(2022-23 BNM854) Descriptive Analytics
Learning and Teaching Activities
Week 5: Probability and Probability Distributions
Review Test Submission: Week 5 Assessed Engagement Quiz
Review Test Submission: Week 5 Assessed Engagement Quiz
User HARSHUL SAXENA
Course (2022-23 BNM854) Descriptive Analytics
Test Week 5 Assessed Engagement Quiz
Started 04/11/22 18:42
Submitted 04/11/22 19:16
Due Date 07/11/22 08:00
Status Completed
Attempt 80 out of 100 points
Score
Time 33 minutes out of 1 hour
Elapsed
Instructions You should answer all the questions and when you have finished press the submit
button.
Do not include any unnecessary spaces in your answer
Use English notation for the decimal point (for example type 4.5 not 4,5)
For fill in the black questions expecting a numerical answer just give the numerical
value (for example type in -4.5 not Y=-4.5)
Make sure you give your answer to as many decimal points as
suggested in the question, if such statement exists, This is true
even if your answer is not up to the required decimal points. For
example, if your answer is 2.341 and you are required to give it in
four decimal points then you should input your answer as 2.3410.
if your answer is 2 then you should input it as 2.0000
Results All Answers, Submitted Answers, Correct Answers, Incorrectly Answered Questions
Displayed
Question 1 5 out of 10 points
A random sample of 100 drivers was asked how many times they had to take
driving test to gain their driving licence.
It was found that more than half of them needed to take the test exactly 2 times
and nobody needed to take the test more than 4 times.
Which of the following are valid conclusions about the probability that randomly
selected driver (out of the 100 surveyed) took the driving test only once?
Selected Answers: c.
It is greater than 0.1.
d.
It is not less than 0.
Answers: a.
It is equal to 0.1.
b.
It is less than 0.5.
c.
It is greater than 0.1.
d.
It is not less than 0.
Question 2 0 out of 5 points
Given that a random variable x is normally distributed with a mean of 12 and
standard deviation of 2.4 what is the standardized value of x=12?
Selected Answer:
0.5000
Correct Answer:
0
Answer range +/- 0 (0.0
- 0.0
)
Question 3 5 out of 5 points
If two events A and B are dependent then the probability of both events (i.e. A
and B) occuring is
Selected Answer: c.
is not the product of the two probabilities
Answers: a.
the product of the two probabilities {i.e. P(A) x P(B)}
b.
the sum of the two probabilities {i.e. P(A) + P(B)}
c.
is not the product of the two probabilities
d.
none of the above
Question 4 0 out of 10 points
A bank manager is concerned with the number of people queueing to be served
by a bank clerk during lunch time and has been recording the number of people
waiting for more than 5 minutes in 25 successive days. Looking at the table
below what is the probability (in 2 decimal points) that 8 people or less will be
queuing?
Number 0 4 7 8 12 15
Days 1 7 8 3 4 2
Selected Answer:
0.12
Correct Answer:
0.76
Answer range +/- 0 (0.76
- 0.76
)
Question 5 15 out of 15 points
It has been observed that the number of people waiting for a taxi outside a
shopping centre is better described by a Poisson distribution with a mean value
of 5 people in a 5 minutes period. What is the probability than in 15 minutes 12
or less people will be waiting for a taxi (in 4 decimal points).
Selected Answer:
0.2676
Correct Answer:
0.2676
Answer range +/- 0 (0.2676
- 0.2676
)
Question 6 10 out of 10 points
Hall of Residence Shared House Rented Studio
Undergraduate 115 69 16
Postgraduate 64 51 85
The table above provides information regarding students accommodation
preferences according to their level of studies. Find the probability that if a
randomly selected student is undergraduate he/she will be staying in a rented
studio.
Selected Answer: b.
0.08
Answers: a.
0.16
b.
0.08
c.
0.32
d.
0.5
Question 7 10 out of 10 points
Diet version Added sugar version
Male 20 40
Female 60 30
The table above provides information regarding consumers' soft drink preference
according to their gender. Find the probability that a randomly selected individual
is drinking an added sugar soft drink (in 2 decimal points).
Selected Answer: b.
0.47
Answers: a.
0.53
b.
0.47
c.
0.9
d.
3
Question 8 5 out of 5 points
If the probability of an event A is 0.33 the probability of the complement event A
is (please tick all that apply)
Selected Answers: b.
0.67
Answers: a.
0.33
b.
0.67
c.
1
d.
Can't calculate
Question 9 15 out of 15 points
Please calculate the P(-1.6<z<0.8) at 4 decimal points
Selected Answer:
0.7333
Correct Answer:
0.7333
Answer range +/- 0 (0.7333
- 0.7333
)
Question 10 15 out of 15 points
The number of processed loan applications has been found to follow the
binomial distribution with a probability of success p=0.34. In a batch of 10
applications what is the probability that 3 or less will be successful (in 4 decimal
points).
Selected Answer:
0.5411
Correct Answer:
0.5411
Answer range +/- 0 (0.5411
- 0.5411
)
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