instantly at each cyclist, how many miles has he run when the cyclists meet? a. 42 miles b. 15 miles c. 38 miles d. 27 miles

Benjamin currently pays $1,080 for his annual car insurance premium. He is in the marines and will be deployed for 9 months. Since his car will be used much less, there is less risk for the insurance company and it offers him a 66% discount for his annual premium while on deployment. What is the amount he just save each month while on deployment to be able to pay his discounted premium? When Benjamin returns, his premium will revert to the amount prior to deployment. What will his total premium be for the year?

A researcher is interested in whether people who enjoy fine wine can actually tell the difference between a highly rated expensive wine and a good inexpensive wine. She selects several bottles of a highly rated cabernet sauvignon (a red wine) costing over $100 per bottle and several bottles of a good cabernet sauvignon costing $12. Subjects will taste a glass of wine without knowing whether it is the expensive or inexpensive wine. This is the treatment. They will then be asked to estimate how much the wine cost. This is the response variable. Outline a completely randomized design to compare the cost estimates for the two treatments. Twenty subjects are available. Group 1 Treatment 1 10 subjects expensive wine Compare Price estimate Random assignment Treatment 2 A Grouo 2 10 subjects inexpensive wine Group 1 10 subjects - expensive wine Random assignment Compare price estimates Group 2 10 subjects - inexpensive wine Treatment 1 Group 1 20 subjects expensive wine Compare Price estimate…