AE4 Pa 1 Quiz no.

1 Total points 25/31

quiz for chapters 1 and 2

The respondent's email address ([email protected]) was recorded on

submission of this form.

1. 1. Fill in the missing words to the quote: "Statistical methods may be 2/2
described as methods for drawing conclusions about _______________
based on ________________ computed from the _______________." *

A. Populations, parameters, samples

B. Statistics, parameters, samples

C. Parameters, statistics, populations

D. Populations, statistics, samples

2. Consider the set of test scores from last year’s Philippine Statistics 1/1
Quiz elimination round. Supposing that we double all the scores, which of
the following sample statistics will be changed: the mean, the median or
the standard deviation?

A. Only the mean

B. the median

C. Only the mean and the median

D. The mean, median and standard deviation

3. Which of the following statements is not true? * 1/1

A. The mean and median are both measures of the center of a distribution.

B. The standard deviation and interquartile range are both measures of dispersion.

C. The median is less affected by outliers than is the mean.

D. Outliers are always caused by mistakes and should be removed from the data.

4. If adult Filipino women have an average height of 4’11” with a standard 1/1
deviation of half an inch, how many standard deviations below the mean
is the height of a woman at 4’10”.?

A. one

B. Two

C. one and one half

D. one half
5. Measurements of 30 students’ heights (in feet) are entered into a 1/1
computer for analysis. An overworked clerk enters the height of the
tallest girl in inches instead of feet. The mean, median, range, standard
deviation and interqua ile range of student heights were then computed
from this data set. Later, the supervisor spots the error, corrects it and
re-computes the measures. Which of the following measures change?

A. mean, median, and interquartile range

B. mean, interquartile range, and range

C. median and standard deviation

D. mean and standard deviation

7. A random sample of 500 households in Los Baños was selected and 1/1
several variables are recorded for each household. Which of the
following is NOT CORRECT?

A. Household total income is a continuous variable.

B. Socioeconomic status was coded as 1=low income, 2=middle income, 3=high

income and is an interval scaled variable.

C. The primary language used at home is a nominal scaled variable.

D. The number of persons in the household is a discrete variable.

8. Classifying students in a statistics course by their gender is an 1/1
example of what scale of measurement?

A. Nominal

B. Ordinal

C. Interval

OD. Ratio

9. A distribution that is relatively at and wide is said to be: 1/1

A. PlatyKurtic

B. Mesokurtic

C. Lyptokurtic

D. . Skewed

10. On the average, it takes 45 minutes to reach Pue o from Aborlan 2/2
with standard deviation of 15 minutes. At least what percent of time
would it be for the time range of 15 min up to 75 mins? ( use chebyshev’s
approximation)

A. 68%

B. 75%

C. 95%

D. 88.89%
 11. The following are the grades a professor gave on the rst test in a 0/1
statistics class: 52, 90, 88, 61, 75, 82, 75, 83, 88, and 86. What was the
median score on this test?

A. 82

B. 82.5

C. 78.5

D. 78

Correct answer

D. 78

12. The average monthly high temperatures for the past seven months 0/1
are: 68, 72, 45, 44, 50, 45, and 60. What is the mode?

A. 44

B. 50

C. 45

D. none of these

Correct answer

D. none of these
13. The mean weight of three gemstones is 20 grams. The weights of two 1/1
of the stones are 15 grams and 17 grams. What is the weight of the third
stone?

A. 16 gm

B. 10 gm

C. 28 gm

D. none of these

14. A market research company has collected data on the price of a 1/1
pa icular brand of soap in several di erent locations. The prices are as
follows: $0.89, 0.95, 1.25, 1.36, 1.49, 1.65, 1.79, 1.89, 1.99. What are the
upper and lower qua iles of soap prices for this brand?

A. 1.72 and 1.17

B. 1.84 and 1.10

C. 1.72 and 1.10

D. 2.21 and 1.2

15. 1/1

A. Professional only

B. Blue collar only

C. Neither professional nor blue collar

D. Both professional and blue collar

16. A card drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability 1/1
that it is Hea or Ace ?

A. 0.25

B. 0.3077

C. 0.7308

D. 0.0125
17. The probability that an individual will catch the virus is 0.35. If he 1/1
caught the virus the probability that he is asymptomatic is 78%. Given he
caught the virus ( swab test +) , What is the probability that he is un-
asymptomatic?

A. 0.22

B. 0.65

C. 0.56

D. 33

18. If A and B are mutually exclusive events and P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5, 1/1
Find P( or B)

A. 0.2

B. 0.3

C. 0.6

D. 0.8

19. 18. If A and B are mutually exclusive events and P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 1/1
0.5, Find P( not A and B)

A. 0.3

B. 0.4

C. 0.5

D. 0.6
 20. Given a distribution below, shopli ing cases in SM. One of the 1/1
shopli ers will be chosen at random, What is the probability that the
chosen one is Female?

A. 0.420

B. 0.406

C. 0.580

D. 0.596

21. Given a distribution below, shopli ing cases in SM. One of the 0/1
shopli ers will be chosen at random, What is the probability that chosen
is male given that he is a rst time o ender?

A. 0.41

B. 0.59

C.0.0.34

D. 0.57

Correct answer

D. 0.57
 22. Three percent of the LSI arriving at Pue o is positive for Covid. Of all 0/1
60 LSIs arrived in Pue o , What is the probability that none of them is
tested Covid positive .

A. 0.8392

B. 0. 03

C. 0.1608

D. 0. 07

Correct answer

C. 0.1608

23. If two coins are tossed 20 times. What is the probability that two 0/1
coins come up all heads in 5 tosses.

A. 0.2023

B. 0.4148

C. 0.6171

D. 0.5851

Correct answer

A. 0.2023
24. From 5 accountants, 3 engineers and 2 Lawyers, A commi ee of 3 1/1
members will be formed. What is the probability that each profession will
be represented in the commi ee?

A. 0.5

B. 0.1190

C. .30

D. 0.2381

25. From 5 accountants, 3 engineers and 2 Lawyers, A commi ee of 3 1/1

members will be formed. What is the probability that no accountant is
included in the commitee?

A. 0.0397

B. 0.0075

C. 0.00397

D. none of thes
 26. Which of the following is equivalent to P( Z > z) 0/1

A. 1 - P(Z < -z)

B. P(Z < z) - - P( -z < z)

C. P ( -z < Z < z)

D. 1- P ( Z > -z)

Correct answer

D. 1- P ( Z > -z)

27. Find the Area between z = -1.5 and z = 1.5 1/1

A. 0.8664

B. 0.0680

C. 0.8413

D. 0.9332

28. Using Chybezev 's theorem, Find the mean of a distribution if the 1/1
values 70 to 90 comprised at least 75% of the distribution.

A. 85

B. 95

C. 83

D. none of the above

29. Find the standard deviation of a normal distribution if the the value 88 1/1
corresponds to z score of -1.5 and 116 has z score 0f 2.

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

30. The average monthly sales of all online selling business in the Region 1/1
is 200 million Php with standard deviation of 15 million Php. Granting that
the sales form a normal distribution , What perecent of the online
businesses got above 220 million PHp

A. 9.8%

B. 2.28%

C. 5.7%

D. 15%

This form was created inside of Palawan State University.

 Forms