Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_uva-standard-deviation-418-en_uva-standard-deviation-418-en
    nameuva-standard-deviation-418-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Standard Deviation
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
    TypeCalculation
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty4.316
    p-value0.066

    Question

    Suppose y is a stochastic variable that indicates my winnings at a certain casino game with a bet of 25 guilders. The expectation of y is -2 and the standard deviation is 6. Now I play the game 4 times. The standard deviation of the variable indicating my profit over the 4 games together is then equal to


    1. FALSE: 1.5
    2. FALSE: 3
    3. FALSE: 9
    4. TRUE: 12

    1. 1.5: Incorrect
    2. 3: Incorrect
    3. 9: Incorrect
    4. 12: Correct