Chapter 1: Q12BSC (page 1)
In Exercises 9–12, determine whether the sampling method appears to be sound or is flawed.
Smartphone Usage In a survey of smartphone ownership, the Pew Research Center randomly selected 1006 adults in the United States.
The sampling method appears to be sound.
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In Exercises 21–24, refer to the data in the table below. The entries are white blood cell counts (1000 cells,ML) and red blood cell counts (million cells,ML) from male subjects examined as part of a large health study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. The data are matched, so that the first subject has a white blood cell count of 8.7 and a red blood cell count of 4.91, and so on.
Subject
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| White | 8.7 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Red | 4.91 | 5.59 | 4.44 | 4.8 | 5.17 |
Source of the Data Considering the source of the data, does that source appear to be biased in some way?
In Exercises 21–24, refer to the data in the table below. The entries are white blood cell counts (1000 cells,ML) and red blood cell counts (million cells,ML) from male subjects examined as part of a large health study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. The data are matched, so that the first subject has a white blood cell count of 8.7 and a red blood cell count of 4.91, and so on.
Subject
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| White | 8.7 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Red | 4.91 | 5.59 | 4.44 | 4.8 | 5.17 |
Context Given that the data are matched and considering the units of the data, does it make sense to use the difference between each white blood cell count and the corresponding red blood cell count? Why or why not?
What’s Wrong? In Exercises 25–28, identify what is wrong.
Potatoes In a poll sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission, 1000 adults were asked to select their favorite vegetables, and the favorite choice was potatoes, which were selected by 26% of the respondents.
In Exercises 29–36, answer the given questions, which are related to percentages.
Percentages in Negotiations When the author was negotiating a contract for the faculty and administration at a college, a dean presented the argument that if faculty receive a 4% raise and administrators receive a 4% raise, that’s an 8% raise and it would never be approved. What’s wrong with that argument?
Determine whether the sampling method appears to be sound or is flawed.
Nuclear Power Plants. In a survey of 1368 subjects, the following question was posted on the USA Today website: “In your view, are nuclear plants safe?” The survey subjects were Internet users who chose to respond to the question posted on the electronic edition of USA Today.
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