Asian Development Foundation College

Tacloban City

Preliminary Examination in Statistics

Name: _____________________________________ Course and Year Level: _________________________

A. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The number of accidents in a city during 2010 is ___________.

A. Discrete variable B. Continuous variable
C. Qualitative variable D. Constant
2. Sum of dots when two dice are rolled is ___________.
A. A discrete variable B. A continuous variable
C. A constant D. A qualitative variable
3. Census reports used as a source of data is ____________.
A. Primary source B. Secondary source
C. Organized data D. None of these
4. A parameter is a measure which is computed from _______________.
A. Population data B. Sample data C. Test statistics D. None of these
5. A specific characteristic of a population is called ______________.
A. Statistic B. Statistics C. Parameter D. Sample
6. The data which have already been collected by someone are called _______________.
A. Raw data B. Array data C. Secondary data D. Fictitious data
7. Questionnaire survey method is used to collect _______________.
A. Secondary data B. Qualitative variable C. Primary data D. None of these
8. The first hand and unorganized form of data is called _______________.
A. Secondary data B. Organized data C. Primary data D. None of these
9. Which branch of statistics deals with the techniques that are used to organize, summarize, and present the
data?
A. Advanced Statistics B. Probability Statistics
C. Inferential Statistics D. Descriptive Statistics
10. In descriptive statistics, we study ________________.
A. The description of the decision-making process
B. The methods for organizing, displaying and describing data
C. How to describe the probability distribution
D. None of the above
11. In statistics, a sample means _______________.
A. A portion of the sample B. A portion of the population
C. All the items under investigation D. None of the above
12. In statistics, a population consists of:
A. All People living in a country
B. All People living in the area under study
C. All subjects or objects whose characteristics are being studied
D. None of the above
13. You asked five of your classmates about their height. On the basis of this information, you stated that the
average height of all students in your university or college is 67 inches. This is an example of:
A. Descriptive statistics B. Inferential Statistics C. Parameter D. Population
14. In inferential statistics, we study ___________.
A. The methods to make decisions about the population based on sample results
B. How to make decisions about mean, median, or mode
C. How a sample is obtained from a population
D. None of the above
15. When data are collected in a statistical study for only a portion or subset of all elements of interest we are
using:
A. A sample B. A Parameter C. A Population D. Both b and c
16. The height of a student is 60 inches. This is an example of _______________.
A. Qualitative data B. Categorical data C. Continuous data D. Discrete data
17. In statistics, conducting a survey means _____________.
A. Collecting information from elements B. Making mathematical calculations
C. Drawing graphs and pictures D. None of the above
18. Statistic is a numerical quantity, which is calculated from:
A. Population B. Sample C. Data D. Observations
19. A factor or condition that is kept the same is called the ______.
A. independent variable B. controlled variable C. dependent variable D. constant variable
20. A factor or condition that is tested or measured to determine result is called ______.
A. independent variable B. controlled variable C. dependent variable D. constant variable
21. The independent variable is the one thing you ____________.
A. add up B. change C. keep the same D. measure
22. What is the independent variable in this experiment? "Which type of medium (soil or sand) is best for plant
growth?"
A. amount of medium (soil or sand) B. type of medium (soil or sand)
C. height of medium (cm) D. types of plant
23. Dr. Sanchez sets up an experiment on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in
the experiment is given a different liquid: water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil,
sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?
A. The type of music B. The amount of soil
C. The type of liquid (water, apple juice, and milk) D. The plant growth
24. A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high
the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
A. height from which the ball is dropped B. force acting on the ball
C. height that the ball bounces D. diameter of the ball
25. Karina wanted to find out if cushion brush or the curved brush were better for brushing her hair. What is the
independent variable in this situation?
A. What Karina used to brush her hair. B. How well her hair was brushed.
C. How often Karina brushes her hair. D. The shampoo she uses.
26. What is the independent variable in this experiment? "Which type of metal (iron, copper and aluminum)
conducts heat faster?"
A. The time each metal takes to heat up. B. The shape of the three metals.
C. The size of the three metals. D. The types of metal.

B. Directions: Solve for what is asked. Show your complete solution.

1. A company has a total of 360 employees in four different categories:

Managers: 36
Drivers: 54
Administrative Staff: 90
Production Staff: 180

How many from each category should be included in a stratified random sample of size 20?

2. A catering company employs the staff listed in the following table:

Delivery Drivers: 12
Cooks: 36
Cleaning Staff: 4
Sales Staff: 8

How many of each category of staff should be included in a stratified random sample of size 15?

3. A farmer owns 120 Jersey cows and 180 Friesians. How many of each breed of cow should he include in a
stratified random sample of 50 for a survey of milk quality?

4. There are 1500 homes in one part of a city. These homes can be divided into 3 categories:

Privately owned homes: 720

Homes rented from council: 592
Homes rented from private landlords: 188

The council is to carry out a survey into the quality of homes. How many homes of each type should be
included in a stratified random sample of size 200?
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