Continuous Assessment I (Set A)
UNIT 1: Sampling
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Q1. A simple random sample of 100 observations was taken from a large population with a
standard deviation of 12. The sample mean is determined to be 80. The standard error of the mean
is
(i) 1.2 (ii) 0.8 (iii) 12 (iv) 8
Q2. Doubling the size of the sample will
(i) Reduce the standard error of the mean to one-half its current value
(ii) Reduce the standard error of the mean to approximately 70% of its current value
(iii) Not affect the standard error of the mean
(iv) Double the standard error of the mean
Q3. In point estimation
(i) Data from the population is used to estimate the population parameter
(ii) Data from the sample is used to estimate the population parameter
(iii) The mean of the population equals the mean of the sample
Q4. Suppose that the national mean weight for a three-year-old girl is 30 pounds with a standard
deviation of 3 pounds. A pediatric office takes a random sample of 100 three-year-old girls, records
their weights, and finds the mean. Describe the sampling distribution model of the sample mean.
(i) N(30, 0.03) (ii) N(30, 0.3) (iii) N(30, 3)
(iv) There is not enough information to describe the distribution. (v) B(30, 3)
Q5. Which of the following is not true for the sampling distribution of the sample mean?
(i) Its mean is equal to the population mean
(ii) The standard deviation is reduced as the sample size increases
(iii) The standard error of the distribution describes the representative magnitude of the
deviation of the sample mean from the values of the random variables that constitute
the sample
(iv) It corrects the skewness of population distribution if the sample size is sufficiently
large.
Q6. A population consists of the four numbers {0,2,4,6}. Consider taking a sample of size 2 with
replacement and the statistic is sample range, R = Largest observation – Smallest observation. For
instance, if the sample observations are (2,6), then R =4. Determine the sampling distribution of R.
0.25 0.375 0.25 0.125
Continuous Assessment I (Set B)
UNIT 1: Sampling
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Q1. The probability distribution of a statistic is called,
(i) Sampling distribution (ii) distribution function
(iii) Mass function (iv) None of these
Q2. A simple random sample of 100 observations was taken from a large population with a standard
deviation of 15. The sample mean is determined to be 40. The standard error of the mean is
(i) 1.5 (ii) 15 (iii) 0.4 (iv) Can’t be determined
Q3. Since the sample size is always smaller than the size of the population, the sample mean
(i) Must always be smaller than the population mean
(ii) Must be larger than the population mean
(iii) Must be equal to the population mean
(iv) Can be smaller, larger, or equal to the population mean
Q5. What is the variance of the profit of a firm if the variances of revenue and cost are 25 and 16 respectively
and the covariance between revenue and cost is -2?
(i) 41 (ii) 45 (iii) 37 (iv) 13
Q6. Suppose that the national mean weight for a three-year-old girl is 50 pounds with a variance of 16
pounds. A pediatric office takes a random sample of 100 three-year-old girls, records their weights, and finds
the mean. Describe the sampling distribution model of the sample mean with the following mean and
standard deviation.
(i) N(50, 0.04) (ii) N(50, 0.4) (iii) N(30, 4)
(iv) There is not enough information to describe the distribution. (v) Binom(30, 4)
Q7. The goals scored by a team in a soccer match is a random variable, which takes the values 0,1, and 2 with
probabilities 0.3, 0.6 and 0.1 respectively. If the team plays two matches, then draw up the sampling
distribution of the total number of goals scored.
0 1 2 3 4
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Continuous Assessment I (Set C)
UNIT 1: Sampling
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Q1. Suppose a population follows a binomial distribution with the probability of success as 0.6. What can you
say about the sampling distribution of the sample mean if the size of the sample is 49?
(i) it is normally distributed (ii) it follows a binomial distribution
(iii) it is non-normal (iv)nothing can be inferred with certainty
Q2. Which of the following is implied by the Central Limit Theorem?
(i) If the population is non-normal, then also the sampling distribution of the sample mean is
normally distributed.
(ii) The sampling distribution of the sample mean is always normally distributed
(iii) The sampling distribution of the sample mean is normally distributed if the sample size is
sufficiently large
(iv) The sampling distribution of the sample mean has the same mean and variance as the
population distribution.
Q3. The sampling distribution of the sample mean is not expected to follow a normal distribution if
(i) The population is skewed with n = 50 and k = 1000
(ii) The population is non-normal with n = 10
(iii) The population is normally distributed but n is very small
(iv) none of the above
Q4. If X1 and X2 are two random variables, then the V(X1 – X2) is given by
(i) V(X1) – V(X2) (ii) V(X1) + V(X2)
(ii) V(X1) + V(X2) – 2Cov(X1, X2) (iv) zero
Q5. The variance of the sampling distribution of the sample mean is 1600 and the sample size is 200. Find the
standard deviation of the distribution of sample totals. Assume that the sampling distribution of mean and
sample totals are normally distributed.
(i) 400 (ii) 8000 (iii) 4000 (iv)1600
Q6. A firm sells commodities X and Y at prices of Rs. 10 and Rs. 2 respectively and a fixed cost C is incurred in
the process. If the expected sales and variance of X are 100 and 25 and for Y are 200 and 64 respectively, find
the expected value and standard deviation of the revenue of the firm given that the covariance of sales of X
and Y is -2.
Continuous Assessment I (Set D)
UNIT 1: Sampling
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Q1. A collection of random variables is said to constitute a random sample if the random variables
are
(i) identically distributed (ii) independent
(ii) both, independent and identically distributed (iv)normally distributed
Q2. Suppose a population follows a binomial distribution with the probability of success as 0.6.
What can you say about the sampling distribution of the sample mean if the size of the sample is
19?
(i) it is normally distributed (ii) it follows a binomial distribution
(iii) it is non-normal (iv)nothing can be inferred with certainty
Q3. Which of the following is implied by the Central Limit Theorem?
(i) If the population is non-normal, then also the sampling distribution of the sample
mean is normally distributed.
(ii) The sampling distribution of the sample mean is always normally distributed
(iii) The sampling distribution of the sample mean is normally distributed if the sample
size is sufficiently large
(iv) The sampling distribution of the sample mean has the same mean and variance as
the population distribution.
Q4. The sampling distribution of the sample mean is not expected to follow a normal distribution if
(i) The population is skewed with n = 50 and k = 1000
(ii) The population is non-normal with n = 12
(iii) The population is normally distributed but n is very small
(iv) none of the above
Q5. A normal population has a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 8. A random sample of 800 is
selected. The expected value of the sample mean is,
(i) 75 (ii) 8 (iii) 7.5 (iv) insufficient information
Q6. A bowl contains four tokens numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. A random sample of size two is drawn from
the bowl with each token having an equal chance of selection. Write out the sampling distribution of
the maximum number on the token in the sample.
