Statistics and Probability Quiz

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What is the mean of the data set 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 4, 3?

6.0

7.0

4.5

5.282 (correct)

If the variance of a data set is $8/3$, what is the standard deviation?

$4.0$

$3.0$

$1.63$ (correct)

$2.0$

In a normal distribution, what values represent the mean and standard deviation of a standard normal distribution?

$0, 1$ (correct)

$1, 1$

$1, 0$

$0, 0$

What is the probability P(X < -1.2) if X follows the standard normal distribution?

0.1511 Signup and view all the answers

Given the data set 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 13, 16, 1, 1, 11, 17, 3, 10, 4, 4, 8, 17, 3, 12, 11, 3, 17, 9, 11, 7, 2, 17, 1, 4, what is the range?

16 Signup and view all the answers

What does the mode represent in a data set?

The value that appears most often Signup and view all the answers

For a normal distribution represented as X~N(3, 16), what is the probability P(4 < X < 8)?

0.2957 Signup and view all the answers

How is the median defined in a set of data?

The average of the two middle values Signup and view all the answers

What is the probability of getting at least one head when a fair coin is tossed twice?

0.75 Signup and view all the answers

If P(A) = 1/3 and P(B) = 1/2, what is P(A∪B) when P(A∩B) = 1/6?

2/3 Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for conditional probability?

P(A/B) = P(A∩B)/P(B) Signup and view all the answers

When two events A and B are independent, what is the relationship between their probabilities?

P(A∩B) = P(A) × P(B) Signup and view all the answers

Using Bayes' theorem, how do you calculate P(Bi/A)?

P(Bi/A) = P(Bi) × P(A/Bi) Signup and view all the answers

If two boxes contain marbles and the probability of selecting a green marble from box B1 is 7/11, what is the probability of selecting a green marble from box B2 if it contains 3 green and 10 yellow marbles?

3/13 Signup and view all the answers

In the context of random variables, what does a Probability Density Function (PDF) represent?

The probability of the random variable taking on a specific value Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between discrete and continuous random variables?

Discrete takes finitely many values, continuous can take any value in a range Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of k in the function where f(x) = k(2x-1) results in a valid CDF for X = {1, 2, 3}?

1/9 Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the expectation E(X) of a discrete random variable?

E(X) = Σ X ⋅ P(X) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents the variance formula for a discrete random variable?

Var(X) = Σ(X-μ)² ⋅ P(X) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of a continuous distribution function, what is the condition that must be met for the function to be valid?

The integral of the PDF across all x must equal 1. Signup and view all the answers

Given a Poisson distribution with λ = 3, how is the probability of being bounded by 1 and 3 calculated?

P(1 < x < 3) = P(x = 1) + P(x = 2) + P(x = 3) Signup and view all the answers

What is the resulting mean (E(X)) if P(X) = 1/3 for the values 1, 2, and 5?

8/3 Signup and view all the answers

If the PDF is given as f(x) = cx² + x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, what is the value of c for the function to be valid?

3/2 Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship of expectation E(2x-3) to E(X) when E(X) is known?

E(2x-3) = 2E(X) - 3 Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Probability & Statistics

Probability of an event (P(A)) is calculated as the number of favorable outcomes (N(A)) divided by the total number of possible outcomes (N(S)).
If a fair coin is tossed twice, the sample space (S) is {HH, HT, TH, TT}.
The probability of getting at least one head (A) is 0.75.
Key properties of probability include:
- 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1
- P(A) = 1 - P(A') (complement rule)
- P(A∪B) = P(A) + P(B) (for mutually exclusive events)
- P(A∪B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A∩B) (general addition rule)
- P(A∩B) = P(A) * P(B) (for independent events)
- P(A|B) = P(A∩B)/P(B) (conditional probability)

Probability Exercises

If P(A) = 1/3, P(B) = 1/2, and P(A∩B) = 1/6, then P(A∪B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A∩B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A)*P(B) = 1/3 + 1/2 - (1/3)(1/2) = 5/6.
If P(A) = 1/3, P(B) = 1/2, then P(A) = 1-1/3 = 2/3 & P(B) = 1-1/2 = 1/2

Probability of observing heads on a coin and a given number on a die

The probability of observing heads on a coin and a specific number when rolling a die (e.g., 2 or 3) can be found by multiplying the probabilities of each event (assuming independence). The example calculated in the document P(A∩B) = P(A) * P(B).

Probability of Three Events

For three events A, B, C, P(B∪C) = P(B) + P(C) − P(B∩C).
P(B|C) = P(B∩C) / P(C) — conditional probability.
Example calculations for probabilities involving three events and conditional probabilities are shown.

Random Variables and Distributions

A random variable (discrete or continuous) describes a numerical outcome of an experiment.
Probability Distribution Functions (PDFs) and Cumulative Distribution Functions (CDFs) describe probabilities associated with random variables.
Calculations for expected values and variances are present for both discrete and continuous random variables.
Discrete and Continuous probabilities are examples of methods to derive calculations for the expected values.

Specific Discrete Distributions (e.g., Binomial)

The Binomial distribution is used for experiments with a fixed number of independent trials and a fixed probability of success. P(x=k) = (nCx)(p^k)(1-p)^(n-k)
Calculating probabilities for specific outcomes in binomial experiments is illustrated.

Continuous Probability Distributions (e.g., Normal)

The Normal distribution is a continuous probability distribution, characterized by its mean and standard deviation. Standard normal distribution is N(0, 1) where Z=0 & variance =1
Using the normal distribution or the standard normal distribution, example calculations for finding probabilities or calculating areas under a normal curve are done.

Measures of Central Tendency

Mean, median, and mode are measures of the central tendency of a dataset.
Mean is the average of data.
Median is the middle value when data is ordered.
Mode is the most frequent value.

Measures of Dispersion

Variance and standard deviation describe the spread or dispersion of data around the mean.
These are calculated and used to measure the variability.

Frequency Distributions

Frequency distributions are used to organize data into categories or classes.
Calculation of mean and standard deviation for grouped data is presented.

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