The area under the density curve that lies to the right of 15 is 0.545.

What percentage of all

possible observations of the variable are at most 15?
Select one:
A. 45.5%
B. 20.5%
C. 54.5%
D. 79.5%
The maximum acceptable level of a certain toxic chemical in vegetables has been set at 0.5 parts
per million (ppm). A consumer health group measured the level of the chemical in a random sample
of tomatoes obtained from one producer to determine whether the mean level of the chemical in
these tomatoes exceeds the recommended limit.
Select one:
A. Two-tailed
B. Left-tailed

C. Right-tailed
In a competition, two people will be selected from four finalists to receive the first and second prizes.
The prize winners will be selected by drawing names from a hat. The names of the four finalists are
Jim, George, Helen, and Maggie. The possible outcomes can be represented as follows.
JG JH JM GJ GH GM
HJ HG HM MJ MG MH
Here, for example, HM represents the outcome that Helen receives the first prize and
Maggie receives the second prize. List the outcomes that comprise the following event.
A = event that George wins second prize
Select one:
A. JG, HG, MG, GM
B. JG, HG
C. JG, HG, MG, GJ, GH, GM

D. JG, HG, MG
The maximum acceptable level of a certain toxic chemical in vegetables has been set at 0.9 parts
per million (ppm). A consumer health group measured the level of the chemical in a random sample
of tomatoes obtained from one producer to determine whether the mean level of the chemical in
these tomatoes exceeds the recommended limit.
Select one:
A
B
C

D
Suppose that D is a random variable. Given that P(D > 2.4) = 0.35, find P(D ≤ 2.4).
Select one:
A. 0.35
B. 0
C. 0.325
D. 0.65

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What generally happens to the sampling error as the sample size is decreased?
Select one:
A. It gets more predictable.
B. It gets less predictable
C. It gets smaller.

D. It gets larger.
A curve has area 0.276 to the left of 5 and area 0.627 to the right of 5. Could this curve be a density
curve for some variable?
Select one:
Yes

No
Frequency data were reported for the ages of women who became mothers during one year in
a selected U.S. city. The age distribution is given in the table. Obtain a relative-frequency
histogram of these data and determine whether the ages are approximately normally distributed.
Select one:
A. Yes. The distribution is bell-shaped
B. No. The distribution is J-shaped.
C. No. The distribution is right-skewed.

D. No. The distribution is left-skewed.

A committee of three people is to be formed. The three people will be selected from a list of
five possible committee members. A simple random sample of three people is taken,
without replacement, from the group of five people. If the five people are represented by the letters
A, B, C, D, E, the possible outcomes are as follows.
ABC
ABD
ABE
ACD
ACE
ADE
BCD
BCE
BDE
CDE
Determine the probability that C and D are both included in the sample.
Select one:
A. 1/10
B. 2/5
C. 2/10

D. 3/10
How many different samples of size 2 can be obtained from a population of size 5?
Select one:
A. 2
B. 10
C. 1
D. 5
Suppose that two balanced dice are rolled. Let X denote the absolute value of the difference of
the two numbers. Use random-variable notation to represent the event that the absolute value of
the difference of the two numbers is 2
Select one:
A. {X = 2}
B. P{X = 2}
C. |X|= 2

D. {(1, 3), (2, 4), (3, 5), (4, 6), (3, 1), (4, 2), (5, 3), (6, 4)}
The random variable X represents the number of siblings of a student selected randomly from
a particular college. Use random variable notation to express the following statement in shorthand.
The probability that the student has two siblings is 0.18.
Select one:
A. P(2) = 0.18
B. P(X) = 0.18
C. P(X = 2) = 0.18

D. (X = 2) = 0.18
The number of hours needed by sixth grade students to complete a research project was
recorded with the following results. 
A student is selected at random. The events A and B are defined as follows.
A = the event the student took less than 7 hours
B = the event the student took between 7 and 5 hours inclusive
Describe the event (A or B) in words.
Select one:
A. The event the student took less than 7 hours or more than 7 hours
B. The event the student took between 7 and 7 hours inclusive
C. The event the student took less than 7 hours or between 7 and 5 hours inclusive
D. The event the student took less than 7 hours and between 7 and 5 hours inclusive
Find the z-score for having area 0.09 to its right under the standard normal curve, that is, find z 0.09
Select one:
A. 1.45
B. 1.26
C. 1.39

D. 1.34
True or false? For any discrete random variable, the possible values of the random variable form
a finite set of numbers.
Select one:
True

False
When a quarter is tossed four times, 16 outcomes are possible.
HHHH HHHT HHTH HHTT
HTHH HTHT HTTH HTTT
THHH THHT THTH THTT
TTHH TTHT TTTH TTTT
Here, for example, HTTH represents the outcome that the first toss is heads, the next two tosses
are tails, and the fourth toss is heads. List the outcomes that comprise the following event.
A = event the first three tosses come up the same
Select one:
A. HHH, TTT
B. HHHH, HHHT, TTTH, TTTT
C. HHHT, TTTH

D. HHHT, TTTH, HTTT, THHH

The following contingency table provides a joint frequency distribution for the popular votes cast in
the presidential election by region and political party. Data are in thousands, rounded to the nearest
thousand.
Suppose a person who voted in the presidential election is selected at random. Describe in
words the event P 2
Select one:
A. The person selected voted Democrat
B. The person selected was in the Midwest
C. The person selected voted Republican and was in the Midwest

D. The person selected voted Republican

The following table displays a frequency distribution for the number of living grandparents
for students at a high school. For a randomly selected student in the school, let X denote the number
of living grandparents of the student. Obtain the probability distribution of X.
Select one:
A
B
C

D
Find the z-score for which the area under the standard normal curve to its left is 0.40
Select one:
A. -0.25
B. 0.57
C. 0.25
D. -0.57
Dave drives to work each morning at about the same time. His commute time is normally distributed
with a mean of 45 minutes and a standard deviation of 5 minutes. The percentage of time that his
commute time exceeds 55 minutes is equal to the area under the standard normal curve that lies to
the ___ of ___.
Select one:
A. right, 10
B. left, 1.1
C. right, 2

D. left, 2
Find the mean of the random variable. The random variable X is the number of houses sold by a
realtor in a single month at the Sendsom's Real Estate office. Its probability distribution is given in
the table. Round the answer to two decimal places when necessary.

Select one:
A. 3.5
B. 3.35
C. 3.4

D. 3.6
Evaluate the expression

Select one:
A. 36,000
B. 4
C. 2!

D. 79,833,600
When a balanced die is rolled, the probability that the number that comes up will be a one is 1/6. 
This means that if the die is rolled 36 times, a one will show up six times.
Select one:
True

False
Which of the following could not possibly be probabilities?
A. -0.04
B. 10/7
C. 0
D. 0.20
Select one:
A. B and C
B. A and B
C. A and D

D. A and C
When a quarter is tossed four times, 16 outcomes are possible.
HHHH HHHT HHTH HHTT
HTHH HTHT HTTH HTTT
THHH THHT THTH THTT
TTHH TTHT TTTH TTTT
Here, for example, HTTH represents the outcome that the first toss is heads, the next two tosses
are tails, and the fourth toss is heads. The event A is defined as follows.
A = event the first two tosses are heads 
Describe the event (not A) in words.
Select one:
A. The event the first two tosses are tails
B. The event the last two tosses are heads
C. The event that exactly one of the first two tosses is tails

D. The event the first two tosses are not both heads
True or false? For any discrete random variable, the possible values of the random variable form
a finite set of numbers.
Select one:
True

False
A southeastern college has an enrollment of 2951 female students. Records show that the
mean height of these students is 64.7 inches and that the standard deviation is 2.3 inches. The table
shows frequency and relative-frequency data for these heights. If you assume that the distribution
of heights is approximately normal, then you can use the table to estimate areas under the
associated normal curve (that is, under the normal curve that has parameters μ = 64.7 and standard
deviation = 2.3). Making this assumption, estimate the area under the associated normal curve to the
left of 61.
Select one:
A. 0.0999
B. 0.0342
C. 0.9473

D. 0.0525