Statistics and Probability TQQ3W1-4

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
A. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. If three coins are tossed, which is NOT a possible value of the random
variable for the number of tails?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
2. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?

A. Length of electrical wires C. Amount of sugar used in a cup of coffee
B. Number of pencils in a box D. Voltage of car batteries
3. Which formula gives the probability distribution shown by the table?

X 3 4 5
P(X) 1/3 ¼ 1/5
A. P(X) = X B. P(X) = 1/X C. P(X) = X/3 D. P(X) = X/5
4. How many ways can a "double" come out when you roll two dice?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
5. It is a numerical quantity that is assigned to the outcome of an experiment.

A. random variable C. probability
B. variable D. probability distribution
6. It is a variable that assumes numerical values associated with the events of an experiment.
A. random variable C. probability
B. variable D. probability distribution
7. It is the central or average of its corresponding probability mass function.

A. mean C. standard deviation
B. variance D. probability
8. What is the mean outcome if a pair of die is rolled once?

A. 1.5 B. 2.5 C. 3.5 D. 4.5
9. Find the mean of the probability distribution involving the random variable X that gives the
number of heads that appear after tossing four coins once.
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1
10. The probabilities that a printer produces 0,1,2, and 3 misprints are 42%, 28%, 18%, and 12%
respectively. What is the mean value of the random variable?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
11. These are two values that describe how scattered or spread out the scores are from the mean
value of the random variable.
A. variance and standard deviation C. probability and statistics
B. mean and probability distribution D. mean and variance
12. 1. Which of the following denotes the standard normal distribution?
A. A B. X C. Y D. Z
13. Which of the following describes the standard normal distribution?

A. has a mean of zero (0) and a standard deviation of 1.
B. has a mean of 1 and a variance of zero (0).
C. has an area equal to 0.5.
D. cannot be used to approximate discrete probability distributions.
14. What is the formula in finding the z-score?
15. A random variable X has a mean of 4 and a standard deviation of 2. What is the corresponding
z-score for x = 7?
A. 0.5 B. 1.0 C. 1.5 D. 2
16. What is the area if the z - score given is -1.83?

A. 0.0344 B. 0.0336 C. 0.0329 D. 0.0322
17. What is the z-value if the area is 0.9608?

A. -1.76 B. -1.77 C. 1.76 D. 1.77
18. Using the standard normal curve, what is the approximate area of P(1.63 < Z < 2.79)?
A. 0.0049 B. 0.0490 C. 0.9484 D. 0.9974
19. The weights (in kg) of 11-STEM B follow a normal distribution and has a mean of 50 and a
standard deviation of 5. How many students have weights greater than 57?
A. 1.4 B. 0.0808 C. 0.9192 D. 0.9332
20. What is the value of 97.5th percentile in a standard normal distribution?

A. -1.96 B. -1.97 C. 1.96 D. 1.97
21. What is the value of 67th percentile in a standard normal distribution?

A. -0.43 B. -0.44 C. 0.43 D. 0.44
22. It refers to the entire group that is under study or investigation.

A. population B. sample C. random sampling D. subset
23. It is a subset taken from a population, either by random or nonrandom sampling techniques.
A. population B. sample C. random sampling D. lottery sampling
24. What sampling technique in which members of the population are listed and samples are
selected in intervals called sample intervals.
A. systematic sampling C. stratified random sampling
B. lottery sampling D. quota sampling
25. It is sometimes called area sampling; it applies on a geographical basis.

A. systematic sampling C. stratified random sampling
B. lottery sampling D. cluster sampling
26. It refers to a part of the sampling technique where each sample point has an equal chance of
being selected.
A. systematic sampling C. random sampling
B. lottery sampling D. quota sampling
27. It is a measure of the characteristics of the entire population.

A. population B. statistic C. parameter D. subset
28. The number that describes the sample and it can be calculated and observed directly.
A. population B. statistic C. parameter D. subset
29. This is a selection of n elements derived from a population N, which is the subject of the
investigation or experiment, where each sample point has an equal chance of being selected using
the appropriate sampling techniques.
A. random sampling C. stratified random sampling
B. lottery sampling D. cluster sampling
30. Which of the following is NOT a discrete variable?

A. Number of white marbles in the box.
B. Number of students present in the classroom.
C. The weight of a box of soft drinks labeled “8 ounces.”
D. The number of customers arrived in the restaurants between7:00a. m to 5:00 p.m.
31. Which of the following statement describe a continuous random variable?

A. The average distance traveled by a jeep in a week.
B. The number of students present in a Class Anthurium.
C. The number of motorcycles owned by a randomly selected household.
D. The number of girls taller than 5 feet in a random sample of 10girls.
32. What do you call the weighted average of the possible values that a random variable can take?
A. Variance of discrete random variable C. Mean of discrete random variable
B. Simple Variance D. Simple Mean
33. Which tells us how much we can expect results to deviate from expected value?
A. Variance of discrete random variable C. Mean of discrete random variable
B. Simple Variance D. Simple Mean
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

A. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

2. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?

3. Which formula gives the probability distribution shown by the table?

5. It is a numerical quantity that is assigned to the outcome of an experiment.

7. It is the central or average of its corresponding probability mass function.

8. What is the mean outcome if a pair of die is rolled once?

13. Which of the following describes the standard normal distribution?

14. What is the formula in finding the z-score?

16. What is the area if the z - score given is -1.83?

17. What is the z-value if the area is 0.9608?

20. What is the value of 97.5th percentile in a standard normal distribution?

21. What is the value of 67th percentile in a standard normal distribution?

22. It refers to the entire group that is under study or investigation.

25. It is sometimes called area sampling; it applies on a geographical basis.

27. It is a measure of the characteristics of the entire population.

30. Which of the following is NOT a discrete variable?

31. Which of the following statement describe a continuous random variable?

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