5/30/2021 Assignment - 1: Attempt review

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Question 1
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The mode of the data set 3,5,1,1,5,3,2,1 is:

Select one:
a. Less than Median
b. Greater than Median
c. More than the Mean
d. Equal to Mean

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Question 2
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A discrete variable that can often be used to describe the number of occurrences of an event over a speci ed interval of time or space is a
___________ random variable. 

Select one:
a. poisson
b. none
c. discrete
d. binomial

Question 3
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Which one of the following statements is not an assumption of the binomial distribution? 

Select one:
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a. Each trial results in one of two mutually exclusive outcomes.
b. Trials are independent of each other.
c. The probability of success remains constant from trial to trial.
d. Sampling is with replacement.

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Question 4
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What is the probability of it happening either tomorrow or the day after?

Select one:
a. 0.36
b. 0.4
c. 0.33
d. 0.31

Question 5
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Two characteristics, or assumptions, of the Poisson distribution are that 

Select one:
a. the event occurring in one interval is independent of the event occurring in any other nonoverlapping interval, and the random
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variable of interest is continuous.
b. the event occurring in one interval is independent of the event occurring in any other nonoverlapping interval, and the random
variable of interest is discrete
c. the event occurring in one interval is dependent on the event occurring in any other nonoverlapping interval, and the random
variable of interest is continuous.
d. the probability of success remains constant from trial to trial, and the random variable of interest is continuous

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Question 6
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In the observation method

Select one:
a. A structured questionnaire is administered
b. The administrator sits face-to-face with the interviewee
c. An unstructured questionnaire is administered
d. An electronic device may be used

Question 7
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What is the probability of it happening both tomorrow and the day after?

Select one:
a. None of these
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b. 0.22
c. 0.03
d. 0.11

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Question 8
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There is a data-set with the following elements. 16,15,4,17,11,43. Range of the set is:

Select one:
a. 39
b. 34
c. 15
d. 43

Question 9
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Standard deviation sample statistics is known as;

Select one:
a. Frequency distribution
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b. Sampling distribution
c. Standard normal distribution
d. Continuous probability distribution

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Question 10
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I have no idea of the day of the week or the month today. The probability that it is January and a Tuesday is:

Select one:
a. 0.2
b. 0.08
c. 0.3
d. 0.02

Question 11
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There are ten students scoring 4 out of 5 in a class quiz, two scoring 3 and one scoring 0. The weighted mean in this case is: closest to:

Select one:
a. 4
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b. 3
c. 2.7
d. 3.5

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Question 12
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It is 8th March 2019 today and I have decided to buy a stock if it falls below 3000 tomorrow. It has happened ve days in February and is
expected to follow the same trend this month. What is the probability that this will happen tomorrow?

Select one:
a. 0.11
b. 0.22
c. 0.25
d. 0.18

Question 13
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Suppose binomial distribution with n xed, if p > 0.5, then:

Select one:
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a. The exponential distribution is a worst approximation.
b. It is a right skewed binomial distribution.
c. It is a left skewed binomial distribution.
d. It provide symmetric binomial distribution.

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Question 14
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To get precise result using central limit theorem, minimum sample size should be

Select one:
a. 20
b. 100
c. 30
d.   50

Question 15
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Which of the following distributions can be used to solve the following problem? The average number of cars arriving at a drive-through
fast-food restaurant is three in 10 minutes. What is the probability that exactly four cars will arrive in a 5-minute interval? 

Select one:
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a. both binomail and poisson
b. neither binomial nor poisson
c. Poisson
d. binomial

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Question 16
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There are six sales personnel out of 40 who last year planned to take VRS and only 4 ultimately took. What is the probability of a person
taking retirement given that he has planned to?

Select one:
a. 0.65
b. 0.67
c. 0.56
d. 0.7

Question 17
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The variability of a data set is equal to:

Select one:
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a. Square root of standard deviation
b. Square root of Variance
c. Sum of all the variables divided by 3
d. Zero

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Question 18
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How does standard error of the mean changes with increase in sample size?

Select one:
a. standard error of the mean increases with increase in sample size
b. standard error of the mean remains same with increase in sample size
c. standard error of the mean become equal to sample mean
d. standard error of the mean decreases with increase in sample size

Question 19
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There are 40 employees above the age of 55 in my company among a total of 300. I meet one Mr. Das in the bus. The probability that he is
above 55 is 40/300. This is based on :

Select one:
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a. None of these
b. A Priori Probability
c. Subjective Probability
d. Empirical Probability

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Question 20
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Select one statement which matches with given situation. Suppose p = 0.3, if binomial expression appears as ((6!)/(3!X3!))((0.3)^3)((0.7)^3)
means that:

Select one:
a. Probability of getting exactly four successes in six trials.
b. Probability of getting four or more successes in seven trials.
c. Probability of getting exactly three successes in six trials.
d. Probability of getting three or more successes in seven trials.

Question 21
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Suppose sample of size of 36 is drawn from a population with a mean of 60 and standard deviation 12. What is expected value of sample
means?
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Select one:
a. 12
b. 60
c. 36
d. 0.6

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Question 22
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A Sample taken from a population

Select one:
a. At least one
b. Can be any number
c. Should comprise at least half of the population
d. Is dependent upon the population size

Question 23
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What is the standard deviation of distribution of x, when it is uniformly distributed and lies between the interval 9 to 15?

Select one:
a. 1.53
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b. 1.73
c. 1.33
d. 6

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Question 24
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The sales of my company grew by more than 15 % three times out of the eight preceding years.Each of those years the GDP grew by 7 % or
more . It grew by 7 % or more one more year but the sales grew less than 15 % that year.What is the probability of our sales growing by 15
% or more this year?

Select one:
a. 0.34
b. 0.37
c. 0.41
d. 0.29

Question 25
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A total of 50 ra e tickets are sold for a contest to win a car. If you purchase one ticket, what are your odds against winning? 
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Select one:
a. 0.05
b. 50 to 1
c. 0.01
d. 49 to 1

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Question 26
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If n = 15 and p = .4, then the standard deviation of the binomial distribution is 

Select one:
a. 1.897
b. 9
c. 6
d. 3.6

Question 27
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My examination date will be in January but the date is as yet unknown. The probability of its falling in the 1st week of January is 7/31. This is
derived through the principles of :

Select one:
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a. Subjective Probability
b. A Priori Probability
c. Empirical Probability
d. None of these

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Question 28
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The table is best converted to a

Select one:
a. Frequency distribution
b. Summary table
c. Frequency distribution and Summary table
d. Contingency table

Question 29
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Suppose sample of size of 36 is drawn from a population with a mean of 60 and standard deviation 12. What is standard deviation of
sample means?

Select one:
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a. 4
b. 2
c. 6
d. 3

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Question 30
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What is probability, P(x £ 8), when x is uniformly distributed and lies between the interval 9 to 15?

Select one:
a. P(x £ 8) = 0.06
b. P(x £ 8) = 0.15
c. P(x £ 8) = 0.08
d. P(x £ 8) = 0.00

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