A company manufacturing electronic components for home entertainment systems buys electrical connectors from three suppliers.It buys 23% of the connectors from supplier A,31% from supplier B,and 46% from supplier C.It finds that 1% of the connectors from supplier A are defective,2% of the connectors from supplier B are defective,and 3% of the connectors from supplier C are defective.If a customer buys one of these components and finds that the connector is defective,what is the probability that it came from supplier B?
A union composed of several thousand employees is preparing to vote on a new contract. A random sample of 500 employees yielded 320 who planned to vote yes. It is believed that the new contract will receive more than 60% yes votes. Can we infer at the 5% significance level that the new contract will receive more than 60% yes votes? Test statistic = ______________ p-value = ______________ Conclusion: ______________ Interpretation: __________________________________________
In which of the following situations would you MOST likely use the t-test for dependent means?
A) comparing smokers versus non smokers B) comparing stress levels before and after a yoga class C) comparing first graders versus college students D) comparing a sample mean versus a hypothesized population mean
The seller of a loaded die claims that it will favor the outcome 6.We don't believe that claim,and roll the die 350 times to test an appropriate hypothesis.Our P-value turns out to be 0.01.Provide an appropriate conclusion.
There is a 1% chance that a fair die could randomly produce the results we observed,so there is strong evidence to conclude that the die is loaded.
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Sam is going to ask for a raise. Over the past year, the CPI has gone from 129.9 to 131.9. Sam currently earns $42,500. What is the minimum raise that Sam should ask for in order to maintain the same buying power?
A) $43,350 B) $43,144 C) $44,000 D) $43,500 E) $43,154