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QUESTION 1

1. A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as sample mean, is known as a

population parameter

sample parameter

sample statistic

population mean

QUESTION 2

1. The 50th percentile is the

mode

median

mean

third quartile

QUESTION 3

1. The difference between the largest and the smallest data values is the

variance

interquartile range

range

coefficient of variation

QUESTION 4

1. When data are positively skewed, the mean will usually be

greater than the median

smaller than the median

equal to the median

positive

QUESTION 5

1. The numerical value of the standard deviation can never be

larger than the variance

zero

negative

smaller than the variance

QUESTION 6

1. Which of the following symbols represents the standard deviation of the population?

σ2

σ

μ

x ̅

QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following symbols represents the mean of the population?

σ2

σ

μ

x ̅

QUESTION 8

1. Which of the following symbols represents the mean of the sample?

σ2

σ

μ

x ̅

QUESTION 9

1. Two events are mutually exclusive

if their intersection is 1

if they have no sample points in common

if their intersection is 0.5

None of these alternatives is correct.

QUESTION 10

1. The range of probability is

any value larger than zero

any value between minus infinity to plus infinity

zero to one

any value between -1 to 1

QUESTION 11

1. The sum of the probabilities of two complementary events is

0

0.5

0.75

1

QUESTION 11

1. The sum of the probabilities of two complementary events is

0

0.5

0.75

1

QUESTION 13

1. Events A and B are mutually exclusive. Which of the following statements is also true?

A and B are also independent.

P(A ∪ B) = P(A)P(B)

P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B)

P(A ∩ B) = P(A) + P(B)

QUESTION 14

1. The set of all possible sample points (experimental outcomes) is called

a sample

an event

the sample space

a population

QUESTION 15

1. If A and B are independent events, then

P(A) must be equal to P(B)

P(A) must be greater than P(B)

P(A) must be less than P(B)

P(A) must be equal to P(A│B)