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The Nature of Probability and Statistics
Education and Testing Attendance and Grades, 5 Piano Lessons Improve Math
Ability, 31
Environmental Sciences, the Earth, and Space
Statistics and the New Planet, 5 Medicine, Clinical Studies, and Experiments
Beneficial Bacteria, 28 Caffeine and Health, 28 Smoking and Criminal
Behavior, 31
The Worst Day for Weight Loss, 11 Psychology and Human Behavior
Anger and Snap Judgments, 31 Hostile Children Fight
Unemployment, 31 Public Health and Nutrition Are We Improving Our Diet?, 2, 29 Chewing Tobacco, 16
Sports, Exercise, and Fitness
ACL Tears in Collegiate Soccer Players, 31
Surveys and Culture American Culture and Drug
Abuse, 13 Transportation Safe Travel, 9
World’s Busiest Airports, 31
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Frequency Distributions and Graphs
Buildings and Structures Selling Real Estate, 60 Stories in Tall Buildings, 83
Stories in the World’s Tallest Buildings, 46
Business, Management, and Work
Bank Failures, 96 Career Changes, 96 Job Aptitude Test, 96 Workers Switch Jobs, 85 Demographics and Population Characteristics Boom in Number of Births, 87 Characteristics of the Population
65 and Over, 85
Counties, Divisions, or Parishes for 50 States, 61
Distribution of Blood Types, 38 Homeless People, 70
How People Get Their News, 95 Wealthy People, 37
Education and Testing College Spending for First-Year
Students, 69
Do Students Need Summer Development?, 61 GRE Scores at Top-Ranked
Engineering Schools, 47 Instruction Time, 85 Making the Grade, 62 Math and Reading Achievement
Scores, 86
Number of College Faculty, 61 Percentage Completing 4 Years of
College, 95 Public Libraries, 96 Teacher Strikes, 100 Entertainment
Unclaimed Expired Prizes, 47 Environmental Sciences, the Earth, and Space
Air Quality, 96
Air Quality Standards, 61 Average Global Temperatures, 85 Carbon Dioxide Concentrations,
85
Cost of Utilities, 61 Number of Hurricanes, 84 Record High Temperatures, 41 Recycled Trash, 98
Successful Space Launches, 86 The Great Lakes, 100 Food and Dining Cost of Milk, 87 Sales of Coffee, 85 Super Bowl Snack Foods, 73 Worldwide Sales of Fast
Foods, 84
Government, Taxes, Politics, Public Policy, and Voting How Much Paper Money Is in
Circulation Today?, 81 Presidential Vetoes, 47 State Gasoline Tax, 47 History
Ages of Declaration of Independence Signers, 47 Ages of Presidents at
Inauguration, 45, 86 Ages of Vice Presidents at the
Time of Their Death, 96 JFK Assassination, 48 Law and Order: Criminal Justice
Car Thefts in a Large City, 82 Identity Fraud, 36, 97 Identity Thefts, 99
Murders in Selected Cities, 98 Workplace Homicides, 72 Manufacturing and Product Development
Meat Production, 86 Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Behavior
Items Purchased at a Convenience Store, 98
Music Sales, 86 Public Debt, 96 Water Usage, 99
Medicine, Clinical Studies, and Experiments
BUN Count, 95
How Quick Are Dogs?, 61 How Quick Are Older
Dogs?, 62
Leading Cause of Death, 83 Needless Deaths of Children, 99
Outpatient Cardiograms, 80 Quality of Health Care, 62 Public Health and Nutrition Calories in Salad Dressings, 86 Cereal Calories, 62
Grams per Food Servings, 46 Protein Grams in Fast Food, 62 Sports, Exercise, and Fitness Ball Sales, 95
Calories Burned While Exercising, 84 Miles Run per Week, 57 NFL Franchise Values, 95 NFL Payrolls, 47 NFL Salaries, 61
Salaries of College Coaches, 47 Weights of the NBA’s Top 50
Players, 46 Technology Cell Phone Usage, 74
Trust in Internet Information, 46 The Sciences
Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, 87
Twenty Days of Plant Growth, 86 Transportation
Activities While Driving, 96 Airline Passengers, 47 Colors of Automobiles, 85 MPGs for SUVs, 43
Railroad Crossing Accidents, 61 Safety Record of U.S. Airlines, 85 Top 10 Airlines, 86
Travel and Leisure Museum Visitors, 96, 99 Reasons We Travel, 85 Roller Coaster Mania, 84
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Data Description
Buildings and Structures Prices of Homes, 135, 140 Sizes of Malls, 177
Stories in the Tallest Buildings, 138
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Suspension Bridges, 139 Water-Line Breaks, 114 Business, Management, and Work
Average Earnings of Workers, 174
Average Weekly Earnings, 154 Commissions Earned, 120 Costs to Train Employees, 174 Days Off per Year, 106 Employee Salaries, 125 Employee Years of Service, 177 Executive Bonuses, 119 Foreign Workers, 119 Hourly Compensation for
Production Workers, 119 Hours Worked, 175 Labor Charges, 174 Missing Work, 139
New Worth of Corporations, 120 Salaries of Personnel, 113 The Noisy Workplace, 166 Top-Paid CEOs, 119 Travel Allowances, 135
Years of Service of Employees, 174 Demographics and
Population Characteristics Ages of Accountants, 139 Ages of Consumers, 140 Ages of the Top 50 Wealthiest
People, 109
Ages of U.S. Residents, 179 Best Friends of Students, 177 Net Worth of Wealthy People, 173 Percentage of College-Educated
Population over 25, 120 Percentage of Foreign-Born People in the U.S., 120 Populations of Selected Cities, 119 Economics and Investment Branches of Large Banks, 112 Investment Earnings, 174 Education and Testing Achievement Test Scores, 154 College and University Debt, 154 College Room and Board Costs,
154
Enrollments for Selected Independent Religiously Controlled 4-Year Colleges, 120
Errors on a Typing Test, 176 Exam Grades, 175 Exam Scores, 177 Expenditures per Pupil for
Selected States, 118 Final Grade, 121
Grade Point Average, 115, 118 SAT Scores, 173, 178 Starting Teachers’ Salaries, 138 Teacher Salaries, 118, 153 Teacher Strikes, 167
Test Scores, 142, 147, 155, 177 Textbooks in Professors’
Offices, 174 Work Hours for College
Faculty, 140 Entertainment
Earnings of Nonliving Celebrities, 118
FM Radio Stations, 139 Households with Four Television
Networks, 174 Top Movie Sites, 175
Environmental Sciences, the Earth, and Space
Ages of Astronaut Candidates, 138 Earthquake Strengths, 119 Farm Sizes, 140 Garbage Collection, 119 High Temperatures, 118 Hurricane Damage, 155 Inches of Rain, 177
Licensed Nuclear Reactors, 112 Number of Meteorites
Found, 163
Number of Tornadoes, 168 Observers in the Frogwatch
Program, 118 Precipitation and High
Temperatures, 138 Rise in Tides, 173 Shark Attacks, 173 Size of Dams, 167 Size of U.S. States, 138 Solid Waste Production, 140 Tornadoes in 2005, 167
Tornadoes in the United States, 110 Unhealthful Smog Days, 168 Food and Dining
Citrus Fruit Consumption, 140 Diet Cola Preference, 121 Specialty Coffee Shops, 120 Government, Taxes, Politics, Public Policy, and Voting Age of Senators, 153 Cigarette Taxes, 137 History
Years of Service of Supreme Court Members, 174 Law and Order: Criminal Justice
Murders in Cities, 139 Murder Rates, 139 Police Calls in Schools, 137 Manufacturing and Product Development
Battery Lives, 139, 173 Comparison of Outdoor Paint,
123
Copier Service Calls, 120 Shipment Times, 177 Word Processor Repairs, 139
Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Behavior Average Cost of Smoking, 178 Average Cost of Weddings, 178 Brands of Toothpaste Carried, 177 Cost per Load of Laundry
Detergents, 138 Delivery Charges, 174 European Auto Sales, 129 Magazines in Bookstores, 174 Magazines Purchased, 111 Newspapers for Sale, 177 Sales of Automobiles, 132 Medicine, Clinical Studies, and Experiments
Asthma Cases, 111 Blood Pressure, 137 Determining Dosages, 153 Hospital Emergency Waiting
Times, 139 Hospital Infections, 107 Serum Cholesterol Levels, 140 Systolic Blood Pressure, 146 Psychology and Human Behavior
Reaction Times, 139 Trials to Learn a Maze, 140 Public Health and Nutrition Fat Grams, 121
Sodium Content of Cheese, 164 Sports, Exercise, and Fitness Baseball Team Batting Averages,
138
Earned Run Average and Number of Games Pitched, 167 Football Playoff Statistics, 138 Innings Pitched, 167 Miles Run Per Week, 107 NFL Salaries, 174 NFL Signing Bonuses, 111 Technology
Time Spent Online, 140 Transportation Airplane Speeds, 154
Automobile Fuel Efficiency, 119, 139
Commuter Times, 175 Cost of Car Rentals, 174 Cost of Helicopters, 121 Driver’s License Exam Scores,
153
Fuel Capacity, 173
Gas Prices for Rental Cars, 177 How Long Are You Delayed by Road Congestion?, 104, 175 Miles per Gallon, 176 Passenger Vehicle Deaths, 138 Times Spent in Rush-Hour
Traffic, 138 Travel and Leisure Airport Parking, 118
Area Boat Registrations, 113 Hotel Rooms, 110
National Park Vehicle Pass Costs, 110
Pages in Women’s Fitness Magazines, 133 Vacation Days, 153
Visitors Who Travel to Foreign Countries, 167
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Probability and Counting Rules
Buildings and Structures Building a New Home, 207 Business, Management, and Work
Distribution of CEO Ages, 198 Research and Development
Employees, 201
Working Women and Computer Use, 221
Demographics and Population Characteristics Blood Types and Rh Factors, 222 Distribution of Blood Types, 192 Human Blood Types, 196 Male Color Blindness, 213 Marital Status of Women, 223 Residence of People, 190 War Veterans, 244
Young Adult Residences, 205 Education and Testing College Courses, 222 College Debt, 197
College Degrees Awarded, 204 College Enrollment, 224 Computers in Elementary
Schools, 197
Doctoral Assistantships, 223 Education Level and Smoking,
244
Full-Time College Enrollment, 223
Gender of College Students, 196 High School Grades of First-Year
College Students, 224 Online Course Selection, 243 Reading to Children, 223 Required First-Year College
Courses, 198 Student Financial Aid, 221 Entertainment Cable Television, 221 Craps Game, 197
Family and Children’s Computer Games, 223
Movie Releases, 244 Online Electronic Games, 223 Poker Hands, 235
Selecting a Movie, 204 xxii Index of Applications
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The Mathematics of Gambling, 240
Video and Computer Games, 220 Yahtzee, 245
Environmental Sciences, the Earth, and Space
Corn Products, 206 Endangered Species, 205 Plant Selection, 241
Sources of Energy Uses in the United States, 197 Threatened Species of Reptiles,
233
Food and Dining
Family Dinner Combinations, 198 Pizzas and Salads, 222
Purchasing a Pizza, 207 Government, Taxes, Politics, Public Policy, and Voting Congressional Committee
Memberships, 241 Federal Government Revenue,
197
Large Monetary Bills in Circulation, 197 Senate Partisanship, 241 Territories and Colonies, 245 Law and Order: Criminal Justice
Guilty or Innocent?, 220 Prison Populations, 221, 222 University Crime, 214 Manufacturing and Product Development
Defective Items, 222 Defective Transistors, 238 Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Behavior Coffee Shop Selection, 200 Commercials, 224 Customer Purchases, 223 Door-to-Door Sales, 206 Gift Baskets, 222 Magazine Sales, 238 Shopping Mall Promotion, 196 Medicine, Clinical Studies, and Experiments
Chronic Sinusitis, 244 Effectiveness of a Vaccine, 244 Hospital Stays for Maternity
Patients, 193 Medical Patients, 206 Medical Tests on Emergency
Patients, 206
Medication Effectiveness, 223 Multiple Births, 205
Which Pain Reliever Is Best?, 203 Psychology and Human Behavior
Would You Bet Your Life?, 182, 245
Sports, Exercise, and Fitness Exercise, 220
Health Club Membership, 244 Leisure Time Exercise, 223 MLS Players, 221 Olympic Medals, 222 Sports Participation, 205 Surveys and Culture Student Survey, 205 Survey on Stress, 212
Survey on Women in the Military, 217
Technology
Computer Ownership, 223 DVD Players, 244 Garage Door Openers, 232 Software Selection, 243 Text Messages via Cell Phones,
221 Transportation Automobile Insurance, 221 Automobile Sales, 221 Driving While Intoxicated, 202 Fatal Accidents, 223
Gasoline Mileage for Autos and Trucks, 197
Licensed Drivers in the United States, 205
On-Time Airplane Arrivals, 223 Rural Speed Limits, 197 Seat Belt Use, 221 Types of Vehicles, 224 Travel and Leisure Borrowing Books, 243 Country Club Activities, 222 Tourist Destinations, 204 Travel Survey, 192 C H A P T E R
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Discrete Probability Distributions
Business, Management, and Work
Job Elimination, 278 Labor Force Couples, 277 Demographics and Population Characteristics Left-Handed People, 286 Likelihood of Twins, 276 Unmarried Women, 294 Economics and Investment Bond Investment, 265 Education and Testing College Education and Business
World Success, 277 Dropping College Courses, 257 High School Dropouts, 277 People Who Have Some College
Education, 278
Students Using the Math Lab, 267
Entertainment Chuck-a-Luck, 296 Lottery Numbers, 296 Lottery Prizes, 268 Number of Televisions per
Household, 267 On Hold for Talk Radio, 263 Roulette, 268
Environmental Sciences, the Earth, and Space
Household Wood Burning, 294 Radiation Exposure, 266 Food and Dining Coffee Shop Customers, 283 M&M Color Distribution, 290 Pizza Deliveries, 267 Pizza for Breakfast, 294 Unsanitary Restaurants, 276 Government, Taxes, Politics, Public Policy, and Voting Accuracy Count of Votes, 294 Federal Government Employee
E-mail Use, 278 Poverty and the Federal
Government, 278 Social Security Recipients, 278 History
Rockets and Targets, 289 Law and Order: Criminal Justice
Emergency Calls, 293 Firearm Sales, 290 Study of Robberies, 290 U.S. Police Chiefs and the Death
Penalty, 294
Manufacturing and Product Development
Defective Calculators, 291 Defective Compressor Tanks, 288 Defective Computer Keyboards,
291
Defective DVDs, 267 Defective Electronics, 291 Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Behavior Cellular Phone Sales, 267 Commercials During Children’s
TV Programs, 267 Company Mailings, 291 Credit Cards, 293 Internet Purchases, 278 Mail Ordering, 291 Number of Credit Cards, 267 Suit Sales, 267
Telephone Soliciting, 291 Tie Purchases, 293
Medicine, Clinical Studies, and Experiments
Flu Shots, 294 Pooling Blood Samples,
252, 295
Psychology and Human Behavior
The Gambler’s Fallacy, 269 Sports, Exercise, and Fitness Baseball World Series, 255 Surveys and Culture Survey on Answering Machine
Ownership, 278 Survey on Bathing Pets, 278 Survey on Concern for Criminals,
277
Survey on Doctor Visits, 272 Survey on Employment, 273 Survey on Fear of Being Home
Alone at Night, 274 Survey of High School Seniors,
278
Survey on Internet Awareness, 278
Technology
Computer Literacy Test, 294 Internet Access via Cell Phone,
294 The Sciences Mendel’s Theory, 290 Transportation
Alternate Sources of Fuel, 278 Arrivals at an Airport, 293 Driving to Work Alone, 277 Driving While Intoxicated, 274 Emissions Inspection Failures,
291
Traffic Accidents, 267
Truck Inspection Violations, 290 Travel and Leisure
Destination Weddings, 278 Lost Luggage in Airlines, 294 Number of Trips of Five Nights
or More, 261 Outdoor Regatta, 293 Watching Fireworks, 278
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The Normal Distribution
Buildings and Structures New Home Prices, 326 New Home Sizes, 326
Business, Management, and Work
Multiple-Job Holders, 349 Retirement Income, 349 Salaries for Actuaries, 348 Weekly Income of Private
Industry Information Workers, 340
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Amount of Laundry Washed Each Year, 339
Life Expectancies, 340 Per Capita Income of Delaware
Residents, 339
Population of College Cities, 347 Residences of U.S. Citizens, 347 U.S. Population, 349
Economics and Investment Itemized Charitable
Contributions, 326
Monthly Mortgage Payments, 325 Education and Testing College Costs, 338
Doctoral Student Salaries, 325 Elementary School Teachers, 347 Enrollment in Personal Finance
Course, 349 Exam Scores, 327
Female Americans Who Have Completed 4 Years of College, 346 GMAT Scores, 351
High School Competency Test, 326
Private Four-Year College Enrollment, 349 Professors’ Salaries, 325 Reading Improvement Program,
326
Salary of Full-Time Male Professors, 326 SAT Scores, 325, 327, 339 School Enrollment, 346 Smart People, 324 Teachers’ Salaries, 325
Teachers’ Salaries in Connecticut, 339
Teachers’ Salaries in North Dakota, 339
Years to Complete a Graduate Program, 351
Entertainment
Admission Charge for Movies, 325
Box Office Revenues, 328 Drive-in Movies, 327 Hours That Children Watch
Television, 334 Slot Machines, 349
Environmental Sciences, the Earth, and Space
Amount of Rain in a City, 351 Annual Precipitation, 339 Average Precipitation, 349 Glass Garbage Generation, 338 Heights of Active Volcanoes, 349 Lake Temperatures, 326 Monthly Newspaper Recycling,
317
Newborn Elephant Weights, 326 Water Use, 339
Food and Dining Bottled Drinking Water, 327 Coffee Consumption, 319 Confectionary Products, 349 Meat Consumption, 336 Waiting to Be Seated, 326 Government, Taxes, Politics, Public Policy, and Voting Cigarette Taxes, 327
Medicare Hospital Insurance, 339 Voter Preference, 346
Law and Order: Criminal Justice
Police Academy Acceptance Exams, 327
Police Academy Qualifications, 320
Population in U.S. Jails, 325 Manufacturing and Product Development
Breaking Strength of Steel Cable, 340
Portable CD Player Lifetimes, 349
Repair Cost for Microwave Ovens, 351
Wristwatch Lifetimes, 327 Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Behavior Credit Card Debt, 325 Mail Order Sales, 346 Product Marketing, 327 Summer Spending, 317 Medicine, Clinical Studies, and Experiments
Lengths of Hospital Stays, 326 Normal Ranges for Vital
Statistics, 300, 350 Per Capita Spending on Health
Care, 348
Serum Cholesterol Levels, 339 Systolic Blood Pressure, 321, 340 Public Health and Nutrition Calories in Fast-Food
Sandwiches, 351 Chocolate Bar Calories, 325 Cholesterol Content, 340 Sodium in Frozen Food, 339 Youth Smoking, 346
Sports, Exercise, and Fitness Batting Averages, 344
Mountain Climbing Safety, 346 Number of Baseball Games
Played, 323
Number of Runs Made, 328 Surveys and Culture Sleep Survey, 351 Technology
Cell Phone Lifetimes, 339 Computer Ownership, 351 Cost of iPod Repair, 349
Cost of Personal Computers, 326 Household Computers, 346 Household Online Connection,
351
Monthly Spending for Paging and Messaging Services, 349 Technology Inventories, 322 Telephone Answering Devices, 347 Transportation
Ages of Amtrak Passenger Cars, 326
Commute Time to Work, 325 Commuter Train Passengers, 348 Fuel Efficiency for U.S. Light
Vehicles, 339
Miles Driven Annually, 325 Passengers on a Bus, 351 Price of Gasoline, 325 Reading While Driving, 343 Used Car Prices, 326 Vehicle Ages, 335 Travel and Leisure Number of Branches of the 50
Top Libraries, 311 Widowed Bowlers, 343
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Confidence Intervals and Sample Size
Buildings and Structures Home Fires Started by Candles, 372 Business, Management, and Work
Dog Bites to Postal Workers, 394 Number of Jobs, 366
Work Interruptions, 382 Workers’ Distractions, 366 Demographics and Population Characteristics Ages of Insurance
Representatives, 396 Unmarried Americans, 383 Widows, 383
Economics and Investment Credit Union Assets, 362 Financial Well-being, 383 Stock Prices, 391 Education and Testing Actuary Exams, 366 Adult Education, 394 Age of College Students, 391 Child Care Programs, 394 Cost of Textbooks, 396 Covering College Costs, 379 Day Care Tuition, 367 Educational Television, 382 Freshmen’s GPA, 366
High School Graduates Who Take the SAT, 382
Hours Spent Studying, 396
National Accounting Examination, 367 Number of Faculty, 366 Private Schools, 382 Students per Teacher in U.S.
Public Schools, 374 Students Who Major in Business,
383 Entertainment
Direct Satellite Television, 383 Lengths of Children’s Animated
Films, 394
Playing Video Games, 366 Television Viewing, 366 Would You Change the Channel?,
356, 395
Environmental Sciences, the Earth, and Space
Elements and Isotopes, 394 Depth of a River, 364
Length of Growing Seasons, 367 Number of Farms, 366 Thunderstorm Speeds, 374 Travel to Outer Space, 382 Unhealthy Days in Cities, 375 Food and Dining Cost of Pizzas, 367 Fruit Consumption, 382 Sport Drink Decision, 373 Government, Taxes, Politics, Public Policy, and Voting Regular Voters in America, 382 State Gasoline Taxes, 374 Women Representatives in State
Legislature, 374 History
Ages of Presidents at Time of Death, 390
Law and Order: Criminal Justice
Burglaries, 396 Gun Control, 383 Workplace Homicides, 374 Manufacturing and Product Development
Baseball Diameters, 394 Calculator Battery Lifetimes, 391 How Many Kleenexes Should Be
in a Box?, 365
Lifetimes of Snowmobiles, 394 Lifetimes of Wristwatches, 390 MPG for Lawn Mowers, 394 Nicotine Content, 389 Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Behavior Convenience Store Shoppers, 367 Costs for a 30-Second Spot on
Cable Television, 375 Credit Card Use by College
Students, 385
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Medicine, Clinical Studies, and Experiments
Birth Weights of Infants, 367 Contracting Influenza, 381 Cost of Knee Replacement
Surgery, 391 Doctor Visit Costs, 396
Emergency Room Accidents, 394, 396
Hospital Noise Levels, 367, 375 Patients Treated in Hospital
Emergency Rooms, 396 Waiting Times in Emergency
Rooms, 360
Public Health and Nutrition Carbohydrates in Yogurt, 390 Carbon Monoxide Deaths, 390 Diet Habits, 383
Health Insurance Coverage for Children, 394
Obesity, 383 Skipping Lunch, 396
Sports, Exercise, and Fitness Cost of Ski Lift Tickets, 389 Dance Company Students, 374 Football Player Heart Rates, 375 Surveys and Culture Belief in Haunted Places, 382 Does Success Bring Happiness?,
381
Fighting U.S. Hunger, 383 Grooming Times for Men and
Women, 375 Political Survey, 396 Survey on Politics, 383 Technology
Digital Camera Prices, 374 Home Computers, 380 Social Networking Sites, 374 Television Set Ownership, 396 Visits to Networking Sites, 374 Transportation
Automobile Pollution, 396 Chicago Commuters, 374 Commuting Times in New York,
367
Distance Traveled to Work, 374 Money Spent on Road Repairs, 396 Truck Safety Check, 396 Weights of Minivans, 396 Travel and Leisure Overseas Travel, 383 Religious Books, 379 Vacation Days, 394 Vacations, 382 C H A P T E R
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Hypothesis Testing
Buildings and Structures Heights of Tall Buildings, 434 Home Closing Costs, 466
Home Prices in Pennsylvania, 423 Monthly Home Rent, 464 Business, Management, and Work
Copy Machine Use, 423 Hourly Wage, 424 Number of Jobs, 435
Revenue of Large Businesses, 422 Salaries for Actuaries, 464 Sick Days, 424
Union Membership, 464 Weekly Earnings for Leisure and
Hospitality Workers, 461 Working at Home, 461 Demographics and Population Characteristics Ages of Professional Women, 466 Average Family Size, 435 First-Time Marriages, 467 Foreign Languages Spoken in
Homes, 443
Heights of 1-Year-Olds, 423 Heights of Models, 467 Home Ownership, 442 Economics and Investment Stocks and Mutual Fund
Ownership, 442 Education and Testing College Room and Board Costs,
454
Cost of College Tuition, 419 Debt of College Graduates, 464 Doctoral Students’ Salaries, 443 Exam Grades, 454
Improvement on the SAT, 400, 465 Nonparental Care, 422
Student Expenditures, 423 Substitute Teachers’ Salaries, 430 Teaching Assistants’ Stipends, 435 Undergraduate Enrollment, 442 Variation of Test Scores, 448 Entertainment
Cost of Making a Movie, 435 Movie Admission Prices, 465 Moviegoers, 422, 442 Television Set Ownership, 443 Television Viewing by Teens, 435 Times of Videos, 465
Environmental Sciences, the Earth, and Space
Farm Sizes, 424 Heights of Volcanoes, 454 High Temperatures in January,
453
High Temperatures in the United States, 463
Natural Gas Heat, 443 Park Acreages, 434 Pollution By-products, 467 Tornado Deaths, 454 Use of Disposable Cups, 423 Warming and Ice Melt, 422
Water Consumption, 435 Wind Speed, 420 Food and Dining Chewing Gum Use, 467 Peanut Production in Virginia,
423
Soft Drink Consumption, 423 Government, Taxes, Politics, Public Policy, and Voting Ages of U.S. Senators, 423 Family and Medical Leave Act,
439
Free School Lunches, 464 IRS Audits, 461
Replacing $1 Bills with $1 Coins, 440
Salaries of Government Employees, 423 Law and Order: Criminal Justice
Ages of Robbery Victims, 467 Car Thefts, 421
Federal Prison Populations, 464 Speeding Tickets, 424 Stolen Aircraft, 454
Manufacturing and Product Development
Breaking Strength of Cable, 424 Manufactured Machine Parts, 454 Nicotine Content of Cigarettes,
450
Soda Bottle Content, 454 Strength of Wrapping Cord, 467 Sugar Production, 457
Weights on Men’s Soccer Shoes, 464
Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Behavior Consumer Protection Agency
Complaints, 460
Cost of Men’s Athletic Shoes, 415 Credit Card Debt, 422
Medicine, Clinical Studies, and Experiments
Can Sunshine Relieve Pain?, 433 Doctor Visits, 435
Female Physicians, 442 Hospital Infections, 429 How Much Nicotine Is in Those
Cigarettes?, 433 Outpatient Surgery, 449 Time Until Indigestion Relief,
464
Public Health and Nutrition After-School Snacks, 442 Alcohol and Tobacco Use by
High School Students, 465 Calories in Pancake Syrup, 453 Carbohydrates in Fast Foods, 454 Chocolate Chip Cookie Calories,
435
Eggs and Your Health, 412 High-Potassium Foods, 454 Overweight Children, 442 People Who Are Trying to Avoid
Trans Fats, 438 Quitting Smoking, 441 Youth Smoking, 443 Sports, Exercise, and Fitness
Burning Calories by Playing Tennis, 424
Canoe Trip Times, 461
Exercise and Reading Time Spent by Men, 434
Exercise to Reduce Stress, 442 Football Injuries, 443 Games Played by NBA Scoring
Leaders, 465
Joggers’ Oxygen Uptake, 432 Walking with a Pedometer, 414 Surveys and Culture Breakfast Survey, 467 Caffeinated Beverage
Survey, 467
Survey on Vitamin Usage, 467 Veterinary Expenses of Cat
Owners, 434 Technology Cell Phone Bills, 435 Cell Phone Call Lengths, 434 Internet Visits, 435
Portable Radio Ownership, 464 Radio Ownership, 467 Transferring Phone Calls, 454 The Sciences
Hog Weights, 458 Plant Leaf Lengths, 465 Seed Germination Times, 467 Whooping Crane Eggs, 464 Transportation Car Inspection Times, 452 Commute Time to Work, 434 Days on Dealers’ Lots, 414 Experience of Taxi Drivers, 467 First-Class Airline Passengers,
443
Fuel Consumption, 465 Interstate Speeds, 454 One-Way Airfares, 461 Operating Costs of an
Automobile, 423 Stopping Distances, 423 Testing Gas Mileage Claims, 453 Tire Inflation, 465
Transmission Service, 424 Travel Time to Work, 464 Travel and Leisure Borrowing Library Books, 443 Hotel Rooms, 467
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