Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

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    nameuva-standard-deviation-428-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Standard Deviation
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeCalculation
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty4.202
    p-value0.0835

    Question

    Given two independent stochastic variables X and Y with standard deviations 12 and 5, respectively. Now suppose that Z = X - Y. The s.d. of Z is then equal to


    1. FALSE: 7
    2. FALSE: 10.9
    3. TRUE: 13
    4. FALSE: 17

    1. 7: Incorrect
    2. 10.9: Incorrect
    3. 13: Correct
    4. 17: Incorrect