Summative Examination

STATISTICS AND PROBABLITY 11

Name: ______________________________________________________Score: ____________
I. Direction: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the correct answer before the
number.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
___1. The max/min probability of committing a a. P (type II error) = ß
type 1 error. b. Ho = parameter = specific value
___2. The probability of type II error Ha = parameter < specific value
___3. It is called the critical Region c. Ho = parameter = specific value
___4. This is a two-tailed test Ha = parameter > specific value
___5. This is a left-tailed test d. Ho = parameter = specific value
___6. This is a right-tailed test Ha = parameter ≠ specific value
e. P (type I error) = 𝛼
f. Rejection region

II. Multiple Choice: Read the following questions carefully and write the answer before the
number.

Situation: A brand of powdered milk is advertised as having a net weight of 250 grams. A
curious consumer obtained the net weight of 10 randomly selected cans. The values obtained are:
245, 248, 242, 245, 246, 248, 250, 245, 243 and 249 grams. Is there reason to believe that the
average net weight of the powdered milk cans is less than 250 grams at 5% level of significance?
Assume the net weight is normally distributed with unknown population variance.

_____1. What is the appropriate null hypothesis?

A. The average net weight of the powdered milk cans is less than 250 grams.
B. The average net weight of the powdered milk cans is at most 250 grams.
C. The average net weight of the powdered milk cans is at least 250 grams.
D. The average net weight of the powdered milk cans is 250 grams
_____2. What is the symbol for null hypothesis?
A. Ho: 𝜇 < 250 g B. Ho: 𝜇 ≤ 250 g C. Ho: 𝜇 ≥ 250 g D. Ho: 𝜇 = 250 g
_____3. What will be the appropriate alternative hypothesis?
A. The average net weight of the powdered milk cans is less than 250 grams.
B. The average net weight of the powdered milk cans is at most 250 grams.
C. The average net weight of the powdered milk cans is at least 250 grams.
D. The average net weight of the powdered milk cans is greater than 250 grams.
_____4. What is the symbol for alternative hypothesis?
A. Ho: 𝜇 < 250 g B. Ho: 𝜇 ≤ 250 g C. Ho: 𝜇 ≥ 250 g D. Ho: 𝜇 ≠ 250 g
_____5. Identify the level of significance.
A. 5% B. 0.5% C. 0.10 D. 0.5
_____6. What kind of test will be used?
A. One-tailed test. B. Two-tailed test C. Three-tailed test D. No-tailed test
_____7. What test statistic to be used?

_____8. Find the value of the sample mean.

A. x = 248.2 B. x = 246.01 C. 284.2 D. 246.1
_____9. Find the value of the sample standard deviation.
A. s = 2.60 B. s = 4.164 C. s = 4.614 D. 2.06
_____10. Where is the side of the tail to be tested or the critical/rejection region?
A. left side B. right side C. both side D. no side
_____11. What is the tabular value of the alpha?
A. -4.383 B. -1.833 C. -2.262 D. -1.234
_____12. What is the appropriate decision rule?
A. Reject Ho if the tC < -1.833. Otherwise, fail to reject the null hypothesis.
B. Reject Ho if the tC < -1.383. Otherwise, fail to reject the null hypothesis.
C. Reject Ho if the tC < 1.383. Otherwise, fail to reject the null hypothesis.
D. Reject both null and alternative hypothesis.
_____13. Find the value of the computed test statistic.
A. -4.743 B. 1.24 C. -1.23 D. -4.347
_____14. What would be the decision based on the computed test statistic?
 A. Reject the null hypothesis.
B. Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
C. Accept the null hypothesis.
D. Reject both null and alternative hypothesis.
_____15. Based on the decision, what is the appropriate conclusion? \
A. Therefore, the average net weight of the powdered milk cans is less than 250 grams.
B. Therefore, the average net weight of the powdered milk cans is at most 250 grams.
C. Therefore, the average net weight of the powdered milk cans is at least 250 grams.
D. Therefore, the average net weight of the powdered milk cans is indeed true or 250
grams.
_____16. In hypothesis testing, this denotes that there is no difference between two parameters.
A. Alternative hypothesis C. Population mean
B. Population proportion D. Null hypothesis
_____17. The rejection region refers to the region where the value of the test statistic lies for which
we will reject the null hypothesis. This region is also called
A. Hypothesis testing region C. Z – score region
B. Critical region D. Probability region
_____18. This refers to an intelligent guess about a population proportion.
A. Hypothesis B. Test-statistic C. Decision D. Interpretation
_____19. What mathematical model is appropriate for decision making?
A. Graphical representation B. Normal Curve C. test-statistic D. None of these
_____20. For a z-test of proportions, which of the following is the rejection region for a two-tailed
test?
A. z > 𝑧𝑎 or z > -𝑧𝑎 C. z < 𝑧𝑎 or z > -𝑧𝑎
B. z > -𝑧𝑎/2 or z > 𝑧𝑎/2 D. z < -𝑧𝑎/2 or z > 𝑧𝑎/2
_____21. For a z-test of proportions, which of the following is the rejection region for a one-tailed
test?
A. z > 𝑧𝑎 or z < -𝑧𝑎 B C. z > 𝑧𝑎 or z > -𝑧𝑎
B. z < 𝑧𝑎 or z > -𝑧𝑎 D. z > -𝑧𝑎/2 or z > 𝑧𝑎/2
_____22. For the 95% confidence level, what is the value for 𝛼?
A. α = .01 B. α = .05 C. α = .10 D. α = .025
_____23. When the null hypothesis is rejected, which of the following is true?
A. There is sufficient evidence to back up the decision.
B. There is no sufficient evidence to back up the decision.
C. The conclusion is guaranteed.
D. The conclusion is not guaranteed.
_____24. When the alternative hypothesis utilizes the ≠ symbol, the test is said to be
A. Directional B. Non-directional C. critical D. not equal
_____25. When the alternative hypothesis utilizes the > or the < symbol, the test is said to be
A. Directional B. Non-directional C. critical D. not equal
_____26.This helps to decide whether to accept or reject a formulated statement after evaluation of
the sample.
A. Hypothesis testing C. Use of any test statistic
B. Using significance level D. Avoiding type I and type II Error
_____27. When can we decide to reject a null hypothesis in left-tail level of significance?
A. If the absolute computed value of the test statistic is greater than the absolute critical
value.
B. If the absolute critical value of the test statistic is greater than the absolute computed
value.
C. If the significance level is equal to the test statistic.
D. If the first four steps are met, then we decide to reject a null hypothesis.
_____28. Every hypothesis testing begins with the _________________________.
A. Decision C. Conclusion
B. Statement Of the hypothesis D. Significance Level
_____29. The level of significance is the maximum probability of committing a type I Error. This
probability is symbolized by a Greek letter _______.
A. 𝜌 (𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑅ℎ𝑜) C. 𝛼(𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑝ℎ𝑎)
B. 𝜎 (𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑚𝑎) 𝐷. 𝛿 (𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑡𝑎)
_____30. After a significance level is chosen, a_____________ is selected from a table for the
appropriate test.
A. A range of values C. Critical value
B. Computed value D. Absolute value
III. Determine whether the statement is True or False by checking the appropriate box.
Statements TRUE FALSE
1. The area under the normal curve is 1.
2. The areas under the curve are considered probability values.
3. The z-distribution applies to small sample cases
4. The notations μ and σ are sample values
5. When the alternative hypothesis utilizes the > or the < symbol, the test
is said to be non-directional
6. Percentages can be expressed as proportions
7. If n = 35, the t-test applies
8. When the p-value is less than or equal to the significance level, the null
hypothesis is accepted.
9. A p-value less than 0.05 (typically ≤ 0.05) is statistically significant.
10. When a p-value is less than 0.05, it means that there is less than 5%
probability the null is correct, thus rejecting the null hypothesis

IV. Read the statements carefully then write the null and alternative hypotheses in figure in terms
of parameter (𝜇 𝑜𝑟𝜌).
1. The mean number of years a certain employee work before retiring is 34.

2. At most 80% of Filipinos vote in presidential elections.

3. The mean starting salary for San Jose State University graduates is at least ₱50,000 per year.

4. Twenty-nine percent of high school seniors get a college scholarship each year.

5. Fewer than 5% of adults ride the bus to work in Los Angeles.

V. Problem Solving:
A. Compute the value of the test statistic for each test using the given information.
1.Testing𝐻0:𝑝=0.94vs 𝐻𝑎:𝑝>0.94𝑎𝑡𝛼=0.025,𝑛=1200,𝑝̂=0.96.
2.Testing𝐻0:𝑝=0.36vs 𝐻𝑎:𝑝≠0.36𝑎𝑡𝛼=0.05,𝑛=1300,𝑝̂=0.40.
B. The age x and resting heart rate y were measured for ten men, with the results shown in the
table below. Compute the linear correlation coefficient for these sample data and interpret the
result.

C. Find the regression slope and y-intercept given the following data: