document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58832>Question 58832</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072868244/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Fifteen accounting majors had an average grade of 90 on a finance exam.  Seven marketing majors averaged 85, while ten finance majors averaged 93 on the same examine.  What is the weighted mean for the 32 students taking the exam?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  A distribution  described as negatively skewed would have the following characteristics:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. The mode between  the median and mean, observing from left to right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. the mean between the median and mode, observing from left to right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. The median between the mean snd the mode, observing from left to right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. The relative location of mean, median, and mode is impossible to determine without more information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. None of the above\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.  Which of the following measures of dispersion are based on deviations from the mean.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Variance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Standart deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. All the above<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. None of the above\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. What is the relationship between the variance and the standart deviation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.  Variance is the square root of the standard deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  Variance is the square of the standard deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.  Variance is twice the the stardard deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.  No constant relationship between the variance and the standard deviation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40346 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=40346\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Fifteen accounting majors had an average grade of 90 on a finance exam. Seven marketing majors averaged 85, while ten finance majors averaged 93 on the same examine. What is the weighted mean for the 32 students taking the exam? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(15*90+7*85+10*93)32=89.84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. A distribution described as negatively skewed would have the following characteristics:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. The mode between the median and mean, observing from left to right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. the mean between the median and mode, observing from left to right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. The median between the mean snd the mode, observing from left to right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. The relative location of mean, median, and mode is impossible to determine without more information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. None of the above<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mean < mode ; so answer \"b\" <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Which of the following measures of dispersion are based on deviations from the mean.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Variance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Standart deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. All the above<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. None of the above <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: \"c\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. What is the relationship between the variance and the standart deviation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Variance is the square root of the standard deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Variance is the square of the standard deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Variance is twice the the stardard deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. No constant relationship between the variance and the standard deviation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: \"b\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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