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Statistics 2022 Midterm Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Probability is always between what two numbers?

a)

10 and 20, including 10 and 20.

b)

0 and 100, including 0 and 100.

c)

0 and 1, including 0 and 1.

d)

All Numbers are possible.

2.
Probability is ...
a)
the chance that some event will occur.
b)
a game that involves coins.
c)
a guarantee.
3.

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

a)

The color of your car

b)

A person's state of residence

c)

A person's zip code

d)

A person's height

4.

Data that is descriptive and uses adjectives is called...

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

5.

What is data?

a)

Information coming from observations, counts, measurements or responses.

b)

The science of collecting, organising, analysing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions.

c)

A numerical description of a population characteristic.

d)

A numerical description of a sample characteristic.

6.

It is the science of collecting, organising, analysing and interpreting data in order to make decisions.

a)

Data

b)

Statistics

c)

Variable

d)

Population

7.

What is Qualitative Data?

a)

Consist of attributes, labels, or nonnumerical entries.

b)

Consist of numerical measurements or counts.

c)

Consist of a subset of the population.

8.

What is Quantitative Data?

a)

Consist of attributes, labels, or nonnumerical entries.

b)

Consist of numerical measurements or counts.

c)

Consist of a subset of the population.

9.

A quantitative variable that can assume a countable number of values.

a)

Nominal Variable

b)

Ordinal Variable

c)

Discrete Variable

d)

Continuous Variable

10.
The law of large numbers states that when an experiment is performed a large number of times, the relative frequency of an event tends to be closer to the probability of the events.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Probability is long-term relative frequency
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Probability is used to indicate the likelihood that a particular event will occur
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Two events are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur simultaneously
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Suppose the probability that you will receive an A in AP Statistics is 0.35, the probability that you will receive A's in both AP Statistics and AP Biology is 0.19, and the probability that you will receive an A in AP Statistics but not AP Biology is 0.17. Which of the following is a proper conclusion?
a)
The probability that you will receive an A in AP Biology is 0.36
b)
The probability that you didn't take AP Biology is .01
c)
None of the above
d)
The given probabilities are impossible
15.
An assignment of probability must obey which of the following?
a)
The probability of any event must be a number between 0 and 1, inclusive.
b)
The sum of all the probabilities of all outcomes in the sample space must be exactly 1.
c)
The probability of an event is the sum of the outcomes in the sample space which make up the event.
d)
All of these reasons
16.

A sample is biased when:

a)

each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected to the sample group.

b)

a (special) select group is chosen to be in the sample group.

c)

the sample group represents a good cross-section of the population.

d)

each member of the sample group is chosen by random sampling.

17.
-most frequently occurring number in a data set
a)
mean
b)
median
c)
mode
d)
range
18.
-difference between the largest and smallest value of a data set
a)
mean
b)
median
c)
mode
d)
range
19.

20 subjects were taken from a population with an equal number

of males and females.

a)

Simple Random Sample

b)

Sample of Convenience

c)

Information

d)

Systematic Sample

20.

A sample is typically a small subset of the

a)

Population

b)

Variable

c)

Reason

d)

Values

21.

A graph that can be used to give a rough impression of the shape of a data set.

a)

Tally

b)

Frequency

c)

Dot Plot

d)

Relative Frequency

22.

The _________ of a category is the frequency of the category divided by the sum of all the frequencies

a)

Pie Chart

b)

Distribution

c)

Relative Frequency

d)

Bar Graph

23.

A type of bar chart that compares data with the bars touching one another is a _____________.

a)

Pie Chart

b)

Pareto Chart

c)

Histogram

d)

Dot Plot

24.

The TV columnist for a local newspaper invites readers to log on to a website to vote for their favorite TV newscaster.

a)

Voluntary response sample

b)

Seed

c)

Ideas

d)

Cluster Sample

25.
A data set can have more than one mode
a)
True
b)
False
26.
In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
A  number that is either MUCH larger or MUCH smaller than the rest of the numbers is a(n)
a)
outlier
b)
inlier
c)
lier
d)
I'm lying
28.

What is an event (in statistics and probability)?

a)

some subset of outcomes from the sample space

b)

all of the outcomes in a sample space

c)

the probability of going out to a dance

d)

a subset of the outcomes from the complement

29.

An example of a complement of an event is...

a)

If the desired outcome is heads on a flipped coin, the complement is tails

b)

the expected outcomes are all in the sample space

c)

wanting an Ace of diamonds to come out when picking a card, and it does

d)

rolling a 6 sided die and expecting to get a 5, and the 5 does not come out in 3 rolls

30.

Sample space is...

a)

the set of all the possible outcomes

b)

the set of all of the complements of the events

c)

the set of all variables that are in the problem

d)

a set of points that are equidistant from the center

31.

If you are in interested in the probability of an event X occurring dependent on whether a secondary event Y is true, you are looking for the...

a)

marginal probability

b)

conditional probability

c)

impendence

d)

sample probability

32.

Independence in statistics is...

a)

the occurrence of one outcome does not affect the probability of the occurrence of the other

b)

two mutually exclusive probabilities that are conditional

c)

two mutually exclusive probabilities that are conditional

d)

the occurrence of 2 or more outcomes that affects the probability of the occurrence of the other

33.

Variables that can only take on a finite number of values are called

a)

discrete variable

b)

continuous variable

c)

binomial variable

d)

normal variable

34.

A variable that has an infinite number of possible values

a)

discrete variable

b)

continuous variable

c)

binomial variable

d)

normal variable

35.

The symbol(s) for mean is/are

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)

explanatory variable

d)
control group
37.
The variable that is measured throughout the experiment is the ________________
Hint: It may change as a result of your testing.
a)
Controlled Variable
b)

Response Variable

c)
Dependent Variable
d)
Independent Variable
38.

Descriptive Statistics consists of which of the following:

HINT: MORE THAN 1 CORRECT CHOICE

a)

collection of data

b)

organization of data

c)

making predictions based on data

d)

generalizing from samples to populations

e)

presentation of data

39.

Inferential Statistics consists of which of the following:

HINT: MORE THAN 1 CORRECT CHOICE

a)

summarization of data

b)

determining relationships among variables

c)

performing estimations and hypothesis tests (evaluating claims about a population based on data from samples)

d)

generalizing from samples to populations

e)

presentation of data

40.

Using a random numbers table or selecting cards from a hat are examples of:

HINT: 1 CORRECT CHOICE

a)

cluster sampling

b)

stratified sampling

c)

systematic sampling

d)

random sampling

41.

Dividing a high school student population by grade level and randomly selecting 10 students from each grade level to get a 40 student sample represents:

HINT: 1 CORRECT CHOICE

a)

cluster sampling

b)

stratified sampling

c)

systematic sampling

d)

random sampling

42.

Dividing a high school student population by grade level and randomly selecting a sample of 40 students from only the 10th grade represents:

HINT: 1 CORRECT CHOICE

a)

cluster sampling

b)

stratified sampling

c)

systematic sampling

d)

random sampling

43.

A sample of vehicle license plates is obtained when a camera in a single lane takes pictures of every 10th vehicle that passes the camera. This method of sampling represents:

HINT: 1 CORRECT CHOICE

a)

cluster sampling

b)

stratified sampling

c)

systematic sampling

d)

random sampling