Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

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    nameuva-standard-deviation-585-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Standard Deviation
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty4.385
    p-value0.0325

    Question

    Given two independent stochastic variables x ( with mean 30 and sd 4) and y (with mean 50 and sd 6). z = 2x - y. Mean and standard deviation of z are then respectively.


    1. FALSE: 10 and 2
    2. FALSE: 110 and 14
    3. FALSE: 10 and 14
    4. TRUE: 10 and 10

    1. 10 and 2: Incorrect
    2. 110 and 14: Incorrect
    3. 10 and 14: Incorrect
    4. 10 and 10: Correct