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3rdq Exam Statisticsprobability 11
3rdq Exam Statisticsprobability 11
3rdq Exam Statisticsprobability 11
S.Y. 2019-2020
Directions: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the best answer in each phrase or statement. You
may use scientific calculator. Avoid erasures.
19. Which of the following is NOT a property of the normal probability distribution?
A. The distribution curve is bell-shaped.
B. The curve is symmetrical about its center.
C. The mean, median and mode coincide at the center.
D. The curve touches the baseline.
23. Which of the following shows the correct probability mass function in obtaining tail/s in tossing a
coin twice?
A. x 1 2 3 C. x 0 1 2
P(x) 1/4 2/4 1/4 P(x) 1/4 2/4 1/4
B. x 1 2 3 D. x 0 1 2
P(x) ½ 0 1/4 P(x) ½ 0 1/4
26. In a Science test the mean score of a certain class was 26, with standard deviation of 4. Ben
got 20. How was his standing in Science class?
A. Ben performed 1.5 above the mean. C. Ben performed 1.6 above the mean.
B. Ben performed 1.5 below the mean. D. Ben performed 1.6 below the mean.
For questions 27-29, use the following data: Population mean, μ=4900 ; standard deviation, σ=100
31. What kind of distribution has equal mean, median, and mode?
A. proportional B. normal C. sampling D. equivalent
33. What represents the distance between a given measurement X and the mean in a normal
distribution, and which is expressed in standard deviations?
A. variance B. area C. raw score D. z-score
36. What is the total area under the standard normal curve of -2.25 ≤ z ≤ 1.50?
A. The total area is 0.2734 or 27.34% of the normal curve.
B. The total area is 0.4332 or 43.32% of the normal curve.
C. The total area is 0.4878 or 48.78% of the normal curve.
D. The total area is 0.9210 or 92.10% of the normal curve.
37. What is the total area between z = -1 and z = 1 under the normal curve?
A. 34.13% B. 68.26% C. 95.44% D. 99.74%
38. Which of the following statements DOES NOT correspond to the figure below?
39. What is the probability of an area of a normal curve whose z is to the right of 1.84?
A. 0.0329 B. -0.0329 C. 0.4671 D. -0.4671
42. What is the area corresponding to P (-1.3 ≤ z ≤ 1.5) in a standard normal curve?
A. -0.8064 B. 0.8364 C. -0.0968 D. 0.0968
For items 43-45, use the sample mean X = 45 and standard deviation s = 5.
45. What is the area corresponding to P (38 ≤ X ≥ 59) in a standard normal curve?
A. 0.8384 B. 0.9948 C. 0.9166 D. 0.9192
46. If two coins are tossed, which is not a possible value of the random variable for the number of
heads?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
47. In rolling two dice, which is not possible value of the random variable for the sum of two
numbers?
A.1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7
48. The result of a nationwide aptitude test in mathematics are normally distributed with m= 80 and
s=15. What is the raw score such that 70% of the cases are below it?
A.87.5 B. 87.8 C. 88.1 D. 88.4
50. What refers to a function that associates a real number to each element in the sample space?
A. sample space B. continuous C. discrete D. random variable