A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teacher’s reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of _______________.

Mark, whose parents are wealthy, has been socialized to believe that he can be whoever he wats to be. His best friend Matt, whose parents are blue-collar workers, has been socialized to believe that hard work and following instructions is all he needs to support himself. Which sociological paradigm does this story fit?

Find the following statistics for the following sample data.  You may use the application on your calculator.  Round answers to the hundredths place. (2 pts each) 9.8  4.5  7.2  9.8  3.3  7.8 6.5  6.8  4.5  8.4  2.0  4.7 9.8  3.3  4.5  8.1  5.4  6.2   a.  Mean =  b.  Median =  c.  Mode =  d.  Standard Variation =  e.  Range = 

Using the given sample data, find the percentile of x = 42.  Round your answer to the nearest percent. 46  53  73  27  29  58  60  48  42  38  44  28  44

Test the given claim using the traditional method of hypothesis testing. Assume that the sample has been randomly selected from a population with a normal distribution. Be sure to state the claim, hypotheses, number of tails, draw density curve with critical value(s), test statistic, decision and conclusion. In tests of a computer component, it is found that the mean time between failures is 513 hours. A modification is made which is supposed to increase the time between failures. Tests on a random sample of 10 modified components resulted in the following times (in hours) between failures. 512.     562      561     442 576 590 530     557 520 565At the 0.05 significance level, test the claim that for the modified components, the mean time between failures is greater than 513 hours.

The weights (in pounds) of 30 newborn babies are listed below. Create a box plot for the data.  Be sure to clearly label the 5-number summary. 5.6  5.8  5.8  5.9  6.1  6.1  6.4  6.4  6.5  6.5 6.7  6.7  6.8  6.9  6.9  7.0  7.0  7.1  7.2  7.2 7.4  7.5  7.6  7.7  7.8  8.0  8.1  8.1  8.3  8.6

Use the given information to find the critical t-value used to test the null hypothesis. α = 0.10 for a left-tailed test, n = 18 (Notice this is a t-test!!!)

If one card is drawn from a standard deck, find the probability of getting these results.   State your answers as reduced fractions.  a. 7 b.  Queen or 8 c. Red or Heart

Use the data to create a stemplot.  Use the following columns: stem (tens) and leaf (ones). The following data show the number of laps run by each participant in a marathon. 186  135  155  153  169  148  157  160  153  149  132  156  172  152  139  190

Determine which of the four levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) is most appropriate for each.   The amount of fat in a can of soup.