GivGiven the following boxplot where m is the median value, what statement could be made about

the distribution of the data?

B.The distribution is approximately symmetric.

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Question 2 of 25

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A furniture manufacturer offers bookcases in 5 different sizes and 3 different colors. If every
color is available in every size, then the total number of different bookcases is

C.15

Question 3 of 25

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If P(A) = P(A|B), then events A and B are said to be

A.complementary
B.exhaustive
C.independent
D.mutually exclusive

Answer Key: C
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Question 4 of 25

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According to an Internet posting, 80% of adults enjoy drinking beer. A group of 7 adults is
chosen randomly. The probability that no more than 3 of them enjoy drinking beer is:

D.0.033

Answer Key: D
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Question 5 of 25

The failure rate for taking the bar exam in Philadelphia is 41%. If 375 people take the bar exam,
what is the mean for the number of failures?

D.153.8

Answer Key: D
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Question 6 of 25
Find the variance of the following probability distribution.
X
1
2
3
4
5

P(X)
0.10
0.35
0.10
0.15
0.30

A.1.44
B.2.06

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Question 7 of 25

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Find the probability, P(Z < 0.17), using the standard normal distribution.

C..5675
Answer Key: C

Question 8 of 25

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The theorem that states that the sampling distribution of the sample mean is approximately
normal when the sample size n is reasonably large is known as the:
A.central limit theorem
Answer Key: A

Question 9 of 25

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Given that Z is a standard normal random variable, P(-1.0 < Z < 1.5) is

C.0.7745

Answer Key: C

Question 10 of 25

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The standard deviation of a probability distribution must be:

A.a nonnegative number

Question 11 of 25

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If Z is a standard normal random variable, then the value z for which P(-z < Z < z) equals
0.8764 is

C.1.54
Answer Key: C
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Question 12 of 25

Given that Z is a standard normal variable, the value z for which P(Z < z) = 0.2580 is
A.0.758
B.-0.70
C.-0.65
D.0.242

Answer Key: C
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Question 13 of 25

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Accepted characters:
The following data are the base salaries, in thousands of dollars, of 50 chief executive officers
for a sample of companies doing business with the state of Connecticut. That is, the first entry in
the table below corresponds to a salary of $125,000. A copy of this data set can be found in the
Excel Workbook called CEOSalaries.xls.
125

157

113

127

201

165

145

119

148

158

148

168

117

105

136

136

125

148

108

178

179

191

225

204

104

205

197

119

209

157

209

205

221

178

247

235

217

222

224

187

265

148

165

228

239

245

152

148

115

150

Find the median of the CEO salaries, in thousands of dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places. Do
not use a dollar sign. Note: $177,760 should be recorded as 177.76. 165.00
CEOSalaries.xls
Answer Key: 160.00|170.00
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Question 14 of 25

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Accepted characters:
Find the mean of the following probability distribution?

0.20

0.10

0.35

0.05

0.30

Place your answer, rounded to two decimal places, in the blank. 0.20 When entering your
answer do not use any labels or symbols other than a decimal point. Simply provide the
numerical value. For example, 1.23 would be a legitimate entry.
Answer Key: 3.15
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Question 15 of 25
Accepted characters:

In February 2002 the Argentine peso lost 70% of its value compared to the United States
dollar. This devaluation drastically raised the price of imported products. According to a survey
conducted by AC Nielsen in April 2002, 68% of the consumers in Argentina were buying fewer
products than before the devaluation, 24% were buying the same number of products, and 8%
were buying more products. Furthermore, in a trend toward purchasing less-expensive brands,
88% indicated that they had changed the brands they purchased. Suppose the following
complete set of results were reported. Use the following data to answer this question.

Number of Products Purchased

Brands Purchased

Same

Fewer

Same

More

Total

10

14

24

48

Changed

262

82

352

Total

272

96

32

400

Given that a consumer changed brands, what then is the probability that the consumer purchased
fewer products than before? Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank.
0.6800
Answer Key: 0.7400|0.7500
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Question 16 of 25

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Accepted characters:.
Suppose that a marketing firm sends questionnaires to two different companies. Based on
historical evidence, the marketing research firm believes that each company, independently of
the other, will return the questionnaire with a probability of 0.30. What is the probability that
neither of the questionnaires will be returned? Place your answer, rounded to 2 decimal places,
in the blank. For example, 0.23 is a legitimate entry. 0.36
Answer Key: 0.49
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Question 17 of 25
Accepted characters:.

An ice cream vendor sells three flavors: chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. Forty five percent of the sales are
chocolate, while 30% are strawberry, with the rest vanilla flavored. Sales are by the cone or the cup. The
percentages of cones sales for chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla, are 75%, 60%, and 40%, respectively. For a
randomly selected sale, define the following events:
= chocolate chosen
= strawberry chosen
= vanilla chosen
= ice cream on a cone
ice

cream

in

cup

Find the probability that the ice cream was strawberry flavor, given that it was sold in a cup. Place your
answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For exampe, 0.3456 would be a legitimate entry. 0.2915

Answer Key: 0.3136|0.3138

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Question 18 of 25

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Accepted characters: The manufacturer of a new compact car claims the miles per gallon
(mpg) for the gasoline consumption is mound shaped and symmetric with a mean of 25.9 mpg
and a standard deviation of 9.5 mpg. If 30 such cars are tested, what is the probability the
average mpg achieved by these 30 cars will be greater than 28? Place your answer, rounded to 4
decimal places, in the blank. 0.1131
Answer Key: 0.1000|0.1200

Question 19 of 25

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Accepted characters: Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general
automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such
employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random.
Find the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the means of average weekly
earnings for samples of size 100. Place your answer in the blank. Do not include a dollar sign.
For example, 7 would be a legitimate entry. 5
Answer Key: 5

Question 20 of 25

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Accepted characters: Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general
automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such
employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random.
Find the probability that the mean of the sample is greater than $460. Place your answer,
rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.2345 would be a legitimate answer.
0.0228
Answer Key: 0.0128|0.0328

Question 21 of 25

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Accepted characters:
The length of time to complete a door assembly on an automobile factory assembly line is
normally distributed with mean 6.7 minutes and standard deviation 2.2 minutes. For a door
selected at random, what is the probability the assembly line time will be between 5 and 10
minutes? Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.1776
would be a legitimate answer. 0.7133
Answer Key: 0.6500|0.7500

Question 22 of 25

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Accepted characters: Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general
automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such
employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random.
Find probability that the mean of the sample is less than $445. Place your answer, rounded to 4
decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.2345 would be a legitimate entry. 0.1587
Answer Key: 0.1087|0.2087

Question 23 of 25

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Accepted characters:
A set of final exam scores in an organic chemistry course was found to be normally distributed,
with a mean of 73 and a standard deviation of 8.
Only 5% of the students taking the test scored higher than what value? Place your answer,
rounded to a whole number, in the blank. For example, 78 would be a legitimate entry. 86
Answer Key: 83|89
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Question 24 of 25

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A random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a variance of 25. Given that
X = 110, its corresponding Z- score is 0.40.

False

Answer Key: False

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Question 25 of 25

Using the standard normal curve, the Z- score representing the 75th percentile is approximately
0.674.
True