(02.01 MC) The principal of a high school e-mails a survey…
(02.01 MC) The principal of a high school e-mails a survey to all parents asking them to vote on the best time to have the PTA meeting. She only receives responses from 56% of the parents. Describe how the design of the survey leads to bias. (4 points)
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(02.01 LC) A civil engineer wants to know the opinions of drivers about online driving tests. She obtains a list of 730 drivers who have recently completed an online driving course and e-mails a questionnaire to a randomly selected group of 200 of these drivers. Only 102 of the questionnaires are returned. Identify the population and the sample in this study. (4 points)
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(02.04 LC) To study the effect of naps on student grades, two experimental treatments are planned: an eight-hour school day with a one-hour nap for one group versus and eight-hour school day with a 30-minute nap for another. Which of the following groups would serve best as a control for this study? (5 points)
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(01.02 LC) Suppose the following data set represents the starting salaries for the population of teachers from eight states: $36,198$44,166$33,226$35,166$30,064$27,274$30,778$32,657 Part A: Calculate the mean of the data set. (3 points) Part B: Calculate the five-number summary. (3 points) Part C: Calculate the standard deviation of this data set. (4 points) (10 points)
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