Midterm Exam

Midterm Exam_MATH302
Question 1 of 25
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Which of the following statistics is not a measure of central location?

A.Interquartile range (CORRECT)

B.Median

C.Mode

D.Mean

Question 2 of 25
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If events A and B are mutually exclusive, then the probability of both events occurring simultaneously is equal to

A.0.0 (CORRECT)

B.1.0

C.0.5

D.any value between 0.5 and 1.0

Question 3 of 25
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The table below shows the preferences for elective courses of students who are undecided about their majors. Philosophy
Digital Art
Film Studies
Male
9
16
22
Female
6
18
14

What is the probability of randomly selecting a student who is female or prefers Digital Art?

A.84.7%

B.63.5% (CORRECT)

C.21.2%

D.46.2%

Question 4 of 25
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The following data were obtained from a survey of college students. The variable X represents the number of non-assigned books read during the past six months. x
0
1
2
3
4
5 P (X=x)
0.20
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.10

Find P(1 < X < 5)

A.0.30

B.0.45 (CORRECT)

C.0.20

D.0.70

Question 5 of 25
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The following data were obtained from a survey of college students. The variable X represents the number of non-assigned books read during the past six months. x 0
1
2
3
4
5
P (X=x)
0.20
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.10

What is the variance of X?

A.4.32

B.2.50 (CORRECT)

C.3.42

D.2.34

Question 6 of 25
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Suppose that 50 identical batteries are being tested. After 8 hours of continuous use, assume that a given battery is still operating with a probability of 0.70 and has failed with a probability of 0.30.
What is the probability that fewer than 25 batteries will last at least 8 hours?

A.0.8967

B.0.9991

C.0.0009 (CORRECT)

D.0.0024

Question 7 of 25
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The standard normal distribution has a mean of ___ and standard deviation of ___, respectively.

A.1 and 0

B.0 and 0

C.0 and 1 (CORRECT)

D.1 and 1

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