MIDTERM EXAMINATION in Statistics and Probability

Name: _____________________________________________________________________________ Grade & Sec.: ______________________

Test I. DIRECTIONS: Read and understand the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it in the
space provided before the number.
_______ 1. If two coins are tossed once, which is NOT a possible value of the random variable for the number of heads?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
______ 2. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?
A. Length of wire ropes C. Amount of paint used in repainting the building
B. Number of soldiers in the troop D. Voltage of car batteries
______ 3. Which formula gives the probability distribution shown by the table?

A. P(X) = X B. P(X) = 1/X C.

P(X) = X/3 D. P(X) = X/5

______ 4. How many ways are there in tossing two coins once?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1
______ 5. It is a numerical quantity that is assigned to the outcome of an experiment.
A. random variable B. variable C. probability D. probability distribution
______ 6. It refers to the entire group that is under study or investigation.
A. population B. sample C. random sampling D. subset
______ 7. It is a subset taken from a population, either by random or nonrandom sampling techniques.
A. population B. sample C. random sampling D. lottery sampling
______ 8. What sampling technique in which members of the population are listed and samples are selected in intervals called
sample intervals.
A. systematic sampling B. lottery sampling C. stratified random sampling D. quota sampling
______ 9. It is sometimes called area sampling, it applies on a geographical basis.
A. systematic sampling B. lottery sampling C. stratified random sampling D. cluster sampling
______ 10. It refers to a part of the sampling technique where each sample point has an equal chance of being selected.
A. systematic sampling B. lottery sampling C. random sampling D. quota sampling
Test II
A. DIRECTIONS: Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous.

______________________________ 11. The weight of the professional wrestlers

______________________________12. The number of winners in lotto for each day
______________________________13. The area of lots in an exclusive subdivision
______________________________14. The speed of a car
______________________________15. The number of dropouts in a school per district
B. DIRECTIONS: Identify the concepts being described in each statement.

______________________________16. Any activity which can be done repeatedly under similar conditions

______________________________17. The set of all possible outcomes in an experiment

______________________________18. A subset of a sample space

______________________________19. The elements in a sample space

______________________________20. The ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes

C. DIRECTIONS: Identify the type of sampling method. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

______________________________21. The teacher writes all the names of students in a piece of paper and puts it in a box for the graded
recitation.
______________________________22. The teacher gets the class record and call every 4th name in the list.

______________________________23. Every five files out of 500 files will be chosen.

______________________________24. There are 20 toddlers, 40 teenagers, 45 middle aged and 55 senior citizens in a certain area.
Samples are taken according to the total number of people in the area.
______________________________25. All the names of the employees of the company are put in a raffle box.

Test III. Solve the following. Show your solution.

10 pts.) Find the mean of the following data.
(a) 9, 7, 11, 13, 2, 4, 5, 5

(b) 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 23, 27, 29, 29, 35

10 pts.) Find the median of the following data.

(a) 27, 39, 49, 20, 21, 28, 38

(b) 10, 19, 54, 80, 15, 16

5 pts.) Find the mode of the following data.

(a) 12, 8, 4, 8, 1, 8, 9, 11, 9, 10, 12, 8

(b) 15, 22, 17, 19, 22, 17, 29, 24, 17, 15