Quiz 3 MAT500 / Quiz 3 MAT500

    Question 1 

    1. Probability trees are used only to compute conditional probabilities. 

    Answer

    True

    False

    2 points

    Question 2 

    Seventy two percent of all observations fall within 1 standard deviation of the mean if the data is normally distributed. 

    Answer

    True

    False

    2 points

    Question 3 

    If two events are not mutually exclusive, then P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)

    Answer

    True

    False

    2 points

    Question 4 

    The Hurwicz criterion is a compromise between the minimax and minimin criteria. 

    Answer

    True

    False

    2 points

    Question 5 

    Using the minimax regret criterion, we first construct a table of regrets. Subsequently, for each possible decision, we look across the states of nature and make a note of the maximum regret possible for that decision. We then pick the decision with the largest maximum regret.

    Answer

    True

    False

    2 points

    Question 6 

    The equal likelihood criterion assigns a probability of 0.5 to each state of nature, regardless of how many states of nature there are. 

    Answer

    True

    False

    2 points

    Question 7 

    Both maximin and minimin criteria are optimistic.

    Answer

    True

    False

    2 points

    Question 8 

    The chi-square test is a statistical test to see if an observed data fit a _________.

    Answer 

    Normal probability distribution

    continuous probability distribution

    particular probability distribution

    All of the above

    2 points 

    Question 9 

    Assume that it takes a college student an average of 5 minutes to find a parking spot in the main parking lot. Assume also that this time is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 2 minutes. Find the probability that a randomly selected college student will take between 2 and 6 minutes to find a parking spot in the main parking lot.

    Answer 

    0.1950

    0.4772

    0.4332

    0.6247

    2 points 

    Question 10 

    A professor would like to utilize the normal distribution to assign grades such that 5% of students receive A’s. If the exam average is 62 with a standard deviation of 13, what grade should be the cutoff for an A? (Round your answer.)

    Answer 

    80

    83

    90

    93

    2 points 

    Question 11 

    A business owner is trying to decide whether to buy, rent, or lease office space and has constructed the following payoff table based on whether business is brisk or slow. 

    The maximax strategy is:

    Answer 

    Rent

    Buy

    Brisk

    Slow

    2 points 

    Question 12 

    The maximin criterion results in the

    Answer 

    minimum of the maximum payoffs

    maximum of the maximum payoffs

    maximum of the minimum payoffs

    minimum of the minimum payoffs

    2 points 

    Question 13 

    A group of friends are planning a recreational outing and have constructed the following payoff table to help them decide which activity to engage in. Assume that the payoffs represent their level of enjoyment for each activity under the various weather conditions. 

    Weather

    Cold Warm Rainy

    S1 S2 S3

    Bike: A1 10 8 6

    Hike: A2 14 15 2

    Fish: A3 7 8 9

    What is the conservative decision for this situation?

    Answer 

    A1

    A2

    A3

    Any of the above

    2 points 

    Question 14 

    A group of friends are planning a recreational outing and have constructed the following payoff table to help them decide which activity to engage in. Assume that the payoffs represent their level of enjoyment for each activity under the various weather conditions. 

    Weather

    Cold Warm Rainy

    S1 S2 S3

    Bike: A1 10 8 6

    Hike: A2 14 15 2

    Fish: A3 7 8 9

    If the group chooses to minimize their maximum regret, what activity will they choose?

    Answer 

    A1

    A2

    A3

    Any of the above

    2 points 

    Question 15 

    A brand of television has a lifetime that is normally distributed with a mean of 7 years and a standard deviation of 2.5 years. What is the probability that a randomly chosen TV will last more than 8 years? Note: Write your answers with two places after the decimal, rounding off as appropriate. 

    Answer

    2 points 

    Question 16 

    A life insurance company wants to update its actuarial tables. Assume that the probability distribution of the lifetimes of the participants is approximately a normal distribution with a mean of 71 years and a standard deviation of 3.5 years. What proportion of the plan participants are expected to see their 75th birthday? Note: Write your answers with two places after the decimal, rounding off as appropriate. 

    Answer

    2 points 

    Question 17 

    Consider the following decision tree. 

    What is the expected value for the best decision? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

    Answer

    2 points 

    Question 18 

    A manager has developed a payoff table that indicates the profits associated with a set of alternatives under 2 possible states of nature. 

    Alt S1 S2

    1 10 2

    2 -2 8

    3 8 5

    Compute the expected value of perfect information assuming that the probability of S2 is equal to 0.4. 

    Answer

    Question 19 

    The quality control manager for ENTA Inc. must decide whether to accept (a1), further analyze (a2) or reject (a3) a lot of incoming material. Assume the following payoff table is available. Historical data indicates that there is 30% chance that the lot is poor quality (s1), 50 % chance that the lot is fair quality (s2) and 20% chance that the lot is good quality (s3). 

    What is the numerical value of the maximin?

    Answer

    2 points 

    Question 20 

    A business owner is trying to decide whether to buy, rent, or lease office space and has constructed the following payoff table based on whether business is brisk or slow. 

    If the probability of brisk business is .40, what is the numerical maximum expected value?

    Answer

    2 points 

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