Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya
Tiblac National High School
Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya

FINAL EXAMINATION IN STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each question carefully and choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. It is a proposed explanation, assertion, or assumption about a population parameter or about the distribution of a random
variable.
a. Decision b. Statistics c. Probability d. Hypothesis
2. What is the statistical method used in making decisions using experimental data?
a. Simple analysis b. Analytical testing c. Hypothesis testing d. Experimental testing
3. It is also the probability of committing an incorrect decision about the null hypothesis.
a. Level of error b. Level of hypothesis c. Level of acceptance d. Level of significance
4. Which of the following describes an alternative hypothesis using two-tailed test?
a. 𝐻𝑎 = 100 b. 𝐻𝑎 ≠ 100 c. 𝐻𝑎 > 100 d. 𝐻𝑎 < 100
5. In a one-tailed test, in which critical value listed below will the computed z of 2.313 fall in the acceptance region?
a. 1.383 b. 1.533 c. 2.228 d. 2.365
6. Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis?
a. The mean of a sample is equal to 75.
b. The mean of a population is equal to 75.
c. The mean of a sample is not equal to 75.
d. The mean of a population is greater than 75
7. Which of the following population parameters is used as symbol for the mean or average population?
a. 𝜎 b. 𝜇 c. 𝜌 d. 𝑥
8. Which of the following statements best describes a parameter?
a. It describes the sample. c. It describes the hypothesis.
b. It describes the researcher. d. It describes the population.
9. A researcher estimates that the average height of buildings in a large city is at least 700 feet. Based on the given data,
which is the parameter?
a. the researcher b. at least 700 feet c. buildings in the large city d. the average height of the building
10. . The average height of a 1-year-old child is 29 inches. What is the parameter?
a. one-year-old child c. the average height of 29 inches
b. the mean height of 33 inches d. a random sample of 30 children who are 1-year old
11. Which is the parameter in the given situation below? “The average age of 10 college students is 24 years.”
a. 24 years b. 10 college students c. age of the college students d. the average age of 24 years
12. A parameter is...
a. a numerical value summarizing the sample data
b. a planned activity with results yielding a set of data
c. a numerical value that summarizes all the data of an entire population
d. the set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements that belongs to the sample
13. In formulating the alternative hypothesis, what mathematical symbol is applicable to use in the statement, “The average
score of Grade 11 (ABM) in Business Statistics is 75.”?
a. < b. > c. = d. ≠
14. A vacuum cleaner consumes less than 46 kwh per year. What hypothesis test can you use in this claim?
a. left-tailed b. right- tailed c. null hypothesis d. alternative hypothesis
15. Which of the following steps is not included in formulating a hypothesis?
a. Identify the claim to be tested.
b. Translate the claim into mathematical symbols/notations.
c. Use the data about the sample then compute the test statistic.
d. Formulate first the null hypothesis and then the alternative hypothesis.
16. The sign of the alternative hypothesis in a left-tailed test is always ________
a. Equal b. not equal c. less than d. greater than
17. “The introduction of modern computers affects the performance of the students.” What kind of hypothesis is it?
a. Null b. Mean c. alternative d. standard deviation
18. In a commercial, a new diet program would like to claim that their methods result in a mean weight loss of more than
22kgs in two (2) weeks. To determine if this is a valid claim, they hire an agency that then selects 25 people to be placed on
this diet. What is the test of the hypothesis?
a. null b. alternative c. one-tailed test d. two-tailed test
19. Based on the Central Limit Theorem, when the sample (n) is extremely large and the variance is unknown, what is the
statistical test to be used?
a. t-test b. z-test c. two-tailed test d. one- tailed test
20. Which of the following is NOT a consideration in using z-test/statistic?
a. Variance is known. c. The population mean is less than 30.
b. Sample standard deviation is known. d. Population standard deviation is known.
21. What appropriate tool is applicable if the population is normal, sample standard deviation is known, and sample is less
than 30?
a.t-test b.z-test c. normal test d. Central Limit Theorem
22. Which of the following symbols is NOT needed when t-test is used in computing values?
a. 𝑛 b. µ c. 𝜎 d. 𝑠
23. If in a sample n=16 selected from a normal population, 𝑥̅= 56 and 𝑠 = 12, what statistical test is applicable to be used?
a. f-test b. t-test c. z-test d. Central Limit Theorem
24. Based on Central Limit Theorem, the z-test for single sample may be used when all the following conditions are TRUE
except _________________.
a. Sample size is less than 30. c. Population standard deviation is known.
b. Data are normally distributed. d. Population standard deviation is unknown
25. What test statistic will be used if the sample size is below 30?
a. t-test b. z-test c. population mean d. standard deviation
26. In using t-test for a population mean, we assume that the sample is selected randomly. The given statement is:
a. always true b. always false c. sometimes true d. sometimes false
27. If the population standard deviation is unknown, what test statistic is to be used?
a. t-test b. z-test c. population mean d. standard deviation
28. In finding the t-computed value, which formula should be used?

5. When should you use the z-test?

29. When should you use the z-test? I. When you are testing for a population mean
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 b. II and III c. II and IV d. I and III
30. Which statistical method can you use when you have a normal distribution of data?
a. t-test only b. z-test only c. either t-test or z-test d. neither t-test nor z-test
31. If the computed value is greater than the critical value, then we ______________.
a. retain the null hypothesis c. support the null hypothesis
b. reject the null hypothesis d. fail to reject the null hypothesis
32. What does it mean when we failed to reject the null hypothesis?
[Link] null hypothesis is correct.
[Link] alternative hypothesis is incorrect.
[Link] is a sufficient evidence to support the null hypothesis.
d. There is an insufficient evidence to disprove the null hypothesis.
33. 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
34. If the absolute value of the computed test statistic is greater than the critical value, then we_____________________.
a. retain the null hypothesis c. reject the alternative hypothesis
b. reject the null hypothesis d. do not reject the null hypothesis
35. When we failed to reject the null hypothesis, which of the following statements is true?
a. The conclusion is guaranteed.
b. The conclusion is not guaranteed.
c. There is enough evidence to back up the claim.
d. There is no enough evidence to reject the claim.
36. If the t-computed value is 1.093 and the critical value is 1.699, what will be the decision?
a. Reject both hypotheses. c. Do not reject the null hypothesis
b. Reject the null hypothesis. d. Support the alternative hypothesis.
37 Which of the following will produce a correct decision?
a. rejecting a false hypothesis c. failure to reject a false hypothesis
b. rejecting a true null hypothesis d. failure to reject a true null hypothesis
38. If a result is said to be significant at 5% level, what does it mean?
a. The null hypothesis is 5% true. c. We fail to reject the false null hypothesis 5% of the time.
b. The null hypothesis is 5% incorrect. d. There is a 5% probability that a true null hypothesis is rejected.
39. Which value separates the critical region from the non-critical region in a normal curve when testing a hypothesis?
a. t-value b. z-value c. critical value d. computed value
40. What should be the decision if the computed z-value lies in the critical region?
a. Reject the null hypothesis. c. Do not reject the null hypothesis.
b. Reject the alternative hypothesis. d. Do not reject the alternative hypothesis.
41. What do you call the part of the sample or the proportion of individuals in a sample sharing a certain trait?
a. sample mean b. sample variance c. sample proportion d. sample standard deviation
42. Which of the statements is NOT true about rejection region?
a. This is also the critical region.
b. It tells the researcher if a certain theory is probably true.
c. This is the range of values of the test value where the null hypothesis should be rejected.
d. This is the range of values of the test value where the null hypothesis should fail to be rejected.
43. Which of the following is usually expressed as a fraction, decimal, or percentage of the whole population which has a
certain trait or characteristic?
a. sample mean b. population mean c. sample proportion d. population proportion
44. Which of the following symbols is NOT used in computing the z-value?
a. 𝑝̂ b. n c. p d.α
For nos. 45 to 99, refer to the given problem below.
A public high school wants to increase its reading comprehension rate of 9% for Grade 7 students from the
previous year. After planning and implementing new reading programs during the last three years, the school re-evaluated
its reading comprehension rate using a random sample of 156 students and found the reading comprehension rate at 10%.
Test the claim at 10% level.
45. What is the level of significance of the given problem?
a. = 0.01 b. = 0.05 c. = 0.1 d. = 0.5
46. What is the null hypothesis?
a. Ho : p > 0.09 b. Ho : p < 0.09 c. Ho : p = 0.09 d. Ho : p ≠ 0.09
47. What is the alternative hypothesis?
a. Ha : p > 0.09 b. Ha : p = 0.09 c. Ha : p < 0.09 d. Ha : p ≥ 0.09
48. If the computed p-value is greater than the given , which is the correct decision?
a. Reject the null hypothesis.
b. Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
c. Reject both null and alternative hypotheses.
d. Fail to reject both null and alternative hypotheses
49. From the correct decision in no. 8, what should be your conclusion?
a. There is a missing data.
b. There is an error in the claim.
c. There is sufficient evidence to claim that the reading comprehension rate is higher during the current year than the
previous year.
d. There is no sufficient evidence to claim that the reading comprehension rate is higher during the current year than the
previous year
50. Data that involve two variables are called______.
a. nivariate data b. bivariate data c. trivariate data d. multivariate data
51. Which of the following is the statistical procedure used to describe the relationship of the variables of bivariate data?
a. measures of variation b. correlation analysis c. descriptive statistics d. measures of central tendency
52. Determine the variables involved in the given situation: Cardo surveyed for the daily allowance and the arm span of his
10 classmates, and he found out that there is no correlation between the variables involved.
a. height and arm span of students
b. weight and height of the student
c. daily allowance and height of students
d. Daily allowance and arm span of students
53. What do you call those data that involve one variable?
a. bivariate b. ultivariate c. trivariate d. univariate
54. “A MAPEH teacher wanted to determine the students’ Body Mass Index (BMI).” What are the variables needed by the
teacher?
a. weight of the students
A. height of the students
B. height and weight of the students
C. height and allowance of the students
55. “A teacher computed that the mean percentage of score of Grade 8-Integrity on their 50-item test in Mathematics is
72.50.” What type of data is illustrated on the situation?
a. Bivariate b. Multivariate c. trivariate d. univariate
56. Which of the following is a graphical representation that shows how each point collected from bivariate data are
scattered on the Cartesian plane?
a. pictograph b. scatter plot c. bar graph d. line graph
57. In constructing a scatter plot, which of the variables should be plotted horizontally?
a. consistent variable b. dependent variable c. independent variable d. depend on the given
58. Which geometric figure is used to show the relationship of the variables in a scatter plot?
a. Bar b. Comma c. line d. points/dots
59. The following are other names for a scatter plot EXCEPT:
a. xy plot b. line graph c. scatter grams d. scatter diagram
60. Which of the following chart can be used BEST to show the correlation between two variables?
a. bar graph b. line graph c. pictograph d. scatter plot

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted:

DANNA MAE A. BARTE MARLYN G. CAMACHO ROMY BALADAD., EdD

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