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STA301 Quiz 3 Finals 11-01-2024 Mam Mehwish

The document contains a series of questions and answers related to probability distributions, including hypergeometric, binomial, and Poisson distributions. It covers concepts such as the nature of random variables, moments, skewness, and empirical rules. Additionally, it discusses the characteristics of normal distributions and statistical independence between variables.

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STA301 Quiz 3 Finals 11-01-2024 Mam Mehwish

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1. In hypergeometric distribution, the following condition is violated:

- a) None of the above

- b) Dependence of trials

- c) Independence of trials

- d) Both a) and b)

- **Correct Option: a) None of the above**

2. The hypergeometric random variable is a(an):

- a) Discrete variable

- b) Continuous variable

- c) Independent

- d) Undefined

- **Correct Option: a) Discrete variable**

3. If the first moment ratio is greater than 0, then the distribution will be:

- a) Positively Skewed

- b) Symmetrical

- c) None of these

- d) Negatively Skewed

- **Correct Option: a) Positively Skewed**

4. In a bivariate probability distribution of X and Y, if f(1,1) = 4/15, g(1) = 2/3, h(1) = 2/5, then:

- a) X and Y are not statistically independent

- b) X and Y are statistically independent


- c) None of these

- d) Both of these

- **Correct Option: a) X and Y are not statistically independent**

5. The two mutually exclusive outcomes in a Bernoulli trial are usually called:

- a) Mean and variance

- b) Success and failure

- c) With and without replacement

- d) e trials are independent

- **Correct Option: b) Success and failure**

6. The location and shape of the normal curve is (are) determined by:

- a) Mean & variance

- b) Mean & standard deviation

- c) Mean

- d) Variance

- **Correct Option: b) Mean & standard deviation**

7. According to the empirical rule, how much data lies between μ - σ and μ + σ?

- a) 75.66%

- b) 95.44%

- c) 99.73%

- d) 68.26%

- **Correct Option: d) 68.26%**

8. The number of typing errors per page in a book follows:

- a) Hypergeometric Distribution

- b) Normal Distribution

- c) Binomial Distribution
- d) Poisson Process

- **Correct Option: d) Poisson Process**

9. A random variable Y has the following probability distribution:

- y: -1, 0, 1, 2

- P(y): 3C, 2C, 0.4, 0.1

Calculate the value of 'C':

- a) 0.100

- b) 0.200

- c) 0.150

- d) 0.25

- **Correct Option: a) 0.100**

10. For a good approximation of Poisson distribution to the binomial distribution, which of the following
condition(s) is/are required:

- a) The probability, p, is close to .5 and the sample size is large

- b) The probability, p, is close to .5 and the population size is large

- c) The probability, p, is small and the sample size is large

- d) The population size is large relative to the sample size

- **Correct Option: c) The probability, p, is small and the sample size is large**

1. Nature of the binomial random variable X is:

- A) Discrete (Correct)

- B) Qualitative

- C) Continuous

- D) Quantitative

2. The variance of the Hypergeometric distribution is:

- A) {nk(N-n)}/N(N-1)pq (Correct)
- B) {nk(N-n)}/N(N-1)

- C) pq{nk(N-k)(N-n)}/N*N(N-1)

- D) {nk(N-k)(N-n)}/N*N(N-1)pq

3. For a good approximation of Poisson distribution to the binomial distribution, which of the following
condition(s) is/are required:

- A) The population size is large relative to the sample size

- B) The probability, p, is close to .5 and the sample size is large

- C) The probability, p, is small and the sample size is large (Correct)

- D) The probability, p, is close to .5 and the population size is large

4. The hypergeometric probability distribution has parameters:

- A) N, N-K, n, k

- B) N, K, n, k (Correct)

- C) nN, nN, P, nN, n, k

- D) None of the above

5. Let X and Y be two random variables then the Cov (X, Y) is:

- A) E {[X – E(X)]E [Y – E(Y)]}

- B) E {[X – E(X)][Y – E(Y)]} (Correct)

- C) E {[X – E(X)] [Y – E(Y)]}

- D) 0

6. When the events occur randomly over a specified interval of time, space, or length, the distribution is
known as:

- A) Poisson Process (Correct)

- B) None of the above

- C) Poisson Distribution

- D) Hypergeometric Distribution
7. E(X + Y) = ?

- A) E(X) + E(Y) (Correct)

- B) E(X) E(Y)

- C) E(X) + E(Y)

- D) None

8. Binomial distribution has two parameters, which are:

- A) p and q

- B) p and n (Correct)

- C) nX and n

- D) None

9. The range of the hypergeometric distribution is:

- A) 0 to n or k (whichever is less) (Correct)

- B) 0 to k

- C) 0 to N

- D) 0 to n

10. The joint density function f(x,y) will be a pdf if:

- A) Both of integrals f(x,y) dx dy < 1

- B) Both of integrals f(x,y) dx dy = 1 (Correct)

- C) Both of integrals f(x,y) dx dy = 0

- D) Both of integrals f(x,y) dx dy > 1

1. The variance of the Hypergeometric distribution is:

Options:

- npqpq{nk(N-k)(N-n)}/N*N(N-1){nk(N-n)}/N(N-1)

Correct Option: (nk(N-n))/(N(N-1))


2. The number of telephone calls that pass through a switchboard has a Poisson distribution with mean
equal to two per minute. The probability that no telephone call passes through the switchboard in a
minute is:

Options:

- 0.0183

- 0.2707

- 0.1353

- 0.0517

Correct Option: 0.1353

3. A sales firm receives different calls from clients. If someone says, today it will receive "at least 3 calls."
How many calls will be received?

Options:

- 0, 1, 2, 3

- 1, 2, 3

- 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, . . .

- 3, 4, 5, . . .

Correct Option: 3, 4, 5, . . .

4. Mean and variance of a Poisson Distribution are:

Options:

- Variance is greater than mean

- Not equal

- Equal

- Mean is greater than variance

Correct Option: Variance is equal to mean

5. Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a binomial distribution?

Options:
- Only two possible outcomes

- A fixed number of trials

- A constant probability of success

- Equally likely outcomes

Correct Option: Equally likely outcomes

6. For a binomial distribution, n= 10 & q= 0.6, the mean of the distribution is:

Options:

- 0.66

-0

-4

- 10

Correct Option: 6

7. The marginal p.d.f. of __________ variables is obtained by integrating the other variable from the
joint p.d.f.

Options:

- Continuous

- Binomial

- Discrete

- Qualitative

Correct Option: Continuous

8. The lottery conducted in various countries for purposes of money-making provides a good example
of:

Options:

- Binomial distribution

- Uniform distribution

- Normal distribution
- Poisson distribution

Correct Option: Uniform distribution

9. The number of trials in hypergeometric distribution is:

Options:

- Not fixed

- Fixed

- Large

- Small

Correct Option: Fixed

10. Which of the following is true for the Poisson distribution:

Options:

- Mean = Variance

- Mean > Variance

- Mean > Variance

- Mean = Standard deviation

Correct Option: Mean = Variance

1. Position of the normal curve changes along the horizontal axis due to:

- A. Median

- B. Standard deviation

- C. Mean (Correct)

- D. Mode

2. If b(x, 7, 0.30), the variance of this distribution is:

- A. 1.47

- B. 1.74

- C. 1.77
- D. 1.44 (Correct)

3. We can apply the binomial distribution formula when we are drawing a sample from a finite
population without replacement, and the sample size "n" is not more than ……..% of the population size
N.

- A. 10%

- B. 5% (Correct)

- C. 1%

- D. 8%

4. The mean of the Hypergeometric distribution is:

- A. npk/N (Correct)

- B. npq

- C. npk

- D. N/n

5. The number of telephone calls that pass through a switchboard has a Poisson distribution with mean
equal to two per minute. The probability that no telephone call passes through the switchboard in a
minute is:

- A. 0.2707

- B. 0.1353 (Correct)

- C. 0.0517

- D. 0.0183

6. The number of trials in hypergeometric distribution is:

- A. Fixed (Correct)

- B. Not fixed

- C. Large

- D. Small
7. If in a lottery, one thousand tickets are sold. The chance of a ticket for winning the lottery is:

- A. Not equally likely (Correct)

- B. Equally likely

- C. Mutually exclusive

- D. No information is given

8. If E(x) = 2 and E(y) = 5, then E(xy) is equal to:

- A. 35

- B. 10 (Correct)

- C. 7

- D. 8

9. The mean and the variance are equal in:

- A. The Poisson distribution (Correct)

- B. The binomial distribution

- C. All probability distributions

- D. The hypergeometric distribution

10. In the FA examination, 24 candidates offered Statistics. If the probability of passing the subject be
1/3, what will be the mean of the distribution?

- A. 6

- B. 7

- C. 8 (Correct)

- D. 5

1. The location and shape of the normal curve is (are) determined by:

- a) Mean & variance

- b) Variance

- c) Mean
- d) Mean & standard deviation

- Correct option: d) Mean & standard deviation

2. The number of parameters in uniform distribution is (are):

- a) 1

- b) 2

- c) 3

- d) 4

- Correct option: a) 1

3. According to the empirical rule, how much data lies between μ - 3σ and μ + 3σ?

- a) 68.26%

- b) 99.73%

- c) 50%

- d) 95.44%

- Correct option: b) 99.73%

4. When the event occurs randomly over a specified interval of time, space, or length, the distribution is
known as:

- a) Hypergeometric distribution

- b) Poisson Process

- c) Poisson Distribution

- d) None of the above

- Correct option: b) Poisson Process

5. If in a lottery, one thousand tickets are sold. The chance of a ticket for winning the lottery is:

- a) No information is given

- b) Mutually exclusive

- c) Not equally likely


- d) Equally likely

- Correct option: c) Not equally likely

6. What will be the value of C.V if S.D = 0.5 and mean = 1.

- a) 30%

- b) 50%

- c) 10%

- d) 45%

- Correct option: c) 10%

7. In a bivariate probability distribution of X and Y, if f(1,1)=4/15, g(1)=2/3, h(1)=2/5, then:

- a) None of these

- b) X and Y are not statistically independent

- c) X and Y are statistically independent

- d) Both of these

- Correct option: a) None of these

8. Which type of data is used in the binomial distribution?

- a) Both discrete and continuous

- b) Continuous data only

- c) Discrete data only

- d) Qualitative data only

- Correct option: c) Discrete data only

9. Let X and Y are TWO random variables. Which property of expectation is true?

- a) E(X + Y) = E(X) + E(Y) – E(XY)

- b) E(X + Y) = E(X) + E(Y)

- c) E(X + Y) = 2 E(X + Y)

- d) E(X + Y) = 2 * {E(X) + E(Y)}


- Correct option: b) E(X + Y) = E(X) + E(Y)

10. The hypergeometric probability distribution has parameters:

- a) N, nN, N-K, nN, P, nN, n, k

- b) N, n, and k

- c) N, K, and P

- d) None of the above

- Correct option: b) N, n, and k

1. If the value of p is smaller or lesser than 0.5, then the binomial distribution is classified as:

- A) skewed to right

- B) skewed to left

- C) skewed to infinity

- D) skewed to integers

- Correct Option: A) skewed to right

2. The normal distribution has points of inflection which are equidistant from the:

- A) Variance

- B) None of these

- C) Standard Deviation

- D) Mean

- Correct Option: A) Variance

3. The normal curve is:

- A) The standard against which all other distributions are assessed.

- B) The typical frequency curve for psychological data.

- C) A convenient fiction.

- D) A bell-shaped distribution

- Correct Option: D) A bell-shaped distribution


4. The correlation coefficient:

- A) should be interpreted alongside the relevant scatterplot.

- B) can be expressed as a percentage.

- C) makes the scatterplot redundant.

- D) all of these.

- Correct Option: D) all of these.

5. Which of the probability distributions has three parameters?

- A) Hypergeometric distribution

- B) Normal distribution

- C) Poisson distribution

- D) Binomial distribution

- Correct Option: B) Normal distribution

6. A sales firm receives different calls from clients. If someone says, today it will receive "at least 3 calls",
how many calls will be received?

- A) 0, 1, 2, 3

- B) 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, ...

- C) 3, 4, 5, ...

- D) 1, 2, 3

- Correct Option: C) 3, 4, 5, ...

7. Which of the following is NOT CORRECT about a standard normal distribution?

- A) P(Z = 2.0) = .0228

- B) P(Z = -1.0) = .03413

- C) P(Z = -2.5) = .4938

- D) P(0 = Z = 1.50) = .4332

- Correct Option: A) P(Z = 2.0) = .0228


8. λ is a positive ________, equal to the expected number of occurrences that occur during the given
interval.

- A) Irrational number

- B) Real number

- C) Complex number

- D) Transcendental number

- Correct Option: B) Real number

9. According to the empirical rule, how much data lies between μ - σ and μ + σ?

- A) 75.66%

- B) 68.26%

- C) 95.44%

- D) 99.73%

- Correct Option: B) 68.26%

10. A sales firm receives different calls from clients. If someone says, today it will receive "at most 3
calls", how many calls will be received?

- A) 0, 1, 2, 3

- B) 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, ...

- C) 3, 4, 5, ...

- D) 1, 2, 3

- Correct Option: A) 0, 1, 2, 3

1. Which statement is true for a discrete Uniform distribution?

Options:

- It is absolutely symmetrical distribution.

- Sometimes it becomes symmetrical.

- Cannot say anything without observing the actual data.


- Its graphical shape of the data is like "U."

Correct Option: Sometimes it becomes symmetrical.

2. If b = 0, then E(ay+b) =

Options:

- a E(y)

- y E(a+b)

- E(a+y)

- E(a)y

Correct Option: E(a)y

3. In hypergeometric distribution; experiment can be repeated

Options:

- A variable number of times

- None of the above

- A fixed number of times

- Depends upon the situation

Correct Option: Fixed number of times

4. What are the numbers of parameters of the Hypergeometric distribution?

Options:

-2

-3

-4

-5

Correct Option: 2

5. Which of the following is not a property of a binomial experiment?

Options:
- All of the above

- Each outcome can be referred to as a success or a failure

- The probabilities of the two outcomes can change from one trial to the next

- The experiment consists of a sequence of n identical trials

Correct Option: The probabilities of the two outcomes can change from one trial to the next

6. Which of the following is not a requirement of a binomial distribution?

Options:

- A constant probability of success

- Only two possible outcomes.

- A fixed number of trials.

- Equally likely outcomes.

Correct Option: Equally likely outcomes.

7. In a binomial experiment with three trials, the variable can take:

Options:

- 3 values

- 2 values

- 5 values

- 4 values

Correct Option: 4 values

8. P[(X+Y) < 2] =?

Options:

- f(0,0) + f(1,1) + f(2,0)

- f(0,0) + f(1,1) + f(1,0)

- f(0,0) + f(0,1) + f(1,0)

- f(0,1) + f(0,2) + f(2,0)

Correct Option: f(0,0) + f(0,1) + f(0,2) + f(1,0) + f(1,1)


9. Mean and variance of a Poisson Distribution are:

Options:

- Mean is greater than variance

- Equal

- Not equal

- Variance is greater than mean

Correct Option: Mean is equal to variance.

10. Suppose 60% of a herd of cattle is infected with a particular disease. Let Y = the number of non-
diseased cattle in a sample of size 5. The distribution of Y is:

Options:

- Poisson with μ = 0.6

- Binomial with n = 5 and p = 0.4

- Binomial with n = 5 and p = 0.5

- Binomial with n = 5 and p = 0.6

Correct Option: Binomial with n = 5 and p = 0.4


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