PRE-TEST

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

IDENTIFICATION: Classify the
following random variables as
DISCRETE or CONTINUOUS.
Write your answer on the space
provided before each number.
1. X = the number of
mobile phones sold in
one week in AB store.
2. Y = the weights in
pounds of newly born
babies in a hospital
nursery.
3. X = the number of
cars in a parking lot
every noon.
4. Y = the number of
gifts received by a
birthday celebrator.
5. The length of time
spent in playing mobile
legends in minutes.
6. The number of
students enrolled in
Grade 11 in your
school.
7. The amount of
money spent by a
family in one month.
8. The heights of
varsity players in your
school in meters.
9. The number of
points scored in a
basketball game.
10. The number of
books you borrowed in
the library during your
high school years.
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read the
following questions
carefully. Write the letter of
your answer on the space
provided before each
number.
11. Which of the following is an experiment
involving n number of independent trials
each of which has only two outcomes –
success of failure?
a. Monomial experiment
b. Binomial experiment
c. Polynomial experiment
d. Either b or c
12. In a throw of two dice, the
probability of getting a sum of 10 is:
a. 1/12
b. 1/24
c. 1/36
d. 1/16
13. Jerry tossed a coin, what is the
chances of getting a tail?
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/4
d. 1/5
14. In a deck of card what is the chance
of getting a king of hearts?
a. 1/13
b. 1/26
c. 1/52
d. 1/65
15. This technique is also called
haphazard sampling.
a. Purposive sampling
b. Snowball sampling
c. Convenience sampling
d. Quota sampling
16. Which of the following involves the
selection of sample in a biased way?
a. Probability sampling
b. Non probability sampling
c. Random sampling
d. Cluster sampling
17. A student has an average of 76% on the
first two exams and 85% on the next four
exams. What is the final average of the
student in six exams?
a. 80.5%
b. 81%
c. 82%
d. 82.5%
18. It refers to the totality of
observations or elements from a
universe.
a. Sample
b. Population
c. Data
d. Either a or b
19. This is a subset or representative of
the population that is selected for a
specific purpose.
a. Sample
b. Population
c. Data
d. Either a or b
20. Which of the following is the most
commonly used sampling technique?
a. Systematic sampling
b. Stratified sampling
c. Snowball sampling
d. Simple Random sampling
21. What is the shape of a Normal
Probability distribution?
a. Curve
b. Bell
c. Circle
d. Spread
22. The measurement or quantity that
describes the sample.
a. Population
b. Statistics
c. Parameter
d. Variables
23. What do you call the weighted
average of the possible values that the
random variable can take?
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Variance
24. Which of the following is a discrete random
variable?
a.The number of arrivals at an emergency room
between midnight and 6:00 am./
b.The weight of a box of cereal labeled “18 ounces”.
c. The duration of the next outgoing telephone call
from a business office.
d.The temperature of a cup of coffee served at a
restaurant.
25. The area under normal curve may also be
expressed EXCEPT:
a. Probability
b. Profit
c. Proportion
d. Percentage