Distributions

What is the median of this data?

• 40

• 90

• 100

• 140

• 150

What percentage of the data is between 90 and 140?

• 25 %

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Which one of these variables is a binomial random variable?

• Time it takes a randomly selected student to complete a multiple choice exam

• Number of textbooks a randomly selected student bought this term 

• Number of women taller than 68 inches in a random sample of 5 women

• Number of CDs a randomly selected person owns

The American Red Cross says that about 11% of the U.S. population has Type B blood. A blood drive is being held at your school.What is the probability that exactly 2 of the first 20 blood donors have Type B blood? 

• 0.316

• 0.282

• 0.001

• Not here

A test consists of 10 multiple choice questions with five choices for each question.  As an experiment, you GUESS on each and every answer without even reading the questions. 
What is the probability of getting exactly 6 questions correct on this test?

• 0.6%

• 0.00001%

• 0.0064%

• 0.0002%

Bob is taking a 100 question test.  They have a 90 % probability of getting any one question correct.  WHICH IS THE CORRECT FORMULA TO FIND OUT THE PROBABILITY that they will answer EXACTLY 70  questions correctly?

• ₁₀₀C₇₀   ( 0.18  )³⁰ ( 0.90  )⁷⁰
  

• ₁₀₀C₇₀   ( 0.10  )³⁰ ( 0.90  )⁶⁰

• ₁₀₀C₇₀   ( 0.10  )³⁰ ( 0.90  )⁷⁰

• ₉₉C₇₀   ( 0.10  )³⁰ ( 0.90  )⁷⁰

32 percent of beach goers end up with some form of sunburn on any given day. Find the standard deviation of a survey of 75 beach goers.

• 16.32

• 17.14

• 1.74

• 24

Is this binomial experiment? Shuffle a deck of 52 cards. Turn over the top card. Put the card back in the deck, shuffle again. Repeat the process 50 times. Let X = the number of aces you observe.

• Yes

• No, the trials are not independent.

• No, there are more than 2 outcomes

These symbols represent the mean and standard deviation for which of the following distributions?

• The Population

• The Sample

• The Sampling Distribution

These symbols represent the mean and standard deviation for which of the following distributions?

• The Population

• The Sample

• The Sampling Distribution