STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

SUMMATIVE 1 (Q3 -Weeks 1-4 Modules)

Random Variables and Probability Distributions; Normal Probability Distributions

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GENERAL INSTRUCTION. Read each item carefully and write your answer on the space
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______1. A variable that can be discrete or ______7. It is equal to the summation of the products
continuous is called of the value of the random variable and the
A. random sample C. random notation corresponding probability.
B. random variable D. random elimination A. Mean C. Standard Deviation
B. Median D. Variance
______2. Which of the following is an example of
discrete variable? ______8. The table shows the probability distribution of
A. Distance travelled between cars a discrete random variable X. Find the value
B. Height of the students in a certain section of n.
C. Number of blue marbles in the box
D. Weight of potatoes in the basket

______3. Which of the following is NOT a continuous

A. 0.15 B. 0.25 C. 0.28 D. 0.35
random variable?
A. The height of the airplane’s flight
______9. What is the sum of the probabilities of all
B. The amount of liquid on a container
values of the random variable?
C. The length of time for the check up in the
A. Σ P(𝑋)= 0 C. ΣP(𝑋) = 1
hospital
B. Σ P(𝑋) = 1/10 D. Σ P(𝑋) = 10
D. The number of clients of a certain Insurance
Company each day
______10. Which of the following table represents
______4. Which of the following is a true statement? probability distribution?
A. Random variables can only have one value. A.
B. The value of a random variable could be
zero.
C. The probability of all the value of a random B.
variable could be zero.
D. The sum of all the probabilities in a
probability distribution is not equal to one. C.

______5. You decide to conduct a survey of families

with two children. You are interested in D.
counting the number of boys (out of 2
children) in each family.? If the statement
shows a random variable, then what are the ______11. If three coins are tossed, what is the
possible values? probability distribution of the values of the
A. Its value can be 1 or 2. random variable having two heads?
B. Its value can be 0, 1, or 2. A. 1/8 C. 1/4
C. Its value can be 2 or 4. B. 3/8 D. 5/8
D. None, since it is not a random variable.
______12. Find the mean of the given discrete
______6. Suppose three coins are tossed. Let H be random variable.
the random variable representing the
number of heads that occur. Find the values Y 0 1 2 3
of the random variable H. P(Y) 1/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
A. Z = 0, 1, 2 C. Z = 1, 2, 3 A. 6 C. 1.5
B. Z = 0, 1, 2, 3 D. Z = 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 1.4 D. 1.0
______13. A measure that tells us how spread the
scores are from the mean and from each ______19. What type of normal curve has a mean μ =
other, it is the average squared deviation. 0 and a standard deviation σ = 1?
A. Variance C. Median A. simple normal curve
B. Standard Deviation D. Mean B. probability normal curve
C. standard deviation normal curve
______14. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The higher the variance, the farther away D. standard normal curve
the result can be from its expected value.
B. The lower the variance, the farther away the ______20. It is a random variable whose distribution
result can be from its expected value. has the shape of a normal curve called __.
C. The higher the variance, the closer the result A. mean
can be from its expected value. B. normal random variable
D. The value of the variance do not affect the C. standard deviation
distance of the result and expected value. D. standard normal curve
For numbers 15-17. The probability distribution below
______21. The following statements are
shows the number of laptops sold per day at a local
computer store, along with its corresponding characteristics of the normal curve, EXCEPT:
probabilities. A. The normal curve is bell-shaped
B. The curve is symmetrical about its center.
C. The width of the curve is determined by
the standard deviation of the distribution.
D. The mean, median and mode coincide
______15. What is the mean of the probability at the center and are not equal to each
distribution? other.
A. 𝜇 = 0.022 C. 𝜇 = 2.2
B. 𝜇 = 0.22 D. 𝜇 = 22 ______22. Which of the following is the best formula in
calculating the z-score for the population
______16. What is the variance and standard
data?
deviation of the probability distribution? 𝑥−𝑥̅ 𝑥̅ −𝑥
A. 𝜎 2 = 1.56 ; 𝜎 = 1.25 C. 𝜎 2 = 1.56; 𝜎 = 12.5 A. 𝑧 = C. 𝑧 =
𝑆 𝑠
B. 𝜎 2 = 15.6 ; 𝜎 = 1.25 D. 𝜎 2 = 15.6 ; 𝜎 = 12.5 𝑢−𝑥 𝑋−𝜇
B. 𝑧 = D. 𝑧 =
𝑜 𝜎
______17. Interpret the results for variance and
standard deviation. ______23. Compute the probability of the area in
A. The variance and standard deviation of the between z = -3 and z = 3.
distribution are both small numbers, which A. 0.6826 C. 0.9544
indicate that the number of laptops sold is less B. 0.9974 D. 1.000
dispersed and the average is very close from
the mean. ______24. Ali and Geo compare their scores in
B. The variance and standard deviation of the Statistics and Probability for this semester.
distribution are both big numbers, which They find that the average score is 42 with
indicate that the number of laptops sold is the standard deviation of 4. Geo’s score is
highly dispersed and the average is very far 48 while Ali’s score corresponding z-score
from the mean. value of z = 1.45. Who got the higher score?
C. The variance and standard deviation of the A. Ali C. Geo
distribution are both smaller numbers, which B. both of them D. none of them
indicate that the number of laptops sold is
highly dispersed and the average is very close ______25. Suppose the normal curve below is about the
from the mean. distribution of books in the library that are
D. The variance and standard deviation of the found to have an average length of pages
distribution are both bigger numbers, which and standard deviation. What is the raw
indicate that the number of laptop sold are less score of the standardized score z = 2.50?
disperse and the average is very far from the
mean.
______18. What is the correct order of the steps
provided below in solving the mean and
variance of a discrete probability distribution ?
I. Construct a probability distribution
II. Squared each value of the random variable
III. Apply the formula in finding the variance A. 470 C. 770
IV. Find the summation of the products of the B. 650 D. 290
random variable (X) & the probability values
A. I – IV – II - III C. I – IV – III - II
B. I – II – IV – III D. I – III – IV - II