WSA111 / WSAD101:

TUTORIAL 6

Answer the following questions on Tutorial 6 by drawing a cross (x) over the letter
indicating the correct answer. Remember to submit Tutorial 6 by completing and submitting
Tutorial Quiz 6 on Moodle.

1. For a population with   110 and   20 , the z-score corresponding to X  120 would be
a) +2.00
b) -0.50
c) 120/20
d) +0.50
e) None of the other choices is correct
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2. A population of scores has   60 . Within this population, an X value of 50 corresponds to

z  2.5 . What is the population standard deviation?
a) -4
b) +4
c) -2.5
d) cannot be determined from the information given
e) None of the other choices is correct
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3. A population of scores has   20 . Within this population, a score of X=80 corresponds to

z  0.50 . What is the population mean?
a) 90
b) 60
c) 40
d) cannot be determined from the information given
e) None of the other choices is correct
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Questions 4 to 6 refer to the following frequency distribution of STAT401 test scores:

X f
40 - < 50 1
50 - < 60 3
60 - < 70 4
70 - < 80 7
80 - < 90 3
90 - < 100 2

4. What is the relative frequency of scores in the interval 70 -< 80?

a) 0.35
b) 0.20
c) 0.15
d) 35%
e) None of the other choices is correct
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5. Determine the probability that a student will get a mark greater than or equals to 60, but less
than 80

a) 0.2
b) 0.55
c) 0.7
d) 0.25
e) None of the other choices is correct
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6. If a score of 60 or higher is needed to pass the STAT401 test, what is the probability that an
individual will fail?

a) 0.40
b) 0.80
c) 0.05
d) 0.20
e) None of the other choices is correct
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7. For the given grouped frequency distribution table, determine p(40  X < 80).

a) 0.70
b) 0.75
c) 0.40
d) 0.60
e) None of the other choices is correct
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8. A colony of laboratory rats contains 12 albino rats and 29 hooded rats. What is the probability
of randomly selecting an albino rat from this colony?

a) 2.4167
b) 0.1200
c) 0.2927
d) 0.7073
e) None of the other choices is correct
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Questions 9 to 13 refer to the following frequency distribution of test scores.

X f
2 4
3 2
4 3
5 4
6 2

9. What is the probability that an individual will obtain a score of 4 for the test?

a) 0.2
b) 26.67%
c) 0.6
d) 1.0
e) None of the other choices is correct
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10. If a score higher than 3 is needed for a passing grade, what is the probability that an individual
will pass?

a) 0.73
b) 0.60
c) 0.40
d) 1.0
e) None of the other choices is correct
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11. What is the probability that an individual will obtain a score greater than 3 but less than 5?

a) 0.2
b) 0.4667
c) 0.6
d) 0.3333
e) None of the other choices is correct
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12. Determine the following probability: p(4 < x ≤ 6)

a) 0.6
b) 0.2667
c) 0.4
d) 0.4667
e) None of the other choices is correct
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13. Determine the probability of not getting a 4.

a) 0.2
b) 0.8
c) 0.4
d) It is an impossible event
e) None of the other choices is correct
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14. What proportion of the scores in a normal distribution is below z = +0.50?

a) 0.6915
b) 0.3085
c) 0.5199
d) 0.4801
e) None of the other choices is correct
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15. Find the following probability: P(z < -0.86)

a) 0.8051
b) 0.1949
c) 0.5359
d) 0.4641
e) None of the other choices is correct
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16. Find the following probability: P(z > 1.23)

a) 0.5910
b) 0.1093
c) 0.8907
d) 0.4090
e) None of the other choices is correct
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17. What is the probability that z is greater than or equals to -2.37?

a) 0.9911
b) 0.6443
c) 0.3557
d) 0.0089
e) None of the other choices is correct
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For Questions 18 to 20 refer to the following:

A normal distribution has  = 65 and  = 10. Find the following probabilities:

18. P(X > 46)

a) 0.0287
b) 0.4426
c) 0.9713
d) 0.4713
e) None of the other choices is correct
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19. Find P(X < 60)

a) 0.6915
b) 0.3085
c) 0.1915
d) 0.5000
e) None of the other choices is correct
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20. If a score is randomly selected from this distribution, find the probability that the score is
between 58 and 74.

a) 0.5739
b) 0.4261
c) 0.0579
d) 0.5579
e) None of the other choices is correct
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