Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of City Schools
Sorsogon City
Sorsogon National High School
Senior High School
S.Y. 2024 – 2025

Name:_______________________________ Date:______________
Year and Section: _____________________ Score:_____________
Midterm Examination | 3rd Quarter, 2nd Semester
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
I. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read the statements carefully then WRITE the best answer in the answer sheet.
1. Which of the following best describes a random variable?
a. A fixed value that does not change b. A variable that takes different values depending on chance
c. A number used to identify data sets d. A constant in probability distributions

Scenario Type of Random Variable

2. The number of students absent in a class each day. a. A discrete random variable
3. The temperature recorded at noon each day for a month b. A continuous random variable
4. The weight of a newborn baby c. A non-random variable
5. A researcher records the time it takes for a student to finish a test. d. A categorical variable
6. The measurement of rainfall in millimeters per day. e. A Nominal variable
7. Which of the following is an example of a continuous random variable?
a. The number of books in a shelf b. The weight of a newborn baby
c. The number of mobile phones owned by a family d. The number of text messages sent in a day
8. Suppose a random variable X represents the sum of two rolled dice. What are the possible values of X?
a. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} b. {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}
c. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} d. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
9. Which of the following is NOT a discrete random variable?
a. The number of books in a shelf b. The height of a student in centimeters
c. The number of students in a class d. The number of cars in a parking lot
10. Which of the following best describes a discrete random variable?
a. It can take any real number in an interval. b. It is always expressed as a decimal or fraction.
c. It takes only distinct, countable values. d. It cannot be counted.
11. The following statements about continuous random variable are true EXCEPT:
a. It can take an infinite number of values in an interval. b. It can only assume specific, countable values.
c. It always represents measurements. d. It is represented using a normal curve.
12. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a continuous random variable?
a. It can take an infinite number of values. b. It is measured rather than counted.
c. It takes only specific, whole numbers. d. It can include fractions and decimals.
13. If the random variable x represents the number of heads in 3 tosses of a fair coin, the possible values of x are:
a. {0, 1, 2, 3} b. {0.5, 1.5, 2.5} c. {Heads, Tails} d. {Negative numbers only}
14. A probability distribution of a discrete random variable must satisfy which of the following conditions?
a. Each probability is between 0 and 1. b. The sum of all probabilities equals 1.
c. The random variable takes only countable values. d. All of the above.
15. A fair six-sided die is rolled, let x be the number that appears on top of the die. What is the probability of getting 4?
a. 1/6 b. 1/4 c. 1/3 d. 1/2
16. The expected value (mean) of a probability distribution is:
a. The sum of all possible values b. The square root of the variance
c. The weighted average of all possible values d. The probability of a specific event occurring
17. What is the variance of a probability distribution?
a. The sum of squared differences from the mean b. The expected value of a random variable
c. A measure of how spread out the values are d. Both (a) and (c)
18. Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between variance and standard deviation?
a. Variance is the square of the standard deviation b. Variance is always greater than the standard deviation
c. Standard deviation is always positive, but variance can be negative d. The two are unrelated
19. Given that a discrete random variable has μ=5 and its variance is σ 2=4 , what is the standard deviation?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 5 d. 16
20. Given the probability distribution, the formula for the mean (expected value) is:
a. μ=∑ x ∙ P (x) b. μ=∑ x2 ∙ P ( x) c. σ 2=∑ x 2 ∙ P ( x )−¿ μ 2 ¿ d. σ =√ ∑ x 2 ∙ P ( x )−¿ μ 2 ¿

Prepared: JERVIS RUSSELL J. SAJISE 1

Subject Teacher │ SHS Teacher II
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Division of City Schools
Sorsogon City
Sorsogon National High School
Senior High School
S.Y. 2024 – 2025

II. TRUE OR FALSE: Write SARA if the statement is true and DUTERTE if the statement is false.
21. A random variable is a function that assigns numerical values to the outcomes of a random experiment.
22. The number of apples in a basket is an example of a continuous random variable.
23. The height of students in a classroom is an example of a discrete random variable.
24. The total weight of a bag of rice is a continuous random variable.
25. The number of pets owned by students is a continuous random variable.
26. The speed of a car on the highway is a continuous random variable.
27. A random variable can be both discrete and continuous at the same time.

28. A higher variance means that the values of the random variable are more spread out.
29. The standard deviation is equal to the square root of the variance.
30. The sum of all probabilities in a probability distribution can be less than 1.

III. ILLUSTRATION: Follow the directions carefully, and present your answer as neatly and cleanly as possible.

(a) Three (3) fair coins are flipped three times. Show the sample space by using a tree diagram. (5 points)
Tree Diagram Sample Space

(b) Fill-in the missing words to describe the parts and characteristics of a Normal Probability Distribution.
(5 points)
Characteristics of Normal Curve Characteristics
1. The curve is __________________. o never touch
2. The curve is __________________ with o 1 (or 100%)
respect to the y-axis (vertical line). o symmetric
3. The curve is __________________ with o asymptotic
respect to the x-axis (horizontal line). The o bell-shaped
curve gets closer and closer
_______________ but the x-axis.
4. The width of the curve is determined by the
standard deviation of the distribution.
5. The total area under the curve is
__________.

IV. PROBLEM-SOLVING: Based on the recorded observation, shown below is the number of times a
student enters the comfort room as the random variable x and its corresponding probabilities.
Complete the given table to compute the mean, variance, and standard deviation. (10 points)
x P(x ) x ∙ P(x ) x
2 2
x ∙ P(x)
1 0.1
2 0.3
3 0.4
4 0.2
Prepared: JERVIS RUSSELL J. SAJISE 2
Subject Teacher │ SHS Teacher II
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Division of City Schools
Sorsogon City
Sorsogon National High School
Senior High School
S.Y. 2024 – 2025

Sample
31-35 Tree Diagram
Space
HHH
HHT
HTH
HTT
THH
THT
TTH
TTT

2
μ=¿ σ =¿
σ =¿
Answer Key
1. B
2. A
3. B 36-40 Characteristics of Normal Curve Characteristics
4. B 1. The curve is bell-shaped. o never touch
5. B 2. The curve is symmetric with respect to the y-axis (vertical o 1 (or 100%)
6. B line). o symmetric
7. B 3. The curve is asymptotic with respect to the x-axis o asymptotic
8. B (horizontal line). The curve gets closer and closer never o bell-shaped
9. B touch but the x-axis.
10. C 4. The width of the curve is determined by the standard
11. B deviation of the distribution.
12. C 5. The total area under the curve is 1 (or 100%).
13. C
14. D 41-50 x P(x ) x ∙ P(x ) x
2 2
x ∙ P(x)
15. A 1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1
16. C
2 0.3 0.6 4 1.2
17. D
18. A 3 0.4 1.2 9 3.6
19. A 4 0.2 0.8 16 3.2
2
20. A
μ=¿2.7 σ =¿0.81
21. Sara σ =¿0.9
22. Duterte
23. Duterte
24. Sara
25. Duterte
26. Sara
27. Duterte
28. Sara
29. Sara
30. Duterte

Prepared: JERVIS RUSSELL J. SAJISE 3

Subject Teacher │ SHS Teacher II
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Division of City Schools
Sorsogon City
Sorsogon National High School
Senior High School
S.Y. 2024 – 2025

Prepared: JERVIS RUSSELL J. SAJISE 4

Subject Teacher │ SHS Teacher II