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1002MSC Introduction to Biomedical Data Analysis

Quiz Buster

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Duration: 30 mins working time, no perusal
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Format

Multiple-choice questions (21 marks)

There are 21 multiple-choice questions, with four options (A – D) each. Each question is
worth 1 mark.
You may write any working out on the exam itself. All final answers for this section may
be circled on the exam.

Short Answer & Calculation Questions (24 marks)

There are 7 short answer/calculation questions the marks for each are indicated in the
question.
All answers for this section should be written on the exam paper itself. You may write on
the back blank pages of the paper should you require more space for working out.

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study material.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE (1 mark each)
1. Expand and simplify the following: x ( x 2−3 y) – 4 x 2 (4 y + x )
a. −3 x 3+ 3 xy – 16 x 2 y
b. −4 x3 −3 xy+ 16 x 2 y
c. 4 x3 +3 xy +16 x 2 y
d. −3 x 3−3 xy−16 x 2 y

2. Expand and simplify the following: ( x−3 )3

a. x 3−9 x 2+ 27 x+27
b. x 3−27
c. x 3−9 x 2+ 27 x−27
d. x 3+ 9 x2 −9 x – 9

3. An item usually priced at $89.99 sold for $54.32 during a sale. What percentage discount was
given?
a. 40%
b. 50%
c. 60%
d. Cannot be determined from the information provided

4. How many significant figures in 2220.32100

a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

3 y+ 2 y−4
5. Solve for ‘y’: + =7
5 10
a. 5
b. 8
c. 10
3
d.
2

a 2 2 3a
6. Compute × ÷ +
4 5 40 10
92 a
a.
40
40
b.
40 a
23 a
c.
10
8
d.
28 a
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7. The ‘Domain’ and ‘Range’ of a function can be defined respectively as:
a. All possible ‘x’ values where x>0 ; all possible ‘y’ value where y>0
b. All possible ‘x’ values; all possible ‘y’ values
c. All possible ‘y’ values where y<0 ; all possible ‘x’ value where x<0
d. All possible ‘y’ values; all possible ‘x’ values

8. For the function y=log(0.5x), the x-intercept and range are:

a. x=0.5 , y>0
b. x=0.5 , All real numbers
c. x=2, y>0
d. x=2, All real numbers

9. Which of the following is incorrect?

a. √ 3+2 √ 3=3 √ 3
b. √ 24+ 4 √ 6=6 √ 6
c. √ 3+ √3 3=∜ 3
d. √ 6 × √ 3=3 √ 2

10. Evaluate (3+ √ 5)(3− √ 5)

a. 9+ √ 5
b. 14
c. 3 √ 3+ √ 5
d. 4

11. Which of the following rules regarding Significant Figures is INCORRECT?

a. A number is significant if it is a zero at the end of a decimal number (eg. 0.5080)
b. A number is significant if it is not a zero (eg. 1)
c. A zero is not significant if it is located at the beginning of a decimal number (eg.
0.0004)
d. A number is significant if it used as a placeholder in a large number without a
decimal place (eg. 85000)

12. The ‘m’ in the general form of a linear function (y = mx + b) refers to the:
a. y-coordinate
b. y-intercept
c. gradient
d. x-intercept

13. An airplane is built to be able to fly on one engine. If the plane' s two engines operate
independently, and each has a 1% chance of failing in any given four-hour flight, what is the
chance the plane will fail to complete a four-hour flight to Sydney due to engine failure?
a. 1%
b. 2%
c. 0.1%

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 d. 0.01%

14. What is the chance of rolling a sum of seven in one roll of a pair of fair standard dice?
1
a.
36
1
b.
6
1
c.
12
d. 6

15. The exponential equation 63 =216 can be written in logarithmic form as:
a. log3 216 = 6
b. log216 6 = 3
c. log6 216 = 3
d. log3 6= 216

16. Volume of a rectangular prism is given by formula V =l × w ×h . Given that

l=8 cm, w=3 cm∧V =96 cm3 find its height in m.
a. 4m
b. 0.36 m
c. 0.04 m
d. 36 m

17. If one event can occur in k1 ways, the second event can occur in k2 ways, and the third event
can occur in k3 ways, the number of ways the three events can occur in sequence is:
a. k1 + k2 + k3
b. k1 ×k2 ×k3
c. k1 ÷ k2 ÷ k3
d. k1 - k2 - k3

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(a ¿ ¿ 2× a4 )
18. Simplify: ¿
a−6
a. a 12
b. a 18
c. a−3
d. a−6

19. If I toss a coin then roll a 6 sided dice the sample space consists of how many outcomes?
a. 8

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 b. 12
c. 1/8
d. 1/12

20. Which of the following is correct

a. Independent events: The occurrence of one of the events does affect the probability
of the occurrence of the other event
b. Prevalence: Probability that a person with no prior disease will develop a new case
of the disease over some specified time period (usually a year)
c. Sample Space: The result of a single trial in a probability experiment
d. Event: Consists of one or more outcomes of interest and is a subset of the sample
space

21. Which of the following is correct?

a. P(E) + 1 = P(E ′)
b. P(E) + P(E ′) = 1
c. P(E) x P(E ′) = 1
d. P(E) - P(E ′) = 1

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Short answer
1. Match the following terms with their definitions (5 marks)
Law of Large Numbers Conditional Probability
Independent Variable Independent Events
Sample Space Prevalence
Event Incidence
Outcome Asymptote

Probability of currently having a disease, regardless of the

duration of time one has had the disease (usually
Expressed as % or ‘cases per 100 000’)
A straight line that continually approaches a given curve but does
not meet it at any finite distance
As an experiment is repeated over and over, the empirical
probability of an event approaches the
Theoretical (actual) probability of the event.
Probability that a person with no prior disease will develop a new
case of the disease over some specified
Time period (usually a year)
The probability that one event occurs in no way affects the
probability of the other event occurring
A variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not
depend on that of another.
One or more outcomes of interest 

The probability of an event (A), given that another (B) has

already occurred.
The set of all possible outcomes for that experiment.

A possible result of an experiment.

1 1 1
2. Make u the subject of + =
u v f

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 3. A half-life is the amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive isotope to decay to
half of its original mass. For example, if the half-life of a 50 gram sample is 3 years, then in 3
years only 25 grams would remain. After another 3 years, only 12.5 grams would remain and so
on.
Pd-100 has a half-life of 3.6 days. If one had 6.02 x 1023 atoms at the start, how many atoms
would be present after 20.0 days?

4. In a game there are 70 people in which 40 are boys and 30 are girls, out of which 10
people are selected at random. One from the total group, thus selected is selected as a leader at
random. What is the probability that the person, chosen as the leader is a boy?