Exam 3 Review Math 1342

Professor: Ms. Judy Gutierrez Date: _____________

Name___________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Provide an appropriate response.

1) IQ test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. What is 1)
the IQ that corresponds to a z-score of 2.33?
A) 125.95 B) 142.35 C) 139.55 D) 134.95

Find the area of the shaded region. The graph depicts the standard normal distribution with mean 0 and standard
deviation 1.
2) 2)

A) 0.1292 B) 0.8708 C) 0.8907 D) 0.8485

3) 3)

A) 0.2224 B) 0.7224 C) 0.2190 D) 0.2776

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Find the indicated z score. The graph depicts the standard normal distribution with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.
4) Shaded area is 0.0901. 4)

A) 1.34 B) 1.26 C) 1.39 D) 1.45

If z is a standard normal variable, find the probability.

5) The probability that z lies between 0 and 3.01 5)
A) 0.9987 B) 0.1217 C) 0.4987 D) 0.5013

6) The probability that z is greater than -1.82 6)

A) 0.0344 B) -0.0344 C) 0.4656 D) 0.9656

7) P(z < 0.97) 7)

A) 0.1660 B) 0.8315 C) 0.8340 D) 0.8078

Use the following information to answer the question. The mean age of lead actresses from the top ten grossing movies of
2010 was 29.6 years with a standard deviation of 6.35 years. Assume the distribution of the actresses' ages is
approximately unimodal and symmetric.
8) Between what two values would you expect to find about 95% of the lead actresses ages? 8)
A) 16.9 and 42.3 years B) 23.25 and 35.95 years
C) 10.55 and 48.65 years D) None of these

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The Precision Scientific Instrument Company manufactures thermometers that are supposed to give readings of 0°C at
the freezing point of water. Tests on a large sample of these thermometers reveal that at the freezing point of water, some
give readings below 0°C (denoted by negative numbers) and some give readings above 0°C (denoted by positive
numbers). Assume that the mean reading is 0°C and the standard deviation of the readings is 1.00°C. Also assume that the
frequency distribution of errors closely resembles the normal distribution. A thermometer is randomly selected and
tested. Find the temperature reading corresponding to the given information.
9) Find P96, the 96th percentile. 9)
A) 1.03° B) -1.38° C) 1.75° D) 1.82°

Provide an appropriate response.

10) Assume that the salaries of elementary school teachers in the United States are normally distributed 10)
with a mean of $40,000 and a standard deviation of $4000. What is the cutoff salary for teachers in
the bottom 10%?
A) $46,580 B) $34,880 C) $45,120 D) $33,420

Solve the problem. Round to the nearest tenth unless indicated otherwise.
11) A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed with a mean of 11)
200 and a standard deviation of 50. Find P60, the score which separates the lower 60% from the top
40%.
A) 211.3 B) 212.5 C) 187.5 D) 207.8

12) The amount of rainfall in January in a certain city is normally distributed with a mean of 4.5 inches 12)
and a standard deviation of 0.3 inches. Find the value of the quartile Q1 .
A) 4.4 B) 4.7 C) 1.1 D) 4.3

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Construct a scatterplot for the given data.
13) x -6 7 8 7 12 10 6 -2 1 13)
y 2 9 12 10 11 8 6 2 2

A) B)

C) D)

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Given the linear correlation coefficient r and the sample size n, determine the critical values of r and use your finding to
state whether or not the given r represents a significant linear correlation. Use a significance level of 0.05.
14) r = 0.543, n = 25 14)
A) Critical values: r = ±0.396, no significant linear correlation
B) Critical values: r = ±0.487, no significant linear correlation
C) Critical values: r = ±0.396, significant linear correlation
D) Critical values: r = ±0.487, significant linear correlation

Choose the scatterplot that matches the given correlation coefficient.

15) r = -0.3526 15)
A)

B)

C)

Solve the problem.

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16) The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005. Construct a scatter 16)
diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for this company have no correlation, a
positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this period.

Sales Profits
Year (Millions of $) (Millions of $)
2000 9 8
2001 14 11
2002 12 9
2003 11 9
2004 15 10
2005 10 7

A) Negative correlation B) No correlation

C) No correlation D) Positive correlation

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Provide an appropriate response.
17) Calculate the linear correlation coefficient for the data below. 17)
x -10 -8 -1 -4 -6 -7 -5 -3 -2 -9
y -6 -4 13 5 2 -2 3 7 10 -4
A) 0.792 B) 0.819 C) 0.881 D) 0.990

18) Each year a nationally recognized publication conducts its "Survey of America's Best Graduate and 18)
Professional Schools." An academic advisor wants to predict the typical starting salary of a graduate at a
top business school using GMAT score of the school as a predictor variable. A simple linear regression of
SALARY versus GMAT using 25 data points shown below.
b0 = -92040 b1 = 228 s = 3213 R2 = 0.66 r = 0.81 df = 23 t = 6.67
Give a practical interpretation of R2 = 0.66.
A) We can predict SALARY correctly 66% of the time using GMAT in a straight-line model.
B) 66% of the differences in SALARY are caused by differences in GMAT scores.
C) 66% of the sample variation in SALARY can be explained by using GMAT in a straight-line
model.
D) We estimate SALARY to increase $.66 for every 1-point increase in GMAT.

Suppose you will perform a test to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a claim of a linear
correlation between two variables. Find the critical values of r given the number of pairs of data n and the significance
level .
19) n = 11, = 0.05 19)
A) r = 0.632 B) r = ±0.602 C) r = 0.602 D) r = ±0.735

Use the following regression equation regarding car mileage to answer the question.

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Highway = 0.892 + 1.337 · (City)

Note that City is the estimated miles per gallon (mpg) a car gets while driving on city streets, and Highway is the
estimated miles per gallon (mpg) a car gets while driving on highways.
20) What is the expected mpg when a student travels 23 mpg in the city? 20)
A) 30.8 mpg B) 31.6 mpg C) 16.5 mpg D) 21.9 mpg

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The significance level and P-value of a hypothesis test are given. Decide whether the null hypothesis should be rejected.
21) = 0.05, P-value = 0.017 21)
A) Reject the null hypothesis. B) Do not reject the null hypothesis.

Formulate the indicated conclusion in nontechnical terms. Be sure to address the original claim.
22) An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 3 in ten 22)
thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Assuming that a
hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms.
A) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 3 in
ten thousand.
B) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 3
in ten thousand.
C) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in
ten thousand.
D) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in ten
thousand.

Use the given data to find the equation of the regression line. Round the final values to three significant digits, if
necessary.
23) x 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 23)
y 54 53 55 54 56
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A) y = 50.4 + 2.50x B) y = 50 + 3x C) y = 54 D) y = 55.3 + 2.40x

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24) The data below are the average one-way commute times (in minutes) for selected students and the 24)
number of absences for those students during the term. Find the equation of the regression line for
the given data. What would be the predicted number of absences if the commute time was 40
minutes? Is this a reasonable question? Round the predicted number of absences to the nearest
whole number. Round the regression line values to the nearest hundredth.
Commute time (min), x 72 85 91 90 88 98 75 100 80
Number of absences, y 3 7 10 10 8 15 4 15 5
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A) y = 0.45x + 30.27; 48 absences; Yes, it is reasonable.
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B) y = 0.45x + 30.27; 48 absences; No, it is not reasonable. 40 minutes is well outside the scope of
the model.
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C) y = 0.45x - 30.27; -12 absences; No, it is not reasonable. 40 minutes is well outside the scope of
the model.
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D) y = 0.45x - 30.27; -12 absences; Yes, it is reasonable.

Is the data point, P, an outlier, an influential point, both, or neither?

25) 25)

A) Both B) Influential point

C) Neither D) Outlier

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Answer Key
Testname: FALL '18 STATS EXAM 3 REVIEW

1) D
2) B
3) D
4) A
5) C
6) D
7) C
8) A
9) C
10) B
11) B
12) D
13) A
14) C
15) A
16) D
17) D
18) C
19) B
20) B
21) A
22) D
23) A
24) C
25) D

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