Questions

1 A Random Variable is:
A) A function that assigns a value to the outcome of an experiment
B) A function that assigns a numberical value to each outcome of an experiment
C) Is similar to a Continuous variable
D) Can be either a number or any other variable

 

2 A discrete random variable is:
A) Is one which takes only a countable number of distinct values
B) Is one which takes all countable numbers of any value
C) Is very similar to a continuous variable
D) Is a random variable as well

 

3 A continuous random variable is:
A) One which takes only a limited number of possible values
B) One which takes only one possible value
C) One which takes an infinite number of possible values
D) One which takes only 100 ppossible values

 

4 The normal Distribution is:
A) Not so important
B) The least important of all the continuous distributions
C) The most important of all the continuous distributions
D) The most important of all the discrete distributions

 

5 In Statistical inference and Sampling the sample size is:
A) The whole distribution
B) A quantity identified by the person doing the analysis
C) A limited number of items to be inspected in a sample
D) The number of items to be inspected in a sample

 

6 Batch or lot sizes:
A) Have a great impact on the sample size
B) Do have an appreciale effect on the sample size
C) Have very little impact on the sample size
D) Does not have any appreciable effect on the sample size to be drawn from it

 

7 Random sampling means:
A) Taking of a sample from a population in which each item has an equal chance of being included in the sample
B) Taking the first samples in the whole distibution
C) Samples selected on purpose by the person doing the analysis
D) Taking t he last few samples in a whole distribution

 

8 Population means:
A) Total number of individual items of the same design from which samples are taken
B) A big sample taken from the whole distribution
C) A lot of samples taken that are added together
D) A small sample taken out of the whole distribution

 

9 The Central Limit Theorem states that:
A) Sampling Distributions are not normally distributed
B) Sampling Distributions can be assumed to be normally distributed even though their population distributions may not be normal
C) Sampling Distributions can be assumed to be not normally distributed
D) Sampling Distributions are normally distributed as long as their population distributions are normal as well

 

10 A large sample needs to be obtained for a nearly normal distribution for X bar. He sample must be:
A) Greater than 10
B) Greater than 20
C) Greater than 30
D) Greater than 40