Stat 115 Sample Exam 1

Fill in the blanks. For each of the following, provide the missing term, phrase, or value.
Use the table provided in class for relevant items.

1. The Health department reports that 15% of people living in a certain area have
chronic sinusitis. If 5 people are selected at random, then the probability that at
least 1 has chronic sinusitis is _________.
2. If A and B are events such that P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5 and P(A ⋃ B) = 0.7, then A and B

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are ____________ events.
3. The mean of the sample means is equal to _____________.

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4. If the average amount of blood inside an adult male is equal to 5.7 liters, then the
probability of randomly selecting an adult male with 5.7 liters of blood inside his
body is _________.
5. The probability distribution of a statistic is called ____________________.
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6. If we select a sample of size 5 from a population containing 50 elements using
systematic sampling, then the number of elements in the sample space that
contains all possible elements denoted by ordered 5-tuples is _________.
7. If X~t(v) then = ____________.
8. The value of is ________.
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9. The random variable defined over the sample space is a
__________ random variable.
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10. If is a random sample that is normally distributed with mean μ=5, and
unknown population variance Q, then X̄ is a random variable whose distribution is
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__________.
11. If X is a random variable with mean 4 and variance 9, then has
mean equal to _______.
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12. If Z is a random variable that follows a standard normal distribution then the mean
of Z is equal to a) _______ and the variance of Z is equal to b) ______.
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13. If X is a random variable that follows an F-distribution with numerator and

15. The value of that will make for a valid

1. Explain the reason why the distinction between a random sample from a finite
population and a random sample from an infinite population is negligible when the
population size is very large relative to the sample size.
2. Is any event mutually exclusive with its complement? Why or why not?

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3. Suppose any sample point in event A is also a sample point in event B, but not vice
versa. Then, . Is this true? Why or why not?

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4. In testing for variance of a certain population, one of the requirements for the
significance test to be valid is for the data to come from a normal population.
Researcher A wants to test whether the population variance is equal to 0.01 using a
sample of size 1000. However, they have no knowledge about the distribution of the
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population from where their sample came from. Can they apply the Central Limit
Theorem for the test to be valid? Why or why not?

Problem Solving. Answer the questions completely. Show all pertinent solutions. No
immediate rounding. Round off final answers to four decimal places. For final answers with
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less than four decimal values, keep them as is. Use the table provided in class for relevant
items. BOX YOUR FINAL ANSWERS.
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1. Prove that if A and B are independent events, their respective complements are also
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independent.

2. If Z is a standard normal random variable, find the value of z that satisfies each of
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the following probability statements:

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3. The existing machine setting of a factory produces bearings with a diameter that is
normally distributed with mean and standard deviation equal to 3.0005 cm and
0.0010 cm, respectively. Customer specifications require the bearing diameters to lie
in the interval [2.998, 3.002]. Those outside the interval are considered scrap and
must be re-machined.
 a. With the existing machine setting, what fraction of total production will not
be considered as scrap?
b. If we take a sample of size 15 using SRSWR, what is the probability that at
least 5 bearings must be re-machined?

4. Two distinct solid fuel propellants, type A and type B, are being considered for a
space program activity. Burning rates of the propellant are crucial. Random samples
of 20 specimens of the two propellants are taken with sample means 20.5 cm/sec
for propellant A and 24.50 cm/sec for propellant B. It is generally assumed that the

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variability in burning rate is roughly the same for the two propellants and is given by
a population standard deviation of 5 cm/sec. Assume that the burning rates for each

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propellant are approximately normal and hence make use of the Central Limit
Theorem. Nothing is known about the two population mean burning rates, and it is
hoped that this experiment might shed some light on them.
a. If, indeed, , what is ?
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b. Using your answer in (a), what do you think about the proposition that
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5. The average monthly income of workers in a certain industry is Php 28,600 . If the
standard deviation is Php 3,200, what is the probability that a random sample of 50
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workers will earn, on average, more than Php 30,000? Do we need to assume a
normal distribution? Explain.
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