Applied Statistics in Business and Economics
Applied Statistics in Business and Economics
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ISBN: 9780077837303
Author: David Doane, Lori Seward Senior Instructor of Operations Management
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.5, Problem 8SE

Recently, the same five winning numbers (4, 21, 23, 34, 39) came up both on Monday and on Wednesday in the North Carolina Lottery. “That’s so unlikely that it must be rigged." said Mary. Which fallacy, if any, do you see in Mary’s reasoning?

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Ch. 1.3 - Give an example of how statistics might be useful...Ch. 1.3 - Give an example of how statistics might be useful...Ch. 1.3 - (a) Should the average business school graduate...Ch. 1.3 - Many college graduates will not use very much...Ch. 1.5 - Recently, the same five winning numbers (4, 21,...Ch. 1.5 - A National Health Interview Survey conducted by...Ch. 1.5 - A study found that radar detector users have lower...Ch. 1.5 - A lottery winner told how he picked his six-digit...Ch. 1.5 - Smokers are much more likely to speed, run red...Ch. 1.5 - An ad for a cell phone service claims that its...
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