Question 1

Suppose 90% of students in some specific college have a computer at home and a sample of 40 students is taken.The probability that more than 30 of those in the sample have a computer at home can be approximated using the normal approximation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In some situations, sampling may be the only option because the population is inaccessible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The standard deviation of a sampling distribution of the sample means is commonly called the standard error of the mean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

With cluster sampling, there is homogeneity within a subgroup or stratum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Suppose the population of all public Universities shows the annual parking fee per student is normally distributed with a mean of $110 with a standard deviation of $18.If a random sample of size 49 is drawn from the population, the probability of drawing a sample with a sample mean between $100 and $115 is closest to _______.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.9738 
B) 0.4738 
C) 0.0262 
D) 0.6103 
E) 0.1103

Question 6

The sampling distribution of the sample means is close to the normal distribution only if the distribution of the population is close to normal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Suppose 40% of the population of pre-teens have a TV in their bedroom.If a random sample of 500 pre-teens is drawn from the population, then the probability that 44% or fewer of the pre-teens have a TV in their bedroom is closest to _______.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.9664 
B) 0.4644 
C) 0.0336 
D) 0.0400 
E) 0.9600

Question 8

In an instant lottery, your chance of winning is 0.1.If you play the lottery 100 times and outcomes are independent, the probability that you win at least 15 percent of the time is closest to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.4933 
B) 0.5 
C) .15 
D) 0.0478 
E) 0.9213

Question 9

Suppose a population has a mean of 400 and a standard deviation of 24.If a random sample of size 144 is drawn from the population, the probability of drawing a sample with a mean between 395.5 and 404.5 is closest to _______.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.9756 
B) 0.0244 
C) 0.0278 
D) 0.9722 
E) 1.0000

Question 10

On Saturdays, cars arrive at David Zebda's Scrub and Shine Car Wash at the rate of 80 cars per hour during the ten-hour shift.David wants a sample of 40 Saturday customers to answer the long version of his quality service questionnaire.He instructs the Saturday crew to select the first 40 customers.His sample is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) convenience sample 
B) simple random sample 
C) systematic sample 
D) stratified sample 
E) cluster sample

Question 11

Paige DeMarco is the Vice President for University Advancement at State University.She is responsible for the capital campaign to raise money for the new student services building.Paige selects the first 100 alumni listed on a web-based social networking site for State University.She intends to contact these individuals regarding possible donations.Her sample is a _________.

Accepted Answer

A) simple random sample 
B) stratified sample 
C) systematic sample 
D) convenience sample 
E) cluster sample

Question 12

Abel Alonzo, Director of Human Resources, is exploring employee absenteeism at the Harrison Haulers Plant.Abel knows that absenteeism varies significantly between departments.For example, workers in the wood shop are absent more than those in the tuning department and the size of the departments ranges from 40 to 120 workers.He orders a random sample of 10 workers from each of the six departments.Abel's sample is a ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) proportionate systematic sample 
B) proportionate stratified sample 
C) disproportionate systematic sample 
D) disproportionate stratified sample 
E) proportionate cluster sample

Question 13

Albert Abbasi, VP of Operations at Ingleside International Bank, is evaluating the service level provided to walk-in customers.Accordingly, he plans a sample of waiting times for walk-in customers.Albert randomly selects 4 as a starting point and instructs his staff to record the waiting times for the 4th walk-in customer and every 10th customer thereafter (4, 14, 24, etc.).Albert's sample is a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) simple random sample 
B) cluster sample 
C) convenience sample 
D) stratified sample 
E) systematic sample

Question 14

If random variable X is distributed according to a uniform distribution between 0 and 1 (X ~ U[0, 1]), and 100 random samples of sizes 35-40 were taken, the standard deviation of the sample means would be ______.

Accepted Answer

A) undetermined; there is not enough information to answer 
B) between 0.0142 and 0.0151 
C) between 0.0456 and 0.0488 
D) between 0.0122 and 0.0131 
E) between 0.0466 and 0.0498

Question 15

Albert Abbasi, VP of Operations at Ingleside International Bank, is evaluating the service level provided to walk-in customers.Accordingly, he plans a sample of waiting times for walk-in customers.If the population of waiting times has a mean of 15 minutes and a standard deviation of 4 minutes, the probability that Albert's sample of 64 will have a mean less than 16 minutes is closest to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.4772 
B) 0.0228 
C) 0.9072 
D) 0.9544 
E) 0.9772

Question 16

Albert Abbasi, VP of Operations at Ingleside International Bank, is evaluating the service level provided to walk-in customers.Accordingly, he plans a sample of waiting times for walk-in customers.If the population of waiting times has a mean of 15 minutes and a standard deviation of 4 minutes, the probability that Albert's sample of 64 will have a mean less than 14 minutes is closest to________.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.4772 
B) 0.0228 
C) 0.9772 
D) 0.9544 
E) 1.0000

Question 17

According to the central limit theorem, if a sample of size 100 is drawn from a population with a standard deviation of 80, the standard deviation of sample means would equal _______.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.80 
B) 8 
C) 80 
D) 800 
E) 0.080

Exam 7: Sampling and Sampling Distributions

Suppose 90% of students in some specific college have a computer at home and a sample of 40 students is taken.The probability that more than 30 of those in the sample have a computer at home can be approximated using the normal approximation.

In some situations, sampling may be the only option because the population is inaccessible.

The standard deviation of a sampling distribution of the sample means is commonly called the standard error of the mean.

With cluster sampling, there is homogeneity within a subgroup or stratum.

The sampling distribution of the sample means is close to the normal distribution only if the distribution of the population is close to normal.

Suppose 40% of the population of pre-teens have a TV in their bedroom.If a random sample of 500 pre-teens is drawn from the population, then the probability that 44% or fewer of the pre-teens have a TV in their bedroom is closest to _______.

In an instant lottery, your chance of winning is 0.1.If you play the lottery 100 times and outcomes are independent, the probability that you win at least 15 percent of the time is closest to __________.

Suppose a population has a mean of 400 and a standard deviation of 24.If a random sample of size 144 is drawn from the population, the probability of drawing a sample with a mean between 395.5 and 404.5 is closest to _______.

If random variable X is distributed according to a uniform distribution between 0 and 1 (X ~ U[0, 1]) , and 100 random samples of sizes 35-40 were taken, the standard deviation of the sample means would be ______.

According to the central limit theorem, if a sample of size 100 is drawn from a population with a standard deviation of 80, the standard deviation of sample means would equal _______.