Posttest in Statistics

Quarter IV
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Direction: MULTIPLE CHOICE: Circle the best answer on this exam paper.

1. The variance of a distribution is 50.40. What is its standard deviation?

a. 7.30 b. 7.20 c. 7.10 d. 7.00

2. The distance between a selected value, designated by X, and the population mean, µ
divided by the population standard deviation.
a. Standard score b. t Value c. z value d. raw score

3. The percent of the area under the normal curve which is within three standard deviations
of the mean.
a. 68% b. 80% c. 95% d. 99.73%

4. The average of 5, 8, 9, and 6 is 7. Find the mean deviation.

a. 1.5 b. 1.75 c. 2.0 d. none of these

5. The standard deviation of a certain distribution is 5.6. What is its variance?

a. 29.36 b. 30.36 c. 31.36 d. 32.36

6. The percent of the area under the normal curve which is within plus two (or positive
two) and minus two (or negative two) standard deviations of the mean.
a. 68% b. 80% c. 95% d. 99.73%

7. The variance of a distribution is 50.40. What is its standard deviation?

b. 7.30 b. 7.20 c. 7.10 d. 7.00

8. When a random sample is to be taken from a population and a statistic is to be computed,

the statistic can also be thought of as
a. A point estimate c. Both of the above
b. A random variable d. None of the above

9. Green sea turtles have normally distributed weights, measured in kilograms, with a mean
of 134.5 and a variance of 49.0. A particular green sea turtle’s weight has a z-score of -
2.4. What is the weight of this green sea turtle? Round to the nearest whole number.
a. 17kg
b. 151kg
c. 118kg
d. 252kg

10. Which of the following is not a correct way to state a null hypothesis
a. Ho: ῤ1 - ῤ2= 0 c. Ho: µ1 - µ2= 0
b. Ho: µd 10 d. Ho: p = 0.5
11. A test to screen for a serious but curable disease is similar to hypothesis testing, with a
null hypothesis of no disease, and an alternative hypothesis of disease. If the null
hypothesis is rejected treatment will be given. Otherwise, it will not. Assuming the
treatment does not serious side effects, in tjis scenario it is better to increase the
probability of:
a. Making a Type I error, providing treatment when it is not needed.
b. Making a Type I error, not providing a treatment when it is needed.
c. Making a Type 2 error, providing treatment when it is not needed.
d. Making a Type 2 error, not providing treatment when it is needed.

12. The p-value in hypothesis testing represents which of the following

a. The probability of failing to reject the null hypothesis, given the observed results
b. The probability that the null hypothesis is true, given the observed results
c. The probability that the observed results are statistically significant, given that the null
hypothesis is true
d. The probability of observing results as extreme as or more extreme than currently
observed, given that the null hypothesis is true.

13. A study compared people who routinely drink at least one sugary (i.e. not diet sugar-
free) soda a day with people who do not drink soda and found that the relative risk of
obesity for the two groups was 2.0, with higher risk for those who drink soda. From this
we can conclude that:
a. Drinking sugary soda causes people to be twice as likely to be obese.
b. Drinking sugary soda causes people to weigh more than they would otherwise.
c. Avoiding drinking sugary soda causes people to lose weight.
d. We cannot say anything about how drinking sugary soda affects weight.

14. It is known that one-year old dogs have a mean gain in weight of 3.00 lb per month with
a standard deviation (SD) 0.40 lb. a special diet supplement is given to random sample
of 50 one-year old dogs for a month where a mean gain in weight of 3.5 lb was recorded.
Does the weight gain in one-year old dogs significantly increase if the feed supplement
is included in the diet? Use 5% level of significance.
a. The weight of the one-year old dogs significantly increase after the used of the feed
supplement.
b. The weight of the one-year old dogs did not increase after the used of the feed
supplement.
c. Cannot say that feed supplement has a content of fattening agents.
d. The feed supplement has nothing to do to the weight of the dogs.

15. A machine fills milk bottles. The mean amount of milk in each bottle is supposed to be
32.0 oz. in a routine check to see that the machine operating properly, 36 filled bottles
are randomly chosen and found to contain a mean of 32.1 oz with a SD of 0.06 oz. at
5% level of significance, is the machine operating properly?
a. The machine is functioning and operates properly.
b. The machine is not working properly.
c. The machine has nothing to do with the filling milk in the bottles.
 d. The milks makes the machine works faster

16. A manufacturer of sports equipment has developed a new synthetic fishing line that he
claims has a mean breaking strength of 8.00 kg with SD of 0.50 kg. test the hypothesis
that µ = 8.00 kg against the alternative that µ≠ 8.0 kg if a random sample of 50 lines is
tested and found to have a mean breaking strength of 7.8 kg. Use a 1% level of
significance.
a. µ = 8.00 kg b. µ ≠ 8.00 kg c. µ = 7.8kg d. µ ≠ 7.8 kg

17. An IQ test was administered to 35 boys and girls in a rural private school. The mean
scores of the given samples were x1 = 88 and x2 = 86 and the variances of the test scores
were 25 and 30 respectively. Test whether the girls differed in their intelligence from
that of the boys. Higher scores indicates higher intelligence quotient. Use 0.05 level of
significance.
a. There is a significant difference between the boys and girls in terms of IQ.
b. There is no significant difference between the boys and girls in terms of IQ.
c. It shows that both boys and girls are the same in IQ.
d. It shows that both boys and girls has no IQ.
18. An entrance test was administered to incoming college students of STEM and HUMSS
with 80 students each college randomly selected. The mean scores of the given samples
were x1 = 91 and x2 = 97 and the variances of the test scores were 38 and 41 respectively.
Is there a significant difference between the two groups? Use 0.01 level of significance.
a. It confirmed which means that there is no a significant difference between the two
groups
b. It confirmed which means that there is a significant difference between the two
groups
c. It shows that the STEM and HUMSS students passed the entrance test.
d. It shows that the STEM and HUMSS students did not passed the entrance test.

19. In a recent survey, a researcher claimed that the average life expectancy of people in a
certain country is 72 years. Is his claim correct if a random sample of 25 deaths from his
country showed a mean of 71.2 years with a standard deviation of 1.2 years? Use 99%
confidence level.
a. The life expectancy of the people in a certain country is not 72 years
b. The life expectancy of people in a certain country is 72 years.
c. The life expectancy of the people in a certain country is more than 72 years.
d. The life expectancy of the people in a certain country is less than 72 years.

20. An IQ test was administered to 7 girls and 9 boys in a rural private school. With the data
given below, test whether the girls differed in their intelligence from that of the boys.
Test to see whether there is significantly difference in intelligence between the male and
the female in a rural private school (at 5% level of significance).
Boys 20 15 20 30 28 19 23 66 20
Girls 44 30 35 33 31 44 31 31 44
a. There is no significant difference in intelligence between the girls and boys in a
rural private school.
 b. There is a significant difference in intelligence between the girls and boys in a rural
private school.
c. The girls and boys have the same intelligence.
d. Cannot be computed.

21. A tire company believes that a chemical additive to the rubber used in its tires will
improve protection against wear. Random samples of tires are tested under the same
conditions with the following results: Test to see whether there is significantly less wear
of tires made with rubber to which the chemical has been added (at 5% level of
significance)
Types of Tires Wear ( in thousands of an inch)
Without 23 14 12 11 18 15 16 13 10 15 20 20 14
Additives
With additives 14 19 08 10 16 12 11 18 12 07 13
a. There is a significant difference between the types of wires.
b. There is no significant difference between the types of wires
c. The t computed value is less than t critical value
d. The t computed value is greater than the critical value

22. Ten school administrators who attended a Moral Development Program were given a
10-item test before and after the program. Test whether the moral development program
affected the participants understanding of morality. The data are as follows:
Test to see whether there is significantly difference before and after attending the Moral
Development Program (at 5% level of significance).
Before the 5 2 3 4 3 7 8 4 3 5
Program
After the 7 6 4 3 7 9 6 4 8 9
Program
a. There is a significant difference before and after attending the moral development
program.
b. There is no significant difference before and after attending the moral development
program.
c. It implies that it has nothing to do with before and after attending the moral
development program.
d. It shows that the

23. An English Professor wishes to see if a literature course changes regional attitudes. The
literature class deals with regional problems. A regional attitude test is given to 12
students at the beginning (score 1) and end (score 2) of the semester. The scale is from
20 to 100 with high score indicating a high degree of regional bias. The results are as
follows; is there any significant differences between the two sample mean?
Score 1 67 78 91 53 48 56 62 47 28 37 46 37
Score 2 58 69 80 54 32 49 64 40 27 34 39 47

24. A sample of 10 students was given a 10-item test in Statistics. The first one is known as
the pre-test which diagnosed the knowledge of the students about the basic concepts in
 Statistics. The second one is known as the post test which determined whether the
students learned the basic concepts during the leaning encounter which took place
immediately after the administration of the pre-test. The data obtained are as follows:
Pretest 3 4 7 5 6 7 2 3 8
Posttest 6 8 8 9 9 10 8 7 7

a. There is no significant difference between the pretest and the post test.
b. There is a significant difference between the pretest and the post test.
c. There has nothing to do with the students learned encounter in learning Statistics.
d. The pretest and post test are the same effect in Statistics.

25. Given the following data presented in the table, analyse if there is a significant
difference between the Junior-respondents and Senior-respondents in terms of
Absenteeism in the school XY. Use the t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Test
whether if there is no significant difference between Senior and Junior in terms of
absenteeism.

Junior (X) Senior (Y)

5 3.36
5 3.2
5 3.52
5 3.34
4.33 3.84
4.88 3.22
4.88 3.43
4.55 3.29
4 3.52
5 3.3

a. It shows that both Senior and Junior are the same number of absences.
b. It shows that both Senior and Junior has no absences recorded.
c. It shows that Junior-respondents incurred more absences than the Senior-
respondents.
d. It shows that Senior-respondents acquired more number of absences than the Junior-
respondents.

Prepared by:

ALICE J. COBCOBO
T11
Butigue National High School