Republic of the Philippines

Romblon State University

Romblon, Philippines

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

QUIZ NO. 1
MATH 2104: Engineering Data Analysis

Name: ____________________________ Date:

__________________
Course & Year/Blk.: _______________

I. INSTRUCTIONS: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Strictly NO ERASURES. Pencils are not
allowed, use only a black ballpen.
A. Personal C. Focused
1. An experiment that can result in different B. Structured D. Unstructured
outcomes, even though it is repeated in the
same manner every time. 9. It is used to describe sample spaces with a
A. Probability C. Random large or infinite number of sample points.
Experiment A. Element C. Population
B. Independence D. Design B. Statement/Rule D. Sample
Experiment
10. Method of data collection which is an intensive
2. It is a measure of a characteristic of a sample. investigation of the particular unit under
A. Population C. Variable consideration.
B. Statistic D. Parameter A. Case Study C. Interview
B. Survey D. Controlled
3. A sampling technique where the entire
population is divided into groups, or clusters, II. ENUMERATION:
and a random sample of these clusters are  Method of Data Collection for Primary Data
selected. 11. __________________________________
A. Random Sampling C. Clustered 12. __________________________________
Sampling 13. __________________________________
B. Stratified Sampling D. Simple Sampling 14. __________________________________
15. __________________________________
4. The following are factors to be considered
before using secondary data except:  Two Types of Data
A. Flexibility C. Suitability 16. __________________________________
B. Reliability D. Adequacy 17. __________________________________

5. A study focused on obtaining information  List at least three Sources of Secondary Data
about, and taking action on, specific items 18. __________________________________
contained in a frame, which is a well-defined 19. __________________________________
group of physical items. 20. __________________________________
A. Qualitative Study C. Enumerative
Study III. Complete the Paragraph
B. Analytic Study D. Quantitative
_______________ stage of conducting experiment
Study
includes identification of the objectives,
assessment of time and available resources to
6. This refers to the totality of objects, persons,
achieve the objectives. Next step is the
places, things used in a particular study.
_________________ stage to identify the important
A. Universe C. Mean
factors that affect the process under investigation.
B. Sample D. Data
After narrowing down the important factors we
then go to the _________________ stage to determine
7. This method of collecting data involves
the best setting of these factors to achieve the
presentation or oral verbal stimuli and reply in
objectives of the investigation. Once the optimal
terms of oral-verbal responses.
settings of the factors have been determined,
A. Survey C. Controlled
______________________ is done to make the product
B. Uncontrolled D. Interview
or process insensitive to variations resulting from
changes in factors that affect the process but are
8. A type of interview method where a set of pre-
beyond the control of the analyst. Lastly is the
decided questions are there.

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____________________ stage that involves validation 5. How many distinct permutations can be
of the optimum settings by conducting a few follow made from the letters of the word infinity?
up experimental runs. 6. Carla is going to arrange her 4 books on a
shelf: Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry,
and

IV. PROBLEM SOLVING

1. According to the journal Chemical

Engineering, an important property of a
fiber is its water absorbency. A random Calculus. How many different possible
sample of 20 pieces of cotton fiber was arrangements can she make?
taken and the absorbency on each piece 7. If an examination consisting of 24
was measured. The following are the questions a student may omit 6, in how
absorbency values: many ways can he select the problems he
will solve?
18.71 21.41 20.72 21.81 19.29 8. There are 4 books on fairy tales, 5 novels
22.43 20.17 23.71 19.44 20.50 and 3 plays. In how many ways can you
18.92 20.33 23.00 22.85 19.25 arrange these so that the books on fairy
21.77 22.11 19.77 18.04 21.12 tales are together, and plays are together,
novels are together, and plays are
(a) Calculate the sample mean and median together and in the order, books on fairy
for the above sample values. tales, novels and plays.

2. The following data represent the length of

life, in seconds, of 50 fruit flies subject to a
new spray in a controlled laboratory
experiment:

(a) Set up a relative frequency distribution

table. (Relative Frequency, Cumulative
Frequency, Class Mark, Class Boundaries)
(b) Solve for the estimated mean, median and
mode using the frequency distribution
table.

3. If S = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} and A =
{0,2,4,6,8}, B = {1,3,5,7,9}, C =
{2,3,4,5}, and D={1,6,7}, list the
elements of the sets corresponding to the

(a) A ∪ C;
following events:

(b) A ∩ B;

(d) (C’ ∩ D) ∪ B;
(c) C’;

(e) (S ∩ C)’;
(f) A ∩ C ∩ D’

4. In a medical study, patients are classified

in 8 ways according to whether they have
blood type AB+, AB-, A+, A-, B+, B-, O+, or O-,
and also according to whether their blood
pressure is low, normal, or high. Find the
number of ways in which a patient can be
classified.

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