STA301 Quiz 3 Finals 11-01-2024 Mam Mehwish
STA301 Quiz 3 Finals 11-01-2024 Mam Mehwish
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- b) Dependence of trials
- c) Independence of trials
- d) Both a) and b)
- a) Discrete variable
- b) Continuous variable
- c) Independent
- d) Undefined
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
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:
- d) Both of these
5. The two mutually exclusive outcomes in a Bernoulli trial are usually called:
6. The location and shape of the normal curve is (are) determined by:
- c) Mean
- d) Variance
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%
- a) Hypergeometric Distribution
- b) Normal Distribution
- c) Binomial Distribution
- d) Poisson Process
- y: -1, 0, 1, 2
- a) 0.100
- b) 0.200
- c) 0.150
- d) 0.25
10. For a good approximation of Poisson distribution to the binomial distribution, which of the following
condition(s) is/are required:
- **Correct Option: c) The probability, p, is small and the sample size is large**
- A) Discrete (Correct)
- B) Qualitative
- C) Continuous
- D) Quantitative
- 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) N, N-K, n, k
- B) N, K, n, k (Correct)
5. Let X and Y be two random variables then the Cov (X, Y) is:
- D) 0
6. When the events occur randomly over a specified interval of time, space, or length, the distribution is
known as:
- C) Poisson Distribution
- D) Hypergeometric Distribution
7. E(X + Y) = ?
- B) E(X) E(Y)
- C) E(X) + E(Y)
- D) None
- A) p and q
- B) p and n (Correct)
- C) nX and n
- D) None
- B) 0 to k
- C) 0 to N
- D) 0 to n
Options:
- npqpq{nk(N-k)(N-n)}/N*N(N-1){nk(N-n)}/N(N-1)
Options:
- 0.0183
- 0.2707
- 0.1353
- 0.0517
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, . . .
Options:
- Not equal
- Equal
Options:
- Only two possible 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
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
Options:
- Not fixed
- Fixed
- Large
- Small
Options:
- 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
- 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%
- 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
- 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:
- B. Equally likely
- C. Mutually exclusive
- D. No information is given
- A. 35
- B. 10 (Correct)
- C. 7
- D. 8
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:
- b) Variance
- c) Mean
- d) Mean & standard deviation
- 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%
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
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
- a) 30%
- b) 50%
- c) 10%
- d) 45%
- a) None of these
- d) Both of these
9. Let X and Y are TWO random variables. Which property of expectation is true?
- c) E(X + Y) = 2 E(X + Y)
- b) N, n, and k
- c) N, K, and P
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
2. The normal distribution has points of inflection which are equidistant from the:
- A) Variance
- B) None of these
- C) Standard Deviation
- D) Mean
- C) A convenient fiction.
- D) A bell-shaped distribution
- D) all of these.
- A) Hypergeometric distribution
- B) Normal distribution
- C) Poisson distribution
- D) Binomial 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
- A) Irrational number
- B) Real number
- C) Complex number
- D) Transcendental 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%
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
Options:
2. If b = 0, then E(ay+b) =
Options:
- a E(y)
- y E(a+b)
- E(a+y)
- E(a)y
Options:
Options:
-2
-3
-4
-5
Correct Option: 2
Options:
- All of the above
- The probabilities of the two outcomes can change from one trial to the next
Correct Option: The probabilities of the two outcomes can change from one trial to the next
Options:
Options:
- 3 values
- 2 values
- 5 values
- 4 values
8. P[(X+Y) < 2] =?
Options:
Options:
- Equal
- Not equal
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: