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Diagnostic Test in Statistics and Probability

Directions: Choose the best answer to the given questions or statements. Write the letter of your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. A variable that allows for an endless number of possible values for the information or data
a. Continuous variable b. Discrete variable c. Quantitative d. Qualitative variable

2. Of the following, which is a discrete random variable?

a. Jose has four sisters
b. Jose is 163 cm tall
c. Jose weighs 68 kilograms
d. Jose ran 300 meters in one and a half minutes

3. You make the decision to gather several Coke cans and gauge the amount of soda contained in
each one. Assume that there are x sodas in each can. X is what kind of variable?
a. x is a constant
b. x is a place holder
c. x is a discrete random variable
d. x is a continuous random variable

4. You've decided to order a pizza, but first you must select the toppings and type of dough. Which
of the following should you pick if there are only 6 viable pizza ordering combinations?
a. Crust: thin or deep-dish Toppings: cheese or pepperoni
b. Crust: thin or deep-dish Toppings: cheese, bacon or pepperoni
c. Crust: thin or deep-dish Toppings: cheese, bacon, sausage or pepperoni
d. Crust: thin or deep-dish Toppings: cheese, bacon, sausage, pepperoni or hotdog

5. What are the potential values of the random variable for the number of tails if a coin is tossed?
a. 0, 1 b. 0, 1, 2 c. 1, 2, 3 d. 0, 1, 2, 3

6. What is the total probability of all possible random variable values?

a. ∑ 𝑃(𝑋)= 0 b. ∑ 𝑃(𝑋)) = 1/10 c. ∑ 𝑃(𝑋)) = 1 d. ∑ 𝑃(𝑋)) = 10

7. If P(X)= 𝑥/6, what are the possible values of X for it to be a probability distribution?
a. 0,2,3 b. 1,1,2 c. 2,3,4 d. 1,2,3

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8. The given table represents a probability distribution. What is P(1) + P(4)?

a. 1/6 b. 1/3 c. ½ d. 2/3

9. What is the correct procedure to follow to calculate the standard deviation if the variance of a
probability distribution is 2.6 grams?
a. √2.6 b. (2.6) 2 c. 1.61 + 2.6 d. 1.61 – 2.6

10. What formula should be applied to determine the expected value?

a. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑝 (𝑥) b. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑ 𝑥 − 𝑝 (𝑥) c. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑝 (𝑥)2 d. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑ 𝑥 /𝑝 (𝑥)

11. What can we get if we add up the values that each random variable was assigned, along with
the appropriate probabilities?
a. Expected Value b. Probability value c. Standard Deviation d. Variance

12. Which of the following data demonstrates the potential for the greatest variety or variability?
a. number of pieces of French fries in a regular pack from different orders of customers at
McDonalds
b. number of boys in families of three-children
c. number of customers per hour who went shopping at SM Super Malls
d. number of heads that will appear if two coins are tossed together repeatedly

13. Which of the following is NOT a variance property?

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 14-15, refer to the table below:

X 2 4 6 8
P(x) 0.12 0.29 0.24 0.35
14. Which of the following is the correct formula to find the expected value of the probability
distribution?
a. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑[𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)] b. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑[𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)]
c. 𝐸(𝑥) = ∑[𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)] − 𝑢2 d. 𝐸(𝑥) = √∑[𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)] − 𝑢2

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15. What is the probability distribution's mean or anticipated value?

a. 4.85 b. 5.64 c. 6.32 d. 7.12

16. The area under the normal distribution that is within three standard deviations of the mean
according to the empirical rule is around .
a. 68% b. 95% c. 97% d. 99.7%

17. Find the area under the standard normal curve between z = -2.5 and z = 1.5.
a. 0.0062 b. 0.9270 c. 0.9332 d. 0.9392

18. How can you describe this graph?

a. The shaded region of the normal curve is below the z = 1

b. The shaded region of the normal curve is above the z=-1
c. The shaded region of the normal curve is between z=0 & z=1
d. The shaded region of the normal curve is between z=-1& z=1

19. The average speed of cars traveling on expressways is 80 km/h, while the standard deviation is 8
km/h. What was Jessie's velocity if his z-score was 2.5?
a. 100 km/hr b. 105 km/hr c. 110 km/hr d.115 km/hr

20. The Senior High enrollment age range at Sta. Catalina National High School have a mean age of
17 and a standard deviation of 2.5 years, which is regularly distributed. What is the likelihood
that a student chosen at random will be under the age of 16?
a. 15.54% b. 34.46% c. 68.92% d. 84.56%

21. You will question the frontline medical staff if you want to know how the COVID-19 has affected
Filipinos. Which sampling technique will you employ?
a. Convenience b. purposive c. stratified d. systematic

22. What do you name a number that specifies a representative quality?

a. Data b. parameter c. sample d. statistic

23. Which of the following steps DOES NOT contribute to the creation of the sampling distribution
of the sample mean?
a. Determine the number of sets of all possible random samples.
b. Compute for the standard deviation and variance of the samples.
c. Construct a frequency distribution table of the sample means and probability.
d. List all the possible random samples and solve for the sample mean of each set of samples.

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24. Which of the following best describes the ratio between the variance in the population and the
sample size n?
a. mean of the sampling distribution of sample mean
b. variance of the sampling distribution of the sample mean
c. standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean
d. average deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean

25. There are 1, 9, 2, 12, 8, 7, and 10 people in a population. Let's say five-person samples are taken
from this population. This instance serves as an illustration of the sampling distribution of the
sample mean for a normal population with _________ variance.
a. Unknown b. known c. large d. small

26. What does the Central Limit Theorem state?

a. the sample size is large
b. all possible samples are selected
c. the standard error of the sampling distribution is small
d. the standard deviation is sufficiently large than the normal

27. The average value for a population is 50, and the standard deviation is 6. What is the sample
distribution of the mean for n = 16? What is the mean and standard deviation?
a. 𝑋̅ = 50, s= 25 b. 𝑋̅ = 50, s =1.5 c. 𝑋̅ = 25, s = 6 d. 𝑋̅ = 25, s = 1.

28. If the sample size is limited or there is no population variance, what sampling method is being
applied?
a. chi distribution b. z-distribution c. t-distribution d. p distribution
29. What is the 95th percentile of the t-distribution if the sample size is 15?
a. 1.771 b. 1.761 c. 1.753 d. 1.345

30. What is the critical value of having a 95% confidence level?

a. 1.28 b. 1.44 c. 1.96 d. 2.10

31. 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.

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32. An education official wants to estimate the proportion of adults aged 18 and above who had
read at least one book during the previous year. A random sample of 1,006 adults aged 18 or
older is obtained, and 835 of those adults had read at least one book during the previous year.
Determine the parameter in the situation.
a. The parameter is the 835 adults.
b. The parameter is the average of adults aged 18 and above.
c. The parameter is the proportion of adults who had read at least one book during the
previous year.
d. The parameter is the random sample of 1,006 adults 18 and above who had read a book in
the previous year.

33. What is the alternative hypothesis in the following statement? “The number of defective
batteries produced by the company is not equal to 15 batteries a day as claimed by the
manager.”
a. μ=15 b. μ≠15 c. μ>15 d. μ<15

34. Based on Central Limit Theorem, the z-test for single sample may be used when all the following
conditions are TRUE except _________________.
a. Sample size is less than 30.
b. Data are normally distributed.
c. Population standard deviation is known.
d. Population standard deviation is unknown.

35. Based on the graph, which of the following is TRUE?

a. This is a two-tailed test.
b. This is a right-tailed test.
c. Level of significance is 0.025.
d. The rejection region is 𝑡≤ -1.725.

36. Milky Milk is sold in packets with an advertised mean weight of 0.5kgs. The standard deviation is
known to be 0.11 kilograms. A consumer group wishes to check the accuracy of the advertised
mean and takes a sample of 36 packets finding an average weight of 0.47kgs. What test statistic
should be used?
a. t-test b. z-test c. population mean d. standard deviation

37. On the given figure below, the t-computed value is 1.217. What conclusion can be drawn?
a. Reject the null hypothesis.
b. Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
c. Reject both the null and alternative hypotheses.
d. Support both the null and alternative hypotheses.

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38. In the hypothesis testing procedure, drawing conclusion should always be the __________ step.
a. First b. Second c. Third d. Last

39. Perform a hypothesis test where the null hypothesis is that the μ = 6.9. A random sample of 16
items is selected. The sample mean is 7.1 and the sample standard deviation is 2.4. It can be
assumed that the population is normally distributed at α = 0.05.

a. There is enough evidence to reject the claim.

b. There is enough evidence to support the claim.
c. There is not enough evidence to reject the claim.
d. There is not enough evidence to support the claim.

40. Before the opening of classes, parents were asked to answer a survey. Those in favor of
alternative learning mode were 1,900 out of 5,000 randomly selected parents. Using α = 0.10
level, is there enough evidence to conclude that the percentage of parents who are in favor of
alternative learning mode is less than 38%? What is the appropriate alternative hypothesis?
a. Ha : p > .38 b. Ha : p = .38 c. Ha : p < .38 d. Ha : p ≠ .38

41. In a study about household income conducted in a small town, it was found out that 7% of all
families in the town earn less than P4,000 per month. Out of 64 families who were randomly
selected, 10 families earn less than P4,000 per month. Is the sample large enough to use the
Central Limit Theorem?
a. No, because 10/64 <5 c. Yes, because 64>30
b. No, because 64(0.07)<5 d. Yes, because 64(0.93)>5

42. Given the normal curve at the right, what is the rejection region?
a. 𝑧≤1.645 𝑜𝑟 𝑧≥1.645
b. 𝑧≥−1.645 𝑜𝑟 𝑧≥1.645
c. 𝑧≥−1.96 𝑜𝑟 𝑧≤1.96
d. 𝑧≤−1.96 𝑜𝑟 𝑧≥1.96

43. Given a left-tailed test, population standard deviation is unknown, 𝑛=27, 𝛼=0.01, what is the
critical value?
a. 𝑡=−2.528 b. 𝑡=−2.479 c. 𝑡=−1.706 d. 𝑡=2.479

44. The mean height of women is less than 64" (inches). Which of the following represents the null
and alternative hypotheses?
a. H0: μ > 64";Hₐ: μ < 64" c. H0: μ < 64";Hₐ: μ ≠ 64"
b. H0: μ = 64";Hₐ: μ ≠ 64" d. H0: p = 64";Hₐ: p > 64"

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45. In symbols, what is the parameter in the given claim below?In 2018, DepEd reported that the
proportion of Grade 10 completers who proceeded to Grade 11 is 93%.
a. 𝑝=0.93 b. 𝜎=0.93 c. μ=0.93 d. 𝑥̅=0.93

46. Which directional test is illustrated in the given problem below?In a recent survey, the average
amount of money students have in their wallet is ₱200.00 with standard deviation of 45. A
teacher feels that the average amount is lower. She surveyed 80 randomly selected students
and found that the average amount is ₱35.
a. left-tailed b. two-tailed c. alternative d. right tailed

47. Given: 𝐻𝑜: μ = 7.25 𝐻𝑎: μ < 7.25 The study has a sample mean of 8.1 and a standard deviation of
1.18 conducted among 15 respondents. Use 𝛼 = 0.01. What is the computed value?
a. – 2.790 b. -2.368 c. 2.368 d. 2.790

48. Which is the correct null hypothesis of the given statement? “According to the owner, an
average of 500 people buys foods at McDonalds during breakfast and lunch hours.”
a. 𝐻𝑜=500 b. 𝐻𝑜≠500 c. 𝐻𝑜<500 d. 𝐻𝑜>500

49. 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.
What is the computed value at 5% level of significance?
a. 6.782 b. 3.033 c. -6.782 d. -3.033

50. What term is being used to describe a proposed explanation, assertion, or assumption about a
population parameter or about the distribution of a random variable?
a. Statistic b. decision c. hypothesis d. probability

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Key answer

1. A
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. A
10. A
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. B
21. B
22. D
23. B
24. B
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. C
29. C
30. B
31. B
32. B
33. B
34. A
35. A
36. B

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37. B
38. D
39. C
40. C
41. B
42. D
43. B
44. A
45. A
46. A
47. D
48. A
49. D
50. B

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