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Math 211 Prob Di STR
Math 211 Prob Di STR
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Provide an appropriate response.
1) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 1)
The number of cups of coffee sold in a cafeteria during lunch
A) discrete B) continuous
2) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 2)
The height of a player on a basketball team
A) discrete B) continuous
3) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 3)
The cost of a Statistics textbook
A) discrete B) continuous
4) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 4)
The blood pressures of a group of students the day before their final exam
A) continuous B) discrete
5) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 5)
The temperature in degrees Fahrenheit on July 4th in Juneau, Alaska
A) discrete B) continuous
6) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 6)
The number of goals scored in a soccer game
A) discrete B) continuous
7) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 7)
The speed of a car on a Los Angeles freeway during rush hour traffic
A) continuous B) discrete
8) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 8)
The number of phone calls to the attendance office of a high school on any given school day
A) continuous B) discrete
9) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 9)
The age of the oldest student in a statistics class
A) continuous B) discrete
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12) State whether the variable is discrete or continuous. 12)
The height of a player on a basketball team
A) discrete B) continuous
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83
A) 0.809 B) 0.125 C) 0.553 D) 0.428
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22) The random variable x represents the number of cars per household in a town of 1000 households. 22)
Find the probability of randomly selecting a household that has at least one car.
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83
A) 0.500 B) 0.125 C) 0.083 D) 0.875
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83
A) 0.208 B) 0.125 C) 0.792 D) 0.256
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Accidents 0 1 2 3 4 5
Students 260 500 425 305 175 45
Hits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Players 7 9 7 4 1 1 2 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83
A) 0.125 B) 0.553 C) 0.428 D) 0.809
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27) The random variable x represents the number of cars per household in a town of 1000 households. 27)
Find the probability of randomly selecting a household that has at least one car.
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83
A) 0.875 B) 0.125 C) 0.083 D) 0.500
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83
A) 0.208 B) 0.125 C) 0.256 D) 0.792
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Accidents 0 1 2 3 4 5
Students 260 500 425 305 175 45
Hits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Players 7 9 7 4 1 1 2 1
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32) An insurance actuary asked a sample of senior citizens the cause of their automobile 32)
accidents over a two-year period. The random variable x represents the number of
accidents caused by their failure to yield the right of way. Use the frequency distribution
to construct a probability distribution.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
x 0 1 2 3 4
2 2 1 1
P(x) ?
7 21 7 21
10 3 4 10
A) B) C) D) -
21 7 7 21
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) 0.03 0.39 0.07 0.36 ?
A) -0.57 B) 0.15 C) 0.58 D) 0.85
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) ? 0.15 0.20 0.20 0.25
A) 0.50 B) 0.20 C) 1.0 D) 0.80
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
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38) The random variable x represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital 38)
will have along with the corresponding probabilities. Graph the probability distribution.
x 0 1 2 3 4
3 5 6 2 1
P(x)
17 17 17 17 17
x P(x)
0 0.07
1 0.68
2 0.21
3 0.03
4 0.01
x P(x)
0 0.30
1 0.40
2 0.20
3 0.06
4 0.04
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83
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43) An insurance actuary asked a sample of senior citizens the cause of their automobile 43)
accidents over a two-year period. The random variable x represents the number of
accidents caused by their failure to yield the right of way. Use the frequency distribution
to construct a probability distribution.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
x 0 1 2 3 4
5 2 4 5
P(x) ?
17 17 17 17
1 10 2 16
A) B) - C) D)
17 17 17 17
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) 0.57 0.07 0.16 0.02 ?
A) 0.82 B) -0.82 C) 0.36 D) 0.18
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) ? 0.15 0.20 0.20 0.25
A) 1.0 B) 0.20 C) 0.80 D) 0.50
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49) The random variable x represents the number of tests that a patient entering a hospital will have 49)
along with the corresponding probabilities. Find the mean and standard deviation.
x 0 1 2 3 4
3 5 6 2 1
P(x)
17 17 17 17 17
A) mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 3.71 B) mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
C) mean: 2.52; standard deviation: 1.93 D) mean: 3.72; standard deviation: 2.52
x P(x)
0 0.07
1 0.68
2 0.21
3 0.03
4 0.01
A) mean: 1.30; standard deviation: 0.44 B) mean: 1.30; standard deviation: 0.32
C) mean: 1.23; standard deviation: 0.44 D) mean: 1.23; standard deviation: 0.66
x P(x)
0 0.30
1 0.40
2 0.20
3 0.06
4 0.04
A) mean: 1.30; standard deviation: 2.38 B) mean: 1.54; standard deviation: 1.30
C) mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04 D) mean: 1.30; standard deviation: 1.54
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56) In a raffle, 1,000 tickets are sold for $2 each. One ticket will be randomly selected and the winner 56)
will receive a laptop computer valued at $1200. What is the expected value for a person that buys
one ticket?
A) -$1.20 B) $1.20 C) $0.8 D) -$0.80
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
x P(x)
0 0.125
1 0.428
2 0.256
3 0.108
4 0.083
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
x 0 1 2 3 4
3 5 6 2 1
P(x)
17 17 17 17 17
A) mean: 2.52; standard deviation: 1.93 B) mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 1.09
C) mean: 1.59; standard deviation: 3.71 D) mean: 3.72; standard deviation: 2.52
x P(x)
0 0.07
1 0.68
2 0.21
3 0.03
4 0.01
A) mean: 1.30; standard deviation: 0.44 B) mean: 1.23; standard deviation: 0.44
C) mean: 1.23; standard deviation: 0.66 D) mean: 1.30; standard deviation: 0.32
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61) In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The random 61)
variable x represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Find the mean and standard
deviation.
x P(x)
0 0.30
1 0.40
2 0.20
3 0.06
4 0.04
A) mean: 1.14; standard deviation: 1.04 B) mean: 1.30; standard deviation: 2.38
C) mean: 1.30; standard deviation: 1.54 D) mean: 1.54; standard deviation: 1.30
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
x P(x)
0 0.125
1 0.428
2 0.256
3 0.108
4 0.083
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69) Decide whether the experiment is a binomial experiment. If it is not, explain why. You roll 69)
a die 350 times. The random variable represents the number that appears on each roll of
the die.
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82) Decide whether the experiment is a binomial experiment. If it is not, explain why. 82)
Surveying 100 prisoners to see how many crimes in which they were convicted. The
random variable represents the number of crimes in which each prisoner was convicted.
x 0 1 2 3 4
3 5 6 2 1
P(x)
17 17 17 17 17
x P(x)
0 0.07
1 0.68
2 0.21
3 0.03
4 0.01
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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92) A test consists of 770 true or false questions. If the student guesses on each question, what is the 92)
mean number of correct answers?
A) 385 B) 154 C) 0 D) 770
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102) According to police sources, a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 90% of the 102)
time. If 800 stolen cars are randomly selected, what is the mean and standard deviation of the
number of cars recovered after being stolen?
A) mean: 720; standard deviation: 8.49 B) mean: 720; standard deviation: 72
C) mean: 568: standard deviation: 72 D) mean: 568: standard deviation: 8.49
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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113) In one city, 21% of adults smoke. In groups of size 130 of adults, what is the variance of the 113)
number that smoke ?
A) 27.3 B) 10.78 C) 21.57 D) 4.64
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
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121) In a pizza takeout restaurant, the following probability distribution was obtained. The 121)
random variable x represents the number of toppings for a large pizza. Graph the
probability distribution.
x P(x)
0 0.30
1 0.40
2 0.20
3 0.06
4 0.04
Cars Households
0 125
1 428
2 256
3 108
4 83
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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128) The probability that an individual is left-handed is 0.1. In a class of 44 students, what is the 128)
probability of finding five left-handers?
A) 0.1 B) 0.000 C) 0.178 D) 0.114
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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138) Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does not 138)
affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of exactly eight boys
in ten births.
A) 0.08 B) 0.044 C) 0.176 D) 0.8
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149) The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 4%. If 19 houses are randomly 149)
selected, what is the probability that none of the houses will be burglarized?
A) 0.460 B) 0.000 C) 0.040 D) 0.002
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
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159) Thirty-eight percent of people in the United States have type O+ blood. You randomly 159)
select 30 Americans and ask them if their blood type is O +. Identify the values of n, p, and
q, and list the possible values of the random variable x.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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169) A statistics professor finds that when he schedules an office hour at the 10:30 a.m. time slot, an 169)
average of three students arrives. Use the Poisson distribution to find the probability that in a
randomly selected office hour no students will arrive.
A) 0.1225 B) 0.1108 C) 0.0498 D) 0.0743
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Answer Key
Testname: MATH212PROBDISTR
1) A
2) B
3) A
4) A
5) B
6) A
7) A
8) B
9) A
10) A
11) B
12) B
13) B
14) B
15) B
16) B
17) B
18) B
19) A
20) B
21) C
22) D
23) C
24) The student is not correct. For a student to have five accidents is unusual because the probability of this event is 0.026.
25) The sports announcer is correct. For a baseball player to get four or more hits during a World Series is not unusual
because the probability is 0.15625.
26) B
27) A
28) D
29) The student is not correct. For a student to have five accidents is unusual because the probability of this event is 0.026.
30) The sports announcer is correct. For a baseball player to get four or more hits during a World Series is not unusual
because the probability is 0.15625.
31)
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P(x) 0.71 0.12 0 0.12 0 0 0.06
32)
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(x) 0.16 0.12 0.48 0.12 0.08 0.04
33)
x P(x)
0 0.21875
1 0.28125
2 0.21875
3 0.125
4 0.03125
5 0.03125
6 0.0625
7 0.03125
34) B
35) B
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Answer Key
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36) B
37) (a)
x P(x)
1
0
8
3
1
8
3
2
8
1
3
8
(b)
38)
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39)
40)
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Answer Key
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41) (a)
x P(x)
0 0.125
1 0.428
2 0.256
3 0.108
4 0.083
(b)
42)
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P(x) 0.71 0.12 0 0.12 0 0 0.06
43)
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(x) 0.16 0.12 0.48 0.12 0.08 0.04
44)
x P(x)
0 0.21875
1 0.28125
2 0.21875
3 0.125
4 0.03125
5 0.03125
6 0.0625
7 0.03125
45) A
46) D
47) B
48) B
49) B
50) D
51) C
52) D
53) B
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54) C
55) B
56) D
57) μ = 1.596; σ = 1.098
58) B
59) B
60) C
61) A
62) D
63) C
64) D
65) B
66) A
67) μ = 1.596; σ = 1.098
68) binomial experiment
69) Not a binomial experiment. There are more than two outcomes.
70) Not a binomial experiment. There are more than two outcomes.
71) Not a binomial experiment. There are more than two outcomes.
72) binomial experiment.
73) Not a binomial experiment. There are more than two outcomes.
74) binomial experiment.
75) binomial experiment.
76) Not a binomial experiment. The probability of success is not the same for each trial.
77) binomial experiment
78) Not a binomial experiment. There are more than two outcomes.
79) Not a binomial experiment. There are more than two outcomes.
80) Not a binomial experiment. There are more than two outcomes.
81) binomial experiment.
82) Not a binomial experiment. There are more than two outcomes.
83) binomial experiment.
84) binomial experiment.
85) Not a binomial experiment. The probability of success is not the same for each trial.
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Answer Key
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86) (a)
x P(x)
1
0
8
3
1
8
3
2
8
1
3
8
(b)
87)
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Answer Key
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88)
89) A
90) B
91) A
92) A
93) D
94) B
95) B
96) D
97) B
98) B
99) D
100) D
101) C
102) A
103) A
104) μ = np = 300(0.5) = 150; σ = npq = 300(0.5)(0.5) = 8.66
105) C
106) C
107) D
108) D
109) B
110) A
111) A
112) D
113) C
114) D
115) D
116) A
117) C
118) B
119) B
120) μ = np = 1000(0.5) = 500; σ = npq = 1000(0.5)(0.5) = 15.81
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121)
122) (a)
x P(x)
0 0.125
1 0.428
2 0.256
3 0.108
4 0.083
(b)
123) B
124) C
125) A
126) C
127) A
128) C
129) A
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Answer Key
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130) C
131) C
132) A
133) A
134) A
135) C
136) 0.0005
137) B
138) B
139) A
140) A
141) C
142) B
143) B
144) A
145) B
146) D
147) D
148) A
149) A
150) 0.0005
151) C
152) n = 100; p = 0.5; q = 0.5; x = 0, 1, 2, . . ., 99, 100
153) n = 5; p = 0.26; q = 0.84; x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
154) n = 8; p = 0.57; q = 0.43; x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
155) n = 30; p = 0.38; q = 0.62; x = 0, 1, 2, . . ., 29, 30
156) n = 100; p = 0.5; q = 0.5; x = 0, 1, 2, . . ., 99, 100
157) n = 5; p = 0.26; q = 0.84; x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
158) n = 8; p = 0.57; q = 0.43; x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
159) n = 30; p = 0.38; q = 0.62; x = 0, 1, 2, . . ., 29, 30
160) C
161) C
162) B
163) C
164) D
165) B
166) D
167) C
168) C
169) C
170) B
171) C
172) C
173) A
174) C
175) D
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