AP Stat Chapter 2

There are 150 members at the First Baptist Church in Memphis, of which 145 say they pray regularly. There are 200 members at Faith Community Church in Nashville, of which 183 say they pray regularly. We would like to calculate a confidence interval for p1 - p2, the true difference in the proportion of members at each church that pray regularly. Which of the following conditions are met?

• 1. I only

• 1. II only

• 1. III only

• 1. I and III

• 1. None of the conditions have been met.

Identify the sampling method:

Every fifth person boarding a plane is searched thoroughly.

• SRS

• Stratified

• Cluster

• Systematic

• Voluntary Response

At a local community College, five math classes are randomly selected out of 20 and all of the students from each class are interviewed.

• SRS

• Stratified

• Cluster

• Systematic

• Convenience

The names of 70 contestants are written on 70 cards, The cards are placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag.

• SRS

• Systematic

• Stratified

• Cluster

• Convenience

The boys and girls basketball teams at a high school had their heights measured at practice. The following data was recorded for their heights. What can you conclude from the distributions?

• The girls have a larger median and a larger range in heights.

• The boys had a smaller median height than the girls; however, the boys had a larger range of heights.

• The median height for the boys and the girls is the same; however, the girls have a larger range.

• The median height for the boys is larger; however, the girls have a larger range.

• No information can be concluded from the distribution since there is no key included.

Which of the following is the best estimate of the standard deviation of the distribution in the figure?

• 18

• 9

• 54

• 97

• 106

A company determines the mean and standard deviation of the employees' salaries in one year. What is the best description of the standard deviation?

• Approximately the median distance between the individual salaries of employees and the mean of every employee's salary.

• The amount of money separating the highest salary from the lowest salary when considering the middle 50% of the distribution.

• The amount of money separating the highest salary from the lowest salary when considering all employees.

• The distance between the salary of an employee and the mean salary of all the employees.

• Approximately the mean distance between the individual salaries of employees and the mean of all employees' salaries.

The equation of the LSRL for the points on a scatterplot is ŷ = 5.3-0.23x. What is the residual for the point (5, 4)?

• -0.15

• 0.15

• 1

• 0.62

• 0.85

The heights of adult women are approximately normally distributed about a mean of 65 inches with a standard deviation of 2 inches. If Bella is at the 87th percentile in height for adult women, then her height, in inches, is closest to

• 63

• 67

• 66

• 72

• 70

Andrea's doctor told her that the standardized score (z-score) for her systolic blood pressure, as compared to the blood pressure of other women her age, is 1.75. Which of the following is the best interpretation of this standardized score?

• Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 175.

• Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 standard deviations above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age.

• Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 above the average systolic blood pressure of women her age

• Only 1.75% of women Andrea's age have a higher systolic blood pressure than she does.

• Andrea's systolic blood pressure is 1.75 times the average systolic blood pressure of women her age.