1)At a particular college, 78% of all students are receiving some kind of financial aid.

The school
newspaper selects a random sample of 100 students and 72% of the respondents say they are
receiving some sort of financial aid. Which of the following is true?

A.78% is a population and 72% is a sample.

B.72% is a population and 78% is a sample
C.78% is a parameter and 72% is a statistic
D.72% is a parameter and 78% is a statistic

2)Increasing the sample size of an opinion poll will reduce the:

A.bias of the estimates made from the data collected in the poll.
B.variability of the estimates made from the data collected in the poll.
C.variability of opinions in the sample.
D.variability of opinions in the population.

3)The mean and standard deviation of a population are 200 and 20, respectively. Sample size is
25. What is the mean of the sampling distribution?

A.200
B.16
C.25
D.4

4)The sample range is an unbiased estimator of the population range.

A.Yes
B.No

5)How would you interpret this if it were presented in a stem-and-leaf display: 6|1129

A.6
B.11
C.29
D.none of these

6)When raw scores are summarized via a grouped frequency distribution, is there "loss of
information?"

A.yes
B.no
C.may be
7)Which measure of central tendency assumes the highest score in positively skewed
distributions?

A.mean
B.median
C.mode
D.geometric mean

8)A score in a data set that lies far away from the rest of the scores is called a(n)_____.last
score

A.last score
B.modal score
C.extreme score
D.outlier

9)A normal distribution extends how far?

A.Three tic marks in each direction.

B.It approaches infinity in both directions.
C.It depends on the value of the mean and standard deviation of the data .
D.95%

10)In a Normal Distribution, approximately 99.7% of the data falls:

A.within one standard deviation about the mean.

B.within two standard deviations about the mean.
C.within three standard deviations about the mean.

11) Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor
stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th
guest.This is a form of:

A. Random Sample
B.Convenience Sampling
C.Voluntary Response
D.Systematic Sampling

12) A mayor is concerned about the percentage of city residents who express disapproval of his
job performance. His political committee pays for a newspaper ad, hoping to keep his
disapproval rating below 21%. They will use a follow up poll to access effectiveness. What are
the correct null and alternative hypotheses?
A.Ho: p=.21, Ha: p > .21
B.Ho: p< .21, Ha: p= .21
C.Ho: p> .21, Ha: p= .21
D.Ho: p= .21, Ha: p< .21

13)When p-value is greater than alpha we:

A.Accept Ho
B.Accept H1
C.Reject Ho
D.Reject H1

14)The mean number of accidents per month at a certain intersection is 3. What is the
probability that in any given month exactly 4 accidents will occur at this intersection?

A.1.0081
B.0.1680
C.0.6721
D.0.7500

15)The mean for the exponential distribution equals the mean for the Poisson distribution only
when the former distribution has a mean equal to

A.1.0
B.0.5
C.0.25
D.the means of the two distributions can never be equal

16)Which of the following is NOT the properties of Binomial experiment?

A.Only two outcomes, either success or failure for each trial.

B.The same probability of a success for each trial.
C.Has symmetric shaped of data distribution.

17)What would happen if the two events are statistically independent ?

A.Conditional probability becomes less than the elementary probability

B.Conditional probability becomes more than the elementary probability
C.Conditional probability becomes equal to the elementary probability
D.Conditional as well as elementary probabilities will exhibit no change
18)Consider the assertions given below :A : CDF is a monotonously increasing functionB : PDF
is a derivative of CDF & is always positiveWhich among them is correct according to the
properties of PDF?

A.A is true & B is false

B.A is false & B is true
C.Both A & B are true but B is a reason for A
D.Both A & B are false since B is not a reason for A

19)If a positively skewed distribution has a median of 50, which of the following statement is
true?

A. Mean is greater than 50

B. Mean is less than 50
C. Mode is less than 50
D. Mode is greater than 50
E.Both A and C
F.
Both B and D