8. The following are propertie A. The variance is always positive. B. The variance is always negative. CA small variance means that the distribution of the random variable is narrowly concentrated around the mean. D. A large variance means that the distribution is spread out, with some chance of observing values at some distance from the mean.

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8. The following are properties of variance EXCEPT
A. The variance is always positive.
B. The variance is always negative.
CA small variance means that the distribution of the random variable is narrowly concentrated around the
mean.
D. A large variance means that the distribution is spread out, with some chance of observing values at some
distance from the mean.
For numbers 9-12, refer to the probability distribution of the number of books borrowed from a school library in a day
and its corresponding probabilities.
45
30
35
40
20
25
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
P(x)
0.1
0.1
9. What is the mean of the probability distribution?
A. 25
C. 30
D. 32
В. 29
10. How would you interpret the mean value that you get from the previous number?
A. It is the least number of books
owed from the school library in a day.
B. It is the largest number of books borrowed from the school library in a day.
C. It is the average number of books borrowed from the school library in a day.
D. It is the difference between the largest and the least number of books borrowed from the school library in
a day.
11. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
A. 38
B. 40
C. 43
D. 46
12. What is the standard deviation of the probability distribution?
A. 6.16
B. 6.32
C. 6.56
D. 6.78
13. The following are properties of normal distribution EXCEPT
A. The area under the normal curve is 1.
B. The normal distribution curve is bell-shaped.
C. The tails of the normal curve touch the horizontal line.
D. The mean of standard normal curve is 0 and its standard deviation is 1.
14. Which of the following describes the shaded region?
A. between z =0 and z = 1
B. between z 1 and z = 2
C. between z = -1 and z = 1
D. between z = -1 and z = -2
15. Given the mean u = 50 and the standard deviation a = 4 of a population of Reading Scores. What is the z-
value that corresponds to a score X = 58?
А. 2
В. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Transcribed Image Text:8. The following are properties of variance EXCEPT A. The variance is always positive. B. The variance is always negative. CA small variance means that the distribution of the random variable is narrowly concentrated around the mean. D. A large variance means that the distribution is spread out, with some chance of observing values at some distance from the mean. For numbers 9-12, refer to the probability distribution of the number of books borrowed from a school library in a day and its corresponding probabilities. 45 30 35 40 20 25 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 P(x) 0.1 0.1 9. What is the mean of the probability distribution? A. 25 C. 30 D. 32 В. 29 10. How would you interpret the mean value that you get from the previous number? A. It is the least number of books owed from the school library in a day. B. It is the largest number of books borrowed from the school library in a day. C. It is the average number of books borrowed from the school library in a day. D. It is the difference between the largest and the least number of books borrowed from the school library in a day. 11. What is the variance of the probability distribution? A. 38 B. 40 C. 43 D. 46 12. What is the standard deviation of the probability distribution? A. 6.16 B. 6.32 C. 6.56 D. 6.78 13. The following are properties of normal distribution EXCEPT A. The area under the normal curve is 1. B. The normal distribution curve is bell-shaped. C. The tails of the normal curve touch the horizontal line. D. The mean of standard normal curve is 0 and its standard deviation is 1. 14. Which of the following describes the shaded region? A. between z =0 and z = 1 B. between z 1 and z = 2 C. between z = -1 and z = 1 D. between z = -1 and z = -2 15. Given the mean u = 50 and the standard deviation a = 4 of a population of Reading Scores. What is the z- value that corresponds to a score X = 58? А. 2 В. 3 C. 4 D. 5
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