Reviewer in Mathstat
Reviewer in Mathstat
For data with a symmetric/bell-shaped distribution, the standard deviation has the following
characteristics:
I. About 68% of the data lie within one standard deviation of the mean
II. About 95% of the data lie within two standard deviations of the mean.
III. About 99.7% of the data lie within three standard deviations of the mean.
IV. Z = 0
(1/1 Point)
Only I, II and III are True.
All are true
Only I, III and IV are True.
Only II, III, and IV are True.
13.A sample data set of n entries is the square root of the sample variance.(1/1 Point)
sample variance
population variance
sample standard deviation
population standard deviation
14.It is the portion or percentage of the data that falls in that class and the total sum of this
frequency should be equal to 1.
(1/1 Point)
Relative Frequency
Frequency Distribution
Frequency Distribution Table
Cumulative Frequency
17.The weight of passing rhinoceros each day in Sub-Saharan Africa is an example of what
variable(0/1 Point)
Continuous Random Variable
Discrete Random Variable
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
18.It is the set of all outcomes in the sample space that are not included in event E.(1/1 Point)
Join event
Disjoint event
Individual event
complement of event
19.When added all the deviation squared divided by N we get ______(0/1 Point)
Sample variance
Standard deviation
Sum of squares
population variance
20.The water bill for residents of a city have a average of P526 and a standard deviation of P15.
Random samples of 200 water bills are drawn from this population and the mean of each sample
is determined. Find the standard error of the mean of the sampling distribution. (1/1 Point)
1.06
13.33
0.65
35.06
21.The probabilities of the values of a _______ may be derived by means of probability tools
such as tree diagrams or by applying one of the definitions of probability.(0/1 Point)
Discrete Random Variable
Discrete Probability Distributions
Continuous Random Variable
Continuous Probability Distribution
22.The example refers to what branch of Statistics: Of 80 randomly selected people in Cavite,
240 people had the last name “Robredo”. Which means 16% of all people living in Cavite have
the last name “Robredo”.(1/1 Point)
Inferential Statistics
Mathematical Statistics
Descriptive Statistics
Econometrics
23.This refers to the sum of the frequency for that class and all the previous classes.(1/1 Point)
Frequency Distribution Table
Cumulative Frequency
Frequency Distribution
Relative Frequency
24.A data entry that is far removed from the other entries in the data set. (1/1 Point)
Parametric
Non-parametric
Outlier
Statistics
25.The number of 6 when five dice are tossed simultaneously is an example of what variable.(1/1
Point)
Independent Variable
Continuous Random Variable
Dependent Variable
Discrete Random Variable
28.TRUE OF FALSE:
I. A certain value of any normal distribution could be transformed into its corresponding
standard normal value (or z-score)
II. If a random variable x is normally distributed you can find the probability that x will fall in a
given interval by calculating the area under the normal curve for that interval
(0/1 Point)
Both statements are false
Both statements are True
Only statement I is True
Only statement II is True
29.Given a level of confidence, the _________ is the greatest possible distance between the point
estimate and the value of the parameter it is estimating. (1/1 Point)
point estimate error
sampling error
margin of error
standard error
30.It is the difference between the maximum and minimum data entries.
(1/1 Point)
Standard Deviation
Class Width
Range
Deviation
31.It states the sampling distribution of the mean can be approximated by the normal distribution
as the sample size gets large enough under right condition.
(1/1 Point)
Approximations on Normal Distribution
Confidence Level
t-distribution
Central Limit Theorem
32.To find the area to the left of z,
I. find the area that corresponds to z in the Standard Normal Table.
II. Then subtract the area from 1(0/1 Point)
Only statement II is True
Statements I and II are False
Only statement II is True
Statements I and II are True
33.Two versions of a test are given to students. One test has pre-set answers and a second test
has randomized answers. Find the coefficient of variation.
Pre-Test answers (PTA)
Mean:50
SD: 11.2
Randomized answer (RA)
Mean: 45.8
SD: 12.9(1/1 Point)
PTA = 3.55 and RA = 4.46
PTA = 22.36 and RA = 28.17
PTA = 4.46 and RA = 3.55
PTA = 28.17 and RA = 22.36
34.When a sample size is less than 30, and the random variable x is approximately normally
distributed, it follows a (0/1 Point)
Confidence Level
Approximations on Normal Distribution
t-distribution
Central Limit Theorem
35.The Standard Normal Table consist of the following properties:
I. The cumulative area is close to 1 for z-scores close to z = 3.49
II. The cumulative area for z = 1 is 0.5000
III. The cumulative area is close to 0 for z-scores close to z = 3.49
IV. The cumulative area for z = 0 is 0.5000(0/1 Point)
Statement III and IV are false
Statement II and III are false
Statement I and II are true
Statement III and IV are true
One of the students received a score of 50 points out of 75 on the Midterm exams, 85 points out
of 100 on their community action plan paper and 20 out of 30 on topic generation. What is the
student’s current grade? (0/1 Point)
76.5
79.5
99
88.5
37.The curve with a larger standard deviation is lower and widely spread is called ___________.
(1/1 Point)
Mesokertic
Platykertic
Platykurtic
Leptokurtic
39.Each value of x is multiplied by its corresponding probability and the products are added to
get the _______(0/1 Point)
mean of a continuous random variable
mean probability of a discrete random variable
mean of a discrete random variable
mean probability of a continuous random variable
40.The number of people that play the Scratch-It Cards each day is an example of what
variable(1/1 Point)
Discrete Random Variable
Continuous Random Variable
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
41.A quantitative random variable that assumes an uncountable number of values.(1/1 Point)
Discrete Random Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Continuous Random Variable
42.This refers to the data set is the sum of the data entries divided by the number of entries.(1/1
Point)
Median
Mode
Central Tendency
Mean
45.It is a branch of Statistics that Involves the organization, summarization, and display of data.
(1/1 Point)
Descriptive Statistics
Econometrics
Mathematical Statistics
Inferential statistics
46.The data represents the scores in Math Stat: 23, 13, 24, 15, 11, 9
Given that the class is equals to 3, the class width is equal to ________.(1/1 Point)
9
15
5
12
47.A data set describes the standard deviation as a percent of the mean; and the comparison of
data sets with different units of measure or different means.(1/1 Point)
Deviation Squared
Standard Deviation
Coefficient of Variation
Deviation
51.This consists of the values of the sample means. The mean of the sample means, μx, is equal
to the population mean μ.(0/1 Point)
Sampling Distribution of Population Means
Population distribution
Sampling Distribution
Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
52.The data represents the scores in Math Stat: 23, 13, 24, 15, 11, 9
Given that the class is equals to 3, determine the upper limit of the last class.(0/1 Point)
9
24
13
23
53.Going to mall via LRT and finding a KPOP star is an example of ________.(1/1 Point)
Not mutually exclusive
Dependent events
Mutually exclusive
Independent event
54.It is based on observations obtained from probability experiments.(1/1 Point)
Classical Probability
Conditional Probability
Empirical Probability
Subjective Probability
55.The example refers to the numerical value of a recent a recent survey of a sample of 300
college students reported that the average weekly income for PUP students is Php 250.00, refers
to ______.(0/1 Point)
Sample
Population Parameter
Population
Sample statistic
56.Question
In probability distribution we represent the probability of:
I. a random variable X will equal x as P(X = x)
II. simply P(x)
III. 0 < P (x) < 1
IV. ΣP (x) <= > 1
(0/1 Point)
All Statements are False
All the statements except I are True
All the statements except III are True
None of the above
All Statements are True
57.The ________of a discrete random variable is equal to the ________of the random variable.
(0/1 Point)
expected value; mean
variance; mean
mean; variance
mean; expected value
58.It is the distance between lower (or upper) limits of consecutive classes.(1/1 Point)
Class width
Class Boundary
Class Mark
Range
59.The average on a statistics test was 78 with a standard deviation of 8. If the test scores are
normally distributed, to find the probability that a student receives a test score greater than 85.
Which of the following statement is True:
I. Find the area corresponding to each z-score in the Standard Normal Table to the left then
subtract it by 1.
II. Find the area corresponding to each z-score in the Standard Normal Table to the right then
subtract it by 1.
III. Find the area corresponding to each z-score in the Standard Normal Table to the left and right
then subtract the larger from smaller.
IV. Find the area corresponding to each z-score in the Standard Normal Table to the left and
right then subtract the smaller from larger.
(0/1 Point)
II
III
I
IV
60.To find the area between two z-scores,
I. Find the area corresponding to each z-score in the Standard Normal Table
II. Then add the smaller area minus 1
III. Then add the larger area minus 1
IV. Then subtract the smaller area from the larger area.
V. Then subtract the larger area from the smaller area.(0/1 Point)
Statements I, II and III are True
Only Statements I and V are TRUE
Only Statements I and IV are TRUE
Statements I, IV, and IV are True
62.To get the lower boundary of a class, _____ 0.5 from the lower limit. To get the upper
boundary of a class, _____ 0.5 to the upper limit.(1/1 Point)
Add; Add
Subtract; Subtract
Add; Subtract
Subtract; Add
63.Identify which of the statement/s is/are TRUE..
The standard deviation of the sample mean:
I. is equal to the sample standard deviation, divided by the square root of the sample size, N
II. is equal to the population standard deviation, divided by the square root of the sample size, n
III. is equal to the population standard deviation, divided by the square root of the sample size, N
IV. is equal to the population standard deviation, divided by the square root of the sample size, n
(0/1 Point)
Only IV is True
Only I is True
Only II is True
Only III is True
65.A frequency distribution is skewed if the “tail” of the graph elongates more to one side than to
the other, if its tail extends to the left it is called?(1/1 Point)
Symmetric Distribution
Positively Skewed Distribution
Uniform Distribution
Negatively Skewed Distribution
66.This bar graph represents the frequency distribution of a data set.(1/1 Point)
Frequency polygon
Bar chart
Frequency table
Histogram
67.It is the probability of an event occurring, given that another event has already occurred. P (B|
A) means “Probability of B, given A”
(1/1 Point)
Probability Distribution
Continuous Probability Distribution
Standard Probability Distribution
conditional probability
73.The appropriate type of random sampling given the scenario 3. The teacher randomly selected
5 students in her class to determine if her students still remember the past lessons.(0/1 Point)
Clustered Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Convenience Sampling
Stratified Sampling
74.This refers to the difference between the sample measure and the corresponding population
measure due to the fact that the sample is not perfect representation.(1/1 Point)
Sum of error
Sum of error Squares
Population Error
Sampling error
75.It is the level of measurement where data are entry is not an inherent zero which represents a
position in the scale. (1/1 Point)
Ordinal
Nominal
Interval
Ratio