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    Stat 351 Quiz 3 review Material

    Dejene Chala
    April 2024

    1. Which of the following is always true for all probability density functions
    of continuous random variables?
    (a) The probability at any single point is zero
    (b) They contain an uncountable number of possible values.
    (c) The total area under the density function f(x) equals 1.
    (d) All of these choices are true
    2. The probability density function, f(x), for any continuous random variable
    X, represents:
    (a) all possible values that X will assume within some interval a < x < b.
    (b) The probability that X takes on a specific value x.
    (c) The height of the density function at x.
    (d) None of these choices.
    3. Which of the following represents a difference between continuous and
    discrete random variables?
    (a) Continuous random variables assume an uncountable number of val-
    ues, and discrete random variables do not.
    (b) The probability for any individual value of a continuous random vari-
    able is zero, but for discrete random variables it is not.
    (c) Probability for continuous random variables means finding the area
    under a curve, while for discrete random variables it means summing
    individual probabilities.
    (d) All of these choices are true.
    4. Supposef (x) = 0.25. What range of possible values can X take on and
    still have the density function be legitimate?
    (a) [0, 4]
    (b) (−2, 2)
    (c) [4, 8]

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    (d) [1, 5]
    (e) All of the above choices are appropriate interval
    5. Suppose f (x) = 1/4 over the range a < x < b, and suppose P (X > 4) =
    1/2. What are the values for a and b?

    (a) 0 and 4
    (b) 2 and 6
    (c) Can be any range of x values whose length (b − a) equals 4.
    (d) Cannot answer with the information given

    6. Which of the following is not a characteristic for a normal distribution?


    (a) It is symmetrical.
    (b) The mean is always zero.
    (c) The mean, median, and mode are all equal.
    (d) It is a bell-shaped distribution

    7. If X has a normal distribution with mean 60 and standard deviation 6,


    which value of X corresponds with the value z = 1.96?
    (a) x = 71.76
    (b) x = 67.96
    (c) x = 61.96
    (d) x = 48.24
    8. Given that Z is a standard normal random variable, the area to the left
    of a value z is expressed as.

    (a) P (Z > z)
    (b) P (Z < z)
    (c) P(0 < Z < z)
    (d) P (Z > −z

    9. A continues random variable has pdf given by f (x) = 10, 0 < x < 0.1
    (a) find the probability that X assumes value greater than its mean.
    (b) find the p(x > 2)
    (c) find p(x < 0.02)
    (d) find the mean and variance of X

    10. The time required to complete a particular assembly operation has a uni-
    form distribution between 25and 50 minutes.

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    (a) What is the probability density function for this uniform distribu-
    tion?
    (b) What is the probability that the assembly operation will require more
    than 40 minutes to complete?
    (c) Suppose more time was allowed to complete the operation, and the
    values of X were extended to the range from 25 to 60 minutes.
    (d) What would f(x) be in this case?
    11. Stacy took a math test whose mean was 70 and standard deviation was 5.
    The total points possible was 100. Stacey’s results were reported to be at
    the 95th percentile. What was Stacey’s actual exam score,rounded to the
    nearest whole number?
    (a) 95
    (b) 78
    (c) 75
    (d) 6
    12. Tanner took a statistics test whose mean was 80 and standard deviation
    was 5. The total points possible was 100. Tanner’s score was 2 standard
    deviations below the mean. What was Tanner’s score, rounded to the
    nearest whole number?

    (a) a. 78
    (b) 70
    (c) 90
    (d) None of these choices.

    13. Let X be a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 12 and


    a standard deviation of 1.5. What proportions of the values of X are
    (a) less than 14
    (b) more than 8
    (c) between 10 and 13

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