Building Basic Skills and Vocabulary


Given a data set, how do you know whether to calculate σ or s?

Lightning Deaths Listed below are the numbers of deaths from lightning strikes in the United States each year for a sequence of recent and consecutive years. Find the values of the indicated statistics.

46 51 44 51 43 32 38 48 45 27 34 29 26 28 23 26 28 40 16 20

d. Variance

Lightning Deaths Listed below are the numbers of deaths from lightning strikes in the United States each year for a sequence of recent and consecutive years. Find the values of the indicated statistics.

46 51 44 51 43 32 38 48 45 27 34 29 26 28 23 26 28 40 16 20

e. Range

Standard Error of Estimate A random sample of 118 different female statistics students is obtained and their weights are measured in kilograms and in pounds. Using the 118 paired weights (weight in kg, weight in lb), what is the value of se? For a female statistics student who weighs 100 lb, the predicted weight in kilograms is 45.4 kg. What is the 95% prediction interval?

Lottery. In Exercises 15–20, refer to the accompanying table, which describes probabilities for the California Daily 4 lottery. The player selects four digits with repetition allowed, and the random variable x is the number of digits that match those in the same order that they are drawn (for a “straight” bet).

Range Rule of Thumb for Significant Events Use the range rule of thumb to determine whether 4 matches is a significantly high number of matches.

Using and Interpreting Concepts

Finding the Range of a Data Set In Exercises 9 and 10, find the range of the data set represented by the graph.

Archaeology The depths (in inches) at which 10 artifacts are found are listed. 

20.7 24.8 30.5 26.2 36.0 34.3 30.3 29.5 27.0 38.5

a. Find the range of the data set.

In Exercises 13 and 14, find the range, mean, variance, and standard deviation of the population data set.

Drunk Driving The number of alcohol-impaired crash fatalities (in thousands) per year from 2010 through 2019 (Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

10.1 9.9 10.3 10.1 9.9 10.3 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.1

Finding Sample Statistics In Exercises 15 and 16, find the range, mean, variance, and standard deviation of the sample data set.

Pregnancy Durations The durations (in days) of pregnancies for a random sample of pregnant people

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