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Two measurements are given. Find the absolute difference and then find the relative difference. Assume that the first quantity is the compared value and the second quantity is the reference value. If necessary, round your answers to one decimal place.Last year the total revenue for Clearline phone company was $16.4 million while the revenue for its competitor, the Speakmore was $7.5 million.

True or false?If you score 40% on the midterm math exam and 60% on the final exam, your overall score will be greater than 50%. Assume that the final counts for 60% of the grade and that the midterm counts for 40% of the grade.

True or false?If you score 70% on the midterm math exam and 90% on the final exam, your overall score will be greater than 80%. Assume that the final counts for 60% of the grade and that the midterm counts for 40% of the grade.

Answer the question.In the 1980s, the population of Pleasanton decreased by 10%. In the 1990s, its population increased by 20%. How does the population of Pleasanton at the end of the 1990s compare with its population in 1980?

In order to answer the given question, which of the following types of study would be the most appropriate: an experiment without blinding, an experiment with single blinding, an experiment with double blinding, an observational study, or a case-control study?Do Super-Slimmer Shakes increase weight loss?

Decide whether the argument is inductive or deductive.His last four at bats were strikeouts. Therefore, the next one will be a strikeout.

Solve the problem.The following Venn diagram describes the types of cookies in a bakery. Use it to determine how many chocolate chip cookies do not also have walnuts.

A sample statistic and margin of error are given. Find the confidence interval likely to contain the population parameter of interest and answer the question.In a survey conducted in a certain city it was found that 5.0% of men and 5.7% of women were unemployed. The margin of error for each report was 0.6 percentage points. Use each sample statistic to find a confidence interval. Can we conclude that the unemployment rate is higher amongst women than amongst men?

Determine ratio of A to B. If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.A = 21.4% is the divorce rate in City AB = 30.2% is the divorce rate in City B

Use the guidelines to evaluate the study. From the information given, what is the biggest flaw in the study?A fitness company conducted a study to test the effectiveness of its new weight-loss supplement. 400 adults looking to lose weight were selected at random and randomly assigned to either a group receiving the supplement or a placebo group. The experiment was double blind. The results were analyzed by researchers employed by the fitness company.