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1. The probability density function for a uniform distribution ranging between 2 and 6 is
(a) 4.
(b) undefined. "

(c) any positive value.

a
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(d) 0.25.
2. A random sample of 64 SAT scores of students applying for merit scholarships showed
an average of 1400 with a standard deviation of 240. The margin of error at 95%
confidence is N 64

G
6× 58.8
140
,

(a) 50.07. =

(b) 59.94. S = 2 40

(c) 1.998. 99 8 x 5994

tvnz
(d) 80.
3. A sample of 24 observations is taken from a population that has 150 elements. The
sampling distribution of is
(a) normal if the population is normally distributed.
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(b) approximately normal because is always approximately normally distributed.
(c) approximately normal because the sample size is large in comparison to the
population size.
(d) approximately normal because of the central limit theorem. nz 30
4. Explain what the phrase 95% confident means when we interpret a 95% confidence
interval for µ.
(a) 95% of the observations in the population fall within the bounds of the calcu-
lated interval.
(b) 95% of similarly constructed intervals would contain the value of the sampled
mean.
(c) The probability that the sample mean falls in the calculated interval is 0.95.
(d) In repeated sampling, 95% of similarly constructed intervals contain the value
of the population mean.
5. Michael has a coin which is possibly biased. He decides to use the following method to
test the null hypothesis “the coin is fair” against the alternative hypothesis “the coin
is biased”: he will toss the coin five times and reject the null if five heads or five tails
are obtained. What is the probability of making a Type I error?
(a) 0.05
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(b) 3
1
Ha.com is biased
(c) 32
(d) 1
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6. A random sample of 144 observations has a mean of 20, a median of 21, and a mode of
22. The population standard deviation is known to equal 4.8. The 95.44% confidence
interval for the population mean is
(a) 15.2 to 24.8.
(b) 21.2 to 22.8.
(c) 19.20 to 20.80.
(d) 19.216 to 20.784.

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= 0.4772

z = 2 0 0

) 2
= 20 . 8

2
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 The following table shows part of the probability distribution for a random
variable x. Please answer the questions 7–8.

x f (x)

atbb
{ {
0 0.2 1 0 5+
1 ?a
7.
2 0.15 Gt 0,3 +3 bt 0.6=1.8
IXPIX) 8
3 ?
4 0.15
0 b = 0.2 ,
a= o.3

The mean of the above distribution is known to be 1.8 (i.e., E(x) = 1.8). Determine
f (1).
(a) 0.2
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.4
(d) 0.5
8. Compute the variance for the above probability distribution.
(a) 3.9
Ix
2 2
(b) 2.58 Plx) -

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(c) 1.86
(d) 1.364 = 03 4 0.15 9×0.2+16×0.15 -182
9. The p-value 86

(a) can be any negative value.

(b) can be any positive value.
nvame
(c) must be a number between -1 and 0.
(d) must be a number between zero and one.
10. The closer the sample mean is to the population mean,
(a) the smaller the sampling error. -
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(b) the larger the sampling error.
(c) the sampling error equals 1.
(d) none of these alternatives is correct.

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11. A local university reports that 10% of their students take their general education
courses on a pass/fail basis. Assume that fifteen students are registered for a general
education course. What is the expected number of students who have registered on a
pass/fail basis?
n=1 5
(a) 1.5 ECX) 5

(b) 0.09 P 0,1

np
(c) 1.25
(d) 1.35
12. The level of significance is the X= maxp( )
(a) same as the confidence coefficient.
(b) same as the p-value.
(c) maximum allowable probability of Type II error.
(d) maximum allowable probability of Type I error.
13. Which of the following is not a property of a binomial experiment?
(a) Each outcome can be referred to as a success or a failure 2

(b) The probabilities of the two outcomes can change from one trial to the next
→
(c) The trials are independent īid
(d) The experiment consists of a sequence of n identical trials
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hypergeo .

14. In the textile industry, a manufacturer is interested in the number of blemishes or

flaws occurring in each 100 feet of material. The probability distribution that has the

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greatest chance of applying to this situation is the
(a) Normal distribution. nter.ae
(b) Poisson distribution. count

(c) Binomial distribution.

(d) Uniform distribution.
15. Which of the following statements is correct? (Choose the most appropriate one.)
(a) The IQ scores of 100 randomly sampled individuals are measured and the 95%
confidence interval for the population mean µ is found to be (95, 105). Therefore
P (95 < µ < 105) = 95%
(b) Normal approximation can be applied regardless of the sample size. nz 30
(c) When the null hypothesis is rejected, it is impossible to make a type II error.
(d) Type I error = 1/↵ -4 H

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16. For any continuous random variable, the probability that the random variable takes
-

on exactly a specific value is

(a) 1.00
P(X = a) = 0
a
(b) 0 S fl dx = 0

atsoīsson
(c) 0.50
(d) any value between 0 to 1
17. If a hypothesis test leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis,
(a) a Type II error may have been committed.
(b) a Type II error must have been committed.
(c) a Type I error may have been committed.
(d) a Type I error must have been committed.
18. There is a lower limit but no upper limit for a random variable that follows the
(a) uniform probability distribution.
(b) normal probability distribution. X= 0, -_- x

(c) exponential probability distribution.

(d) binomial probability distribution.
19. Which of the following are continuous random variables?
I. The weight of an elephant ˇ
II. The time to answer a questionnaire ˇ
III. The number of floors in a skyscraper
IV. The square feet of countertop in a kitchen ˇ
(a) I and II only
(b) III and IV only
(c) I, II, II, and IV
(d) I, II and IV only
20. A random sample of 16 students selected from the student body of a large university
had an average age of 25 years and a standard deviation of 2 years. We want to
determine if the average age of all the students at the university is significantly more
than 24. Assume the distribution of the population of ages is normal. Using ↵ = .05,
it can be concluded that the population mean age is
Ha M > 24
(a) not significantly di↵erent from 24.
(b) significantly di↵erent from 24.
25 -24
(c) significantly less than 24. ti -_-
2
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(d) significantly more than 24.
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Howehaeenoushevidencetoconcludethatpopuldmmean
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ageissigntīcantlylarserthan r
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21. It is desired to test H0 : µ = 55 against Ha : µ < 55 using ↵ = .10. The population in
question is uniformly distributed with a standard deviation of 35. A random sample
of 49 will be drawn from this population. If µ is really equal to 50, what is the power

8.6.hn
of this test?
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(a) 0.3897 PC Rej Holtlofdse)
(b) 0.0113 4

(c) 0.0226
=
P( Z < 281 u= 5 )
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(d) 0.4887 PC < 48.61 M =
) = .

22. Which of the following statements about cluster sampling is false? = 05-0.1103
0.3897
(a) It provides the best results when the elements within the clusters are not alike ˇ
-

(b) It generally requires a smaller total sample size than simple random sampling
(c) Ideally, each cluster is a representative small-scale version of the entire popula-
tion v
(d) All elements within the randomly selected clusters form the sample ˇ

23. The Central Limit Theorem is important in statistics because

(a) for any population, it says the sampling distribution of the sample mean is
approximately normal, regardless of the sample size
(b) for a large n, it says the population is approximately normal
(c) for any size sample, it says the sampling distribution of the sample mean is
approximately normal
(d) for a large n, it says the sampling distribution of the sample mean is approxi-
mately normal, regardless of the population
24. A sample of 51 observations will be taken from an infinite population. The population
proportion equals 0.85. The probability that the sample proportion will be between
0.9115 and 0.946 is
(a) 0.8633
(b) 0.0819 P ( 09115 cia 0.946 )

(c)
(d)
0.6900
0.0345 ! < z < :
,
25. In a two-tailed hypothesis test, the test statistic is determined to be z = 2.5. The
p-value for this test is
(a) .9876. 2 XPIZ > 2 5)
(b) .4938.
(c) .0124.
=
2× 0.5-0.4938
(d) .0062. =
o.0 124

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 An industrial supplier has shipped a truckload of teflon lubricant cartridges to
an aerospace customer. The customer has been assured that the mean weight of
these cartridges is in excess of the 10 ounces printed on each cartridge. To check
this claim, a sample of n = 10 cartridges are randomly selected from the shipment
and carefully weighed. Summary statistics for the sample are: x̄ = 10.11 ounces,
s = .30 ounce. Determine whether the supplier’s claim is true. Assume that data
is follow normal distribution. Please answer the questions 26–28.

26. The hypothesis for the test is

(a) H0 : µ = 10, Ha : µ 6= 10
(b) H0 : µ = 10, Ha : µ < 10
(c) H0 : µ = 10, Ha : µ > 10
(d) H0 : µ 6= 10, Ha : µ > 10
27. Find the rejection region for the test using ↵ = .01.
ˋ

tdf
(a) |z| > 2.58 h= 1 0

(b) z > 2.33 = 9

(c) t > 2.821, where t depends on 9 df

x-ool.tt
(d) t > 3.25, where t depends on 9 df
28. Please find the p-value for the test.
(a) 0
(b) < 0.05
(c) > 0.1
(d) < 0.1

10 11 - 1 0
=
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11595
O.to

116 X
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 A consumer product magazine recently ran a story concerning the increasing
prices of digital cameras. The story stated that digital camera prices dipped
a couple of years ago, but now are beginning to increase in price because of
added features. According to the story, the average price of all digital cameras
a couple of years ago was $90. A random sample of cameras was recently taken
and entered into a spreadsheet. It was desired to test to determine if that
average price of all digital cameras is $90.00. The information was entered into
a spreadsheet and the following printout was obtained:

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Please answer the questions 29–30. Rlahe o.0 4575

29. Use the p-value given above to determine which of the following conclusions is correct.
(a) At ↵ = 0.03, there is insufficient evidence to indicate that the mean price of all
digital cameras is not $90.00
(b) At ↵ = 0.03, there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the mean price of all
digital cameras is $90.00
(c) At ↵ = 0.05, there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the mean price of all
digital cameras exceeds $90.00
(d) At ↵ = 0.05, there is insufficient evidence to indicate that the mean price of all
digital cameras exceeds $90.00
30. Use the confidence interval given above (95 % CI for µ is [84.497,89.940]) to determine
which of the following conclusions is correct.
(a) P (84.497 < µ < 89.940) = 0.95 u

(b) We are 95% confident that the µ 6= 90 is correct. 90 intend

(c) We should not reject H0 since 90 is not inside the interval.
(d) We are 95% confident that µ 6= 90 is not correct.

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31. For a normal distribution, a positive value of z indicates that Z
(a) the sample mean is larger than the population mean. tn
(b) all the observations must have had positive values.
(c) the area corresponding to the z is either positive or negative.
(d) the sample mean is smaller than the population mean.
32. If X1 ⇠ Bin(1, 0.4) and X2 ⇠ Bin(5, 0.4), find P (0.5  X1 X2 < 5.5).(choose the
closest answer)
Elx )
, Elxi ) Elxz) -
= 0 . 4 -
2 = 6
(a) 0.5
V Xz) UCXD t Vlxz)
=
0.24 2
44
(b) 0.04
0 5
(c) 0.94 =
P( < z <
) =
75<2<5.9
(d) 0.90 0.5-0.4599 00401
33. The extent of the sampling error might be a↵ected by all of the following factors except
(a) the expected value of the sample statistic
(b) the sample size.
(c) the variability of the population.
(d) the sampling method used.
34. The sample size needed to provide a margin of error of 2 or less with a .95 probability
when the population standard deviation equals 11 is
(a) 116. 2
(b)
(c)
117.
10.
MEZ n =
( ) = 116 .
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2
1 1
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(d) 11. n
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35. The business college computing center wants to determine the proportion of business
students who have laptop computers. If the proportion exceeds 25%, then the lab will
scale back a proposed enlargement of its facilities. Suppose 200 business students were
randomly sampled and 65 have laptops. Find the conclusion for the corresponding test
using ↵ = .01. = p o 25

Fi
.

(a) Reject H0 since z > 2.33.

P > 0.25
(b) Reject H0 since z = 2.33.

Hoifz
(c) Reject H0 since z > 2.575 or z < 2.575. Reject
(d) Reject H0 since z < 2.43. *
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