Probability Distributions Quiz

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What type of probability distribution is a probability distribution of a categorical or discrete variable?

Discrete probability distribution

What does a probability table represent?

Discrete probability distribution

What is used to describe the populations of real-life variables, like coin tosses or the weight of chicken eggs?

Probability distributions

What type of probability distribution includes the probabilities of values that are possible and doesn’t include any values with a probability of zero?

Discrete probability distribution

What is composed of two columns and represents the discrete probability distribution of a categorical variable?

Probability table

What is a probability distribution?

A mathematical function that describes the probability of different possible values of a variable

Which type of distribution is used in hypothesis testing?

Standard normal distribution

What does probability represent?

The likelihood of an event occurring

Why are probability distributions considered theoretical?

Because they are based on idealized versions of frequency distributions

What distinguishes a probability distribution from a frequency distribution?

Probability distributions are idealized and describe the population, while frequency distributions describe specific samples

Test your knowledge of probability distributions with this quiz. Explore different types of distributions and their applications in hypothesis testing.

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