11/30/2019 Quiz_1(from 27th November to 1st December): Introduction to Statistical Methods (S1-19_DSECLZC413)

Quiz_1(from 27th November to 1st December)

Due Dec 1 at 23:59 Points 5 Questions 20
Available Nov 27 at 12:10 - Dec 1 at 23:59 4 days Time Limit None

Instructions
Quiz 1_5 marks

Number of Questions: 20

Start date: 27th November 2019

End Date: 1st December 2019

Topics: Till Random Variables

Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 22 minutes 5 out of 5

 Correct answers will be available on Dec 5 at 11:59.

Score for this quiz: 5 out of 5

Submitted Nov 30 at 23:24
This attempt took 22 minutes.

Question 1 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Consider the sample space S and the events A,B,C defined on S.The
following values are given

(i) P(A) = 1/2,P(B) = 1/4,P(C) = 1/4

(ii) P(A) = 3/2,P(B) = 1/2,P(C) = 1/4

(iii) P(A) = -1/2,P(B) = 1/4,P(C) = 1/4

(iv) P(S) = 1.5

Of these

(i),(ii) and (iii) are correct

(i) and (ii) are correct

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All are correct

only i) is correct

Question 2 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Two events A and B are mutually exclusive if P(A) < 1 and P(B) > 0

True

False

Question 3 0.25 / 0.25 pts

We know that extreme values plays a role when we try to understand the
data.In this context justify the following

" Median is NOT affected by extreme values in the data"

True

False

Question 4 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Which of the following statements is /are true when A and B are independent
events(NOTE:Ac is complement of A)

P(A and B ) = 0

Ac , Bc are independent

P(A or B ) = 0

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None of these

Question 5 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Let A, B and C be independent events such that P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.6 and
P(C) = 0.1.Then P(Ac Bc C) =

0.03

We can not find

0.02

Question 6 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Consider the following statements

i) Probabilities of the conditional events A/B and B/A are equal

ii) The conditional events A / B and B / A results in the same outcome

Of these statements,

only ii) is correct

Both are incorrect

both are true

only i) is true

Question 7 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Consider the numbers 4,5,6,5,4,6

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Find the correct statement from the following

Mean = Median and Mode does not exist

(Mean = Median) & (Mode = 4,5,6)

Mean,Median and mode are the same

None of these

Mean > Median

Question 8 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Validate the statement

"Variance indicates the average distance of any point in the data from the
mean"

True

False

Question 9 0.25 / 0.25 pts

What is the probability of drawing an ace from a well shuffled deck of 52

Playing cards?

5/52

3/52

4/52

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Question 10 0.25 / 0.25 pts

The probability that a person A wins the game is 2/3 and the probability that
B will not win the game is 5/9.The probability that at least one of them will win
the game is 4/5. The probability that both will win the game is

12/45

19/45

14/45

4/5

Question 11 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Based on the data given below,find P(Male/without cancer)

Without
With Cancer
cancer
Male 0.40 0.10

Female 0.475 0.025

0.10/0.125

0.025/0.125

0.10/0.50

0.40/0.50

Question 12 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Based on the data given below,find P(Female/with cancer)

With Cancer Without cancer

Male 0.40 0.10
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Female 0.475 0.025

0.025/0.875

We can not find based on the data given

0.475/0.125

0.475/0.875

Question 13 0.25 / 0.25 pts

For two independent events A and B,P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B)

True

False

Question 14 0.25 / 0.25 pts

Validate the statement

"If P(A B) = P(A / B) P(B) ,then A and B are independent events."

True

False

Question 15 0.25 / 0.25 pts

If P(A B) = 0.20 ,P(B) = 0.80 and P(A) = 0.30 ,then P(A / B) is

0.30/0.20

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None of these

0.20/0.80

0.20/0.30

0.20/0.30

Question 16 0.25 / 0.25 pts

If P(A U B) = P(B) then events A and B are

Independent events

Mutually exclusive events

Dependent events

None of these

Question 17 0.25 / 0.25 pts

If P(A) = 0.35,P(B) = 0.36,P(C) = 0.19 ,P(A and B) = 0.23,P( B and C) =

0.04,P( A and C) = 0.05 and P( A and B and C) = 0.03,then P[(AUB)/C) is

0.06/0.19

0.36/0.19

0.48/0.19

0.41/0.19

Question 18 0.25 / 0.25 pts

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If P(A) = 0.35,P(B) = 0.36,P(C) = 0.19 ,P(A B) = 0.23,P( B C) = 0.04,P(

A C) = 0.05 and

P( A B C) = 0.03,then P[A / (B U C)] is

0.35/0.19

0.25/0.51

0.35/0.51

data is insufficient

0.36/0.19

Question 19 0.25 / 0.25 pts

If P( A) = 0.4 and P (B) = 0.5,P (A and B)= 0.2 then P (A or B)=

0.7.

1.2

data is insufficient

0.85

0.9

Question 20 0.25 / 0.25 pts

The number of adults living in homes on a randomly selected city block is

described by the following probability distribution table. What is the
probability that 4 or more adults reside at a randomly selected home

No of adults,x 1 2 3 4 or more

P(x) 0.25 0.50 0.15 ?

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0.02

We can not find as the data is insufficient

0.1

0.01

Quiz Score: 5 out of 5

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