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STATISTICS

Question 1 of 12

1

S_x ̅ =s⁄√n is an estimate of:

Select one of the following:

  • the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the mean

  • the standard error of the mean

  • o_x ̅ =o⁄√n

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

1

The 68-95-99.7 rule indicates that for a normal distribution N(,o):

Select one of the following:

  • 68% of the observations fall within 1 o of the mean 

  • 95% of the observations fall within 1 o of the mean 

  • 99.7% of the observations fall within 1 o of the mean 

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

The Law of the large numbers implies that

Select one of the following:

  • As the simple size increases  will change being closer to x ̅

  • As the simple size increases the difference between the parameter and the statistic will increase

  • As the simple size increases the simple proportion p ̂ will be closer to the population proportion p

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

When estimating the populational mean, as we increase the simple size

Select one of the following:

  • The simple distribution becomes more concentrated (less disperse)

  • The standard error decreases

  • The accuracy of the inference increases

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

Suppose we toss a fair coin 100 times. Knowing the true population of heads is 0,5 find out the 2 decimal approximation of the probability that the sample proportion of heads is between 0.4 and 0.6:

Select one of the following:

  • 0.05

  • 0.95

  • 0.5

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

1

for a fixed simple size and standard error a confidence interval with a 99% confidence level is:

Select one of the following:

  • wider than a 95% confidence level interval

  • narrower than a 95% confidence level interval

  • of the same width than a 95% confidence level interval

  • wider or narrower depending on the standardized statistic (in relation to the parameter that is estimated)

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

the F statistic in an ANOVA used to test an average differences always increases when:

Select one of the following:

  • the within group variability increases

  • the between group variability increases

  • the total variability increases

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

We are willing to conduct a paired-samples two tailed test on the difference between the populational means of x and y. The simple mean of x is 9 and the sample mean of y is 10; the simple size is 40. The variance of the difference in sample values is s_d^2=16. What is the conclusion of our test?



Select one of the following:

  • We reject the null hypothesis, the populational means are significantly different

  • We fail to reject the null hypothesis, the populational means are not significantly different

  • We accept the null hypothesis, the populational means are the same

  • We reject the null hypothesis, the populational means are not significantly different

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

1

When the correlation coefficient between two variables x and y is larger

Select one of the following:

  • The estimate for the slope of the regression line has a larger value (even when the slope is negative)

  • The determination coefficient is also larger (even when the correlation is negative)

  • The determination coefficient is smaller (even when the correlation is positive)

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

If we find the following confidence interval for the slope of a regression β∁ (-0.5,1.5) at a 95% confidence level:


Select one of the following:

  • The simple slope β ̂ is 0.5

  • There is no significant linear association between x and y at a 5% significance level

  • The simple correlation coefficient r is positive

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

When the determination coefficient equal 1:

Select one of the following:

  • There’s a perfect linear association between x and y

  • When y increases x increases

  • When y increases x decreases

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

1

Knowing that for a linear regression model Σ(

Select one of the following:

  • 2

  • 10

  • 8

  • 18

Explanation