Keep 4 significant digits when working problems and round your

final answers to the number of decimals in the choices.

1. If the variance and standard deviation of an estimator falls when the
number of observations increases, then the estimator is
A. Normally distributed
B. Consistent
C. Unbiased
D. Efficient
E. none of the above
2. If the expected value of an estimator is equal to the parameter its
estimating, then the estimator is,
A. Normally distributed
B. Consistent
C. Unbiased
D. Efficient
E. none of the above
3. If the variance and standard deviation of an estimator is the smallest
between all estimates of a parameter, then that estimator is
A. Normally distributed
B. Consistent
C. Unbiased
D. Efficient
E. none of the above
Use the probability model to answer #4 & 5
X is the number of devices that use WIFI owned by freshman
students in the dorms
f(x) =
0.2
when x = 1
0.4
when x = 2
0.3
when x = 3
0.1
when x = 4
4. Calculate the expected number of devices, E(X)
A. 1.6
B. 2.5
C. 2.3
D. 2.8
E. 2.1
5. Calculate the standard deviation of the number of devices, SD(X) (Round
to 2 decimal places)
A. 0.85
B. 1.1
C. 1.06
D. 0.87
E. 0.90

Use the following for problems 6-8

X is the number of points scored from a red zone possession
from the 2015 football rebels. The E(X) = 4.9 points and the SD(X) =
2.72
6. What is the expected number of points scored from randomly selecting 3
red zone possessions? (2 decimals)
A. 1.63
B. 8.16
C. 44.1
D. 14.7
E. none of the above
7. What is the variance of the number of points scored from randomly
selecting 3 red zone possessions? (2 decimals)
A. 8.16
B. 22.19
C. 24.48
D. 66.58
E. none of the above
8. What is the standard deviation of the number of points scored from
randomly selecting 3 red zone possessions? (2 decimals)
A. 24.48
B. 8.16
C. 4.71
D. 4.95
E. none of the above
9. The normal distribution is
A. continuous
B. bell shaped
C. centered at its mean
D. all of the above
10. The standard normal distribution has
A. a mean of zero
B. a standard deviation of 0
C. a standard deviation of 1
D. (a) and (b)
E. (a) and (c)

11. P (Z < -1.21) =

A. 0.3936

B. 0.5637
C. 0.8869
D. 0.6064
E. 0.1131
12. P (Z > 0.27) =
A. 0.3936
B. 0.5637
C. 0.8869
D. 0.6064
E. 0.1131
13. P (-0.34 < Z < 1.48)
A. 0.3936
B. 0.5637
C. 0.8869
D. 0.6064
E. 0.1131
For problems #14 & #15, assume the amount of time it takes
commuters to park and walk to class is (approximately) normally
distributed with a mean of 18 minutes and a standard deviation of 4
minutes.
14. What is the probability that a randomly selected student takes less than
16 minutes to reach class?
A. 0.3085
B. 0.6554
C. 0.3446
D. 0.4000
E. none of the above
15. Only 20% if students will reach each class in less than how much time?
A. 22.2 minutes
B. 13.8 minutes
C. 14.64 minutes
D. 28.25 minutes
E. none of the above
16. The p-value is
A. probability of getting the test statistic or more extreme given H0 is true
B. the probability of not rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.
C. the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually false
D. all of the above are correct
17.
is
A. called the level of significance
B. the probability of making a Type I error

C. the risk the researcher is willing to take to reject H0.

D. All of the above are correct
18. The sample mean, xx , is a
A. Random variable
B. estimator
C. constant
D. none of the above
E. (a) and (b)
19. The population mean, , is a
A. Random variable
B. estimator
C. constant
D. none of the above
E. (a) and (b)
20. Choose the standard error of
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
21. What tells us that, with a large random sample, the sampling distribution
of the sample mean is normally distributed
A. Random Sample Theory
B. Large Sample Theory
C. Ordinary Least Squares
D. Central Limit Squares
E. none of the above

Use the following to answer questions 22-26

We want to know the proportion of Ole Miss students who
watched the Sugar Bowl. A random sample of 300 students reveals
that 270 watched the game.

22. What is the probability the sample proportion is exactly equal to the true
proportion?
A. 0.10
B. 0.50
C. 0.05
D. 0.01
E. 0.00
23. What is the critical value to use for the confidence interval with 99%
confidence?
A. 2.575
B. 1.96
C. 1.28
D. 1.645
E. 2.33
24. What is the margin of error in the 99% confidence interval (rounded to 3rd
decimal)?
A. 0.040
B. 0.028
C. 0.022
D. 0.045
E. 0.034
25. What is the 99% confidence interval (rounding the margin of error to the
3rd decimal)?
A. (0.866, 0.934)
B. (0.855, 0.945)
C. (0.860, 0.940)
D. (0.872, 0.928)
E. (0.878, 0.928)
26. The researcher can be 99% confident that _____ is inside the interval.
A. pp
B.
C. p
D. xx
E. Za/2

Use the following to answer questions 27-30

The Daily Mississippian wants to test if the average rent paid

by students has increased from last years average pf $530 per
bedroom. A random sample of 64 offcampus students gives a
mean of $567 with a standard deviation of $105.
27. Chose the proper null and alternative hypothesis to conduct the test.
A. H0 : = 530
C. H0 : = 530
Ha : < 530
Ha : < 530
B. H0 : = 530
Ha : = 530

D. H0 : = 530
Ha : > 530

28. What is the critical value to use for the hypothesis test with
A. 1.671
B. 2.000
C. 1.690
D. 1.645
E. 1.96

= .05?

29. What is the test statistic? (Round to 2 decimal places)

A. -2.82
B. 3.08
C. -3.08
D. 2.82
E. none of the above
30. What is your conclusion with
= .05?
A. The test statistic is inside of the critical value, Reject the Null Hypothesis
B. The test statistic is outside the critical value, Do no Reject the Null
Hypothesis
C. The test statistic is inside of the critical value, Do not Reject the Null
Hypothesis
D. The test statistic is outside of the critical value, Reject the Null Hypothesis
Use the following to answer questions 31-34
The university assumes that 60% of fans in the Grove attend
the game. We want to test if the true population is different than
60%. A random sample finds that 70 out of
100 people in the
Grove plan on attending the game.
31. Chose the proper null and alternative hypothesis to conduct the test
A. H0 : p = 0.70
B. H0 : = 0.60
Ha : p = 0.70
Ha : = 0.60
C. H0 : p = 0.70
Ha : p = 0.70

D. H0 : p = 0.60
Ha : p = 0.60

32. What is the test statistic

A. 2.18
B. 2.04
C. -2.18
D. -2.04
E. None of the above
33. What is the p-value?
A. 0.0414
B. 0.0146
C. 0.0207
D. 0.0292
E. none of the above
34. How much evidence is there to reject H0 ?
A. weak evidence to reject H0
B. strong evidence to reject H0
C. Overwhelming evidence to reject H0
D. Not enough evidence to reject H0

ANSWERS.

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. E
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. D
10. E
11. E
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. C
16. A
17. D
18. E
19. C
20. D
21. D
22. E
23. A
24. D
25. B
26. C
27. D
28. A
29. D
30. D
31. D
32. B
33. A
34. B