Author Question: The following data represent the scores of 50 students on a statistics exam. The mean score is ... (Read 310 times)

Haya94

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 558
The following data represent the scores of 50 students on a statistics exam. The mean score is 80.02, and the standard deviation is 11.9.
 
  39 51 59 63 66 68 68 69 70 71
  71 71 73 74 76 76 76 77 78 79
  79 79 79 80 80 82 83 83 83 85
  85 86 86 88 88 88 88 89 89 89
  90 90 91 91 92 95 96 97 97 98
 
  Use the z-score method to identify potential outliers among the scores.
 
  Answer the question True or False.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The university police department must write, on average, five tickets per day to keep department revenues at budgeted levels. Suppose the number of tickets written per day follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 7. Find the probability that fewer than six tickets are written on a randomly selected day.
 
  A) 0.699292 B) 0.300708 C) 0.449711 D) 0.550289



amynguyen1221

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 355
Answer to Question 1

The z-score of 39 is -3.46. Since this z-score is less than -3, the score of 39 is an outlier. All other scores have z-scores between -3 and 3, so there are no other outliers.

Answer to Question 2

B



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question


 

Did you know?

Vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate) should be taken before any drug administration. Patients should be informed not to use tobacco or caffeine at least 30 minutes before their appointment.

Did you know?

Children with strabismus (crossed eyes) can be treated. They are not able to outgrow this condition on their own, but with help, it can be more easily corrected at a younger age. It is important for infants to have eye examinations as early as possible in their development and then another at age 2 years.

Did you know?

Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.

Did you know?

Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.

Did you know?

Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library