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4.02 Quiz Creating Probability Distributions

Question: Which probability distribution table represents the frequency table?

x f

  • -

  • 0 - 5

  • 1 - 10

  • 2 - 15

  • 3 - 5

  • 4 - 15

  • Answer: x P

  • ——-

  • 0 - 0.1

  • 1 - 0.2

  • 2 - 0.3

  • 3 - 0.1

  • 4 - 0.3

  • Question: Which probability distribution table represents the data shown in the histogram?

  • Answer: Yellow - 0.2

  • Red - 0.2

  • Orange - 0.2

  • Blue - 0.2

  • Green - 0.2

  • Question: In a medical study, the heights of a group of men were measured to the nearest inch. There were 120 men with heights of 60-64 inches, 280 with 65-69, 312 with 70-74, and 162 with 75-79.

  • Which probability distribution table best reflects the data?

  • Answer: 60-64: 0.137

  • 65-69: 0.320

  • 70-74: 0.357

  • 75-79: 0.185

  • Question: Why is the table not a probability distribution table?

  • 0 - 0.25

  • 1 - 0.45

  • 2 - 0.0

  • 3 - 0.35

  • Answer: The sum of the probabilities is 1.05.

  • Question: What is the value of n using the probability distribution table?

  • Red - 1/3

  • Blue - 1/8

  • Gold - n

  • Silver - 1/6

  • Answer: 3/8