NARRBEGIN: Experience and Salary Longevity and Salary A sample of eight observations of variables x (years of experience) and y (salary in $1,000s) is shown below: \[\begin{array} { | c | c c c c c c c c | } \hline \boldsymbol { x } & 5 & 3 & 7 & 9 & 2 & 4 & 6 & \mathbf { 8 } \\ \hline y & 20 & 23 & 15 & 11 & 27 & 21 & 17 & 14 \\ \hline \end{array}\] NARREND -{Longevity and Salary Narrative} a.Calculate and interpret the covariance between x and y. b.Give a possible reason that the covariance is negative.

a.The sign indicates a negative relation

Exam 4: Numerical Descriptive Techniques

According to the Empirical Rule, if the data form a bell shaped normal distribution approximately ____________________ percent of the observations will be contained within 3 standard deviations around the mean.

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Question 161

In a positively skewed distribution, which of the following is the correct statement?

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Question 162

The ____________________ mean is used whenever we wish to find the "average" growth rate, or rate of change, in a variable over time.

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Question 163

A perfect straight line sloping upward would produce a correlation coefficient value of 1.0.

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Question 164

NARRBEGIN: Yearly Donations Yearly Donations The following data represent the yearly donations (in thousands of dollars) of a sample of 13 benefactors: 26.5, 23.5, 29.7, 24.8, 21.1, 24.3, 20.4, 22.7, 27.2, 23.7, 24.1, 24.8, and 28.2.NARREND -{Yearly Donations Narrative} Compute median.

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Question 165

If the observations are in the millions, a standard deviation of 10 would be considered small. If the observations are all less than 50, a standard deviation of 10 would be considered large.

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Question 166

What statistics and graphs can you use to answer the following questions: Is the distribution unimodal, bimodal, or multimodal? If there is more than one mode, where are the peaks, and where are the valleys?

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Question 167

Possible methods of creating distorted impressions with bar charts include:

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Question 168

Is a standard deviation of 10 a large number indicating great variability, or is it small number indicating little variability? To answer this question correctly, one should look carefully at the value of the:

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Question 169

NARRBEGIN: Experience and Salary Longevity and Salary A sample of eight observations of variables x (years of experience) and y (salary in $1,000s) is shown below: 5 3 7 9 2 4 6 y 20 23 15 11 27 21 17 14 NARREND -{Longevity and Salary Narrative} a.Calculate and interpret the covariance between x and y. b.Give a possible reason that the covariance is negative.

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Question 170

According to Chebysheff's Theorem, at least 93.75% of observations should fall within 4 standard deviations of the mean.

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Question 171

____________________ uses both the mean and the standard deviation to interpret standard deviation for histograms of any shape.

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Question 172

NARRBEGIN: Home Care Home Care Data are collected on the number of house calls (x) made in a given week by each of 60 nurses in a certain hospital. The same data set is displayed in each of the three histograms below. NARREND -{Home Care Narrative} Which histogram makes the differences in the house calls appear to be the least dramatic?

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Question 173

Which of these measures of central location is not sensitive to extreme values?

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Question 174

If the coefficient of correlation r = -.81, the standard deviations of x and y are 20 and 25, respectively, then cov(x, y) must be -405.0.

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Question 175

$\sigma$ is a population parameter and s is a sample statistic.

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Question 176

The number of crimes per capita is known as the crime ____________________. It is a fairer way to represent and compare crimes from year to year or place to place.

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Question 177

The units for the variance are the same as the units for the original data (for example, feet, inches, etc.).

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Question 178

In the equation of the least squares line, $\tilde { y } = b _ { 0 } + b _ { 1 } x$ , b₀ is the and b₁ is the .

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Question 179

The 10th ____________________ is the value for which 10% of the observations are less than that value.

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According to the Empirical Rule, if the data form a bell shaped normal distribution approximately ____________________ percent of the observations will be contained within 3 standard deviations around the mean.

In a positively skewed distribution, which of the following is the correct statement?

The ____________________ mean is used whenever we wish to find the "average" growth rate, or rate of change, in a variable over time.

A perfect straight line sloping upward would produce a correlation coefficient value of 1.0.

NARRBEGIN: Yearly Donations Yearly Donations The following data represent the yearly donations (in thousands of dollars) of a sample of 13 benefactors: 26.5, 23.5, 29.7, 24.8, 21.1, 24.3, 20.4, 22.7, 27.2, 23.7, 24.1, 24.8, and 28.2.NARREND -{Yearly Donations Narrative} Compute median.

If the observations are in the millions, a standard deviation of 10 would be considered small. If the observations are all less than 50, a standard deviation of 10 would be considered large.

What statistics and graphs can you use to answer the following questions: Is the distribution unimodal, bimodal, or multimodal? If there is more than one mode, where are the peaks, and where are the valleys?

Possible methods of creating distorted impressions with bar charts include:

Is a standard deviation of 10 a large number indicating great variability, or is it small number indicating little variability? To answer this question correctly, one should look carefully at the value of the:

According to Chebysheff's Theorem, at least 93.75% of observations should fall within 4 standard deviations of the mean.

____________________ uses both the mean and the standard deviation to interpret standard deviation for histograms of any shape.

Which of these measures of central location is not sensitive to extreme values?

If the coefficient of correlation r = -.81, the standard deviations of x and y are 20 and 25, respectively, then cov(x, y) must be -405.0.

$\sigma$ is a population parameter and s is a sample statistic.

The number of crimes per capita is known as the crime ____________________. It is a fairer way to represent and compare crimes from year to year or place to place.

The units for the variance are the same as the units for the original data (for example, feet, inches, etc.).

In the equation of the least squares line, $\tilde { y } = b _ { 0 } + b _ { 1 } x$ , b₀ is the and b₁ is the .

The 10th ____________________ is the value for which 10% of the observations are less than that value.

What Is Statistics

Graphical Descriptive Techniques I

Graphical Descriptive Techniques II

Data Collection and Sampling

Probability

Random Variables and Discrete Probability Distributions

Continuous Probability Distributions

Sampling Distributions

Introduction to Estimation

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Inference About a Population

Inference About Comparing Two Populations

Analysis of Variance

Chi-Squared Tests Optional

Simple Linear Regression and Correlation

Multiple Regression

Filters

Exam 4: Numerical Descriptive Techniques

According to the Empirical Rule, if the data form a bell shaped normal distribution approximately ____________________ percent of the observations will be contained within 3 standard deviations around the mean.

In a positively skewed distribution, which of the following is the correct statement?

The ____________________ mean is used whenever we wish to find the "average" growth rate, or rate of change, in a variable over time.

A perfect straight line sloping upward would produce a correlation coefficient value of 1.0.

NARRBEGIN: Yearly Donations Yearly Donations The following data represent the yearly donations (in thousands of dollars) of a sample of 13 benefactors: 26.5, 23.5, 29.7, 24.8, 21.1, 24.3, 20.4, 22.7, 27.2, 23.7, 24.1, 24.8, and 28.2.NARREND -{Yearly Donations Narrative} Compute median.

If the observations are in the millions, a standard deviation of 10 would be considered small. If the observations are all less than 50, a standard deviation of 10 would be considered large.

What statistics and graphs can you use to answer the following questions: Is the distribution unimodal, bimodal, or multimodal? If there is more than one mode, where are the peaks, and where are the valleys?

Possible methods of creating distorted impressions with bar charts include:

Is a standard deviation of 10 a large number indicating great variability, or is it small number indicating little variability? To answer this question correctly, one should look carefully at the value of the:

According to Chebysheff's Theorem, at least 93.75% of observations should fall within 4 standard deviations of the mean.

____________________ uses both the mean and the standard deviation to interpret standard deviation for histograms of any shape.

Which of these measures of central location is not sensitive to extreme values?

If the coefficient of correlation r = -.81, the standard deviations of x and y are 20 and 25, respectively, then cov(x, y) must be -405.0.

σ\sigmaσ is a population parameter and s is a sample statistic.

The number of crimes per capita is known as the crime ____________________. It is a fairer way to represent and compare crimes from year to year or place to place.

The units for the variance are the same as the units for the original data (for example, feet, inches, etc.).

In the equation of the least squares line, y~=b0+b1x\tilde { y } = b _ { 0 } + b _ { 1 } xy~​=b0​+b1​x , b0 is the ____________________ and b1 is the ____________________.

The 10th ____________________ is the value for which 10% of the observations are less than that value.

What Is Statistics

Graphical Descriptive Techniques I

Graphical Descriptive Techniques II

Data Collection and Sampling

Probability

Random Variables and Discrete Probability Distributions

Continuous Probability Distributions

Sampling Distributions

Introduction to Estimation

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Inference About a Population

Inference About Comparing Two Populations

Analysis of Variance

Chi-Squared Tests Optional

Simple Linear Regression and Correlation

Multiple Regression

Filters

$\sigma$ is a population parameter and s is a sample statistic.

In the equation of the least squares line, $\tilde { y } = b _ { 0 } + b _ { 1 } x$ , b₀ is the and b₁ is the .