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1. A certain television show has been on the edge of being cancelled for some time.
The cutoff rate for inclusion by the network in next season’s lineup is a 35%
approval rate by the audience overall. The producers feel that their approval
rating is 40%, but agree to prove it to the network execs through a focus group. If
the true rating of the show is actually 40%, what is the probability that out of a
focus group of 20 viewers, they’re going to achieve at least the minimum
acceptable approval rating?

a. .926
b. .750
c. .584
d. .250
e. .074

2. The average score of the first STAT 211 exam was 65, with a standard deviation
of 13. What are the upper and lower values in a range, centered around the mean,
that covers 95% of the scores on that test?

a. 90.48 and 39.52

b. 86.385 and 43.615
c. 100 and 0
d. 1.96 and -1.96
e. 1.645 and -1.645

3. Given the following data, calculate the mean, variance and standard deviation?

n = 3,500
∑ x = 192,507
∑x− x = 0
∑ x 2 = 15,100,001
a. x = 4,314.286,σ 2 = 0,σ = 0
b. x = 7.84396,σ 2 = 15,100,001,σ = 192,507
c. x = 55.002,σ 2 = 1, 289.434,σ = 35.909
d. x = 4,314.286,σ 2 = 61.527,σ = 7.8439
e. x = 4,314.286,σ 2 = 1, 289.434,σ = 35.909
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4. What are the two branches of statistics and how are they used, in general?

a. Discrete statistics deal with a finite set of values, while continuous

statistics deal with a finite set of values.
b. Descriptive statistics are used to provide a breakdown of historical items,
while inferential statistics allow for a generalization from a sample to a
population.
c. pdfs deal with the probability associated with individual outcomes, while
cdfs deal with all values at or below a certain level.
d. Normal statistics deal with most items that occur in natural process, while
skewed statistics deal with a family of processes that are not symmetrical.
e. Binomial statistics deal with infinite populations, while Hypergeometric
statistics deal with finite populations with a constant probability of
success.

5. At a recent PGA tour stop, the following descriptive statistics were developed;

% of Taylor Made Drivers 68%

% of Titleist Drivers 18%
% of All Other Drivers 14%

In addition, those using Drivers hit the fairway 55% of the time, Taylor Made
Drivers hit the fairway 65% of the time and Titleist Drivers hit the fairway 57%
of the time.

From the data, assuming that a player did not play either Taylor Made or Titleist,
what is the probability that they hit the fairway on average?

a. 3.857%
b. 55.000%
c. 14.000%
d. 44.200%
e. 7.740%
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6. It’s time to renew the contract for Reggie Bush for the 2007 season for the New
Orleans Saints. The Saints offer him the following incentive package:

Rush for 0 to 1,204 yards (no misprint) in 2007 +$0

Rush for over 1,204 yards and up to 1,750 yards +$500,000
Rush for over 1,750 yards +$1,000,000

Assuming that his performance follows a normal distribution, with a mean of

1,000 yards and a variance of 90,000 yards, what’s his expected incentive to be
paid by the Saints in 2007?

a. $0
b. $121,500
c. not enough data to calculate
d. $127,250
e. $6,200

7. Given the following table from the Star Trek Convention;

Kirk Spock Shatner

Memorabilia Memorabilia CDs
Uniform .15 .09 .06 .30
No Uniform .35 .21 .14 .70
.50 .30 .20 1.00

Is the data in the table dependent or independent and why?

a. They are dependent, because of the marginals

b. They are marginally dependent.
c. They are independent, because the intersections are the results of the
products of the marginals.
d. They are independent, because P( AI B ) = P ( A) P ( B ) − P ( AUB )
e. They are dependent, because the marginals don’t define the intersections.
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8. The process used to account for the conversion from a discrete rv to a continuous
rv (ex. as used in the Normal approximation to the Binomial), is known as what?

a. Φ(Z )
b. Continuous correction
c. Weibul’s Gamma Beta
d. The Central Limit Theorem
e. Continuity correction

9. What is shown in the chart below and what conclusion can you draw from the
chart?

a. This boxplot indicates that there are both mild and extreme outliers in the
sample data.
b. The scatterplot indicates that there is a strong linear relationship, as
evidence by y=ax+b.
c. The probability plot indicates that the sample data is more “fat tailed” than
a Normal distribution.
d. The histogram indicates that a number of values are either at or below a
specified level of x in the sample data.
e. The probability plot indicates that the sample data is consistent with a
Normal distribution.
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10. Given the following production data for 150 data points, what type of figure is
shown and what is the percentage of total production greater than 1800 psi or less
than or equal to 800 psi? (Note that the labels under the categories represent the
upper bound of that category. For example, the category “8” is for 600<x<=800
psi).

Total Production (psi)

30

20
Frequency

10

0
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
psi categories (upper bound listed)

a. It’s a relative frequency distribution and 55.0%

b. It’s a scatterplot and 25.3%
c. It’s a relative frequency distribution and 100%
d. It’s a histogram and 44.0%
e. It’s a histogram and 38.0%

11. Which statement is correct?

a. Permutations and combinations can be compared to test for the

normality of sample data.
b. Combinations, not permutations, are used for the calculation of Poisson
probabilities.
c. Combinations always exceed permutations, because order is not important.
d. The number of combinations and permutations of n things taken x at a
time will always sum to 1.
e. Permutations always exceed combinations, because order is important.
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12. The fact that all outcomes must be positive and that the area under the curve
equals one (valid pdf) are both key characteristics of what?

a. Exponential processes
b. Continuous random variables
c. Linear regression
d. Discrete random variables
e. Poisson processes

13. Which is the formula for the standard normal transformation?

a. Z = x−µ
σ2
b. σ2 = 1 (∑ x 2 − (∑ x ) 2 / n)
n −1
c. Z =µ−x
σ
d. σ = ∑ x − (∑ x) 2 / n
2 2

e. Z = x−µ
σ

14. What is the effect of outliers on both the median and the mean?

a. Outliers are expressed as “*” or “o” on a boxplot, while the median and
mean are x%and x , respectively.
b. Outliners have an equally proportionate impact on both the median and the
mean.
c. The outliers effect on the median is offset by the mean of the dataset,
based on whether the dataset has an odd or even number of values.
d. Outliers have a greater impact on the mean than on the median.
e. They can best be expressed via probability plots.
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15. Which of the following is a valid statement about probabilities?

a. The sum of all probabilities is one in a discrete distribution, but not in

a continuous distribution.
b. The probability of x increases as the value of x increases.
c. The probability of any outcome is positive and the summation of all

probabilities for the sample space equals one.

d. The probability that x equals any single value in a discrete distribution is
zero.
e. The probability that a buttered slice of bread falling face down on the
carpet is directly proportional to the price of the carpet.

16. The process of subtracting the mean from every value in a distribution and then
dividing the result by the standard deviation results in what?

a. A hypergeometric distribution
b. Too many numbers
c. Percentiles
d. The standard normal distribution
e. A binomial random variable

17. Given a pdf for a continuous random variable x, what is the process for
identifying a specific percentile of the distribution?

a. Poll the studio audience

b. Integrate the pdf to get the cdf, substitute the percentile amount (i.e., .30,
.40, etc.) and solve for x.
c. Consult Table A2 to find the probability (percentile), locate the
corresponding Z value and convert to an X value via standardization.
d. Differential the cdf to get the pdf, substitute the percentile amount (i.e.,
.30, .40, etc.) and solve for x.
e. Arrange the values from lowest to highest and find that x value where the
specified percentage of x values is at or below that level.
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18. You are a guest DJ on a classic rock station for every afternoon in the future, until
you complete a given project. The project consists of playing one song from each
album listed below, without repeats during a given day, until you’ve exhausted all
possibilities. How many afternoons are you going to be a DJ at the station, if you
accept the job?

Album 1 6 songs
Album 2 4 songs
Album 3 8 songs
Album 4 7 songs
Album 5 7 songs

a. 4. It’s limited by the number of selections in Album 2.

b. A long, loooong time.
c. 9,408
d. 25.778 years at 365 days/year (assume you get leap year off)
e. “error” on calculator. It’s 6 2 * 4 2 *82 * 7 2 * 7 2