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Statistics&Probability
Fall2014
FinalExam
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1.ComparingDistributions
2.ZScoreFormula
3.Scatterplot
4.Residuals
5.GraphingCorrelations
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1.COMPARINGDISTRIBUTIONS
TheInformationTechnologyServicesdivisionatauniversityisconsideringinstallinganewspamfiltersoftwareproduct
onallcampuscomputerstocombatunwantedadvertisingandspyware.Asampleof60campuscomputerswasrandomly
dividedintotwogroupsof30computerseach.Onegroupof30wasconsideredtobeacontrolgroup,whileeachcomputer
intheothergrouphadthespamfiltersoftwareinstalled.Duringatwoweekperiodeachcomputeruserwasinstructedto
keeptrackofthenumberofunwantedspamemailsreceived.Thedatabelowlistthenumberofspamoncontrol
computersandthetreatmentcomputers:
Control
Treatmen
t
9
2
8
5
7
7
10
8
12
9
12
9
15
9
19
10
21
15
24
19
25
24
30
41
34
24
30
15
34
8
CreateTWOdistributions:(1)forthenumberofspamemailsforthecontrolcomputersand(2)forthetreatment
computers.
a. ComparethedistributionsusingSOCS.
b.Isthespywareeffective?Whyorwhynot?
2.ZSCOREFORMULA
AssumethatthefollowingdistributionisNormal.Thedatabelowistheamountofcaloriesrandomlyreportedin
fastfooditems.
268303260660180290290360300200490220230
A.CreatetheNormaldistribution.
B.Whatisthepercentoffastfooditemsthatthathavebetween250and300calories?
C.Whatisthepercentoffastfooditemsthathavemorethan260calories?
D.JackIntheBoxclaimsthattheirpackageofranchdipfallsinthe15thpercentileforcaloriesoffastfood.How
manycaloriesistheranchdip?
E.Whydowesubtracttheproportionfrom1whenwearefindingthepercentagethatisgreaterthanx?(Hint,
drawapicturetomakeyourexplanationevenmoreexcellent!)
3.SCATTERPLOT
Ahighschoolhasaroomsetasideafterschoolforstudentstoplaygames.Theattendancedataaresummarized
inthefollowingdata.
Week
Attendanc
e
1
73
2
78
3
84
4
88
5
29
6
35
7
39
8
44
A. Whatisthelinearregression(bestfitline?)
B. Interprettheslopeoftheregressionlineincontext.Doesthisseemtoadequatelyexplainthedata?Whyor
whynot?
C. Createascatterplotanddrawthebestfitline.
D. Describethescatterplot
4.RESIDUALS
Usetheinformationgiveninquestion#3toanswerthefollowingquestions:
A.Whatisthepredictedvalueofattendanceat5weeks?
B.Whatistheresidualofattendanceat3weeks?
C.Whattheattendanceat3weeksoverestimatedoranunderestimated?Howdoyouknow?
5.GRAPHINGCORRELATIONS
A)Createyourowngraphthatmeetsthefollowingcriteria:
Moderate,positivelycorrelatedscatterplot
Has1outlierthatisunderestimated(circleit)
EXTRACREDIT!
A.If75%ofallfamiliesspendmorethan$75weeklyforfood,while15%spendmorethan$150,1)whatisthe
meanweeklyexpenditure(cost)and2)whatisthestandarddeviation?
B. Thestandarddeviationofasetofobservationsis0.Whatcanyouconclude?
C.WhatwasthemostmeaningfulthingyoulearnedfromMs.Luuthissemester?(Itcanbeaboutthecontent,
skill,habits,life,etc.)