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Statistics for Business
Prior-to-class Quiz (10 minutes)

Mar 30, 2022
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A passenger metal detector at Chicago’s Midway Airport gives an alarm 2.1 times a minute.
What is the probability that
(a) less than 60 seconds will pass before the next alarm?
(b) More than 30 seconds?
(c) At least 45 seconds?
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Wrap-up Quiz (10 minutes)
Mar 30, 2022
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The diameter of bushings turned out by a manufacturing process

is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 4.035
mm and a standard deviation of 0.005 mm. A sample of 25
bushings is taken once an hour.
(a) Within what interval should 95 percent of the bushing
diameters fall?
(b) Within what interval should 95 percent of the sample means
fall?
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Mar 30, 2022
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Use the sample information 𝑥̅ = 2.4, σ = 0.15, n = 9 to calculate the following confidence
intervals for μ assuming the sample is from a normal population:
(a) 90 percent confidence;
(b) 95 percent confidence;
(c) 99 percent confidence.
(d) Describe how the intervals change as you increase the confidence level.
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Mar 23, 2022
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The caffeine content of a cup of home-brewed coffee is a normally distributed random variable
with a mean of 115 mg with a standard deviation of 20 mg.
(a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen cup of home-brewed coffee will have more
than 130 mg of caffeine?
(b) Less than 100 mg?
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Mar 23, 2022
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The HP dvd1040i 20X Multiformat DVD Writer has an MTBF of 70,000 hours.
(a) Assuming continuous operation, what is the probability that the DVD writer will last more
than 100,000 hours?
(b) Less than 50,000 hours?
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Mar 16, 2022
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In the last 50 years, the average number of deaths due to alligators in Florida is 0.3 death per
year. Assuming no change in this average, in a given year find the probability of
(a) no alligator deaths,
(b) at least 2 alligator deaths.
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Mar 16, 2022
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The weights of newborn babies in Foxboro Hospital are normally distributed with a mean of 6.9
pounds and a standard deviation of 1.2 pounds.
(a) How unusual is a baby weighing 8.0 pounds or more?
(b) What would be the 90th percentile for birth weight?
(c) Within what range would the middle 95 percent of birth weights lie?
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Mar 9, 2022
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Oxnard Petro Ltd. is buying hurricane insurance for its off-coast oil drilling platform. During the
next five years, the probability of total loss of only the above-water superstructure ($250 million)
is .30, the probability of total loss of the facility ($950 million) is .30, and the probability of no
loss is .40. Find the expected loss.
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Mar 9, 2022
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In a certain Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise, half of the customers typically request “crispy”
instead of “original.”
(a) What is the probability that none of the next four customers will request “crispy”?
(b) At least two?
(c) At most two?
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Mar 2, 2022
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Of grocery shoppers who have a shopping cart, 70 percent pay by credit/debit card (event C1), 20
percent pay cash (event C2), and 10 percent pay by check (event C3). Of shoppers without a
grocery cart, 50 percent pay by credit/debit card (event C1), 40 percent pay cash (event C2), and
10 percent pay by check (event C3). On Saturday morning, 80 percent of the shoppers take a
shopping cart (event S1) and 20 percent do not (event S2).
(a) Calculate the probability of all joint probabilities (e.g., S1 ∩ C1).
(b) Verify that the joint probabilities sum to 1.
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Mar 2, 2022
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A drug test for athletes has a 5 percent false positive rate and a 10 percent false negative rate. Of
the athletes tested, 4 percent have actually been using the prohibited drug. If an athlete tests
positive, what is the probability that the athlete has actually been using the prohibited drug?
Explain your reasoning clearly.
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Feb 23, 2022
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The U.S. Postal Service will ship a Priority Mail® Large Flat Rate Box (12” x 12” x 51⁄2”)
anywhere in the United States for a fixed price, regardless of weight. The weights (ounces) of 20
randomly chosen boxes are shown below.
72 86 28 67 64 65 45 86 31 32
39 92 90 91 84 62 80 74 63 86
a. Find the mean, median, and mode.
b. Find the mean, median, and mode.
c. Is the distribution skewed? Explain.
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Feb 23, 2022
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Let S be the event that a randomly chosen female aged 18–24 is a smoker. Let C be the event
that a randomly chosen female aged 18–24 is a Caucasian. Given P(S) = 0.246, P(C) = 0.830,
and P(S ∩ C) = 0.232, find each probability.
a. P(Sc).
b. P(S ∪ C).
c. P(S|C).
d. P(S|Cc).
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Feb 16, 2022
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Test bank
The hourly wages of a sample of eight individuals is given below.
Hourly Wage
Individual (dollars)
A 27
B 25
C 20
D 10
E 12
F 14
G 17
H 19
For the above sample, determine the following measures:

a. The mean.
b. The standard deviation.
c. The 25th percentile.
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Feb 16, 2022
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The following is a frequency distribution for the ages of a sample of employees at a local
company.
Age Frequency
30 - 39 2
40 - 49 3
50 - 59 7
60 - 69 5
70 - 79 1
a. Determine the average age for the sample.

b. Compute the variance.
c. Compute the standard deviation.
d. Compute the coefficient of variation.
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