Statistics for Economists

1)which century the theory of probability originated?

• 20

• 16

• 17

• 18

2)The probability of happening is denoted by the letter_____

• q

• p

• r

3)Event is called as case

• true

• false

4)When two or more events occur simultaneously their joint occurrence is called ___ events

• simple

• independent

• compound

• dependent

5)Equally likely events is called as equi probable events.

• true

• false

6)What is the probability of getting a spade if a card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards?

• 12/52

• 13/52

• 11/52

• 4/52

7)____ is used in the case of independent events.

• Addition Theorem

• Dependent events

• Multiplication Theorem

8)Multliplication Theorem is also called as Compound Probability Theorem

• True

• False

9)____distribution is expressing the probability of one set of dichotomous alternatives.

• Poission Distribution

• Normal Distribution

• Binomial Distribution

10)Binomial Distribution is also as Bernoulli Distribution

• True

• False