Elementary Statistics (Quiz 2)

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Answer all questions.

1. The experiment of rolling a die once and observing for an even or odd number
has:
A. six outcomes B. eight outcomes C. four outcomes D. two outcomes

2. The numerical measure of the likelihood that a specific event will occur is
called:
A. the sample space B. a sample point
C. an event D. the probability of an event

3. The sum of the probabilities of all final outcomes for an experiment is always:
A. equal to 1 B. equal to zero C. less than 1 D. greater than 1

4. According to the classical probability rule, the probability of a simple event is:
A. the total number of outcomes for the experiment divided by 1
B. 1 divided by the sample space
C. 1 divided by the total number of outcomes for the experiment
D. 1 divided by the compound event

5. One person is selected from a group of 8 males and 2 females. The two events
"a male is selected" and "a female is selected" are:
A. independent B. equally likely C. not equally likely D. none of these

6. Two mutually exclusive events ___________ occur together.

A. always B. can sometimes C. cannot D. once in a while

7. Two events A and B are independent if:

A. P(A) is equal to P(B) C. P(A|B) is equal to P(A)
B. P(B|A) is equal to P(A) D. P(A|B) is equal to P(B)

8. The probability that a randomly selected college student is a parttime student is

0.18. The probability of the complementary event of this event is:
A. 0.18 B. 0.64 C. 0.82 D. cannot find

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The following table gives a twoway classification of all employees of a company
based on whether they are smokers or nonsmokers and whether or not they suffer
from any allergies.

Suffer from allergies

Yes No
Smoker 35 25
Nonsmoker 55 185

Use the above information to answer questions 9 and 10.

9. The joint probability of events "smoker" and "no" is approximately:

A. 0.833 B. 0.459 C. 0.162 D. 0.083

10. The joint probability of events "nonsmoker" and "no" is approximately:

A. 0.771 B. 0.459 C. 0.617 D. 0.083

11. In a class of 40 students, 10 are math majors. Two students are selected at
random from this class. The probability that both of them are math majors is
approximately:
A. 0.063 B. 0.937 C. 0.250 D. 0.058

Three hundred batteries manufactured by two companies were inspected for being
good or defective. The following table gives the twoway classification of these
300 batteries.

Good Defective
Company A 140 10
Company B 130 20

Use the above information to answer questions 12, 13, and 14.

12. If one battery is selected at random from these 300 batteries, the probability
that this battery is made by company A or is defective is approximately:
A. 0.820 B. 0.033 C. 0.600 D. 0.567

13. If one battery is selected at random from these 300 batteries, the probability
that this battery is not made by company A nor is it defective is approximately:
A. 0.720 B. 0.433 C. 0.600 D. 0.567

14. If one battery is selected at random from these 300 batteries, the probability
that this battery is made by company B and it is good is approximately:
A. 0.067 B. 0.333 C. 0.433 D. 0.133