QUIZ 3 (For Posting) - 1
QUIZ 3 (For Posting) - 1
QUIZ 3 (For Posting) - 1
1. Jenny scored at the 99th percentile on a test. How should we interpret this
information?
a. Jenny scored better than 99% of people who took this test
b. Jenny scored worse than 99% of people who took this test
c. Jenny got 99% of the questions on the test right
d. Jenny got 99% of questions on the test wrong
2. Ana’s height for her age and her little brother is in the 90th percentile. Who is
taller for their age?
a. They're the same, both 62 inches.
b. Anna, she's taller than more people.
c. Brother, he's taller than more people.
d. You can't tell if you don't know the mean and standard deviation.
3. John took a college admission Bicol College is score belongs to the 8th decile. Should
John be please with his score?
a. Yes, because his score is above to the usual passing rate which is 75%.
b. No, because there are 20% who took the exam that got a higher score than him.
4. Anthony is a secretary in a big company. His salary belongs to the 7th Decile.
Should Anthony be glad with his salary?
a. Yes, because 70% of the employees receive less than or equal to Anthony's salary
b. No, because the salary is still too small for him.
5. In finding the D8 of Lance's score in Mathematics for the Third Quarter, he got the
score 20. What does it mean?
a. 8% of his scores are less than or equal to 20
b. 88% of his scores are less than or equal to 20
c. 80% of his scores are less than or equal to 22
d. 80% of his scores are less than or equal to 20
10. What is the variance for the sample data set given below?
{ 5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2 }
a. 47.47 b. 102.01 c. 52.77 d. 81
11. What is the standard deviation for the data set given below? Data comes
from a population.
{ 5, 10, 7, 12, 0, 20, 15, 22, 8, 2 }
a. 6.89 b. 10.1 c. 7.26 d. 9
13. If the variance of a data set is 64, what is its standard deviation?
a. 8 b. 4096 c. . 4 d. 32
14. The mean score of the Insurance Commission Licensure Examination is 75 with a
standard deviation of 5. At least ______ of the data in this set lies between 50 and
100.
a. 99% b. 98% c. 97% d. 96%
15. The Coefficient of Variation (CV) should only be used with data that is at the
_____________ level of measurement.
a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio
20. Jenny scored at the 99th percentile on a test. How should we interpret this
information?
a. Jenny scored better than 99% of people who took this test
b. Jenny scored worse than 99% of people who took this test
c. Jenny got 99% of the questions on the test right
d. Jenny got 99% of questions on the test wrong
Solve the variance and standard deviation of the following: The marks of 10 students in a
particular examination are as follows
10 12 15 12 16 20 13 17 15 10
Later, it was decided that 5 bonus marks will be awarded to each student. Compare
the variance and standard deviation in the two cases.
2
Xi Xi-X (Xi− X)
10 -4 16
10 -4 16
12 -2 4
12 -2 4
13 -1 1
15 1 1
15 1 1
16 2 4
17 3 9
20 6 36 2
Xi Xi-X ( Xi− X)
X= 14 92
15 -4 16
Population 15 -4 16 variance: 92/10= 9.2
Standard 17 -2 4 Deviation= 3.0331502
17 -2 4
18 -1 1
20 1 1
20 1 1
21 2 4
22 3 9
25 6 36
X= 19 92
Population variance: 92/10= 9.2
Standard Deviation= 3.0331502
Even though 5 bonus marks was awarded to each student the variance and standard deviation did
not change.