Appendix B

ANSWERS TO SELF-TEST EXERCISES

Chapter 1

S1.1 A S1.2 D S1.3 C S1.4 A S1.5 D

S1.6 D S1.7 A

Chapter 2

S2.1 B S2.2 A S2.3 B S2.4 A S2.5 D

S2.6 E S2.7 D S2.8 D S2.9 C S2.10 A
S2.11 C S2.12 B
Remarks
S2.5 Answer C is acceptable if you allow the triangle to be flipped
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S2.6 The correct answer is 2

Chapter 3

S3.1 C S3.2 C S3.3 E S3.4 C S3.5 C

S3.6 C S3.7 D S3.8 B S3.9 A S3.10 B
S3.11 E S3.12 B S3.13 B S3.14 A S3.15 D
S3.16 D S3.17 A S3.18 D S3.19 A S3.20 A
S3.21 D S3.22 C S3.23 A S3.24 A S3.25 B
S3.26 A S3.27 D S3.28 D S3.29 C S3.30 D
S3.31 C S3.32 B S3.33 A S3.34 A S3.35 B
S3.36 C
Remarks
S3.5 Must have p = P (A) = P (B) = P (A ∩ B) = 0. Hence, P (A ∩ B) =
P (A)P (B).

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Chapter 4

S4.1 A S4.2 B S4.3 B S4.4 C S4.5 C

S4.6 C S4.7 C S4.8 B S4.9 C S4.10 D
S4.11 B S4.12 C S4.13 C S4.14 B S4.15 B
S4.16 C S4.17 D S4.18 C S4.19 A

Chapter 5

S5.1 C S5.2 A S5.3 C S5.4 A S5.5 C

S5.6 C S5.7 B S5.8 C S5.9 B S5.10 B
S5.11 B S5.12 D S5.13 D S5.14 B S5.15 B
S5.16 C S5.17 C S5.18 A S5.19 C S5.20 B
S5.21 A S5.22 B S5.23 E S5.24 C S5.25 D
S5.26 D S5.27 B S5.28 C
Remarks
S5.27 Note that P (ln(X) < ln(0.50)) = P (X < 0.50) since ln(x) is an increasing
function.

Chapter 6

S6.1 B S6.2 D S6.3 E S6.4 C S6.5 C

S6.6 B S6.7 C S6.8 C S6.9 C S6.10 B
S6.11 B S6.12 C S6.13 E S6.14 C S6.15 A
S6.16 C S6.17 A S6.18 D S6.19 E S6.20 D
S6.21 D S6.22 B
Remarks
S6.19 The correct answer is 1

Chapter 7

S7.1 D S7.2 C S7.3 C S7.4 B S7.5 B

S7.6 C S7.7 A S7.8 C S7.9 D S7.10 C
S7.11 A S7.12 D S7.13 D S7.14 B S7.15 B
S7.16 C S7.17 D S7.18 B

Chapter 8

S8.1 C
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Chapter 9

S9.1 D S9.2 C S9.3 C