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Classify each of the following variables as qualitative or quantitative.  Then further classify the qualitative variables as ordinal or nominal and the quantitative variables as discrete or continuous. [A] Occupation [B] Length of time to hold your breath [C] Movie Ratings, such as G, PG, PG-13, R [D] Weight [E] Number of automobiles owned

Did Tony La Russa have any values that might be considered outliers?  Why or why not? 

Use the standard normal distribution table to answer Questions 21 and 22: Find the area under the standard normal curve… To the left of -0.8 [A] Above -1.3 [B] Between 0.5 and 1.9 [C]

For each of the following statements, determine if it is describing a randomized controlled experiment or an observational study or both. [A] Has a treatment group and a control group. [B] Subjects assign themselves to a group. [C] Can be run double-blind. [D] Researchers can determine causation.

According to the empirical rule, about 95% of the data should fall within [A] SDs of the [B] which means that for Tony La Russa, we would expect 95% of the data to fall between the values of [C] and [D].

Use the following information to answer Questions 25 and 26: Height approximately follows a normal distribution.  For a certain group of women, the standard deviation is 3 inches.  If the middle 50% of heights falls between 62 and 66 inches…   What was the average height for this group of women? 

Compute the median number of wins per season for Whitey Herzog. 

State the type of bias present in the following scenario:  A survey put out by the police department asks a random sample of drivers, “How many times did you run a red light last week?” 

A follow-up question was asked of all participants who had been married once or more.  Of the 1175 participants who had been married once or more, 20% said they were currently widowed.  How many individuals provided this response? 

Use the following information to answer Questions 23 and 24: The weight of a candy bar is approximately normally distributed. The average weight of a candy bar is 4 ounces with a standard deviation of 0.5 ounces.   What percentage of candy bars weigh more than 3.25 ounces?