Appendices

Appendix A: Answers to End-of-Chapter Practice Problems

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T.J. Quirk, Excel 2016 for Engineering Statistics, Excel for Statistics,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39182-3
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Chapter 1: Practice Problem #1 Answer (see Fig. A.1)

Fig. A.1 Answer to Chap. 1: Practice Problem #1

Chapter 1: Practice Problem #2 Answer (see Fig. A.2)

Fig. A.2 Answer to Chap. 1: Practice Problem #2

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Chapter 1: Practice Problem #3 Answer (see Fig. A.3)

Fig. A.3 Answer to Chap. 1: Practice Problem #3

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Chapter 2: Practice Problem #1 Answer (see Fig. A.4)

Fig. A.4 Answer to

Chap. 2: Practice
Problem #1
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Chapter 2: Practice Problem #2 Answer (see Fig. A.5)

Fig. A.5 Answer to

Chap. 2: Practice
Problem #2
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Chapter 2: Practice Problem #3 Answer (see Fig. A.6)

Fig. A.6 Answer to Chap. 2: Practice Problem #3

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Chapter 3: Practice Problem #1 Answer (see Fig. A.7)

Fig. A.7 Answer to Chap. 3: Practice Problem #1

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Chapter 3: Practice Problem #2 Answer (see Fig. A.8)

Fig. A.8 Answer to Chap. 3: Practice Problem #2

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Chapter 3: Practice Problem #3 Answer (see Fig. A.9)

Fig. A.9 Answer to Chap. 3: Practice Problem #3

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Chapter 4: Practice Problem #1 Answer (see Fig. A.10)

Fig. A.10 Answer to Chap. 4: Practice Problem #1

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Chapter 4: Practice Problem #2 Answer (see Fig. A.11)

Fig. A.11 Answer to Chap. 4: Practice Problem #2

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Chapter 4: Practice Problem #3 Answer (see Fig. A.12)

Fig. A.12 Answer to Chap. 4: Practice Problem #3

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Chapter 5: Practice Problem #1 Answer (see Fig. A.13)

Fig. A.13 Answer to Chap. 5: Practice Problem #1

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Chapter 5: Practice Problem #2 Answer (see Fig. A.14)

Fig. A.14 Answer to Chap. 5: Practice Problem #2

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Chapter 5: Practice Problem #3 Answer (see Fig. A.15)

Fig. A.15 Answer to Chap. 5: Practice Problem #3

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Chapter 6: Practice Problem #1 Answer (see Fig. A.16)

Fig. A.16 Answer to Chap. 6: Practice Problem #1

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Chapter 6: Practice Problem #1 (continued)

1. r :83
2. a y  intercept 2:566
3. b slope 0:221
4. Y a b X
Y 2:566 0:221 X
5. Y 2:566 0:221 4
Y 2:566 0:884
Y 3:45
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Chapter 6: Practice Problem #2 Answer (see Fig. A.17)

Fig. A.17 Answer to Chap. 6: Practice Problem #2

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Chapter 6: Practice Problem #2 (continued)

(2b) about  1:9 degrees centigrade
1. r :94
2. a y-intercept 3:43
3. b slope 0:53
4. Y a b X
Y 3:43 0:53 X
5. Y 3:43 0:53 2
Y 3:43 1:06
Y 2:37 degrees centigrade
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Chapter 6: Practice Problem #3 Answer (see Fig. A.18)

Fig. A.18 Answer to Chap. 6: Practice Problem #3

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Chapter 6: Practice Problem #3 (continued)

1. r :72
2. a y  intercept 38:846
3. b slope 0:363
4. Y a b X
Y 38:846 0:363 X
5. Y 38:846 0:363 70
Y 38:846 25:41
Y 64:256

Chapter 7: Practice Problem #1 Answer (see Fig. A.19)

Fig. A.19 Answer to Chap. 7: Practice Problem #1

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Chapter 7: Practice Problem #1 (continued)

1. Multiple correlation :93
2. y  intercept  5:2698
3. b1  0:0174
4. b2 0:0614
5. b3 0:0332
6. b4 0:0023
7. Y a b1 X1 b2 X2 b3 X3 b4 X4
Y 5:2698  0:0174 X1 0:0614 X2 0:0332 X3 0:0023 X4
8. Y  5:2698  0:0174 150 0:0614 160 0:0332 3 0:0023 610
Y 5:2698  2:61 9:82 0:10 1:40
Y 11:32  7:88
Y 3:44
9. 0.79
10. 0.88
11. 0.83
12. 0.89
13. 0.72
14. 0.74
15. The best predictor of first-year GPA was GRE Math (r .89).
16. The four predictors combined predict first-year GPA at Rxy .93, and this is
somewhat better than the best single predictor by itself.
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Chapter 7: Practice Problem #2 Answer (see Fig. A.20)

Fig. A.20 Answer to Chap. 7: Practice Problem #2

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Chapter 7: Practice Problem #2 (continued)

1. Rxy :95
2. a y  intercept  412:989
3. b1 15:305
4. b2 0:114
5. Y a b1 X1 b2 X2
Y  412:989 15:305 X1 0:114 X2
6. Y  412:989 15:305 10:8 0:114 4600
Y  412:989 165:294 524:4
Y 276:705 feet
7. 0:92
8. 0:90
9. 0:83
10. Enforcement speed is the better predictor of stopping distance (r + .92)
11. The two predictors combined predict stopping distance slightly better
(Rxy .95) than the better single predictor by itself
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Chapter 7: Practice Problem #3 Answer (see Fig. A.21)

Fig. A.21 Answer to Chap. 7: Practice Problem #3

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Chapter 7: Practice Problem #3 (continued)

1. Multiple correlation :95
2. a y  intercept  0:684
3. b1 0:003
4. b2 0:002
5. b3 1:378
6. b4  0:048
7. Y a b1 X1 b2 X2 b3 X3 b4 X4
Y  0:684  0:003 X1 0:002 X2 1:378 X3  0:048 X4
8. Y 0:684  0:003 650 0:002 630 1:378 3:47  0:048 4
Y 0:684  1:95 1:26 4:78  0:19
Y 6:04  2:82
Y 3:22
9. 0:59
10. 0:61
11. 0:88
12. 0:47
13. 0:80
14. 0:61
15. 0:71
16. 0 :65
17. The best single predictor of FROSH GPA was HSGPA (r .88).
18. The four predictors combined predicted FROSH GPA much better at Rxy .95,
and this was much better than the best single predictor by itself.
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Chapter 8: Practice Problem #1 Answer (see Fig. A.22)

Fig. A.22 Answer to Chap. 8: Practice Problem #1

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Chapter 8: Practice Problem #1 (continued)

Let Group 1 CAI, Group 2 LECTURES, and Group 3 INDEPENDENT
1. H0 : 1 2 3
H1 : 1 6 2 6 3
2. MSb 433:56
3. MSw 125:44
4. F 433:56 =125:44 3:46
5. critical F 3:32
6. Result: Since 3.46 is greater than 3.32, we reject the null hypothesis and accept
the research hypothesis
7. There was a significant difference between the three teaching formats in final
exam scores.
LECTURES vs. INDEPENDENT STUDY
8. H0 : 2 3
H1 : 2 6 3
9. 83.20
10. 70.64
11. df 33  3 30
12. critical t 2:042
13. 1=10 1=11 0:10 0:09 0:19
s:e: SQRT 125:44 * 0:19 SQRT 23:83 4:88
14. ANOVA t 83:20  70:64=4:88 2:57
15. Result: Since the absolute value of 2.57 is greater than 2.042, we reject the null
hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis
16. Conclusion: LECTURES had significantly higher final exam scores than
INDEPENDENT STUDY (83.2 vs. 70.64).
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Chapter 8: Practice Problem #2 Answer (see Fig. A.23)

Fig. A.23 Answer to Chap. 8: Practice Problem #2

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Chapter 8: Practice Problem #2 (continued)

1. Null hypothesis: A B C D
Research hypothesis: A 6 B 6 C 6 D
2. MSb 3579:77
3. MSw 2517:65
4. F 3579:77 = 2517:65 1:42
5. critical F 2:85
6. Since the F-value of 1.42 is less than the critical F value of 2.85, we accept the
null hypothesis.
7. There was no difference between the four types of fuel injectors in their
horsepower output.
8. 816. Be careful here! You need to remember that it is incorrect to perform ANY
ANOVA t-test when the value of F is less than the critical value of F. The
ANOVA F-test found no difference between the four types of fuel injectors in
horsepower output, and, therefore, you cannot compare any two injectors using
the ANOVA t-test!
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Chapter 8: Practice Problem #3 Answer (see Fig. A.24)

Fig. A.24 Answer to Chap. 8: Practice Problem #3

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Chapter 8: Practice Problem #3 (continued)

Let SUBCOMPACTS Group 1, COMPACTS Group 2, MID-SIZE Group 3,
LARGE Group 4, and SUVs Group 5
1. Null hypothesis: 1 2 3 4 5
Research hypothesis: 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5
2. MSb 179:56
3. MSw 4:01
4. F 179:56=4:01 44:78
5. critical F 2:63
6. Result: Since the F-value of 44.78 is greater than the critical F value of 2.63, we
reject the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis.
7. Conclusion: There was a significant difference between the five types of
vehicles in their highway miles per gallon.
8. Null hypothesis: 2 4
Research hypothesis: 2 6 4
9. 29.41
10. 23.73
11. degrees of freedom 42  5 37
12. critical t 2:026
13. s:e:ANOVA SQRTMSw  f1=9 1=10g SQRT4:01  0:21
SQRT0:84 0:92
14. ANOVA t 29:41  23:73=:92 6:17
15. Since the absolute value of 6.17 is greater than the critical t of 2.026, we reject
the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis.
16. COMPACTS had significantly higher highway mpg than LARGE vehicles
(29.4 vs. 23.7)