Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileProbability_uva-elementary-probability-1173-en_uva-elementary-probability-1173-en
    nameuva-elementary-probability-1173-en
    sectionProbability/Elementary Probability
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty2
    p-value0.5905

    Question

    About 10% of people in the Netherlands aged 17 to 23 years are early school leavers. If you randomly choose five people from this age group then random variable X: the number of early school leavers. What then is the probability distribution of X?  A:

    —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– Xi 0 1 2 3 4 Odds 0.5905 0.3280 0.0729 0.0081 0.0004 —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——–

     B:

    —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– Xi 1 2 3 4 5 Odds 0.3280 0.0729 0.0081 0.0004 0.0001 —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——–

     C:

    —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– Xi 0 1 2 3 4 5 Odds 0.0001 0.0004 0.0081 0.0729 0.3280 0.5905 —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– ——–

          \ D:\

    —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– Xi 0 1 2 3 4 5 Odds 0.5905 0.3280 0.0729 0.0081 0.0004 0.0001 —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– ——–

     E:

    —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– Xi 1 2 3 4 5 6 Odds 0.5905 0.3280 0.0729 0.0081 0.0004 0.0001 —— ——– ——– ——– ——– ——– ——–


    1. FALSE: A
    2. FALSE: B
    3. FALSE: C
    4. TRUE: D
    5. FALSE: E

    1. A: Incorrect
    2. B: Incorrect
    3. C: Incorrect
    4. D: Correct
    5. E: Incorrect