Practical Data Analysis with JMP®

Application

Now that you have completed all of the activities in this chapter, use the concepts and techniques you've learned to respond to these questions.

1. Scenario: We'll continue to examine the World Development Indicators data in BirthRate 2005. We'll focus on three categorical variables in the data table.

   • Region: Global region of the country in question

   • Provider: Source of maternity leave benefits (public, private, or a combination of both)

   • MatLeave90+: Mandated length of maternity leave—fewer than 90 days, or 90 days and more.

   For each of the following questions, use JMP to create a suitable contingency table, and report on the probability of sampling one country that satisfies the specified events. What is the probability that we sample a ...