Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey show that annual expenditures for cellular phone services per consumer unit increased from $229 in 2001 to $599 in 2007. Let the standard deviation of annual cellular expenditure be $63 in 2001 and $120 in 2007.
a. What is the probability that the average annual expenditure of 122 cellular customers in 2001 exceeded $222? (Round answer to 4 decimal places.)
b. What is the probability that the average annual expenditure of 122 cellular customers in 2007 exceeded $592? (Round answer to 4 decimal places.)
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey show that annual expenditures for cellular...
1. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey show that annual expenditures for cellular phone services per consumer unit increased from $229 in 2001 to $599 in 2007. Let the standard deviation of annual cellular expenditure be $63 in 2001 and $120 in 2007. a. What is the probability that the average annual expenditure of 122 cellular customers in 2001 exceeded $222? (Round answer to 4 decimal places.) b.What is the probability that the average annual expenditure...
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey show that annual expenditures for cellular phone services per consumer unit increased from $223 in 2001 to $588 in 2007 Let the standard deviation of annual cellular expenditure be $43 in 2001 and $145 in 2007 [You may find it useful to reference the z table.] a. What is the probability that the average annual expenditure of 129 cellular customers in 2001 exceeded $213? (Round z value to 2 decimal...
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey show that annual expenditures for cellular phone services per consumer unit increased from $237 in 2001 to $634 in 2007. Let the standard deviation of annual cellular expenditure be $52 in 2001 and $207 in 2007. [You may find it useful to reference the z table.] a. What is the probability that the average annual expenditure of 125 cellular customers in 2001 exceeded $220? (Round "z" value to 2 decimal...
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) show that annual expenditures for cellular phone services per consumer unit increased from $237 in 2001 to $634 in 2007. Let the standard deviation of annual cellular expenditure be $52 in 2001 and $207 in 2007. a. What is the probability that the average annual expenditure of 125 cellular customers in 2001 exceeded $220? (Round final answer to 4 decimal places.) Probability b. What is the probability that...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey: 2007 gives the following data: Income Category Average Income Alcoholic Beverage Tobacco Products of Family before Taxes ($) Expenditures ($) Expenditures ($) First quintile 10,531 176 259 Second quintile 27,674 272 337 Third quintile 46,213 413 381 Fourth quintile 72,460 506 371 Highest quintile 158,388 917 268 Analyze the likely vertical equity of selective excises on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.
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The Consumer Price Index is reported monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It reports the change in prices for a market basket of goods from one period to another. The index for 1999 was 220.3. By 2014, it increased to 256.900. What was the geometric mean annual increase for the period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Geometric mean %
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A survey collected data on annual credit card charges in seven different categories of expenditures: transportation, groceries, dining out, household expenses, home furnishings, apparel, and entertainment. Using data from a sample of 42 credit card accounts, assume that each account was used to identify the annual credit card charges for groceries (population 1) and the annual credit card charges for dining out (population 2). Using the difference data, with population 1 − population 2, the sample mean difference was d...
Supp Problems, Question 12.62 The table below shows the shipments (in millions of dollars) of consumer durables and nondurables in Canada. Is there a linear relationship between the shipments of durables and nondurables? In other words, if we know the value of nondurables shipped in any one year, can we predict the value of durables during that year? (Hint: Make the value of nondurables the independent variable.) According to the model, if at any given year the nondurables shipment is...