Test 5 B

Test 5B AP Statistics Name:
Directions: Work on these sheets.
Part 1: Multiple Choice. Circle the letter corresponding to the best answer.
1. We wish to draw a sample of size 5 without replacement from a population of 50 households.

Suppose the households are numbered 01, 02, . . . , 50, and suppose that the relevant line of the
random number table is 1136235692962379084246843627196404917823.
Then the households selected are
(a) households 11 13 36 62 73
(b) households 11 36 23 08 42
(c) households 11 36 23 23 08
(d) households 11 36 23 56 92
(e) households 11 35 96 90 46
2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

(a) Nonresponse can cause bias in surveys because nonrespondents often tend to behave differently
from people who respond.
(b) Non-sampling errors are often bigger than the random sampling errors in surveys.
(c) Slight changes in the wording of questions can make a measurable difference in survey results.
(d) People will sometimes answer a question differently for different interviewers.
(e) Sophisticated statistical methods can always correct the results if the population you are
sampling from is different from the population of interest, for example, due to undercoverage.
3. Aproperlyconductedsurveyrandomlyselected1000Canadians(fromatotalpopulationofabout
30million)and1000Americans(fromatotalpopulationofabout300million).Whichofthe
followingisFALSE?
(a) Randomselectionensuresthatbothsamplesarerepresentativeoftheirrespectivepopulations.
(b)If2000Canadiansand2000Americanswereselectedforthestudy,wecouldbeconfidentthat
thesampleresultwouldbemoreaccurate.
(c) AsmallerproportionoftheAmericanpopulationhasbeenchosen.Therefore,aparticular
personhasasmallerchanceofbeingselectedinAmericathaninCanada.
(d)Apotentialstratificationvariableforbothcountriescouldbelocation:eastern,middle,or
westerncontinental.
(e) Randomdigitdialingtoselectpeopleforthesurveycouldinducebiasesintheresultsifthe
characteristicofinterestforthesurveyisrelatedtoincome.
4. A recent survey by a large-circulation Canadian magazine on the contribution of universities to the

economy was circulated to 394 people who the magazine decided are the most likely to know how
important universities are to the Canadian economy. The main problem with using these results to
draw conclusions about the general publics perception is
(a) selection bias.
(b) insufficient attention to the placebo effect.
(c) no control group.
(d) nonresponse bias.
(e) interviewer bias.
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5. To test the effects of a new fertilizer, 100 plots were divided in half. Fertilizer A is randomly
applied to one half, and B to the other. This is
(a) an observational study.
(b) a matched pairs experiment.
(c) a completely randomized experiment.
(d) a block design.
(e) none of the above. The answer is _____________________________________________.
6. A Texas school district wants to compare the effectiveness of a standard AP Statistics curriculum
and a new hands-on AP Statistics curriculum. Two experienced teachers, Mr. Pryor and Mr.
Legacy, each teach one class with the standard curriculum and one with the new approach. Students
are assigned at random to these four classes. At the end of the year, all students take the AP
Statistics exam. The subjects in this experiment are
(a) Mr. Pryor and Mr. Legacy.
(b) the two AP Statistics curricula.
(c) the students in the four classes.
(d) all students taking AP Statistics in Texas.
(e) only one: AP Statistics.
7. The Texas experiment described in the previous question

(a) has one factor: the AP Statistics curriculum a student is assigned to.
(b) has two factors: the AP Statistics curriculum and the teacher a student is assigned to.
(c) has two factors: the standard curriculum and one with the hands-on approach.
(d) has three factors: the math curriculum, the teacher, and the class a student is assigned to.
(e) has three factors: the standard curriculum, the hands-on approach, and the teacher a student is
assigned to.
8. A class in marketing designs two videos advertising an expensive Mercedes sports car. They test
the videos by asking fellow students to view both (in random order) and say which makes them
more likely to buy the car. Mercedes should be reluctant to agree that the video favored in this
study will sell more cars because
(a) there is no control group.
(b) there is no placebo.
(c) the study used a matched pairs design instead of a completely randomized design.
(d) this is an observational study, not an experiment.
(e) results from students may not generalize to the older and richer customers who might buy a
Mercedes.
Chapter 5 2 Test 5B
Part 2: Free Response
Answer completely, but be concise. Write sequentially and show all steps.
9. Read the following article about the connection between vitamin E and heart bypass surgery.
VitaminEmayhavespecialhealthbenefits
LargedosesofvitaminEapparentlycanreduceharmfulsideeffectsofbypasssurgeryinheart
patients.Astudyinvolving28bypasspatientsfoundthatthe14patientswhotookvitaminEfor
twoweeksbeforetheiroperationshadsignificantlybetterheartfunctionaftertheprocedurethan
the14patientswhotookplacebos.
Thevitaminsapparentlypreventdamagetotheheartmusclebydestroyingthetoxicchemicals,
calledfreeradicals,thatformwhenbloodiscutoffduringthesurgery,saidDr.TerranceYauof
theUniversityofToronto.
(a) Describe the experimental units/subjects in the experiment. How many were there?
(b) Identify the explanatory variable(s).
(c) How many treatments were there? ____ List them.
(d) How many subjects were in each treatment group?
(e) What was the response variable?
10. Suppose there are 500 students in your school. Starting with line 125 of the random digits table,
shown below, select the first 5 students in a simple random sample (SRS) of 20 students.
125 9674612149378237186818442351196210339244
126 9692719931368097419277567887414840941903
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11. Biasispresentineachofthefollowingsampledesigns.Ineachcase,identifythetypeofbias
involvedandstatewhetheryouthinkthesampleproportionobtainedishigherorlowerthanthe
truepopulationproportion.
(a) A political pollster is seeking information on public attitudes toward funding of pornographic
art by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). He asks an SRS of 2000 U.S. adults,
Rather than support government censorship of artistic expression, are you in favor of
continuing federal funding of artists whose work may be controversial? 85% of those
surveyed answer yes.
(b) In 2003, the AARP conducted a survey of their members (people over age 50) on proposed
Medicare legislation. One of the questions was: Even if this plan wont affect you personally
either way, do you think it should be passed so that people with low incomes or people with
high drug costs can be helped?
(c) WhatkindofbiasisCalvinintroducingintothesurveyhestaking?Brieflyexplain.
I pledge that I have neither given nor received aid on this test. _________________________________________
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Test 5B AP Statistics Name:

Directions: Work on these sheets.

1. We wish to draw a sample of size 5 without replacement from a population of 50 households.

2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

4. A recent survey by a large-circulation Canadian magazine on the contribution of universities to the

7. The Texas experiment described in the previous question

(b) Identify the explanatory variable(s).

(c) How many treatments were there? ____ List them.

(d) How many subjects were in each treatment group?

(e) What was the response variable?

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