Probability and Statistics

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What type of variable cannot take a value of a fraction between two consecutive
sample points?
a. Discrete b. continuous c. qualitative d. quantitative
2. Which variable can assume an unaccountably infinite number of real values?
a. Discrete b. continuous c. qualitative d. quantitative
3. What do you the table of values a showing the sample points of an experiment
and their corresponding probabilities?
a. Table of random number
b. Discrete probability
c. Frequency distribution table
d. Discrete probability table
4. In a single toss of pair coins, what is the probability that only one head will
appear?
a. 1/8 b. ¼ c. 1/3 d. 1/2
5. In single throw of a pair of die, how many sample points will have a sum of 12?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
6. Which function assigns a probability value to a discrete random variable and is
defined by a discrete probability distribution?
a. Probability mass function
b. Density function
c. Discrete function
d. Function of x and y
7. What is the sum of the probabilities of a discrete random variable?
a. Discrete b. 1 c. 0 d. undefined
8. The sum of all the probabilities in a continuous random variable is:
a. 0 b. 1 c. 0 d. undefined
9. What is the weighted average of all possible values of random variable?
a. mean b. variance c. standard deviation d. range
10.The square root of the variance is called _________?
a. Mean b. mean deviation c. standard deviation d. range