Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Division of Iloilo
PARARA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tigbauan, Iloilo
Name: ____________________________________ Grade & Section :
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Summative Test (1)

Statistics and Probability

Direction Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Write the letter of the correct
answer before the given number.

1. Refers to complete set of individuals, objects, places or events under study.

a. statistics c. parameter
b. population d. sample
2. It is a subset of a population.
a. statistics c. parameter
b. population d. sample
3. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?
a. the average amount of electricity consumed
b. the number of patients in the hospital
c. the amount of paint used in repainting a building
d. the average weight of female athletes
4. If two coins are tossed, which is not a possible value of the random variable for the
number of heads?
a. 0 c. 2
b. 1₃ d. 3
5. Which of the following is not a true statement?
a. The value of a random variable could be zero.
b. Random variables can only have 1 value
c. The probability of the random variable could be zero
d. The sum of all the probabilities in a probability distribution is always equal to one.
For numbers 6 – 8, refer to the probability distribution shown below
x 0 1 2 3
P(x) 1 3 3 1
8 8 8 8
6. What is the mean of the probability distribution
a. 1.5 c. 1.6
b. 1.2 d. 1.8
7. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
a. 0.75 c. 1.25
b. 1.0 d. 0.50
8. What is the standard deviation of the probability distribution?
a. 1.00 c. 1.12
b. 0.87 d. 0.71
For numbers 9 – 10, refer to the probability distribution shown below
x 0 2 4 6 8
P(x) 1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5

9. What is the mean of the probability distribution?

a. 1.5 c. 3.5
b. 2.0 d. 4.0
10. What is the mean of the probability distribution?
a. 4.15 c. 8.00
b. 6. 35 d. 7.50

II. Identify whether the given variable is discrete or continuous. Write D if it is discrete and C if it is
continuous. Write your answer on the blank before each item.

_______________1. the number of books in the library

_______________2. the lifetime in hours of 15 flashlights

_______________3. the number of tourists each day in boracay

_______________4. the weight of grade 11 learners

_______________5. the capacity of water dams in region

III. Find the mean and variance of the following probability distributions. Show your computation.

x 1 2 3 4 5
P(x) 1 3 1 2 3
10 10 10 10 10

Prepared by:
JEANNEBETH T. GASIS, Ph.D