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1. A statistics professor asked students in a class their ages. On the basis of this information, the
professor states that the average age of all the students in the university is 24 years. This is an
(3%)
example of
(A) a census
(D) statistical inference

(B) descriptive statistics

(E) time series analysis

(C) an experiment

2. A numerical measure of linear association between two variables is the

(A) variance
(D) coefficient of variation

(B) covariance
(E) percentile

(3%)

(C) standard deviation

3. The interquartile range is used as a measure of variability to overcome what difficulty of the
range?
(4%)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

the sum of the range variances is zero

the range is difficult to compute
the range is influenced too much by extreme values
the range is negative
the range is positive

4. Which of the following is always true for all probability density functions, f (x), of continuous
random variables?
(4%)
(A) f (x) is the height of the density function at x.
(B) Each f (x) contains uncountable possible values.
(C) The total area under the density function f (x) equals 1.
(D) Only (B) and (C) are true.
(E) All (A)(B) and (C) are true.
5. The expected value of a discrete random variable

(4%)

(A) is the most likely or highest probability value for the random variable.
(B) will always be one of the values x can take on, although it may not be the highest
probability value for the random variable.
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(C) is the average value for the random variable over many repeats of the experiment.
(D) is always positive.
(E) None of these alternatives is correct.

6. Which of the following is true about f (x) when X has a uniform distribution over the interval
[a, b]?
(3%)
(A) The values of f (x) are different for various values of the random variable X.
(B) f (x) equals one for each possible value of X.
(C) f (x) equals one divided by the length of the interval from a to b.
(D) f (x) equals (b - a)
(E) None of these choices.
7. If P(A) = 0.50, P(B) = 0.60, and P(A I B) = 0.30; then events A and B are
(A) mutually exclusive events.
(D) P(A B) = 0.90.

(3%)

(B) not independent events.

(C) independent events.
(E) can not be determined with the information given.

8. The random variable X is the number of occurrences of an event over an interval of ten
minutes. It can be assumed that the probability of an occurrence is the same in any two time
periods of an equal length. It is known that the mean number of occurrences in ten minutes
is 5.3. The random variable X satisfies which of the following probability distributions?
(3%)
(B) Poisson
(C) binomial
(E) Not enough information is given to answer this question.

(A) normal
(D) uniform

9. What is the standard deviation of a Poisson random variable with mean 0.49?
(A) 0.98

(B) 0.7

(C) 0.49

(D) 0.07

10. A statistic is said to be unbiased estimator of if

(3%)
(E) 7
(3%)

(A) equals for every possible sample.

(B) Half of the time equals and half of the time is not equal to .
(C) The standard deviation of is small.
(D) Var( ) = / n
(E) None of the above.
11. A confidence interval for the equality of population variances was 0.63 < ( 12 / 22 ) < 2.75;
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therefore,

(3%)

(A) One should conclude that the variances are not equal since 0 is not in the interval.
(B) One should conclude that the variances are not equal since both values are greater than 0.
(C) One should conclude that the variances are equal because 1 is in the interval.
(D) The researcher should now test the hypothesis that the variances are equal.
(E) None of the above.
12. Which of the following is a correct statement concerning the Central Limit Theorem (CLT)
when and 2 both are exist?
(3%)
(A) The CLT states that the sample mean, X , is always equal to .
(B) The CLT states that large samples, the sampling distribution of the sample mean is
approximately normal.
(C) The CLT states that large samples, the sample mean X is equal to .
(D) The CLT states that large samples, the sampling distribution of the population mean is
approximately normal.
(E) Both (C) and (D) are correct.
13. Which one is correct?

(3%)

(A) t2 / 2 ,n 1 = F , 1 , n 1 = 1 / F1 ,n 1,1

(B) t2 / 2 , n 1 = F / 2, 1 , n 1 = 1 / F1 / 2,n 1,1

(C) t2 , n 1 = F , 1 ,n 1 = 1 / F1 ,n 1,1

(D) t2 ,n 1 = F , n 1, 1 = 1 / F1 ,1,n 1

(E) None of the above.

14. A random sample of 50 boys and a second independent random sample of 50 girls were given
a timed test involving the rearranging of different shaped blocks
(4%)
Girls: Sample mean=15 seconds, sample standard deviation=2.1 seconds
Boys: Sample mean=18 seconds, sample standard deviation=2.8 seconds
If you were to construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean time saved if girls perform
the task rather than boys and this interval turns out to be (0.56, 5.01); (This is not really the
case, but assume that it is for this problem.), what can be concluded at 90% confidence level?
(A) There is a saving in mean time if girls perform the task rather than boys.
(B) There is no saving in mean time if girls perform the task rather than boys.
(C) There is no difference between the mean times.
(D) The girls There is not 5.01 and boys There is not 0.56.
(E) None of the above.
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15. A government agency conducts a study on the performance of two makes of cars in a similar
price range, Accord and Honda. Random samples of 25 cars of each make were obtained and
(4%)
the miles per gallon (mpg) for each car was observed with the following results:
Accord: Sample mean=28.5, sample standard deviation=1.6
Honda: Sample mean=24.0, sample standard deviation=1.0
Suppose the government agency has constructed both a 98% and a 99% confidence interval
for the difference between the mean mpg of Accord and Honda. What can be said about the
99% interval in relation to the 98% confidence interval?
(A) It would definitely be longer (wider).
(B) There would definitely be no change in its length.
(C) It would definitely be shorter (narrower).
(D) The government agency would be less confidence that the 99% confidence interval
contains the difference in the means than they would be for the 98% confidence interval.
(E) Both (C) and (D).
16. The level of significance is the
(A) same as the confidence coefficient.
(B) same as the p-value.
(C) maximum allowable probability of Type I error.
(D) maximum allowable probability of Type II error.
(E) None of these alternatives is correct.

(3%)

17. In a one-tailed hypothesis test (lower tail) of large sample the test statistic is determined to be
-2. We have z0.025 = 1.96 , z0.05 = 1.645 , then the p-value for this test is close to
(3%)
(A) 0.0028

(B) 0.0056

(C) 0.0112

(D) 0.0228

(E) 0.4772

18. Two random samples of 8 statistics examinations from two large populations were taken,
respectively. The average scores in the two samples were 78.6 and 75 with variances 16.5 and
15.5. We are interested in determining whether the average grades of the two populations
have significant difference. Assume the two distributions of the two populations of grades are
normal. The test statistic is
(3%)
(A) 1.2
(B) 1.8
(C) 2.4
(D) 3.6
(E) 4.8
19. Refer to Problem 18. At 5% significance level, it can be concluded that
(3%)
(A) There is no evidence to claim that average grades of the two populations have significant
difference.
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(B) The average grades of the two populations have significant difference.
(C) There is no evidence to claim that the mean difference of the two populations is
significantly greater than 3.6
(D) The mean difference of the two populations is significantly greater than 3.6
(E) Not enough information is available.
(PS: t14,0.025 =2.145; t14,0.05 =1.761; t16,0.025 =2.120; t16, 0.05 =1.746; df represents the degrees of
freedom for t distribution in t df , , represents the level of significance )

20. When the distribution of the population is normal and the population standard deviation
equals 11, what is the sample size needed to provide a margin of error of 2 or less with a 0.95
probability? ( z0.025 = 1.96 , z0.05 = 1.645 )
(4%)
(A) 11

(B) 117

(C) 237

(D) 465

(E) 1068

21. An advertising agency claimed that at least 20 percent of consumers in the state had become
aware of a new product. The products distributor surveyed 100 consumers in the state and
found that 10 were aware of the product. Please test the hypotheses that the ad agencys claim
is true at the 0.05 level of significance. Let p be the probability that consumers would be
aware of the product. Which is false in the following statements?
(4%)
(A) The hypothesis of test is: Ho: p 0.2 v.s. Ha: p < 0.2
(B) The sample proportion that consumers would be aware of the product is 0.1
(C) We may use the normal approximation to the binomial distribution.
(D) The mean =20 and the standard deviation =4 are used in the normal approximation to
the binomial distribution.
(E) The value of the test statistic is 2.5.

Prior to introducing a new cake mix to the public, a food company wishes to determine the
combination of baking temperature and baking time that will result in the best tasting cake. In
their experiment, cakes made from the new cake mix are baked at 325 degrees F, 350 degrees F,
and 400 degrees F for 50 minutes, 60 minutes, 70 minutes, and 80 minutes. Taste is rated for each
combination of baking temperature and baking time. Answer the following 3 questions:
22. How many factors and treatments are in the experiment?
(A) 3; 4

(B) 3; 7

(C) 2; 7

(3%)
(D) 3; 12

(E) 2; 12

23. Researcher 1 conducts a single two-way ANOVA analysis for this experiment, while
Researcher 2 conducts two separate one-way ANOVA analysis, which of the following is true?
(3%)
(A) Researcher 1s plan is better because it considers more sources of variability.
(B) Researcher 1s plan is better because it does not involve any p-values.
(C) Researcher 2s plan is better because it uses quantitative response variable.
(D) Researcher 2s plan is better because it considers fewer sources of variability.
(E) Researcher 2s plan is better because it does not involve any test for interaction.
24. For the following ANOVA table, which statement is incorrect?
Source
of Variation

Sum
of Square

Time
Temperature
Error

300
(i )
(ii)

Total

660

(A) (ii) =120

(B) (iii)=3

Degree
of Freedom
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

Mean
Square
(vi)
120
(viii)

(C) (v)=6

(4%)

F
(vii)
6

(D) (vii)=3

(E) (viii)=20

25. Which of the following is a necessary assumption to conduct a one-way ANOVA

comparing k population means?
(4%)
(A) The k populations of values of the response variable associated with the treatments have
equal variances.
(B) The k populations of values of the response variable associated with the treatments all
have normal distributions.
(C) The samples of experimental units associated with the treatments are randomly selected,
independent samples.
(D) All of (A), (B), and (C)
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(E) None of the above.

26. If the underlying assumptions of the ANOVA are violated, the actual Type I error rate
(significance level) will
(3%)
(A) be smaller than
(D) be greater or less than

(B) be greater than

(E) be greater or equal

(C) equal

27. The advantage of the randomized block design over the completely randomized design is that
we are comparing the treatments by using ________________ experimental units.
(3%)
(A) randomly selected
(B) different
(C) independent
(D) representative
(E) the same or similar

28. In a regression analysis, the regression equation is given by Y=12-6X. If SSE=510 and
SST=1000, then the coefficient of correlation is
(3%)
(A) -0.7

(B) +0.7

(C) +0.49

(D) -0.49

(E) +0.51

29. If the coefficient of determination is 0.9, the percentage of variation in the dependent variable
explained by the variation in the independent variable
(3%)
(A) is 0.90%

(B) is 8.1%

(C) is 81%

(D) is 0.81%

(E) is 90%

30. A regression analysis between sales (Y, in $1000) and price (X, in dollars) resulted in the
following equation
(4%)

Y = 50, 000 8 X
The above equation implies that an
(A) an increase of $1 in price is associated with a decrease of $8 in sales
(B) an increase of $8 in price is associated with an increase of $8,000 in sales
(C) an increase of $1 in price is associated with a decrease of $42,000 in sales
(D) an increase of $1 in price is associated with a decrease of $8,000 in sales
(E) an increase of $1 in price is associated with an increase of $42,000 in sales

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. E
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. E
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. E
22. E
23. A
24. D
25. D
26. D
27. E
28. A
29. E
30. D