STUDENT

GUECO ANGELICA MICKAELLA B.

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QUESTION
ACTUAL QUESTION SOLUTION AND FINAL ANSWER
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Do you believe the Government should introduce a carbon

tax? Yes No
The data produced is an example of:
(a) quantitative data
A. Quantitative Data
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(b) time series data
(c) nominal data
(d) ordinal data
(e) continuous data

A bank identifies the current rating of a loan with regard to the

likelihood of repayment.
Classifications are either:

Good standing--all payments on schedule B. Ordinal

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Problem loan--several instalments not made
Unsatisfactory--a loan written off as not collectible

This is an example of which level of measurement?

 (a) Nominal
(b) Ordinal
(c) Sample
(d) Discrete
(e) Continuous

Your height and weight are examples of which level of

measurement?
(a) Nominal

3 (b) Ordinal E. Continuous

(c) Qualitative
(d) Discrete
(e) Continuous

A summary measure calculated from population is called:

(a) a sample
(b) a statistic
4 E. Parameter
(c) an inference
(d) a census
(e) a parameter

When data is collected in a statistical study for only a portion or

subset of all elements of
interest, we are using:

5 (a) a sample A. A Sample

(b) a parameter
(c) a population
(d) a census
 (e) none of the above

The relative frequency of a class is computed by:

(a) dividing the frequency of the class by the number of classes
(b) dividing the frequency of the class by the class width
(c) dividing the frequency of the class by the total number of
observations in the data C. Dividing the frequency of the class by the total
6 set number of observations in the data

(d) subtracting the lower limit of the class from the upper limit
and multiplying the
difference by the number of classes
(e) dividing the total number of observations in the data set by
the number of classes

Descriptive statistics consists of procedures used to

(a) summarize the information and describe the characteristics
of a set of data
(b) decide how large a sample should be taken
A. Summarize the information and describe the
7 (c) make inferences about population characteristics from characteristics of a set of data
information contained in a
sample
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above

A small corporation employs 100 people, including the

corporation management. Which
8 descriptive measure would best characterize a typical B. Median
employee’s salary?
(a) Mean
 (b) Median
(c) Variance
(d) Standard deviation
(e) Mode

A disadvantage of the range as a measure of dispersion is that

it:
(a) is based on only two observations
(b) can be distorted by a large mean A. Is based on only two observations
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(c) is not in the same units as the original data
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above: it has no disadvantage

The measure of central tendency, which by definition separates

the lower 50% of a set
of values from the upper 50% of the set, is the
(a) mode
D. Median
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(b) mean
(c) inter quartile range
(d) halfway between the first and third quartiles
(e) median

Given a frequency distribution that has positive skewness,

(a) the mode will be greater than the median.
(b) the mean will be greater than the median. B. The mode will be greater than mean
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(c) the mode will be greater than the mean.
(d) the distribution will have more large values than small
values.
 (e) none of the above are necessarily true

Use the following information for Questions 12 to 18.

The scores for a sample of 7 students are: 4, 6, 3, 1, 4, 2, 8

The mean score is:[correct to one decimal place] 4+6+3+1+4+2+8=28/7
12 (a) 4.0
A. 4.0
(b) 4.5
(c) 5.0
(d) 5.5
(e) none of the above.

median score is:

(a) 3.5
1,2,3,4,4,6,8
(b) 4
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(c) 4.5 B. 4

(d) 5
(e) none of the above

The mode (modal) score is:

(a) 1
(b) 3 C. 4
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(c) 4
(d) 6
(e) 8
 x-ẋ (x-ẋ) ^2
The variance of the scores is: [correct to two decimal places]
1 -3 9
(a) 32.15 2 -2 4
3 -1 1
(b) 5.67 4 0 0
15
(c) 4.85 4 0 0
6 2 4
(d) 2.38 8 4 16
(e) 2.20
0 5.67
B 5.67

The standard deviation of the scores is: [correct to two decimal

places]
(a) 2.20
square root of 34/7-1 = 2.3
16 (b) 5.67
(c) 5.29 E 2.3

(d) 1.54
(e) 2.3

The coefficient of variation (in percentage) of the scores is:

(a) 59.51
(b) 168.03
17 E None of the above is true
(c) 141.67
(d) 70.58
(e) None of the above is true.

The score corresponding to the third quartile or 75th percentile

is:

18 (a) 2 E. 6
(b) 4
(c) 4.5
 (d) 5
(e) 6

: If the mean, median and mode of a distribution are 5, 6, 7

respectively, then the
distribution is:
(a) skewed negatively
19 A. Skewed negatively
(b) not skewed
(c) skewed positively
(d) symmetrical
(e) bimodal.

Which measures of central tendency are least affected when

an extremely low or an
extremely high value is added to a given set of data?
(a) Mean and median
20 C. Mode and Median
(b) Mean and mode
(c) Mode and median
(d) Standard deviation and mean
(e) None of the above

If you are told a population has a mean of 40 and a variance of

0, what must you conclude?
(a) Someone has made a mistake.
(b) There is only one element in the population. D. All the elements in the population are 40.
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(c) There are no elements in the population.
(d) All the elements in the population are 40.
(e) None of the above.
 Use the following information for Questions 22 to 23.

Question 22
The variable X represents the number of times and a student
visits Pizza Hut in a one
month. The following table provides X and the probabilities of X.

X 0 1 2 3
22 D. 1.70
P(X) 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2
The average or mean number of times a student visits Pizza Hut
in a month is:
(a) 1.50
(b) 0.25
(c) 0.35
(d) 1.70
(e) 1.00

The variance of times a student visits Pizza Hut in a month is:

(a) 1.67
(b) 0.81
23 B. 0.81
(c) 0.85
(d) 1.25
(e) 2.91

The ages of all patients in the isolation ward of the hospital are X x-mean
38, 26, 13, 41 and 22. What 38
26
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is the population variance? 13
41
(a) 106.8 22
 (b) 91.4 140
(c) 240.3
(d) 42.4 A. 106.8

(e) None of the above

The value of Z
0
such that P[ Z < Z
0
] = 0.8531 is: E. 1.0500
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(a) 0.8023
(b) 0.8051
(c) 0.1977
(d) -1.0500
(e) 1.0500

If Z is a standard normal variable then P(Z>0) is

(a) 0
(b) 0.5 A. 0.5
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(c) 1.0
(d) .4579
(e) none of the above

The life of cats is normally distributed with a mean of 15 years

and a standard deviation of
A. 0.9938
27 2 years. Find the probability of a cat living at least 10 years.
(a) 0.9938
(b) 0.4938
 (c) 0.3413
(d) 0.0062
(e) None of the above

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The scores on a statistics test are normally distributed with a

mean of 50 and a standard
deviation of 15. A sample of 25 students selected from the
student population produced a
mean score of 55.
If a student is selected at random, the probability he /she will
obtain a score of 55 or more
D. 0.3707
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(a) 0.4525
(b) 0.1293
(c) 0.0475
(d) 0.3707
(e) 0.6293

From the sample of 25 students, the standard error of the sample

mean score is:
(a) 3.00
A. 3.00
30 (b) 0.60
(c) 9.00
(d) 15.00
(e) 225.00
 From the sample of 25 students, the probability of obtaining a
sample means score of 55 or
more is:
(a) 0.4525 C. 0.0475
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(b) 0.4515
(c) 0.0475
(d) 0.0485
(e) 0.9525
PART 3
The intelligence quotients of 100 freshmen students admitted at the College of Business Administration of a certain University were taken and shown
below.
95 115 110 119 98 93 112 91 94 111
99 111 110 115 107 96 107 105 108 108
83 85 109 89 107 100 103 100 94 116
106 101 108 105 101 120 90 100 112 107
107 102 90 105 87 118 94 117 108 100
91 88 120 106 107 106 107 106 100 97
98 103 106 106 106 106 110 107 94 97
114 99 96 100 106 103 110 109 101 107
107 95 99 97 92 100 113 101 106 106
119 114 96 107 108 112 97 106 105 112
FIND THE FOLLOWING
1. Skewness
A. Fisher pearson coefficient of skewness
B. Adjusted formula
C. Galton skewness or bowley’sskewness
D. Pearson of skewness coefficient
2. Kurtosis
A. Standard formula
B. Excess kurtosis formula
x (x-ẋ) (x-ẋ)^2 (x-ẋ)^3 (x-ẋ)^4
83 -20.66 426.8356 -8818.42 182188.6
85 -18.66 348.1956 -6497.33 121240.2
87 -16.66 277.5556 -4624.08 77037.11
88 -15.66 245.2356 -3840.39 60140.5
89 -14.66 214.9156 -3150.66 46188.72
90 -13.66 186.5956 -2548.9 34817.92
90 -13.66 186.5956 -2548.9 34817.92
91 -12.66 160.2756 -2029.09 25688.27
91 -12.66 160.2756 -2029.09 25688.27
92 -11.66 135.9556 -1585.24 18483.93
93 -10.66 113.6356 -1211.36 12913.05
94 -9.66 93.3156 -901.429 8707.801
94 -9.66 93.3156 -901.429 8707.801
94 -9.66 93.3156 -901.429 8707.801
94 -9.66 93.3156 -901.429 8707.801
95 -8.66 74.9956 -649.462 5624.34
95 -8.66 74.9956 -649.462 5624.34
96 -7.66 58.6756 -449.455 3442.826
96 -7.66 58.6756 -449.455 3442.826
96 -7.66 58.6756 -449.455 3442.826
97 -6.66 44.3556 -295.408 1967.419
97 -6.66 44.3556 -295.408 1967.419
97 -6.66 44.3556 -295.408 1967.419
97 -6.66 44.3556 -295.408 1967.419
98 -5.66 32.0356 -181.321 1026.28
98 -5.66 32.0356 -181.321 1026.28
99 -4.66 21.7156 -101.195 471.5673
99 -4.66 21.7156 -101.195 471.5673
99 -4.66 21.7156 -101.195 471.5673
100 -3.66 13.3956 -49.0279 179.4421
100 -3.66 13.3956 -49.0279 179.4421
100 -3.66 13.3956 -49.0279 179.4421
100 -3.66 13.3956 -49.0279 179.4421
100 -3.66 13.3956 -49.0279 179.4421
100 -3.66 13.3956 -49.0279 179.4421
100 -3.66 13.3956 -49.0279 179.4421
101 -2.66 7.0756 -18.8211 50.06412
101 -2.66 7.0756 -18.8211 50.06412
101 -2.66 7.0756 -18.8211 50.06412
101 -2.66 7.0756 -18.8211 50.06412
102 -1.66 2.7556 -4.5743 7.593331
103 -0.66 0.4356 -0.2875 0.189747
103 -0.66 0.4356 -0.2875 0.189747
103 -0.66 0.4356 -0.2875 0.189747
105 1.34 1.7956 2.406104 3.224179
105 1.34 1.7956 2.406104 3.224179
105 1.34 1.7956 2.406104 3.224179
105 1.34 1.7956 2.406104 3.224179
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
106 2.34 5.4756 12.8129 29.9822
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
107 3.34 11.1556 37.2597 124.4474
108 4.34 18.8356 81.7465 354.7798
108 4.34 18.8356 81.7465 354.7798
108 4.34 18.8356 81.7465 354.7798
108 4.34 18.8356 81.7465 354.7798
108 4.34 18.8356 81.7465 354.7798
109 5.34 28.5156 152.2733 813.1394
109 5.34 28.5156 152.2733 813.1394
110 6.34 40.1956 254.8401 1615.686
110 6.34 40.1956 254.8401 1615.686
110 6.34 40.1956 254.8401 1615.686
110 6.34 40.1956 254.8401 1615.686
111 7.34 53.8756 395.4469 2902.58
111 7.34 53.8756 395.4469 2902.58
112 8.34 69.5556 580.0937 4837.981
112 8.34 69.5556 580.0937 4837.981
112 8.34 69.5556 580.0937 4837.981
112 8.34 69.5556 580.0937 4837.981
113 9.34 87.2356 814.7805 7610.05
114 10.34 106.9156 1105.507 11430.95
114 10.34 106.9156 1105.507 11430.95
115 11.34 128.5956 1458.274 16536.83
115 11.34 128.5956 1458.274 16536.83
116 12.34 152.2756 1879.081 23187.86
117 13.34 177.9556 2373.928 31668.2
118 14.34 205.6356 2948.815 42286
119 15.34 235.3156 3609.741 55373.43
119 15.34 235.3156 3609.741 55373.43
120 16.34 266.9956 4362.708 71286.65
120 16.34 266.9956 4362.708 71286.65
ẋ 103.66

Standard Deviation 8.11

Q1 24.75 97

Q2 49.5 105

Q3 74.25 107

Mean 103.66

Median 106

Mode 106

1. Skewness

Fisher Pearson Coefficient of Skewness -0.24188

Adjusted Formula 0.24309

Galton or Bowleys Skewness -0.6

Pearson 2 Skewness Coefficient -0.8656

2. Kurtosis

Standard Formula 2.679593

Excess Kurtosis Formula -0.32041

Solutions: 𝑃
𝑄2 = (𝑛 − 1)
Standard Deviation 4
∑(𝑥 − 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛)^2 2
Mean √ = 4 (100 − 1)
∑𝑋 𝑛
𝑛 =.5 (99)
√65.9
10366
=49.5
100 = 8.11
𝑃
=103.66 𝑄3 = (𝑛 − 1)
4
Quantile 3
= 4 (100 − 1)
Median = 106
𝑃
𝑄1= 4 (𝑛 − 1) .75(99)
Variance:

∑(𝑥−𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛)^2 = .25(99) =74.25

𝑛
=24.75
6590.44
= 65.9
100

SOLUTIONS:
Skewness
Standard Formula
Fisher Pearson Coefficient of Skewness
(×−𝑥)4 /𝑛
=∑𝑛𝑖=0
𝑛 𝑆4
(× −𝑥)3 /𝑛
∑
𝑠3 115184/100
𝑖=0
8.114
−12902/100
= ∑𝑛𝑖=0 8.113 = 2.67959
=-0.24188 or 0.24
Excess kurtosis formula
Adjusted Formula
(×−𝑥)4 /𝑛
√𝑛(𝑛−1) = ∑𝑛𝑖=0 -3
𝑆4
= (∑𝑛𝑖=0 ))
𝑛−2

= -0.24309 or 0.24 115184/100

= −3
8.114
Galton or Bowley’s Skewness
=-0.32041
𝑄1 +𝑄2 −2(𝑄2 )
=
𝑄3 −𝑄1

97+105−2(105)
=
107−97

= -0.8

Pearson 2 Skewness Coefficient

3(𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛−𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛)
= 𝑆

3(103.66−106)
= 8.11

= -0.8656