Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

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    nameuva-variance-316-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Variance
    typeschoice
    solutionTRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
    TypeCalculation
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty4.542
    p-value0.016

    Question

    4. X1, X2, X3 and X4 are independent draws from a distribution with μ = 3 and σ2 = 0.25. The variance of (X1 + X2 + X3 + X4) / 4 is then equal to


    1. TRUE: 0.0625
    2. FALSE: 0.125
    3. FALSE: 0.25
    4. FALSE: 1

    1. 0.0625: Correct
    2. 0.125: Incorrect
    3. 0.25: Incorrect
    4. 1: Incorrect