4th QUARTER EXAMINATION

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY 7

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Section

Part I : Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it before the number.

1.Which of the following is NOT a function of Statistics?

a. Statistics helps in providing a better understanding and exact description of a phenomenon of
nature.
b. Statistics helps in proper and efficient planning of a statistical inquiry in any field of study.
c. Statistics helps in collecting appropriate quantitative data .
d. Statistics helps in collecting appropriate qualitative data.

2.Which of the following statements involves statistics?

a. Stephen Curry had 36 points in their game against the LA Lakers.
b. The students are excited about what the new school head can do.
c. A school passing rate in the LET exam is 100%.
d. 24 students failed in defending their research.

3.Which of the following questions can be answered using statistics?

a. What is the average age of my classmates?
b. How many friends do I have?
c. What do you feel right now?
d. How old is your cat/

4. The following problems can be solved using statistics EXCEPT:

a. The average performance of all grade 9 students in PE.
b. The number of planets in the solar system.
c. The most watched television network.
d. The most delicious food in the canteen.

5.Which of the following statistical instruments is appropriate in identifying the changes in the behavior
of drug dependents?
a. Interview
b. Observation
c. Questionnaire
d. Census
6.What is the mean in statistics?
a. The middle value in a data set.
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b. The sum of all values divided by the number of values.

c. The most frequently occurring value in a data set.
d. The difference between the maximum and minimum values.

7. What is the range of a data set?

a. The difference between the mean and median.
b. The middle value in a data set.
c. The sum of all values divided by the number of values.
d. The difference between the maximum and minimum values.

8.What is the difference between population and sample in statistics?

a. A sample is a subset of the population.
b. Population refers to a small group, while a sample is a large group.
c. Population refers to the entire group, while a sample is a single observation.
d. There is no difference; the terms are interchangeable.

9.What is the mode of a data set?

a. The middle value in a data set.
b. The number that appears most frequently.
c. The difference between the maximum and minimum values.
d. The sum of all values divided by the number of values.

10.How do you find the median of a set of data?

a. Add all values and divide by the number of values.
b. Arrange values in ascending order and find the middle value.
c. Find the most frequently occurring value.
d. Subtract the minimum value from the maximum value.

11.What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

a. Qualitative data is numerical, while quantitative data is descriptive.
b. Qualitative data is descriptive, while quantitative data is numerical.
c. Both represent numerical information.
d. Both represent descriptive information.

12.What is random sampling?

a. Selecting a sample without any specific method.
b. Selecting a sample systematically.
c. Selecting a sample based on personal bias.
d. Selecting a sample with replacement.

13.What is the difference between dependent and independent events?

a. Dependent events are always related, while independent events are unrelated.
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b. Dependent events are unrelated, while independent events are always related.
c. Dependent events are influenced by each other, while independent events are not.
d. There is no difference; the terms are interchangeable.
14.Describe a real-life scenario where probability is applicable.
a. The likelihood of winning the lottery.
b. The certainty of the sun rising every day.
c. The likelihood of getting wet when it rains.
d. The certainty of passing a test after studying thoroughly.

15.Define the term "frequency distribution" in statistics.

a. A table showing the spread of data.
b. The difference between the maximum and minimum values.
c. The arrangement of data in ascending order.
d. A table showing the number of occurrences of each value in a data set.

16.What is the formula for calculating the range of a data set?

a. Range = (Sum of values) / (Number of values)
b. Range = Maximum value - Minimum value
c. Range = Mean - Median
d. Range = Median - Mode

17.If the mean of a data set is greater than the median, how is the data distributed?
a. Positively skewed.
b. Negatively skewed.
c. Symmetric.
d. There is not enough information to determine.

18.Why is standard deviation important in statistics?

a. It represents the most frequently occurring value.
b. It measures the spread of data from the mean.
c. It provides a visual representation of data distribution.
d. It calculates the difference between the maximum and minimum values.
19.If a data set has an even number of values, how is the median calculated?
a. Take the average of the two middle values.
b. Choose the larger of the two middle values.
c. Choose the smaller of the two middle values.
d. Add the two middle values.

20.Explain the concept of independent events in probability.

a. Events that are always related.
b. Events that cannot occur at the same time.
c. Events that are influenced by each other.
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d. Events that are not influenced by each other.

Part II : Write your correct answer in the blank provided. (2 points each)

For items 21-27, use the table 1 Weight Frequency

_______21.What is the size of the interval?
_______22. What is the true limit containing the highest frequency? 10.2 - 10.6 2

_______23.What is the class boundaries containing the 12th score?

9.7 - 10-1 1
_______24. Which interval contains the median class?
_______25. How many cases fall below 10.65? 9.2 - 9.6 5
_______26. Which class interval contains 60% of the total cases?
8.7 - 9.1 8
_______27. What kind of group data was used?
_______28. Which interval contains the mode class? 8.2 - 8.6 11

7.7 - 8.1 17
For items 29 to 32, refer to the scores below
Scores of 10 students in the latest 25- item quiz: 18, 19, 22, 21, 18, 10, 18, 15, 7.2 - 7.6 12
21, 18
6.7 - 7.1 7

_______29. What is the range score? _______30. What is the mean score? 6.2 - 6.6 4
_______31. What is the mode score? _______32. What is the median?
5.7 - 6.1 1

5.2 - 5.6 2
For items 33 - 37, use the table 2 _______33. What is the range? _______34.
Table 1
What is the mean?
_______35. What is the mode?
_______36. What is the median? Score Frequency
_______37. How many cases are there in the distribution?
31-35 3

For items 38-40, use the given data. 26-30 4

The data shows the scores of two students in a math quiz.
Student A : 38,12,8,8,6,6,6
21-25 12
Student B : 12,12,12,12,11,10,8

_______38. Who has a better average? 16-20 6

_______39. Whose scores are widest about the mean?

11-15 10
_______40. Who is better in taking the seven consecutives quizzes?

6-10 3

1-5 2

Table 2
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Part III : Construct a frequency distribution table of the data below: (15 points)

The scores of 20 students in a 50-item History quiz are as follows:

25 32 35 45 34 45 38 29 29 25
25 29 35 38 40 45 32 50 47 45

Prepared By:
Artson John Sabado
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Answer Key:

Part I
Part III
1. D
2. C
Score Tally Frequency
3. A
4. B 5. B 50 I 1
6. B
7. D 47 I 1
8. A 45 IIII 4
9. B
10. B 40 I 1
11. B
38 II 2
12. A
13. D 35 II 2
14. C
15. D 34 I 1
16. B
32 II 2
17. A
18. B 29 III 3
19. A
20. D 25 III 3

Part II Total 20
21. 0.5
22. 7.65 –8.15
23. 6.7 - 7.1
24. 7.7 - 8.1
25. 70
26. 7.7 - 8.1
27. Grouped data
28. 7.7 - 8.1
29. 12 30. 18 31. 18 32. 18
33. 34
34. 5.71
35. 21-25
36. 16-20
37. 40
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38. Student A
39. Student A
40. Student B