Let’s go to the movies: A random sample of 35 Hollywood movies made in the last...
Let’s go to the movies: A random sample of 35 Hollywood movies made in the last 10 years had a mean length of 125.2 minutes, with a standard deviation of 20.4 minutes.
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Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true mean length of all Hollywood movies made in the last 10 years. |
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As of January 2017 there have been five movies released in the Bourne film series, and their mean length is 119.8 minutes. Someone claims that the mean length of Bourne movies is actually greater than the mean length of all Hollywood movies. Does the confidence interval contradict this claim |
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3) A random sample of 35 Hollywood movies made since the years 2010 had a mean length of 121.6 minutes, with a standard deviation of 20.4 minutes. a) Construct a 98% confidence interval for the true mean length of all Hollywood movies made since 2010. Interpret your answer. b) As of June 2013, three Ironman movies have been released, and their mean length is 127 minutes. Someone claims that the mean length of Ironman movies is less than the mean...
Let's go to the movies: A random sample of 42 Foreign Language movies made since 2000 had a mean length of 110.2 minutes, with a standard deviation of 12.3 minutes. Part: 0/2 Part 1 of 2 Construct a 90% confidence interval for the true mean length of all Foreign Language movies made since 2000. Round the answers to one decimal place. A 90% confidence interval for the true mean length of all Foreign Language movies made since 2000 is 0...
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f-i please
The accompanying data are from a simple random sample of 10 Hollywood movies that were based on best-selling novels. The variables considered are y = first year box office receipts (in millions of dollars), X = total production costs (in millions of dollars), x2 = total promotional costs (in millions of dollars), and Xa= total book sales in millions of dollars). X2 4.7 8.5 12.9 5.2 10.7 5.1 5.8 2.1 8.4 8.8 15.1 12.2 10.6 3.1 2.9 85.1...
Assume that a simple random sample has been selected from a normally distributed population and test the given claim. State the final conclusion that addresses the original claim and select three correct choices. A manufacturer makes ball bearings that are supposed to have a mean weight of 30 g. A retailer suspects that the mean weight is actually less than 30 g. The mean weight for a random sample of 16 ball bearings is 29.2 g with a standard deviation...
Beview 1JA survey of 700 non-fatal accidents showed that 183 involved faulty equipment. Find a point estimate for p, the population proportion of accidents that involved faulty equipment. 2) An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to discuss with their pare nts. The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would like more discussion about the family's financial situation, 37% would like to talk about school, and 30% would like to talk...
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culture. In the United Kingdom, a premium may be placed on being
different, humorous, or out-of-the ordinary in differentiating
campaigns from the mass of mediocre advertising.
In the United States, creative advertising is viewed more often
as being “effective” in that the creativity has...
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