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1.Which of the following explains why the table below is not a probability distribution?

X 2 4 6 8 10 P(X)
0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
a) The probability cannot assume values that are less than 0
b) The random variable must be a real number
c) The sum of the probabilities must be equal to 1
d) The probability cannot assume values
2. One of the three basic interpretations of probability where the probability of an event is determined by
carrying out an experiment
a) Subjective Probability
b) Probability Distribution
c) Empirical Probability
d) . Classical Probability
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of discrete random variable?
a) The number of female athletes
b) The average amount of electricity consumed per household per month
c) The number of defective computers produced by a manufacturer
d) The number of dropouts in a school district for a period of 10 years.
4. It is a way of presenting probability distribution using vertical bars placed side by side.
a) Frequency Polygon
b) All of the Above
c) Histogram
d) Normal Distribution
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a) The probability of each value in a probability distribution should be more than or equal to one and less
than or equal to zero.
b) A random variable is discrete if its set of possible outcomes is countable
c) Sampling distribution refers to the values of random variables and the probability assigned to them
d) Classical probability is based on an educated guess or estimate.
6. Which of the following quantities is equal to the expected value of the discrete random variable?
a) Mass Function
b) Mean
c) Variance
d) Standard Deviation
7. Which of the following is an example of continuous random variable?
a) The amount of rainfall in a randomly selected time
b) The number of mistakes a student makes in an exam
c) The number of left-handed persons in a classroom
d) The year of birth of a randomly selected student

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