Quiz in Statistics 11

Name: _______________________________ Grade/Section: ______________________

I. Choose the letter of the best answer. (10 pts.)

1. A set of numerical values assigned to a sample space is called

A. Random experiment
B. Random sample
C. Random variable
D. None of the above
2. A variable whose value could be a finite and countable number is a ______
A. Continuous variable
B. Discrete variable
C. Qualitative variable
D. Quantitative variable

3. Which of the following is an example of discrete variable?

A. Distance travelled between cars
B. Height of the students in a section Prudence
C. Number of blue marbles in the box
D. Weight of potatoes in the basket

4. If a coin is tossed, what are the possible values of the random variable for the
number of tails?
A. 0, 1
B. 0, 1, 2
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 0, 1, 2, 3

5. Suppose you tossed three coins. Which of the following is NOT a possible value
of the random variable for the number of heads?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
 6. A variable where the information or data can take infinitely many values is
A. Continuous variable
B. Discrete variable
C. Quantitative
D. Qualitative variable

7. Which of the following statement describe a continuous random variable?

A. The number of students present in a Class Temperance
B. The average distance travelled by a tricycle in a month
C. The number of motorcycle owned by a randomly selected household
D. The number of girls taller than 5 feet in a random sample of 6 girls

8. Which of the following is NOT a discrete variable?

A. Number of book per student
B. Number of green marbles in the box
C. The number of arrivals of customers in the clinic between 8:00 a. m to 4:00 p.m.
D. The weight of a box of soft drinks labeled 12 ounces.

9. Which of the following statement DOES NOT describe a discrete random

variable?
A. The number of children who do household chores everyday
B. The average amount of milk consumption of a baby each day
C. The number of students who excelled in mathematics in a certain grade level
D. The number of children who love to pray a rosary every 6 o’clock in the afternoon

10. Which of the following statement DOES NOT describe a continuous random
variable?
A. The distance traveled by a truck in an hour
B. The average height of a coconut tree each day
C. Number of people went to church every Sunday
D. The intensity of an earthquake that happens last month

II. The probabilities that a customer buys 5,6,7, 8, and 9 items in a convenience store
has the following probability distribution. P(5)=0.25, P(6)=0.12, P(7)=0.28, P(8)=0.15,
P(9)=0.20. Compute for the mean, variance, and standard deviation of the probability
distribution. (10 pts.)