STATISTICS AND

PROBABILITY

This is a 200-item test. The learner must be able to get at

least 113 correct answers to reach the 75% passing rate for
this test. Write your answer on a piece of paper.
TASK 1
SUMMATIVE TEST 1 IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
FIRST SEMESTER
SY 2020-2021
I.MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the letter that best describes your answer for each item and write your answer on the
space provided. Use CAPITAL LETTERS.
___1. What type of random variable is commonly used for measurements such as length, weight and time?
A. Discrete C. Continuous
B. Variance D. Nominal variable
___2. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?
A. The weight of the rock. C. The average weight of the female athletes.
B. The number of patients in a hospital. D. The average amount of electricity consumed.
___3. What is this formula  = ∑𝑖=1(𝑥𝑖 − ) 𝑝((𝑋𝑖 ) for?
2 𝑛 2

A. Mean C. Standard deviation

B. Variance D. Normal distribution
___4. What distribution is often used to describe many biological, physical and economic phenomena?
A. Poisson Distribution C. Binomial Distribution
B. Normal Distribution D. Hypergeometric Distribution
___5. What is the area under the standard normal curve which lies between z = -1.75 and z = 0?
A. 0.1734 C. 0.4963
B. 0.4599 D. 0.8729
___6. What is the formula to find the number of standard deviations from x to the mean of this distribution?
𝑥− 𝑥−𝑥̅
A. 𝑧 = C. 𝑧 = 2
 
 𝑥−
B. 𝑧 = D. 𝑧 =
𝑥− 
___7. What is z given that the standard deviation is 10, mean is 20 and x = 24?
A. 0.2 C. 0.6
B. 0.4 D. 0.8
___8. Record shows that in a certain hospital in Lipa City, the distribution of the length of stay of its patient is
normal with the mean  of 9 days and a standard deviation of 1.05 days. What is the probability that the patient
stays in the hospital between 6 to 10 days?
A. 0.83 C. 1.43
B. 0.95 D. 2.86
___9. What is the process of taking samples in which every member of the population has an equal and
independent chance of being selected?
A. Random sampling C. Stratified sampling
B. Cluster sampling D. Systematic sampling
___10. What do you call the numerical characteristic of the population mean, population standard deviation,
and population variance.
A. Statistics C. Hypothesis
B. Parameter D. Critical region

___11. Selected students in a certain SHS has an average height of 160 cm with the standard deviation of 12
cm. random sample of sizes 50 will be taken.What is the variance of the sampling distribution of the sample
mean?
A. 12 cm C. 24𝑐𝑚2
B. 160 cm D. 144𝑐𝑚2
For numbers 12-14, determine the probabilities corresponding to a given random variable.
A coin is tossed, and a die is rolled. The outcome of the coin is recorded as “1” when it shows a head
and “0” when it shows a tail. The random variable R gives the sum of the outcomes of the coin and a die. The
possible outcomes are (0,1), (0,2), (0, 3), (0, 4), (0, 5), (0, 6),(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6). The range
space of the variable is (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Complete the table below.
R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Probability (R = r) (12) 1/6 (13) 1/6 1/6 1/6 (14)
1 1
___12. A. C.
6 12
2 4
B. D.
3 11
1 1
___13. A. C.
6 12
5 2
B. D.
12 11
1 7
___14. A. C.
12 12
2 4
B. D.
7 5
___15. Which states that as the sample size n increases, the distribution of the sample means taken with
replacement from a population approaches a normal distribution with means and standard deviation?
A. Estimation Intervals C. Analysis of Variance
B. Central Limit Theorem D. Linear Regression Analysis
16-20. Classify whether the given experiment implies a discrete random variable or a continuous random
variable. Write D if discrete and C if continuous.
_____ 16. The temperature of a solution in the laboratory
_____ 17. Collecting data about the heights of students in a public school
_____ 18. Recording the distance travelled by the bus
_____ 19. Surveying about the number of cases due to Covid - 19 pandemic
in Quezon Province
_____ 20. Number of promoted students at the end of school year
_____ 21. Which of the following statement describe a continuous random variable?
A. The number of students present in a class
B. The average distance traveled by a jeep in a week
C. The number of correct guesses on a multiple choice test
D. The number of women taller than 68 inches in a random sample of 5
Women
_____ 22. Which of the following is a continuous random variable?
A. Height of sunflower as measured each day
B. Number of gadgets a business sell per day
C. Number of people attending mass every Sunday
D. Number of people eating at the restaurant everyday
_____ 23. Which of the following is discrete random variable?
A. Hipolito weighs 65 kg
B. Hipolito is 160 cm tall
C. Hipolito has two brother
D. Hipolito ran 100 meters in 10.2 seconds
_____ 24. Which of the following variable is discrete random variable?
A. Lifetime of a AAA battery
B. The amount of gasoline in a car
C. Number of goals of a football team
D. The time it takes to commute to word
_____ 25. Which of the following is NOT a discrete random variable?
A. Height of rose as measured each day
B. Number of appliances a business sell each day
C. Number of people went to church every Sunday
D. Number of students late in going to school each day
_____ 26. Which of the following terms is considered as a measure of the `central location' of a random
variable?
A. Probability Value
B. Mean Value
C. Numerical Value
D. Variance
_____ 27. Which of the following notations is equivalent to the mean of the probability distribution?
A. 𝜎
B. ∞
C. 𝜇
D. None of the Above
_____ 28. Which of the following notations is equivalent to the expected value of the probability distribution?
A. 𝐸(𝑋)
B. 𝜀
C. 𝜎
D. 𝑃(𝑥)
_____ 29. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the standard deviation of a discrete random
variable?
A. It shows the spread out or dispersion of discrete random variables.
B. It is obtained by multiplying the x values and their corresponding probability.
C. It deals with the average or center of location of the probability distribution.
D. It is the summation of the product of the square of the difference of x and its probability.
_____ 30. Use the illustration below. What is the mean of the distribution?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
_____ 31. What formula is appropriate to use in calculating the expected value?
A. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑝 (𝑥)
B. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑ 𝑥 − 𝑝 (𝑥)
C. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑝 (𝑥)
D. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑ 𝑥 /𝑝 (𝑥)
_____ 32. Which among the list of formulas should be used to solve for the variance of
discrete random variables of the given data above?
A. 𝜎𝑥2 = ∑(𝑥 + 𝜇)2∙ 𝑃(𝑥); for all possible values of x
B. 𝜎𝑥2 = ∑(𝑥 − 𝜇)2∙ 𝑃(𝑥); for all possible values of x
C. 𝜎𝑥2 = ∑ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥); for all possible values of x
D. 𝜎𝑥2 = ∑(𝑃(𝑥) + 𝜇)2∙ 𝑥 ; for all possible values of x
_____ 33. What can we generate if we take the summation of the product of each value
assigned to the random variable and its corresponding probability?
A. Expected Value
B. Probability value
C. Standard Deviation
D. Variance
_____ 34. Which of the following is the correct value of standard deviation (𝜎) of a
discrete random variable X if the variance is 2.5754?
A. 1.61 B. 1.60 C. 1.06 D. 1.01
_____ 35. In the 50 items test, Miss Santos, a Mathematics teacher claimed that most of the students’ scores
lie closer to 40. In this situation, which of the following terms parallel to the score of 40?
A. Variance
B. Standard Deviation
C. Expected Value or Mean
D. Median
For numbers 36 -40, refer to the probability distribution of the number of books borrowed from a school library
in a day and its corresponding probabilities.

_____ 36. What is the mean of the probability distribution?

A. 25
B. 29
C. 30
D. 32
_____ 37. How would you interpret the mean value that you get from item number 8?
A. It is the least number of books borrowed from the school library in a day.
B. It is the largest number of books borrowed from the school library in a day.
C. It is the average number of books borrowed from the school library in a day.
D. It is the difference between the largest and the least number of books borrowed
from the school library in a day.
_____ 38. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
A. 38
B. 40
C. 43
D. 46
_____ 39. What is the standard deviation of the probability distribution?
A. 6.16
B. 6.32
C. 6.56
D. 6.78
_____ 40. Which of the following is NOT a property of the variance?
A. A small variance means that the distribution of the random variable is
narrowly concentrated around the mean.
B. A large variance means that the distribution is spread out, with some chance
of observing values at some distance from the mean.
C. The variance is a value that is always positive.
D. The variance is a value that is always negative.
For numbers 41-45, answer the following:
_____ 41.

_____ 42.
_____ 43.

_____ 44.

_____ 45. What is the mean or the expected value of a person who buys a ticket?
A. - 25 C. 27
B. - 27 D. 25
_____ 46. The total area under the normal curve is _________.
A. -1 B. 0 C. 0.5 D. 1
_____ 47. The normal curve is bell-shaped.
A. False B. True C. Sometimes D. It depends
_____ 48. Which part of the normal curve is extended indefinitely in both directions along
the horizontal axis, approaching but never touching it?
A. center B. tail C. top D. spread
_____ 49. According to the property of a Normal Probability Distribution, the mean is equal
to what measures of central tendency?
A. median B. mode C. both A and B D. only A
_____50. Which of the following rules state that almost all data fall within the 1, 2, and 3 Standard Deviation of
the Mean when the population is normally distributed?
A. Empirical rule
B. Lottery rule
C. Pascal’s triangle rule
D. Sampling rule
TASK 2
SUMMATIVE TEST 2 IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
FIRST SEMESTER – QUARTER 2 - SY 2020-2021
Directions: Choose the letter that best describes your answer for each item and write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper. Use CAPITAL LETTERS.
1. Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis?
A. The mean of a sample is equal to 80. B. The mean of a population is equal to 80.
C. The mean of a population is not equal to 80. D. The mean of a population is greater than 80.
2. Anna wants to estimate the average shower time of teenagers. From the sample of 50 teenagers, she found
out that it takes 5 minutes for teenagers to shower. What is the parameter?
A. sample of 50 teenagers C. average shower time of teenagers
B. 50 teenagers in 5 minutes D. took 5 minutes for teenagers to shower
3. If the researcher wishes to test the claim that the mean of the population is 75, the appropriate null
hypothesis is:
A. 𝜇 ≤ 75 B. 𝜇 ≥ 75 C. 𝜇 ≠ 75 D. 𝜇 = 75
4. What is the sample standard deviation if a simple random sample of 220 students is drawn from a
population of 2,740 college students? Among the sampled students, the average IQ score is 115 with standard
deviation of 10.
A. 10 B. 115 C. 220 D. 2,740
5. For a two-tailed test with variance unknown, n= 16, and 𝛼 = 0.05, what is
the critical value?
A. ±2.092 B. ±2.134 C. ±2.145 D. ±2.145
For nos. 6-7, refer to the problem below:
A tire manufacturer claims that its tires have a mean life of 40,000 kms. A random sample of 46 of these tires is
tested and the sample mean is 38,000 kms. Assume that the populations standard deviation is 2,000 kms and
the lives of tires are approximately normally distributed.
6.What test statistic should be used?
A. t-test B. z-test C. population mean D. standard deviation
7. What is the computed value at 5% level of significance?
A. 6.782 B. 3.033 C. -6.782 D. -3.033
8. If the z-computed value is 1.253 and the critical value is 1.645, what will be the decision?
A. Reject the null hypothesis. B. Do not reject the null hypothesis.
C. Reject both the null and alternative hypotheses. D. Support both the null and alternative hypotheses
9. If the computed t-value is 2.130 while the critical value is 2.086, what conclusion can be drawn?
A. Reject both the null and alternative hypotheses. B. Fail to reject the null and alternative hypotheses.
C. Reject the null hypothesis in favor of the Ha. D. Fail to reject the null and the Ha is not
supported.
10. A survey conducted last year by certain barangay officials showed that 40% of the residents owned a
private car. This year a new survey is conducted on 375 residents selected randomly from the same barangay.
It was found out that 190 of them own a car. Test if the claim is fewer at α = 0.01 level. Formulate the
appropriate null hypothesis.
A. Ho : p = .40 B. Ha : p = .40 C. Ho : p < .40 D. Ha : p < .40
11. Which of the following test statistic is appropriate to use in testing hypothesis involving population
proportion?
A. t-test B. z-test C. p-test D. c-test
For nos. 12-14, refer to the situation below.
A researcher claims that 75% of college students would rather spend their extra money for internet access
loads than food. Another researcher would like to verify this claim. She randomly selected 400 students.
Among them, 296 said that they would rather use their extra money for internet access loads than food.
Answer the following questions to determine if there is enough evidence to conclude that the percentage of
students who would want to spend their extra money in internet access loads than food is different from 75% at
0.05 level of significance.
12. Which of the following represents the alternative hypothesis?
A. Ha > 0.75 B. Ha < 0.75 C. Ha ≠ 0.75 D. Ha = 0.75

13. Which of the following is the critical value?

A. ± 2.325 B. ± 1.960 C. ± 1.645 D. ± 1.245
14. Which of the following shows the appropriate rejection region?

15. If p = 0. 63, what is the value of q?

A. 0.37 B. 0.42 C. 0.58 D. 37.0
16. Which is the correct decision for the given values/results below?
Ho: p = 0.13 Ha: p < 0.13 = 0.05 Zcom = -2.688 p-value = 0.0036
A. There is no possible decision. B. Reject the null hypothesis.
C. Fail to reject the null hypothesis. D. Change the alternative hypothesis
17. A teacher computed that the mean percentage of score of his advisory class in their Achievement Test in
Mathematics is 81.70.” What type of data is illustrated in the situation?
A. bivariate B. multivariate C. trivariate D. univariate
18. If the points on the scatter plot fall almost in line, then the variables are said to have ____ correlation.
A. negative B. perfect C. positive D. strong
19. Using the given summation values below, what is the value of Pearson r?
n=5 ∑ 𝑋 = 10 ∑ 𝑌 = 15 ∑ 𝑋𝑌 = 90 ∑ 𝑋2 = 60 ∑ 𝑌2= 135
A. – 1 B. 0 C. 0.99 D. 1
For numbers 20-22, refer to the following situation:
The law of demand is an economic principle that explains certain correlation between the price of a good and
its demand. The table below shows the price of a certain good and its quantity of demand.
Price in 11 12 13 16 18 19 20
Peso
Demand 38 31 26 23 20 20 17
20. What is the computed Pearson’s sample correlation coefficient?
A. 0.94 B. 0.04 C. -0.84 D. -0.94
21. What is the strength of correlation?
A. weak positive B. strong positive C. strong negative D. perfect negative
22. Based on the findings, which of the following best describes the result?
A. As price of good increases, the quantity of demand increases.
B. As price of good decreases, the quantity of demand decreases.
C. As price of good increases, the quantity of demand decreases.
D. As price of good increases, the quantity of demand remains the same.
For numbers 23 to 25, refer to the situation described below.
A pastillas manufacturer is interested in estimating how sales are influenced by the price of their pastillas. They
randomly chose 6 cities with similar characteristics and offered pastillas jars at different prices, then collected
the following data:
Price (in 70 80 90 100 110 120
pesos)
Number of 100 90 90 40 38 32
jars sold
23. What is the estimated slope of the regression equation?
A. 213.2 B. – 213.2 C. 1.56 D. – 1.56
24. What is the y-intercept of the regression equation?
A. 213.2 B. – 213.2 C. 1.56 D. – 1.56
25. What is the regression equation based on the data given?
A. ŷ = 213.2 + 1.56x B. ŷ = 213.2 - 1.56x C. ŷ = – 213.2 + 1.56x D. ŷ = – 213.2 –
1.56x
26. Which of the following illustrates a null hypothesis?
a. Senior high school students read their Math lessons for 25 minute per day.
b. The average BMI of the pupils under feeding program is different from 18.2
c. The content of soda X has an average of less than 300 ml.
d. The proportion of obese children ages 3-10 is higher than 40%.
27. Which of the following illustrates alternative hypothesis?
a. µ = 25
b. µ ≠ 25
c. µ ≥ 25
d. µ ≤ 25
28. When can you say that you have committed a Type I Error?
a. When a false null hypothesis is rejected
b. When a true null hypothesis is not rejected
c. When a true null hypothesis is rejected
d. When a false null hypothesis is rejected
29. If the non-rejection area in a two tailed test rejection region covers 95% of the standard normal distribution,
what is the rejection region area on the left tail?
a. 0.5%
b. 1%
c. 2.5%
d. 5%
30. A DTI representative wants to test at 99% confidence level whether the average content of a soda is less
than 330ml as indicated in the label. Is the probability of committing Type I Error 0.01%?
a. Yes, because it is fixed to all situations with 99% confidence level.
b. Yes, because when 1% is converted into decimal, Type I Error will be 0.01%.
c. No, because the correct probability of committing Type I Error is 0.10%
 d. No, because the remaining 1% is the correct probability of Type I Error.
31. A college dean claims that a bachelor’s degree can be earned in an average of 5 years. Using hypothesis
testing, what needs to be tested in the situation?
a. Ho: µ = 5
b. Ho: σ = 5
c. Ha: µ ≠ 5
d. Ha: σ ≠ 5
32. Which of the following is NOT an example of bivariate data?
a. Studying a group of diabetic patients to find their weights.
b. Studying a group of college students to find out their average SAT score and their age
c. Determining the number of traffic accidents along with the weather on a particular day
d. Comparing the ice cream sales to the temperature that day.

33. You want to find out the relationship between caloric intake and weight of all senior high school students
studying in Lumbang Integrated National High School. Which should be your independent variable in the
study?
a. Caloric intake
b. Weight of the students
c. Senior High School Students
d. Lumbang Integrated National High School
34. What is the estimated statistics grade (ŷ) if a student made an 80 on the aptitude test? Use the regression
equation is: ŷ = 26.768 + 0.644x to predict the grade.

a. 78
b. 79
c. 80
d. 81

35. It is a proposed explanation, assertion, or assumption about a population parameter or about the
distribution of a random variable.
A. Decision C. Probability
B. Statistics D. Hypothesis
36. What is the statistical method used in making decisions using experimental data?
A. Simple analysis C. Hypothesis testing
B. Analytical testing D. Experimental testing
37. It is also the probability of committing an incorrect decision about the null hypothesis.
A. Level of error C. Level of acceptance
B. Level of hypothesis D. Level of significance
38. Which of the following describes an alternative hypothesis using two tailed test?
A. 𝐻𝑎 = 100 C. 𝐻𝑎 > 100

B. 𝐻𝑎 ≠ 100 D. 𝐻𝑎 < 100

39. In a one-tailed test, in which critical value listed below will the computed z of 2.313 fall in the acceptance
region?
A. 1.383 C. 2.228
B. 1.533 D. 2.365
40. Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis?
A. The mean of a sample is equal to 75.
B. The mean of a population is equal to 75.
C. The mean of a sample is not equal to 75.
D. The mean of a population is greater than 75.
41. When is a Type I error committed?
A. We reject a null hypothesis that is false.
B. We reject a null hypothesis that is true.
C. We fail to reject a null hypothesis that is true.
 D. We fail to reject a null hypothesis that is false.
42. When is a Type II error committed?
A. We reject a null hypothesis that is true.
B. We reject a null hypothesis that is false.
C. We fail to reject a null hypothesis that is true.
D. We fail to reject a null hypothesis that is false.
43. Which of the following is a Type I error?
A. 𝐻0 is true; reject 𝐻0. C. 𝐻0 is true; fail to reject 𝐻0.
B. 𝐻0 is false; reject 𝐻0. D. 𝐻0 is false; fail to reject 𝐻0.
44. Which of the following describes an alternative hypothesis in a left-tailed
test?
A. 𝐻𝑎 > 100 B. 𝐻𝑎 < 100 C. 𝐻𝑎 = 100 D. 𝐻𝑎 ≠ 100
45. Which of the following must be used as the level of significance if we want a higher possibility of correct
decision?
A. 1% B. 5% C. 10% D. 25%
46. 1. Which of the following population parameters is used as symbol for the
mean or average population?
A. 𝜎 B. 𝜇 C. 𝜌 D. 𝑥
47. Which of the following statements best describes a parameter?
A. It describes the sample. C. It describes the hypothesis.
B. It describes the researcher. D. It describes the population.
48. A researcher estimates that the average height of buildings in a large city is at least 700 feet. Based on the
given data, which is the parameter?
A. the researcher C. buildings in the large city
B. at least 700 feet D. the average height of the building
49. The average height of a 1-year old child is 29 inches. What is the
parameter?
A. a one-year old child
B. the mean height of 33 inches
C. the average height of 29 inches
D. a random sample of 30 children who are 1-year old
50. Which is the parameter in the given situation below? “The average age of
10 college students is 24 years.”
A. 24 years C. age of the college students
B. 10 college students D. the average age of 24 years
TASK 3: INTERVENTION
Directions: Choose the best answer to the given questions or statements. Write the letter of your choice on a
separate sheet of paper.

_____ 1. In formulating the alternative hypothesis, what mathematical symbol is

applicable to use in the statement, “The average score of Grade 11 (ABM)
in Business Statistics is 75.”?
A. < B. > C. = D. ≠
_____ 2. A vacuum cleaner consumes less than 46 kwh per year. What hypothesis test can you use in this
claim?
A. left-tailed C. null hypothesis
B. right- tailed D. alternative hypothesis
_____ 3. Which of the following steps is not included in formulating hypothesis?
A. Identify the claim to be tested.
B. Translate the claim into mathematical symbols/notations.
C. Use the data about sample then compute the test statistic.
D. Formulate first the null hypothesis and then the alternative hypothesis.
_____ 4. The sign of the alternative hypothesis in a left-tailed test is always ________
A. Equal C. less than
B. not equal D. greater than
_____ 5. A scientist invented a substance that increases the life of an automobile
battery. If the mean lifetime of the battery is 24 months, then what are
his hypotheses?
A. 𝐻𝑜: 𝜇 = 24, 𝐻𝑎: 𝜇 ≠ 24 C. 𝐻𝑜: 𝜇 = 24, 𝐻𝑎: 𝜇 ≤ 24
𝐵. 𝐻𝑜: 𝜇 = 24, 𝐻𝑎: 𝜇 > 24 D. 𝐻𝑜: 𝑝 = 24, 𝐻𝑎: 𝑝 > 24
_____ 6. A parameter is...
A. a numerical value summarizing the sample data
B. a planned activity with results yielding a set of data
C. a numerical value that summarizes all the data of an entire population
D. the set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements that belongs to the sample
_____ 7. Which of the following is a parameter?
A. 𝑆𝑥 B. 𝑥̅ C. 𝑝̂ D. µ
_____ 8. Which of the following symbols represents population standard deviation?
A. 𝑝 B. 𝜎 C. 𝑝̂ C. µ
_____ 9. SWS survey was trying to see if people in the Philippines thought the pollution was too high. Which
choice best represents a parameter?
A. all people in the Philippines
B. 500 randomly selected residents of the Philippine
C. 71% of the residents surveyed who thought the pollution was too high
D. percentage of all people in the Philippines who thought the pollution was too high
_____ 10. A research conducted on a certain company last year showed that 25% of the employees would
rather drink coffee than soft drinks during break time. Which choice best represents a parameter?
A. 25 employees C. the percentage of employee
B. all employees D. coffee rather than soft drinks
_____ 11. If the variance is unknown and the sample size is small, which test statistic is appropriate?
A. t-test C. two-tailed test
B. z-test D. one-tailed test
_____ 12. One-sample z-statistic is used instead of one-sample t-statistic when ___________.
A. μ is known. C. μ is unknown.
B. σ is known. D. σ is unknown
_____ 13. Based on the Central Limit Theorem, when the sample (n) is extremely
large and the variance is known, what is the statistical test to be used?
A. t-test C. two-tailed test
B. z-test D. one-tailed test
_____ 14. Which of the following characteristics can be considered in using z test/statistic as an appropriate
test?
A. Sample standard deviation is known.
B. Population is not normally distributed.
C. The sample size is greater than 30.
D. Population standard deviation is unknown.
_____ 15. What test is appropriate if the distribution is not normal, there is a
sufficiently large sample size, and population variance is unknown?
A. t-test C. null test
B. z-test D. hypothesis test
_____ 16. Which of the following notations is needed in identifying the test statistic
to be used in computing test value?
A. µ B. α C. σ D. 𝑥
_____ 17. In a sample n=100 selected from a normal population 𝑥̅= 56 and 𝑠 = 12, what statistical test is
applicable?
A. t-test C. left-tailed test
B. z-test D. two-tailed test
_____ 18. The t-test for single sample mean may be used when all the following conditions are true except
____________.
A. Sample size is less than 30.
B. Sample standard deviation (𝑠) is known.
C. Population standard deviation (𝜎) is known.
D. Data are approximately normally distributed.
_____ 19. A simple random sample of 150 observations was taken from a large population. The sample
average and the sample standard deviation were determined to be 70 and 16, respectively. What is the value
of the s?
A. 1.6 B. 16 C. 70 D. 150
_____ 20. A tire manufacturer tests the braking performance of one of its tire models on a test track. From
long-term records, the company knows the value of σ. The company tried the tires on 10 different cars,
recording the stopping distance for each car on both wet and dry streets. Which teststatistic is appropriate to
use?
A. t-test C. one-tailed test
B. z-test D. hypothesis test
_____ 21. In a right-tailed test with 𝛼 = 0.01, the critical value of z is:
A. 1.28 B. 1.65 C. 1.96 D. 2.33
_____ 22. The value that separates a rejection region from an acceptance region is
called a ___________.
A. Parameter C. critical value
B. Hypothesis D. significance level
_____ 23. For a two-tailed test with variance unknown, n= 19, and 𝛼 = 0.05, what is the critical value?
A. ±2.092 B. ±2.101 C. ±2.145 D. ±2.878
_____ 24. For a two-tailed test with a sample size of 40, the null hypothesis will be rejected at 5% level of
significance if the test statistic is:
A. 𝑧 ≤ −1.28 𝑜𝑟 𝑧 ≥ 1.28 C. 𝑧 ≤ −1.96 𝑜𝑟 𝑧 ≥ 1.96
B. 𝑧 ≤ −1.645 𝑜𝑟 𝑧 ≥ 1.645 D. 𝑧 ≤ −2.33 𝑜𝑟 𝑧 ≥ 3.33
_____ 25. If the alpha level is increased from 0.01 to 0.05, then the boundaries for the critical region move
farther away from the center of the distribution.
A. True C. both A and B
B. False D. cannot be determined
_____ 26. In the two-tailed test, the rejection region lies on ___________ of the normal distribution.
A. center B. left tail C. right tail D. both tails
_____ 27. What is the critical value if the population variance is unknown, 𝑛 = 13, 𝛼 = 0.05, and it is a one-
tailed test?
A. 𝑡 =1.782 B. 𝑡 =2.179 C. 𝑡 =2.681 D. 𝑡 =3.055
_____ 28. Given a two-tailed test, population variance is known, and 𝛼 = 0.10, what is critical region?
A. 𝑧 ≥ 1.28 C. ≤ −2.33 or 𝑧 ≥ 2.33
B. 𝑧 ≤ −1.96 D. 𝑧 ≤ −1.645 or 𝑧 ≥ 1.645
_____ 29. It refers to a value calculated from sample data which is needed in deciding whether the null
hypothesis is rejected or not.
A. test statistics C. null hypothesis
B. critical region D. alternative hypothesis
_____30. What test statistic will be used if the sample size is above 30?
A. t-test C. population mean
B. z-test D. standard deviation
_____ 31. What test statistic can be used when the population standard deviation is known?
A. t-test C. population mean
B. z-test D. standard deviation
_____32. What test statistic can be used when the population standard deviation is unknown?
A. t – test C. population mean
B. z – test D. standard deviation
_____33. When finding the z-computed value, which formula should be used for
hypothesis testing?
A. 𝑧 =𝑥̅−𝜇𝜎√𝑛
B. 𝑧 =𝑥̅−𝜇𝑠√𝑛
C. 𝑧 =𝜇− 𝑥̅𝑠√𝑛D. 𝑧 =𝜇− 𝑥̅𝜎√𝑛
_____ 34. When should you use the t-test?
I. When you are testing for a population mean
II. When the sample standard deviation is given
III. When the population standard deviation is given
IV. When you are testing a proportion/percentage of a population
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. II and IV
For nos. 35-36, refer to the problem below:
Given: 𝐻𝑜: μ = 8.6 𝐻𝑎: μ > 8.6
The study has a sample mean of 9.1 and a standard deviation of 2.1 conducted among 25 respondents.
Use 𝛼 = 0. 05.
_____35. What test statistics should be used?
A. t-test C. population mean
B. z-test D. standard deviation
_____36. What is the computed value?
A. -1. 190 B. – 0. 567 C. 0. 567 D. 1.190
_____37. How many samples are best when dealing with z-test?
A. cannot be determined C. smaller than 30
B. exactly 30 D. equal or larger than 30
For nos. 38 – 40, refer to the given problem below:
The Choco Toppings, Inc. is one of the manufacturers of chocolate toppings which uses a machine to dispense
liquid ingredients into bottles that move along a filling line. The owner claims that the machine can
dispense at an average of 50 grams with a standard deviation of 0.7 grams. A sample of 35 bottles was
selected and it was found out that the average amount dispensed in the sample is 49.3 grams. Test the claims
of the owner of the company at 5% level of significance.
_____ 38. Which of the following information is correct?
A. 𝛼 = 0.5 B. 𝜎 = 0.7 C. 𝑥̅= 35 D. 𝜇 = 49.3
_____ 39. What test statistic will be used?
A. t-test C. population mean
B. z-test D. standard deviation
_____ 40. Find the computed value.
A. -5.916 B. -4.950 C. 4.950 D. 5.916
_____41. Which test statistic will be used if the sample size is 15?
A. t-test C. cannot be determined
B. z-test D. neither t-test nor z-test
_____ 42. Which statistical method can you use when you have a normal
distribution of data?
A. t–test only C. either t–test or z–test
B. z–test only D. neither t–test nor z–test
_____ 43. A tire manufacturer claims that its tires have a mean life of 40,000 km. A random sample of 46 of
these tires is tested and the sample mean is 38,000 km. Assume that the population’s standard deviation is
2,000 kmand the lives of the tires are approximately normally distributed. Determine the computed value at 5%
level of significance.
A. -6.782 B. -3.033 C. 3.033 D. 6.782
_____ 44. What is the critical value in a one-tailed test with 5% level of significance and a degree of freedom of
18?
A.1.734 B. 2.101 C. 2.567 D. 2.898
_____ 45. If the absolute value of the computed test statistic is greater than the critical value, then we
___________________________________.
A. retain the null hypothesis C. reject the alternative hypothesis
B. reject the null hypothesis D. do not reject the null hypothesis
_____ 46. When we failed to reject the null hypothesis, which of the following statements is true?
A. The conclusion is guaranteed.
B. The conclusion is not guaranteed.
C. There is enough evidence to back up the claim.
D. There is no enough evidence to reject the claim.
_____ 47. If the t-computed value is 1.093 and the critical value is 1.699, what will be the decision?
A. Reject both hypotheses. C. Do not reject the null hypothesis.
B. Reject the null hypothesis. D. Support the alternative hypothesis.
_____ 48. What does it mean when the null hypothesis is rejected?
A. The null hypothesis is incorrect.
B. The alternative hypothesis is correct.
C. There is sufficient evidence to support the null hypothesis.
D. There is sufficient evidence to disprove the null hypothesis.
_____ 49. If the z-computed value is 2.505 and the critical value is 2.011, what will be the decision?
A. Reject both hypotheses. C. Support the null hypothesis.
B. Reject the null hypothesis. D. Do not reject the null hypothesis.
_____ 50. In a right-tailed test, if the critical value is greater than the computed
value, then we ____________________.
A. reject both the null and alternative hypotheses
B. do not reject both the null and alternative hypotheses
C. reject the null hypothesis and support the alternative hypothesis
D. fail to reject the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis not supported
TASK 4: INTERVENTION

Create a poster which depicts the importance or application of Statistics and

Probability in real-life. Use a short bond paper. Be creative! (50pts)