MOCK EXAM

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of an ideal statistician?

a. Technically current (e.g., software)
b. Communicates well (both written and oral)
c. Advocates client's objectives
d. Can deal with imperfect information

2. If SSR is 2592 and SSE is 608, then

a. the standard error would be large.
b. the coefficient of determination is .23.
c. the slope is likely to be insignificant.
d. the coefficient of determination is .81.

3. Find the slope of the simple regression = b0 + b1x.

a. 2.595
b. 1.109
c. -2.221
d. 1.884

4. Sample sizes must be equal in one-factor ANOVA.

a. True
b. False

5. A researcher's results are shown below using n = 25 observations.

The 95 percent confidence interval for the slope is:

a. [-3.282, -1.284].
b. [-4.349, -0.217].
 c. [1.118, 5.026].
d. [-0.998, +0.998].

6. Analysis of variance is a technique used to test for:

a. equality of two or more variance
b. equality of two or more means.
c. equality of more than two variances.
d. equality of a population mean and a given value.

7. In correlation analysis, neither X nor Y is designated as the independent variable.

a. True
b. False

8. "Tom's SUV rolled over. SUVs are dangerous." This best illustrates which fallacy?
a. Unconscious bias
b. Significance versus practical importance
c. Post hoc reasoning
d. Small sample generalization

9. Which is a time series variable?

a. Net earnings reported by Xena Corp. for the last 10 quarters
b. Titles of the top 10 movies in total revenue last week
c. Dollar exchange rates yesterday against 10 other world currencies
d. VISA balances of 30 students on December 31 of this year

10. A multivariate data set contains:

a. more than two observations.
b. more than two categorical variables.
c. more than two variables.
d. more than two levels of measurement.

11. Degrees of freedom for the between-group variation in a one-factor ANOVA with n1 = 5,
n2 = 6, n3 = 7 would be:
a. 18
b. 17
c. 6
d. 2

12. In a one-factor ANOVA, the total sum of squares is equal to:

a. the sum of squares within groups plus the sum of squares between groups.
b. the sum of squares within groups times the sum of squares between groups.
c. the sum of squares within groups divided by the sum of squares between groups.
d. the means of all the groups squared.

13. The standard deviation of a Poisson random variable is the square root of its mean.
a. True
 b. False

14. A discrete random variable:

a. can be treated as continuous when it has a large range of values.
b. cannot be treated as continuous.
c. is best avoided if at all possible.
d. is usually uniformly distributed.

15. Given the following ANOVA table (some information is missing), find the critical value
of F.05.

a. 3.06
b. 2.90
c. 2.36
d. 3.41

16. A researcher's results are shown below using Femlab (labor force participation rate
among females) to try to predict Cancer (death rate per 100,000 population due to
cancer) in the 50 U.S. states.

What is the R2 for this regression?

a. .9018
b. .0982
c. .8395
d. 1605

17. The lengths of brook trout caught in a certain Colorado stream are normally distributed
with a mean of 14 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches. What lower limit should
the State Game Commission set on length if it is desired that 80 percent of the catch may
be kept by fishers?
a. 12.80 inches
 b. 11.48 inches
c. 12.00 inches
d. 9.22 inches

18. A student's grade on an examination was transformed to a z value of 0.67. Assuming a

normal distribution, we know that she scored approximately in the top:
a. 15 percent.
b. 50 percent.
c. 40 percent.
d. 25 percent.

19. Mary used a sample of 68 large U.S. cities to estimate the relationship between Crime
(annual property crimes per 100,000 persons) and Income (median annual income per
capita, in dollars). Her estimated regression equation was Crime = 428 + 0.050 Income. If
Income decreases by 1000, we would expect that Crime will:
a. increase by 428.
b. decrease by 50.
c. increase by 500.
d. remain unchanged.

20. The Central Limit Theorem (CLT) implies that:

a. the population will be approximately normal if n ≥ 30.
b. repeated samples must be taken to obtain normality.
c. the distribution of the mean is approximately normal for large n.
d. the mean follows the same distribution as the population.

21. Which of the following is a correct statement?

a. Choosing the third person listed on every fifth page of the phone book is stratified
sampling.
b. An advantage of a systematic sample is that no list of enumerated data items is
required.
c. Convenience sampling is used to study shoppers in convenience stores.
d. Judgment sampling is an example of true random sampling.

22. For this one-factor ANOVA (some information is missing), how many treatment groups
were there?
 A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. Cannot be determined

23. After testing a hypothesis, we decided to reject the null hypothesis. Thus, we are exposed
to:
a. Type I error.
b. Type II error.
c. Either Type I or Type II error.
d. Neither Type I nor Type II error.

24. The owner of Limp Pines Resort wanted to know the average age of its clients. A random
sample of 25 tourists is taken. It shows a mean age of 46 years with a standard deviation
of 5 years. The width of a 98 percent CI for the true mean client age is approximately:
a. ± 1.711 years.
b. ± 2.326 years.
c. ± 2.492 years.
d. ± 2.797 years.

25. The ______________ can be used to differentiate the "vital few" causes of quality
problems from the "trivial many" causes of quality problems.
a. Histogram
b. scatter plot
c. Pareto chart
d. box plot

26. Refer to the following partial ANOVA results from Excel (some information is missing).

Assuming equal group sizes, the number of observations in each group is:
A. 3.
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
27. A large number of applicants for admission to graduate study in business are given an
aptitude test. Scores are normally distributed with a mean of 460 and standard deviation
of 80. What fraction of the applicants would you expect to have a score of 400 or above?
a. 0.2734
b. 0.7734
c. 0.7266
 d. 0.7500

28. If the fitted regression is Y = 3.5 + 2.1X (R2 = .25, n = 25), it is incorrect to conclude
that:
a. Y increases 2.1 percent for a 1 percent increase in X.
b. the estimated regression line crosses the Y axis at 3.5.
c. the sample correlation coefficient must be positive.
d. the value of the sample correlation coefficient is 0.50.

29. Which is not a reason why pie charts are popular in business?
a. They can convey a general idea of the data to a nontechnical audience.
b. They can display major changes in parts of a whole (e.g., market share).
c. They are more precise than line charts, despite their low visual impact.
d. They can be labeled with data values to facilitate interpretation.

30. Given the contingency table shown here, find P(V).

a. .20
b. .40
c. .50
d. .80

31. "I believe your airplane's engine is sound," states the mechanic. "I've been over it
carefully, and can't see anything wrong. I'd be happy to tear the engine down completely
for an internal inspection at a cost of $1,500. But I believe that engine roughness you
heard in the engine on your last flight was probably just a bit of water in the fuel, which
passed harmlessly through the engine and is now gone." As the pilot considers the
mechanic's hypothesis, the cost of Type I error is:
A. the pilot will experience the thrill of no-engine flight.
B. the pilot will be out $1,500 unnecessarily.
C. the mechanic will lose a good customer.
D. impossible to determine without knowing α.

32. The owner of Torpid Oaks B&B wanted to know the average distance its guests had
traveled. A random sample of 16 guests showed a mean distance of 85 miles with a
standard deviation of 32 miles. The 90 percent confidence interval (in miles) for the mean
is approximately:
 a. (71.0, 99.0)
b. (71.8, 98.2)
c. (74.3, 95.7)
d. (68.7, 103.2)

33. Chebyshev's Theorem:

a. applies to all samples.
b. applies only to samples from a normal population.
c. gives a narrower range of predictions than the Empirical Rule.
d. is based on Sturges' Rule for data classification.

34. In a left-tailed test comparing two means with variances unknown but assumed to be
equal, the sample sizes were n1 = 8 and n2 = 12. At α = .05, the critical value would be:
a. -1.960
b. -2.101
c. -1.734
d. -1.645

35. To determine a 72 percent level of confidence for a proportion, the value of z is

approximately:
a. ± 1.65
b. ± 0.77
c. ± 1.08
d. ± 1.55

36. Exam scores in a small class were 0, 50, 50, 70, 70, 80, 90, 90, 100, 100. For this data set,
which statement is incorrect concerning measures of center?
a. The median is 70.
b. The mode is not helpful.
c. The geometric mean is useless.
d. The mean is 70.

37. Given the contingency table shown here, find P(A3∩B2).

a. .3212
b. .2933
c. .0942
d. .1006
38. Guidelines for the Jolly Blue Giant Health Insurance Company say that the average
hospitalization for a triple hernia operation should not exceed 30 hours. A diligent auditor
studied records of 16 randomly chosen triple hernia operations at Hackmore Hospital,
and found a mean hospital stay of 40 hours with a standard deviation of 20 hours. "Aha!"
she cried, "the average stay exceeds the guideline." The p-value for a right-tailed test of
her hypothesis is:
a. between .05 and .10.
b. between .025 and .05.
c. between .01 and .025.
d. less than .01.
39. Assuming unequal variances in a t-test for a zero difference of two means, we would:
a. sum the degrees of freedom for each sample.
b. use the larger degrees of freedom for simplicity.
c. use a complicated formula for the degrees of freedom.
d. use a z-test to be conservative in the calculation.
The formula for Welch's adjusted degrees of freedom is not easy without a computer.

40. The table below shows the mean number of daily errors by air traffic controller trainees
during the first two weeks on the job. We want to perform a paired t-test at α = .05 to see
if the mean daily errors decreased significantly.

The test statistic is:

a. 1.25
b. 1.75
c. 0.87
d. 0.79

41. In a test for equality of two proportions, the sample proportions were p1 = 12/50 and p2 =
18/50. The pooled proportion is:
a. .20
b. .24
c. .36
d. .30

42. A new policy of "flex hours" is proposed. Random sampling showed that 28 of 50 female
workers favored the change, while 22 of 50 male workers favored the change.
Management wonders if there is a difference between the two groups. What is the p-value
for a two-tailed test?
a. .3849
b. .1151
c. .2301
d. .3453
43. A corporate analyst is testing whether mean inventory turnover has increased. Inventory
turnover in six randomly chosen product distribution centers (PDCs) is shown.

The degrees of freedom for the appropriate test would be:

a. 6.
b. 5.
c. 4.
d. 12.

44. "My careful physical examination shows no evidence of any serious problem," said
Doctor Morpheus. "However, a very costly lab test can be performed to check for the rare
condition known as estomalgia fatalis. The test is almost invariably negative for persons
with your age and symptoms. My personal hypothesis is that the occasional stomach pain
you reported is due to indigestion caused by eating tacos with too much hot sauce. But
you must decide for yourself." As you consider your doctor's hypothesis, what would be
the consequence of Type I error on your part?

A. Your estomalgia fatalis will go undetected.

B. You will waste money on an unnecessary lab test.

C. It can't be determined without knowing the type of test.

D. Your survivors will enjoy a sizeable malpractice award.

45. In the nation of Gondor, the EPA requires that half the new cars sold will meet a certain
particulate emission standard a year later. A sample of 64 one-year-old cars revealed that
only 24 met the particulate emission standard. The test statistic to see whether the
proportion is below the requirement is:

A. -1.645

B. -2.066

C. -2.000
 D. -1.960

46. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the t distribution?

A. It is a continuous distribution.
B. It has a mean of 0.
C. It is a symmetric distribution.
D. It is similar to the z distribution when n is small.

47. Guidelines for the Jolly Blue Giant Health Insurance Company say that the average
hospitalization for a triple hernia operation should not exceed 30 hours. A diligent auditor
studied records of 16 randomly chosen triple hernia operations at Hackmore Hospital and
found a mean hospital stay of 40 hours with a standard deviation of 20 hours. "Aha!" she
cried, "the average stay exceeds the guideline." At α = .025, the critical value for a right-
tailed test of her hypothesis is:

A. 1.753

B. 2.131

C. 1.645

D. 1.960

48. In a random sample of 810 women employees, it is found that 81 would prefer working
for a female boss. The width of the 95 percent confidence interval for the proportion of
women who prefer a female boss is:
A. ± .0288
B. ± .0105
C. ± .0207
D. ± .0196

49. Suppose 1,600 of 2,000 registered voters sampled said they planned to vote for the
Republican candidate for president. Using the 0.95 degree of confidence, what is the
interval estimate for the population proportion (to the nearest tenth of a percent)?
A. 78.2% to 81.8%
B. 69.2% to 86.4%
C. 76.5% to 83.5%
D. 77.7% to 82.3%

50. A national manufacturer of ball bearings is experimenting with two different processes
for producing precision ball bearings. It is important that the diameters be as close as
possible to an industry standard. The output from each process is sampled, and the
average error from the industry standard is measured in millimeters. The results are
presented here.

Process A: Sample Mean= 2.0, Standard Deviation= 1.0, Sample Size= 12

Process B: Sample Mean= 3.0, Standard Deviation= 0.5, Sample Size= 14

The researcher is interested in determining whether there is evidence that the two
processes yield different average errors. The population standard deviations are unknown
but are assumed equal. If we test the null hypothesis at the 1% level of significance, what
is the decision?

ANSWER: Reject the null hypothesis and conclude the means are different.