QUIZ 3

1. Which best exemplifies a subjective probability?

a. The probability that a pair of dice will come up 7 in a given throw.
b. The probability that a checked bag on Flight 1872 will weigh more than 40 pounds.
c. The probability that a female aged 30 will have an accident in a week's car rental at
Hertz
d. The probability that the summer Olympic games will be held in Chicago in 2020.

2.

Given the contingency table shown here, find P(V | S).

a. .1900
b. .4144
c. .0475
d. .2639

3.

From the following tree, find the probability that a randomly-chosen person will get the
flu vaccine and will also get the flu.
a. .1000
b. .7000
c. .0700
d. .1900
4.

Given the contingency table shown here, find the joint probability that a call sampled at
random out of this population is local and 2-5 minutes long.
a. .4625
b. .5000
c. .4000
d. .3125

5.
A company is producing two types of ski goggles. Thirty percent of the production is of
type A, and the rest is of type B. Five percent of all type A goggles are returned within 10
days after the sale, whereas only two percent of type B are returned. If a pair of goggles is
returned within the first 10 days after the sale, the probability that the goggles returned
are of type B is
a. .014
b. .140
c. .483
d. .070

6. Find the probability that either event A or B occurs if the chance of A occurring is .5,
the chances of B occurring is .3, and events A and B are independent.
a. .85
b. .80
c. .65
d. .15

7.

Given the contingency table shown here, what is the probability that a mother smoked
during pregnancy if her education level was below high school?
a. .3804
b. .0907
c. .3503
d. .2385

8. In any sample space P(A½B) and P(B½A)

a. are equal only if P(A) = P(B).
b. are never equal to one another.
c. are reciprocals of one another.
d. are always equal to one another.

9.

Given the contingency table shown here, if a call is sampled at random, find the marginal
probability that the call is long distance

a. .3750
b. .4000
c. .6250
d. 300/500

10. The following relationship always holds true for events A and B in a sample space.
a. P(A½B) = P(B½A) P(A)
b. P(A½B) = P(B½A)
c. P(A B) = P(A½B) P(B)

11.

Given the contingency table shown here, find P(A B).

a. .85
b. .42
c. .60
d. .25

12

Given the contingency table shown here, what is the probability that a participant
selected at random is a graduate student who opposes the change to a quarter system?
a. .1350
b. .250
c. .375
d. .135

13.

Given the contingency table shown here, find the probability that either event A2 or
event B2 will occur.
a. .0600
b. .4454
c. .5054

14. Regarding the rules of probability, which of the following statements is correct?
a. The sum of two mutually exclusive events is one.
b. If A and B are independent events, then P(B) = P(A) P(B).
c. The probability of A and its complement will sum to one.
d. If event A occurs, then its complement will also occur.

15 .If P(A½B) = 0.40 and P(B) = 0.30, find P(A B).

a. .120
b. .171
c. .525
d. .571
16.

Given the contingency table shown here, find P(G | M).

a. .1800
b. .1350
c. .0450
d. .3333

17.

Given the contingency table shown here, find P((A1 A2 )

a. .09
b. .28
c. .38
d. .00

18. The value of 6C2 is

a. 720
b. 15
c. 30
d. 12

19. Which best exemplifies the classical definition of probability?

a. The probability that a male aged 50 will have an accident in a week's car rental at
Alamo.
b. The probability that a checked bag on Flight 1872 will weigh more than 30 pounds.
c. The probability that the winter Olympic games will be held in Europe in 2022.
d. The probability that a pair of dice will come up 7 when they are rolled.

20.
Given the contingency table shown here, find P(V×).
a. .50
b. .15
c. .80
d. .30

Answers
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C
6. C 7.A 8.A 9.A 10.C
11.C 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.A
16.D 17.D 18.B 19.D 20.C