Sampling method of a student

Assignment Help Basic Statistics
Reference no: EM1391918

You want to take a sample of DeBakey High School for Health Professions students to estimate the average duration in days of the most recent " love affair". Which sampling method do you think would work best: a Simple Random Sample, a Stratified Random sample with two strata (male/female), or a stratified random sample with four strata.

a) WHich sampling method from the choices listed above would be best? Describe how you would carry out your chosen sampling method of a student from part (a)

b) Describe 1 advantage of your chosen sampling method above.

Reference no: EM1391918

Questions Cloud

Effects of an employee-wide training program : You have been asked to study the effects of an employee-wide training program, in a company of 500 employees, designed to reduce the amount of customer complaints.
Growth of the human population : Determine what effect did the agricultural revolution have on the growth of the human population?
Describe amazon''s entire supply chain : Describe Amazon's entire supply chain. From which activities in this supply chain does Amazon make money
Mean speed of automobiles : The speed limit on Interstate 75 around Findlay, Ohio, is 65 mph. On a clear day with no construction, the mean speed of automobiles was measured at 63 mph with a standard deviation of 8 mph.
Sampling method of a student : WHich sampling method from the choices listed above would be best? Describe how you would carry out your chosen sampling method of a student from part (a)
Temperature gradients in all biomes : Are temperature gradients present in all biomes? What is one example of an adaptation to a colder temperature range?
Why multiple health-care plans are significant for fedex : Why is having multiple health-care plans significant for FedEx in slowing down increases in cost of benefits? Explain how availability of disease management programs.
What types of decisions common to manufacturing firms : What types of decisions common to manufacturing firms does Amazon make? What types of decisions common to service firms?
Question on psychological statistics : If an original set of measurements is made in inches and has mean of 36 and variance of 144, what will be the mean, variance, and standard deviation if:

Reviews

Write a Review

Basic Statistics Questions & Answers

  Expected value of lottery ticket

You're considering paying $5 to buy a ticket in a local lottery. You were told that 10,000 tickets will be sold. There are 5 prizes. The first prize is $5,000, the second is $1,000, the third is $500, the fourth is $100 and the last prize is $10.

  Find the standard error

The conservative degrees of freedom for the t distribution are and The standard error, conservative degrees of freedom

  What does the levenes test shows

Test either there is any difference among the given variable also what does the Levene's Test shows. What variable is presented in this table.

  Question based on multiple regression

Multiple choice question based on multiple regression - The coefficient of determination for this model is

  Characteristics of an index number

Index number acts as a barometer for measuring the value of money. What are the characteristics of an index number? State its utility.

  Hypothesis test for difference in mean processing time

In past, mean processing time was 45 days.  At 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence that mean processing time has changed from 45 days?

  Probability for owning a credit card

If student is chosen at random, determine the probability that he or she is sophomore and owns a credit card.

  P-value for various values of test statistic

Assuming that these are a random sample of all publicly traded companies, construct a 95% confidence interval for the overall noncompliance proportion.

  Test whether there is significant change using paired t-test

For the sample of men, performance on the simulator task declined by an average of 2.9 points with s = 4.1. Is this a statistically significant change? Use a two-tailed test with  = .05.

  Proportion of the tubes filled beyond capacity

In this continuous production process, the amount of toothpaste put in a tube is normally distributed with a mean of 8.17 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.12 ounces. If the actual capacity of the tubes used is 8.49 ounces, what proportion of t..

  Probability based on bayes theorem

According to the patient's history and physical examination. What are the chances of herniation if the MRI is positive?

  Determining the right-tail p-value

Make use of Excel to determine the right-tail p-value.

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd