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Solution Manual For Business Statistics A First Course 7th Edition by Levine Szabat and Stephan ISBN 032197901X 9780321979018
Solution Manual For Business Statistics A First Course 7th Edition by Levine Szabat and Stephan ISBN 032197901X 9780321979018
CHAPTER 2
(b)
2.4 (a) The percentage of complaints for eachautomaker:
Automaker Frequenc Percentag Cumulative
y e Pct.
General Motors 551 18.91% 18.91%
Other 516 17.71% 36.62%
Nissan Motors 467 16.03% 52.64%
Corporation
Ford Motor Company 440 15.10% 67.74%
Chrysler LLC 439 15.07% 82.81%
Toyota Motor Sales 332 11.39% 94.20%
American Honda 169 5.80% 100.00%
(b) General Motors has the most complaints, followed by Other, Nissan Motors Corporation,
Ford Motor Company, Chryler LLC, Toyota Motor Sales and American Honda.
(c) The percentage of complaints for each category:
Category Frequenc Percentag Cumulative
y e Pct.
Powertrain 1148 42.82% 42.82%
Steering 397 14.81% 57.63%
Interior 279 10.41% 68.03%
Electronics/Hardware
Fuel/Emission/Exhaust 240 8.95% 76.99%
System
Airbags and Seatbelts 201 7.50% 84.48%
Body and Glass 182 6.79% 91.27%
Brakes 163 6.08% 97.35%
Tires and Wheels 71 2.65% 100.00%
(d) Powertrain has the most complaints, followed by steering, interior electronics/hardware,
fuel/emission/exhaust system, airbags and seatbelts, body and glass, brakes, and, finally,
tires and wheels.
2.6 (a)
Region Oil Production Percentae
g
(millions of barrels a day)
Iran 2.69 3.27%
Saudi Arabia 9.58 11.66%
Other OPEC 17.93 21.82%
(b) countries out 22% is produced by
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2.7 (a) The percentage of values for each response need:
Needs Frequenc Percentag Cumulative
y e Pct.
Easier-to-use analytictools 127 30.98% 30.98%
Improvedability to present andinterpret data 123 30.00% 60.98%
Improvedability to predict impacts of my actions 49 11.95% 72.93%
Faster access to data 41 10.00% 82.93%
Improvedrelationships to the business line 37 9.02% 91.95%
organizations
Improvedability to planactions 33 8.05% 100.00%
(b) ―Easier-to-use analytic tools‖ is the most frequently mentioned need, followed by
―Improved ability to present and interpret data‖, ―Improved ability to predict impacts of my
actions‖, ―Faster access to data‖, ―Improved relationships to the business line
organizations‖ and ―Improved ability to plan actions‖.
(b) A higher percentage of females enjoy shopping for clothing for themselves.
2.9 (a)
Table of total percentages:
Project Owner's Backing
History
Project Outcomes Backing No Backing Total
History History
Successful 26% 28% 54%
Not successful 16% 30% 46%
Total 42% 58% 100%
2.10 Social recommendations had very little impact on correct recall. Those who arrived at the link
from a recommendation had a correct recall of 73.07% as compared to those who arrived at the
link from browsing who had a correctrecall of 67.96%.
2.13 (a) (17 + 7) / 70 = 34.29% of small businesses pay less than 21% of the employee monthly
health-care premium.
(b) (7 + 4) / 70 = 15.71% of small businesses pay between 21% and 75% of the employee
monthly health-care premium.
(c) (35) / 70 = 50.00% of small businesses pay more than 75% of the employee monthly
health-care premium.
2.14 (a) 0 but less than 5 million, 5 million but less than 10 million, 10 million but less than 15
million, 15 million but less than 20 million, 20 million but less than 25 million, 25
million but less than 30 million.
(b) 5 million
(c) 2.5 million, 7.5 million, 12.5 million, 17.5 million, 22.5 million, and 27.5 million.
2.15 (a) Ordered array: Cost($) 203.06, 208.48, 212.16, 227.36, 240.04, 249.22, 262.40, 263.10,
266.40, 268.28, 271.74, 273.98, 280.98, 295.40, 308.18, 309.30, 319.10, 321.18,
321.63, 324.08, 336.05, 338.00, 344.92, 382.00, 395.20, 434.96, 456.60, 472.20,
542.00, 659.92,
(b) PHStat output:
Bin Cell Frequenc Percentag Cumulative
y e Pctage.
200 but less than 270 10 0.3333333 33.33%
270 but less than 340 12 0.4 73.33%
340 but less than 410 3 0.1 83.33%
410 but less than 480 3 0.1 93.33%
480 but less than 550 1 0.0333333 96.67%
550 but less than 620 0 0 96.67%
620 but less than 690 1 0.0333333 100.00%
(c) The costs of attending a basketball game is concentrating around $305 for twelve
of the teams have costs between $270 and $340.
2.16 (a) Electricity Costs Frequency Percentage
$80 to $99 4 8%
$100 to $119 7 14
$120 to $139 9 18
$140 to $159 13 26
$160 to $179 9 18
$180 to $199 5 10
$200 to $219 3 6
(b)
Electricity Costs Frequency Percentage Cumulative %
$99 4 8% 8%
$119 7 14% 22%
$139 9 18% 40%
$159 13 26% 66%
$179 9 18% 84%
$199 5 10% 94%
$219 3 6% 100%
(c) The majority of utility charges are clustered between $120 and $180.
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