A Sample of 8 New Models of Automobiles Provides the Following

question 15

Essay

A sample of 8 new models of automobiles provides the following data on highway miles per gallon. Use Excel to answer the questions that follow the data. $$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Model } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Highway Miles } \\\text { per Gallon }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 33.6 \\2 & 26.8 \\3 & 20.2 \\4 & 38.7 \\5 & 35.1 \\6 & 28.0 \\7 & 26.2 \\8 & 27.6\end{array}$$ ​
a.
What is the point estimate for the average highway miles per gallon for all new models of autos?
b.
Determine the point estimate for the standard deviation of the population.

Explain how confounding variables affect internal validity in experiments.

Describe the rationale behind random assignment in experiments.

Interpret correlation coefficients and their implications.

Understand naturalistic observation and its major advantage.

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Definitions:

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Receptive Fields

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