NAT PRACTICE TEST

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

Name: Date: ___________
Grade Level and Section: __________________________________

DIRECTIONS: Read the question carefully. Choose and encircle the correct an

1. It is a variable being measured to produce numerical observations associated with the

random outcomes of a chance experiment.
A. fixed variable B. dependent variable C. independent variable
D. random variable
2. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?
A. the number of patients in a hospital
B. the average weight of female athletes
C. the average amount of electricity consumed
D. the amount of paint used in repainting a building
3. What are the possible values of a random variable when a coin is tossed once?
A. Tail (T) and Head (H)
B. The number of dots 1,2,3,4,5,6
C. Tail and Tail (TT), and Head and Head (HH)
D. The pair of even number of dots (2,2),(2,4),(2,6),(4,2),(4,4),(4,6),(6,2),(6,4) and (6,6)
4. Which is a discrete probability distribution?

A.
C. X 1 2 3 4
X 3 4 5
P(X 0.15 0.35 0.4 0.5
P(X) 0.4 0.10 0.5
) 0
0
B.
D.
X 0 2 4 6
X 1 2 3 4
P(X) 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5
P(X) 1/5 3/10 1/5 3/10
5. A fair coin is tossed three times and the sequence of heads (H) and tails (T) is observed.
What is the probability that no heads will appear?
A. 1/8 B.3/8 C. 5/8 D. 2/3
6. The expected value of a random variable is the
A. largest value that will ever occur.
B. mean value over an infinite number of observations of the variable.
C. most common value over an infinite number of observations of the variable.
D. value that has the highest probability of occurring.
For items 7-10.
Cardo sells a maximum of 3 tickets per customer. Let T be the number
of tickets sold to a random customer. Below is the probability
distribution of T.

T 0 1 2 3

Address: Peñarada St., Surigao City

Telephone No: (086) 231-7517
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedsurigaodelnorte.net
 P(T) 0.20 ? 0.40 0.23

7. Which probability value would satisfy the given probability distribution?

A. 0.16 B. 0.17 C. 0.18 D.
0.19
8. What is the mean and variance of the probability distribution?
A. 1.64 B. 1.65 C. 1.66 D.
1.67
9. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
A. 2.18 B. 2.19 C. 2.20 D.
2.21
10.What would be the best interpretation you can create given the mean of the probability
distribution?
A. Most customers will purchase 3 tickets.
B. Cardo can expect to have more tickets sold.
C. A group of 10 customers will purchase exactly 29 tickets.
D. If we look at a large number of customers, then each customer, on the average, will have
purchased about 1.66 tickets.
11.What is the first step in finding the variance of a discrete probability distribution?
A. Calculate the standard deviation
B. Find the mean of the probability distribution
C. Subtract the mean from each value of the random variable X
D. Multiply the square of the difference of X and the mean by each
value of the random variable.
12. Which statement is NOT true about the variance of a discrete random
variable?
A. Variance is always nonnegative.
B. It tells the average of the items in a discrete
probability distribution
C. It measures how far apart the elements of the
set are spread out
D. High variance indicates that the data points are very spread out
around the mean.
13. A local club plans to invest P10,000 to host a basketball game. They
expect to sell tickets worth P15,000. But if it rains on the day of the
game, they won't sell any tickets, and the club will lose all the money
invested. If the weather forecast for the day of the game is 20%
possibility of rain, is this a good investment?
A. No because the expected value is positive P2,000
B. No because the expected value is negative P2,000
C. Yes because the expected value is positive P2,000
D. Yes because the expected value is negative P2,000
14. Which of the following is NOT a property of a normal curve?
A. The total area under it is 1.
B. The curve is symmetric about the center.
C. It is divided into positive 2 and negative 2 standard deviations
D. The mean, median, and mode have the same value and are located at the same point.
15. The area under the part of normal curve in the standard normal
distribution that lies within 2 standard deviations of the mean is
A. 68% B, 95% C. 99.7% D.100%

Address: Peñarada St., Surigao City

Telephone No: (086) 231-7517
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedsurigaodelnorte.net
 16. A set of Mathematics exam scores has a mean of 68 and a standard
deviation of 8. A set of English exam scores has a mean of 75 and a
standard deviation of 10. For which exam would a score of 78 have a
higher standing?
A. Math B. English C. both Math & English D. cannot be determined
17.What is “P(a<x<b)”?
A. The area to the left of a. B. The area to the right of a.
C. The area between a and b. D. The area to the right of b.
18. Evaluate the score of the student in a biology test where the equivalent
z-score is 0.98. The mean of the test was 88 with a standard deviation
of 9.5.
A. 95 B. 96 C. 97 D. 98

19. The midterm examination scores in Statistics and Probability follows a

normal distribution with mean of 38 and a standard deviation of 2. If
Felix is included in the top 5%, what minimum score should Felix
have?
A. 40 B. 41 C. 42 D. 43
20.Which of the following illustrates a systematic sampling method?
A. A researcher conducted a survey of 50 randomly selected workers
from each of these categories: high school graduate, with
undergraduate degrees, with master’s degree, and with doctoral
degree.
B. A researcher interviewed all freshmen in each of 15 randomly
selected public schools in Surigao del Norte.
C. A researcher doing a research work on students’ reaction of the
newly implemented curriculum and interviewed every 10th student
entering the gate.
D. A researcher selected a sample of n = 120 from a population 850
using the Table of Random Numbers.
21. A randomly selected sample of 400 students at a university with 15-
week semesters was asked whether or not they think the semester
should be shortened to 14 weeks (with longer classes). Forty-six percent
(46%) of the 400 students surveyed answered "yes." Which one of the
following statements about the number 46% is correct?
A. It is a sample statistic
B. It is a random variable
C. It is a population parameter
D. It is a quantitative discrete variable
22. What do you call a portion or representative of population?
A. Parameter B. Population C. Sample
D. Statistic
23. A randomly selected 400 students out of 9000 students at a university
with 15-week semesters was asked whether or not they think the
semester should be shortened to 14 weeks (with longer classes). Forty-
six percent (46%) of the 400 students surveyed answered "yes." What is
the sample?
A. 400 students B. 9000 students
C. 15-week semesters D. 46% who answered “yes”
24.Which of following is true about the mean of the sample means?
A. The mean of the sample mean is equal to the population mean.

Address: Peñarada St., Surigao City

Telephone No: (086) 231-7517
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedsurigaodelnorte.net
 B. The mean of the sample mean is equal to the population mean
divided by the population variance.
C. The mean of the sample mean is equal to the square of population
mean.
D. The mean of the sample mean is equal to the square root of
population mean.
For items 25-26. Below are the scores of 8 Grade 11 students in Statistics quiz.
7, 8, 12, 15, 10, 11, 9, 14
25. What is the mean of the sample means of size 3?
A. 9.50 B. 9.75 C. 10.50
D. 10.75
26.What is the variance of the sample means of size 3 if the population
variance is 6.9375?
A. 1.5 B. 1.6 C. 1.7
D. 1.8
27.What is true about the standard error of the mean?
A. Decreases as the sample size increases.
B. It is less than the standard deviation of the population.
C. It measures the variability of the mean from sample to sample.
D. All of the above
28.What distribution is used to estimate population parameters when the
population variance is unknown, and the sample size is less than 30?
A. Chi-square Distribution B. Pearson Correlation
Coefficient
C. t-Distribution D. z-Distribution

29.Given µ =10, σ = 3 and n = 40. Which of the following distribution of the

sample mean for a normal population when the population variance is
known?
A. Chi-square Distribution B. Pearson
Correlation Coefficient
C. t-Distribution D. z-Distribution
30.A History teacher claims that the average height of Filipino males is 163
centimeters. A student taking up Statistics randomly select 10 Filipino
males and measure their heights. Their heights in centimeter are
163,167,159,165,162,164,163,160,169 and 174. To test the claim,
which test is appropriate?
A. chi-square test B. f-test
C. t-test D. z-test
31.Which of the following states that the sampling distribution of the
sample means approaches a normal distribution as the sample size gets
larger?
A. Central Limit Theorem B. Law of Large Numbers
C. Limit Theorem D. Bayes Theorem
32.What happen to the histogram of the sample means of the random
samples in Central Limit Theorem, as n→∞?
A. It changes nothing from the original population.
B. It shows the variance of the distribution.
C. It shows the standard deviation of the distribution.
D. It approaches the normalcy of the distribution.

Address: Peñarada St., Surigao City

Telephone No: (086) 231-7517
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedsurigaodelnorte.net
33. The record of weights of the male population follows the normal
distribution. Its mean and standard deviation are 70 kg and 15 kg
respectively. If a researcher considers the records of 50 males, what
would be its standard deviation?
A. 2.11 B. 2.12 C. 2.13
D. 2.14
34.Which concept of random sampling distribution of the sample means
using Central Limit Theorem?
A. If you have a population mean µ and standard deviation  and take
sufficiently large random samples from the population with
replacement, then the distribution of the sample means will be
approximately distributed normally.
B. The probability of the simultaneous occurrence of two events that
are independent is given by the product of their individual
probabilities.
C. If you have a population mean µ and standard deviation  and take
sufficiently large random samples from the population with
replacement, then the distribution of the sample means will be
approximately distributed same as the original population.
D. The larger the sample size n in sampling distribution of sample
mean, the lesser the histogram is to show the normalcy of the
distribution.
35. What is the estimate, if sample size of random sampling using Central
Limit Theorem is almost normal in accordance to Statisticians?
A. If n= 2 B. If n= 3 C. If n= 10
D. If n= 30
x−μ
z= x−μ
36. How do you compare the formula σ from z= ?
σ
√n
A. Former is used when solving z from original population while the
latter is used in random sample.
B. Former is used when solving z from random sample while the latter
is used in original population.
C. Former is used in random sample and original population but the
latter can only be used for random sample.
D. Both can be used alternatively.
37. Which is NOT a correct statement?
A. The total probability distribution of the sample mean is always
equal to 1.
B. There are 10 possible samples of size 3 drawn in the population N =
5.
C. There are 31 possible samples of size 3 drawn in the population N =
7.
D. There are 20 possible samples of size 3 drawn in the population N =
6.
38. Human gestation length is said to be normally distributed with a mean of
266 days and a standard deviation of 16 days. Suppose 64 pregnancies
are randomly selected. What is the probability that the average gestation
length is between 262 and 270 days
A. 95.45% B. 95.50% C. 95.75%
D. 95.80%

Address: Peñarada St., Surigao City

Telephone No: (086) 231-7517
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedsurigaodelnorte.net
39. Formulate the steps to solve problems involving sampling distribution of
the sample mean.
x−μ
z=
I- Write the formula: σ
√n
II- Solve z.
III- Look for the P(z) in the Standard Normal Distribution Table
IV- Substitute the values of the terms in the
formula.
A. I-IV-II-III B. IV-III-II-I C. I-II-III-IV
D. III-IV-I-II
40. Given a set of data, which of the following refers to number of
independent observations that are free to vary after a sample statistic
has been computed?
A. Degrees of freedom B. Mean C. Standard error
D. Variance
41. The following are common properties of z-distribution and t-distribution,
except:
A. The mean, median, and mode are zero.
B. The total area under the curve is 100%.
C. The curve is asymptotic to the x-axis.
D. The variance is always greater than 1.
42. The following are characteristics of t-distribution except
A. It is symmetric about the mean 0.
B. It is bell-shaped but has a heavier tail.
C. It depends on the degrees of freedom.
D. As the degrees of freedom decreases, it approaches to standard
normal distribution.
43. Which of the following t is the t-value when µ= 127, 𝑥̅= 120, s=14 and
n=18?
A. -2.120 B. -2.110 C. +2.110
D. +2.120
44. In a t-distribution, if the sample size is 15, what is the degree of
freedom?
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14
D. 15
45. What percentile of the t distribution does 2.500 belong if the sample size
is 24?
A. 80th B. 90th C. 95th
D. 99th
46. Which of the following is the length of the interval between 45.5 and 60?
A. 10.5 B. 14.5 C. 45.5
D. 60
47. The mean gasoline consumption of 15 cars is 38 liters with a standard
deviation of 2 liters. Using a 95% confidence level, how long is the
interval of the sample mean?
A. 2.25 B. 2.30 C. 2.35
D. 2.40
48. What is the needed sample size if the margin of error is 0.8 and the
standard deviation is 8 with a 95% confidence level?

Address: Peñarada St., Surigao City

Telephone No: (086) 231-7517
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedsurigaodelnorte.net
 A. 325 B. 335 C. 345
D. 385
49. A researcher found that the mean score of Grade 9 students in the Math
exam is normally distributed with a mean of 82 and a standard deviation
of 2.5. The margin of error was known to be 0.65 at a 99% confidence
level. How large a sample must be?
A. 90 B. 92 C. 99
D. 10
50. Predict the length of the confidence interval and the sample size as the
confidence level increases.
A. The length of the confidence interval decreases and the sample size
increases.
B. The length of the confidence interval increases and the sample size
decreases.
C. The length of the confidence interval decreases and the sample size
decreases.
D. The length of the confidence interval increases and the sample size
increases.

Address: Peñarada St., Surigao City

Telephone No: (086) 231-7517
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.depedsurigaodelnorte.net