Chapter 1
2. a. 10
b. 5
c. Categorical variables: Size and Fuel
Quantitiative variables: Cylinders, City MPG, and
Highway MPG
d.
Variable Measurement Scale
Size Ordinal
Cylinders Ratio
City MPG Ratio
Highway MPG Ratio
Fuel Nominal
3. a. Average for city driving 182/10 18.2 mpg
b. Average for highway driving 261/10 26.1 mpg
On average, the miles per gallon for highway driving
is 7.9 mpg greater than for city driving
c. 3 of 10 or 30% have four-cyclinder engines
d. 6 of 10 or 60% use regular fuel
4. a. 7
b. 5
c. Categorical variables: State, Campus Setting, and
NCAA Division
d. Quantitiative variables: Endowment and Applicants
Admitted
6. a. Quantitative
b. Categorical
c. Categorical
d. Quantitative
e. Categorical
8. a. 1015
b. Categorical
c. Percentages
d. .10(1015) 101.5; 101 or 102 respondents
10. a. Quantitative; ratio
b. Categorical; nominal
c. Categorical; ordinal
d. Quantitative; ratio
e. Categorical; nominal
12. a. All visitors to Hawaii
b. Yes
c. First and fourth questions provide quantitative data
Second and third questions provide categorical data
13. a. Federal spending ($ trillions)
b. Quantitative
c. Time series
d. Federal spending has increased over time
14. a. Graph with a time series line for each manufacturer
b. Toyota surpasses General Motors in 2006 to become
the leading auto manufacturer
c. A bar chart would show cross-sectional data for 2007;
bar heights would be GM 8.8, Ford 7.9, DC 4.6, and
Toyota 9.6
18. a. 36%
b. 189
c. Categorical
20. a. 43% of managers were bullish or very bullish, and 21%
of managers expected health care to be the leading
industry over the next 12 months
b. The average 12-month return estimate is 11.2% for the
population of investment managers
c. The sample average of 2.5 years is an estimate of how
long the population of investment managers think it
will take to resume sustainable growth
22.
a. The population consists of all customers of the chain
stores in Charlotte, North Carolina
b. Some of the ways the grocery store chain could use to
collect the data are
•
Customers entering or leaving the store could be
surveyed
• A survey could be mailed to customers who have a
shopper’s club card
• Customers could be given a printed survey when
they check out
• Customers could be given a coupon that asks them
to complete a brief online survey; if they do, they will
receive a 5% discount on their next shopping trip
24. a. Correct
b. Incorrect
c. Correct
d. Incorrect
e. Incorrect
Chapter 2
2. a. .20
b. 40
c/d.
Percent
Class Frequency Frequency
A44 22
B36 18
C80 40
D40 20
Total 200 100
Appendix D: Self-Test Solutions and Answers
to Even-Numbered Exercises
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