Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_uva-variance-255-en_uva-variance-255-en
    nameuva-variance-255-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Variance
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
    TypeCalculation
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty4.182
    p-value0.0866

    Question

    On a given hospital ward, over the course of a year, records are kept of how many men and how many women are lying on the first day of the month lie.   The numbers for the number of women during that year were:_____. 10 13 12 9 9 11 12 12 10 14 12 10 The sample variance is:


    1. FALSE: 0.192
    2. FALSE: 1.586
    3. FALSE: 2.306
    4. TRUE: 2.515

    1. 0.192: Incorrect
    2. 1.586: Incorrect
    3. 2.306: Incorrect
    4. 2.515: Correct