Totally 10 : Math Statistics

Complete the questions below , you must complete enough questions to have a score
of 10

2 Points

1. Haley will not go on a cruise because the boat may sink even though cruise ships are very
rarely involved in accidents.
Is her decision based on theoretical probability, experimental probability, or subjective
judgment?
a. Subjective judgment
b. Experimental probability
c. A combination of theoretical and experimental probability
d. Theoretical probability

2. A company makes granola bars in batches of 1200. The quality control inspector tests 5
randomly selected bars from each batch. Which sampling method does the inspector use?
a. Convenience sampling c. Cluster sampling
b. Simple random sampling d. Stratified random sampling


3. In each case, do you think the conclusion is valid?

a) The owner of a gift store receives a shipment of 100 figurines. Each of the first five
figurines he inspects are broken. He calls the supplier to complain that all of the figurines
are damaged.

Valid or Not Valid (Circle your choice)

Four Points :

4. Seven out of the last ten times that Antonia took the bus home, she had to stand. She
calculated her chances of having to stand all the way home on the bus today are 70%.

State two assumption Antonia could be making.






5. Describe an appropriate sampling method for each case. Justify your choice (Remember
sampling methods from section 9.4)

a) To predict which political party will win the next election



b) To determine which brand of tennis rackets is preferred






6 Points

6. Aileen suspects that many Canadian teenagers are overweight. She plans to ask 100
teenagers in each of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Halifax the following question:
Do you diet, exercise, or both to avoid becoming overweight?

a) Identify potential problems he may encounter related to privacy, ethics, language and timing

Privacy





Ethics





Language





Timing