The mpg mileage per gallon for a mid-size car is normally

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1. Question : In the application of Bayes' Theorem the sample information is combined with prior probabilities to obtain posterior probabilities.

True
False

2. Question : The actual weight of hamburger patties is an example of a continuous random variable.

True
False

3. Question : A student's grade on an examination was transformed to a z value which is negative. Therefore, we know that he scored

Student Answer: higher than 16% of the class.

higher than 45% of the class.
above the first quartile.
below the mean.
above the mean but below the median.

4. Question : The expected value of a discrete random variable is:

∑x p(x)
n ·p ·q
∑(x - µx)2 p(x)

5. Question : The following formula: P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B) represents

the conditional probability.
the addition rule.
independence.
the multiplication rule.
None of the above.

6. Question : A standard normal distribution has a mean of ____and standard deviation of ____

zero, zero.
zero, one.
one, one.
one, zero.

7. Question : A(n) __________ is a measure of the chance that an uncertain event will occur.

experiment
sample space
probability
complement
population

8. Question : The MPG (mileage per gallon) for a mid-size car is normally distributed with a mean of 32 and a standard deviation of .8. What is the probability that the MPG for a selected mid-size car would be less than 33.2?

43.32%
6.68%
93.32%
86.64%
13.36%

9. Question : For a Poisson random variable the mean and the variance equal the average number of occurrences over the time interval (µx = ó2x = µ)

True
False

10. Question : In a statistical study, the random variable X = 1, if the house is colonial, and X = 0 if the house is not colonial, then it can be stated that the random variable is continuous.

True
False

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