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Expectations
Statistically Speaking
100

The chance that something happens.

What is probability?

100

The probability of getting a red card from a standard 52 card deck.

What is 1/2?

100

Counting system used to calculate arrangements when order matters.

What is permutations?

100

An average that gives us what the outcome should be numerically but is not necessarily an attainable value.

What is expected value?

100

The median for the set of data

2  3  5  6  8  9  12

What is 6?

200

The chance that you do not own a dog if the probability of owning a dog is 72%.

What is 28%

200

The probability of choosing a red marble if there are 3 red, 2 green and 5 blue.

What is 3/10?

200

Counting principle used when order does not matter.

What is combinations?

200

The expected value of playing a game is $1.54.  Does this mean one alternative for winning is $1.54?

What is NO?

200

The mean of the following test scores.

84  87  92  95  100

What is 91.6?

300

The probability that someone has red hair if there are 12 people with red hair in a room of 244.  Answer as a reduced fraction.

What is 1/12?

300

The probability of getting a number greater than 3 when rolling a standard die.

What is 1/2.

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300

The number of ways 20 people could arrange themselves on a 3 person bench.

What is 6960?

300

The expected value of a game where you pay $1 and have a 40% chance of winning.

What is -$0.20?

300

The empirical rule approximation of the number of scores between 70 and 80 if the mean is 75 with a standard deviation of 5.

What is 68%?

400

The probability of a working marker if I choose 2 markers and have 7 markers but 3 are dried up.  Give your answer as a fraction.

What is 16/49?

400

The probability that you draw a red queen from a standard 52 card deck.  Give the answer as a reduced fraction.

What is 1/26?

400
The number of possible schedules for a student if there are 6 choices for MAT 143, 8 choices for ENG 111 and 10 choices for SOC 210.  Assume no time conflicts.

What is 480?

400

Suppose that Joe does his homework twice a week 65% of the time, once a week 30% of the time and not at all 5% of the time.  Give the expected value for the number of times he does his homework.

What is 1.6 times per week?

400

The z-score if Chris has a test score of 72 on a test where the mean was 67 and the standard deviation was 5.  

What is 1?

500

That probability that all of a committee is students if a committee of 4 is chosen from 25 faculty and 10 students. Give 3 decimal places.

What is 0.004?

500

The probability that you draw a red card or a King from a standard 52 card deck.  Give your answer as a reduced fraction.

What is 7/13?

500

The total possible number of outcomes for a season record for the Panthers who play 17 games.  Assume there are only 2 outcomes per game, win or loss.  We will ignore the chance of a tie.

What is 131,072?

500

A gambler wins $1600 on a good weekend of football betting but loses $1000 on a bad weekend.  He has a good weekend 40% of the time.  Give his expected winnings.

What is $40.00?

500

The number of standard deviations away from the mean is a test score of 60 when the mean is 82 with a standard deviation of 7. 

What is -3.14 (22/7)?

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