Five balls numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are placed in a box.
One is selected, its number is noted and then it is
replaced. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the variance of the numbers on the balls.
-2
It is the square root of the variance.
a.
c.
Standard deviation
These are random variables that can assume only a countable number of values.
b.
Discrete random variables
Five hundred raffle tickets are sold at ₱25 each for three prizes of ₱4,000, ₱2,500, and ₱1,000. After each prize drawing, the winner
ticket is then returned to the collection of tickets. What is the mean or expected value if a person purchases four tickets?
x
₱3,900
₱2,400
₱900
-₱100
P(x)
4/500
4/500
4/500
496/500
a.
b.
-₱41.60
It is applied when the probability of success are not the same from trial to trial.
a.
c.
Hypergeometric Experiment
When you roll the two dice, what is the probability that the sum is 9?
b.
1/9
The experiment consists of counting the number of events that will occur during a specific interval of time or in a specific distance,
area, or volume.
d.
Poisson Experiment
Determine what type of random variable is represented in the given scenario.
“Number of DVD monthly sales in a Video Center”
a.
d.
Discrete random variables
It is a function or rule that assigns a number to each outcome of an experiment.
a.
Random variable
The mean, median and mode have different values in a normal distribution.
a.
False
The probability of success remains the same from trial to trial.
a.
b.
Binomial Experiment
Five balls numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are placed in a box. One is selected, its number is noted and then it is
replaced. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the standard deviation of the numbers on the balls.
d.
1.41
The normal curve is asymptotic.
b.
True
What is the probability that the total of two dice will be greater than 9, given that the first die is a 5?
b.
1/3
Determine what type of random variable is represented in the given scenario.
“Number of television per household”
c.
Discrete random variables
The area under the part of a normal curve that lies within three standard deviation of the mean is ________.
c.
about 99.7%
Random means that the experiment may result in one of several possible values of the variable.
a.
True
The normal distribution is continuous.
d.
True
It is a measure of the number of standard deviations a particular data point is away from the mean.
d.
z-score
The most common way to measure the spread of a normal distribution.
a.
Standard deviation
The normal curve is often called Gaussian distribution.
d.
True
It is a measure of how spread out the values are.
a.
Standard deviation
It is a perfectly symmetric, mound-shaped distribution.
c.
Both A and B
It is commonly referred to as a normal curve, or bell curve.
a.
Normal Distribution
It is useful for describing the number of events that will occur during a specific interval of time or in a specific distance, area, or
volume.
d.
Poisson Experiment
The area under the part of a normal curve that lies within one standard deviation of the mean is ________.
b.
about 68%
The normal distribution is bell-shaped.
d.
True
It is a numerical measure of the likelihood that a specific event will occur.
d.
Probability
It represents the numerical value of a simple event of an experiment.
b.
Random variables
The normal distribution curve is symmetric about the mean.
c.
True
It is a result of a single trial of a probability experiment.
b.
Outcome
These are random variables that can take on any of the countless number of values in an interval.
d.
Continuous random variables
The area under the part of a normal curve that lies within two standard deviation of the mean is ________.
a.
about 95%
The normal distribution is unimodal.
a.
True
Determine what type of random variable is represented in the given scenario.
“The amount of time represents a task.”
a.
Continuous random variables
DOLE found that 83% of Filipinos think that having a college education is important to succeed in life. If a random sample of 7
Filipinos is selected, find the probability that exactly 4 will agree with that statement.
c.
0.0816
There are only two possible outcomes for each trial, success and failure.
a.
Binomial Experiment
DOLE found that 83% of Filipinos think that having a college education is important to succeed in life. If a random sample of 7
Filipinos is selected, find the probability that at most two people will agree with that statement.
a.
0.0021
Determine what type of random variable is represented in the given scenario.
“Weight of the employees in a call center company”
a.
Continuous random variables
This is a complete description of all the possible values of the random variable, along with their associated
probabilities.
a.
Probability Distribution
The experiment consists of n independent, identical trials
d.
Binomial Experiment
When you roll the two dice, what is the probability that the sum is 4?
c.
1/12
Five balls numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are placed in a box. One is selected, its number is noted and then it is replaced. If this experiment
is repeated many times, find the mean of the numbers on the balls.
b.
3
Five balls numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are placed in a box. One is selected, its number is noted and then it is
replaced. If this experiment is repeated many times, find the variance of the numbers on the balls.
b.
2
A package of 8 AAA size batteries contains 2 that are defective and 6 that are non – defective. If we select 4 batteries at random from
the package, what is the probability that the sample contains exactly 1 defective battery?
d.
57.14%
These are random variables that can assume all values between any two specific values.
c.
Continuous random variables
It is a mapping or list of all values of a random variable to their corresponding probabilities for a given sample space.
a.
Probability Distribution
These are the most important characteristics of any probability distribution.
c.
Mean and standard deviation
A vintage car breaks down an average of four times per month. Find the probability that during the next month this vintage card will
have at most two breakdowns.
d.
0.2381
Determine what type of random variable is represented in the given scenario.
“Outcomes in rolling a pair of dice”
d.
Discrete random variables
It is the set of all possible outcomes of a probability experiment.
a.
Sample space
