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STAT 121 EXAM 1 REVIEW

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

sample mean

a)

x̄

b)

μ

c)

σ

d)

Σ

2.

population mean

a)

α

b)

x̄

c)

μ

d)

σ

3.

population standard deviation

a)

β

b)

σ

c)

μ

d)

x̄

4.

Calculate the mean of the following data:

3,5,1,5,7,3,11,3,2,2,3,3,6

a)

3

b)

4.15

c)

4.2

d)

4.25

e)

11

5.

Calculate the median of the following data:

3,5,1,5,7,3,11,3,2,2,3,3,6

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

11

6.

Calculate the IQR of the following data:

3,5,1,5,7,3,11,3,2,2,3,3,6

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

7.

The mean of a sample is always equal to the mean of the population

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Standard deviation can only be calculated for quantitative data

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Interquartile range gives an idea of the total range of our data

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Standard deviation is resistant to outliers

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The median is extremely affected by outliers

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Assume SAT scores are normally-distributed with mean 500 and standard deviation of 90. What is the probability of randomly choosing a student that scored between 410 and 680?

a)

0.68

b)

0.475

c)

0.95

d)

0.815

13.

When our data is clearly skewed, the best measure of center to summarize the data is the median.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

When designing an experiment, what 3 principles are necessary to make causal inference?

a)

Replication

b)

Blocking

c)

Randomization

d)

Probability Sampling

e)

Control/Comparison

15.

What is the key difference between an observational study and experimental design?

a)

The allocation of treatments to each individual in the study

b)

Random selection of individuals

c)

Blocking, or stratifying, of individuals

d)

Controlling for lurking variables

16.

If I roll a six-side fair die and toss a coin at the same time, what is the theoretical probability that I toss a heads and an even number?

a)

1/12

b)

1/6

c)

1/4

d)

1/3

e)

1/2

17.

The sum of all probabilities for a given experiment must add up to 1 or -1

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The population mean and standard deviation are most likely known when we analyze data.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Identify the outliers for the following data, if there are any:

3,2,3,2,4,3,3,2,2,2,0,2,2,4,5,7

a)

0

b)

7

c)

5 and 7

d)

no outliers

20.

The distribution of a random variable is the probability that that variable occurs

a)

True

b)

False