Psychology 010 - 20: Analysis of Psychological Data
Instructor: Ana Simoes
Homework Assignment #4
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Question 1. (6 points)
There are 52 cards in a standard deck of cards. The deck is divided into 4 suits: Hearts,
Diamonds, Spades, and Clubs. Each suit contains 13 cards: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack,
Queen, and King.
Use the information above to answer the following questions.
1.A. If one card is drawn at random from the deck, what is the probability of drawing
the 4 of Spades? Show all calculations. Express your final answer as a percentage
and round to two decimal places.
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P 40 f
Spades = )
52 =
0
. 0192 . .
0 .
0192 × 100 = 1 .
92 %
The probability is: 1 92.
%
1.B. If one card is drawn at random from the deck, what is the probability of drawing
a Heart? Show all calculations. Express your final answer as a percentage and
round to two decimal places.
Hearts in deck 13 ;
P(A) =
s tample '
space
P( Heart ) :
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25
O .
25 x 100 :
25 00 .
%
The probability is: 25 00 .
%
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1.C. If one card is drawn at random from the deck, what is the probability of drawing
a 9 (of any suit)? Show all calculations. Express your final answer as a percentage
and round to two decimal places.
4
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0 . .
0 .
07 - 69 × 100 =- 69
%
The probability is: 7 69 %
. %
Question 2. (12 points)
An IQ (Intelligence Quotient) score is a measure designed to assess intelligence. IQ scores
follow a normal distribution with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15.
Use the information above to answer the following questions.
2.A. What is the z-score of someone who has an IQ score of 136?
Show all calculations and round your final answer to two decimal places.
X -
M
Z =
136
張 号
' 00
E =
, 5 =
: 2 40
.
The z-score is: 2 40
.
2.B. What is the z-score of someone who has an IQ score of 88?
Show all calculations and round your final answer to two decimal places.
X -
µ
a =
88 -
100 2
E =
=
的 = -
0 .
80
The z-score is: -
0 .
80
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2.C. What is the probability of selecting someone who has an IQ score of 85 or higher?
Use the empirical rule.
Show all calculations. Express your final answer as a percentage and round to two
decimal places.
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X " 85 100
8 瓷
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z =
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5 :
Area right of mean = 50 %
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50 + 34 13 =
84 13 %
.
4 13 %
%
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.
50
The probability is: 84 . 13 % 68 %
2.D. What is the probability of selecting someone who has an IQ score of 130 or
higher? Use the empirical rule.
Show all calculations. Express your final answer as a percentage and round to two
decimal places.
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X M 130 100
8 0
z
Probability
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5 ,
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%
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The probability is: 2 .
28 %
2.E. What is the probability of selecting someone who has an IQ score of 115 or
lower? Use the empirical rule.
Show all calculations. Express your final answer as a percentage and round to two
decimal places.
X M 115
5
⑲
z
6 100
-
1
=
= = =
Probability IQ
E 115
Arealeftofmean 50
- %
Area between + ISD and mean = 34 , . 131 %
~
50 + 34 13 .
=
84 13 %
.
50 %
The probability is: 84 . 13 %
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2.F. What is the probability of selecting someone who has an IQ score between 70 and
130? Use the empirical rule.
Show all calculations. Express your final answer as a percentage and round to two
decimal places.
Δ
X µ 70 30
100
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=
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nemm
=
σ
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Z
:
= 130 -
100
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2
5
Ared between Ir Sp = 0 .
9544
0 .
9544 × 100 = 95 .
441
The probability is: 95 .
44 % %
95 %
2× ( 1359 +
0 0
34 ( 3 ) 9544
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= 0 .
Question 3. (12 points)
Question 3.1. The total number of possible outcomes for a random variable is referred to
as ____.
A. The sum.
B. A random event.
C. The sample space.
D. The probability.
Question 3.2. The probability of an outcome is particularly useful for predicting the likelihood
of ____ events.
A. Fixed.
B. True.
C. Determined.
D. Random.
Question 3.3. A researcher asks participants to select their favorite advertisement from three
options. The results show that 54 participants prefer Ad A, 86 prefer Ad B, and 60
prefer Ad C. What is the probability (or proportion) that a randomly selected
participant∞
prefers Ad B?
A. .43
B. .86
860
C. .60 86
D. .32
P ( preler , AdD )
= 0 43
= 54 +
= .
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Question 3.4. The mean can take on any value and the standard deviation can take on any
positive value. Therefore, ____ .
A. There are an infinite number of possible normal distributions.
B. This characteristic has no practical implication.
C. Extreme scores are possible in a normal distribution.
D. Scores above the mean are distributed the same as scores below the mean.
Question 3.5. The standard normal distribution is normally distributed with a mean of ____
and a variance of ____ .
A. Any value ; any positive value.
B. 0 ; 1.
C. Any positive value ; any value.
D. 1 ; 0.
Question 3.6. The unit of measurement distributed along the x-axis of a standard normal
distribution is referred to as ____ .
A. X-score.
B. Deviation score.
C. Z-score.
D. Normalized deviation.
Question 3.7. A researcher determines that college students study an average of 80 minutes,
with a standard deviation of 20 minutes per week. Assuming these data are
normally distributed, what is the z score for students studyingσ
114 minutes per
week?
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正 =
17
A. 1.2 :
=
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 1.7
Question 3.8. A researcher determines that college students study an average of 80 minutes,
with a standard deviation of 20 minutes per week. Assuming these data are
normally distributed, what is the z score for students studying 60 minutes per
week?
A. 1 60
B. -1 z =
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1
C. 1.33
D. .75
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Question 3.9. A professor finds that the final exam scores for their class had a mean of 76 and a
standard deviation of 8. On this exam, a score of 90 is an A. Assuming these data
are normally distributed, what is the z score for 90 (the cutoff for an A)?
A. 1.75 ”器
B.
C.
1.5
1.25
正 = 号
= 1 . 75
D. There is not enough information to answer this question.
Question 3.10. A researcher finds that college students sleep on average 440 minutes per day,
with a standard deviation of 35. Assuming these data are normally distributed,
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what is the probability of selecting a student who sleeps←
475 minutes or more per
day? Use the empirical rule.
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B.
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Question 3.11. A researcher finds that college students sleep on average 440 minutes per day,
with a standard deviation of 35. Assuming these data are normally distributed,
what is the probability of selecting a student who sleeps 405 minutes or less per
day? Use the empirical rule.
A.
B.
C.
~34%
~84%
~16%
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Question 3.12. A researcher finds that college students sleep on average 440 minutes per day,
with a standard deviation of 35. Assuming these data are normally distributed,
what is the probability of selecting a student who sleeps→
370 minutes or more per
day? Use the empirical rule.
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