1.

~() when events occur:

I independently
II singly
III randomly
IV at a constant average rate
A I, II, III
B I, II, IV
C I, III, IV
D II, III, IV
E All above /
2. Mean and Variance both equal to for
a Poisson Distribution.
A True /
B False
3. The binomial distribution can be
approximated by a Poisson distribution
when:-
A > 50, > 5
B < 50, > 5
C > 50, < 5 /
D < 50, < 5
E > 50, = 5
4. As with the normal approximation to
the binomial distribution, a
continuity correction is not required.
A True
B False /
5. ~() can be approximated by ~(, )
when:-
A >5
B > 20
C > 10
D > 15 /
E > 25
6. Given () = 3, () = 4.
1
(3 + 5) and standard deviation of
1
( 4 + 10) equal to
A 6; 1/2
B 1; 9
C 6; 1/4
D 6; 9
E 1;
7. and are independent random
variables. The random variable has
mean 27 and variance 25. The random
variable has mean 62 and variance
12.5.
Find the mean and standard deviation
of = 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 .
A 205; 100
B 205; 16.6
C 205; 275
D 205; 10
E 205; 87.5
8. and are independent random
variables. The random variable has
mean 27 and variance 25. The random
variable has mean 62 and variance
36.
Find the mean and variance of = 5
+ 10.
A 73; 187
B 73; 671
C 83; 187
D 83; 99
E 83; 661
9. 1 1
() = { 4 , > 0
4

0,
Which one is the correct graph?
A

D
10. If has mean and variance 2 , then
for _________, by the Central Limit
Theorem, the distribution of tends
to a normal distribution.
A 15
B 20
C 30 /
D 25
E 10
11. What is the -value in 95% confidence
interval?
A 1.96 /
B 1.645
C 2.576
D 2.17
E 0.95
12. A survey of a random sample of n
people found that 61 of them read The
Reporter newspaper. A symmetric
confidence interval for the true
population proportion, p, who read The
Reporter is 0.1993 < < 0.2887.
What is the mid-point of this
confidence interval.
A 0.275
B 0.25
C 0.1220
D 0.2440 /
E 0.237
13. A Type I error is made when you ______
0 when 0 is true.
A Reject /
B Accept
14. A Type II error is made when you _____
0 when 1 is true.
A Reject
B Accept /
15. In a certain city it is necessary to
pass a driving test in order to be
allowed to drive a car. A particular
driving instructor claims that the
probability of his pupils passing at
the first attempt is higher than 0.36.
What kind of test he should carry out?
A Lower tail test
B Upper tail test /
C Two-tail test
16. The number of misprints on the
advertisements page of the Daily
Informer has a Poisson distribution
with mean 6.5 misprints per page. When
a new typesetter is employed, the new
typesetter claims that the mean number
of misprints has decreased. The
critical region is in the ___________
of the distribution.
A Lower tail /
B Upper tail
C Upper tail and lower tail
17. A two-tail test is carried out when
the alternative hypothesis looks for a
____________ in the parameter.
A Increase
B Decrease
C Change /
18. If the test value lies in the critical
region, you should reject 0 .
A True /
B False
19. In each turn of a game, a coin is
pushed and slides across a table. The
distance, metres, travelled by the
coin has probability density function
given by
3 2
( )
( ) = {4 2 , 0 2
0,
What is the greatest possible distance
travelled by the coin in one turn?
A 0
B 2 /
C
20. What is the reason for using a sample
rather than the whole population in
carrying out a statistical
investigation?
A Data can be the representative of
the population even the sample size
is small.
B Costs would generally be lower. /
C The detailed information will not
be reduced when the sample size is
small.
D Generally takes longer time to
collect data.
21. In general, for ~(), when is a
whole number, the mode is _________.
A
B 1
C and 1 /
22. In general, for ~(4.9), the mode is
_________.
A 4 /
B 5
C 4.9
23. Find the mean for
1
( )
( ) = {36 6 , 0 6
0,

A 3.5
B 2.5
C 3 /
24. The z-value of 90% confidence interval
is _______.
A 1.645 /
B 1.96
C 2.17
D 2.576
25. The z-value of 99% confidence interval
is _______.
A 1.645
B 1.96
C 2.17
D 2.576 /
26. A fair six-sided die is thrown 20
times and the number of sixes, X is
recorded. Another fair six-sided die
is thrown 20 times and the number of
odd-numbered scores, Y, is recorded.
Find the mean and variance of X+Y.
A 10/3; 25/9
B 40/3; 70/9 /
C 10; 5
27. The 150 oranges in a random sample
from a certain supplier were weighed
and the masses, X grams, were
recorded. A 99% confidence interval
for the population mean of X is given
95.8 103. The supplier claims that
the mean mass of his oranges is 100
grams. Is this claim should be
accepted?
A Accept /
B Do not accept
28. The battery in Sues phone runs out at
random moments. Over a long period,
she has found that the battery runs
out, on average, 3.3 times in a 30-day
period. Find the probability that the
battery runs out fewer than 3 times in
a 25-day period.
A 0.481 /
B 0.423
C 0.244
29. In a survey, 36 out of 120 randomly
selected voters in Hungton said that
if there were an election next week
they would vote for the Alpha party.
Calculate an approximate 90%
confidence interval for the proportion
of voters in Hungton who would vote
for the Alpha party.
A 0.218 to 0.382
B 0.231 to 0.369 /
C 0.192 to 0.408
30. Karim has noted the lifespans, in
weeks, of a large random sample of
certain insects. He carries out a
test, at the 1% significance level,
for the population mean. Karims null
hypothesis is = 6.4. Given that
Karims test is two-tail and he finds
that the value of the test statistic
is = 2.43. What is the conclusion he
should draw?
A Reject 0
B Do not reject 0 /
31. At a doctors surgery, the number of
missed appointments per day has a
Poisson distribution. In the past the
mean number of missed appointments per
day has been 0.9. Following some
publicity, the manager carries out a
hypothesis test to determine whether
this mean has decreased. If there are
fewer than 3 missed appointments in a
randomly chosen 5-day period, she will
conclude that the mean has decreased.
Find the probability of a Type I
error.
A 0.937
B 0.809
C 0.174 /
32. The diagram shows the graphs of
function. The function is a
probability density function. Find the
value of k.

A 1 /
B 2
C 3
33. The mean and standard deviation of the
time spent by people in a certain
library are 29 minutes and 6 minutes
respectively. Find the probability
that the mean time spent in the
library by a random sample of 120
people is more than 30 minutes.
A 0.038
B 0.025
C 0.034 /
34. A random variable X has probability
density function given by
2
( )
( ) = {3 3 , 1 2
0,
Find the median of X.
A 1.42 /
B 1.5
C 1.63
35.

List median in order of size, starting

with the largest.
A X, W, Z, Y
B X, Y, Z, W /
C Z, W, X, Y
D Z, W, Y, X
36. Dominic wishes to choose a random
sample of five students from the 150
students in his year. He numbers the
students from 1 to 150. Then he uses
his calculator to generate five random
numbers between 0 and 1. He multiplies
each random number by 150 and rounds
up to the next whole number to give a
student number. Dominics first random
number is 0.392. Find the student
number that is produced by this random
number.
A 59 /
B 58
C 60
37. From a random sample of 65 people in a
certain town, the proportion who own a
bicycle was noted. From this result
the proportion of all people in the
town who own a bicycle was calculated
to be 0.284 < < 0.516. Find the number
of people who own a bicycle.
A 163
B 18
C 26 /
38. Heights of a certain species of animal
are known to be normally distributed
with standard deviation 0.17 m. A
conservationist wishes to obtain a 99%
confidence interval for the population
mean, with total width less than 0.2
m. Find the smallest sample size
required.
A 10
B 20 /
C 30
39. The probability that an p% confidence
interval includes only values that are
lower than the population mean is
1/16. Find the value of p.
A 88.5
B 86.5
C 87.5 /
40. Stephan is an athlete who competes in
the high jump. In the past, Stephan
has succeeded in 90% of jumps at a
certain height. He suspects that his
standard has recently fallen and he
decides to carry out a hypothesis test
to find out whether he is right. If he
succeeds in fewer than 17 of his next
20 jumps at this height, he will
conclude that his standard has fallen.
In fact Stephan succeeds in 18 of his
next 20 jumps. Which of the errors,
Type I or Type II, is possible?
A Type I
B Type II /
41. The weights, in grams, of a random
sample of 8 packets of cereal are as
follows.
250, 248, 255, 244, 259, 250, 242, 258
Calculate unbiased estimates of the
population mean and variance.
A 250.75; 38.5 /
B 251; 6.204
C 2006/8; 6.204
42. The random variable Y has the
distribution Po(k). Given that
( = 3) = 24 ( = 1)
Find k.
A 6
B 12 /
C 24
43. A researcher is investigating the
actual lengths of time that patients
spend with the doctor at their
appointments. He plans to choose a
sample of 12 appointments on a
particular day. Which of the following
methods is random and preferable?
A Choose the first 12 appointments
of the day
B Choose 12 appointments evenly
spaced throughout the day.
44.

A random variable X takes values

between 0 and 4 only and has
probability density function as shown
in the diagram. Calculate the median
of X.
A 2.63
B 2.73
C 2.83 /
45.

The median of X is denoted by m. Find

the m.
A m<0.5 /
B m=0.5
C m>0.5
46. A population has mean 7 and standard
deviation 3. A random sample of size
30 is chosen from this population.
Find the mean and variance of the
distribution of the sample mean.
A 7, 0.3 /
B 7, 0.1
C 7, 9
47. Customers