Exams-Stat

1st Exam

1. A difference between the interval scale and the ratio scale is that.

A. The interval scale cannot be ranked.

B. The zero point on the interval scale is arbitrary.

C. The ratio scale does not meet the exhaustive criteria.

D. The interval does not meet the mutually exclusive criteria.

2. A typical La Sallian graduate of batch 95 according to 2000 sample survey earns P12,000 - P95,000

A. Inferential statistics

B. Descriptive statistics

3. According to Richardson (1995) that the majority of adolescents have been noted to feel close and get
along with their parents?

A. Inferential statistics

B. Descriptive statistics

4. Cosplayers often interact to create a subcutore centered on role play siren is a cosplay fart, so she
attended a Cosplay Dored held in SMX Convention Center with more then 16,000 participants in the event,
she sows different characters from different animes. M she wants to take a picture with a random
character from each of the anime group regresented in the ever, what appropriate sampling technigue
should she Use?

A. Snowball sampling

B. Stratified sampling

C. Cluster sampling

D. Quota sampling

5. Crystal plans to conduct a satisfaction survey using strawfied sampling. She decided to divide the
population into five strata of sizes 600. 200, 490, 500, and 300. IT a sample equal to 20% of the population
is drawn using proportionate allocation, visa should be the sipes st the samples to be drawn from cach
stratum?

A. 90, 60, 90, 90, 70

B.120, 40, 80, 100, 60

C. 100, 40, 80, 120, 60

D. 80, 80, 80, 80, 80

6. Girls generally are more helpful than do boys in the context of experimental studies.
A. Inferential Statistics

B. Descriptive Statistics

7. It is a form of presenting data in which figures are incorporated in the paragraphs of discussions.

A. Textual presentation

B. Graphical presentation

C. Tabular presentation

D. Row presentation

8. It is a tabular arrangement of data by class intervals whose frequencies are cumulated.

What is this arrangement?

A. Frequency

B. Class mark

C. Cumulative Frequency

D. Class interval

9. Joseph, owner of a manufacturing company received a letter from his workers demanding for an
increase in their salaries. Before making a decision, he wanted to compare his workers' salaries to other
industries in the country in order to do this, Joseph used the results of the 2014 Occupational Woges
Survey published by the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics. What type of data did joseph use?

A. Primary data

B. Secondary data

C. Time Series data

D. Categorical data

10. Keo, the head nurse of Tagum Doctor's Hospital would like to get a systematic sample of size 6 along a
line formation of 168 nurses. Sheena, one of the nurses in the line formation, is in the 134th position. If
along the line, the 3rd nurse is selected first, would Sheena be included in the sample?

A. No, because, Sheeno's position fails between the fifth and säxth sample.

B. Yes, because the sixth and last sample to be selected would be the 134th nurse.

C. No, because the sixth and last sample to be selected would be the 168th nurse.

D. Yes, because Sheeng at the 134th position would be the fifth sample to be selected.

11. One of the regular surveys of Bureau of Agricultural Statistics is the Agricultural Labor Survey. In this
survey, data ore collected semi-annually for palay and corn and annually for coconut and sugarcane. In
conducting the coconut survey, each data collector seeks coconut farmers who hired laborers during the
preference period until he/she interviewed ten farmers. This type of sampling procedure is called
A. Snowball sampling

B. Cluster sampling

C. Stratified sampling

D. Quota sampling

12. Techniques used to determine something about a population, based on a sample, are called

A. Descriptive statistics

B. Inferential statistics

C. Populations

D. Samples

13. Techniques used to organize, summarize, are called

A. populations

B. samples

C. inferential statistics

D. descriptive statistics

14. The collection of all possible individuals, objects, or measurements is called

A. a sample

B. a ratio measurement

C. a population

D. an inference

15. The t-test computed revealed that students who regularly have suicidal thoughts hod less intimacy
with their mothers and fathers versus those who never had suicidal thoughts.

A. Inferential Statistics

B. Descriptive Statistics

16. The UMTC Arts and Sciences Department conducted an exploratory research on the profile behavior
of Commercial Sex Workers (SW) in the country. Justice, a researcher was tasked to visit a certain club in
Tagum City where he could meet SWs. After talking to some of the CSWs in that dub, he asked them they
know anyone else working also as CW. They gave him several referrals which in turn provided additional
contacts. Every time he met a new respondent, he was asking for another referral until he completed the
total number of respondents needed in research What sampling technique did he use in research?

A Judgment sampling

B. Accidental sampling
C. Snowball sampling

D. Quota sampling

17. There is a significant difference between the mathemathical ability of males and females as shown by
the computed t-test.

A. Inferential Statistics

B. Descriptive Statistics

18. Using Slovin's formula, how many sampling units con be drawn out of the population

4,000 households if the margin of error is 0.05?

A.351

B.364

C.377

D.390

19. What type of graph is used if the scale of measurement of a data is nominal?

A. Pie chant

B. Histogram

C Frequency polygon

D. Line graph

20. Which of the following does not belong to the group in terms of data collection?

A. Observation

B. Experiment

C. Registration method

D. Newspaper

21. Which of the following does not belong to the group in terms of level of measurement

A Hair color

B. Gender

C. Age

D. Civil status

22. Which of the following does not exhibit sampling?

A. Joy bought 12 containers after testing two.

B. Jonathan submitted his computer program after testing 4 out of 6 possible inputs.

C. Ronel decided to run for presidency after attaining the top position in the Best Leader Survey last
quarter.

D. None of the above.

23. Which of the following is a discrete variable?

A. Daily temperature

B. Expected life a light blubs

C. Time of arrival of an airplane

D. Number of students in a university

24. Which of the following variables is in ordinal scale?

A. Social Status

B. Height

C. Number of books

D. Names

25. These are data which have been acquired directly from source. They are obo called as eve witness
accounts written by people who experienced the particular event or behavior and are collected especially
for the task at hand.

A. Primary data

B. Secondory data

C. Experimental data

D. Historical data

2nd Exam

1. A sample of 99 distances has a mean of 24 feet and a median of 24.5 feet. Unfortunately, it has just
been discovered that an observation which has erroneously recorded as "30" actually had a value of "35".
If we make this correction to the data, then:

A. The mean remains the same, but the median is increased.

B. The mean and median remain the same.

C. The median remains the same, but the mean is increased.

D. The mean and median are both increased.

2. A student discovers that his grade on a recent test was the 72nd percentile. If 90 students took the test,
then approximately how many students received a higher grade than he did?

A. 65

B. 25

C. 72

D. 28

3. Consider the heights, in inches, of the twelve (12) basketball players of Batang Gilas: 70, 71, 76, 73, 76,
68, 76, 74, 75, 77, 79, and 78. What is the 1st decile of the heights of the basketball players?

A. 70

B. 73

C. 71

D. 68

4. If most of the measurements in a large data set are approximately the same magnitude except for a few
measurements that are quite a bit larger, how would the mean and median of the data set compare and
what shape would a histogram of the data set have?

A. The mean would be smaller than the median and the histogram would be skewed with a long left tail.

B. The mean would be larger than the median and the histogram would be skewed with a long right tail.

C. The mean would be larger than the median and the histogram would be skewed with a long left tail.

D. The mean would be equal to the median and the histogram would be symmetrical.

5. If the mean is greater than the median and the median is greater than the mode, then the distribution
becomes

A. Symmetric

B. Positively Skewed

C. Geometric

D. Negatively Skewed

6. Jireh Mae and Mary Joy were enrolled in different classes of the same statistics course. Both of them
scored 80 percent in the finals. However, Mary Joy's professor said that she is in the 60th percentile in her
class while Jireh Mae is in the 80th percentile in her class Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Jireh Mae's class generally performed better on the test than Mary Joy's class.

B. A student at the 30th percentile in Mary Joy's class will be at the 60th percentile in Jireh Mae's class.

C. A student in the 30th percentile in Jireh Mae's class will be at the 40th percentile in Mary Joy's class.
D. Students in Jireh Mae's class generally scored lower on the test than those in Mary Joy's class

7. Last year, a small statistical consulting company paid each of its five statistical clerks $22,000, two
statistical analysts $50,000 each, and the senior statistician $270,000. The number of employees earning
less than the mean salary is

A. 4

B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

8. Many professional schools require applicants to take a standardized test. Suppose that 1000 students
write the test, and you find that your mark of 63 (out of 100) was the 73rd percentile. This means:

A. 73% of the people got 63 or better.

B. 730 people got 63 or better.

C. 270 people got 63 or better,

D. 27% of the people got 73 or worse.

9. Q2 corresponds to

A. 50th percentile

B. 6th percentile

C. 5th percentile

D. 2nd percentile

10. The difference between the highest value and the lowest value in a set of data is called

A. Mode

B. Median

C. Mean

D. Range

11. The ratio of the standard deviation of a distribution to the mean of that distribution is referred to as

A. Variance

B. Quartile Deviation

C. Average Deviation

D. Coefficient of Variation
12. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is used as an exercise for students in
typing classes because it contains all the letters in the English alphabet. If you were to get the central
tendency of the appearance of the letters in this sentence, what would be the appropriate measure?

A. Mean

B. Median

C. Mode

D. Midrange

13. The term test scores of 15 students enrolled in a Business Statistics class were recorded in ascending
order as follows: 4, 7, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 15, 15, 17, 17, 19, 19, and 20. After calculating the mean, median,
and mode, an error is discovered: one of the 15's is really a 17. The measures of central tendency which
will change are:

A. The mean only

B. The mean and median

C. The median and mode

D. The mean and mode

14, This coefficient measures the degree of peakedness of a distribution.

A. Measure of Dispersion

B. Measure of Location

C. Measure of Skewness

D. Measure of Kurtosis-

15. What is the 2nd quartile of the heights of the basketball players?

A. 75.0

B. 76.0

C. 75.5

D. 76.5

16. What is the 30th percentile of the heights of the basketball players?

A. 74.0

B. 73.0

C. 76.0
D. 75.0

17. What is the median of the heights of the basketball players?

A. 75.0

B. 76.0

C. 75.5

D.76.5

18. What is the mode of the heights of the basketball players?

A. 75.0

B. 76.0

C. 75.5

D. 76.5

19. Which of the following is not affected by extreme values?

A. Mean

B. Median

C. Variance

D. Range

20. Which of the following is NOT true for a Variance?

A. It is the sum of square deviation from the mean divided by the number of observations.

B. It is always computed from the mode.

C. The signs of the deviation may be disregarded.

D. It is expressed in squared units.

21. Which of the following situations is NOT possible for a given population?

A. The mean and the standard deviation are both zero.

B. The mean is negative and the standard deviation is positive.

C. The mean is positive and the standard deviation is negative.

D. The mean and the standard deviation are both positive.

22. Which of the following statement is NOT a correct statement about the Standard Deviation of a
population?

A. The greater the spread around the mean, the larger is the value of the standard deviation.
B. The standard deviation is negative when majority of the observations is below the mean.

C. The standard deviation is the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squared deviation from the
average.

D. The square of the standard deviation is called the variance.

23. Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a Mean?

A. The mean has the algebraic property that the sum of the deviations of each value from the mean will
always be zero.

B. The mean is best used when the distribution is not extremely skewed.

C. The mean is always affected by extreme values.

D. The mean is always a value that exists in the data set.

24. A sample of underweight babies were fed a special diet and the following weight gains (Ibs) were
observed at the end of months: 6.7, 2.7, 2.5, 3.6, 3.4, 4.1, 4.8, 5.9, and 8.3. The standard deviation is:

A. 3.82

B. 4.77

C. 1.95

D. 1.84

3RD EXAM

1. A bowl contains 16 chips, of which 6 are red, 7 are white, and 3 are blue. If four chips are taken at
random and without replacement find the probability that each of the 4 chips is red.

A. 0.00824

B. 0.08240

C. 0.08420

D. 0.84200

2.A three-digit number is to be formed from numbers 1, 2, 3, 4; 6, and 8. How many will be formed if the
number is odd and repetitions are not allowed?

A. 240

B. 120

C. 60

D. 40
3. An event that cannot be decomposed is called a ______.

A. Complementary event

B. Simple event

C. Dependent event

D. Independent event

4. Ernie Baron claims that chance of rain tomorrow is 75%, of winds tomorrow is 50%, and that the chance
it will be either rainy or windy tomorrow is 90%. What is the probability that it will be both rainy and windy
tomorrow?

A. 25%

B. 35%

C. 40%

D. 50%

5. Graduate Schools abroad require their international student applicants to submit a passing mark on the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as a way of
determining their survival in the graduate degree of their choice. Suppose that for a particular
international student applicant for the Doctor in Measurement and Quantitative Methods (MQM) degree
at the Michigan State University in the US, the probability of passing the GRE is 0.44 and the probability of
passing the TOEFL is 0.67. If the probability of passing both examinations is 0.25, what is the probability
that the applicant will pass at least one of the required examinations?

A. 0.17

B. 0.29

C. 0.65

D. 0.86

6. How many even numbers of three digits can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 if digits may
be repeated?

A. 124

B. 126

C. 204

D. 108

7. How many permutations can be made from the letters of INFINITY if all the letters are used in each
permutation?

A. 3,360
B. 4,512

C. 3,540

D. 3,124

8. How many possible meals can be formed if you are to choose one from 3 appetizers, one from 8 entrees,
one from 6 desserts?

A. 114

B. 17

C. 680

D. 4080

9. How many three-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. 5 and 6 if each digit can only
be used once?

A. 210

B. 180

C. 343

D. 18

10. Iron group of 60 children, 28 are enrolled in a summer swimming program, 20 signed up for soccer,
and 6 are in both. If a child is selected from those enrolled in swimming, what is the probability that the
child is signed up for soccer?

A. 3/10

B. 1/10

C. 3/14

D. 5/7

11. In how many ways can 3 boys and 3 girls sit in a row of 6 chairs if the boys and girls must alternate?

A. 720

B. 120

C. 36

D. 72

12. In how many ways can a president, a secretary, and a treasurer be selected from a committee of seven?

A. 200

B. 230
C. 150

D. 210

13. It is a collection of one or more simple events.

A. Observation

B. Event

C. Experiment

D. Sample Space

14. It is the process by which an observation (or measurement) is obtained.

A. Experiment

B. Sample Space

C. Probability

D. Event

15. It provides a quantitative description of the chances or likelihoods associated with various outcomes

A. Experiment

B. Sample Space

C. Probability

D. Event

16. Of 10 girls in a class, 3 have blue eyes. If two of the girls are chosen at random, what is the probability
that both have blue eyes?

A. 1/45

B. 1/15

C. 9/100

D. 1/5

17. The probabilities that two students will show up for class are 0,60 and 0.80, Find the probability that
at least one does not show up for class.

A. 0.44

B. 0.52

C. 0.08

D. 0.32
18. The set of all simple events of an experiment is called the _____.

A. Observation

B. Simple event

C. Experiment

D. Sample Space

19. Two cards are drawn in succession from a deck without replacement. What is the probability that both
cards are greater than two but less than 8?

A. 95/663

B. 9/52

C. 14/51

D. 11/26

20. Two events are _____ if, when one event occurs, the other cannot, and vice versa.

A. Mutually Exclusive

B. Dependent

C. Independent

D. Complementary

21. Two people got married. The probabilities that the man and the woman will live 45 more years are
0.58 and 0.64, respectively. Find the probability that both will still be alive 45 years later.

A. 0.36

B. 0.38

C. 0.37

D. 0.35

22. Two six-sided dice are rolled. Find the probability that their sum is not 7.

A. 23/36

B. 5/6

C. 5/18

D. 11/36

23. Which of the following cannot be the value of the probability of an event?

A. 0.97
B. 0.0001

C.4009/4007

D.25%

24. Which of the following pair of events are dependent?

A. Drawing a card from a deck and tossing a ball

B. Driving on ice and having an accident

C. Having a high IQ and having a large shoe size

D. Tossing a coin and getting an ace card

25. ____is an outcome of an experiment, usually denoted by a capital letter.

A. Experiment

B. Sample Space

C. Probability

D. Event