Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_uva-variance-298-en_uva-variance-298-en
    nameuva-variance-298-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Variance
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty4.448
    p-value0.0248

    Question

    If I make 4 independent draws from a normal distribution with expectation 20 and variance 64, then the mean of these 4 draws will have as its distribution:


    1. FALSE: N(0, 1)
    2. FALSE: N(5, 22)
    3. FALSE: N(20, 22)
    4. TRUE: N(20, 42)

    1. N(0, 1): Incorrect
    2. N(5, 22): Incorrect
    3. N(20, 22): Incorrect
    4. N(20, 42): Correct