QUIZ NO.

2 CE 118
I. Identify the following Greek letters or symbols that are used in mathematics science and
engineering
1. ______ ______ 2. ______ ______ 3. ______ ______
4. ______ ______ 5. ______ ______
II. Fill in the blanks
1. A _________ is a variable whose value is subject to variations due to chance.
2. The mathematical function describing the possible values of a random variable and their associated
probabilities is known as a _____________
3. _____________ is taking any of a specified finite or countable list of values
4. Discrete random variables can take on either a finite or at most a _______________
5. ______________-is taking any numerical value in an interval or collection of intervals
6. The resulting probability distribution of the random variable can be described by a ___________
7. The most formal, axiomatic definition of a random variable involves _______________
8. If the sample space is a subset of the real line a possible definition is that random
variables X and Y are ____________________ if they have the same distribution functions
9. A ________________ may be a function of two or more random variable
10. One of the significant theorems in probability theory that pertains to the limiting distribution of the
sum of a large number of random variables known as the ____________
11. __________ is a statistical method for making inferential decisions about the populations based on
information provided by available sampled data.
12. __________ is the probability distribution of a given statistic based on a random sample.
13. __________ is defined by the appropriate critical value of the test statistic corresponding to the
specified level of significance .
III. Enumeration
1. The Role of statistical inference in decision- making process (in order)
2. The two statistical Estimation of Parameters
IV. Problem Solving
1. Suppose the specification for the yield strength of rebars required a mean value of 38 psi. It is
therefore, essential that the population of rebars to be used in the construction of a reinforced concrete
structure has the require mean strength. From the rebars delivered to the construction site by the
supplier, the engineer ordered that a sample of 25 rebars be randomly selected and tested for yield
strengths. The sample mean from the 25 tests yielded a value of 37.5 psi. It is known that the standard
deviation of rebar from the supplier is 3 psi. Use test of the mean with known variance.
Given : critical value of Z = -1.95
IV. Discuss briefly the Probability Distribution Function of single variable and multiple variables.

I.
1. Alpha, Beta
2. Delta, Theta
3. Lambda, Phi
4. Omega, Delta
5. Mu, Nu
II.
1. Random Variable
2. Probability Distribution
3. Discrete Random Variable
4. Countably Infinite Set of Discrete Value
5. Continuous Random Variable
6. Cumulative Distribution Function
7. Measure Theory / Stochastic Value
8. Equal in distribution (denoted
)
9. Joint Probability Distribution
10. Central Limit Theorem
11. Statistical Inference
12. Finite-sample Distribution / Sampling Distribution
13. Region of Rejection / One and Two Taled Tests
III
1.Real World, Data Collection, Estimation of Parameters, choice of distribution, Calculation of
Probabilities
2. Point Estimation, Interval Estimation
IV
(Find it at http://pse.che.ntu.edu.tw/chencl/Advanced_Applied_Mathematics/2010/ANG2ed-6-r.pdf)
V
(Just copy it in the report of our group)

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