Probability
Inference
Vocabulary
Tables
Linear Regression
100

The proportion of an event occurring can be any number between ____ and ____.

What is 0 and 1

100

You ask 300 people how happy they feel on a scale from 1 to 100.  Estimate the mean happiness.

What is a Confidence Interval for a Population Mean

100

The probability of getting a result as extreme or more extreme by chance if the null hypothesis is true.

What is a p-value.

100

If we do not know our population standard deviation, we should use this table.

What is a T-table

100

We have the following linear function describing number of books someone owns based on their age:

y=0.55x+12 

How many books would we expect for someone to own if they are 55 years old?

What is 42.25

200

The probability that an event does not occur is equal to

What is 1 minus the probability that the event does occur.

200

How likely are drivers to come to a complete stop at a stop sign?  A researcher placed hidden camera at a stop sign and observed 150 cars to see if they came to a complete stop.

What is a Confidence Interval for a Proportion

200

If you calculate a point estimate then you add and subtract a margin of error from either side of that point estimate.

What is a confidence interval

200

How do you calculate degrees of freedom on a T-table

What is n-1

200

What is the null hypothesis for a linear regression t-test?

Ho: There is no significant linear relationship between x & y

300

Two events that cannot occur at the same time

What is mutually exclusive

300

Are dogs messier than cats.  50 dogs and 50 cats were observed to see how many pieces of their dry food was scattered next their bowls after eating.

What is a Hypothesis Test for the Difference Between 2 Means

300

The significance level is also known as this.

What is alpha

300

The four digit decimals on a z-table represent

What is the area to left of a given point under a normal density curve

300
From the following, create the linear function:


Predictor   Coef       St. Dev
Constant    71.950   1.053
Age           .3833     .0204

s=0.3873  R-sq = 98.9%

What is: 

y=.3833x+71.950

400

If there is a 35% chance of rain every day this week, and each day is independent of the other days, what is the probability that it will not rain at all over the next 5 days? 

What is 11.6%

400

Do customers at Safeway wait in the checkout line on average longer than 5 minutes?  150 randomly selected Safeway customers were observed.

What is a Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean

400

Rejecting the Null hypothesis when in fact the Null is true.

What is a Type I error

400

What is the z value for a one tailed test with an alpha of .025

What is 1.96

400

From the following, calculate the t statistic:

Predictor   Coef       St. Dev
Constant    71.950   1.053
Age           .3833     .0204

s=0.3873  R-sq = 98.9%

What is:

(.3833 - Ho)/.0204

(.3833-0)/.0204

t=18.79

500

Suppose you have a 50% chance of making a shot on the basketball court. If you take 10 shots, what is the probability that you make more than 4? 

What is 62.3%
500

Do people smoke less when the cigarettes cost more?  500 people were tracked before a 30% cigarette tax was imposed and after the tax was imposed.

What is a Hypothesis Test for Paired Data (Dependent Samples)

500

The probability of not making a Type II error. 

What is Power

500

If the mean is 6, and standard deviation is 2. What is the probability that on observed value is greater than 9?

What is .0668. 

500

Calculate the residual for (8,8) given the following data:

x       y
3       6
9       7
12     10
15     16
17     20

What is 8 - 8.616

residual = -.616

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