First Periodical Exam in Advanced Statistics 9

I- Read the questions below and encircle the correct answer. (Use the z table, t table and
x2 table if necessary)
1. The following statements are true about t distribution except:
a. T distribution is also called as Student’s T distribution.
b. The larger the sample size, the more the t distribution looks like the normal
distribution.
c. The t distribution is used to estimate population parameters when the
sample size is small.
d. Mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss played an important role in statistics,
specifically t distribution.
2. Find the curve that show the probability of z > 1.75.

a. c.

b. d.

3. Find the curve that show the probability between -2.31 and 1. 75.

a.
c.

b.
d.

4. The computed z scores of 68% of the marks in a test between 51 and 64 are
.
a. -2 and 2 c. -3 and 3
d. -5 and 5
b. -1 and 1
5. What is the general calculation of standard deviation having -3 and 3 as computed
z scores?
a. 99.7% c. 90%
b. 95% d. 68%
6. What is the probability of z = 1.9?
a. 3.621 c. 0.4767
b. 0.4713 d. 0.3159
7. What is the probability of z > 0.09?

a. 0.0359 c. 0.4641
b. 0.5359 d. 0.9641
8. The t-score for a t-distribution with 13 degrees of freedom and an area of 0.015 in
the left tail is .

a. 1.079 c. 1.074
b. 0.694 d. 2.160

9. The t-score for a t-distribution with 28 degrees of freedom and an area of 0.05 in
both tails.

a. 0.683 c. 1.313
b. 0 d. 2.048

10. The t distribution has a compared to the standard normal distribution.

a. Lower height and a wider spread.
b. Higher height and wider spread.
c. Lower height and a narrower spread.
d. Higher height and a narrower spread.
11. As the number of degrees of freedom increases, the t-curve will look more like

a. An inverted t-curve.
b. An inverted standard normal distribution curve.
c. The t-curve.
d. The standard normal distribution curve.

12. What is the t-score for a t-distribution with sample mean equal to 80, population
mean equal to 69, sample standard deviation of 4 and sample size of 3?

a. 4.7631 c. 2.75
b. 2.74 d. 5.4187

13. In question #12 find the probability/area of the distribution.

a. 0.01< area <0.025
b. Area > 0.01
c. Area < 0.025
d. 0.025 < area < 0.01
14. The total area under a t-curve is:
a. 10 c. ½
b. 100 d. 1

15. A t-curve is symmetrical around:

a. Its standard deviation c. 10
b. 100 d. 0

16. What is the x2 value of a distribution having df = 6 and p = 0.025?

a. 12.83 c. 12.59
b. 14.45 d. 16.01
17. What is the x2 value of a distribution having df = 30 and p = 0.9?
a. 40.26 c. 20.6
b. 14.95 d. 22.27
18. It summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent values
under a given set of parameters or assumptions.
 a. Probability Distribution c. Binomial Distribution
b. Statistical Distribution d. Normal Distribution
19. It is a table or an equation that links each outcome of a statistical experiment with
its probability of occurrence.
a. Probability Distribution c. Binomial Distribution
b. Statistical Distribution d. Normal Distribution
20. What is the probability of t = 1.319 with sample size = 24?
a. 0.05 c. 0.10
b. 0.025 d. 0.25
21. T value, sample mean, population mean and sample standard deviation are equal
to 1.07, 32, 28 and 15 respectively. What is the sample size?
a. 4 c. 15
b. 16 d. 9
22. What is the t value of a 25 samples distribution having sample mean = 101, μ=98,
and σ =92?
a. 0.8152 c. 0.1237
b. 0.1630 d. 0.8920
23. In #22, what is the area in the left tail of the t distribution?
a. 0.25 c. 0.5
b. 0.25<area<0.5 d. 0.5<area<1
24. The following are the facts about normal and t distribution, except one.
a. As the degrees of freedom increase, the t distribution tends towards the
standard normal distribution.
b. The t distribution is used instead of normal distribution if the standard deviation
is known.
c. Both distributions are symmetric and bell-shaped.
d. T distribution has heavier tails than normal distribution.
25. What is the formula in finding the expected frequency of an observed frequency?
a. The product of row and column divided by the total row and column.
b. The row and column all over total row and column.
c. The product of total row and total column divided by total row and column.
d. The total row and total column all over total row and column.
26. Often broadly defined as the number of "observations" (pieces of information) in
the data that are free to vary when estimating statistical parameters.
a. Sample c. Sample standard deviation
b. Degrees of freedom d. Sample mean
27. It is a measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued
random variable about its mean.
a. Symmetric c. Curve
b. Skewness d. P value
II- Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false and then replace with
correct word/s.
1. In standard normal distribution, the mean and median are equal but not the mode.
2. The normal curve is symmetric about the center of the curve.
 3. T distribution is used to estimate population parameters instead of normal
distribution when the population variance is unknown.
4. The mean of the distribution is equal to the number of degrees of freedom.
5. As the number of degrees of freedom decrease, the chi-square curve approaches
the normal distribution.
III- Solve the following problems. Show your pertinent solutions.
1. Suppose scores on an IQ test are normally distributed, with a population mean of
100. Suppose 20 people are normally selected and tested. The standard deviation of
the sample group is 15. What is the probability that the average test score in the
sample group will be at most 110?
2. Children of three ages are asked to indicate their preference for three photographs
of adults. (Assuming the data is normally distributed)
Photograph
Age of child A B C Total
5-6 years 18 22 20 60
7-8 years 2 28 40 70
9-10 years 20 10 40 70
Total 40 60 100 200
a. Find the x2 value and probability of the distribution.