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December: Statistics
Welcome to the December 2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz!
Date: 26th December, 2021 | Time: 9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
The 15 Questions will be updated on this same post at the stated date and time with replies (answers) by participants to follow accordingly.
Thank you.
- Rescheduled: The December edition is rescheduled for December 4 (9:00 AM - 9:05 AM).
Welcome to the December 2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz!
Date: 26th December, 2021 | Time: 9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
The 15 Questions will be updated on this same post at the stated date and time with replies (answers) by participants to follow accordingly.
Thank you.
- Rescheduled: The December edition is rescheduled for December 4 (9:00 AM - 9:05 AM).
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- When the Mean of a number is 18, what is the Mean of the sampling distribution?
- 21
- 18
- 27
- 23
- If the probability of hitting an object is 0.8, find the variance
- 18
- 16
- 14
- 12
- E(X) = λ is used for which distribution?
- Binomial distribution
- Poisson's distribution
- Bernoulli's distribution
- Laplace distribution
- Find the arithmetic mean of the set of data: 6,1,5,8, and 10
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- Calculate the geometric mean of 1,3,9,3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Find the variance of the given data set: 3,9,5,6,7
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- The Poisson distribution is applied for
- Regular Random Variable
- Constant time function
- Discrete Random Variable
- Irregular Random Variable
- If the Critical region is evenly distributed then the test is referred as?
- Two tailed
- One tailed
- Three tailed
- Zero tailed
- The probability that person A completes all the tasks assigned is 50% and that of person B is 20%. Find the probability that all the tasks are completed.
- 15
- 25
- 35
- 45
- In Nigeria, there are 55 members of the National Statistics Association. Every member posts a greeting card to all the members. How many greeting cards were posted by them?
- 990
- 890
- 1980
- None of the above
- E(X) = npq is for which distribution?
- Bernoulli’s
- Binomial
- Poisson’s
- Normal
- Which of these distributions is used for a testing hypothesis?
- Normal Distribution
- Chi-Squared Distribution
- Gamma Distribution
- Poisson Distribution
- Weibull distribution gives the failure rate proportional to the power of time.
- True
- False
- In Standard normal distribution, the value of mode is
- 2
- 1
- 0
- None of the above
- In a hypothesis test, what does the p value signify?
- smallest level of significance for rejection of Null Hypothesis
- largest level of significance for rejection of Null Hypothesis
- smallest level of significance for acceptance of Null Hypothesis
- smallest level of significance for acceptance of Null Hypothesis
- When the Mean of a number is 18, what is the Mean of the sampling distribution?
- 21
- 18
- 27
- 23
- If the probability of hitting an object is 0.8, find the variance
- 18
- 16
- 14
- 12
- E(X) = λ is used for which distribution?
- Binomial distribution
- Poisson's distribution
- Bernoulli's distribution
- Laplace distribution
- Find the arithmetic mean of the set of data: 6,1,5,8, and 10
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- Calculate the geometric mean of 1,3,9,3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Find the variance of the given data set: 3,9,5,6,7
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- The Poisson distribution is applied for
- Regular Random Variable
- Constant time function
- Discrete Random Variable
- Irregular Random Variable
- If the Critical region is evenly distributed then the test is referred as?
- Two tailed
- One tailed
- Three tailed
- Zero tailed
- The probability that person A completes all the tasks assigned is 50% and that of person B is 20%. Find the probability that all the tasks are completed.
- 15
- 25
- 35
- 45
- In Nigeria, there are 55 members of the National Statistics Association. Every member posts a greeting card to all the members. How many greeting cards were posted by them?
- 990
- 890
- 1980
- None of the above
- E(X) = npq is for which distribution?
- Bernoulli’s
- Binomial
- Poisson’s
- Normal
- Which of these distributions is used for a testing hypothesis?
- Normal Distribution
- Chi-Squared Distribution
- Gamma Distribution
- Poisson Distribution
- Weibull distribution gives the failure rate proportional to the power of time.
- True
- False
- In Standard normal distribution, the value of mode is
- 2
- 1
- 0
- None of the above
- In a hypothesis test, what does the p value signify?
- smallest level of significance for rejection of Null Hypothesis
- largest level of significance for rejection of Null Hypothesis
- smallest level of significance for acceptance of Null Hypothesis
- smallest level of significance for acceptance of Null Hypothesis
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Sincere apologies for the delay. Time will be compensated for; meaning that all answers submitted from 9:08:07 AM will not be accepted.
Thank you.
Sincere apologies for the delay. Time will be compensated for; meaning that all answers submitted from 9:08:07 AM will not be accepted.
Thank you.
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2. D
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. C
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. C
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Oyinlola on December 4, 2021, 9:06:30 AM
1 A
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6. B
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8. A
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Midells on December 4, 2021, 9:08:11 AM
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9. A
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12. A
13. A
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1. A
2. A
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4. C
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. B
12. A
13. A
14. C
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Zino on December 4, 2021, 9:09:32 AM
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Quest on December 4, 2021, 9:10:48 AM
1, D
2, C
3, B
4, C
5, A
1, D
2, C
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The winners for this edition are as follows:
- 1st - Emmanuel Adebajo: 13/15
- 2nd - Ayodeji Olowolagba: 9/15
- 3rd - Owosina Samuel Kayode: 6/15 in 9:05:52 AM ahead of Oyinlola Abosede (16/15 in 9:06:30 AM)
Congratulations and thanks to everyone.
Answers to the quiz questions can be accessed here: https://www.positivenaija.com/2021-positivenaija-science-quiz/
The winners for this edition are as follows:
- 1st - Emmanuel Adebajo: 13/15
- 2nd - Ayodeji Olowolagba: 9/15
- 3rd - Owosina Samuel Kayode: 6/15 in 9:05:52 AM ahead of Oyinlola Abosede (16/15 in 9:06:30 AM)
Congratulations and thanks to everyone.
Answers to the quiz questions can be accessed here: https://www.positivenaija.com/2021-positivenaija-science-quiz/
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