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This document is a test for STA2122 consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions related to statistics. It includes instructions for the test format, allowed materials, and a time limit of 50 minutes. The questions cover various statistical concepts such as population, variables, measures of central tendency, and probability.

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STA2122 Test 1 Wednesday, 9/12/2018

Name (Print): _________________ ID: ___________________

Signature: ____________________

Instructions: Provide your name (print and sign) and student ID in the blanks above. This is a
closed-book test. Notes, books, cellphones or computers are NOT allowed. You may use a
calculator and a formula sheet (prepared by yourself) for this test.

This test consists of twenty (20) multiple-choice questions, with only one correct choice for each.
Mark your choice clearly to receive credit.

You have 50 minutes to answer all the questions. Good Luck!

1. A researcher is interested in how watching a reality TV show featuring fashion models


influences the eating behavior of 13-year-old girls. A group of thirty 13-year-old girls is
selected to participate in a research study. What is the population of interest?
A) The reality TV show.
B) The group of thirty 13-year-old girls.
C) The fashion models.
D) All 13-year-old girls.

2. In the same study as mentioned in question #1, the amount of food eaten in one day is
measured for each girl and the researcher computes the average score for the thirty 13-year-
old girls. The average score for the thirty 13-year-old girls is an example of
A) statistic.
B) parameter.
C) variable.
D) sample.

3. Which variable below is a continuous variable?


A) The weight of a book.
B) The number of students in a classroom.
C) The number of children in a family.
D) The color of a car.

4. An English professor uses letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) to evaluate a set of student
essays. What kind of scale is being used to measure the quality of essays?
A) Nominal scale
B) Ordinal scale
C) Interval scale
D) Ratio scale

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5. For the following set of scores, find the value of ∑ 𝑋 2 .

Subject Score (𝑋)


A 12
B 10
C 4
D 15

A) ∑ 𝑋2 = 41
B) ∑ 𝑋2 = 164
C) ∑ 𝑋2 = 485
D) ∑ 𝑋2 = 1681

6. For the set of scores summarized by the frequency distribution table below, find the value of
∑ 𝑋.

A) ∑ 𝑋 = 10
B) ∑ 𝑋 = 30
C) ∑ 𝑋 = 15
D) ∑ 𝑋 = 20

7. A researcher records the academic major for each student at a college basketball game. If the
distribution of majors is shown in a frequency distribution graph, what type of graph should
be used?
A) Stem and leaf display
B) Histogram
C) Polygon
D) Pie graph

8. Which of the following distributions is referred to as “Right-skewed”?

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9. Pick the correct stem-and-leaf display for the data set below.
18, 54, 31, 52, 32, 45, 46, 53,
43, 50, 30, 33, 20, 58, 38, 28.

10. What is the mean of the set of scores {18, 57, 38, 29, 59, 10, 6, 39}?
A) 31
B) 32
C) 33
D) 34

11. What is the median of the set of scores {95, 97, 81, 105, 99, 86}?
A) 95
B) 96
C) 97
D) 99

12. The population of scores has a mean of 10, a median of 15 and a mode of 25. The most likely
shape of the distribution of scores is
A) uniform.
B) bell-shaped.
C) right-skewed.
D) left-skewed.

13. Which measure of central tendency would provide the best description of the typical salary
for MLS soccer team players where there is a superstar in that team?
A) Mean
B) Median
C) Mode
D) Standard deviation

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14. Calculate the variance (𝑠 2 ) for the sample of 𝑛 = 4 scores: {5, 0, 2, 1}.
A) 𝑠 2 = 2.16
B) 𝑠 2 = 3.50
C) 𝑠 2 = 4.33
D) 𝑠 2 = 4.67

15. A sample has a mean of 𝑀 = 60 with a standard deviation of 𝑠 = 10. Find the score (𝑋
value) in the sample that corresponds to a z-score of 2.
A) 𝑋 = 60
B) 𝑋 = 70
C) 𝑋 = 80
D) 𝑋 = 120

16. For a population with 𝜇 = 100 and 𝜎 = 10, find the z-score for 𝑋 = 60.
A) 𝑍 = −4
B) 𝑍 = −3
C) 𝑍 = −2
D) 𝑍 = −1

17. A distribution of test scores with a mean of 𝜇 = 47 and a standard deviation of 𝜎 = 6 is


transformed into a standardized distribution with mean of 𝜇 ∗ = 75 and standard deviation of
𝜎 ∗ = 10. If one student scored 56 for the test, what would be her/his score after the
standardization?
A) 81
B) 85
C) 90
D) 98

18. Based on a sample of 𝑛 = 8 test scores {72, 91, 80, 65, 62, 77, 73, 95}, what is the 70th
percentile score?
A) 77
B) 78
C) 80
D) 91

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19. A large box contains 100 red balls and 70 green balls. Randomly draw a sample of 𝑛 = 5
balls from the box. If the first four balls are all red, what is the probability that the 5th ball
drawn is also red?
A) 100/170
B) 96/170
C) 100/166
D) 96/166

20. The probability distribution of a discrete random variable 𝑋 is given below.

What is the probability that 𝑋 is less than 3?


A) 0.52
B) 0.20
C) 0.10
D) 0.48

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