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Problems 1–5. A business statistician wishes to determine whether current unemployment rates
differ between former communist countries and European/Asian nations that have not been under
communist control. A sample of 10 countries each was randomly chosen from all eligible
(%) (%)
23 12
13 8
33 9
21 14
17 7
24 8
12 10
18 11
27 12
16 7
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a. 20
b. 18
c. 10
d. 9
a. 7.338
b. 4.816
c. 11.373
d. 12.000
greater (p < .001) than the mean unemployment rate (9.8%) in countries not formerly under
communist control.
greater (p < .001) than the mean unemployment rate (20.4%) in countries not formerly
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greater (p < .05) than the mean unemployment rate (9.8%) in countries not formerly under
communist control.
d. The mean unemployment rate (20.4%) in former communist countries is not significantly
greater (p > .05) than the mean unemployment rate (9.8%) in countries not formerly under
communist control.
Problems 6–10. A psychiatrist is interested in the effects of a new drug for the control of
depression. In a clinical trial, 18 depressed patients were randomly assigned to one of two
groups, either the drug group or the placebo group. One half hour after the administration of the
drug or placebo, their depression was measured by the Coolidge Axis II Inventory’s Depression
Drug Placebo
52 65
53 59
58 68
50 53
53 59
58 67
55 61
66 70
53 62
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6. The value of the numerator in the t formula for this problem (either or –) is
a. 3.058
b. 55.33
c. 62.67
d. 7.33
a. 18
b. 16
c. 8
d. 20
a. 3.058
b. 7.33
c. .008
d. 2.120
a. reject the null hypothesis at p < .05 (although it would be reported significant at p < .01)
c. reject the null hypothesis at p < .05 (although it would be reported significant at p < .001)
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d. the new drug lowers anxiety levels compared to a placebo but not significantly
Problems 11–15. The Food and Drug Administration wishes to determine whether the claim that
Vitamin C prevents colds has any truth. In a clinical drug trial, 30 subjects were randomly
assigned to either the Vitamin C group (receiving a daily supplement of the minimum daily
requirement) or the placebo group (who received no supplement but did get a placebo pill). The
Vitamin C Placebo
3 8
8 8
6 7
7 10
4 11
9 4
2 3
5 7
7 6
11 8
10 4
8 10
7 6
6 8
7 5
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11. The value of the numerator (either or –) in the t test formula for this problem is
a. 0.378
b. 6.67
c. 7.00
d. .051
a. 30
b. 28
c. 15
d. 14
a. 0.708
b. 0.378
c. 0.333
d. 0.05
14. What can be concluded from the statistical analysis of this problem?
c. the mean number of colds is not significantly different between the two groups
a. p < .05
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b. p < .01
c. p < .001
d. p > .05
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