Can a company use candidates' social media websites to determine who they wish to hire?

The Los Angeles Times regularly reports the air quality index for various areas of Southern California. A sample of air quality index values for Pomona provided the following data: 28, 42, 58, 48, 45, 55, 60, 49, and 50.

A sample of air quality index readings for Anaheim provided a sample mean of 48.5, a sample variance of 136, and a sample standard deviation of 11.66. What comparisons can you make between the air quality in Pomona and that in Anaheim on the basis of these descriptive statistics?

Stock Market Indexes Comparison. The Russell 1000 is a stock market index consisting of the largest U.S. companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is based on 30 large companies. The file Russell gives the annual percentage returns for each of these stock indexes for the years 1988 to 2012 (IStock1 website).

d. Discuss similarities and differences in these two indexes.

Store Managers Time Study. The Northwest regional manager of an outdoor equipment retailer conducted a study to determine how managers at three store locations are using their time. A summary of the results is shown in the following table.

Percentage of Manager's Work Week Spent On Store Location Bend

$$\begin{array}{cccc}\text { Meetings } & \text { Reports } & \text { Customers } & \text { Idle } \\ 18 & 11 & 52 & 19 \\ 52 & 11 & 24 & 13 \\ 32 & 17 & 37 & 14\end{array}$$

a. Create a stacked bar chart with store location on the horizontal axis and percentage of time spent on each task on the vertical axis.

Driving Speed and Fuel Efficiency. A study on driving speed (miles per hour) and fuel efficiency (miles per gallon) for midsize automobiles resulted in the following data:

$$\begin{array}{l|llllllllll} \text { Driving Speed } & 30 & 50 & 40 & 55 & 30 & 25 & 60 & 25 & 50 & 55 \\ \hline \text { Fuel Efficiency } & 28 & 25 & 25 & 23 & 30 & 32 & 21 & 35 & 26 & 25 \end{array}$$

a. Construct a scatter diagram with driving speed on the horizontal axis and fuel efficiency on the vertical axis.

In alphabetical order, the six most common last names in the United States are Brown, Davis, Johnson, Jones, Smith, and Williams (The World Almanac, 2006). Assume that a sample of 50 individuals with one of these last names provided the following data.

$$\begin{matrix} \text{Brown} & \text{Williams} & \text{Williams} & \text{Williams} & \text{Brown}\\ \text{Smith} & \text{Jones} & \text{Smith} & \text{Johnson} & \text{Smith}\\ \text{Davis} & \text{Smith} & \text{Brown} & \text{Williams} & \text{Johnson}\\ \text{Johnson} & \text{Smith} & \text{Smith} & \text{Johnson} & \text{Brown}\\ \text{Williams} & \text{Davis} & \text{Johnson} & \text{Williams} & \text{Johnson}\\ \text{Williams} & \text{Johnson} & \text{Jones} & \text{Smith} & \text{Brown}\\ \text{Johnson} & \text{Smith} & \text{Smith} & \text{Brown} & \text{Jones}\\ \text{Jones} & \text{Jones} & \text{Smith} & \text{Smith} & \text{Davis}\\ \text{Davis} & \text{Jones} & \text{Williams} & \text{Davis} & \text{Smith}\\ \text{Jones} & \text{Johnson} & \text{Brown} & \text{Johnson} & \text{Davis}\\ \end{matrix}$$

Summarize the data by constructing the following:

Relative and percent frequency distributions

The response to a question has three alternatives: A, B, and C. A sample of 120 responses provides 60 A, 24 B, and 36 C. Show the frequency and relative frequency distributions.

Data for a sample of 55 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, are shown here. Each observation indicates the primary position played by the Hall of Famers: pitcher (P), catcher (H), 1st base (1), 2nd base (2), 3rd base (3), shortstop (S), left field (L), center field (C), and right field (R).

$$\begin{matrix} \text{L} & \text{P} & \text{C} & \text{H} & \text{2} & \text{P} & \text{R} & \text{1} & \text{S} & \text{S} & \text{1} & \text{L}&\text{P} & \text{R} & \text{P}\\ \text{P} & \text{P} & \text{P} & \text{R} & \text{C} & \text{S} & \text{L} & \text{R} & \text{P} & \text{C} & \text{C} & \text{P}&\text{P} & \text{R} & \text{P}\\ \text{2} & \text{3} & \text{P} & \text{H} & \text{L} & \text{P} & \text{1} & \text{C} & \text{P} & \text{P} & \text{P} & \text{S}&\text{1} & \text{L} & \text{R}\\ \text{R} & \text{1} & \text{2} & \text{H} & \text{S} & \text{3} & \text{H} & \text{2} & \text{L} & \text{P}\\ \end{matrix}$$

a. Use frequency and relative frequency distributions to summarize the data.
b. What position provides the most Hall of Famers?
c. What position provides the fewest Hall of Famers?
d. What outfield position (L, C, or R) provides the most Hall of Famers?
e. Compare infielders (1, 2, 3, and S) to outfielders (L, C, and R).

What theory presents America as a country where different cultures fuse together?

What is a general claim among the fields of study that fall under the umbrella of social science?

The sociological perspective focuses on __________ influences.

What is the key to initiatives to end discrimination?

What is an example of Labeling theory?

Is a wedding ring an example of material culture?