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MCQs_Probability_Distributions

The document contains 50 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) focused on various probability distributions, including Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Negative Binomial, Hypergeometric, and Multinomial. Each question provides a specific aspect of the distribution, such as its mean, variance, or characteristics. The document serves as a study guide for understanding key concepts in probability distributions.

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MCQs_Probability_Distributions

The document contains 50 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) focused on various probability distributions, including Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Negative Binomial, Hypergeometric, and Multinomial. Each question provides a specific aspect of the distribution, such as its mean, variance, or characteristics. The document serves as a study guide for understanding key concepts in probability distributions.

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50 MCQs on Probability Distributions

1. The Bernoulli distribution has how many possible outcomes?

Answer: B) 2

2. The mean of a Bernoulli(p) distribution is:

Answer: C) p

3. The variance of a Bernoulli(p) distribution is:

Answer: B) p(1-p)

4. For p = 0.7, what is P(X = 1) for a Bernoulli random variable X?

Answer: B) 0.7

5. The Bernoulli distribution is a special case of:

Answer: C) Binomial

6. A fair die roll follows which distribution?

Answer: C) Discrete Uniform

7. The PMF of a discrete uniform distribution over n values is:

Answer: B) 1/n

8. For a discrete uniform distribution from 1 to 5, the mean is:

Answer: B) 3

9. The variance of a discrete uniform distribution from a to b is:

Answer: D) (b-a+1)/12

10. All outcomes in a discrete uniform distribution are:

Answer: C) Equally likely

11. Binomial distribution models:

Answer: B) Number of successes in n independent Bernoulli trials

12. The mean of Binomial(n, p) is:

Answer: A) np

13. The variance of Binomial(n, p) is:

Answer: B) np(1-p)

14. For n=10, p=0.5, what is P(X=5)?

Answer: A) 0.246

15. Binomial is appropriate when:

Answer: C) Trials are independent with fixed probability


16. For large n, Binomial can be approximated by:

Answer: B) Normal

17. The Binomial coefficient "n choose k" equals:

Answer: C) n! / [k!(n-k)!]

18. The sum of all probabilities in a Binomial distribution equals:

Answer: B) 1

19. Poisson distribution models:

Answer: B) Number of events in fixed time or space

20. The mean and variance of a Poisson() distribution is:

Answer: A) and

21. If = 3, P(X = 0) = ?

Answer: A) e^(-3)

22. The Poisson distribution is:

Answer: B) Skewed right

23. Poisson is a limiting case of:

Answer: A) Binomial as n, p0

24. The mode of a Poisson distribution is:

Answer: A) floor()

25. Geometric distribution models:

Answer: B) Trials until first success

26. The mean of Geometric(p) is:

Answer: A) 1/p

27. For p = 0.25, the probability of first success on third trial is:

Answer: B) 0.75 0.25

28. Geometric distribution has:

Answer: A) Memoryless property

29. Most peaked geometric distribution is for:

Answer: D) p = 0.9

30. Negative Binomial models:

Answer: B) Number of failures before r successes

31. For r = 2, p = 0.3, P(X = 3 failures before 2nd success) is:

Answer: A) C(4,1) 0.3 0.7


32. The mean of Negative Binomial is:

Answer: B) r(1-p)/p

33. The variance of Negative Binomial is:

Answer: B) r(1-p)/p

34. Negative Binomial reduces to Geometric when:

Answer: A) r = 1

35. Hypergeometric models:

Answer: C) Without replacement

36. For population N and K successes, sample size n, probability of x successes is:

Answer: B) Hypergeometric

37. The mean of Hypergeometric is:

Answer: B) n(K/N)

38. The variance is:

Answer: A) np(1-p)(N-n)/(N-1)

39. If sampling with replacement, use:

Answer: B) Binomial

40. Multinomial is a generalization of:

Answer: B) Binomial

41. Ways to get 2A, 2B, 1C in 5 trials:

Answer: A) 5! / (2!2!1!)

42. Sum of probabilities in a Multinomial distribution equals:

Answer: B) 1

43. For a Multinomial, p + p + ... + pk must equal:

Answer: B) 1

44. Multinomial reduces to Binomial when:

Answer: B) k = 2

45. Distribution for outcomes in a dice game:

Answer: C) Multinomial

46. Which distribution is memoryless?

Answer: B) Geometric

47. Largest variance for same mean?

Answer: C) Geometric
48. Process with rare events over time is modeled by:

Answer: B) Poisson

49. Variance less than mean in:

Answer: C) Hypergeometric

50. Distribution assuming dependent trials:

Answer: C) Hypergeometric

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