St.

Mary’s University
College of Open and Distance Learning
Basic/ Introduction to Statistics
Assignment
(2010-I)

Student’s Name: _________________

ID No: _________________________
Department: ____________________
Term: __________________________
Center: ________________________
Program: Degree

Instructions:
 This is the only assignment of this course.
 This assignment is to be completed and submitted to the office of
your center. Do not attempt the assignment until you are certain that
you have understood the units it covers and have revised your self-
test exercises and learning activities, and other necessary references.
 If you have any question about the units and activities, state the
items clearly on a separate sheet of paper and attach it to your
assignment paper.
 Due Date: This assignment must be submitted to the office of your
centre ON OR BEFORE THE TUTORIAL PROGRAM. Please
strictly follow the deadline indicated.
Part I. True or False Items
Write “True” if the statement is correct and “False” if it is incorrect in the space
provided. (1 pt. each)
_________1. Range is the measure of dispersion which considers the average of
the absolute deviation of each value from the mean.
_________2.The degree of linear relationship between two variables is estimated
by presenting the data in a scatter diagram.
_________3. The absolute value of coefficient of correlation indicates the degree
of relationship.
_________4. The number of permutation of a set with 5 elements is 25.
_________5. An event is a set of containing all possible outcomes of the
experiment.
_________6. For tossing a single die, the probability of obtaining an even
number is 0.5.
_________7. Variables like width, height, age and time are continuous.
_________8. The sum of the probability of success and failure is equal to zero.
_________9. Tossing a coin is a typical example of a binomial experiment.
_________10. The normal distribution is measured on a continuous scale.

Part II. Multiple Choice Items

Choose the correct answer among the given alternatives, and write the letter of your
choice in the space provided. (1 pt each)
________1.Suppose a coin is tossed ten times, what is the probability of
obtaining 5 heads?
A. 0.128 C. 0.6241
B. 0.0286 D. 0.246
________2. What is the total area under the standard normal distribution?
A. One C. Two
B. Ten D. Zero

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________3. If we toss a fair die, there are _______ possible outcomes.
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
________4. Let . Find all combinations of the elements of B

taken four at a time.

A. 8 C. 24
B. 15 D. 30
________5. Among the following statements, one is an inferential statistics.
A. There is a definitive relationship between smoking and lung
cancer
B. 20% of the sample teachers are married
C. Drawing graphs that show the difference in the scores of males
and females
D. The age of the students at Addis Ababa University range from
20 to 35 years
________6. Which one of the following is the correct value of the given sum?

A. C.

B. D.

________7. The reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocal of the single
values is equal to _______.
A. combined mean C. weighted mean
B. geometric mean D. harmonic mean
________8. The seventh decile is the measure where _____ of the distribution is
below it.
A. 30% C. 70%
B. 50% D. 90%

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________9. If all values in a distribution are multiplied by -3 and given the old
variance 6, what will be the new variance?
A. 54 C. -54
B. 18 D. -18
________10. All of the following are examples for the measure of variation,
except one.
A. Mode C. Mean deviation
B. Inter-quartile range D. Range

Part III. Work Out Item (10pts. total)

1. If the ratio of prices in 2004 to those in 2005 for five commodities were 0.25,
0.64, 0.46 and 0.82, find the arithmetic mean of the given values. (3pts)

2. When a die is rolled and a coin is tossed, what is the probability that a number
3 will show on the die and the coin will fall tail? (4pts)

3. Let the arithmetic and harmonic mean of two values m and n be 2 and 6,
respectively. Find its geometric mean. (3pts)

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