3. Sophia - Introduction to Statistics (3) - Unit 3

3. Sophia - Introduction to Statistics (3) - Unit 3
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1. Which of these is NOT a possible outcome?
A.)
Rolling a prime number that is larger than 5 on a single, six-sided die
B.)
Drawing the Queen of Hearts on the first draw from a standard deck of cards
C.)
Rolling an odd number that is less than 2 on a single, six-sided die
D.)Flipping tails on a coin: A.)
Rolling a prime number that is larger than 5 on a single, six-sided die
2. Which of these is NOT a possible outcome?
A.)Drawing an Ace of Clubs from a standard deck of cards
B.)Drawing a Jack of Spades from a standard deck of cards
C.)Rolling a 6 on a die
D.)
Rolling a multiple of 8 on a six-sided die: D.)
Rolling a multiple of 8 on a six-sided die
3. Which of these is NOT an outcome?
A.)Rolling an even number that is less than 2 on a die
B.)Rolling a 4 on a die
C.)Flipping heads on a coin
D.)Drawing a King of Diamonds from a standard deck of cards: A.)Rolling an
even number that is less than 2 on a die
4. A game involves a spinner, evenly separated into four sections, and an
eight-sided die. To play the game, each player spins the spinner once and
rolls the die once.What is the number of possible outcomes from spinning
and rolling one time?
A.)8
B.)4
C.)12
D.)32: D.)32
5. A game involves a spinner that is evenly separated into four sections. To
play the game, a player spins a total of three times.
What is the total number of possible or potential outcomes when spinning the
wheel three times?
A.)64
B.)12
C.)4
D.)3: A.)64



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6. A game involves a two-sided coin, as well as a six-sided die. To play the
game, each player flips the coin once and rolls the die once.What is the
number of individual outcomes from flipping and rolling one time?
A.)12
B.)6
C.)8
D.)2: A.)12
7. A fair die is rolled 25 times. It landed on the number 5 eight times. What is
the relative frequency of getting a 5 on the next roll? A.) 5 over 8 B.) 8 over 17
C.) 5 over 25 D.) 8 over 25: D.) 8 over 25
8. Which of the following statements is true of a continuous probability distri-
bution?
A.)The outcomes have a finite number of possibilities.
B.)The distribution can be described with a table.
C.)The outcomes can take any value within a given range.
D.)All outcomes can be listed.: C.)The outcomes can take any value within a given
range.
9. Which of the following is true of BOTH discrete and continuous probability
distributions?
A.)The sum of all probabilities is less than or equal to 1.
B.)The sum of all probabilities is equal to 1.
C.)The sum of all probabilities lies between 0 to 1.
D.)The probability of each outcome is 1.: B.)The sum of all probabilities is equal
to 1.
10. Which of the following statements best describes nearly all discrete prob-
ability distributions?
A.)
There are an infinite number of possible outcomes.
B.)
It is impossible to list all of the outcomes.
C.)
It can take on any real value within a given range.
D.)
There are a finite number of possible outcomes.: D.)
There are a finite number of possible outcomes.
11. Which statement is most likely to be true about rolling a die 100 times?
A.)
The experimental probability of getting a number less than 3 will tend to
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a 1 or 2 on the next trial.
B.)
The experimental probability of getting a number less than 3 is equal to 0.33
and will affect the probability of getting a 1 or 2 on the next trial.
C.)
The experimental probability of getting a number less than 3 is equal to 0.33
but will not affect the probability of getting a 1 or 2 on the next trial.
D.)
The experimental probability of getting a number less than 3 will tend to
converge at (get closer to) 0.33 and will affect the probability of getting a 1
or 2 on the next trial.: A.)
The experimental probability of getting a number less than 3 will tend to converge
at (get closer to) 0.33 but will not affect the probability of getting a 1 or 2 on the next
trial.
12. A spinner is divided into four equal areas and colored red, green, yellow,
and blue.Which statement is most likely to be true?
A.)
The experimental probability of the spinner landing on the green region gets
closer to 0.25 when the number of trials is more than 250.
B.)
The experimental probability of the spinner landing on the green region gets
closer to 0.25 when the number of trials is less than 250.
C.)
The experimental probability of the spinner landing on the green region gets
closer to 0.25 when the number of trials is less than 25.
D.)
The experimental probability of the spinner landing on the green region is
equal to 0.25 when the number of trials is less than 25.: A.)
The experimental probability of the spinner landing on the green region gets closer
to 0.25 when the number of trials is more than 250.
13. Which statement is most likely to be true for tossing two coins simultane-
ously?
A.)
The experimental probability of getting two heads gets closer to 0.25 when the
number of trials is 100.
B.)
The experimental probability of getting two heads gets closer to 0.25 when the
number of trials is 10.
C.)