STATISTICS QUESTIONS

MULTIPLE-CHOICE

1. John scored 145 on an IQ test with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of
15. What is his z-score ?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Answer: C. 3

Solution:
𝑥 − 𝑥̅
𝑧 − 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 =
𝑠𝑑
145 − 100
𝑧 − 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 =
15
45
𝑧 − 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 =
15
𝑧 − 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 = 𝟑

John’s z-score is +3. Z –scores measure the distance of a score from the
mean in units of standard deviation. Since the mean is 100 and the standard
deviation is 15, John’s score is 3 standard deviations above the mean.

2. Ann has a z-score of 1. What is her t-score?

A. 10 B. 30 C. 50 D. 60

Answer: D. 60

Solution:

𝑡 − 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 = 50 + 10𝑧

𝑡 − 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 = 50 + 10(𝟏)

𝑡 − 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 = 50 + 10

𝑡 − 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 = 𝟔𝟎

Since t-scores always have a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.

A t-score 60 indicates one standard deviation above the mean.

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3. An urn contains three red balls numbered 1, 2, 3, four white balls numbered
4, 5, 6, 7, and three black balls numbered 8, 9, 10. A ball is drawn from the urn.
What is the probability that it is red and odd-numbered?

1 3 1 2
A. B. C. D.
4 10 5 5
𝟏
Answer: C.
𝟓

Solution:
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𝑃(𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑑𝑑 − 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 ) =
10
𝟏
𝑃(𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑑𝑑 − 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 ) =
𝟓
1
The probability that the ball is red and odd-numbered is because there
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are only two balls that are both red and odd (1 and 3) out of ten balls.

In symbols, the solution is 10 = 𝟓 .

2 𝟏

4. A dry cleaning firm has 12 employees: 7 women and 5 men. Three of the women
and five of the men are 40 years old or older. If an employee is chosen at
random from this firm, what is the probability that the employee is under 40
years of age?
1 2 1 3
A. B. C. D.
3 3 4 4
𝟏
Answer: A.
𝟑

Solution:

Eight employees (3 women and 5 men) are 40 years old or older, so the

𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 40 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑒) = 1 − 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (40 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟)

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𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 40 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑒) = 1 −
12
4
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 40 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑒) =
12

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 𝟏
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 40 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑒) =
𝟑

5. In how many ways can 7 persons be seated in a round table?

A. 120 B. 720 C. 1,008 D. 5,040

Answer: B. 720

Solution:

To solve the number of ways can 7 persons be seated in a round table,

use the formula, (𝑛 − 1)! where 𝑛 is the number of persons.

(𝑛 − 1)! = (7 − 1)!

= 6!

= (6) (5) (4) (3) (2) (1)

= 𝟕𝟐𝟎

6. Twenty-three tickets numbered 1 to 23 are in a box. If two tickets are drawn at

random, determine the probability that both are odd.

6 11 12 132
A. B. C. D.
23 42 529 529
𝟔
Answer: A .
𝟐𝟑

Solution:
12 11
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑑𝑑 ) = ( ) ( )
23 22

12 1
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑑𝑑 ) = ( ) ( )
23 2

𝟔
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑑𝑑 ) =
𝟐𝟑

7. From 7 consonants and 5 vowels, how many words can be formed consisting of
4 different consonants and 3 different vowels? The words need not have
meaning.
A. 5,040 B. 350 C. 1,764,000 D. 12

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 Answer: C. 1,764,000

Solution:

The four different consonants can be selected in 7C4 ways, the three
different vowels can be selected in 5C3 ways, and the resulting 7 different letters
can then be arranged among themselves in 7P 7 =7! ways. Then,

Number of words = 7C4 × 5C3×7!

= 𝟑𝟓 𝒙 𝟏𝟎 𝒙 𝟓, 𝟎𝟒𝟎

= 𝟏, 𝟕𝟔𝟒, 𝟎𝟎𝟎

8. Find the semi-interquartile range from the following set of golf scores:

S= {67, 69, 70, 71, 74, 77, 78, 82, 89}

A. 11.5 B. 10.5 C. 5.25 D. 5.75

Answer: C. 5.25

Solution:

Since we have nine data points, and the set is ordered, the median is
9+1 th
located in the position , or the 5th position . That means, the median is for this
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set is 74.

The first quartile Q 1 is the median of the scores below the fifth position.
Since we have four scores, the median is the average of the second and the third
scores, which leads us to Q 1 =69.5.

The third quartile Q 3 is the median of the scores above the fifth position.
Since we have four scores, the median is the average of the seventh and the eight
scores, which leads us to Q 3 = 80.

Finally, the semi-interquartile range is one-half of the interquartile range.

In symbols,

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SIQR (Inter-quartile range)= (Q 3-Q 1)
2
1
= (80-69.5)
2
1
= (10.5)
2

= 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓

9. A pair of dice is tossed. Find the probability of getting a sum of 14.

1 1 7
A. B. C. D. 0
2 9 36

Answer: D. 0

Solution:

Since, there is no chance to have a sum of 14, then

0
Probability (sum of 14) =
36

Probability (sum of 14) = 0 or 0%

10. If P(A)= 0.7, P(B)= 0.5, and P(A ∩B)= 0.4 , then find P(A ∪B).

A. 0.6 B. 0.7 C. 0.8 D. 0.9

Answer: C. 0.8 or 80%

Solution:

𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ) = [𝑃(𝐴) + 𝑃(𝐵 )] − 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 )

𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ) = (0.7 + 0.5) − 0.4

= 1.2 − 0.4

= 𝟎. 𝟖

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11. During 3 hours at Mapayapa Airport, 55 aircrafts arrived late. The number of
minutes they were late is shown in the table below. Determine the modal class.

Minutes late Frequency

1-10 27
11-20 10
21-30 7
31-40 5
41-50 4
51-60 2

A. 51-60 B. 1-10 C. 11-20 D. 21-30

Answer: B. 1-10

Solution:
The modal class is the class interval with the highest number of
frequency. Among the class intervals, 1-10 has 27 (with the highest number of
frequency).

12. In a restaurant, a customer can choose from the 5 viands, 2 types of rice, 3 kinds
of beverages and 3 kinds desserts. In how many ways can this customer choose
what to have if he is to order one from each group?

A. 60 B. 70 C. 80 D. 90

Answer: D. 90

Solution:

Use the Fundamental Principle of Counting/Fundamental Counting Principle.

FCP= (5) (2) (3) (3)

FCP= 90

13. The variance of the set of data is 2. What is its standard deviation?
A. 1 B. 2 C. √ 2 D. 4

Answer: C. √𝟐

Solution:
The standard deviation is the square root of the variance. Since the
variance is 2, then the standard deviation must be √𝟐 or approximately 1.414.

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14. What is the mean of the set of data shown in the table below?
Scores (x) 8 7 6 5 4
Frequency 2 2 2 2 2
A. 6 B. 7 C. 5 D. 8

Answer: A. 6

Solution:
8 (2)+7(2) +6 (2) +5 (2)+4(2)
Mean (𝑥̅ ) = 10
60
=
10
=𝟔
15. Compute the coefficient of variation given the following: standard
deviation=1, and mean= 0.5 .

A. 100% B. 120% C. 50% D.200%

Answer: D. 200%

Solution:
𝑠𝑑
𝐶𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (𝑐𝑣 ) = 𝑥 100%
𝑥̅

1
𝐶𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (𝑐𝑣) = 𝑥 100%
0.5

= 𝟐𝟎𝟎%