Umm Al-Qura University 3rd Semester 2024/1445

Alqunfudah University College Date: 01/05/2024

Department of Mathematics Midterm Exam
Course Title: Intro to Stat & Prob Exam Duration: 1 Hour
Course Code: M T H1501 Group:

Student’s Name: Answer Key Student’s ID:

Q1: Circle True or False for each of the following Statements:

Note: 1 point for each question

1) Number of rooms in the building is an example of a continuous variable.

A. True B. False

2) Gender of people is an example of a qualitative variable.

A. True B. False

3) The estimated average height of UQU students is an example of inferential statistics.

A. True B. False

4) If the largest value in a data set is 70, and the range of this data is 30, then the smallest values is 40.

A. True B. False

5) Bar charts can be drawn by using only vertical bars.

A. True B. False

6) It is not important to keep the width of each class the same in a frequency distribution.

A. True B. False

7) In construction of a frequency polygon, the class limits are used for the x − axis.

A. True B. False

8) In a data set the mode may or may not be unique.

A. True B. False

9) Extremely large values (Outliers) can affect the median more than mean.

A. True B. False

10) A small spread indicates that the values tend to be close to the mean.

A. True B. False
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Q2: Circle the correct answer for each of the following questions:
Note: 1 point for each question

The frequency distribution table below shows the waiting time in minutes (Class Boundaries) for number of patients (Frequency)
in a certain hospital. Complete the table to answer the questions:

Midpoints Frequency Relative Percent Cumulative

Class Class Boundaries
xi fi Frequency Frequency Frequency
1 0−6 5
2 6 − 12 10
3 12 − 18 15
4 18 − 24 20
5 24 − 30 10
Total

1) The range of the given data is:

A. 20 B. 25 C. 30

2) The class width in this frequency distribution table is:

A. 8 B. 7 C. 6

3) The midpoint of the 3rd class is:

A. 15 B. 16 C. 17

4) The lower class boundary of the 2nd class is:

A. 6 B. 7 C. 8

5) The relative frequency of the 4th class is:

A. 0.30 B. 0.33 C. 0.36

6) The sample size is:

A. 50 B. 60 C. 70

7) The percent frequency of the last class is:

A. 16.66 B. 17.66 C. 18.66

8) The cumulative frequency of the 1st class is:

A. 5 B. 10 C. 15

9) The frequency distribution of this data is:

A. Skewed to the right B. Skewed to the left C. Symmetric

10) The mean of this data is:

A. 17 B. 18 C. 20

11) The median of this data is:

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A. 17 B. 18 C. 20

12) The mode of this data is:

A. 17 B. 18 C. 20

13) The type of mode for the frequency distribution is:

A. Unimodal B. Bimodal C. Multimodal

Q3: Circle the correct answer for each of the following questions:
Note: 1 point for each question

Suppose we have two groups of data that represent the weight xi and height yi of 9 adults as shown in the table:

i xi yi x2i yi2 xi .yi xi − x̄ (xi − x̄)2 yi − ȳ (yi − ȳ)2

1 60 160 3600 25600 9600 -4.56 20.79 -2.89 8.35
2 70 165 4900 27225 11550 5.44 29.59 2.11 4.46
3 55 155 3025 24025 8525 -9.56 91.39 -7.89 62.23
4 63 158 3969 24964 9954 -1.56 2.43 -4.89 23.90
5 75 170 5625 28900 12750 10.44 108.99 7.11 5057
6 66 167 4356 27889 11022 1.44 2.07 4.11 16.90
7 73 172 5329 29584 12556 8.44 71.23 9.11 83.01
8 62 155 3844 24025 9610 -2.56 6.55 -7.89 62.23
9 57 164 3249 26896 9348 -7.56 57.15 1.11 1.23
Total 581 1466 37897 239108 94915 390.19 312.89

x̄ = 64.56 ȳ = 162.89

Note that the table is completed for you to answer the questions:

1) The variance of variable x is: (⇒ Sx2 = )

A. 47.77 B. 48.77 C. 49.77

2) The standard deviation of variable x is: (⇒ Sx = )

A. 6.98 B. 7.98 C. 8.98

3) The coefficient of variation x is: (⇒ CVx = )

A. 8.81 B. 9.81 C. 10.81

4) The variance of variable y is: (⇒ Sy2 = )

A. 39.11 B. 40.11 C. 41.11

5) The standard deviation of variable y is: (⇒ Sy = )

A. 6.25 B. 7.25 C. 8.25

6) The coefficient of variation y is: (⇒ CVy = )

A. 2.84 B. 3.84 C. 4.84

7) Compare the variations of the weight x and height y:

A. The weight has more variation B. The hight has more variation C. They have the same variation
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Best Regards
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Formulas you might need: (Ah˜ At d’ Ÿyž w’)

1. k = b3.322 log nc For number of classes.

R+1
2. C = k For class width.

3. θ = Pnfi ∗ 360° To find the degree of a class in a pin chart.

i=1 fi

Pn
xi
4. x̄ = i=1
n The mean for raw data.

Pn
i=1 wi .xi
5. x̄ = P n The mean for weighted data.
i=1 wi

Pn
i=1 xi fi
6. x̄ = P n The mean in the frequency table. where xi is the value of each class.
i=1 fi

Pn
i=1 xi fi
7. x̄ = P n The mean in the frequency distribution table. where xi is the midpoint.
i=1 fi

8. M D = x̃ = x n+1 To find the median when n is odd.

2

x n +x n +1
9. M D = x̃ = 2
2
2
To find the median when n is even.

  Pn
c1 −c2 fi
10. M D = x̃ = L + c3 ∗h To find the median in the frequency distribution table where c1 = i=1
2 .

 1 Pn

2 i=1 fi − F̃ −f˜
11. M D = x̃ = L + f˜
∗ C Another formula to find the median in the frequency distribution table.

 
∆1
12. M ode = x̂ = L + ∆1 +∆2 ∗h To find the mode in the frequency distribution table.

 
d1
13. M ode = x̂ = L + d1 +d2 ∗C Another formula to find the mode in the frequency distribution table.

Pn 2
x2 −( x)2
√
i=1 (xi −x̄)
P P
n
14. S 2 = n−1 and S2 = n(n−1) and S= S2

S
15. R = xmax − xmin and CV = x̄ .100%