Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileProbability_uva-elementary-probability-1060-en_uva-elementary-probability-1060-en
    nameuva-elementary-probability-1060-en
    sectionProbability/Elementary Probability
    typeschoice
    solutionTRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty2
    p-value0.5905

    Question

    Suppose you live in a city where 125,000 households have a telephone and a research firm randomly selects 1,000 of these households for a telephone survey. What is then the probability that your household will be chosen?


    1. TRUE: 1/125
    2. FALSE: 1/1000
    3. FALSE: 1/124.000
    4. FALSE: 1/125.000
    5. FALSE: 1/126.000

    1. 1/125: Correct
    2. 1/1000: Incorrect
    3. 1/124,000: Incorrect
    4. 1/125,000: Incorrect
    5. 1/126,000: Incorrect