Statistical Reasoning - Question Bank
Statistical Reasoning - Question Bank
Questions)
1. The following data shows the marks obtained by 10 students in a test:
45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,9045, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85,
9045,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90.
Calculate:
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Standard deviation
2. A company's weekly production (in units) is:
50,55,60,65,70,75,8050, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 8050,55,60,65,70,75,80.
Calculate the mean and standard deviation of production.
3. In a survey of patients’ blood sugar levels, the following data was
collected:
140,150,160,145,155,165,150,155,160,145140, 150, 160, 145, 155, 165,
150, 155, 160, 145140,150,160,145,155,165,150,155,160,145.
Calculate the mean, mode, and median.
4. A machine produces components with weights (in grams):
100,102,98,101,100,99,102,103,101,100100, 102, 98, 101, 100, 99, 102,
103, 101, 100100,102,98,101,100,99,102,103,101,100.
Calculate the mean and construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean
weight.
5. The heights (in cm) of 8 children are:
120,125,130,135,140,145,150,155120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150,
155120,125,130,135,140,145,150,155.
Calculate the mean, median, and variance.
6. A study measured cholesterol levels in mg/dL:
200,195,210,220,205,215,190,200200, 195, 210, 220, 205, 215, 190,
200200,195,210,220,205,215,190,200.
Find the mean, standard deviation, and construct a 99% confidence
interval.
7. Calculate the standard deviation for the following ages of patients:
22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,4022, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38,
4022,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40.
8. A group of 12 employees worked the following hours last week:
38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,6038, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56,
58, 6038,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60.
Find the mean and 95% confidence interval for the average hours worked.
9. The prices of a product in 5 stores are: 45,50,55,50,5045, 50, 55, 50,
5045,50,55,50,50.
Calculate the mode and explain its significance.
10.A dataset contains the following values: 5,7,9,7,7,10,12,15,15,175, 7, 9, 7,
7, 10, 12, 15, 15, 175,7,9,7,7,10,12,15,15,17.
Calculate the mean, mode, and standard deviation.
Smoker 30 20
Non-Smoker 10 40
Male 40 30
Femal 30 50
e
Male 50 30 20
Femal
40 25 35
e
Regular 20 40 30
Occasional 10 50 40
None 5 30 65
Low Income 30 20 10
Medium
40 30 20
Income
High Income 20 10 40
1 140 130
2 145 135
3 150 140
4 160 150
1 80 85
2 75 78
3 85 88
Hours 2 3 4 5
Studied
Marks 5 6 7 8
Scored 0 0 0 0
24.Analyze the relationship between temperature (X) and ice cream sales (Y):
Temperature
20 25 30 35
(°C)
20 30 40 50
Sales ($)
0 0 0 0
Hours 5 10 15 20
Worked
26.Examine the relationship between years of experience (X) and salary (Y):
Experience
1 2 3 4 5
(Years)
30 35 40 45 50
Salary ($)
K K K K K
Probability (5 Questions)
6. Classical Probability
A box contains 5 red balls, 3 blue balls, and 2 green balls.
a) What is the probability of drawing a red ball?
b) What is the probability of drawing a blue or green ball?
7. Conditional Probability
In a class of 30 students, 20 students study Math, 15 study Science, and
10 study both.
If a student is known to study Math, what is the probability they also study
Science?
8. Independent Events
A coin is flipped, and a die is rolled.
a) What is the probability of getting a head on the coin and a 6 on the die?
b) Are these two events independent? Explain.
9. Mutually Exclusive Events
A card is drawn from a deck. Let AAA be the event that the card is a heart,
and BBB be the event that the card is a spade.
Are AAA and BBB mutually exclusive? Justify your answer.
10.Bayes’ Theorem
A factory has two machines, M1M_1M1 and M2M_2M2, producing widgets.
o M1M_1M1 produces 60% of the widgets, and M2M_2M2 produces
40%.
o 5% of widgets from M1M_1M1 are defective, and 10% of widgets
from M2M_2M2 are defective.
a) What is the probability that a randomly selected widget is
defective?
b) If a defective widget is selected, what is the probability it was
produced by M1M_1M1?
Here are theory questions on Normal Distribution, Chi-Square Test, and
Confidence Interval (CI):
3. Empirical Rule
o State the empirical rule (68-95-99.7) for a normal distribution. How
is it useful in data analysis?
4. Applications
o Discuss two real-life examples where the normal distribution is used
in healthcare or research.
5. Transformations
o Describe how to transform a normal distribution into a standard
normal distribution.
Chi-Square Test (5 Questions)
6. Definition and Types
o What is a Chi-Square test? Explain its types: goodness-of-fit test and
test for independence.
7. Applications
o Discuss two examples where a Chi-Square test is applied in public
health or social sciences.
8. Assumptions
o What are the assumptions for performing a Chi-Square test?
9. Degrees of Freedom
o Explain the concept of degrees of freedom in a Chi-Square test. How
is it calculated?
10.Limitations
o Discuss the limitations of the Chi-Square test.