Quiz 2 (ECE 313, Fall 2022):
Question1: Choose one answer.
In a particular game, a fair die is tossed. If the number of spots showing is
either 4 or 5 you win $2, if the number of spots showing is 6 you win $5, and if
the number of spots showing is 1, 2, or 3 you win nothing. Let X be the amount
that you win. Which of the following is the expected value of X?
1) 1
2) 1.5
3) 2.5
Question2: Choose one answer.
A small store keeps track of the number X of customers that make a purchase
during the first hour that the store is open each day. Based on the records, X
has the following probability distribution.
X 0 1 2 3 4
Px (X) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3
The mean number of customers that make a purchase during the first hour that
the store is open is:
1) 2
2) 2.3
3) 2.6
Question3: Choose one answer.
A small store keeps track of the number X of customers that make a purchase
during the first hour that the store is open each day. Based on the records, X
has the following probability distribution.
X 0 1 2 3 4
Px (X) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3
The standard deviation of the number of customers that make a purchase during
the first hour that the store is open is
1) 1.2806
2) 1.64
3) 1.5
Question4: Choose one answer.
In a small town of 100 households, 29 own no dogs, 38 own one dog, 22 own two
dogs, and 11 own three dogs.
A households is picked at random. Let ”x” = the number of dogs this household
own. What is P(X 2).
1
1) 0.22
2) 0.33
3) 0.38
4) 0.29
Question5: Choose one answer.
Two fair dice are rolled. Let ”x” = the sum of the numbers that appear on the
dice. Which value of ”x” is most likely?
1) 6
2) 7
3) 5
Question6: Choose one answer.
If X is binomial distribution with probability of success p = 0.7, such that
P (X = k) = Ck5 (1 p)5 k pk . What is P(X = 2)
1) 0.1322
2) 0.1323
3) 0.1324
Question7: Choose one answer.
Which of the following is NOT a property of a random variable?
1) The sum of the probabilities of a random variable is equal to 1.
2) A random variable cannot be negative
3) A random variable represents numerical outcomes for di↵erent situations
or events.
4) A random variable can be discrete or continuous.
Question8: Choose one answer.
You decide to collect a bunch of cans of soda and measure the volume of soda
in each can. Let x = the number of mL of soda in each can. What type of
variable is x? (Indication: The cans may not contain the same volume)
1) x is a discrete random variable.
2) x is a continuous random variable.
3) x is not a random variable.
Question9: Choose one answer.
Which of the following random variables is NOT continuous?
2
1) Amount of gasoline in a car.
2) Number of goals scored by a hockey team.
3) Time it takes to commute to work.
Question10: Choose one answer.
The weight of written reports produced in a certain department has a Normal
distribution with mean 60 g and standard deviation 12 g. The probability that
the next report will weigh less than 45 g is
1) 0.1056
2) 0.1042
3) 0.3944
4) 0.8944
Question11: Choose one answer.
Let X be the time intervals between successive barges passing a certain point
on a busy waterway. The mean of X is 8 minutes. How many barges pass, in
average, within one hour
1) 7
2) 7.5
3) 8
Question12: Choose one answer.
Let X be the time intervals between successive barges passing a certain point
on a busy waterway. The mean of X is 8 minutes. What is the probability
distribution of X
1) Poisson ! P( 18 )
2) Exponential ! Exp( 18 )
3) Geometric ! G( 18 )
Question13: Choose one answer.
Let X be the time intervals between successive barges passing a certain point
on a busy waterway. The mean of X is 8 minutes. What is the probability
P(X > 16 mins)
1) 0.1454
2) 0.1656
3) 0.1353
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Question14: Choose one answer.
An experiment consists of repeatedly and independently tossing a fair die until
a six is obtained. Let X denote the number of throws until obtaining a six.
Then
1) E(X) = 5
1
2) E(X) =
6
3) E(X) = 6
4) E(X) = 1
Question15: Choose one answer.
The cumulative distribution function is always non-decreasing.
1) True
2) False
Question16: Choose one answer.
The probability that Jalen makes a free throw is 75%. What is the probability
he makes his first free throw on his third attempt?
1) P(X = 3) = (0.25).(0.75)2
2) P(X = 3) = (0.25)2 .(0.75)
3) P(X = 3) = (0.75)3
