Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

Division of Talisay City

TABUNOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Tabunok, Talisay City Cebu

4th PERIODICAL TEST

in
Probability and Statistics
S.Y.2022-2023

NAME: ________________________ Grade & Section: ______________________ Score: ____________

Instructions: Read and analyze each question carefully. Choose the best answer from the choices provided.
Write your answer on the space provided before the item.

____ 1. Find the area between z = -1.5 and z = -1.3.

A. 0.0100 B. 0.0200 C. 0.0300 D. 0.0400

____ 2. If the area is 0.8351, what are the two values of z.

A. z = 0.24 and z = 0.31 C. z = -0.13 and z = -1.3
B. z = 1.6 and z = 2.1 D. z = -2.5 and z = 1

____ 3. Find the area of the proportion in the probability notation P(1 < z < 3).
A. 0.1573 B. 0.1524 C. 0.1575 D. 0.1576

____ 4. What is the value of 88th percentile?

A. 0.92 B. 0.83 C. 0.53 D. 0.23

____ 5. A type of random sampling in which the elements to be included in the sample is selected by skipping
through the list of regular intervals.
A. Simple Random Sampling C. Stratified Sampling
B. Systematic Sampling D. Cluster Sampling

____ 6. It is used to determine the needed size of a sample given only in the size of a population
A. Slovin’s Formula C. Greek Formula
B. Tippett’s Formula D. Aristotle’s Formula

____ 7. Which of the following is an example of a parameter?

A. The participants are randomly selected.
B. 30% of the employees are used as a sample.
C. The Philippine Senate is composed of 24 senators.
D. The scores of the sampled Grade 11 students.

For numbers 8-10: The following are the scores in Statistics of the randomly selected students: 30, 40, 35,
25, and 45.

____ 8. What is the sample mean of the problem?

A. 20 B. 25 C. 30 D. 35

____ 9. The sample variance is ____________.

A. 93.75 B. 9.68 C. 90.5 D. 9.5

____ 10. What is the sample standard deviation?

A. 93.75 B. 9.68 C. 90.5 D. 9.5
____ 11. Which of the following refers to the hypothesis of no differences, usually formulated for the express
purpose of rejecting it?
A. Alternative hypothesis C. Null Hypothesis
B. Error Hypothesis D. Significance Hypothesis

____ 12. Which of the following refers to the operational statement of the researcher’s hypothesis is the one
that he hopes to accept?
A. Alternative hypothesis C. Null Hypothesis
B. Error Hypothesis D. Significance Hypothesis

____ 13. Which of the following refers to the alternative hypothesis that utilizes the ≠ symbol?
A. Directional C. One -tailed test
B. Non-Directional D. Two-tailed test

____ 14. The researchers want to test whether the mean GPA of students in Cebu Normal University is
different from 2.0 (out of 4.0). Which of the following statements describe the alternative hypothesis.

A. Ha: μ ≠ 2.0 B. Ha: μ = 2.0 C. Ha: μ ≥ 2.0 D. Ha: μ ≤ 2.0

____ 15. Teacher SP wants to test whether the mean height of eighth graders is 120 cm. State the null and
alternative hypotheses. Fill in the correct symbol (=, ≠, ≥, ) for the null and alternative hypotheses.
H0: μ __ 120 cm Ha: μ __ 120 cm
A. H0 : μ = 66 C. H0 : μ = 66 Ha : μ ≠ 66 Ha : μ < 66
B. H0 : μ = 66 D. H0 : μ ≥ 66 Ha : μ > 66 Ha : μ < 66

For numbers 16-18: A Grade 3 teacher wants to test ( at α = 0.05 ) whether the average body mass index
(BMI) of the pupils under feeding program is different from 25.5 kg.

____ 16. What is the probability of committing type I error?

A. 0.01 B. 0.05 C. 0.08 D. 0.05

____ 17. What the conclusion when H0 is rejected?

A. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is different from 25.5 kg.
B. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is equal from 25.5 kg.
C. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is more than or greater from 25.5 kg.
D. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is less than or greater from 25.5 kg.

____ 18. State the conclusion when H0 is not rejected.

A. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is 25.5.
B. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is less than 25.5.
C. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is greater than 25.5.
D. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is not equal 25.5.

____ 19. Which of the following is the area under the normal curve?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

____ 20. The Curve is symmetrical to which of the following?

A. Area B. mean C. Standard Deviation D. Variance

____ 21. If the z-value is 0.45, what is the area?

A. 0.0800 B. 0.0279 C. 0.1628 D. 0.3129

____ 22. Find the area if the value of z = -0.21.

A. 0.0248 B. 0.0517 C. 0.1398 D. 2467
____ 23. If the area is 0.4977, what is the z-value?
A. 1.63 B. 1.97 C. 2.01 D. 2.83

____ 24. From the given in number 12, what is the z value if X = 250?
A. -10 B. 10 C. -11 D. 11

____ 25. What is the value of 70th percentile?

A. 0.13 B. 0.23 C. 0.52 D. 0.71

____ 26. The population mean is _____________to the mean µx̅ of the sampling distribution of the means.
Thus, µ = µx̅
A. greater than B. less than C. equal D. not equal

____ 27. It is a measure that describes a population.

A. Statistic B. Parameter C. Mean D. Sample

For numbers 28 – 32: Determine what sampling technique can be used in the situations below. (Letters only)

A. Simple Random Sampling C. Stratified Sampling

B. Systematic Sampling D. Cluster Sampling

____ 28. The samples in the research were from Grades 7 – 12 where in the number for each year level is
divided by the total number of the population and multiplied to the number of desired sample.

____ 29. The researcher chooses its respondent by interviewing every 5th person to enter the school gate.

____ 30. Selecting the winners in a raffle draw in SM City.

____ 31. Determining what gender performs better in school: Girls or Boys.

____ 32. The respondents were taken from the Barangays that were selected.

____ 33. What is the square root of a variance?

A. Standard Deviation B. Mean C. Variance D. Probability

____ 34. The population standard deviation is equal to 4, what is its variance?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 12 D. 16

____ 35. It is the area where a very small probability is attained such that the values in this area have a very
slim chance of occurring in any sample.
A. Critical Region C. Non-Rejection Region
B. Critical Value D. Statistical Region

____ 36. Suppose the null hypothesis is rejected, the probability of the Type I error will be 10%. What is the
probability of a correct decision?
A. 90% B. 95% C. 99% D. 100%

____ 37. A medical trial is conducted in Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center to test whether or not a new
medicine reduces cholesterol by 35%. Which of the following statement describes the null
hypothesis?
A. H0 : The drug reduces cholesterol by 35%. p = 0.35.
B. H0 : The drug reduces cholesterol by more than 35%. p > 0.35.
C. H0 : The drug reduces cholesterol by less than 35%. p < 0.35.
D. H0 : The drug does not reduce cholesterol by less than 35%. p ≠ 0.35. 13
____ 38. Covida insists that she is 18 years old when, in fact, she is 16 years old. What error is Covida
committing?
A. Type I error B. Type II error C. Type III error D. Type IV error

____ 39. A man plans to go hunting the Philippine monkey-eating eagle believing that it is a proof of his
mettle. What type of error is this?
A. Type I error B. Type II error C. Type III error D. Type IV error

____ 40. The Curve is symmetrical to which of the following?

A. Area B. mean C. Standard Deviation D. Variance

____ 41. Find the area between z = -1 and z = 3.

A. 0.8300 B. 0.8350 C. 0.8400 D. 0.8450

____ 42. Solve for the proportion of the area of the probability notation P(z > 1).
A. 0.1585 B. 0.1586 C. 0.1587 D. 0.1588

____ 43. Find the area of the proportion in the probability notation P(z > -2.5).
A. 0.9937 B. 0.9934 C. 0.9936 D. 0.9938

____ 44. A medical trial is conducted in Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center to test whether or not a new
medicine reduces cholesterol by 35%. Which of the following statement describes the null
hypothesis?
A. H0 : The drug reduces cholesterol by 35%. p = 0.35.
B. H0 : The drug reduces cholesterol by more than 35%. p > 0.35.
C. H0 : The drug reduces cholesterol by less than 35%. p < 0.35.
D. H0 : The drug does not reduce cholesterol by less than 35%. p ≠ 0.35.

____ 45. Suppose the null hypothesis is rejected, the probability of the Type I error will be 10%. What is the
probability of a correct decision?
A. 90% B. 95% C. 99% D. 100%

____ 46. Which of the following refers to the operational statement of the researcher’s hypothesis is the one
that he hopes to accept?
A. Alternative hypothesis C. Null Hypothesis
B. Error Hypothesis D. Significance Hypothesis

____ 47. Given 𝜇 = 150 and 𝜎 = 10 in a college entrance examination, Find the corresponding z-value of the
score by the students if X = 100.
A. -5 B. -5.5 C. 5 D. -5.5

____ 48. Suppose the null hypothesis is rejected, the probability of the Type I error will be 10%. What is the
probability of a correct decision?
A. 90% B. 95% C. 99% D. 100%