Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDistributions_uva-normal-1370-en_uva-normal-1370-en
    nameuva-normal-1370-en
    sectionDistributions/Continuous/Normal
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty2.875
    p-value0.4167

    Question

    30,000 telephone calls from the ICT department have a distribution with a mean duration of 173.9 seconds and a standard deviation of 184.8 seconds. You take a random sample of 80 calls. What then is the theoretical standard deviation?


    1. FALSE: 2.3 seconds
    2. TRUE: 20.7 seconds
    3. FALSE: 40 seconds
    4. FALSE: 184.8 seconds

    1. 2.3 seconds: Incorrect
    2. 20.7 seconds: Correct
    3. 40 seconds: Incorrect
    4. 184.8 seconds: Incorrect