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The human resources manager at a company records the length, in hours, of one shift at work, X. He creates the probability distribution below. What is the probability that a worker chosen at random works at least 8 hours?

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A
0.62
B
0.78
C
0.84
D
0.96
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Dwayne and Alisha both correctly graphed a standard normal curve. Which of the following statements is true?

A
Neither the means nor the standard deviations of Dwayne’s and Alisha’s graphs must be the same.
B
The means of Dwayne’s and Alisha’s graphs must be the same but not the standard deviations.
C
The standard deviations of Dwayne’s and Alisha’s graphs must be the same but not the means.
D
Both the means and the standard deviations of Dwayne’s and Alisha’s graphs must be the same.
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The difference between an observational study and an experiment is that

A
in an observational study, only one group is studied, and in an experiment, two groups are studied.
B
in an observational study, the researchers do not control treatment, and in an experiment, they do.
C
in an experiment, cause-and-effect is analyzed, and in an observational study, it is not.
D
in an experiment, one group is studied over a short period of time, and in an observational study, the group is studied over a longer period of time.
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A high school student volunteers to present a report to the administration about the types of lunches students prefer. He surveys members of his class and records their choices. What type of sampling did the student use?

A
systematic random sampling
B
voluntary sampling
C
convenience sampling
D
stratified sampling
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You pick a card at random from an ordinary deck of 52 cards. If the card is a diamond, you get some points; if not, you lose 2 points. What value for the diamonds would make the game fair?

A
12
B
6
C
24
D
3

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