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    Statistics: Hypothesis Tests and Chi Square Tests

    The TMC Daily News reported that the color distribution for plain N&N'S was: 40%brown, 20%yellow 20% orange, 10% green, and 10% tan. Each piece of candy in a random sample of 100 plain N&N'S was classified according to color, and the results are listed low. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the published color

    Comprehension of Statistics

    1. Given a sample size of 65, with sample mean 726.2 and sample standard deviation 85.3, we perform the following hypothesis test. H0: μ= 750 H1: μ< 750 What is the conclusion of the test at the level? Explain your answer 0.10α= 2. Consider the hypothesis test given by : H0: μ = 530 H1: μ=≠ 530 In a random samp

    Sample and Population Descriptive Statistics

    1. The Gallup Organization contacts 1,426 undergraduates who attend a college and live outside the U.S. and asks whether or not they had taken a course in a conversational English during their studies. -What is the population in the study? -What is the sample in the study? 2. Identify the type of observational study (cros

    Conducting a Literature Review for Empirical Articles

    Can you help with this sample exercise I have no clue what a empirical study is... In Part I, you will perform a literature review and select two empirical articles on a research topic of your choice. Both articles must be on the same general topic. Provide a summary of both articles that includes the following information,

    Correctly Identifying Type I and Type II Errors

    Confidence in recall differs depending on the level of stress. Recall for participants in high-stress conditions will deteriorate over time. Boys will have higher levels of confidence than girls. For each hypothesis listed above, indicate: A type I error and a type II error, given the context of the hypothesis Whethe

    The solution gived detailed steps on classifying dependent and independent variables and then deciding the relevant Statistical Techniques. Each question is explained in details.

    Write the following: - Dependent Variable (DV) and Independent Variable (IV) - Level of Measurement of each Variable (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio) - Look up the Statistical Technique on the attached matrix - Briefly explain your reasoning for assigning the variables, DV and IV A: Is there a relationship between the

    Concepts of Statistics and Parameters

    1. Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter and explain. In a study of all 4171 students at a college it is found that 25% own a television. 2. Determine whether the value is from a discrete or continuous data set. Number of notes in a song 24. 3. Determine whether the given description corresponds

    Describe a Situation in Which you would test a Directional Hypothesis

    Thank you for the help with the last question your response helped me better understand.. Directional and nondirectional hypotheses can be easily interchanged according to the hypothesis the researcher is testing. For instance, a drug company might predict that a drug will help a subject lose weight while another drug company

    Meta-analysis

    Please explain meta-analysis to me in layman's terms. Then, read the article below and provide a summary of the article and identify how meta-analysis was used in the study. Jefferson, T., Smith, S., Demicheli, V., Harnden, A., Rivetti, A., & Di Pietrantonj, C. (2005). Assessment of the efficacy and effectiveness of influen

    Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey assume that the a height of female college students are normally distributed with a MEAN OF 64 INCHES and standard deviation of 2.5 inches. Find the probability that a female student randomly selected from the above population will have a height equal to o

    American Intellectual Union (AIU) Labor

    Use American Intellectual Union (AIU) labor data (attached). Examine extrinsic job satisfaction (quantitative) and gender (qualitative) variables. 1. Identify the data you selected. 2. Explain why the data was selected. 3. Explain what was learned by examining these sets of data. 4. Your analysis should include three me

    Utilizing Statistics in Demand Forcasts

    You have just purchased a small retail shop. You are preparing to order greeting cards. Past sales have been tracked by price point; day of the week; week of the year; and sex, age and zip code of the purchaser. There are definite differences in purchasing patterns for certain holidays. You have data for the past 24 months. What

    The solution gives detailed steps on calculating sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value for a given postive test under various conditions. All formula and calcuations are shown and explained.

    The following table shows results obtained in a new screening test for disease X used on 10,000 persons based on a serum marker. The cut off level was a serum marker value of 180mg or above as positive for this disease: Results of screening test for Disease X Test result Disease present Disease absent Total Positive

    Phase I Clinical Trials

    Please explain Phase I Clinical Trials (in layman's terms) and explain the randomization and/or estimation implications for the phase. Please provide a specific example of this from the following journal article. Thank you. Reference: Harper, F. W., Heath, E. I., Gleason, M. E., Penner, L., LoRusso, P., Wang, D., & Albrecht,

    Creating and Completing a Minitab Database

    Create a new Minitab database in which you will be able to enter the following variables: Subject identification (ID) number Age Sex Height Year in college Name each variable and identify the type as either numeric or alphanumeric (text). Categorical data (nominal or ordinal) should be entered as alphanumeric, and co

    Mean Number of Candies in Bag

    See the attached file. Use the M&Ms® data to complete this assignment. You will be using the methods of 7.4 for the color proportions and 7.2 for the mean number of candies per bag. For the Bonus you will be using the methods of 7.5. You can use StatCrunch to assist with the calculations. A link for StatCrunch can be f

    A Discussion On Basic And Applied Research

    What is the difference between 'basic' research and 'applied' research? Give example for each; try to link your examples to problems that you observe in an organization.

    Some Calculations Using Five Number Summary

    The five numbers summary below shows the grade distribution of two SAT 200 quizzes minimum Q1 Median Q3 Maximum Quiz 1.............12...............50.............60...................95...................100 Quiz 2..............20...............35............50

    Statistics: Pearson Coefficient, Chi-Square Designs

    Research Questions for Correlational and Chi-Square Designs What types of variables are measured using Pearson coefficient, and what types variables are measured with chi square; I am looking for names of variables (e.g., nominal, interval)?