A state university wants to increase its retention rate of 4…
A state university wants to increase its retention rate of 4% for graduating students from the previous year. After implementing several new programs during the last two years, the university reevaluates its retention rate. Describe the consequence of a Type II error in context.
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In 2004, two groups of college age students were asked how many drinks they had on a day in which they were drinking. Group A was above the legal drinking age and Group B was below the legal drinking age. The below drinking age group had a sample mean of 1.2 drinks and the above drinking age group had a sample mean of 2.17 drinks. What is the point estimate of µb – μa ?
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According to a recent Gallup-Purdue Index study, 719 out of 1564 SEC Conference graduates are deeply interested in the work that they are doing in their jobs. Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all SEC Conference graduates that are deeply interest in the work that they are doing in their jobs. Write out in words what the confidence interval means.
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