Thống kê
1. The sum of the relative frequencies for all classes will always equal
a. the sample size.
b. 100%.
c. one.
d. any value larger than one
2. The numbers of hours worked (per week) by 400 statistics students are
shown below. The cumulative percent frequency for students working 10 or
more hours per week is
Number of hours Frequency
0-9 20
10-19 80
20-29 200
30-39 100
a) 20% 80+200+100
∗100=95 %
400
b) 25%
c)80%
d)95%
3. A survey of 800 college seniors resulted in the following crosstabulation
regarding their undergraduate major and whether or not they plan to go to
graduate school. Of those students who are planning on going to graduate
school, what percentage are majoring in engineering?( student agree)
Undergraduate Major
Graduate Business Engineering Other Total
Yes 70 84 126 280
No 182 208 130 520
Total 252 292 256 800
a. 10.5 84
∗100=30 %
280
b. 28.8
c. 30.0
d. 40.4
4. 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
5. The hourly wages of a sample of 130 system analysts are given below.
mean = 60 = X=
range = 20
mode = 73
variance = 324=
median = 74
Standard deviation
The coefficient of variation equals.= Mean
∗100
√324 ∗100=30 %
60
a)0.30 % CV=
b)30 %
c)5.4 %
d) 54 %
6. The median of a sample will always equal the
a) (Q1+Q3)/2
b) square root of the variance
c) 50th percentile
d) ( smallest value + largest value)/2
7. The closing stock price of MNM Corporation for the last 7 trading days
are:
24 27 24 28 25 30 31. The variance is
a) 2.828 b) 2.618 c)8 d) 6.857
24+24 +25+27+28+ 30+31
Có mean= 7
=27
Xi X = (Xi –X)2
24 27 9
24 27 9
25 27 4
27 27 0
28 27 1
30 27 9
31 27 16 Total=48 The variance= 48/(7-1)=8
8. The empirical rule states that, for data having a bell-shaped distribution,
the percentage of data values being within one standard deviation of the mean
is approximately
a) 25% Bell – shaped
b)50% 1 standard ……mean = 68%
c)68% 2 standard……mean = 95%
d)95% 3 standard……mean = 99,7%
9. If the data distribution is symmetric,( đối xứng) the skewness( độ lệch) is
a) 0
b) 0.5
c) 1
d) positive
10. The following data represent the daily demand (y in thousands of units)
and the unit price (x in dollars) for a product. Compute the sample
correlation coefficient
Daily Demand ( y) Unit Price (x)
47 1
39 3
35 5
44 3
34 6
20 8
15 16
30 6
a) -0.292 b)0.292 c) -0.922 d) 0.922
Giải
X Y X2 Y2 XY
1 47 1 2209 47
3 39 9 1521 117
3 44 9 1936 132
5 35 25 1225 175
6 34 36 1156 204
6 30 36 900 180
8 20 64 400 160
16 15 256 225 240
Total 48 264 436 9572 1255
The sample correlation coeficient: r=
8∗1255−48∗264
= = -0,922
√(8∗436−48 2)(8∗9572−2642 )
11. A sample of 9 mothers was taken. The mothers were asked the age of their
oldest child. You are given their responses below. 3 12 4 7 14 6 2 9 11
Determine the 75th percentile.
a) 11 k = 75 n= 9
b)11.5 k 75
i= 100 ∗(n+ 1) = 100 ∗(9+1)=7.5
c) 12
ta lấy i sẽ lên và xuống sẽ là vị trí 7 và 8
d)13
2,3,4,6,7,9,11,12,14
12. In a box plot, data value x is considered an outlier if
11+12
Vị trí 7 và 8 là 11 và 12 75th là 2
= 11.5
a. x < Q1 – 1.0(IQR) or x > Q3 + 1.0(IQR).
b. x < Q2 – 1.0(IQR) or x > Q2 + 1.0(IQR).
c. x < Q1 – 1.5(IQR) or x > Q3 + 1.5(IQR).
d. x < Q2 – 1.5(IQR) or x > Q2 + 1.5(IQR)
13. The intersection of two mutually exclusive events
a. can be any value between 0 to1. Xác suất cho thấy mối quan hệ giữa hai
b. must always be equal to 1. biến dưới dạng tỷ lệ, phần trăm hoặc tỷ lệ
trong đó khả năng xuất hiện của một biến
c. must always be equal to 0. được thể hiện trong không gian mẫu đã
d. can be any positive value cho bao gồm sự xuất hiện của tất cả các
biến có liên quan. vì hai sự kiện là loại trừ
lẫn nhau, Do đó, nó không có giao điểm
chung. Do đó, xác suất xảy ra sự kiện như
vậy sẽ bằng không.
14. The sum of the probabilities of two complementary events is
a) 0
b) 0.5
c)0.57
d)1.0
15. If A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.5 and P(A ∩ B) = 0.12,
then, P(B) =
a) 0.240 b) 0.060 c) 0.380 d) 0.620
giải: P(A ∩ B)= P(A) * P(B) P(B)= 0.12/0.5 =0.24
16. If a coin is tossed three times, the likelihood of obtaining three heads in a
row is a) 0.0 b) 0.500 c) 0.875 d) 0.125
Có các TH: HHH, HHT, HTT, TTT, TTH, THH, THT, HTH
17. A lottery
Three heads:( 1/8
bốc=thăm)
0.125 is conducted using four urns. Each urn contains
chips numbered from 0 to 9. One chip is selected at random from each urn.
The total number of sample points in the sample space is
Urn ( bình ) contain 10 number ( from 0to 9)
Bốc thăm 4 lần
Sample space = 10*10*10*10= 10,000
a) 40
b) 6,561
c) 1,048,576
d) 10,000
18. Events A and B are mutually exclusive with P(C) = 0.35 and P(B) = 0.25.
Then, P(BC) =
a) 0.62
b) 0.50
c) 0.75
d) 0.60
19. If X and Y are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = 0.295, P(B) = 0.32,
then P(A | B) =
a) 0.0944 Mutually exclusive
b)0.6150 P(A B) =0
c)1.0000 P(A/B)= P(A B) / p(B) = 0: 0.32 =0
d) 0.000
20. The student body of a large university consists of 60% female students. A
random sample of 8 students is selected. What is the probability that among
CT: Pn(k)=Cnk * pk * qn-k ( trong đó q=1-p)
Least 6 femal: k= 5,4,3,2,1,0
n=8, p=0,6, q=0,4
=1-(C8 * (0,6) *(0,4) +C8 *0,6 *0,4 +C8 *(0,6) *(0,4) + C8 * (0,6)
the students in the sample at least 6 are female?
a. 0.3154
b. 0.6846
c. 0.0168
d. 0.8936
21. Consider the probability distribution below. The variance of x equals
X F(x) X*F(x) X2*F(X)
10 0.2 2 20
20 0.4 8 160
30 0.3 9 270 µ= mean
40 0.1 4 160
Total 23 610 ɕ2= variance
a. 9. µ= 23
b. 23. ɕ2= 610-232= 81
c. 81.
d. 610
22. A salesperson contacts eight potential customers per day. From past
experience, we know that the probability of a potential customer making a
purchase is 0.10. What is the expected number of sales per day?
a. 0.6 E(x)=n*p
b. 0.7 p= 0,10
c. 0.8 n=8 E(x)=0,1*8=0,8
d. 0.9
Mở rộng
A salesperson contacts eight potential customers per day. From past
experience, we know that the probability of a potential customer making a
purchase is 0.10.
a.What is the probability the salesperson will make exactly two sales in a day?
b.What is the probability the salesperson will make at least two sales in a day?
c.What percentage of days will the salesperson not make a sale?
d.What is the expected number of sales per day?
23. Fifty-five percent (55%) of the applications received for a particular credit
card are accepted. Among the next twelve ( 12) applications, what is the
probability that fewer than 3 will be accepted?
a. 0.00079 p= 0.55 q=1-0.55=0.45 n=12 k=2,1,0
b. 0.0079 CT: Pn(k)=Cnk * pk * qn-k ( trong đó q=1-p)
c. 0.079 = C122 * 0.552 * 0.4512-2 + C121 * 0.551 * 0.4512-1 + 1*1*
d. 0.79 0.4512-0
= 7.878*10-3= 0.0079
24. The random variable x is the number of occurrences of an event over an
interval of ten minutes. It can be assumed that the probability of an
occurrence is the same in any two time periods of an equal length. It is known
that the mean number of occurrences in ten minutes is 5.3. The probability
that there are 8 occurrences in ten minutes is
a. 0.0241. X=8 and mean=µ=5.3
b. 0.0771. e ∗μ
−μ x
Have P(x)= ( )
c. 0.1126. x !
d. 0.9107. e−5.3∗5.3 8
= ( ) = 0.07707
8!
25. Experiments with repeated independent trials will be described by the
binomial distribution if
a. the trials are continuous.
b. each trial result influences the next.
c. the time between trials is constant.
d. each trial has exactly two outcomes whose probabilities do not change
26. Random variable x has the probability function f(x) = X/6, for x = 1, 2 or 3
The expected value of x is
a. 0.333. Have E(x)= ∑x* F(x)
b. 0.500. 1 2 3
= 1* 6 + 2* 6 + 3* 6 = 7/3 =2.3333
c. 2.000.
d. 2.333.
27. In a standard normal distribution, the
a. mean and the standard deviation are both 1.
b. mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1.
c. mean is 1 and the standard deviation is 0.
d. mean and the standard deviation can have any value
28. z is a standard normal random variable. The P (1.20 ≤ z ≤ 2.10) equals
a. 0.7618.
Tra bảng z có
b. 0.2382.
1.20… z= 0.8849 2.10…z= 0.9821
c. 0.9028.
Equals = 0.9821-0.8849=0.0972
d. 0.0972.
29. The starting salaries of individuals with an MBA degree are normally
distributed with a mean of $40,000 and a standard deviation of $5,000. What
is the probability that a randomly selected individual with an MBA degree
will get a starting salary of at least $30,000?
a. 0.4772
mean = µ= 40k
b. 0.9772
standard deviation= ɕ= 5k,
c. 0.0228
we need to find P(x>=30k)
d. 0.5000
X−γ
có P( σ )
P((30k-40k)/5k)
= P(z<-2) = 1-0.0228 ( tra bang z)
equal to 0.9772. There is a 97.72% chances that the
starting salary will be at least 30k.
30. Joe's Record World has two stores and sales at each store follow a normal
distribution. For store 1, μ = $2,000 and σ = $200 per day; for store 2, μ =
$1,900 and σ = $300 per day. Which store is more likely to have a day’s sales
in excess of $2,200?
a. Store 1
b. Store 2
c. Store 1 and store 2 are equally likely
d. More information is needed
31. The monthly earnings of computer systems analysts are normally
distributed with a mean of $4,300. If only 1.07 percent of the systems analysts
have a monthly income of more than $6,140, what is the value of the standard
deviation of the monthly earnings of the computer systems analysts?
a. $500 Mean=µ=4,300 p= 0.0107
b. $600 Have P (X>6,140)
c. $700
d. $800
1- 0.0107=0.9893
32. Random samples of size 64 are taken from an infinite population whose
mean and standard deviation are 240 and 16, respectively. The distribution of
the population is unknown. The mean and the standard error of the mean are
a. 240 and 16.
Mean =µ=240 have samples size=n=64
b. 64 and 16.
Standard deviation= σ = 16
c. 8 and 2. σ 16
Standard error = SE= = =2
d. 240 and 2 √ n √64
33. In a local university, 70% of the students live in the dormitories. A
random sample of 75 students is selected for a particular study. The
probability that the sample proportion (the proportion living in the
dormitories) is at least 0.60 is
a. 0.0294.
b. 0.9706.
c. 0.0228.
d. 0.9772.
34. A bank has kept records of the checking balances of its customers and
determined that the average daily balance of its customers is $300 with a
standard deviation of $48. A random sample of 144 checking accounts is
selected. What is the probability that the sample mean will be more than
$306.60? X−μ σ 48
Có P(X>306.6) = P(Z> σ x̄ ), SE= = =4
a. 0.0945 √ n √144
306.6−300
b. 0.0954 P(Z¿ ) = P(Z>1.65)= tra bảng dương = 0.9505
4
c. 0.0495
It more than 306.6 = 1-0.9505=0.0495
d. 0.0549
35. In a large university, 20% of the students are business majors. A random
sample of 100 students is selected, and their majors are recorded. What is the
probability that the sample contains between 12 and 14 business majors?
√
a. 0.024 p∗(1−P)
P= 0.2 n= 100 for proportion μ= ρ , σ= =¿¿
b. 0.034 n
c. 0.044 √ 0.2∗(1−0.2)
100
=¿ ¿0.04
d. 0.054 X
Between 12 and 14. Sampe proportion = n = 0.12 and 0.14
X−μ 0.14−0.2
Z= σ
= 0.04 =-1.5 tra bảng = 0.0668
0.12−0.2
Z = 0.04
= -2 tra bảng = 0.0228
36. Consider a sample with the following data values. 62 90 50 94 74 .Compute
the Z-score for the first observation.
a. 0.56 b. 0.65 c. -0.56 d. -0.65
37. A sample of twelve families was taken. Each family was asked how many
times per week they dine in restaurants. Their responses are given below. 2 1
0 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 Compute the interquartile range ( IQR = chia hai nửa lấy số
giữa sau đó : nửa 1 chia giữa Q1, nửa sau chia nửa là Q3
IQR= Q3-Q1
a. 1.65 b. 1.75 c. 1.85 d. 1.95
38. The probability distribution for the number of goals the Lions soccer team
makes per game is given below. What is the probability that in a given game
the Lions will score less than 2 goals?
Number of Goals Probability
0 0.05
1 ???
2 0.35
3 0.30
4 0.15
a. 0.20 b. 0.50 c. 0.15 d. 0.80
39. The time it takes a mechanic to change the oil in a car is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 5 minutes. What is the probability that it will take
a mechanic between 3 and 5 minutes to change the oil?
a. 0.8109 1
Have μ=5 λ= μ =0.2
b. 0.1809
c. 0.1980 P(3<x<5) = e− λx
d. 0.9108 With 3 = 0.5488
With 5 = 0.3679
the probability that it will take a mechanic
between 3 and 5 minutes to change the oil is
= 0.5488-0.3679=0.1809
40. An automotive repair shop has determined that the average service time
on an automobile is 130 minutes with a standard deviation of 26 minutes. A
random sample of 40 automotive services is selected. What is the probability
that the sample of 40 automotive services will have a mean service time
greater than 136 minutes?
a. 0.271 σ
Have standard error: SE= = 26/40 = 4.111
√n
b. 0.721
x−μ 136−130
c. 0.0271 T= 136, P (z>= 136)= SE = 4.111
= 1.4595
d. 0.0721 P(Z>= 1.4595)= tra bảng = 0.9279
What is the probability that the sample of 40 automotive services
will have a mean service time greater than 136 minutes?
= 1- 0.9279= 0.0721
Review question
1. The following probability distribution( phân phối xác xuất) has been
assessed for the number of accidents( tai nạn) that occur (xảy ra) in a
Midwestern city each day:
accidents Probability
0 0.25
1 0.20
2 0.30
3 0.15
4 0.10
The probability( xác xuất) of having less than 2 accidents on a given day is:
a) 0.3 b)0.75 c)0.45 d)0.25 Less than 2 :
(0.25+0.2)
(0.25+ 0.2+ 0.3+0.15+0.1)
=
0.45
2. The following probability distribution has bên assessed for the number of
accidents that occur in a Midwestern city each day
Accidents Probability
0 0.25
1 0.20
2 0.30
3 0.15
4 0.10
This distribution is an example of
a) a uniform distribution
b) a continuous probability distribution( giả sử số vô hạn ko đếm dc)
c) a discrete probability distribution d) an expected value distribution (giá
trị TB của phân phối xác xuất
3. the following probability distribution has been assessed for the number of
accidents that occur in a Midwestern city each day
Accidents Probability
0 0.25
1 0.20
2 0.30
3 0.15
4 0.10
Based on this distribution, the expected(dự kiến) number of accidents in a given
day is:
a)0.30 b)1.65 c)2.00 d)2.50
= 0,20*1+0,3*2+0,15*3+0.1*4
=1.65
4) A sales rep for a national clothing company makes 4 calls per day. Based on
historical records, the following probability distribution describes the number
of successful calls each day:
Successful Calls Probability
0 0.1
1 0.3
2 0.3
3 0.2
4 0.1
Based on the information provided, what is the probability of having at least 2
successful calls in one day?
=0.3+0.2+0.1=0.6
a)0.6 b)0.2 c)0.3 d)0.1
5) Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A) The expected value of a discrete probability distribution is the long-run average
value assuming the experiment will be repeated many times.
B) The standard deviation of a discrete probability distribution measures the
average deviation of the random variable from the mean.
C) The distribution is considered uniform if all the probabilities are equal.
D) The mean of the probability distribution is equal to the square root of the
variance.
6. Which of the following is not a condition of the binomial distribution?
A) Two possible outcomes for each trial
B) The trials are independent.
C) The standard deviation is equal to the square root of the mean.
D) The probability of a success remains constant from trial to trial.
7. A package delivery service claims that no more than 5 percent of all
packages arrive at the address late. Assuming that the conditions for the
binomial hold, if a sample of size 10 packages is randomly selected, and the 5
percent rate holds, what is the probability that exactly 2 packages in the
sample arrive late?
A) 0.0746 CT: Pn(k)=Cnk * pk * qn-k ( trong đó q=1-p)
B) 0.9884 n=10, p=0.05, k=2, q=1-0.05=0.95
C) 0.2347 KQ= C102 *(0.05)2 *(0.95)10-2= 0.0746
D) 0.0439
8. A package delivery service claims that no more than 5 percent of all
packages arrive at the address late. Assuming that the conditions for the
binomial hold, if a sample of size 10 packages is randomly selected and the 5
percent rate holds, what is the probability that more than 2 packages will be
delivered late?
A) 0.0115
Có p(x>2)=1-P(x=<2)
B) 0.0105
=1- (P(0)+P(1)+P(2))
C) 0.0862
D) 0.0746
9. The manager of a computer help desk operation has collected enough data
to conclude that the distribution of time per call is normally distributed with a
mean equal to 8.21 minutes and a standard deviation of 2.14 minutes. The
manager has decided to have a signal system attached to the phone so that
after a certain period of time, a sound will occur on her employees' phone if
she exceeds the time limit. The manager wants to set the time limit at a level
such that it will sound on only 8 percent of all calls. The time limit should be:
A) 10.35 minutes.
B) approximately 5.19
minutes.
C) about 14.58 minutes.
D) about 11.23 minutes
10. The manager of a computer help desk operation has collected enough data
to conclude that the distribution of time per call is normally distributed with a
mean equal to 8.21 minutes and a standard deviation of 2.14 minutes. What is
the probability that three randomly monitored calls will each be completed in
4 minutes or less?
A) 0.4756
B) Approximately 0.1076
C) About 0.00001
D) Can't be determined without
more information
11. The makers of Sweet-Things candy sell their candy by the box. Based on
company policy, the mean target weight of all boxes is 2.0 pounds. To make
sure that they are not putting too much in the boxes, the manager wants no
more than 3 percent of all boxes to contain more than 2.10 pounds of candy.
In order to do this, with a mean weight of 2 pounds, what must the standard
deviation be? Assume that the box weights are normally distributed.
A) Approximately 0.05 pounds
B) -0.133 pounds
C) 1.144 pounds
D) None of the above
12. A recent study showed that the length of time that juries deliberate on a
verdict for civil trials is normally distributed with a mean equal to 12.56 hours
with a standard deviation of 6.7 hours. Given this information, what is the
probability that a deliberation will last between 10 and 15 hours?
A) Approximately 0.29
B) Nearly 0.75
C) About 0.48
D) About 0.68
13. Suppose that it is believed that investor returns on equity investments at a
particular brokerage house are normally distributed with a mean of 9 percent
and a standard deviation equal to 3.2 percent. What percent of investors at
this brokerage house earned at least 5 percent?
A) 89.44 percent
B) 10.56 percent
C) 39.44 percent
D) 100 percent
14. A major cell phone service provider has determined that the number of
minutes that its customers use their phone per month is normally distributed
with a mean equal to 445.5 minutes with a standard deviation equal to 177.8
minutes. As a promotion, the company plans to hold a drawing to give away
one free vacation to Hawaii for a customer who uses between 400 and 402
minutes during a particular month. Based on the information provided, what
proportion of the company's customers would be eligible for the drawing?
A) Approximately 0.1026
B) About 0.004
C) Approximately 0.2013 D) About 0.02
15. A store sells 6 different models of cell phones and have found that they sell
an equal number of each model. The probability distribution that would
describe this random variable is called:
A) uniform distribution.
B) Poisson distribution.
C) continuous distribution.
D) relative frequency distribution
16. Which of the following probability distributions would most likely be used
to describe the time between failures for electronic components?
A) Binomial distribution
B) Exponential distribution
C) Uniform distribution
D) Normal distribution
17 When sampling from a population, the sample mean will:
A) typically exceed the population mean.
B) likely be different from the population mean.
C) always be closer to the population mean as the sample size increases.
D) likely be equal to the population mean if proper sampling techniques are
employed
18. A measure computed from the entire population is called:
A) a statistic. B) a mean. C) a parameter. D) a qualitative value.
19. The following values represent the population of home mortgage interest
rates (in percents) being charged by the banks in a particular city:
6.9 7.5 6.5 7 7.3 6.8 6.5
7 7 7.2 7.5 7.8 6 7
Given this information, what is the most extreme amount of sampling error
possible if a random sample of n = 4 banks is surveyed and the mean loan rate is
calculated?
A) -0.55 percent
B) 0.52 percent
C) 1.08 percent
D) Can't be determined without more information
20. The following values represent the population of home mortgage interest
rates (in percents) being charged by the banks in a particular city:
6.9 7.5 6.5 7 7.3 6.8 6.5
7 7 7.2 7.5 7.8 6 7
Given this information, what would the sampling error be if a sample including the
seven values in the top row were used to compute the sample mean?
A) Approximately 6.93
B) About 0.56
C) Approximately -0.07
D) About 0.07
21. The impact on sampling of increasing the sample size is:
A) the potential for extreme sampling error is reduced.
B) the amount of sampling error is always reduced.
C) the sample mean will always be closer to the population mean.
D) There is no specific relationship between sample size and sampling error.
22. Suppose the mean of dogs a pet shop grooms each day is know to be 14.2
dogs. If a sample of n = 12 days is chosen and a total of 178 dogs are groomed
during those 12 days, then the sampling error is:
A) 163.8. B) about 0.63. C) about -0.63. D) -163.8
23) A particular subdivision has 20 homes. The number of people living in each of
these homes is listed as follows:
2 4 7 3 4
2 4 5 2 3
5 4 6 3 4
2 2 1 4 3
If a random sample of n = 3 homes were selected, what would be the highest
possible positive sampling error?
A) 6.0 B) 3.0 C) 0.5 D) 2.5
24) In an effort to estimate the mean dollars spent per visit by customers of a
food store, the manager has selected a random sample of 100 cash register
receipts. The mean of these was $45.67 with a sample standard deviation
equal to $12.30. Assuming that he wants to develop a 90 percent confidence
interval estimate, the upper limit of the confidence interval estimate is:
A) about $2.02
B) approximately $65.90
C) about $47.69
D) None of the above
25) The margin of error is:
A) the largest possible sampling error at a specified level of confidence.
B) the critical value multiplied by the standard error of the sampling distribution.
C) Both A and B
D) the difference between the point estimate and the parameter
26) Which of the following statements is true with respect to the confidence
level associated with an estimation application?
A) The confidence level is a percentage value between 50 and 100 that corresponds
to the percentage of all possible confidence intervals, based on a given sample size,
that will contain the true population value.
B) The probability that the confidence interval estimate will contain the true
population value.
C) The degree of accuracy associated with the confidence interval estimate.
D) None of the above
27) In a situation where the population standard deviation is known and we
wish to estimate the population mean with 90 percent confidence, what is the
appropriate critical value to use?
A) z = 1.96
B) z = 2.33
C) z = 1.645
D) Can't be determined without knowing the degrees of freedom
28) In developing a confidence interval estimate for the population mean, the
t-distribution is used to obtain the critical value when:
A) the sample contains some extreme values that skew the results.
B) the population standard deviation is unknown.
C) the sampling that is being used is not a statistical sample.
D) the confidence level is low.
29) Which of the following statements is true with respect to the t-
distribution?
A) The t-distribution is symmetrical.
B) The exact shape of the t-distribution depends on the number of degrees of
freedom.
C) The t-distribution is more spread out than the standard normal distribution.
D) All of the above are true
30) A hypothesis test is to be conducted using an alpha = .05 level. This means:
A) there is a 5 percent chance that the null hypothesis is true.
B) there is a 5 percent chance that the alternative hypothesis is true.
C) there is a maximum 5 percent chance that a true null hypothesis will be rejected.
D) there is a 5 percent chance that a Type II error has been committed.
31) In a two-tailed hypothesis test for a population mean, an increase in the
sample size will:
A) have no effect on whether the null hypothesis is true or false.
B) have no effect on the significance level for the test.
C) result in a sampling distribution that has less variability.
D) All of the above are true.
32) The reason for using the t-distribution in a hypothesis test about the
population mean is:
A) the population standard deviation is unknown.
B) it results in a lower probability of a Type I error occurring.
C) it provides a smaller critical value than the standard normal distribution for a
given sample size.
D) the population is not normally distributed.
33)A company that makes shampoo wants to test whether the average amount
of shampoo per bottle is 16 ounces. The standard deviation is known to be
0.20 ounces. Assuming that the hypothesis test is to be performed using 0.10
level of significance and a random sample of n = 64 bottles, how large could
the sample mean be before they would reject the null hypothesis?
A) 16.2 ounces B) 16.049 ounces C) 15.8 ounces D) 16.041 ounces
34) The cost of a college education has increased at a much faster rate than
costs in general over the past twenty years. In order to compensate for this,
many students work part- or full-time in addition to attending classes. At one
university, it is believed that the average hours students work per week
exceeds 20. To test this at a significance level of 0.05, a random sample of n =
20 students was selected and the following values were observed:
26 15 10 40
10 20 30 36
40 0 5 10
20 32 16 12
40 36 10 0
Based on these sample data, which of the following statements is true?
A) The standard error of the sampling distribution is approximately 3.04.
B) The test statistic is approximately t = 0.13.
C) The research hypothesis that the mean hours worked exceeds 20 is not
supported by these sample data.
D) All of the above are true.
