Mindanao State University – Lanao Norte Agricultural College

Ramain, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte

Name:_____________________________ Date:___________________________ Score:___________
____1. It deals with constructing an interval of possible values from a random sample to estimate an unknown
parameter of interest.
a. Interval confidence a. Point estimation b. Point confidence c. interval estimation
____2. Which statement is true?
a. Estimation is a procedure by which a numerical value or numerical values are assigned to the population
parameter based on the information collected from a population.
b. Estimation is a procedure by which a numerical value or numerical values are assigned to the sample
statistic based on the information collected from a sample.
c. Estimation is a procedure by which a numerical value or numerical values are assigned to the sample
statistic based on the information collected from a population.
d. Estimation is a procedure by which a numerical value or numerical values are assigned to the population
parameter based on the information collected from a sample.
____3. Which is the appropriate interval estimator for the true mean if the sample size is a small and the
population standard deviation is unknown?
𝑠 𝑠 𝑠 𝑠
a. 𝑥̅ − 𝑡𝛼⁄2 𝑛 , 𝑥̅ + 𝑡𝛼⁄2 𝑛 b. 𝑥̅ − 𝑍𝛼⁄2 𝑛 , 𝑥̅ + 𝑍𝛼⁄2 𝑛
√ √ √ √
(𝑛−1)𝑠2 2 (𝑛−1)𝑠2
c. ƛ2 𝛼⁄
<𝜎 < ƛ2 𝛼⁄
𝑝̂𝑞̂ 𝑝̂𝑞̂
d. 𝑝̂ − 𝑍𝛼⁄2 √ 𝑛 , 𝑥̅ + 𝑍𝛼⁄2 √ 𝑛
2 2

For numbers 4 to 8, refer to the situation below.

Twelve school canteens were randomly sampled and asked about their operating hours. Following are the
sample data (in hours):
6 6 7 7.5 8 8 8 8 8 8.5 9 10
____4. What is the best point estimate of the population mean number of hours of operation of the canteens?
a. 7.33 b. 7.83 c. 8.33 d. 8.83
____5. What is an unbiased point estimate of the population standard deviation of numbers of hours of operation
of the canteens?
a. 1.13 b. 1.85 c. 2.25 d. 3.52
____6. What is a 95% confidence interval estimate of the true mean number of hours of operation of the
canteens?
a. [0.80 , 1.93] b. [1.13 , 2.75] c. [7.11 , 8.55] d. [7.55 , 9.22]
____7. What is a 95% confidence interval estimate for the true variance of the number of hours of operation of the
canteens?
a. [0.80 , 1.93] b. [1.13 , 2.75] c. [7.11 , 8.55] d. [7.55 , 9.22]
____8. If, on the average, school canteens operate for 8 hours, which conclusion is correct based on the
constructed confidence intervals?
a. The average number of hours of hours of operation of the canteens is significantly different from 8 hours.
b. The average number of hours of hours of operation of the canteens is not significantly different from 8
hours.
c. The true variance of the number of hours of operations of the canteens is not significantly different from
half an hour.
d. The true variance of the number of hours of operations of the canteens is significantly different from half
an hour.

____9. In estimation, how can you lessen the error?

a. Decrease the b. Increase the c. Decrease the d. Increase the
confidence level confidence level sample size sample size
____10. Supposed you want to conduct a survey to estimate the proportion of students who are actively involved
in school organization at 95% confidence level such that the difference between the true proportion and the
estimate is at most 2%. What is the minimum sample size required?
a. 2400 b. 2401 c. 2500 d. 2501
____11. An organization wants to estimate, at a 99% confidence level, the proportion of all households that receive
government programs in a town. A preliminary sample showed that 23% of households in this sample have
benefited from government programs. What is the sample size that would limit the maximum error of estimate
within 0.03 of the population proportion?
a. 1023 b. 1024 c. 1305 d. 1306
____12. A researcher wants to estimate the average number of hours high school students spend watching
television shown in a day. From previous studies, the standard deviation was estimated at 45 minutes. What should
be the sample size if the researcher wants to be 90% confidence of being correct to within ± 5 minutes?
a. 197 b. 198 c. 219 d. 220

From numbers 13 to 16, refer to the situation below.

A farmer claims that 90% of his watermelon seeds germinate. When a random sample of 500 seeds were
planted, 100 failed to germinate.
____13. What is the point estimate fro the true proportion of seeds that germinate?
a. 0.10 b. 0.20 c. 0.80 d. 0.90
____14. What is the standard error of this estimate?
a. 0.010 b. 0.018 c. 0.020 d. 0.037
____15. What is the lower limit of the 96% confidence interval for the true proportion of seeds that germinate?
a. 0.76 b. 0.80 c. 0.83 d. 0.90
____16. Is the farmer’s claim valid?
a. Yes, since 0.80 is contained in the confidence interval
b. Yes, since 0.90 is contained in the confidence interval
c. No, since 0.80 is not contained in the confidence interval
d. No, since 0.90 is not contained in the confidence interval

For numbers 17 and 18, refer to the situation below.

A precision instrument must read accurately to within 2 units. A sample of 8 measurement readings on the
same subject gave the following data:
340, 353, 313, 366, 355, 3317, 343, 385
____17. What is the upper limit of a 99% confidence interval for the true standard variation of instrument reading?
a. 16 b. 24 c. 64 d. 198
____18. Based on the constructed confidence interval, is this instrument precise?
a. Yes, since 2 is contained in the interval estimate
b. Yes, since 24 is contained in the interval estimate
c. No, since 2 is not contained in the interval estimate
d. No, since 24 is not contained in the interval estimate

For numbers 19 and 20, refer to th situation below.

A random sample of 500 teachers responded that the average time they spend in preparing their lessons is 3
hours a week with a standard deviation of 2 hours.
____19. What is a 95% confidence interval for the true mean time (in hours) teachers spend in the preparation of
their lessons per week?
a. [2.18 , 3.32] b. [2.82 , 3.18] c. [3.11 , 3.98] d. [3.02 , 4.12]
____20. A new teacher spends an average of four hours preparing her lesson weekly. Which inference is correct?
a. The new teacher spends significantly more hours preparing her lesson than the other teachers.
b. The new teacher spends significantly fewer hours preparing her lesson than the other teachers.
c. The new teacher spends the same number of hours preparing her lesson as the other teachers.
 d. No valid inference can b made

___21. Which of the following is/are true about a test of hypotheses?

I. It is a statistical tool used to determine whether a statement about population parameter(s) is valid or not.
II. A researcher can be certain if a statement about the population parameter(s) is/are correct upon
performing a test of hypotheses.

a.I b. II c. both I and II d. neither I nor II

____22. In which case should the null hypotheses be not rejected?
a. The p-value is less than the level of significance
b. The computed statistic falls in the rejection region
c. The computed statistic is not located in the critical region
d. The confidence interval contains the value of the specified value of the parameter

For numbers 23 to 26, refer to the situation below.

Supposed that in a certain industry, a study has shown that the time required by workers to complete a
certain task follows the normal distribution with a mean of 30 minutes. A group of 25 workers was randomly
chosen to receive special training for two weeks. After the training, it was found that their average was 24 minutes
with a standard deviation of 3 minutes. A test of hypothesis will be conducted to determine if training speeds up
the operation at 5% level of significance.
____23. Which is an appropriate alternative hypothesis?
a. 𝜇 > 24 b. 𝜇 > 30 c. 𝜇 < 24 d. 𝜇 < 30
____24. Which is the most appropriate test to be used?
a. Z-test for the mean, 𝜎 known, upper - tailed test
b. Z-test for the mean, 𝜎 known, lowered - tailed test
c. t-test for the mean, 𝜎 unknown, upper - tailed test
d. t-test for the mean, 𝜎 unknown, lowered - tailed test
____25. What is the computed test statistic?
a. -10 b. -1.71 c. 1.71 d. 10
____26. At 𝛼 = 5%, which of the following is a valid conclusion?
a. Do not reject null hypothesis. The special training does not speed up the operation
b. Do not reject null hypothesis. The special training speed up the operation
c. Reject null hypothesis. The special training does not speed up the operation
d. Reject null hypothesis. The special training speed up the operation

For numbers 27 to 29, refer to the situation below.

Results of a previous election showed that a senatorial candidate obtained 26% of the people’s vote. A
survey was conducted and showed that 440 out of 1200 respondents would vote for this candidate.
___27. Let p be the population proportion and 𝑝̂ be the sample population. What are the appropriate null and
alternative hypotheses?
a. 𝐻0 : 𝑝 = 0.26 b. 𝐻0 : 𝑝̂ = 0.26 c. 𝐻0 : 𝑝 = 0.37 d. 𝐻0 : 𝑝̂ = 0.37
𝐻𝑎 : 𝑝 = 0.26 𝐻𝑎 : 𝑝̂ ≠ 0.26 𝐻𝑎 : 𝑝 ≠ 0.37 𝐻𝑎 : 𝑝̂ ≠ 0.37
___28. What is the computed Z-test statistic?
a. -8.42 b. -0.24 c. 0.24 d. 8.42
___29. What decision and conclusion can be made based on the computed test statistic at 5% level od significance?
a. Do not reject 𝐻0 . There is no sufficient evidence that the politician would win the presidential candidate
b. Do not reject 𝐻0 . There is sufficient evidence that the politician would win the presidential candidate
c. Reject 𝐻0 . There is no sufficient evidence that the politician would win the presidential candidate
d. Reject 𝐻0 . There is sufficient evidence that the politician would win the presidential candidate