INSTRUCTOR SOLUTION MANUAL FOR
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS 2 FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS PREMIUM
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Solve the problem.
Identify the level of measurement for data that are the nationalities
listed in a recent survey (for example, Asian, European, or Hispanic).
Answer: nominal
◉ Solve the problem.
The numbers of touchdowns scored by a major university in five
randomly selected games are given below. Identify the level of
measurement.
15455
Answer: ratio
◉ Solve the problem.
,What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a
study where a political pollster wishes to determine if his candidate
is leading in the polls?
Answer: use sampling
◉ Solve the problem.
At a local community college, five statistics classes are randomly
selected and all of the students from each class are interviewed.
What sampling technique is used?
Answer: cluster
◉ Solve the problem.
A community college student interviews everyone in a statistics
class to determine who owns a car. What sampling technique is
used?
Answer: convenience
◉ Solve the problem.
A lobbyist for a major airspace firm assigns a number to each
legislator and then uses a computer to randomly generate ten
,numbers. The lobbyist contacts the legislators corresponding to
these numbers. What sampling technique was used?
Answer: random
◉ Solve the problem.
A market researcher randomly selects 200 drivers under 35 years of
age and 100 drivers over 35 years of age. What sampling technique
was used?
Answer: stratified
◉ Solve the problem.
The names of 70 contestants are written on 70 cards. The cards are
placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag. What
sampling technique was used?
Answer: random
◉ Solve the problem.
What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a
study where you would like to determine the chance getting three
girls in a family of three children?
Answer: use a simulation
, ◉ Use the given frequency distribution to find the
(a) class width.
(b) class midpoints of the first class.
(c) class boundaries of the first class.
Phone Calls (per day)
(a) 3
(b) 9.5
(c) 7.5-11.5
(a) 3
(b) 10.5
(c) 8-11
(a) 4
(b) 10.5
(c) 8-11
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS 2 FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS PREMIUM
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Solve the problem.
Identify the level of measurement for data that are the nationalities
listed in a recent survey (for example, Asian, European, or Hispanic).
Answer: nominal
◉ Solve the problem.
The numbers of touchdowns scored by a major university in five
randomly selected games are given below. Identify the level of
measurement.
15455
Answer: ratio
◉ Solve the problem.
,What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a
study where a political pollster wishes to determine if his candidate
is leading in the polls?
Answer: use sampling
◉ Solve the problem.
At a local community college, five statistics classes are randomly
selected and all of the students from each class are interviewed.
What sampling technique is used?
Answer: cluster
◉ Solve the problem.
A community college student interviews everyone in a statistics
class to determine who owns a car. What sampling technique is
used?
Answer: convenience
◉ Solve the problem.
A lobbyist for a major airspace firm assigns a number to each
legislator and then uses a computer to randomly generate ten
,numbers. The lobbyist contacts the legislators corresponding to
these numbers. What sampling technique was used?
Answer: random
◉ Solve the problem.
A market researcher randomly selects 200 drivers under 35 years of
age and 100 drivers over 35 years of age. What sampling technique
was used?
Answer: stratified
◉ Solve the problem.
The names of 70 contestants are written on 70 cards. The cards are
placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag. What
sampling technique was used?
Answer: random
◉ Solve the problem.
What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a
study where you would like to determine the chance getting three
girls in a family of three children?
Answer: use a simulation
, ◉ Use the given frequency distribution to find the
(a) class width.
(b) class midpoints of the first class.
(c) class boundaries of the first class.
Phone Calls (per day)
(a) 3
(b) 9.5
(c) 7.5-11.5
(a) 3
(b) 10.5
(c) 8-11
(a) 4
(b) 10.5
(c) 8-11
