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Old Multichoice Questions STATISTICS
Old Multichoice Questions STATISTICS
Old Multichoice Questions STATISTICS
Select the answer nearest to your own and write the corresponding letter clearly. The annual salaries, 000, of the part-time employees of a wholesale cash-and-carry firm are illustrated in the histogram below. The frequencies are per 2 000 inter al. !se the diagram to answer questions " to #.
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$nswer " This distribution is% a& 'ositi ely s(ewed c& Symmetrical 2 b& )egati ely s(ewed d& )one of these -----
The alue of the modal income **000& could be% a& "# b& + c& between , and d& 2. -----
The number of employees earning between ", and 2. thousand pounds is% a& 2 b& c& ", d& 2. -----
The total number of employees is% a& "# b& 2. c& #+ d& ,/ -----
The range of the incomes, in 000, is e0actly% a& 2. b& 20 c& "# d& 1mpossible to tell -----
The mean of the incomes, in 000, is% a& +.0 b& -.2 c& 2.0+ " d& "0." -----
2#0 students ha e ta(en a Statistics e0am. The cumulati e distribution of mar(s is shown below. !se the diagram to answer questions + to "".
3 of students getting less than% "00 -0 ,0 .0 20 0 0 "0 20 /0 .0 #0 ,0 Statistics 4ar(s *3& +0 -0 20 "00
5hat is the median mar( in the Statistics e0am6 a& .2 b& #0 c& ,0 d& +2 -----
5hat is the /0th percentile mar( in the Statistics e0am6 a& 0 b& /0 c& // d& .2 -----
5hat percentage of students ha e Statistics mar(s o er #06 a& /#3 b& .#3 c& ##3 d& ,#3 -----
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5hat percentage of students ha e Statistics mar(s between .0 and #06 a& 23 b& "03 c& 223 d& ,#3 -----
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1f the pass mar( was .03 how many students passed6 a& .0 b& ,0 c& "00 2 d& ".# -----
The following 4initab output represents the distribution of the e0am mar(s for a group of trainees. !se the diagrams to answer questions "2 to "-. Stem-and-leaf of Exam Leaf Unit = 1.0 1 5 14 (9) 18 9 5 2 ox!lot 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 0059 244578899 000024789 034455679 3578 699 01
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The range of the mar(s is% a& ,/ b& ,2 c& d& + -----
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The modal mar( is% a& 2 b& #0 c& #. d& 2" -----
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The number of students who too( the e0am is% a& b& ." c& .2 d& #2 -----
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1f .#3 was needed to pass, the number of failures was% a& b& 2 c& /2 d& // -----
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5hich of the following groups of statements is correct6 a& b& c& d& range 7 ,/, median 7 #2, interquartile range 7 208 median 7 #+, interquartile range 7 20, range 7 ,/, interquartile range 7 2+, range 7 ,2, median 7 #08 median 7 #+, range 7 ,2, interquartile range 7 2+. -----
The sets of data below are samples from large populations for use with questions "2 - 2-% Sample $% Sample 9% Sample :% "2 2/ 2.. "..2 #.+ -.." "+ .., 0 // .., /., 2# ".2 -2.. ".0 0 2/
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The range of 9 is% a& /.b& 0.# c& ".2 to #.+ d& ".2 to 2.. -----
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The mode of : is% a& ".b& -.." c& 0.02 d& 0 -----
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The median of $ is% a& 2/ b& 2. c& 2# d& none of these -----
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The median of : is% a& 0 b& 0., c& ".d& /., -----
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The mean of $ is% a& 2#., b& 2..0 The mean of 9 is% a& /.-. b& ..,0
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The estimated standard de iation of the population from which 9 was ta(en is% a& ".+/ b& ".,2 c& "..# d& "..0 -----
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The estimated standard de iation of the population from which : was ta(en is% a& ".,/ b& 2..# c& 2.22 d& /.2. -----
The following set of numbers represents a sample of student heights. !se it to answer questions 22 and /0. Heights ,0; and less than ,.; ,.; and less than ,,; ,,; and less than ,-; ,-; and less than ,2; ,2; and less than +0; +0; and less than +2; +2; and less than +.; +.; and less than +,; 22 Frequen ! / # + "0 ""/ . 2
The mean alue of all student heights is estimated to be% a& ,2."0; b& ,-.20; c& ,2..0; d& ,2.0#; -----
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The standard de iation of all student heights is estimated to be% a& ..20; b& 2.+0; c& 2.,2; d& 2.+2;
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1f 20 in oices from the South a erage ,0 and "0 in oices from the )orth a erage /0 the o erall mean is% a& #0 b& .# c& /0 d& ,0 -----
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1f the mean of fi e numbers is ..2 and four of them are /, ., ., and # the fifth must be% a& / b& . c& # d& , -----
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The ariable <weight, e.g. #, (g, is% a& nominal b& ordinal c& inter al d& ratio -----
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The ariable <satisfaction, e.g. low, medium, high is% a& nominal b& ordinal c& inter al d& ratio -----
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The ariable <colour, e.g. red, is% a& nominal b& ordinal c& inter al d& ratio -----
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The ariable <cost, e.g. 2., is% a& nominal b& ordinal c& inter al d& ratio -----
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1f three coins are tossed the probability of getting e0actly two heads is% a& 2=/ b& /=c& 2=d& "=/ -----
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1f a pair of dice are rolled the probability of getting at least one si0 is% a& ""=/, b& "0=/, c& ,=/, d& "=/, -----
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$dam, 9arry, :harles and >a id are the semi-finalists in a snoo(er contest. 9arry and >a id each ha e a probability of 0.20 of winning the trophy. 1f the probability of :harles winning is 0.2# then that for $dam is% a& 0.## b& 0..# c& 0./# d& insufficient information -----
?uestions .0 to .2 refer to a large batch of in oices from a particular company. @ou are as(ed to assume that the alues of the in oices *& ha e a normal distribution with mean of 200 and standard .de iation of /0 .0 5hat percentage of the in oices ha e alues of less than "+06 a& ",3 ." b& 2,3 c& /,3 d& -#3 ----5hat percentage of in oices ha e alues o er "#06 a& 2"3 .2 b& .#3 c& 2#3 d& 2#3 ----5hat percentage of the in oices ha e alues between "+0 and 2"06 a& 223 ./ b& .+3 c& +,3 d& 2#3 ----5hat percentage of the in oices ha e alues between "+0 and "206 a& 2"3 .. b& .+3 c& #/3 d& +23 ----5hat is the alue which is e0ceeded by .03 of the in oices6 a& #b& "0c& "#d& 20-----
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5hat is the alue below which 2#3 of the in oices fall6 a& #b& "#c& "-0 d& 220 -----
?uestions ., to .- refer to the annual commission, in A000, earned by the whole of the salesforce of your company. @ou are as(ed to assume that they follow a normal distribution with a mean of "2 and a standard de iation of /.# ., 5hat percentage of the sales force earned less than ,,000 commission6 a& 2#.+3 .+ b& .#.+3 *c& ../3 *d& ".+3 ----5hat percentage of the salesmen earned between "0,000 and "#,000 commission6 a& "..3 .b& -.-3 c& .-.03 *d& #2.03 -----
5hat is the commission which needs to be earned, in A000, in order for a salesman to be in the top 203 of commission earners6 a& 2 b& "# c& "2 d& 20 -----
The time ta(en by a random selection of "0 wor(ers to complete a tas( were% /.# 2.+ 2.2 /.. 2.+ /.0 /./ 2.2 /." and /., minutes !se this information for questions .2 to #2 .2 The mean and standard de iations needed in order to calculate a 2#3 confidence inter al for the mean time are% a& 0 7 /.""8 s 7 0./0c& 0 7 /..,8 s 7 0./0#0 b& 0 7 /.""8 s 7 0./2# d& 0 7 /..,8 s 7 0./2# -----
The table alue to ma(e use of in the calculation of the 2#3 confidence inter al is% a& ".-/ b& ".2, c& 2.2/ d& 2.2, -----
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The confidence inter al produced is% a& from 2./, to /.-, min c& from 2.20 to /./2 min b& from 2.-- to /./. min d& from 2.2" to /./" min -----
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5hich of the following statements is true about the confidence inter al produced6 a& 1t contains 2#3 of the times ta(en by the sample of wor(ers. b& There is a 2#3 chance that it contains all the times ta(en by the wor(ers. c& There is a 2#3 chance that it contains the mean time ta(en by all the wor(ers. d& There is a 2#3 chance that it contains the mean time ta(en by the sample of wor(ers. -----
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