Statistics Sample Final Exam
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Find the median of the call received on 7 consecutive days 11, 13, 17, 13, 23, 25, 19

  • 25
  • 23
  • 17
  • 13 (correct)

    • Which one of the following variables is not categorical?

  • Gender of a person
  • Marital status
  • Choice on a test item: true or false.
  • Age of a person. (correct)

    • If the values of two variables move in the opposite direction,

  • The correlation is said to be non-linear
  • The correlation is said to be positive
  • The correlation is said to be negative (correct)
  • The correlation is said to be linear

    • A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and price (in dollars) resulted in the following equation: I = 50,000 - 8X. The above equation implies that an

    <p>increase of $1 in price is associated with a decrease of $8000 in sales</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Calculate the range of the given sets of data 7, 47, 8, 42, 47, 95, 42, 96, 2 (formula: max - min)

    <p>94</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When the correlation coefficient, r, is close to one:

    <p>there is a strong linear relationship between the two variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the given plots is suitable for testing the linear relationship between a dependent and independent variable?

    <p>Scatter plot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Find the mode and median of the 9 consecutive number 7, 12, 8, 14, 21, 23, 27, 7, 11

    <p>7, 12</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a branch of statistics?

    <p>Both A and B</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the variables whose calculation is done according to the weight, height, and length known as?

    <p>Continuous variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The correlation coefficient is used to determine:

    <p>The strength of the relationship between the x and y variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If the correlation coefficient is a positive value, then the slope of the regression line

    <p>must also be positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A residual plot:

    <p>displays residuals of the explanatory variable versus the response variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If the values of two variables move in the same direction,

    <p>The correlation is said to be positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following techniques is an analysis of the relationship between two variables to help provide the prediction mechanism?

    <p>Regression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The degree of peakedness or flatness of a unimodel distribution is called:

    <p>Kurtosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the testing of the hypothesis?

    <p>It is a rule for acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis of the research problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the skewness of normal distribution?

    <p>0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The measurements of spread or scatter of the individual values around the central point is called:

    <p>Measures of dispersion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is called:

    <p>Range</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The range of the scores 29, 3, 143, 27, 99 is:

    <p>140</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The average of squared deviations from mean is called:

    <p>Variance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Standard deviation is always calculated from:

    <p>Mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In case of positively skewed distribution, the extreme values lie in the:

    <p>Right tail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The lower and upper quartiles of a distribution are 80 and 120 respectively, while median is 100. The shape of the distribution is:

    <p>Positively skewed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a symmetrical distribution Q1 = 20 and median= 30. The value of Q3 is:

    <p>40</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a normal distribution, what percentage of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean?

    <p>68%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The area under the normal curve represents:

    <p>Probability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which measure indicates the degree of symmetry in a probability distribution?

    <p>Skewness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A normal distribution is perfectly symmetrical around the:

    <p>Mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the skewness of a perfectly symmetrical distribution?

    <p>0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a dataset has a positive skewness, it means:

    <p>Its tail extends more to the right</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Kurtosis measures the:

    <p>Tendency of a distribution's tails to be heavy or light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a positive kurtosis value indicate about a distribution?

    <p>The distribution has heavy tails</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a normal distribution, what is the value of kurtosis?

    <p>0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a leptokurtic distribution indicate?

    <p>Heavy-tailed distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of an event that is certain to occur?

    <p>1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the central limit theorem state about the distribution of sample means?

    <p>They will approach a normal distribution as sample size increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a normal distribution?

    <p>Long tails on either side</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of statistics?

    <p>Summarize and analyze data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following represents a population parameter?

    <p>Standard deviation of a population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The process of selecting a subset of individuals from a population is called:

    <p>Sampling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the branch of statistics concerned with drawing conclusions from data?

    <p>Inferential Statistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The probability of an impossible event is:

    <p>0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If two events cannot happen at the same time, they are called:

    <p>Mutually Exclusive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The sum of probabilities of all possible outcomes of an experiment is:

    <p>1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a fair coin toss, what is the probability of getting heads?

    <p>0.5</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of rolling a 4 on a fair six-sided die?

    <p>1/6</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values?

    <p>Mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The spread of data in a dataset is measured by

    <p>Standard deviation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mode of the dataset {2, 3, 3, 4, 5}?

    <p>3</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The range of a dataset is calculated as

    <p>Highest value - Lowest value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The null hypothesis is usually a statement of:

    <p>No effect or no difference</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test is used to compare the means of two independent groups?

    <p>t-test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a p-value represent?

    <p>The likelihood of observing the data if the null hypothesis is true</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the critical value in hypothesis testing?

    <p>The threshold to decide significance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The measure of how two variables move together is called

    <p>Correlation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The slope in a simple linear regression represents

    <p>The rate of change in the dependent variable per unit change in the independent variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statistic indicates the strength and direction of a linear relationship?

    <p>r (correlation coefficient)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of r if there is no correlation?

    <p>0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In multiple regression, the dependent variable is predicted based on

    <p>Multiple independent variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A box plot is used to show

    <p>Measures of central tendency and spread</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which chart is best for categorical data?

    <p>Bar chart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Outliers are best identified using

    <p>Box plots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of chart is used to display parts of a whole?

    <p>Pie chart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A company wants to test whether three different training programs produce different levels of employee productivity. Which statistical test should they use?

    <p>Chi-square test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A researcher conducts a study to compare the average test scores of students in three different teaching methods. What is the null hypothesis for ANOVA?

    <p>All group means are equal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If the F-ratio in an ANOVA test is large and the p-value is less than 0.05, what conclusion can be made?

    <p>Reject the null hypothesis; at least one group mean is different.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which post-hoc test is commonly used after a significant ANOVA result to determine which groups differ?

    <p>Tukey's HSD</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a one-way ANOVA, how many independent variables are analyzed?

    <p>1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A professor compares the test scores of students from three campuses. ANOVA shows ( F(2, 87) = 5.23, p = 0.003 ). What does this mean?

    <p>At least one campus has significantly different test scores.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What assumption must be met to conduct an ANOVA?

    <p>Groups have equal variances and are normally distributed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a study comparing satisfaction levels among four customer service methods, the ANOVA test yields ( p = 0.08 ). What is the conclusion?

    <p>Fail to reject the null hypothesis; there is no significant difference.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a two-way ANOVA differ from a one-way ANOVA?

    <p>It examines the interaction effect between two independent variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A researcher wants to compare blood pressure levels before and after using three types of medication. What type of ANOVA should they use?

    <p>Repeated measures ANOVA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A teacher wants to compare the mean test scores of two groups of students. Which test is appropriate?

    <p>T-test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between an independent t-test and a paired t-test?

    <p>Independent t-test compares two unrelated groups, while paired t-test compares matched data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A researcher measures the effect of a new diet by comparing the weights of participants before and after the intervention. What statistical test should they use?

    <p>Paired t-test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The p-value in a t-test is 0.045. If the significance level is 0.05, what should the researcher conclude?

    <p>Reject the null hypothesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a two-sample t-test, the null hypothesis states

    <p>The two population means are equal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which assumption is not required for a t-test?

    <p>Equal sample sizes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A researcher uses an independent t-test to compare test scores between males and females. The test yields ( t(48) = 2.02, p = 0.05 ). What does this indicate?

    <p>There is a significant difference at the 0.05 level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The calculated t-value is larger than the critical t-value. What does this indicate?

    <p>Reject the null hypothesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of t-test is used to compare a sample mean with a known population mean?

    <p>One-sample t-test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A z-test is appropriate when the sample size is

    <p>Greater than or equal to 30</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The primary difference between a z-test and a t-test is

    <p>The z-test is used when population standard deviation is known.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A z-test is used to compare

    <p>A sample mean with a population mean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a z-test produces ( z = 1.96 ) at ( \alpha = 0.05 ), what conclusion can be made?

    <p>Fail to reject the null hypothesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A researcher uses a z-test for proportions and gets ( p = 0.001 ). What does this mean?

    <p>The result is statistically significant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the z-score for a value of 85, if the population mean is 70 and the standard deviation is 10?

    <p>2.0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A researcher uses a z-test for a sample size of 100 and calculates ( z = 3.2 ). What does this suggest?

    <p>The sample mean is significantly different from the population mean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the critical z-value for a two-tailed test at ( \alpha = 0.05 )?

    <p>±1.96</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a z-test, if the calculated z-value is less than the critical z-value, you should

    <p>Fail to reject the null hypothesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Statistics Sample Final Exam

    • Question 1: Find the median of call received in 7 days (11, 13, 17, 13, 23, 25, 19) - Answer: 17
    • Question 2: Identify the non-categorical variable - Answer: Age of a person
    • Question 3: Describe correlation if values move in opposite directions - Answer: Negative correlation
    • Question 4: Interpret regression equation (I = 50,000 - 8X) relating sales and price - Answer: An increase of $1 in price is associated with an $8,000 decrease in sales.
    • Question 5: Calculate the range of data (7, 47, 8, 42, 47, 95, 42, 96, 2)- Answer: 94
    • Question 6: Explain the meaning of a correlation coefficient close to one - Answer: Strong linear relationship between two variables.
    • Question 7: Which plot shows linear relationship between dependent and independent variables? - Answer: Scatter plot
    • Question 8: Calculate the mode and median for 7, 12, 8, 14, 21, 23, 27, 7, 11- Answer: Mode = 7, Median = 12
    • Question 9: Name a branch of statistics - Answer: Descriptive statistics
    • Question 10: Identify variables calculated by weight, height, length - Answer: Continuous variables
    • Question 11: State the use of correlation coefficient - Answer: To determine the strength of the relationship between variables x and y
    • Question 12: Describe the slope of a regression line if correlation coefficient is positive - Answer: Can be either positive or negative.

    Residual plots, Correlations, and Distributions

    • Question 13: Describe the content of a residual plot - Answer: Displays explanatory variable versus residuals of the response variable
    • Question 14: Define correlation if values move in the same direction - Answer: Positive correlation.
    • Question 15: Which technique helps predict between two variables? - Answer: Regression
    • Question 16: Define Kurtosis - Answer: A measure of the degree of peakedness or flatness of a distribution.
    • Question 17: Identify the meaning of hypothesis testing - Answer: A method for accepting or rejecting hypotheses in research.
    • Question 18: What is the skewness of normal distribution? - Answer: 0
    • Question 19: Define the measure of spread - Answer: Measures of dispersion.
    • Question 20: Identify the measure of dispersion using only two values - Answer: Range
    • Question 21: Calculate range for (29, 3, 143, 27, 99) - Answer: 140
    • Question 22: Name a measure of measuring squared deviations from the mean - Answer: Variance
    • Question 23: From which measure is standard deviation always calculated? - Answer: Mean
    • Question 24: Where do the extreme values in a positively skewed distribution lie? - Answer: In the right tail
    • Question 25: Describe the distribution shape if correlation and median are identified- Answer: Symmetrical distribution

    Additional Statistical Concepts and Distributions

    • Question 26: Calculate Q3 in a symmetric distribution given Q1 and Median - Answer: 40
    • Question 27: Determine the percentage of data within one standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution. - Answer: 68%
    • Question 28: State what the area under the normal curve represents. - Answer: Probability
    • Question 29: Identify the measure of symmetry in a probability distribution. - Answer: Skewness
    • Question 30: State what a normal distribution is symmetrical around. - Answer: Mean
    • Question 31: Give the skewness for a symmetrical distribution - Answer: 0
    • Question 32: Describe the skewness of a dataset with a positive skew- Answer: Its tail extends more to the right
    • Question 33: Define the measure of kurtosis - Answer: Measures the tendency of a distribution's tails to be heavy or light
    • Question 34: State what a positive kurtosis value indicates - Answer: The distribution has heavy tails
    • Question 35: Calculate the kurtosis in a normal distribution - Answer: 3
    • Question 36: Indicate what a leptokurtic distribution represents - Answer: Heavy-tailed distribution.
    • Question 37: Calculate the probability of an event that is certain to occur - Answer: 1
    • Question 38: Describe the main result of Central Limit Theorem - Answer: The distribution of sample means approaches a normal distribution as the sample size increases
    • Question 39: State a characteristic of a normal distribution - Answer: Bell-shaped curve
    • Question 40: State the main purpose of statistics. - Answer: To summarize and analyze data.
    • Question 41: What represents a population parameter - Answer: The standard deviation of a population.
    • Question 42: What is the process of selecting a subset of individuals from a population called - Answer: Sampling

    Additional Statistical Concepts

    • Question 43: What is the branch of statistics concerned with drawing conclusions from data - Answer: Inferential statistics.
    • Question 44: Calculate the probability for an impossible event - Answer: 0
    • Question 45: Define independent events - Answer: Events that cannot occur at the same time.
    • Question 46: Calculate the sum of probabilities for all possible outcomes - Answer: 1
    • Question 47: Calculate probability of getting heads in a fair coin toss - Answer: 0.5
    • Question 48: Calculate the probability of rolling a 4 on a six-sided die. - Answer: 1/6
    • Question 49: Identify the measure of central tendency most affected by extreme values. - Answer: Mean
    • Question 50: Identify the measure for spread of data - Answer: Standard deviation
    • Question 51: Calculate the mode for {2, 3, 3, 4, 5} - Answer: 3
    • Question 52: Identify the calculation for range - Answer: Highest value minus the lowest value
    • Question 53: Describe the null hypothesis - Answer: A statement of no effect or no difference.
    • Question 54: Identify a test for comparing two independent groups (means) - Answer: T-test
    • Question 55: Describe the p-value in hypothesis testing - Answer: The probability of observing the data if the null hypothesis is true.
    • Question 56: Describe critical value in hypothesis testing - Answer: The threshold for significance
    • Question 57: Identify the measure of how two variables move together - Answer: Correlation
    • Question 58: Describe the meaning of the slope in a simple linear regression - Answer: The rate of change in the dependent variable per unit change in the independent variable
    • Question 59: What statistic shows strength and direction of a linear relationship? - Answer: Correlation coefficient (r)
    • Question 60: What's the r-value for no correlation? - Answer: 0
    • Question 61: Indicate the predictor variable in multiple regression - Answer: Multiple independent variables
    • Question 62: State what a box plot displays - Answer: Measures of central tendency and spread
    • Question 63: Appropriate chart for categorical data - Answer: Bar chart
    • Question 64: State how outliers are identified using a plot - Answer: Using Box plots
    • Question 65: Identify what a pie chart displays - Answer: Parts of a whole

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