Problem 1SE: Directions Determine whether each of the following variables would best be modeled as continuous or... Problem 2SE: 6.1-6.4 Directions Determine whether each of the following variables would best be modeled as... Problem 3SE: 6.1-6.4 Directions Determine whether each of the following variables would best be modeled as... Problem 4SE: 6.1-6.4 Directions Determine whether each of the following variables would best be modeled as... Problem 5SE: Loaded Die (Example 2) A magician has shaved an edge off one side of a six-sided die, and as a... Problem 6SE Problem 7SE: Distribution of Two Thumbtacks When a certain type of thumbtack is flipped, the probability of its... Problem 8SE: Two Children Make a list of all possible outcomes for gender when a family has two children. Assume... Problem 9SE: Two Thumbtacks a. From your answers in Exercise 6.7, find the probability of getting 0 ups, 1 up, or... Problem 10SE: Two Children Using your list of outcomes in Problem 6.8: a. Find the probability of having 0, 1, or... Problem 11SE: Snow Depth (Example 3) Eric wants to go skiing tomorrow, but only if there are 3 inches or more of... Problem 12SE: Snow Depth Refer to Exercise 6.11. What is the probability that the amount of new snow will be... Problem 13SE: Applying the Empirical Rule with z-Scores The Empirical Rule applies rough approximations to... Problem 14SE: Length of Pregnancy Assume that the lengths of pregnancy for humans is approximately Normally... Problem 15SE: SAT Scores Quantitative SAT scores are approximately Normally distributed with a mean of 500 and a... Problem 16SE: Women’s Heights Assume that college women’s heights are approximately Normally distributed with a... Problem 17SE: Women’s Heights (Example 4) Assume college women’s heights are approximately Normally distributed... Problem 18SE: SAT Scores Quantitative SAT scores are approximately Normally distributed with a mean of 500 and a... Problem 19SE: Standard Normal Use the table or technology to find the answer to each question. Include an... Problem 20SE: Standard Normal Use the table or technology to find the answer to each question. Include an... Problem 21SE: Standard Normal Use technology or a Normal table to find each of the following. Include an... Problem 22SE: Standard Normal Use technology or a Normal table to find each of the following. Include an... Problem 23SE: Extreme Positive z -Scores For each question, find the area to the right of the given z -score in a... Problem 24SE: Extreme Negative z-Scores For each question, find the area to the right of the given z-score in a... Problem 25SE: St. Bernard Dogs (Example 5) According to dogtime .com, the mean weight of an adult St. Bernard dog... Problem 26SE: Whales Whales have one of the longest gestation periods of any mammal. According to whalefacts.org,... Problem 27SE: Boys’ Foot Length (Example 6) According to the Digital Human Modeling Project, the distribution of... Problem 28SE: Women’s Foot Length According to the Digital Human Modeling Project, the distribution of foot... Problem 29SE: Boys’ Foot Length Suppose a shoe store stocks shoes in men’s sizes 7 through 12. These shoes will... Problem 30SE: Women’s Foot Length Suppose a shoe store stocks shoes in women’s sizes 5 though 9. These shoes will... Problem 31SE: Birth Weights (Example 7) According to the British Medical Journal, the distribution of weights of... Problem 32SE: Birth Lengths According to National Vital Statistics, the average length of a newborn baby is 19.5... Problem 33SE: White Blood Cells The distribution of white blood cell count per cubic millimeter of whole blood is... Problem 34SE: Red Blood Cells The distribution of red blood cell counts is different for men and women. For both,... Problem 35SE: SAT Scores in Illinois According to the 2017 SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report, the average SAT... Problem 36SE: SAT Scores in Florida According to the 2017 SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report, the average ERW... Problem 37SE: Arm Span (Men) According to Anthropometric Survey data, the distribution of arm spans for males is... Problem 38SE: Arm Span (Women) According to Anthropometric Survey data, the distribution of arm spans for females... Problem 39SE: New York City Weather New York City’s mean minimum daily temperature in February is 27F... Problem 40SE: Chicago Weather The average winter daily temperature in Chicago has a distribution that is... Problem 41SE: Probability or Measurement (Inverse)? (Example 8) The Normal model N69,3 describes the distribution... Problem 42SE: Probability or Measurement (Inverse)? The Normal model N150,10 describes the distribution of scores... Problem 43SE: Inverse Normal, Standard In a standard Normal distribution, if the area to the left of a z - score... Problem 44SE: Inverse Normal, Standard In a standard Normal distribution, if the area to the left of a z -score is... Problem 45SE: Inverse Normal, Standard Assume a standard Normal distribution. Draw a separate, well-labeled Normal... Problem 46SE: Inverse Normal, Standard Assume a standard Normal distribution. Draw a separate, well-labeled Normal... Problem 47SE Problem 48SE: Weights of Newborn Hippos The weight of newborn hippopotami is approximately Normal, with a mean of... Problem 49SE: Medical School MCAT Scores on the 2017 MCAT, an exam required for all medical school applicants,... Problem 50SE: Medical School GPA The distribution of grade point averages GPAs for medical school applicants in... Problem 51SE: Women’s Heights Suppose college women’s heights are approximately Normally distributed with a mean... Problem 52SE: Men’s Heights Suppose college men’s heights are approximately Normally distributed with a mean of... Problem 53SE: Inverse SATs Critical reading SAT scores are distributed as N500,100. a. Find the SAT score at the... Problem 54SE: Inverse Women’s Heights College women have heights with the following distribution (inches):... Problem 55SE: Girls’ and Women’s Heights According to the National Health Center, the heights of 6-year-old girls... Problem 56SE: Boys’ and Men’s Heights According to the National Health Center, the heights of 5-year-old boys are... Problem 57SE: Cats’ Birth Weights The average birth weight of domestic cats is about 3 ounces. Assume that the... Problem 58SE: Elephants’ Birth Weights The average birth weight of elephants is 230 pounds. Assume that the... Problem 59SE: Gender of Children (Example 10) A married couple plans to have four children, and they are wondering... Problem 60SE: Coin Flip A coin will be flipped four times, and the number of heads recorded. Explain why this is a... Problem 61SE: Rolling a Die (Example 11) A die is rolled 5 times, and the number of spots for each roll is... Problem 62SE: Twins In Exercise 6.59 you are told to assume that none of the children will be twins or other... Problem 63SE: Free Throws Professional basketball player Draymond Green has a free-throw success rate of 70#37;.... Problem 64SE: On-Time Arrivals Alaska Airlines has an on-time arrival rate of 88#37;. Assume that in one day, this... Problem 65SE: Identifying n,p, and x (Example 12) For each situation, identify the sample size n, the probability... Problem 66SE: Identifying n,p, and x For each situation, identify the sample size n, the probability of a success... Problem 67SE: Dog Owners (Example 13) According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, 36#37; of... Problem 68SE: Cat Owners According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, 30#37; of Americans own a cat.... Problem 69SE: Passports According to data from the U.S. State Department, the percentage of Americans who have a... Problem 70SE: Travel According to a survey conducted by OnePoll, a marketing research company, 10#37; of Americans... Problem 71SE: Wisconsin Graduation Wisconsin has the highest high school graduation rate of all states at 90#37;.... Problem 72SE: Colorado Graduation Colorado has a high school graduation rate of 75#37;. a. In a random sample of... Problem 73SE: Cell Phones According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 52#37; of U.S. households... Problem 74SE: Landlines According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 44#37; of U.S. households... Problem 75SE: Drones (Example 14) The use of drones, aircraft without onboard human pilots, is becoming more... Problem 76SE: Drones A 2017 Pew Research Center report on drones found that only 24#37; of Americans felt that... Problem 77SE: Texting While Walking According to a report by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 29#37;... Problem 78SE: Texting While Driving According to a study by the Colorado Department of Transportation, 25#37; of... Problem 79SE Problem 80SE: Free Throws Professional basketball LeBron James is a 74#37; free-throw shooter. Assume that free... Problem 81SE Problem 82SE Problem 83CRE: Discrete or Continuous? Determine whether each of the following variables would best be modeled as... Problem 84CRE: Probability Distribution In a game of chance, players draw one cube out of a bag containing 3 red... Problem 85CRE: Birth Length A study of U.S. births published on the website Medscape from WebMD reported that the... Problem 86CRE: Birth Length A study of U.S. births published on the website Medscape from WebMD reported that the... Problem 87CRE: Males’ Body Temperatures A study of human body temperatures using healthy men showed a mean of 98.1F... Problem 88CRE: Females’ Body Temperatures A study of human body temperatures using healthy women showed a mean of... Problem 89CRE Problem 90CRE: Medical Licensing See problem 6.89 for information about USMLE scores. a. What USMLE score would... Problem 91CRE: Systolic Blood Pressures Systolic blood pressures are approximately Normal with a mean of 120 and a... Problem 92CRE Problem 93CRE: Stress According to a 2017 Gallup poll, 44#37; of Americans report they frequently feel stressed.... Problem 94CRE: Stress According to a 2017 Gallup poll, 17 of Americans report they rarely feel stressed. Suppose 80... Problem 95CRE: Voice-Controlled Assistants Voice-controlled video assistants are being incorporated into a wide... Problem 96CRE Problem 97CRE Problem 98CRE Problem 99CRE Problem 100CRE: Quantitative SAT Scores, Normal and Binomial The distribution of the math portion of SAT scores has... Problem 101CRE Problem 102CRE: Birth Length and z-Scores, Inverse Babies in the United States have a mean birth length of 20.5... format_list_bulleted