CRP505-151 Exam1 Key

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
College of Environmental Design

City and Regional Planning Department
CRP 505: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IN PLANNING
Dr. Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman
EXAM I
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3 20
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PROBLEM #1 (20 points)
1. All the data collected in a particular study are referred to as the
a. census
b. inference
c. variable
d. data set
2. Statistical studies in which researchers control variables of interest are
a. experimental studies
b. control observational studies
c. non experimental studies
d. observational studies
3. The set of measurements collected for a particular element is (are) called
a. census
b. variables
c. observations
d. samples
4. The collection of all elements of interest in a particular study is
a. the population
b. the sampling
c. statistical inference
d. descriptive statistics
5. A statistics professor asked students in a class their ages. On the basis of this
information, the professor states that the average age of all the students in the
university is 21 years. This is an example of
a. a census
b. descriptive statistics
c. an experiment
d. statistical inference

1. If P(A)  0.38, P(B) = 0.83, and P(A  B) = 0.57; then P(A  B) 
a. 1.21
b. 0.64
c. 0.78
d. 1.78
2. If A and B are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5, then P(A  B)=
a. 0.3
b. 0.15
c. 0.00
d. 0.20
3. If P(A)  0.80, P(B)  0.65, and P(A  B) = 0.78, then P(BA) =
a. 0.6700
b. 0.8375
c. 0.9750
d. Not enough information is given to answer this question.

1. The Census Bureau’s Current population Survey shows that 28% of individuals,
ages 25 and older, have completed four years of college. For a sample of 15
individuals, ages 25 and older, what is the probability that four will have
completed four years of college?
a. 0.2789
b. 0.4181
c. 0.2262
d. 0.8355
2. In the previous question, what is the probability that three or more will have
complted four years of college?
a. 0.2789
b. 0.4181
c. 0.2262
d. 0.8355
3. A measure of the average value of a random variable is called a(n)
a. variance
b. standard deviation
c. expected value
d. None of the answers is correct.
4. When dealing with the number of occurrences of an event over a specified

interval of time or space and when the occurrence or nonoccurrence in any
interval is independent of the occurrence or nonoccurrence in any other
interval, the appropriate probability distribution is a
a. binomial distribution
b. Poisson distribution
c. normal distribution
d. hypergeometric probability distribution

1. A researcher has collected the following sample data on a variable.
5 12 6 8 5
6 7 5 12 4
The median is
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
2. The mode is
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
3. The mean is
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
4. The 75th percentile is
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

1. In a stem-and-leaf display,
a. a single digit is used to define each stem, and a single digit is used to
define each leaf
b. a single digit is used to define each stem, and one or more digits are used
to define each leaf
c. one or more digits are used to define each stem, and a single digit is used
to define each leaf
d. one or more digits are used to define each stem, and one or more digits are
used to define each leaf
2. The sum of the relative frequencies for all classes will always equal
a. the sample size

b. the number of classes
c. one
d. 100
3. A graphical presentation of a frequency distribution, relative frequency

distribution, or percent frequency distribution of quantitative data constructed
by placing the class intervals on the horizontal axis and the frequencies on the
vertical axis is a
a. histogram
b. bar chart
c. stem-and-leaf display
d. pie chart
4. Variance is
a. a measure of the average, or central value of a random variable

b. a measure of the dispersion of a random variable
c. the square root of the standard deviation
d. the sum of the deviation of data elements from the mean
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Methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data

bases is known as
a. data manipulation
b. data monitoring
c. data base conversion
d. data mining
d. data mining
The process of capturing, storing, and maintaining data is known as
a. data manipulation
b. data monitoring
c. data warehousing
d. category analysis
c. data warehousing
The subject of data mining deals with
a. methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data

bases
b. keeping data secure so that unauthorized individuals cannot access the
data
c. computational procedure for data analysis
d. computing the average for data
a. methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data
bases
In a questionnaire, respondents are asked to mark their gender as male or
female. Gender is an example of the
a. ordinal scale
b. nominal scale
c. ratio scale
d. interval scale
b. nominal scale
The nominal scale of measurement has the properties of the
a. ordinal scale
b. only interval scale
c. ratio scale
d. None of these alternatives is correct.
The scale of measurement that is used to rank order the observation for a
variable is called the
a. ratio scale
b. ordinal scale
c. nominal scale
d. interval scale
b. ordinal scale
Some hotels ask their guests to rate the hotel's services as excellent, very
good, good, and poor. This is an example of the
a. ordinal scale
b. ratio scale
c. nominal scale
d. interval scale
a. ordinal scale
The ordinal scale of measurement has the properties of the
a. ratio scale
b. interval scale
c. nominal scale
d. ratio and interval scales
c. nominal scale
The ratio scale of measurement has the properties of
a. only the ordinal scale

b. only the nominal scale
c. the rank scale
d. the interval scale
d. the interval scale
Temperature is an example of a variable that uses
a. the ratio scale

b. the interval scale
c. the ordinal scale
d. either the ratio or the ordinal scale
The interval scale of measurement has the properties of the
a. ratio and nominal scales

b. ratio and ordinal scales
c. ratio scale
Arithmetic operations are inappropriate for
a. the ratio scale

c. both the ratio and interval scales
d. the nominal scale
d. the nominal scale
Income is an example of a variable that uses the
a. ratio scale
b. interval scale
c. nominal scale
d. ordinal scale
a. ratio scale
Data obtained from a nominal scale
a. must be alphabetic
b. can be either numeric or nonnumeric
c. must be numeric
d. must rank order the data
b. can be either numeric or nonnumeric
The scale of measurement that has an inherent zero value defined is the
a. ratio scale
b. nominal scale
c. ordinal scale
d. interval scale
a. ratio scale
Arithmetic operations are appropriate for
a. only the ratio scale

b. only the interval scale
c. the nominal scale
Quantitative data refers to data obtained with a(n)
a. ordinal scale
b. nominal scale
c. either interval or ratio scale
d. only interval scale
c. either interval or ratio scale
Data
a. are always be numeric

b. are always nonnumeric
c. are the raw material of statistics
c. are the raw material of statistics
The entities on which data are collected are
a. elements
b. populations
c. samples
a. elements
The set of measurements collected for a particular element is (are) called
a. variables
b. observations
c. samples
b. observations
A characteristic of interest for the elements is called a(n)
a. sample
b. data set
c. variable
c. variable
All the data collected in a particular study are referred to as the
a. inference
b. variable
c. data set
c. data set
Another name for "observations" is
a. views
b. variables
c. cases
c. cases
Quantitative data
a. are always nonnumeric

b. may be either numeric or nonnumeric
c. are always numeric
c. are always numeric
In a questionnaire, respondents are asked to mark their gender as male or
female. Gender is an example of a
a. categorical variable
b. quantitative variable
c. categorical or quantitative variable, depending on how the respondents
answered the question
a. categorical variable
The number of cases will always be the same as the number of
a. variables
b. elements
c. data sets
d. data
b. elements
Categorical data
a. must be numeric
b. must be nonnumeric
c. cannot be numeric
d. may be either numeric or nonnumeric
d. may be either numeric or nonnumeric
Categorical data
a. indicate either how much or how many

b. cannot be numeric
c. are labels used to identify attributes of elements
d. must be nonnumeric
c. are labels used to identify attributes of elements
Ordinary arithmetic operations are meaningful
a. only with categorical data

b. only with quantitative data
c. either with quantitative or categorical data
b. only with quantitative data
Social security numbers consist of numeric values. Therefore, social security
is an example of
a. a quantitative variable
b. either a quantitative or a categorical variable
c. an exchange variable
d. a categorical variable
d. a categorical variable
Temperature is an example of
a. a categorical variable
b. a quantitative variable
c. either a quantitative or categorical variable
d. neither a quantitative nor categorical variable
b. a quantitative variable
For ease of data entry into a university database, 1 denotes that the student is
an undergraduate and 2 indicates that the student is a graduate student. In
this case data are
a. categorical
b. quantitative
c. either categorical or quantitative
d. neither categorical nor quantitative
a. categorical
Arithmetic operations are inappropriate for
a. categorical data
b. quantitative data
c. both categorical and quantitative data
d. large data sets
a. categorical data
Income is an example of
a. categorical data
b. either categorical or quantitative data
c. dollar data
d. quantitative data
Data collected at the same, or approximately the same, point in time are
a. time series data

b. approximate time series data
c. crossectional data
d. approximate data
Data collected over several time periods are
a. time series data

b. time controlled data
d. time crossectional data
a. time series data
Statistical studies in which researchers do not control variables of interest are
b. uncontrolled experimental studies
c. not of any value
Statistical studies in which researchers control variables of interest are
b. control observational studies
c. non-experimental studies
The summaries of data, which may be tabular, graphical, or numerical, are
referred to as
a. inferential statistics
b. Data and Statistics
d. report generation
Statistical inference
a. refers to the process of drawing inferences about the sample based on the
characteristics of the population
b. is the same as Data and Statistics
c. is the process of drawing inferences about the population based on the
information taken from the sample
d. is the same as a census
c. is the process of drawing inferences about the population based on the
information taken from the sample
The collection of all elements of interest in a particular study is
a. the population
b. the sampling
d. Data and Statistics
a. the population
A portion of the population selected to represent the population is called
a. statistical inference
c. a census
d. a sample
d. a sample
One hundred students from a large university were asked about their opinion
on the new health care program. The 100 represents
a. a sample
b. a population
d. data and statistics
a. a sample
In a sample of 400 students in a university, 80, or 20%, are Business majors.
Based on the above information, the school's paper reported that "20% of all
the students at the university are Business majors." This report is an example
of
a. a sample
b. a population
d. Data and Statistics
Five hundred residents of a city are polled to obtain information on voting
intentions in an upcoming city election. The five hundred residents in this
study is an example of a(n)
a. census
b. sample
c. observation
d. population
b. sample
A statistics professor asked students in a class their ages. On the basis of this
information, the professor states that the average age of all the students in the
university is 24 years. This is an example of
a. a census
c. an experiment
The owner of a factory regularly requests a graphical summary of all
employees' salaries. The graphical summary of salaries is an example of
a. a sample
d. an experiment
The Department of Transportation of a city has noted that on the average
there are 17 accidents per day. The average number of accidents is an
example of
a. Data and Statistics

b. statistical inference
c. a sample
d. a population
The process of analyzing sample data in order to draw conclusions about the
characteristics of a population is called

c. data analysis
d. data summarization
In a post office, the mailboxes are numbered from 1 to 4,500. These numbers
represent
a. categorical data
b. quantitative data
c. either categorical or quantitative data
d. since the numbers are sequential, the data is quantitative
a. categorical data
The average age in a sample of 190 students at City College is 22. As a result
of this sample, it can be concluded that the average age of all the students at
City College
a. must be more than 22, since the population is always larger than the
sample
b. must be less than 22, since the sample is only a part of the population
c. could not be 22
d. could be larger, smaller, or equal to 22
d. could be larger, smaller, or equal to 22
Since a sample is a subset of the population, the sample mean
a. is always smaller than the mean of the population

b. is always larger than the mean of the population
c. must be equal to the mean of the population
d. can be larger, smaller, or equal to the mean of the population
d. can be larger, smaller, or equal to the mean of the population
The scale of measurement that is simply a label for the purpose of identifying
the attribute of an element is the
a. ratio scale
b. nominal scale
c. ordinal scale
d. interval scale
b. nominal scale
In a data set, the number of elements will always be the same as the number
of
a. independent variables
b. observations
c. data points
d. dependent variables
b. observations
Which of the following is not a scale of measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. primal
d. primal
Which of the following is a scale of measurement?
a. ratio
b. primal
c. divisional
d. remedial
a. ratio
Which scale of measurement can be either numeric or nonnumeric?
a. nominal
b. ratio
c. interval
a. nominal
Which of the following variables use the ratio scale of measurement?
a. social security number

b. temperature
c. gender
d. income
d. income
The weight of a candy bar in ounces is an example of
a. categorical data
c. weight data
The height of a building, measured in feet, is an example of
a. categorical data
c. feet data
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1. Geometric mean is a measure of

a. location
b. dispersion
c. variability
d. weight of items, when arranged in descending order
A
: A PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
2. Growth factors for the population of Chattanoonga in the past two years
has been 8 and 12. The geometric mean has a value of
a. 20
b. square root of 20
c. square root of 96
d. 96
C
: C PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
3. Growth factors for the population of Atlanta in the past five years have been
1, 2, 3, 4 , and 5. The geometric mean is
a. 15
b. square root of 15
c. 120
d. fifth root of 120
D
: D PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
4. Geometric mean of five observations is

a. the same as weighted mean
b. the same as mean
c. square root of the product of the 5 observations
d. fifth root of the product of the 5 observations
D
5. The nth root of the product of the n observations is

a. weighted mean
b. geometric mean
c. product deviation
d. the sum of squares
B
: B PTS: 1 TOP: Descriptive Statistics
6. The measure of location which is the most likely to be influenced by

extreme values in the data set is the
a. range
b. median
c. mode
d. mean
D
7. The measure of location which is the most likely to be influenced by

extreme values in the data set is the
a. range
b. median
c. mode
d. mean
D
8. The most important statistical descriptive measure of the location of a data

set is the
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. variance
A
9. If two groups of numbers have the same mean, then

a. their standard deviations must also be equal
b. their medians must also be equal
c. their modes must also be equal
D
10. The mean of the sample

a. is always smaller than the mean of the population from which the sample
was taken
b. can never be zero
c. can never be negative
D
11. When the smallest and largest percentage of items are removed from a
data set and the mean is computed, the mean of the remaining data is
a. the median
b. the mode
c. the trimmed mean
d. any of the above
C
12. Since the population is always larger than the sample, the value of the
sample mean
a. is always smaller than the true value of the population mean
b. is always larger than the true value of the population mean
c. is always equal to the true value of the population mean
d. could be larger, equal to, or smaller than the true value of the population
mean
D
13. Which of the following provides a measure of central location for the data?
a. standard deviation
b. mean
c. variance
d. range
B
14. When computing the mean of a set of values xi, the value of xi
a. can never be zero
b. can never be negative
c. must always be positive
d. can be any value
D
15. In computing the mean of a sample, the value of xi is divided by

a. n
b. n - 1
c. n + 1
d. n - 2
A
16. A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as

sample mean, is known as a
a. population parameter
b. sample parameter
c. sample statistic
d. population mean
C
17. Since the population size is always larger than the sample size, then the
sample statistic
a. can never be larger than the population parameter
b. can never be equal to the population parameter
c. can be smaller, larger, or equal to the population parameter
d. can never be smaller than the population parameter
C
18. is an example of a
a. population parameter
b. sample statistic
c. population variance
d. mode
A
19. The mean of a sample

a. is always equal to the mean of the population
b. is always smaller than the mean of the population
c. is computed by summing the data values and dividing the sum by (n - 1)
d. is computed by summing all the data values and dividing the sum by the
number of items
D
20. The hourly wages of a sample of 130 system analysts are given below.
mean = 60 range = 20
mode = 73 variance = 324
median = 74
The coefficient of variation equals

a. 0.30%
b. 30%
c. 5.4%
d. 54%
B
21. The variance of a sample of 169 observations equals 576. The standard
deviation of the sample equals
a. 13
b. 24
c. 576
d. 28,461
B
22. The median of a sample will always equal the

a. mode
b. mean
c. 50th percentile
d. all of the above answers are correct
C
23. The median is a measure of

a. relative dispersion
b. absolute dispersion
c. central location
d. relative location
C
24. The 50th percentile is the

a. mode
b. median
c. mean
d. third quartile
B
25. The 75th percentile is referred to as the

a. first quartile
b. second quartile
c. third quartile
d. fourth quartile
C
26. The pth percentile is a value such that at least p percent of the
observations are
a. less than or equal to this value
b. less than this value
c. more than or equal to this value
d. more than this value
A
27. The difference between the largest and the smallest data values is the
a. variance
b. interquartile range
c. range
d. coefficient of variation
C
28. The first quartile

a. contains at least one third of the data elements
b. is the same as the 25th percentile
c. is the same as the 50th percentile
d. is the same as the 75th percentile
B
29. When computing the mean, the smallest value

a. can never be negative
b. can never be zero
c. can never be less than the mean
d. can be any value
D
30. Which of the following is not a measure of central location?

a. mean
b. median
c. variance
d. mode
C
31. If a data set has an even number of observations, the median

a. cannot be determined
b. is the average value of the two middle items
c. must be equal to the mean
d. is the average value of the two middle items when all items are arranged in
ascending order
D
32. Which of the following is a measure of dispersion?

a. percentiles
b. quartiles
c. interquartile range
d. all of the above are measures of dispersion
C
33. The value which has half of the observations above it and half the
observations below it is called the
a. range
b. median
c. mean
d. mode
B
34. The most frequently occurring value of a data set is called the
a. range
b. mode
c. mean
d. median
B
35. The interquartile range is

a. the 50th percentile
b. another name for the variance
c. the difference between the largest and smallest values
d. the difference between the third quartile and the first quartile
D
36. The weights (in pounds) of a sample of 36 individuals were recorded and
the following statistics were calculated.

median = 170

a. 0.1125%
b. 11.25%
c. 203.12%
d. 0.20312%
B
37. The heights (in inches) of 25 individuals were recorded and the following
statistics were calculated
median = 74

a. 11.2%
b. 1120%
c. 0.4%
d. 40%
D
38. The standard deviation of a sample of 100 observations equals 64. The
variance of the sample equals
a. 8
b. 10
c. 6400
d. 4,096
D
39. The variance of a sample of 81 observations equals 64. The standard

deviation of the sample equals
a. 9
b. 4096
c. 8
d. 6561
C
40. If index i (which is used to determine the location of the pth percentile) is
not an integer, its value should be
a. squared
b. divided by (n - 1)
c. rounded down
d. rounded up
D
41. When the data are skewed to the right, the measure of Skewness will be
a. negative
b. zero
c. positive
d. one
C
42. When data are positively skewed, the mean will usually be
a. greater than the median
b. smaller than the median
c. equal to the median
d. positive
A
43. Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion?

a. the range
b. the 50th percentile
c. the standard deviation
d. the interquartile range
B
44. The interquartile range is used as a measure of variability to overcome

what difficulty of the range?
a. the sum of the range variances is zero
b. the range is difficult to compute
c. the range is influenced too much by extreme values
d. the range is negative
C
45. If the variance of a data set is correctly computed with the formula using n
- 1 in the denominator, which of the following is true?
a. the data set is a sample
b. the data set is a population
c. the data set could be either a sample or a population
d. the data set is from a census
A
46. In computing descriptive statistics from grouped data,

a. data values are treated as if they occur at the midpoint of a class
b. the grouped data result is more accurate than the ungrouped result
c. the grouped data computations are used only when a population is being
analyzed
A
47. The measure of dispersion that is influenced most by extreme values is

a. the variance
b. the standard deviation
c. the range
d. the interquartile range
C
48. When should measures of location and dispersion be computed from

grouped data rather than from individual data values?
a. as much as possible since computations are easier
b. only when individual data values are unavailable
c. whenever computer packages for descriptive statistics are unavailable
d. only when the data are from a population
B
49. The descriptive measure of dispersion that is based on the concept of a

deviation about the mean is
a. the range
b. the interquartile range
c. the absolute value of the range
d. the standard deviation
D
50. The numerical value of the standard deviation can never be

a. larger than the variance
b. zero
c. negative
d. smaller than the variance
C
51. The sample variance

a. is always smaller than the true value of the population variance
b. is always larger than the true value of the population variance
c. could be smaller, equal to, or larger than the true value of the population
variance
d. can never be zero
C
52. The coefficient of variation is

a. the same as the variance
b. the standard deviation divided by the mean times 100
c. the square of the standard deviation
d. the mean divided by the standard deviation
B
53. The variance can never be

a. zero
b. larger than the standard deviation
c. negative
d. smaller than the standard deviation
C
54. The sum of deviations of the individual data elements from their mean is
a. always greater than zero
b. always less than zero
c. sometimes greater than and sometimes less than zero, depending on the
data elements
d. always equal to zero
D
55. Which of the following symbols represents the standard deviation of the
population?
a. 2
b.
c.
d.
B
56. Which of the following symbols represents the mean of the population?
a. 2
b.
c.
d.
C
57. Which of the following symbols represents the variance of the population?
a. 2
b.
c.
d.
A
58. Which of the following symbols represents the size of the population?
a. o2
b. o
c. u
d. N
D
59. Which of the following symbols represents the mean of the sample?
a. 2
b.
c.
d.
D
60. Which of the following symbols represents the size of the sample
a. 2
b.
c. N
d. n
D
61. The symbol is used to represent

a. the variance of the population
b. the standard deviation of the sample
c. the standard deviation of the population
d. the variance of the sample
C
62. The symbol 2 is used to represent

a. the variance of the population
b. the standard deviation of the sample
c. the standard deviation of the population
d. the variance of the sample
A
63. The variance of the sample

a. can never be negative
b. can be negative
c. cannot be zero
d. cannot be less than one
A
64. The measure of dispersion which is not measured in the same units as the
original data is the
a. median
c. coefficient of determination
d. variance
D
65. A numerical measure of linear association between two variables is the

a. variance
b. covariance
c. standard deviation
d. coefficient of variation
B
66. Positive values of covariance indicate

a. a positive variance of the x values
b. a positive variance of the y values
c. the standard deviation is positive
d. positive relation between the independent and the dependent variables
D
67. A numerical measure of linear association between two variables is the

a. variance
b. coefficient of variation
c. correlation coefficient
d. standard deviation
C
68. The coefficient of correlation ranges between

a. 0 and 1
b. -1 and +1
c. minus infinity and plus infinity
d. 1 and 100
B
69. The coefficient of correlation

a. is the same as the coefficient of determination
b. can be larger than 1
c. cannot be larger than 1
d. cannot be negative
C
70. The value of the sum of the deviations from the mean, i.e., must always be
a. less than the zero
b. negative
c. either positive or negative depending on whether the mean is negative or
positive
d. zero
D
71. The numerical value of the variance

a. is always larger than the numerical value of the standard deviation
b. is always smaller than the numerical value of the standard deviation
c. is negative if the mean is negative
d. can be larger or smaller than the numerical value of the standard deviation
D
72. Since the median is the middle value of a data set it

a. must always be smaller than the mode
b. must always be larger than the mode
c. must always be smaller than the mean
D
73. In a five number summary, which of the following is not used for data
summarization?
a. the smallest value
b. the largest value
c. the mean
d. the 25th percentile
C
74. The relative frequency of a class is computed by

a. dividing the midpoint of the class by the sample size
b. dividing the frequency of the class by the midpoint
c. dividing the sample size by the frequency of the class
d. dividing the frequency of the class by the sample size
D
75. During a cold winter, the temperature stayed below zero for ten days
(ranging from -20 to -5). The variance of the temperatures of the ten-day
period
a. is negative since all the numbers are negative
b. must be at least zero
c. cannot be computed since all the numbers are negative
d. can be either negative or positive
B
76. Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion?

a. mode
c. range
d. interquartile range
A
77. If the coefficient of variation is 40% and the mean is 70, then the variance
is
a. 28
b. 2800
c. 1.75
d. 784
D
78. Given the following information:
Standard deviation = 8
Coefficient of variation = 64%
The mean would then be

a. 12.5
b. 8
c. 0.64
d. 1.25
A
79. Since the mode is the most frequently occurring data value, it
a. can never be larger than the mean
b. is always larger than the median
c. is always larger than the mean
D
80. A group of students had dinner at a local restaurant. The total bill for the
dinner was $414.70. Each student paid his/her equal share of the bill, which
was $18.85. How many student's were at the dinner?
a. 4
b. 415
c. 19
d. 22
D
81. The standard deviation of a sample was reported to be 20. The report
indicated that = 7200. What has been the sample size?
a. 16
b. 17
c. 18
d. 19
D
82. The variance of a sample was reported to be 144. The report indicated
that = 7200. What has been the sample size?
a. 49
b. 50
c. 51
d. 52
C
83. From a population of size 1,000, a random sample of 100 items is

selected. The mean of the sample
a. must be 10 times smaller than the mean of the population
b. must be equal to the mean of the population, if the sample is truly random
c. must be 10 times larger than the mean of the population
d. can be larger, smaller or equal to the mean of the population
D
84. From a population of size 500, a random sample of 50 items is selected.

The mode of the sample
a. must be 500
b. must be equal to the mode of population, if the sample is truly random
c. must be equal to the mean of the population, if the sample is truly random
d. can be larger, smaller or equal to the mode of the population
D
85. From a population of size 400, a random sample of 40 items is selected.

The median of the sample
a. must be 200, since 400 divided by 2 is 200
b. must be 10, since 400 divided by 400 is 10
c. must be equal to the median of population, if the sample is truly random
D
86. The geometric mean of 2, 4, 8 is

a. 4.67
b. 5.0
c. 16
d. 4.0
D
87. The geometric mean of 1, 1, 8 is

a. 10.0
b. 2.0
c. 3.33
d. 3.0
B
88. The geometric mean of 1, 3, 5, and 6 is

a. 15.0
b. 5.0
c. 3.08
d. 3.75
C
89. The geometric mean of 1, 2, 4, and 10 is

a. 2.99
b. 4.25
c. 17.0
d. 4.0
A
Exhibit 3-1
The following data show the number of hours worked by 200 statistics
students.
Number of Hours Frequency

0 - 9 40
10 - 19 50
20 - 29 70
30 - 39 40
90. Refer to Exhibit 3-1. The class width for this distribution
a. is 9
b. is 10
c. is 11
d. varies from class to class
B
91. Refer to Exhibit 3-1. The number of students working 19 hours or less
a. is 40
b. is 50
c. is 90
d. cannot be determined without the original data
C
92. Refer to Exhibit 3-1. The relative frequency of students working 9 hours or
less
a. is .2
b. is .45
c. is 40
d. cannot be determined from the information given
A
93. Refer to Exhibit 3-1. The cumulative relative frequency for the class of 10 -
19
a. is 90
b. is .25
c. is .45
d. cannot be determined from the information given
C
Exhibit 3-2
A researcher has collected the following sample data
5 12 6 8 5
6 7 5 12 4
94. Refer to Exhibit 3-2. The median is
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
B
95. Refer to Exhibit 3-2. The mode is

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
A
96. Refer to Exhibit 3-2. The mean is

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
C
97. Refer to Exhibit 3-2. The 75th percentile is

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
D
Exhibit 3-3
A researcher has collected the following sample data. The mean of the
sample is 5.
3 5 12 3 2
98. Refer to Exhibit 3-3. The variance is

a. 80
b. 4.062
c. 13.2
d. 16.5
D
99. Refer to Exhibit 3-3. The standard deviation is

a. 8.944
b. 4.062
c. 13.2
d. 16.5
B
100. Refer to Exhibit 3-3. The coefficient of variation is

a. 72.66%
b. 81.24%
c. 264%
d. 330%
B
101. Refer to Exhibit 3-3. The range is

a. 1
b. 2
c. 10
d. 12
C
102. Refer to Exhibit 3-3. The interquartile range is

a. 1
b. 2
c. 10
d. 12
B
Exhibit 3-4
The following is the frequency distribution for the speeds of a sample of
automobiles traveling on an interstate highway.
Speed
Miles per Hour
Frequency
50 - 54 2
55 - 59 4
60 - 64 5
65 - 69 10
70 - 74 9
75 - 79 5
35
103. Refer to Exhibit 3-4. The mean is

a. 35
b. 670
c. 10
d. 67
D
104. Refer to Exhibit 3-4. The variance is

a. 6.969
b. 7.071
c. 48.570
d. 50.000
D
105. Refer to Exhibit 3-4. The standard deviation is

a. 6.969
b. 7.071
c. 48.570
d. 50.000
B
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what is the probability of at least one head in two flips of a coin

.75
1- (.5 x .5)
if A and B are mutually exclusive then
P(a|b)=0
the range of probability is
zero to one
since the sun MUST rise tomorrow, then the probability of the sun rising
tomorrow is
none of the answers are correct
any process that generates well-defined outcomes is
an expierement
an experiment consists of 3 steps. There are four possible results on the 1st
step, 3 possible results on the 2nd step, and 2 possible results on the 3rd
step, the total # of experimental outcomes is
4x3x2=24
an experiment consists of tossing 4 coins successively. The number of
sample points in this experiment are
2^4= 16
a lotto is conducted using three urns. Each urn contains chips numbered 0-9.
One chip is selected from each urn. the total number of sample points in the
sample space is
10^3=1000
of five letters (a-e), two letters are to be selected at random. How many
possible selections are there
5 (nCr) 2 = 10
order does not matter
the top three at a racetrack consists of picking the correct order of the first
three horses in a race. If there are 10 horses in a race, how many top three
outcomes are there?
10 nPr 3 = 120
order does matter
when the assumption of equally likely outcomes is used to assign probability
values, the method used is
classical method
a method of assigning probabilities that assumes the experimental outcomes
are equally likely is referred to as the
classical method
when the results of experimentation or historical data are used to assign
probability values, the method used to assign probabilities is referred to as the
relative frequency method
a _____ is a graphical rep in which the sample is repped by a rectangle, and
events as a circle
venn diagram
the symbol u shows the
union of events
If P(A) = 0.38, P(B) = 0.83, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.57; then P(A ∪ B) =
.64
If P(A) = 0.62, P(B) = 0.47, and P(A ∪ B) = 0.88; then P(A ∩ B) =
.2914
If P(A) = 0.85, P(A ∪ B) = 0.72, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.66, then P(B) =
.53
two events are mutually exclusive if
they have no sample points in common
the probability of the intersection of two mutually exclusive events
must always equal 0
two events A and B are mutually exclusive and each has a nonzero prob. If
event A is known to occur, the prob. of the occurrence of event B is
0
If A and B are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5, then
P(A ∩ B) =
0
If A and B are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5, then
P(A ∪ B) =
A+B=.8
in an experiment events A and B are mutually exclusive. if P(a)=.6 then the
probs of B
cannot be bigger than .4
the multiplication law is potentially helpful when we are interested in
computing the prob. of
the intersection of two events
If P(A) = 0.80, P(B) = 0.65, and P(A ∪ B) = 0.78, then P(B|A) =
.8375
if X and Y are mutually exclusive events with P(X) = 0.295, P(Y) = 0.32, then
P(X|Y) =
0.0
two events with nonzero probs
cannot be both mutually exclusive and independent
If P(A) = 0.50, P(B) = 0.60, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.30; then events A and B are
independent events
On a December day, the probability of snow is .30. The probability of a "cold"
day is .50. The probability of snow and a "cold" day is .15. Are snow and
"cold" weather independent events?
yes
If P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.5, then P(A ∩ B) is
not enough information
If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.6, then P(A ∩
B) =
.4 x .6= .24
If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.2 and P(B) = 0.6, then P(A ∪
B) =
.2 +.6 - (.2 x .6) = .68
If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.25, then P(A
∪ B) =
.55
if events A and B are mutually exclusive then
P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B)
If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.05 and P(B) = 0.65, then P(A|
B) =
just equals p(a) which is .05
a die is tossed 3 times, the probability of observing three ones in a row is
1/216
if a coin is tossed 3 times, the likelihood of obtaining three heads in a row is
.125
if a penny is tossed 4 times and comes up heads all four times, the prob. of a
5th heads is
.5
how many five person teams can be formed from a group of 12 players
12 nCr 5 = 792
super lotto, pick five numbers 1-47 and one mega number 1-26. what are your
chances of winning
47 nCr 5 + (27 nCr 1)= your chance out of 41,416,353
when data are available to estimate the proportion of the time the experiment
is repeated a large number of times ( historical)
subjective method
when one can't realistically assume the outcomes are equally likely and when
little relevant data are available ( expert opinions, hard to predict, not scientific
)
compliment probability
happening---->P(A)= 1- P(-a)<-- not happening
union U , is also or either. so the middle of the venn diagram, where they
cross
P(A)+P(B)- P(A intersect B)
A and B are mutually exclusive if
P (A intersect B) = 0
independent events P( a intersects B) =
axb
events are independent if P (A|B)= P(A)
if they don't they are not independent
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TaylorClifton47
chapter 4 Mis 301
STUDY
Flashcards
Learn
Spell
Test
PLAY
Match
Gravity
Sort
what is the probability of at least one head in two flips of a coin
.75
1- (.5 x .5)
if A and B are mutually exclusive then
P(a|b)=0
the range of probability is
zero to one
since the sun MUST rise tomorrow, then the probability of the sun rising tomorrow is
none of the answers are correct
any process that generates well-defined outcomes is
an expierement
an experiment consists of 3 steps. There are four possible results on the 1st step, 3
possible results on the 2nd step, and 2 possible results on the 3rd step, the total # of
experimental outcomes is
4x3x2=24
an experiment consists of tossing 4 coins successively. The number of sample points in
this experiment are
2^4= 16
a lotto is conducted using three urns. Each urn contains chips numbered 0-9. One
chip is selected from each urn. the total number of sample points in the sample space
is
10^3=1000
of five letters (a-e), two letters are to be selected at random. How many possible
selections are there
5 (nCr) 2 = 10
order does not matter
the top three at a racetrack consists of picking the correct order of the first three
horses in a race. If there are 10 horses in a race, how many top three outcomes are
there?
10 nPr 3 = 120
order does matter
when the assumption of equally likely outcomes is used to assign probability values,
the method used is
classical method
a method of assigning probabilities that assumes the experimental outcomes are
equally likely is referred to as the
classical method
when the results of experimentation or historical data are used to assign probability
values, the method used to assign probabilities is referred to as the
a _____ is a graphical rep in which the sample is repped by a rectangle, and events
as a circle
venn diagram
the symbol u shows the
union of events
If P(A) = 0.38, P(B) = 0.83, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.57; then P(A ∪ B) =
.64
If P(A) = 0.62, P(B) = 0.47, and P(A ∪ B) = 0.88; then P(A ∩ B) =
.2914
If P(A) = 0.85, P(A ∪ B) = 0.72, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.66, then P(B) =
.53
two events are mutually exclusive if
they have no sample points in common
the probability of the intersection of two mutually exclusive events
must always equal 0
two events A and B are mutually exclusive and each has a nonzero prob. If event A is
known to occur, the prob. of the occurrence of event B is
0
If A and B are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5, then P(A ∩
B) =
0
If A and B are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = 0.3 and P(B) = 0.5, then P(A ∪
B) =
A+B=.8
in an experiment events A and B are mutually exclusive. if P(a)=.6 then the probs of B
cannot be bigger than .4
the multiplication law is potentially helpful when we are interested in computing the
prob. of
the intersection of two events
If P(A) = 0.80, P(B) = 0.65, and P(A ∪ B) = 0.78, then P(B|A) =
.8375
if X and Y are mutually exclusive events with P(X) = 0.295, P(Y) = 0.32, then P(X|Y)
=
0.0
two events with nonzero probs
cannot be both mutually exclusive and independent
If P(A) = 0.50, P(B) = 0.60, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.30; then events A and B are
independent events
On a December day, the probability of snow is .30. The probability of a "cold" day
is .50. The probability of snow and a "cold" day is .15. Are snow and "cold" weather
independent events?
yes
If P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.5, then P(A ∩ B) is
not enough information
If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.6, then P(A ∩ B) =
.4 x .6= .24
If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.2 and P(B) = 0.6, then P(A ∪ B) =
.2 +.6 - (.2 x .6) = .68
If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.25, then P(A ∪ B) =
.55
if events A and B are mutually exclusive then
P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B)
If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.05 and P(B) = 0.65, then P(A|B) =
just equals p(a) which is .05
a die is tossed 3 times, the probability of observing three ones in a row is
1/216
if a coin is tossed 3 times, the likelihood of obtaining three heads in a row is
.125
if a penny is tossed 4 times and comes up heads all four times, the prob. of a 5th heads
is
.5
how many five person teams can be formed from a group of 12 players
12 nCr 5 = 792
super lotto, pick five numbers 1-47 and one mega number 1-26. what are your
chances of winning
47 nCr 5 + (27 nCr 1)= your chance out of 41,416,353
when data are available to estimate the proportion of the time the experiment is
repeated a large number of times ( historical)
subjective method
when one can't realistically assume the outcomes are equally likely and when little
relevant data are available ( expert opinions, hard to predict, not scientific )
compliment probability
happening---->P(A)= 1- P(-a)<-- not happening
union U , is also or either. so the middle of the venn diagram, where they cross
P(A)+P(B)- P(A intersect B)
A and B are mutually exclusive if
P (A intersect B) = 0
independent events P( a intersects B) =
axb
events are independent if P (A|B)= P(A)
if they don't they are not independent
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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

College of Environmental Design

1. All the data collected in a particular study are referred to as the

2. Statistical studies in which researchers control variables of interest are

3. The set of measurements collected for a particular element is (are) called

4. The collection of all elements of interest in a particular study is

PROBLEM #2 (15 points)

3. If P(A)  0.80, P(B)  0.65, and P(A  B) = 0.78, then P(BA) =

PROBLEM #3 (20 points)

3. A measure of the average value of a random variable is called a(n)

4. When dealing with the number of occurrences of an event over a specified

PROBLEM #4 (20 points)

4. The 75th percentile is

PROBLEM #5 (20 points)

a. the sample size

3. A graphical presentation of a frequency distribution, relative frequency

a. a measure of the average, or central value of a random variable

Methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data

a. methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data

a. only the ordinal scale

a. the ratio scale

a. ratio and nominal scales

a. the ratio scale

a. only the ratio scale

a. are always be numeric

a. are always nonnumeric

a. indicate either how much or how many

a. only with categorical data

a. time series data

a. time series data

The collection of all elements of interest in a particular study is

a. Data and Statistics

a. Data and Statistics

a. is always smaller than the mean of the population

a. social security number

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1. Geometric mean is a measure of

4. Geometric mean of five observations is

5. The nth root of the product of the n observations is

6. The measure of location which is the most likely to be influenced by

7. The measure of location which is the most likely to be influenced by

8. The most important statistical descriptive measure of the location of a data

9. If two groups of numbers have the same mean, then

10. The mean of the sample

15. In computing the mean of a sample, the value of xi is divided by

16. A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as

19. The mean of a sample

The coefficient of variation equals

22. The median of a sample will always equal the

23. The median is a measure of

24. The 50th percentile is the

25. The 75th percentile is referred to as the

28. The first quartile

29. When computing the mean, the smallest value

30. Which of the following is not a measure of central location?

31. If a data set has an even number of observations, the median

32. Which of the following is a measure of dispersion?

35. The interquartile range is

mean = 160 range = 60

The coefficient of variation equals

The coefficient of variation equals

39. The variance of a sample of 81 observations equals 64. The standard

43. Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion?