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Chapter 1: Problem 16

For each of the following situations, give a set of possible data values that might arise from making the observations described. a. The manufacturer for each of the next 10 automobiles to pass through a given intersection is noted. b. The grade point average for each of the 15 seniors in a statistics class is determined. c. The number of gas pumps in use at each of 20 gas stations at a particular time is determined. d. The actual net weight of each of 12 bags of fertilizer having a labeled weight of 50 pounds is determined. e. Fifteen different radio stations are monitored during a 1-hour period, and the amount of time devoted to commercials is determined for each.

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The exercise requires obtaining possible data sets for given situations. These data sets could be categorical (name of car manufacturing companies) or numerical (grade points, number of gas pumps in use, actual weight of fertilizer bags, time devoted to commercials) and follow a plausible range.

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Observations for Automobiles

The data here will be categorical as it's the manufacturer of the automobile. Data might include 'BMW', 'Mercedes', 'Toyota', 'Nissan', 'Ford' etc. Names of 10 car manufacturers are required.
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Observations for Grade Points

Grade Point data is numerical and follows a particular range (often between 0 and 4 or 5). One could have data such as: 3.5, 2.7, 3.9, 3.1, 2.5, 1.8, 3.3, 3.9, 4.0, 2.8, 3.2, 2.9, 2.4, 3.0, 3.6
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Observations for Gas Pumps Usage

Here, the data is also numerical, representing the count of gas pumps in use. Depending on the station size, the range could be from 0 to about 12, for example: 7, 9, 5, 10, 8, 6, 7, 4, 5, 3, 2, 6, 5, 4, 9, 5, 7, 2, 1, 8
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Observations for Fertilizer Weight

The numerical data here should be around the labeled weight of 50 pounds. Some instance could be: 49.5, 50.2, 49.7, 51.0, 50.4, 49.8, 50.9, 49.6, 50.5, 50.3, 50.1, 49.9
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Observations for Radio Commercials

Data here is also numerical, representing time (in minutes) devoted to commercials for 15 stations. Some random data could be: 12, 15, 17, 13, 10, 18, 14, 16, 12, 15, 19, 11, 13, 17, 16

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