FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

Name: 7. What must be the value of the probability of
Date: each random variable?
Strand/Section: A. P(X) ≥ 0
Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose B. 0≤ P(X) ≤ 1
the letter of the correct answer. The letter of
your answer MUST BE CAPITALIZE. C. -1≤ P(X) ≤ 1
1. A variable where the information or data can D. P(X) ≤ 1
take infinitely many values is:
8. The given table represents a probability
A. Continuous variable distribution. What is P (1) + P (4)?
B. Discrete variable X 1 2 3 4
C. Quantitative P(X) 1 1 1 1
D. Qualitative variable
3 6 6 3

2. If a coin is tossed, what are the possible 1 1 1 2

values of the random variable for the number of a. b. c. d.
tails? 6 3 2 3
9. Among the notations below, which is
A. 0, 1 B. 0, 1, 2 equivalent to 𝐸(𝑥)?
❑
C. 0, 1, 2, 3 D. 1, 2, 3 a.σ 2 b. σ x
3. A variable that can be discrete or continuous c. μ d. 𝑃(𝑋)
is called:
10. The number of absences from June to March
A. Random sample of a student based on his class adviser’s record
is shown below. Suppose X be the random
B. Random variable variable representing the number of absences.
C. Random notation Month No. of Month No. of
D. Random elimination Absence Absences
s
4. You decided to order a pizza but you have to January 4 June 0
choose the type of crust and the toppings. If February 1 July 2
there are only six possible combinations of March 4 August 1
ordering a pizza, from which of the following December 1 September 3
should you choose? November 2 October 2
A. Crust: thin or deep dish
Which table represents the probability
Toppings: cheese or pepperoni distribution?
B. Crust: thin or deep dish
Toppings: cheese, bacon, or pepperoni
C. Crust: thin or deep dish
Toppings: cheese, bacon, sausages, or
pepperoni
D. Crust: thin or deep dish
Toppings: cheese, bacon, sausage, pepperoni,
or hotdog
5. You decide to collect a bunch of cans of soda 11. Which of the following is a statistic?
and measure the volume of soda in each can.
Let x be the volume of soda in each can. What A. σ 2 B. µ
type of variable is x?
A. x is a constant. C. 𝜎 D. s
B. x is a place holder. 12. What is the equivalent of the mean of the
following graph?
C. x is a discrete random variable.
D. x is a continuous random variable.
6. Suppose you tossed three coins. What is the
sample space for the experiment above?
A. {HHH, TTT}
B. {TTT, HHH, TTH, THT, HTH} a. 0 c. 2
C. {TTT, HHH, HHT, THT, HTH} b. 1 d. 3
D. {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, HHT, HTH, THH, HHH}
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
13. If the average age of retirement for the 19. If Elson's z-score on post-assessment is -3,
population in the Philippines is 65 years and the mean is 10 and the standard deviation is 2,
with a standard deviation of 5 years, what is the what is his raw score?
approximate age range in which 95% of people
retire? a. 4 b. 12 c. 16 d. 20
a. 55 – 60 years 20. Some DepEd public and private schools
administered National Achievement Test for
b. 55 – 65 years Grade 6 and Grade 10. The test for Grade 10 has
a mean score of 115 and a standard deviation of
c. 55- 75 years 10. If Juan, a Grade-10 student has a z-score of
1.25, what is his score on the test?
d. 60 – 70 years
a. 127.5 b. 128.5 c. 129 d. 130
14. What is the area between z = 0.23 and z =
1.99? 21-25. Make a probability table and compute
the mean, variance, and standard deviation of
A. 0.3857 C. 0.8239 the probability distribution.
B. 0.3588 D. 0.8583 The number of cellular phones sold per day at
15. What is the z value of the following graph the E-Cell Retail Store with the corresponding
that corresponds to the given area? probabilities is shown in the table below.
Number of 15 18 19 20 22
cellphones sold
per day in a
retail store (𝑥)
Probability 0.30 0.20 0.20 0.15 0.15
(𝑃(𝑥)

A. – 2.24 C. 2.24 26. What is the probability of z-value indicated

by P(Z > -1.78)?
B. -2.25 D. 2.25
A. 0.0375 B. 0.3075
16. What is the area under standard normal
curve from z = - 2.83 to z = -0.82? C. 0.9625 D. 0.9633
A. 0.2038 C. 0.2084 27. Mrs. Mogol grouped the first-year high
school students according to the school last
B. 0.2061 D. 0.2083 attended. She proportionately and randomly
17. Which of the following statements does not chose students from each group. Which random
describe the value of the standard deviation? sampling technique did she apply?

a. A small standard deviation (or variance) A. cluster

means that the distribution of the random B. simple
variable is narrowly concentrated around the
mean. C. stratified
b. A large value of standard deviation (or D. systematic
variance) indicates that the distribution is
spread out, with some chance of observing 28. The following are scores of students in their
values at some distance from the mean. quiz:
c. Standard deviation is obtained by getting the 7, 11, 8, 8, 19, 15, 7, 9, 9, 20, 17, 14
square root of the variance.
What is the value of µ?
d. It is obtained by squaring the variance.
A. 10.4 B. 11
18. How will you describe this graph?
C. 12 D. 14.4
29. What do you call a number that describes a
sample characteristic?
A. data
B. parameter
C. sample
A. The shaded region of the normal curve is
below the z = 1. D. statistic
B. The shaded region of the normal curve is 30. The principal created a list of all grade 7
above the z=-1. students, decided to survey every seventh
student on the list. Which random sampling
C. The shaded region of the normal curve is technique did she apply?
between z=0 and z=1
A. cluster C. stratified
D. The shaded region of the normal curve is
between z=-1 and z=1. B. simple D. systematic