University of Toronto Scarborough
STAB22 Final Examination
December 2009
For this examination, you are allowed two handwritten letter-sized
sheets of notes (both sides) prepared by you, a non-programmable,
non-communicating calculator, and writing implements.
This question paper has 18 numbered pages, with statistical tables
at the back. Before you start, check to see that you have all
the pages. You should also have a Scantron sheet on which to
enter your answers. If any of this is missing, speak to an invigilator.
This examination is multiple choice. Each question has equal
weight, and there is no penalty for guessing. To ensure that
you receive credit for your work on the exam, fill in the bubbles
on the Scantron sheet for your correct student number (under
“Identification”), your last name, and as much of your first name
as fits.
Mark in each case the best answer out of the alternatives given
(which means the numerically closest answer if the answer is a
number and the answer you obtained is not given.)
If you need paper for rough work, use the back of the sheets of
this question paper.
Before you begin, two more things:
• Check that the colour printed on your Scantron sheet matches
the colour of your question paper. If it does not, get a new
Scantron from an invigilator.
• Complete the signature sheet, but sign it only when the in-
vigilator collects it. The signature sheet shows that you were
present at the exam.
At the end of the exam, you must hand in your Scantron sheet (or
you will receive a mark of zero for the examination). You will be
graded only on what appears on the Scantron sheet. You may take
away the question paper after the exam, but whether you do or
not, anything written on the question paper will not be considered
in your grade.
1
,1. Heart problems can be examined via a small tube (called a catheter) threaded into the heart from a
vein in the patient’s leg. It is important that the company that manufactures the catheter maintains
a diameter of 2 mm. Suppose µ denotes the population mean diameter. Each day, quality control
personnel make measurements to test a null hypothesis that µ = 2.00 against an alternative that
µ ̸= 2.00, using α = 0.05. If a problem is discovered, the manufacturing process is stopped until the
problem is corrected.
What, in this context, is a type II error?
(a) Concluding that the mean catheter diameter is not 2 mm when it is actually less than 2 mm.
(b) Concluding that the mean catheter diameter is satisfactory when in fact it is either bigger or
smaller than 2 mm.
(c) Using a sample size that is too small.
(d) Concluding that the mean catheter diameter is 2 mm when it actually is 2 mm.
(e) Concluding that the mean catheter diameter is unsatisfactory when in fact it is equal to 2 mm.
2. The Kentucky Derby is a famous horse race that has been run every year since the late 19th century.
The scatterplot below shows the speed (in miles per hour) of the winning horse, plotted against the
year. The regression line is shown on the plot.
What kind of association do you see between speed and year?
(a) no association
(b) negative and non-linear
(c) negative and linear
(d) positive and linear
(e) positive and non-linear
3. Weighing large trucks is a slow business because the truck has to stop exactly on a scale. This is
called the “static weight”. The Minnesota Department of Transportation developed a new method,
called “weight-in-motion”, to weigh a truck as it drove over the scale without stopping. To test the
effectiveness of the “weight-in-motion” method, 10 trucks were each weighed using both methods. All
weights are measured in thousands of pounds.
A scatterplot of the results is shown below. Superimposed on the scatterplot is the line that the data
would follow if the weight-in-motion was always equal to the static weight. Use the scatterplot to
answer this question and the one following.
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, How would you describe the positive association?
(a) not useful since the data are not close to the line
(b) approximately linear
(c) definitely curved
(d) no association of note
4. Question 3 described some data on two methods of weighing trucks. The Minnesota Department of
Transportation wants to predict the static weight of trucks from the weight-in-motion. Which of the
following statements best describes what they can do?
(a) taking the weights-in-motion and modifying them in some linear way would accurately predict
the static weight.
(b) The weights-in-motion can be used to predict the static weights, but a non-linear transformation
would have to be applied to do it.
(c) The static weight is accurately predicted by the weight-in-motion itself.
(d) There is no way to use the weights-in-motion to predict the static weight.
5. A factory hiring people to work on an assembly line gives job applicants a test of manual agility.
This test involves fitting strangely-shaped pegs into matching holes on a board. In the test, each job
applicant has 60 seconds to fit as many pegs into their holes as possible. For one job application cycle,
the results were as follows:
Male applicants Female applicants
Subjects 41 51
Mean pegs placed 17.9 19.4
SD of pegs placed 2.5 3.4
The factory wishes to see if there is evidence for a difference between males and females. Which is
more appropriate, a matched-pairs t-test or a two-sample t-test? Using the more appropriate test,
what P-value do you obtain?
(a) bigger than 0.05
(b) between 0.01 and 0.02
(c) between 0.005 and 0.01
(d) less than 0.005
(e) between 0.02 and 0.05
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STAB22 Final Examination
December 2009
For this examination, you are allowed two handwritten letter-sized
sheets of notes (both sides) prepared by you, a non-programmable,
non-communicating calculator, and writing implements.
This question paper has 18 numbered pages, with statistical tables
at the back. Before you start, check to see that you have all
the pages. You should also have a Scantron sheet on which to
enter your answers. If any of this is missing, speak to an invigilator.
This examination is multiple choice. Each question has equal
weight, and there is no penalty for guessing. To ensure that
you receive credit for your work on the exam, fill in the bubbles
on the Scantron sheet for your correct student number (under
“Identification”), your last name, and as much of your first name
as fits.
Mark in each case the best answer out of the alternatives given
(which means the numerically closest answer if the answer is a
number and the answer you obtained is not given.)
If you need paper for rough work, use the back of the sheets of
this question paper.
Before you begin, two more things:
• Check that the colour printed on your Scantron sheet matches
the colour of your question paper. If it does not, get a new
Scantron from an invigilator.
• Complete the signature sheet, but sign it only when the in-
vigilator collects it. The signature sheet shows that you were
present at the exam.
At the end of the exam, you must hand in your Scantron sheet (or
you will receive a mark of zero for the examination). You will be
graded only on what appears on the Scantron sheet. You may take
away the question paper after the exam, but whether you do or
not, anything written on the question paper will not be considered
in your grade.
1
,1. Heart problems can be examined via a small tube (called a catheter) threaded into the heart from a
vein in the patient’s leg. It is important that the company that manufactures the catheter maintains
a diameter of 2 mm. Suppose µ denotes the population mean diameter. Each day, quality control
personnel make measurements to test a null hypothesis that µ = 2.00 against an alternative that
µ ̸= 2.00, using α = 0.05. If a problem is discovered, the manufacturing process is stopped until the
problem is corrected.
What, in this context, is a type II error?
(a) Concluding that the mean catheter diameter is not 2 mm when it is actually less than 2 mm.
(b) Concluding that the mean catheter diameter is satisfactory when in fact it is either bigger or
smaller than 2 mm.
(c) Using a sample size that is too small.
(d) Concluding that the mean catheter diameter is 2 mm when it actually is 2 mm.
(e) Concluding that the mean catheter diameter is unsatisfactory when in fact it is equal to 2 mm.
2. The Kentucky Derby is a famous horse race that has been run every year since the late 19th century.
The scatterplot below shows the speed (in miles per hour) of the winning horse, plotted against the
year. The regression line is shown on the plot.
What kind of association do you see between speed and year?
(a) no association
(b) negative and non-linear
(c) negative and linear
(d) positive and linear
(e) positive and non-linear
3. Weighing large trucks is a slow business because the truck has to stop exactly on a scale. This is
called the “static weight”. The Minnesota Department of Transportation developed a new method,
called “weight-in-motion”, to weigh a truck as it drove over the scale without stopping. To test the
effectiveness of the “weight-in-motion” method, 10 trucks were each weighed using both methods. All
weights are measured in thousands of pounds.
A scatterplot of the results is shown below. Superimposed on the scatterplot is the line that the data
would follow if the weight-in-motion was always equal to the static weight. Use the scatterplot to
answer this question and the one following.
2
, How would you describe the positive association?
(a) not useful since the data are not close to the line
(b) approximately linear
(c) definitely curved
(d) no association of note
4. Question 3 described some data on two methods of weighing trucks. The Minnesota Department of
Transportation wants to predict the static weight of trucks from the weight-in-motion. Which of the
following statements best describes what they can do?
(a) taking the weights-in-motion and modifying them in some linear way would accurately predict
the static weight.
(b) The weights-in-motion can be used to predict the static weights, but a non-linear transformation
would have to be applied to do it.
(c) The static weight is accurately predicted by the weight-in-motion itself.
(d) There is no way to use the weights-in-motion to predict the static weight.
5. A factory hiring people to work on an assembly line gives job applicants a test of manual agility.
This test involves fitting strangely-shaped pegs into matching holes on a board. In the test, each job
applicant has 60 seconds to fit as many pegs into their holes as possible. For one job application cycle,
the results were as follows:
Male applicants Female applicants
Subjects 41 51
Mean pegs placed 17.9 19.4
SD of pegs placed 2.5 3.4
The factory wishes to see if there is evidence for a difference between males and females. Which is
more appropriate, a matched-pairs t-test or a two-sample t-test? Using the more appropriate test,
what P-value do you obtain?
(a) bigger than 0.05
(b) between 0.01 and 0.02
(c) between 0.005 and 0.01
(d) less than 0.005
(e) between 0.02 and 0.05
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