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    MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

    SY 2018 – 2019

    NAME: __________________________________________ SCORE: _____________

    GRADE AND SECTION: ______________________________ DATE: ______________

    GENERAL DIRECTION: READ everything carefully before doing anything. AVOID ERASURES. SHOW your
    complete solution. BOX your final answer.

    A. Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

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


    a. the average amount of electricity consumed
    b. the number of patients in a hospital
    c. the amount of paint used in repainting a building
    d. the average weight female athletes
    2. If two coins are tossed, which is not a possible value of the random variable for the number
    of heads?
    a. 0 c. 2
    b. 1 d. 3
    3. Which of the following is not true statement?
    a. The value of a random variable could be zero.
    b. Random variables can only have one value.
    c. The probability of the value of a random variable could be zero.
    d. The sum of all the probabilities in a probability distribution is always equal to one.
    4. Which formula gives the probability distribution shown by the table?

    X 2 3 6
    P(X) ½ 1/3 1/6

    1 6
    a. 𝑃(𝑋) = 𝑥 c. 𝑃(𝑋) = 𝑥
    𝑥 1
    b. 𝑃(𝑋) = 6 d. 𝑃(𝑋) = 6
    𝑥
    5. If 𝑃(𝑋) = 6, what are the possible values of X for it to be a probability distribution?
    a. 0,2,3 c. 2,3,4
    b. 1,2,3 d. 1,1,2

    For numbers 6 – 8, refer to the probability distribution shown below.

    X 0 1 2 3
    P(X) 1/8 3/8 3/8 1/8

    6. What is the mean of the probability distribution?


    a. 1.5 c. 1.6
    b. 1.2 d. 1.8
    7. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
    a. 0.75 c. 1.25
    b. 1.00 d. 0.50
    8. What is the standard deviation of the probability distribution?
    a. 1.00 c. 1.12
    b. 0.87 d. 0.71

    For numbers 9 – 10, refer to the probability distribution shown below.


    X 0 2 4 6 8
    P(X) 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

    9. What is the mean of the probability?


    a. 1.5 c. 3.5
    b. 2.0 d. 4.0
    10. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
    a. 4.15 c. 8.00
    b. 6.35 d. 7.50

    B. Identify the following whether the given variable is discrete or continuous. Write D if it is
    discrete and C if it is continuous. Write your answer on the blank before each item.

    ______11. the number of books in the library

    ______12. the lifetime in hours of 15 flashlights

    ______13. the number of tourists each day in museum

    ______14. the capacity of water dams in a region

    ______15. the weight of Grade 1 pupils

    C. Find the mean, the variance and the standard deviation of the following probability
    distribution.

    For numbers 16 – 25, refer to the probability distribution shown below.

    X P(X) X∙P(X) 𝑿𝟐
    1 4/9
    3 2/9
    5 1/9
    7 2/9

    For numbers 26 – 35, refer to the probability distribution shown below.

    X P(X) 𝑿 ∙ 𝑷(𝑿) 𝑿−𝝁 (𝑿 − 𝝁)𝟐 (𝑿 − 𝝁)𝟐 ∙ 𝑷(𝑿)


    3 0.15
    6 0.35
    8 0.40
    10 0.10

    For number 36 – 50, refer do the given situation below.

    Find the variance and standard deviation of the probability distribution of the random variable
    X, which can take only the values 2,4,5 and 9, given that P(2) = 9/20, P(4) = 1/20, P(5) = 1/5, and P(9) =
    3/10.

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