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Chapter Questions Lind Marshall

This document outlines the chapters and content covered in a statistics textbook. Chapter 1 introduces different types of statistics, variables, and levels of measurement. Chapter 2 focuses on self-review questions. Chapter 3 covers descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, mode, and distributions. Chapter 4 discusses quartiles, percentiles, skewness, and relationships between variables. Chapter 5 defines probability and common probability concepts. Chapter 6 introduces probability distributions, random variables, and discrete and continuous distributions. Chapter 7 covers uniform and normal distributions. Chapter 8 discusses sampling methods and the central limit theorem. Chapter 9 defines confidence intervals and how to estimate sample size. The second section provides practice questions on probability distributions, random variables, the normal distribution, sampling, estimation
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Chapter Questions Lind Marshall

This document outlines the chapters and content covered in a statistics textbook. Chapter 1 introduces different types of statistics, variables, and levels of measurement. Chapter 2 focuses on self-review questions. Chapter 3 covers descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, mode, and distributions. Chapter 4 discusses quartiles, percentiles, skewness, and relationships between variables. Chapter 5 defines probability and common probability concepts. Chapter 6 introduces probability distributions, random variables, and discrete and continuous distributions. Chapter 7 covers uniform and normal distributions. Chapter 8 discusses sampling methods and the central limit theorem. Chapter 9 defines confidence intervals and how to estimate sample size. The second section provides practice questions on probability distributions, random variables, the normal distribution, sampling, estimation
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Chapter 1

a. Different Types of Statistics


b. Different Types of Variables
c. Different Levels of Measurement
d. Self-Review
e. Question 5, 6, 7, 13

Chapter 2
a. Self-Review
b. 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 35, 36, 43

Chapter 3
a. Properties of the Arithmetic Mean
b. What are the limitation of mean, median and mode
c. When we use geometric mean and harmonic mean.
d. The Relative Positions of the Mean, Median, and Mode (if you to analyze these based on positive and
negative skewness)
e. Chebyshev’s Theorem
f. The Empirical Rule applies only to symmetrical, bellshaped distributions
g. Self Review
h. 83, 84

Chapter 4
a. Exercises, page 109, 1, 2, 8
b. Quartiles, Deciles, and Percentiles
c. Skewness
d. 4.6 Describing the Relationship between Two Variables
e. Exercise 31

Chapter 5
a. Define probability. Explain the three key words are used in the study of probability: experiment,
outcome, and event.
a. Identify and apply the appropriate approach to assigning probabilities with examples.
b. Explain LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS
c. Subjective Probability
d. P: 152, Exercise 7
e. Page 158, Exercise, 11-22
f. Page 166, Exercise, 23-30
g. The Permutation Formula
h. The Combination Formula
i. Page 166, Exercise, 39-46
j. Page 178, 47-70

Chapter 6
a. What Is a Probability Distribution?
b. Random Variables
c. The Mean, Variance, and Standard
d. Deviation of a Discrete Probability Distribution
e. Exercise: Page 193, Exercise: 1-8
f. Binomial Probability Distribution
g. Exercise: Page 193, Exercise: 9-18
h. Poisson Probability Distribution
i. Exercise: Page 193, Exercise: 31-36

Chapter 7
a. Uniform Probability Distributions
b. Family of Normal Probability Distributions
c. The Standard Normal Probability Distribution
d. Page: 233, Exercise: 7-12
e. Finding Areas under the Normal Curve
f. Page: 236, Exercise: 13-16
g. Page: 239, Exercise: 17-22

Chapter 8
a. Sampling Methods
b. Reasons to Sample
c. Define sampling error
d. The Central Limit Theorem
e. Exercise, page -289, 15-18

Chapter 9.
a. Confidence Interval
b. Exercise page 305, Exercise, 1-8,
c. Exercise page 312, Exercise, 9-14
d. Exercise page 316, Exercise, 15-18
e. Choosing an Appropriate Sample Size
f. Sample Size to Estimate a Population Proportion
g. Exercise page 320, Exercise, 19-26

2nd Mid Exercise and Assignment


1. Explain the types of probability distributions.
2. Explain the difference between discrete random and continuous random variable.
3. Draw and describe the characteristics of the normal probability distributions.
4. Explain the different areas of normal distribution
5. What are shortcomings of normal probability distributions?
6. Explain the four methods of random sampling?
7. What do you mean by standard error? Explain.
8. Describe the relationship between sample size and standard error.
9. Explain and estimate the standard error for finite and infinite population.
10. Define estimates and estimator. What are the different types of estimates?
11. What are the criteria of good estimator
12. Why we use n-1 for estimating sample standard deviation?
13. Define confidence interval.
14. Explain the relationship between confidence level and confidence interval.
15. Explain the characteristics of t-distribution. P. 372
16. Define degrees of freedom. Explain with an example.
17. When we use t or z distribution for estimating confidence interval?
18. Write the summary of formulas for estimating confidence interval. P. 376.
19. What is type I and type II error?
20. Define significance level. Explain with example. p. 408
21. How you can select the significance level? P. 409
22. Testing Hypotheses Concerning the Value of the Population Mean

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