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1. Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis?

A. The mean of a sample is equal to 80.


B.The mean of a population is equal to 80.
C. The mean of a population is not equal to 80.
D. The mean of a population is greater than 80.

2. Your Statistics teacher asks you to illustrate the null hypothesis of the
given alternative hypothesis , Ha: μ > 25 years. Which of the following will
BEST illustrate your answer?
E.H0: μ≥25 years C. H0: μ≤25 years
F. H0: μ=25 years D. H0: μ≠25 years
3. Determine the null and alternative hypotheses. “It was claimed that the average
monthly income of an ordinary teacher was ₱16, 714.00. A random sample of 45
teachers is selected and it is found out that the average monthly salary is ₱ 20,000.
Using a 0.01 level of significance, can it be concluded that there is an increase in the
average monthly income of pilots?”
A. 𝐻𝑜: µ = ₱16, 714.00, 𝐻𝑎: µ ≤ ₱16, 714.00
B. 𝐻𝑜: µ = ₱16, 714.00, 𝐻𝑎: µ ≠ ₱16, 714.00
C. 𝐻𝑜: µ = ₱16, 714.00, 𝐻𝑎: µ > ₱16, 714.00
D. D. 𝐻𝑜: µ = ₱16, 714.00, 𝐻𝑎: µ < ₱16, 714.00
4. An researcher wants to estimate the proportion of adults aged 18 and above who had read
at least one book during the previous year. A random sample of 895 adults aged 18 or older
was obtained, and 610 of those adults had read at least one book during the previous year.
How will you get the parameter in the posed situation?
A. The parameter is 610 adults.
B. The parameter is the average of adults aged 18 and above.
C. The parameter is the proportion of adults who had read at least one book during the
previous year.
D. The parameter is the random sample of 895 adults 18 and above who had read a book
in the previous year.
5. Joanne wants to estimate the average shower time of teenagers. From the
sample of 50 teenagers, she found out that it takes 5 minutes for teenagers to
shower. Which statement below BEST describes its parameter?
A. sample of 50 teenagers
B. 50 teenagers in 5 minutes
C. average shower time of teenagers
D. took 5 minutes for teenagers to shower

6. A deserving player is not selected for the national team, which of the
following is illustrated by this example?
A. Correct decision C. Type I error
B. Sampling error D. Type II error
7. A pharmaceutical company has developed a new drug aimed at reducing cholesterol
levels in patients. They conducted a clinical trial with 500 participants to evaluate the
effectiveness of the drug. Does the new drug have a significant effect on reducing
cholesterol levels inpatients compared to a placebo?

Which of the following hypotheses satisfies the given question?


A. There is no significant difference in cholesterol reduction between the group of patients
who received the new drug and the group of patients who received the placebo.
B. There is significant difference in cholesterol reduction between the group of patients
who received the new drug and the group of patients who received the placebo.
C. There is significant difference in the new drug between the group of patients who r
received the cholesterol reduction and the group of patients who received the placebo.
D. There is no significant difference in the new drug between the group of patients who
received the cholesterol reduction and the group of patients who received the placebo.
8. When should you use the z-test?
I. When you are testing for a population mean.
II. When the population standard deviation is given.
III. When the sample standard deviation ONLY is given.
IV. When you are testing with small sample sizes, n < 30.
A. I and II C. II and III
B. II and IV D. I and III

9. If the t-computed value is 2.115 and the critical value is 2.423, what will
be the decision?
A. Reject the null hypothesis.
B. Do not reject the null hypothesis.
C. Reject both the null and alternative hypotheses.
D. Support both the null and alternative hypotheses
10. In a right-tailed test, if the critical value is greater than the computed
value. What will be the decision hypothesis?
A. reject the null hypothesis
B. fail to reject the null hypothesis
C. reject both the null and alternative hypotheses
D. support both the null and alternative hypotheses

11. Which of the following is NOT a consideration in using z-test statistics?


A. Variance is known.
B. Sample standard deviation is known.
C. The population mean is less than 30.
D. Population standard deviation is known.
12. Which of the following is the correct conclusion for a 90% confidence
interval estimate?
A. 90% of the sample size is in the interval estimate.
B. One can be 90% confident that the population proportion is in the interval
estimate.
C. One can be 90% confident that the interval estimate will include the
population proportion.
D. There is a 90% probability that the true value of the population proportion is
in the interval estimate.
13. A tire manufacturer claims that its tires have a mean life of 40,000
kms. A random sample of 46 of these tires is tested and the sample mean is
38,000 kms. Assume that the population's standard deviation is 2,000 kms
and the lives of tires are approximately normally distributed. Use 0.05 level
of significance.

1. Compute the t-value and what is your decision?


A. 6.782, Reject the null hypothesis
B.6.782, Accept the null hypothesis
C.-6.782, Reject the null hypothesis
D.-6.782 Accept the null hypothesis
14. Referring to question no. 13, how did you come up with such answer?
A. Since the computed z value is greater than the critical value, reject
the null hypothesis.
B. Since the computed z value is less than the critical value, accept the
null hypothesis.
C. Since the computed z value is greater than the critical value, accept
the null hypothesis.`
D. Since the computed z value is less than the critical value, reject the
null hypothesis.
15. If the z-computed value is 1.253 and the critical value is 1.645, what
will be the decision?
A. Reject the null hypothesis.
B. Do not reject the null hypothesis.
C. Reject both the null and alternative hypotheses
D. Support both the null and alternative hypotheses.

16. How many samples are best when dealing with t-test?
A. exactly 30
B. smaller than 30
C. cannot be determined
D. equal or larger than 30
Milky Milk is sold in packets with an advertised mean weight of 0.5kgs.
The standard deviation is known to be 0.11 kilograms. A consumer group
wishes to check the accuracy of the advertised mean and takes a sample of
36 packets finding an average weight of 0.47kgs. Use .

17. What is the sample size?


A. 0. 15 C. 0.5
B. 0. 48 D. 36

18. What is the computed z-value and the decision?


A. 1.636, reject the null hypothesis
B. 1.636 Accept the null hypothesis
C. –1. 636, reject the null hypothesis
D. -1,636, fail to reject the null hypothesis
19. What is the important assumption in the Central Limit Theorem that
guarantees a normal sampling distribution?
A. A sample size that is large enough.
B.A large number of random samples.
C.A standard deviation is equal to one.
D.The population mean is equal to the sample mean.
20. The school supervisor said that less than 10% of the students are working students.
What is the null hypothesis?
A. p < 0.10 C. p > 0.10
B. p > 0.10 D. p < 0.10

21. Compute for , if ?


A. 0.37 C. 0.63
B. 0.53 D. 0.73

22. What judgment can be drawn if the computed z value lies in the rejection region?
A. The sample is equal to the population proportion.
B. The sample is equal to the hypothesized proportion.
C. The sample is not equal to the population proportion.
D. The sample is not equal to the hypothesized proportion.
A school administrator claims that less than 50% of the students of the
school are dissatisfied with the community cafeteria service. Test this claim
by using sample data obtained from a survey of 500 students of the school
where 54% indicated their dissatisfaction with the community cafeteria
service. Use

24. What type of test should be used?


A. One tail test C. Left tailed test
B.Two-tailed test D. Right tailed test
A researcher used a develop problem-solving test to randomly select 50 Grade 11 students. In
this sample, and , and with 95% confidence level.

26. Compute for the z-computed value.


A. 2.36 C -2.36
B. D. -2.58

27. What will be the decision?


A. Since the computed z is greater than the z- critical , the null hypothesis is rejected.
B. Since the computed z is less than the z- critical , the null hypothesis is rejected.
C. Since the computed z is equal to the z- critical , the nul hypothesis is rejected.
D. Since the computed z is not equal to z- critical , the null hypothesis is rejected.
28. What appropriate tool is applicable if the population is normal, sample standard deviation
is known, and sample is less than 30?

A. t-test C. Normal test

B. z-test D. Central Limit Theorem

29. If the t-computed value is 2.115 and the critical value is 2.423, what will be the
decision?
A. Reject the null hypothesis.
B. Do not reject the null hypothesis.
C. Reject both the null and alternative hypotheses.
D. Support both the null and alternative hypotheses
30. A cashier in a supermarket claims that at least 60% of the shoppers pay in cash. What is
the correct hypothesis test?
A. two tailed test C. right-tailed test
B. z-test statistic D. left-tailed test

31. Which of the following is associated with the strength of the correlation and its
trend on a scatter plot?
A. closeness C. form
B. direction D. number
32. Sarah conducted a survey for a fast food restaurant owner who wanted to know the level of
acceptability of a new food combo among customers. A tally of the frequencies yielded the following
results.
Frequency (F)
Very Acceptable (VA) 182
Acceptable (A) 74

33. What conclusion may be derived from the frequencies?


A. The rejection of the new food combo is evident.
B. The rejection of the new food combo is not evident.
C. The acceptability of the new food combo is relative to the owner’s point of view.
D. The acceptability of the new food combo is opposite to the owner’s point of view.
36. The coefficient of correlation r between two bivariate data is -0.9, which
best describes the correlation?
A. The strength of correlation is negligible.
B. The correlation is very low but negative.
C. The correlation is very high but negative.
D. There is no correlation because the computed r is negative.

37. Elijah noticed that the points on a scatter plot follow a trend rising from
right to left. He also noticed that the points are plotted closely around the
trend line. How would you describe the correlation of the variables involved?
A. strong negative C. weak negative
B. strong positive D. weak positive
38. Which of the following describes positive correlation?
A. The values of one variable increase as the values of the other variable also increase
B. The values of one variable increase as the values of the other variable decrease
C. The values of one variable increase as the values of the other variables remain the same
D. The values of one variable remain the same as the values of the other variable tend to
increase

39. The correlation coefficient is a number "r" such that:


A. C.
B. D.
40. Which is the best estimate of the value of r for the data? How can you interpret the
coefficient of correlation r in the given data?
X 3 9 8 12 7
Y 4 1 6 2 8
A. less than 0.6 and positive
B. less than 0.6 but negative
C. greater than 0.6 and positive
D. greater than 0.6 but negative
43. In regression equation, y = b0 + b1x, b0 is the :
A. slope of the line
B. independent variable
C. y-intercept
D. coefficient of determination

44. If I add more milk, the tea will get a lighter color. The two variables: 1. Amount of milk 2. Color of
the tea Which one is the independent variable?
A. Amount of milk C. Both A and B
B. Color of the tea D. None of these

45. What is interpreted in the regression line as the value of y when x is 0?


A. slope C. x-intercept
B. y-intercept D. correlation
47. In a regression analysis, what do you call the variable that is being predicted?
A. response, or dependent variable
B. independent variable
C. intervening variable
D. is usually x

48. How can the value of the dependent variable be predicted using the value of the independent
variable?
A. By substituting the value of the dependent variable to the regression equation
B. By substituting the value of the independent variable to the regression equation.
C. By substituting the value of both the independent and dependent variables to the
regression equation.
D. By changing the constant of the regression equation

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