Population Proportion — Unit test Answers

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Weston completed a hypothesis test and found that he could not reject the null hypothesis. Which of the following is a valid reason for his conclusion?

A
The z-statistic is less than 0.
B
The z-statistic lies in the critical region.
C
The z-statistic is greater than 0.
D
The z-statistic lies outside the critical region.
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An oblique cone has a radius of 5 units and a height of 9 units.

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A
117.8 cubic units
B
141.3 cubic units
C
235.5 cubic units
D
282.6 cubic units
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The histogram below shows the estimated monthly salaries of company employees with different years of experience. How might the graph be misleading?

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A
The scale on the y-axis overemphasizes the difference in salaries between different experience levels.
B
The scale on the y-axis underemphasizes the difference in salaries between different experience levels.
C
The scale on the x-axis overemphasizes the difference in salaries between different experience levels.
D
The scale on the x-axis underemphasizes the difference in salaries between different experience levels.
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Opal is collecting data on water levels in different parts of town. She notices that her sample data has a low-value outlier. Which statement must be true?

A
Removing the outlier will not change the spread of the graph of the data set.
B
Removing the outlier will not change the variance of the data set.
C
Removing the outlier will increase the variance of the data set.
D
Removing the outlier will decrease the spread of the graph of the data set.
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An oblique cylinder has a radius of 10 units and slant length of 26 units.

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A
2,400π cubic units
B
2,500π cubic units
C
2,600π cubic units
D
2,700π cubic units
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Voluntary sampling is one type of sampling method that is not probability based. This means that

A
each member of a population is equally likely to be chosen for the survey.
B
the results of the survey cannot reliably be extended and generalized.
C
the likelihood of a member of the population volunteering to be surveyed is not probable.
D
the results of the survey are not mathematically probable.
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The radius of the sphere is 10 units.

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A
42 cubic units
B
126 cubic units
C
4187 cubic units
D
73,385 cubic units
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Which statements about the cylinder are true? Select two options.

A
The radius of the cylinder is 2x units.
B
The area of the cylinder’s base is πx2 square units.
Option B
C
The area of the cylinder’s base is πx2 square units.
Option C
D
The height of the cylinder is 2x units.
E
The height of the cylinder is 4x units.
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The graph below shows the amount of time Misha spent outside over a 30-day period. How might the graph be considered misleading?

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A
The x-scale is different from the y-scale.
B
The x-interval makes the data appear skewed.
C
The y-scale is too large for the data set.
D
The y-interval shows exponential increase rather than linear increase.
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The histogram below shows the number of weeks Jimmy spent different amounts of money to fill the gas tank in his car. If the graph is redrawn so that the scale on the y-axis begins with zero, which aspect of the graph will change the most?

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A
The difference in the heights of the bars will not appear as great.
B
The difference in the heights of the bars will be more pronounced.
C
The graph will appear more skewed to the left.
D
The graph will appear more skewed to the right.

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