Lawang Bato National High School – Senior High School

Centro St., Lawang Bato, Valenzuela City

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

Name: _____________________________Grade & Section: ______________ Score : _____________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each item carefully then write only the letter of the correct answer before each number. If the answer
is not within the choices, write letter E.

______ 1. It provides basic characteristics of a data set

a. Statistics b. Descriptive Statistics c. Inferential Statistics d. None of these
______ 2. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Quantiles 
______ 3. It refers to drawing of logical statements from the analyzed information.
a. Analysis of data b. Collection of data c. Interpretation of data d. Presentation of data  
______ 4. These are data measurement that gives the order of values.
a. Interval b. Nominal c. Ordinal d. Ratio
______ 5. These are data obtained through a counting process.
a. Continuous b. Discrete c. Qualitative d. Quantitative  
______ 6. It is a method of collecting data where a set of questions is provided by the researcher to the respondents.
a. Experiment b. Interview c. Observation d. Questionnaire  
______ 7. It is a method of presenting data through the use of rows and columns.
a. Graphical b. Tabular c. Textual d. None of these 
______ 8. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. Analysis of Variance b. Average Deviation c. Standard Deviation d. Variance
______ 9. It is the numbers of cases wherein objects are drawn without considering the order the objects are arranged.
a. Combination b. Permutation c. Probability d. None of these
______ 10. Which of the following is NOT classified as a discrete probability distribution?
a. Normal Distribution b. Binomial Distribution c. Hypergeometric Disttibution d. Poison Distribution
______ 11. Which of the following experiment will result to discrete random variables?
a. Satisfaction rating of public servant c. Audit of tax returns errors
c. Duration d. None of these
______12. In rolling three dice, how many outcomes are possible?
a. 6 b. 120 c. 36 d. 180
______13. A random variable is a _____________random variable if it’s set of possible outcomes is countable.
a. discrete b. continuous c. probability d. sample
______14. Which does not belong to the group?
a. the number of female athletes c. the number of voters favoring a candidate
b. the number of accidents per year in the intersection d. the number of amounts of sugar needed in a cup of tea
______15. A random variable is a _____________ random variable if it takes on values on a continuous scale.
a. discrete b. continuous c. probability d. discrete probability
______16. For a set of data consisting of 8, 8, 9 10, and 10 which statement is true?
a. mean = mode b. median = mode c. mean = median d. mean< median
______17. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
a. Chance b. Interpretation c.Possibilities d. Uncertainty
______18. A number cube is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number that is NOT 3?
a. 0/6 b. 1/6 c. 5/6 d. 6/6 or 1
______19. Your best friend asked you to accompany him to a carnival to play games of chances. According to him, his horoscope
states that he is so lucky that day and he wants to try his luck at the carnival. How will you convince him not to go to the
carnival?
a. I will ask him to review very well his notes on probability so that he can apply them to a real-life situation like this.
b. I will tell him that what is written in horoscope is sometimes true and sometimes false so he would rather not to go to the
carnival.
c. I will give him instances wherein he could see the real picture of having a very little chance of winning so that he will not
be wasting his money and time.
d. I will convince him not to go to the carnival this time because we have to finish our project in Probability. Anyway, the
will be other time to go and enjoy all the games there.
______20. It is the set of all the possible outcomes or sample points.
a. sample space b. probability c. sample point d. experiment
_____21. Which DOES NOT BELONG to the group?
a. Tossing three coins c. Guessing a number of marbles in a container
b. Rolling a die d. Getting a tail in a tossed of coin
_____22. Which of the following Properties of the Normal Curve DOES NOT BELONG TO THE GROUP?
a. The distribution curve is bell-shaped
b. The curve is symmetrical about its center
c. The mean, median and the mode is not coinciding in the center of the distribution
d. The curve is asymptotic to the baseline.
_____23. The symbol µ means ________ of the probability distribution.
a. variance b. standard deviation c. mean d. z-score
_____24. The curve of a probability distribution is formed by___________
a. heart shaped b. bell shaped c. circular shaped d. pie shaped
_____25. Which of the following is a statement of no change/difference/relationship?
a. alternative hypothesis b. false hypothesis c. null hypothesis d. true hypothesis
_____26. Which is the first step in testing a hypothesis?
a. Formulate the null and alternative hypotheses.
b. Calculate the value of the test statistic.
c. Decide whether to reject or to accept the null hypothesis.
d. State the conclusion/interpretation.
_____ 27. Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis?
a. The mean of a population is equal to 3. c. The mean of a population is less than 3.
b. The mean of a sample is equal to 3. d. Only A and C are true.
_____ 28. Which of the following would be an appropriate alternative hypothesis?
a. The mean of a population is equal to 10. c. The mean of a population is less than 10.
b. The mean of a sample is equal to 10. d. The mean of a sample is less than 10.
_____ 29. Suppose we wish to test Ho: μ ≤ 40 versus Ha: μ > 40. What will result if we conclude that the mean is less than 40 when
its true value is really 39?
a. We have made a Type I error. c. We have made a correct decision.
b. We have made a Type II error. d. None of the above is correct.
_____ 30. A Type II error is committed when
a. we reject a null hypothesis that is true. c. we fail to reject a null hypothesis that is true.
b. we reject a null hypothesis that is false. d. we fail to reject a null hypothesis that is false.
______31. If the computed value of r xy =−0.45 , then there is a
a. very low negative correlation. c. moderate negative correlation.
b. low negative correlation. d. high negative correlation.
______32. Which among the following statistical tests could answer the question?
“Is there a significant difference between the performance of students before and after training?”
a. z-test of dependent proportions c. t-test of independent means
b. t-test of dependent means d. z-test of independent proportions
_____ 33. Suppose Ha: μ>5, ∝=0.01 ,∧N 1 =12 N
and 1 =15 , , then the critical value of t is
a. 2.473 b. 2.485 c. 2.771 d. 2.787
_____ 34. A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that
a. if all possible samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them would include the true
population mean somewhere within their interval.
b. we have 99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the population mean.
c. Both of the above.
d. None of the above.
_____ 35. Which is a numerical value that identifies a location or a position in the distribution of possible values?
a. confidence coefficient c. point estimate
b. interval estimate d. position coefficient
_____36. Which of the following is NOT needed in determining the tabular value of t?
a. sample size b. level of significance c. sample means d. type of test
_____37. In the critical value method, what is the decision if the computed value of z is greater than the tabular value
a. Do not reject Ho b. Do not reject Ha c. reject Ha d. none of these
_____38. On which test do we apply the Chi-Square test?
a. Significance difference in means c. Significance difference among means
b. Significance relationships d. None of these
_____ 39. Which of the following cannot be a value of chi-square?
a. -1 b. 0 c. 1 d. not equal to 1
_____40. What value is expected, on the average, for the ratio when the Null hypothesis is TRUE in ANOVA?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
_____41. What should be the size of the expected frequency in chi-square test?
a. E > 0 b. E ≠ 5 c. E > 5 d. none of these
_____42. Which of the following is used to test the differences among the means of 5 groups of data?
a. z-test b. F-test c. t-test d. X2-test
_____ 43. An F-test statistic always has what type of test?
a. one-tailed b. two-tailed c. three-tailed d. four-tailed
_____44. If Ha : μ = μo and the tabular value is 2.58, what is the decision when the computed value is -2.78?
a. Reject Ho b. Accept Ho c. Either a or b d. none of these
_____45. What t-value is associated with the middle 95% versus the extreme 5% of the distribution, given the degrees of freedom is
15?
a. +1.753 b. ± 2.131 c. – 2,131 d. ± 2.947
_____46. It is the graph used to see the relationship between bivariate data
a. Histogram b. Scatterplot c. Normal Curve d. Box-and-whisker plot
_____ 47. In a regression analysis, the variable being explained or predicted is called the
a. independent b. dependent c. discrete d. continuous
_____48. When the value of correlation coefficient is equal to 1, which of the following is true?
a. There is positive correlation between bivariate data
b. There is weak positive correlation between bivariate data
c. There is moderate positive correlation between bivariate data
d. There is perfect positive correlation between bivariate data
_____49. In regression analysis, if the slope is -2.23 and the y-intercept is 1.25, which of the following should be the least square
regression equation?
a. Y = -2.23x + 1.25 b. Y = 1.25x – 2.23 c. Y = 2.23 x – 1.25 d. Y = -1.25x + 2.23
_____ 50. In the equation y = -0.35x + 2.5, which of the following is true?
a. As x increases by 1, y will increase by 2.5 c. As x increases by 1, y will decrease by 2.5
b. As x increases by 1, y will increase by o.35 d. As x increases by 1, y will decrease by 0.35