1.

The variable Z has a standard normal distribution, then what is the value of z if
P(-z Z z) = 0.9772?
(A) 1.83
(B) 1.18
(C) 2.00
(D) 1.50
(E) 2.28

2. Suppose that heights (in cm) of players of National Basket Ball (NBA) are
known to follow a normal distributions with mean 200 and standard deviation
8.2. If we take a random sample of 8 NBA players, what is the probability that
their average height is equal to 100 cm?
(A) 0.0073 (B) 0.1112 (C) 0.8888 (D) 0.200 (E) 0.0000

3. Consider a triangular distribution on the interval from 1 to 9. What does the

height of the triangle have to be in order for it to be a density curve?
(A) 0.1250 (B) 0.2500 (C) 0.3750 (D) 0.5000 (E) 0.6250

4. Weights of bars of a certain brand of soup are normally distributed with a

standard deviation of 6.3 grams. The third quartile of weights is known to be
152.22 grams. What is the mean weight of all bars of soap?
144 grams
(B) 145 grams
(C) 146 grams
(D) 147 grams
(E) 148 grams
(A)

5. A random variable X follows a normal distribution with a mean of 25 and a

standard deviation of . If we know that P(23<X<27) = 0.68, then, according to
the 68-95-99.7 rule, the value of is approximately:
(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 8

(E) 10

6. Which of the following normally distributed random variables have a density

curve with the highest peak?
(A)
X~N(200,50)
(B)
X~N(400,30)
(C)
X~N(100,40)
(D)
X~N(300,20)
(E)All four of these density curves have an equal height.

7. The independent probabilities that three people A, B, and C will be alive in 50

years are 0.5, 0.4, and 0.3 respectively. What is the probability that at least one
will be alive in 50 years?
(A) 0.790
(B) 0.771
(C) 0.450
(D) 0.251
(E) 0.900

8. A jar contains five red, five green, three blue and seven yellow marbles. A
marble is chosen at random from a jar. After replacing it, a second marble is
chosen. What is the probability of choosing first marble a red and second a
blue marble?
(A) 15/400 (B) 30/400

(C) 30/240 (D) 15/240 (E) 11/16

9. X is a binomial random variable with B(n, p). If the mean and variance of X are
3.6 and 2.52 respectively, what is the value of n and p?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

6 and 0.7 respectively

18 and 0.2 respectively
24 and 0.15 respectively
9 and 0.4 respectively
12 and 0.3 respectively

The next two questions (10 and 11) refer to the following:

Suppose we have the following facts of people in a certain city:

60% read Newspaper A.

37% read Newspaper B.
58% read Newspaper B or C.
14% read Newspapers A and B.
18% read Newspapers A and C
9% read Newspapers B and C
3% read all three Newspapers.

10. What is P(A or B)? i.e., what is the probability that a person reads Newspaper
A or B?
(A) 0.88
0.81

(B) 0.83

(C) 0.89

11. Which of the following statement is true?

A and B are independent.
(B) A and B are mutually exclusive.
(C) B and C are independent.
(D) B and C are mutually exclusive.
(E) A and C are independent.
(A)

(D) 0.80

(E)

12. We have four boxes, each of which contains 10 colored balls:

Box 1 contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls and 1 yellow ball.
Box 2 contains 3 red balls, 5 green balls and 2 yellow balls.
Box 3 contains 2 red balls, 5 green balls and 3 yellow balls
Box 4 contains 1 red ball, 5 green balls and 4 yellow balls
Which of the following variables have a Binomial distribution?
(I) Randomly select three balls from box 1 with replacement.
X = number of red balls selected.
(II) Randomly select one ball from each of the four boxes.
X = number of yellow balls selected.
(III) Randomly select three balls from Box 1 without replacement.
X = number of green balls selected.
(IV) Randomly select one ball from each of the four boxes.
X = number of green balls selected.
(A) I only
(B) I and III only
(C) I and IV only
(D) II and IV only
(E) I, II and III only
13. Two events A and B are complements of one another. Which of the following
statements are true?
(I) A and B are mutually exclusive
(II) A and B are independent
(III) P(A)+P(B)=1
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II and III only

14. Suppose Pepsi is sold in 290 ml cans. A customer recently complained to the
company that the cans were being under filled. The customer felt that the 8-pack
that he had purchased appeared to be lighter than usual. Upon pouring the contents
of the cans into a measuring bowl, the customer determined that the average Pepsi
content of the 8 cans was 270 ml. The company inspected the spouts that fill each
can. The customers complaint was supported by an inspection of 8-pack that was
produced later that day. The average Pepsi contents the cans from 8-pack turned
out to be 245 ml. The numbers 290, 270 and 245 are, respectively
(A) Statistic, Statistic and Statistic
(B) Parameter, Statistic and Statistic
(C) Parameter, Parameter and Statistic
(D) Parameter, Statistic and Parameter
(E) Statistic, Parameter and Parameter
15. The probability that Event A occurs is 0.24. The probability that Event B
occurs is 0.75 and P(A or B)=0.81. Which of the following statement is correct for
the two events A and B?
(A) Events A and B are mutually exclusive.
(B) Events A and B are independent.
(C) Events A and B are dependent.
(D) Event B occurs implies that event A occurs.
(E) Event B occurs implies that event A cannot occur.
16. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
(I) The mean and median of a normal density curve are always the same.
(II) If > 1, the normal density curve is skewed.
(III) The total area under the normal density curve depends on and .
(IV) The mean of a normal density curve must be greater than 0.
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and III
(D) I and II
(E) I and IV

17. According to the Canadian Blood Services web site 9% of Canadian have type
O blood. If a sample of n = 8 donors is selected, what is the probability of getting
at least 2 donors with type O blood?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

0.1577
0.8423
0.9711
0.0289
0.1288

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18. Suppose that 5% of students at the ICM in STAT1000 got A+. In a random
sample of n = 50 students what are the mean and standard deviation of the
number of students that got A+?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

2.5 and 1.0

2.5 and 1.54
2.0 and 1.54
2.1 and 1.54
2.2 and 1.38

19. A STAT 1000 exam contains 15 questions with 5 multiple choices for each
question. What is the probability that an unprepared student will score exactly 7
correct questions?
(A) 0.0138
(B) 0.0158
(C) 0.0522
(D) 0.0423
(E) 0.0912

20. If scores in STAT 1000 class follow a normal distribution with a mean of 67
and a standard deviation of 20, what is the probability that a random sample of 4
students from this class will have a mean score above 72?
(A) 0.3085
(B) 0.6915
(C) 0.5987
(D) 0.4013
(E) 0.0028
The next two questions (21 and 22) refer to the following:
A random variable X follows a left-skewed distribution with a mean 20 and a
standard deviation of 6.
21. We take a random sample of 600 observations from this distribution and create
a histogram for the 100 values. We expect the histogram to be:
(A) Approximately normal with mean close to 20 and standard deviation close
to 6.
(B) Skewed to the left with mean close to 20 and standard deviation close to 0.6.
(C) Approximately normal with mean close to 20 and standard deviation close to
0.6.
(D) Approximately normal with mean close to 20 and standard deviation close
to 0.06.
(E) Skewed to the left with mean close to 20 and standard deviation close to 6.

22. We take a random sample of 5 observations from this distribution. What is the
probability that the sample mean will be less than 25?
(A) 0.7967
(B) 0.8333
(C) 0.9372
(D) 0.9686
(E) Impossible to calculate with the information given.

23. Weights of eggs produced by a certain breed of hen are normally distributed
with mean 65 grams and standard deviations 5 grams. If cartons of such eggs are
considered to be simple random sample of 12 eggs, what is the probability that the
total weight of eggs in a cartoon is less than 792 grams?
(A) 0.7549
(B) 0.8700
(C) 0.5517
(D) 0.9896
(E) 0.6928
24. Farmers measure the daily production of milk by the kilogram (kg). The daily
production is known to follow a distribution with a standard deviation of 4 kg.
What is the standard deviation of the sample mean of a simple random sample
of 9 cows?
(A) 0.00
(E) 3.00

(B) 1.33

(C) 1.00

(D) 2.50

ANSWER KEY
1. E
2. E
3. B
4. E
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. E
10. B
11. E
12. C

13. D
14. B
15. B
16. A
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. E
22. E
23. A
24. B