Question 1 Some fields in statistics:

Not answered
Select one:
Marked out of
1.00 a. quantifying the risks involed in decisions made every day.

b. the collection, presentation, analysis and use of data to make decisions,

solve problems.

Question 2 What is a method of collecting data?

Not answered
Select one:
Marked out of
1.00 a. A retrospective study using historical data.

b. A undesigned experiment.
c. All of the others.
d. A case study.

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Not answered forest is examined. Forty percent of the trees show some signs of damage. Which of
the following statements is correct?
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. 40% of all trees in the forest show some signs of damage

b. More than 40% of the trees in the forest show some signs of damage
c. Less than 40% of the trees in the forest show some signs of damage
d. 40% is a statistic

e. 40% is a parameter

Question 4 A study of 1000 randomly selected flights of a major airline showed that 782 of the
Not answered flights arrived on time. What is the probability of a flight arriving on time?

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Select one:
1.00
a. None of others.

b. 109/500
c. 391/500

d. 500/109
e. 102/207

Question 5 In a school, 48% of the students take a foreign language class and 19% of students
Not answered take both foreign language and technology. What is the probability that a student
takes technology given that the students takes foreign language? (Round your
Marked out of
answer to the nearest percent.)
1.00

Select one:
a. 67%
b. 72%
c. 40%

d. None of others

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Question 6 Suppose we take all the different families with exactly 2 children. The experiment
Not answered consists in asking them the sex (or genders) of the first and the second children.
Write down the sample space. Let us write 'B' for boy and 'G' for girl.
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. S={B,G}

b. S={BB,GG}
c. S = {BB, BG, GB, GG}
d. None of the others

e. S = {BB, BG, GG}

Question 7 Strands of copper wire from a manufacturer are analyzed for strength and
Not answered conductivity. The results from 100 strands are as follows:
high strength low strength
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1.00 high conductivity 75 7
low conductivity 15 3
If a strand is randomly selected, what is the probability that its conductivity is high
and its strength is high?

Select one:
a. 0.82

b. 0.9
c. None of others

d. 0.15
e. 0.75

Question 8 In a school, 52% of the students take a foreign language class and 18% of students
Not answered take both foreign language and technology. What is the probability that a student
takes technology given that the students takes foreign language? (Round your
Marked out of
answer to the nearest percent.)
1.00

Select one:
a. None of others
b. 72%
c. 35%

d. 65%

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Question 9 In the 2004 president election, exit polls from the critical state of Ohio provided the
Not answered following results:
Bush Kerry
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1.00 NO college 50% 50%
degree (62%)
college graduate 53% 46%
(38%)
If a random selected respondent voted for Bush, what is the probability that the
person has a college degree?

Select one:
a. 0.393

b. None of the others

c. 0.360
d. 0.485

e. 0.175

Question 10 Messages arrive at a switchboard in a Poisson manner at an average rate of five

Not answered per hour. Find the probability for each of the following event: "At least three
messages arrive within one hour"
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. 0.0380

b. 0.9976
c. None of the other choices is correct

d. 0.0620
e. 0.875

Question 11 Suppose X has a hypergeometric distribution with N=20, n=4, and K=4. Find P(X=3)
Not answered and P(X ≤ 3).

Marked out of
Select one:
1.00
a. None of the other choices is correct
b. 0.9866 and 0.0134
c. 0.9866 and 0.00012

d. 0.0132 and 0.99998

e. 0.00021 and 0.99979

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Question 12 The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an optical data
Not answered storage product is 0.8. Assume the trials are independent. What is the probability
that the first successful alignment requires exactly four trials?
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. 0.0064

b. 0.1262
c. 0,4332
d. 0.6756

Question 13 The random variable X has a binomial distribution with

Not answered n = 10 and p = 0.5. Which in the following statements is TRUE?
Marked out of
1.00 Select one:
a. P (X ≥9) = 0.0107
b. P (X≤ 2) = 0.0547

c. All of the others.

d. P(X = 5) = 0.2461

Question 14 Let the random variable X have a discrete uniform distribution on the intergers
Not answered 0<x<100. Find the mean and variance of X.

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Select one:
1.00
a. None of others
b. 50 and 861.6667

c. 50 and 816.6667
d. 50 and 850
e. 49.5 and 850

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Question 15 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of
Not answered retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a
double satellite media.
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X 0 1 2 3
1.00
P(X) 0.35 0.35 0.25 0.05
The variance for the number of retransmissions is

Select one:
a. 0.8

b. 3.7
c. 1.9
d. 1.6

Question 16 The probability density function of the weight of packages delivered by a post
2
Not answered office is f(x)=50/(79x ) for 1<x<50 pounds.
Determine the mean and variance of weight.
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. 4.3101 and 69
b. 0.0147 and 69

c. 2.4759 and 25,5155

d. 0.0147 and 70.3

e. None of these

-x
Question 17 The continuous random variable X has probability density function is f(x)=e , x>0.
Not answered Find P(X=2018).

Marked out of
Select one:
1.00 -2010
a. 1/e

b. 0
c. None of the others.
d. 1

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Question 18 Assume X is normally distributed with a mean of 10 and a standard deviation of 2.
Not answered Which the following statement(s) is (are) FALSE?

Marked out of Let P(Z < 1.5)=0.93319; P(Z < 2)=0.97725; P(Z < -2)=0.02275;
1.00 P(Z < -3)=0.00135; P(Z < -4)=0; P(Z < -1)=0.158655.

Select one:
a. None of the others

b. P(X < 13) = 0.93319

c. P(2 < X < 4) = 0.99878
d. P(-2 < X < 8) = 0.94034

e. P(6 < X < 14) = 0.9545

Question 19 Suppose X has an exponential distribution with λ = 2. Which in the following

Not answered statements is TRUE?

Marked out of
Select one:
1.00
a. All of the others.

b. P(X ≤ 1) = 0.8647
c. P(X ≤ 0) = 0

d. P(X ≥ 2) = 0.0183

Question 20 If X is a continuous random variable with probability density function f( x ) = x/3,

1/2
Not answered 3 <x <3. Find the mean of X.

Marked out of
Select one:
1.00 1/2
a. 1-1/3

b. None of others
1/2
c. 3-3 /3
0.5
d. 3-3/3

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Question 21 Assume X is normally distributed with a mean of 30 and a standard variation of 3.
Not answered Determine the value for x that holds: P( X >x) = 0.5. Let P(Z<0)= 0 .5; Z is a standard
normal random variable.
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. 10

b. 20
c. None of the others
d. 30

Question 22 An article in the Journal of Structural Engineering describes an experiment to test

Not answered the yield strength of circular tubes with caps welded to the ends. The first yield (in
kN) are 96; 97; 102; 106; 105; 104; 112; 108; 126; 126; 127; 128; 140; 156; 160; 163; 164;
Marked out of
and 175. Calculate the sample mean and sample range.
1.00

Select one:
a. 126.62 and 26
b. 126.22 and 80

c. 126 and 79
d. None of the other choices is correct

e. 127.5 and 79

Question 23 The most frequently occurring data value is

Not answered
Select one:
Marked out of
1.00 a. sample median

b. sample mode
c. quartile
d. percentile

Question 24 A measure of central tendency that divides the data into two equal parts is:
Not answered
Select one:
Marked out of
1.00 a. percentile

b. mode
c. median
d. mean

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Question 25 The nine measurements that follow are furnace temperatures recorded on
0
Not answered successive batches in a semiconductor manufacturing process (units are F): 920,
918, 922, 930, 915, 921,925, 931, 927.
Marked out of
Find the sample mean, sample variance.
1.00

Select one:
a. None of the others.

b. 922.22 and 54.26

c. 923.22 and 29.44
d. 923.22 and 5.426

Question 26 What are the median and mode of the following series : 2; 2; 2; 4; 4; 5; 5; 6; 8; 11; 12;
Not answered 16; 18?

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Select one:
1.00
a. 5 and 2
b. 5.5 and 2

c. 5 and 5
d. None of the others

e. 6 and 5

Question 27 A synthetic fiber used in manufacturing carpet has tensile strength that is normal
Not answered distributed with mean 65.5 psi and standard deviation 10. What is the probability
that a random sample of n=64 fiber specimens will have sample mean tensile
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strength that exceeds 65.75 psi? Let P(Z≤ 0.5)=0.6915; P(Z≤ 0.2)=0.5792.
1.00

Select one:
a. None of these

b. 0.6915
c. 0.5695
d. 0.5792

e. 0.4208

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Question 28 The compressive strength of concrete is normally distributed with mean µ=2500 psi
Not answered and standard deviation σ=60 psi. A random sample n=64 specimens will have a
sample mean diameter that falls in the interval from 2499 psi to 2510 psi. What is the
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standard error of the sample mean? Let P(Z≤ 0.6)=0.7257;P(Z≤ 0.45)=0.6736; P(Z≤
1.00
-0.045)=0.482; P(Z≤ -0.06)=0.4761.

Select one:
a. 1

b. 10
c. 7.5
d. None of these

e. 16.67

Question 29 The compressive strength of concrete is normally distributed with µ=1200 psi
Not answered and σ =30. A random sample of n=9 specimens will have a sample mean diameter
that falls in the interval from 1011 psi to 1230 psi. what is the standard error of the
Marked out of
sample mean?
1.00

Select one:
a. 400/3

b. None of the others

c. 40

d. 30/9
e. 10

Question 30 The compressive strength of concrete is normally distributed with µ=1200 psi and
Not answered σ=30.
A random sample of n=49 specimens will have a sample mean diameter that falls in
Marked out of
the interval from 1011 psi to 1230 psi.
1.00
what is the standard error of the sample mean?

Select one:
a. 30
b. None of others
c. 400/3

d. 4.285
e. 30/49

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Question 31 Suppose that a random variable X has a continuous uniform distribution with f(x)=0.5
Not answered , where x is in [4,6].
Find the mean and variance of the sample mean of a random sample of size n =
Marked out of
40.
1.00

Select one:
a. None of others

b. 5 and 1/3
c. 3 and 40
d. 5 and 1/120

e. 3 and 1/3

Question 32 The life in hours of a 75 - watt light bulb is known to be normally distributed with
Not answered standard deviation 25 hours. A random sample of 20 bulbs has a mean life of 1014
hours. Construct a 99% two - sided confidence interval on the mean life. Let z0.025
Marked out of
=1.96; z0.05=1.65; z0.005=2.58.
1.00

Select one:
a. (1003;1028.42)

b. (989;1208)
c. None of the other choices is correct

d. (999.5; 1028.42)
e. (1011.55; 1016.45)

Question 33 Of 1000 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 731 resulted in death within 10
Not answered years. Calculate a 95% CI on the death rate from lung cancer.

Marked out of Let z0.025=1.96; z0.05=1.65.

1.00
Select one:
a. (0.307; 0.751)
b. None of the others.
c. (0.707; 0.754)

d. (0.703; 0.758)

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Question 34 An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular
Not answered region. The population standard deviation is known to be USD1000. A random
sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of USD15000. What total
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sample size would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the
1.00
width of the interval should not be more than USD100?
Let z0.025 = 1.96.

Select one:
a. n = 385

b. n=20
c. n = 1537
d. n=40

Question 35 The daily intakes of milk (in ounces) for ten randomly selected people were: 22.3
Not answered 12.9 23.1 26.3 10.8 26.8 27.4 29.7 19.0 19.9 Find a 99% confidence interval for the
2 2 2
population standard deviation σ. Given that s = 39.18. Let X 0.005,9 = 23,59; X 0.995,9
Marked out of
= 1.73.
1.00

Select one:
a. [0.89, 3.40]
b. [3.74, 12.81]

c. None of the other choices is correct

d. [3.87, 14.28]

e. [3.87, 12.81]

Question 36 The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography

Not answered process is being studied. A random sample of 500 circuits is tested, revealing 20
defectives.
Marked out of
Calculate a 95% upper confidence bound on the fraction of defective circuits.
1.00
Let z0.025=1.96; z0.05=1.65.

Select one:
a. (0; 0.0545)

b. (0; 0.5445)
c. None of others
d. (0; 0.4545)

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Question 37 A random sample of 150 students has a grade point average with a mean of 2.86
Not answered and with a standard deviation of 0.78. Construct the confidence interval for the
population mean, µ, if α = 0.02. Let z0.01=2.33;z0.02=2.05;t0.01,149=2.35;t0.02,149=2.07.
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. None of the other choices is correct

b. (2.31, 3.88)
c. (2.71, 3.01)
d. (2.43, 3.79)

e. (2.51, 3.53)

Question 38 The diameter of holes for a cable harness is known to have a normal distribution
Not answered with σ =0.01 inch. A random sample of size 25 yields an average diameter of 1.50
inch. Find a 94% two - sided confidence interval on the mean hole diameter. Let (Z<
Marked out of
1.89) = 0.97; P( Z<1.56)= 0.94, where Z is a standard normal random variable.
1.00

Select one:
a. (1.49688, 1.50312)

b. (1.49488, 1.56312)
c. None of others

d. (1.49622, 1.50378)

Question 39 A bearing used in an automotive application is supposed to have a norminal inside

Not answered diameter of 1.5 inches. A random sample of 36 bearing is selected and the average
inside diameter of these bearing is 1.4895 inches. Bearing diameter is known to be
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normally distributed with standard deviation σ= 0.02 inch. Test the hypotheses H0:
1.00
µ=1.5 versus H1: µ ≠ 1.5 using significance α=0.01.
Let z 0.005=2.58

Select one:
a. Fail to reject null hypothesis.

b. Reject the null hypothesis.

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Question 40 Assume that a 95% confident interval for mean of population is (12, 18).
Not answered What is decision will we make if we test H0: µ=11 versus H1: µ ≠ 11 at α = 0.05 ?

Marked out of
Select one:
1.00
a. Do not reject H0

b. None of others.
c. Reject H0

Question 41 A melting point test of n = 10 samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket

o
Not answered propellant resulted in sample mean of 154.2 F. Assume that melting point is
o
normally distributed with σ=1.5 F. What is the P-value for the testing problem H0:
Marked out of
µ=155 ; H1: µ ≠ 155, using α = 0.01 ? Let P(Z<-1.69)=0.0455.
1.00

Select one:
a. 0.091
b. 0.233
c. None of the other choices is correct

d. 0.058
e. 0.321

2
Question 42 Compute the standardized test statistic to test the claim σ = 34.4 if n = 12, s =28.8,
Not answered and α=0.05.

Marked out of
Select one:
1.00
a. 12.96
b. 18.49

c. 0.49
d. 265.23
e. None of the other choices is correct

Question 43 Suppose that 2000 customers are surveyed and 1200 are satisfied or very satisfied
Not answered with a corporation's product and services. Test the hypothesis H0 :p=0.7 against H1 :p
≠ 0.7 at significance level α = 0.05. Let z0.05 =1.65; z0.025 =1.96.
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. Reject the null hypothesis

b. Fail to reject the null hypothesis

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Question 44 In each of the following situations, state whether it is a correctly stated hypothesis
Not answered testing problem?
(A) : H0: µ = 55 , H1: µ ≠ 55.
Marked out of
(B) : H0: σ >30, H1: σ=30
1.00
(C) : H0: S =5, H1: S ≠ 5
(D) : H0 : p=0.1, H1: p=0.2

Select one:
a. (C)

b. (A)
c. (D)
d. (B)

e. None of the others.

Question 45 A melting point test of n =9 samples of a binder used in manufacturing a rocket

o
Not answered propellant resulted in sample mean = 154 F. Assume that melting point is normally
o
distributed with σ = 1.5 F .
Marked out of
Test H0 : µ= 155 versus H1: µ ≠ 155 using α = 0.01. Let z0.005=2.58.
1.00

Select one:
a. Reject H0

b. Do not reject H0

Question 46 A random sample of n=25 observations was made on the time to failure of an
Not answered electronic component and the temperature in the application environment in
which the component was used. Test the hypothesis H0: ρ=0.8 versus H1:ρ ≠0.8, using
Marked out of
α=0.05. Let z0.025=1.96.
1.00

Select one:
a. Do not reject H0.
b. Reject H0.

Question 47 A random sample of 50 observations was made on the diameter of spot welds and
Not answered the corresponding weld shear strength. Given that r=0.8, test the hypothesis that
ρ=0, using α=0.01.Let t0.005;48=2.682.
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. Reject H0.
b. Do not reject H0.

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Question 48 The number of pounds of steam used per month by a chemical plant is thought to
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Not answered be related to the average ambient temperature (in F) for that month. The past
year’s usage and temperature are shown in the following table:
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1.00 Mon Temp. Usage/1000 Mon Temp. Usage/1000
Jan. 21 185.79 July 68 621.55
Feb. 24 214.47 Aug. 74 675.06
Mar. 32 288.03 Sept. 62 562.03
Apr. 47 424.84 Oct 50 452.93
May 50 454.58 Nov. 41 369.95
June 59 539.03 Dec. 30 273.98

What is the estimate of expected steam usage when the average temperature is
0
55 F ?

Select one:
a. 34.29

b. 39.2
c. 33.17
d. None of the others.

Question 49 Five following data pairs show that price sale depends on taxes : (3,12); (5,15); (2,7);
Not answered (7;18); (9,20). Where the first value is tax.
Find the equation of the regression line.
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. None of the others
b. ŷ=5.427-1.7256x

c. ŷ=5.427+1.7256x
d. ŷ=5.427

e. ŷ=-5.427+1.7256x

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Question 50 Five following data pairs show that price sale depends on taxes : (3,12); (5,15); (2,7);
Not answered (7;18); (9,20). Where the first value is tax.
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r.
Marked out of
1.00
Select one:
a. 0.7943

b. 0.9633
c. 0.2231
d. None of others

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