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The manager of a grocery store selected a random sample of 11 customers to investigate the relationship between the number of customers in a checkout line and the time to finish checkout. As soon as the selected customer entered the end of a checkout line, data were collected on the number of customers in line who were in front of the selected customer and the time, in seconds, until the selected customer was finished with the checkout. The data are shown in the following scatterplot along with the corresponding least-squares regression line and computer output.
[Scatterplot titled "Time (seconds)" vs. "Customers in Line"; y-axis (Time, seconds) from 0 to 1,250 in increments of 250; x-axis (Customers in Line) from 0 to 7. A least-squares regression line is drawn from about (0, 25) up through the point cloud to about (6.2, 1,150). Approximate data points (Customers in Line, Time): (0, 25), (1, 230), (1, 350), (2, 410), (2, 500), (2, 610), (3, 75), (3, 610), (4, 950), (5, 985), (6, 1,150). The point at approximately (3, 75) lies well below the regression line and the rest of the data cloud.]
| Predictor | Coef | SE Coef | T | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | 72.95 | 110.36 | 0.66 | 0.525 |
| Customers in line | 174.40 | 35.06 | 4.97 | 0.001 |
$S = 200.01$ $\qquad$ $R\text{-}Sq = 73.33\%$ $\qquad$ $R\text{-}Sq\ (adj) = 70.37\%$
Identify and interpret in context the estimate of the intercept for the least-squares regression line.
Identify and interpret in context the coefficient of determination, $r^2$.
One of the data points was determined to be an outlier. Circle the point on the scatterplot and explain why the point is considered an outlier.
An environmental science teacher at a high school with a large population of students wanted to estimate the proportion of students at the school who regularly recycle plastic bottles. The teacher selected a random sample of students at the school to survey. Each selected student went into the teacher's office, one at a time, and was asked to respond yes or no to the following question.
[Boxed question text: "Do you regularly recycle plastic bottles?"]
Based on the responses, a 95 percent confidence interval for the proportion of all students at the school who would respond yes to the question was calculated as $(0.584,\ 0.816)$.
How many students were in the sample selected by the environmental science teacher?
Given the method used by the environmental science teacher to collect the responses, explain how bias might have been introduced and describe how the bias might affect the point estimate of the proportion of all students at the school who would respond yes to the question.
The statistics teacher at the high school was concerned about the potential bias in the survey. To obtain a potentially less biased estimate of the proportion, the statistics teacher used an alternate method for collecting student responses. A random sample of 300 students was selected, and each student was given the following instructions on how to respond to the question.
- In private, flip a fair coin.
- If heads, you must respond no, regardless of whether you regularly recycle.
- If tails, please truthfully respond yes or no.
What is the expected number of students from the sample of 300 who would be required to respond no because the coin flip resulted in heads?
The results of the sample showed that 213 of the 300 selected students responded no. Based on the results of the sample, give a point estimate for the proportion of all students at the high school who would respond yes to the question.
Approximately 3.5 percent of all children born in a certain region are from multiple births (that is, twins, triplets, etc.). Of the children born in the region who are from multiple births, 22 percent are left-handed. Of the children born in the region who are from single births, 11 percent are left-handed.
What is the probability that a randomly selected child born in the region is left-handed?
What is the probability that a randomly selected child born in the region is a child from a multiple birth, given that the child selected is left-handed?
A random sample of 20 children born in the region will be selected. What is the probability that the sample will have at least 3 children who are left-handed?
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the ligaments that help stabilize the knee. Surgery is often recommended if the ACL is completely torn, and recovery time from the surgery can be lengthy. A medical center developed a new surgical procedure designed to reduce the average recovery time from the surgery. To test the effectiveness of the new procedure, a study was conducted in which 210 patients needing surgery to repair a torn ACL were randomly assigned to receive either the standard procedure or the new procedure.
Based on the design of the study, would a statistically significant result allow the medical center to conclude that the new procedure causes a reduction in recovery time compared to the standard procedure, for patients similar to those in the study? Explain your answer.
Summary statistics on the recovery times from the surgery are shown in the table.
| Type of Procedure | Sample Size | Mean Recovery Time (days) | Standard Deviation Recovery Time (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 110 | 217 | 34 |
| New | 100 | 186 | 29 |
Do the data provide convincing statistical evidence that those who receive the new procedure will have less recovery time from the surgery, on average, than those who receive the standard procedure, for patients similar to those in the study?
The following histograms summarize the teaching year for the teachers at two high schools, A and B.
[Histogram "High School A": x-axis "Teaching Year" labeled at 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34 (each bar spans a 3-year interval, left endpoint inclusive); y-axis "Frequency" from 0 to 80 in increments of 10. Approximate bar heights by interval start: 1→46, 4→48, 7→24, 10→45, 13→29, 16→4, 19→1, 22→0, 25→1, 28→1, 31→1, 34→0.]
[Histogram "High School B": x-axis "Teaching Year" labeled at 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34 (each bar spans a 3-year interval, left endpoint inclusive); y-axis "Frequency" from 0 to 80 in increments of 10. Approximate bar heights by interval start: 1→79, 4→34, 7→28, 10→29, 13→19, 16→12, 19→8, 22→3, 25→4, 28→2, 31→3, 34→0.]
Teaching year is recorded as an integer, with first-year teachers recorded as 1, second-year teachers recorded as 2, and so on. Both sets of data have a mean teaching year of 8.2, with data recorded from 200 teachers at High School A and 221 teachers at High School B. On the histograms, each interval represents possible integer values from the left endpoint up to but not including the right endpoint.
The median teaching year for one high school is 6, and the median teaching year for the other high school is 7. Identify which high school has each median and justify your answer.
An additional 18 teachers were not included with the data recorded from the 200 teachers at High School A. The mean teaching year of the 18 teachers is 2.5. What is the mean teaching year for all 218 teachers at High School A?
The standard deviation of the teaching year for the 221 teachers at High School B is 7.2. If one teacher is selected at random from High School B, what is the probability that the teaching year for the selected teacher will be within 1 standard deviation of the mean of $8.2$ ? Justify your answer.
Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that blood exerts on blood vessels while the heart is beating. The mean systolic blood pressure for people in the United States is reported to be 122 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) with a standard deviation of 15 mmHg.
The wellness department of a large corporation is investigating whether the mean systolic blood pressure of its employees is greater than the reported national mean. A random sample of 100 employees will be selected, and the systolic blood pressure of each employee in the sample will be measured, and the sample mean will be calculated.
Let $\mu$ represent the mean systolic blood pressure of all employees at the corporation. Consider the following hypotheses.
Describe a Type II error in the context of the hypothesis test.
Assume that $\sigma$, the standard deviation of the systolic blood pressure of all employees at the corporation, is 15 mmHg. If $\mu = 122$, the sampling distribution of $\bar{x}$ for samples of size 100 is approximately normal with a mean of 122 mmHg and a standard deviation of 1.5 mmHg. What values of the sample mean $\bar{x}$ represent sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis at the significance level of $\alpha = 0.05$ ?
The actual mean systolic blood pressure of all employees at the corporation is 125 mmHg, and the standard deviation is 15 mmHg. Using the actual mean of 125 mmHg and the results from part (b), determine the probability that the null hypothesis would be rejected.
What statistical term is used for the probability found in part (c) ?
Suppose the size of the sample of employees selected at the corporation is greater than 100. Would the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis be greater than, less than, or equal to the probability calculated in part (c) ? Explain your reasoning.