DEOGRACIAS P.

PRINCESA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Grade 11
Statistics & Probability
2nd Semester, SY 2023-2024

Name:______________________________Section:____________Date:_________Score:____

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following questions carefully. Choose the correct answer among
the choices given and write ONLY THE LETTER of your choice on the space provided.
____1. This refers to a variable whose possible values are determined by chance.
A. Discrete Variable B. Random Variable
C. Discrete Random Variable D. Continuous Random Variable
____2. The following are examples of a discrete random variable EXCEPT __________.
A. Count of words encoded in a minute B. Number of Math teachers in DPPMHS
C. Number of students in the classroom D. Time it takes to finish an exam
____3. Which of the following statements is true about discrete and continuous random variable?
A. Discrete random variable is uncountable while continuous random variable is countable.
B. Discrete random variable is often a result of measurement while continuous is obtained
through counting.
C. Discrete random variable has countable or distinct values while continuous random
variable has uncountable values and often a result of measurement.
D. Continuous random variable can be represented by non-negative whole number while
discrete random variable can assume infinite values in an interval between two values.
____4. What are the possible values of a random variable X when four coins are tossed?
A. X= {0,1,2,3} B. X= {0,1,2,3,4}
C. X= {1,2,3,4,5} D. X= {0,1,2,3,4}
____5. It refers to a list of all the possible values of a discrete random variable along with
their corresponding probabilities.
A. Probability Distribution B. Discrete Probability Distribution
C. Continuous Probability Distribution D. Normal Distribution
____6. Which of the following distributions is an example of a discrete probability
distribution?
A. B.

C. D.
____7. Is the probability distribution below an example of a discrete probability distribution?
Why or why not?

A. Yes, because both Property 1 and 2 are satisfied.

B. No, because Property 1 is not satisfied.
C. No, because Property 2 is not satisfied.
D. No, because both properties are not satisfied.
____8. Which of the following is the correct construction of the probability mass function if
X = {0,1,2,3} and each of them has equal probabilities?
A. B.

C. D.

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____9. What is the Probability Mass Function of the probability distribution,

A. B.

C. D.

____10. Calculate the mean of the probability distribution,

A. µ= 2.55 B. µ= 2.65
C. µ= 2.75 D. µ= 2.85

____11. A researcher surveyed the households in a small town. The random variable X
represents the college graduate in the households. Given the probability distribution
below, what is the correct calculation of the mean?

A. µ= 0 B. µ= 1
C. µ= 2 D. µ= 3
____12. What is the mean in the probability distribution ?

A. µ= 1.52 B. µ= 1.53
C. µ= 1.54 D. µ= 1.55

____13. This refers to the expected value of the square of the difference between the
assumed value of random variable and the mean.
A. Expected value B. Mean
C. Standard Deviation D. Variance

____14. Which of the following statements is true about the relationship of the variance to
the mean?
A. The larger the value of the variance, the farther are the values of X from the mean.
B. The smaller the value of the variance, the farther are the values of X from the mean.
C. There is no relationship between the value of the variance and the mean.
D. None of the above

For numbers 15-17, refer to the given problem below.

A random variable X has the probability distribution,

____15. What is the mean in the given distribution?

A. µ= 2.80 B. µ= 2.83
C. µ= 2.85 D. µ= 2.87

____16. What is the variance in the given probability distribution?

A. ≈ 0.82 B. ≈ 0.83
C. ≈ 0.84 D. ≈ 0.85
____17. Based on the calculated value of variance, what is the standard deviation?
A. σ ≈ 0.91 B. σ ≈ 0.92
C. σ ≈ 0.93 D. σ ≈ 0.94

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 For numbers 18-22, refer to the given problem below.
A security guard recorded the number of people entering the bank every hour
during one working day. The random variable X represents the number of people who
entered the bank. The probability distribution is shown below.

X P(X) XP(X) (X-µ) ( X− µ)2 ( X− µ)2 P(X)

0 0 0 -1.6 2.56 0
1 0.4 0.4 -0.6 0.36 0.144
2 0.6 1.2 0.4 0.16 0.096

____18. µ = ________
A. 0.10 B. 0.1
C. 1.0 D. 10
____19. σ2 ≈ ________
A. 0.23 B. 0.24
C. 0.25 D. 0.26
____20. σ ≈ ________
A. 0.46 B. 0.47
C. 0.48 D. 0.49
____21. What is the average number of people that enters the bank every hour during one
working day?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
____22. With the computed value of the variance, what can you say about the values of X
and the mean?
A. The values of X is farther from the mean because the variance has a large value.
B. The values of X is farther from the mean because the variance has a small value.
C. The values of X is near to the mean because the variance has a large value.
D. The values of X is near to the mean because the variance has a small value.
____23. The following are the characteristics of a normal curve EXCEPT __________.
A. The normal curve is bell-shaped.
B. The mean, median, and mode coincide at the center.
C. The tails are parallel to the baseline.
D. The total area of the normal curve is 1.

____24. What is the area under the normal curve if z = 1.75?

A. 0.4591 B. 0.4599
C. 0.4608 D. 0.4616
____25. What is the area between z = -0.52 and z = 0.48?
A. 0.1985 B. 0.1844
C. 0.3829 D. 0.0141
____26. Which of the following is the formula used to convert raw scores to standard scores?
A. B.

C. D.

For numbers 27 and 28, refer to the given statement.

In a Statistics & Probability test, the mean score is 45 and the standard
deviation is 4.
____27. What is the standard score of a student who got a score of 50?
A. z = 1.20 B. z = 1.25
C. z = 1.30 D. z = 1.35

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____28. What is the standard score of a student who got a score of 30?
A. z = -3.75 B. z = 3.75
C. z = 3.0 D. z = -3.0

For numbers 29 and 30, refer to the situation below.

Jenna scored 80 in a Science test and 70 in a Math test. Scores in the Science
test have a mean of 65 and a standard deviation of 8. Scores in the Math test have a
mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 6.

____29. What is the standard score of Jenna in Science test?

A. z = 1.85 B. z = 1.86
C. z = 1.87 D. z = 1.88
____30. What is the standard score of Jenna in Math test?
A. z = -1.66 B. z = -1.67
C. z = 1.66 D. z = 1.67

For numbers 31 and 32, use the given situation:

In a science test, the mean score is 42 and the standard deviation is 5.
____31. What is the probability that the scores are less than 50?
A. The probability that the score is less than 50 is 94.52%.
B. The probability that the score is less than 50 is 44.52%.
C. The probability that the score is less than 50 is 5.48%.
D. The probability that the score is less than 50 is 50%.

____32. What is the probability that the scores are between 30 and 48?
A. The probability that the score is between 30 and 48 is 49.18%.
B. The probability that the score is between 30 and 48 is 38.49%.
C. The probability that the score is between 30 and 48 is 12.33%.
D. The probability that the score is between 30 and 48 is 87.67%.

For numbers 33 and 34, use the given situation:

The mean score in a biology test is 85 and the standard deviation is 5 and the
scores are normally distributed.
____33. What is the percentile rank of a student who scored 80?
A. The percentile rank of a student who scored 80 is 34.
B. The percentile rank of a student who scored 80 is 16.
C. The percentile rank of a student who scored 80 is 15.
D. The percentile rank of a student who scored 80 is 84.
____34. What is the percentile rank of a student who scored 95?
A. The percentile rank of a student who scored 80 is 97.
B. The percentile rank of a student who scored 80 is 98.
C. The percentile rank of a student who scored 80 is 48.
D. The percentile rank of a student who scored 80 is 2.
____35. Which of the following is NOT a type of random sampling?
A. Simple random sampling B. Stratified random sampling
C. Convenience sampling D. Cluster sampling
____36. If I have a list of students and picked every 5th student as one of the respondents,
what sampling technique did I use?
A. Simple random sampling B. Stratified random sampling
C. Cluster random sampling D. Systematic random sampling
____37. Which of the following refers to a measure that describes a population and is
usually denoted by Greek letters?
A. Mean B. Parameter
C. Statistic D. Variance

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____38. Which of the following refers to a measure that describes a population and is
usually denoted by Roman letters?
A. Mean B. Parameter
C. Statistic D. Variance
____39. It states that if samples of size n, where n is sufficiently large, are drawn from any
population with a mean and a standard deviation, then the sampling distribution of sample
means approximates a normal distribution.
A. Central limit theorem B. Z-distribution
C. T-distribution D. Limit theorem
____40. If a population has a mean of 5.6, what is the mean of the sampling distribution?
A. 5.6 B. 6
C. 6.4 D. 6.8

____41. The weights of the eggs produced by a certain breed of ducks are normally distributed with
mean 70 grams and standard deviation of 10 grams. What is the probability that the average
weight of the 12 duck eggs selected at random will be more than 75 grams?
A. 0.0418% B. 0.418%
C. 4.18% D. 41.8%
____42. Which of the following is described as just like the standard normal curve it is bell-
shaped and unimodal, however, its variance is greater than 1?
A. Normal distribution B. z-distribution
C. t-distribution D. Standard normal distribution
____43. If the scores of the 3 students are 45,50 and 60, what will be the 25th percentile?
A. 45 B. 50
C. 55 D. 60

____44. If the scores are 20,30,50,60,70,75 and 80, what is the 75th percentile?
A. 65 B. 70
C. 75 D. 8
____45. This refers to the absolute difference between the upper confidence limit and lower
confidence limit.
A. Length of confidence interval B. Confidence level
C. Central limit theorem D. Sample size
____46. What is the length of 95% confidence interval?
A. 1 B. 5
C. 10 D. 15
____47. What is the computed length of confidence interval if 0.357 < p < 0.603?
A. 0.246 B. 0.346
C. 0.235 D. 0.345
____48. What is the computed length of confidence interval if 0.629 < p < 0.655?
A. 1 B. 5
C. 10 D. 15
____49. What is the sample size required to estimate a population proportion given the
following data: Confidence level= 90%, p=0.48 and E=0.042?
A. 381 B. 382
C. 383 D. 384
____50. In a previous study done by a student, it was found out that 28.5% of the students
used Twitter. This year, your statistics teacher wants you to conduct a study on the current
percentage of Twitter users among the students in your school. How many students must
you include in your study to be 95% confident so that the margin of error is no more than 3.5
percentage?
A. 639 B. 640
C. 641 D. 642

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 DEOGRACIAS P. PRINCESA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Grade 11
Statistics & Probability
2nd Semester, SY 2023-2024

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