Review for Exam 1

1680.010

Disclaimer: This review is not intended, in any way, to be an exact

representation of what will appear on the exam. This is a sampling of
questions from each chapter (chapters 1-5) that are similar in nature to what
might appear. Please do not study this review exclusively. Be sure to do
more problems in the book, reread the chapters, etc.

Remember: You may turn the completed review in on Friday, September 14,
for three free homework grades. You must complete the whole review for
full credit. If you wish to turn it in on Friday, be sure to make a copy so that
you have something to study off of.

1) The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration analyzed thefts of

new cars in 2002, as well as sales figures for that year.
a) There were 99 Corvettes stolen, and 26 Infiniti Q45 sedans stolen. Should
you conclude that American thieves prefer American cars since 99 is
bigger than 26? Or is something missing from the equation?

b) There were 50 BMW 7-series cars stolen, compared to 146 in the 3-series.
Should you conclude that thieves prefer smaller cars, which are more
economical to run and easier to park? Or is something missing from the
equation?
 c) There were 429 Liberty Jeeps stolen, compared to 207,991 sold, for a rate
of 2 per 100,000. True or false and explain: the rate is low because the
denominator is large.

2) California is evaluating a new program to rehabilitate prisoners before their

release; the object is to reduce the recidivism rate the percentage who will
be back in prison within two years of release. The program involves several
months of boot camp military style basic training with very strict
discipline. Admission to the program is voluntary. According to a prison
spokesman, Those who complete boot camp are less likely to return to prison
than other inmates.
a) What is the treatment group in the prison spokesmans comparison? The
control group?

b) Is the prison spokesmans comparison based on an observational study or

a randomized controlled experiment? Explain your answer.

c) True or false and explain: the data show that boot camp worked.
3) Below is a table summarizing the test scores of a certain class. Draw a
histogram for the data. Be sure to label both axes.

Grade # of students
0.40 22
41.60 43
61-70 47
71-80 35
81-90 21
91-100 11
4) Answer the following questions using the histogram below. (p. 52)
In one study, 100 people had their heights measured to the nearest eighth of an
inch. A histogram for the results is shown below. Two of the following lists
have this histogram. Which ones, and why?
i) 25 people, 67 inches tall; 50 people, 68 inches tall; 25 people 69
inches tall.
ii) 10 people, 66 inches tall; 15 people, 67 inches tall; 50 people, 68
inches tall; 25 people, 69 inches tall.
iii) 30 people, 67 inches tall; 40 people, 68 inches tall; 30 people, 69
inches tall.
5) Find the average (mean), median, and SD of each list below.

i) 3, 42, -4, 11, 21, 19, -1, -8

ii) -1.8, 2.3, 9.1, -4.7, 6.8, 7.2, 19, -10, -4, 2.2

iii) 1, 7, 8, 3, 6, 1, 10, 3, 25, 22, 9, 12, 14, 2

6) On a certain exam, a professor decides to give each student a 10 point boost to
their score.
a) What will this do to the class average of the exam?

b) What will this do to the class median?

c) What will this do to the standard deviation?

d) What would happen to the average, median, and SD if he gave each

student a 10% boost to their score?
7) Explain how to obtain the average, median, and SD of a set of data points.

8) In a certain year, the average temperature was 75 F with a SD of 13 F, and it

followed the normal distribution.
a) Convert the following temperatures into standard units: 34F, 72F, 104F.

b) For what percentage of the year was the temperature between 72F and
104F?

c) For what percentage of the year was the temperature at least 55F?
 d) For what percentage of the year was the temperature less than or equal to
49F?

e) It was between what two temperatures 60% of the year?

9) The average SAT Math scores for a certain time period was 520 with an SD of
125 (following the normal distribution). Stelley University will only accept students in
the top 7%. What is the minimum SAT score needed to be accepted to SU?