Chapter Questions Lind Marshall
Chapter Questions Lind Marshall
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