In a survey of 1020 adul ts in the United States, 44% said that they wash their hands after riding public transportation (based on data from KRC Research). Are the numbers of subjects in such surveys discrete or continuous?

A researcher at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research Center was once criticized for falsifying data. Among his data were figures obtained from 6 groups of mice, with 20 individual mice in each group. The following values were given for the percentage of successes in each group: 53%, 58%, 63%, 46%, 48%, 67%. What's wrong with those values?

Identify whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter.A recent California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) included 2799 adolescent residents of California.

Identify the level of measurement of the data as nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio. Also, explain what is wrong with the given calculation. As part of a project in a statistics class, students report the last four digits of their Social Security numbers, and the average (mean) of those digits is computed to be 4.7.

Identify whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter.The average (mean) atomic weight of all elements in the periodic table is 134.355 unified atomic mass units.

Does the following describe discrete data? The numbers of people surveyed in each of the next several years for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.

Revise the sentence to include appropriate business tone and positive language. Write the sentence in the text box below.

The IT department cannot make revisions to the webpage until after the executives make their decision public.

Does the following describe discrete data? The exact foot lengths (measured in cm) of a random sample of statistics students.

In a survey of 1020 U.S. adults, 41% said that their top priority for savings is retirement. a. What is the margin of error for the survey? b. Give an interval that is likely to contain the exact percent of all U.S. adults whose top priority for saving is retirement.

In a survey of 1046 adults conducted by Bradley Corporation, subjects were asked how often they wash their hands when using a public restroom, and 70% of the respondents said "always."

a. Identify the sample and the population.

Identify which of the following is not a way to protect yourself from date rape. a. double dating b. going out with people who drink c. going on dates in public places d. being assertive

To be able to price discriminate, a firm must

A) have a public franchise.
B) be a natural monopoly.
C) be able to prevent resales of its goods.
D) have a patent.
E) have an ownership barrier to entry.

You are a member of the citizens advisory group to your town council. Your group has been asked to draft a new ordinance dealing with smoking in public places.

List the details that should be included.

Miami Solar manufactures solar panels for industrial use. The company budgets production of 5,000 units (solar panels) in July and 5,300 units in August. Each unit requires 3 pounds of direct materials, which cost $6 per pound. The company’s policy is to maintain direct materials inventory equal to 30% of the next month’s direct materials requirement. As of June 30, the company has 4,500 pounds of direct materials in inventory, which complies with the policy. Prepare a direct materials budget for July.