Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Antique
DICLUM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Diclum, Tobias Fornier, Antique
Midterm Exam in Probability and Statistics
SY 2018-2019

Name: _________________________________ Grade & Section: _____________ Score: ______

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I. Multiple Choice (20)
Direction: Carefully read and understand each question then encircle the
letter that corresponds to your answer. Solve for the correct answer if necessary.

1. Edson described the statistical term as numerical description of the outcome of an

experiment. What does he describe?
a. Probability Distribution c. Statistics
b. Random Variable d. Standard Deviation

2. Renz tossed a coin twice. Which of the following is the sample space?
a. {H, T} c. {HH, HT, TT}
b. {1, 2, 3} d. {HH, HT, TH, TT}

3. Mr. and Mrs. Salazar has three kids. What will be the values which can be attained
by the random variable representing number of daughters the couple is having?
a. {0, 1} b. {1, 2, 3} c. {0, 1, 2, 3} d. {3}

4. Which of the following is used to represent a probability distribution?

A. frequency polygon C. probability histogram
B. pie graph D. scatter plot

5. What is the value of the mean in the standard normal distribution?

a. – 1 b. 0 c. 1 d. 2

6. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the properties of the normal curve?
a. The total area of a normal curve is equal to 1.
b. The normal curve is symmetric when it folds vertically.
c. The both tails of a normal curve touches the x – axis.
d. The mean, median and mode of a normal curve are equal to each other.

7. Ernest Andrei would like to convert his own grade in Math into standard score to
know his level of mathematical performance. What formula he should use?
X −μ μ− X σ σ
a. z= b. z= c. z= d. z=
σ σ X −μ μ− X

8. The class has a mean of 85 and 8 as standard deviation. John Rovic got 90 as grade
in Math. What is the equivalent of his grade in z – score?
a. 0.63 b. 0.73 c. 0.83 d. 0.93

9. Find the probability of the given value of z. P (z < 2.13).

a. 0.3489 b. 0.4398 c. 0.8349 d. 0.9834

10. For a certain type of computers, the length of time between charges of the battery is
normally distributed with a mean of 50 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours.
Ranil owns one of these computers and wants to know the probability that the length
of time will be between 40 and 63.
A. 0.5564 B. 0.6544 C. 1.5564 D. 1.6544
 II. Identification (10)
Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous. Write
your answer in the space provided before each numbers.

__________________ 1. The number of dropout in school for a period of 5 years.

__________________ 2. The speed of a car in mph.
__________________ 3. The number of people who are playing LOTTO each day.
__________________ 4. The average amount of electricity consumed per household per
month.
__________________ 5. The amount of sugar in a cup of coffee.
__________________ 6. The time needed to finish the test.
__________________ 7. The amount of paint utilized in a building project.
__________________ 8. The number of accidents per year at an intersection.
__________________ 9. The number of voters favoring a candidate.
_________________ 10. The weight of newborns each year in a hospital.

III. Problem Solving (40)

Answer the following questions.

I. Find the area of the following z – scores under the normal curve using your z -
table.

1. Z = 1.45 6. Z = 0.06

2. Z = 0.79 7. Z = 1.09

3. Z = 2.36 8. Z = 2.33

4. Z = 1.93 9. Z = 1.42

5. Z = 2.65 10. Z = 0.48

II. The probabilities of a machine manufacturing 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 defective parts in

one day are 0.75, 0.17, 0.04, 0.025, 0.01 and 0.005, respectively. Find the mean,
variance and standard deviation of the probability distribution.

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 III. Given a population of 5000 scores with µ = 86 and σ = 10. How many scores are:

A. Between 96 and 106

B. Above 116

C. Below 56

Prepared by:
VEE JAY S. BLANCIA, LPT, ECT
Teacher II

Certified True and Correct: Reviewed / Noted:

ROGELIO C. GUANCO ADALGISA F. NIEVES

Head Teacher III Secondary School Principal III

“Kung malas ka man sa iyong nililigawan,

Sana sa exam mo, ang score mo ay palaban!”
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