Ch4 Qba Study Guide Test.

CH4 QBA STUDY GUIDE TEST. 1. Each individual outcome of an experiment is called a. the sample space b. a sample point c. an experiment d. an individual - CORRECT ANSWER B 2. The collection of all possible sample points in an experiment is a. the sample space b. a sample point c. an experiment d. the population - CORRECT ANSWER A 3. A graphical method of representing the sample points of an experiment is a. a frequency polygon b. a histogram c. an ogive d. a tree diagram - CORRECT ANSWER D 4. An experiment consists of selecting a student body president and vice president. All undergraduate students (freshmen through seniors) are eligible for these offices. How many sample points (possible outcomes as to the classifications) exist? a. 4 b. 16 c. 8 d. 32 - CORRECT ANSWER B 5. Any process that generates well-defined outcomes is a. an event b. an experiment c. a sample point d. a sample space - CORRECT ANSWER B 6. The sample space refers to a. any particular experimental outcome b. the sample size minus one c. the set of all possible experimental outcomes d. an event - CORRECT ANSWER C 7. In statistical experiments, each time the experiment is repeated a. the same outcome must occur b. the same outcome can not occur again c. a different outcome may occur d. a different out come must occur - CORRECT ANSWER C 8. When the assumption of equally likely outcomes is used to assign probability values, the method used to assign probabilities is referred to as the a. relative frequency method b. subjective method c. probability method d. classical method - CORRECT ANSWER D 9. The counting rule that is used for counting the number of experimental outcomes when n objects are selected from a set of N objects where order of selection is not important is called a. permutation b. combination c. multiple step experiment d. None of these alternatives is correct. - CORRECT ANSWER B