Date.............................. Name, Surname........................................Group...................

Q1. If in a report we read that the average mark per group is 8.9, in this case the statistical population was: a.the mark;
b. marks; c. the students; d. the groups; e. the average mark

Q2. In a statistical research, establishing the population to be studied as an activity is organized, compared to establishing
the objective of the research : a. previously; b. after; c. in the same time; d. the order is not important as long as both
activities are organized; e. this activity never takes place within a statistical research

Q3. The ratio between the overall variance and the average variance is 10/3 and the value of the variance between groups is
1960. Compute and interpret the ratio of determination.

Q4. For a period of 14 months marked as ti = 0, 13 the average index from a month to another is:

a. b. c. d. e.

Q5. For the following data, recorded for 190 passengers:

Nb. of passengers (thou pers.) 20 50 88 136 170 190
Nb. of trips (journays)/month 20 30 40 60 70 80
Nb. of transportation means /day 1 2 4 5 6 80
Nb. lines (routes) 1 2 3 4 5 6

a. Display the distribution of the statistical population according to all variables and its structure
b. Compute and interpret the central tendency measure characterising the statistical population: mean, median and modal
values
c. Analyse the degree of arithmetic means representativity according to all variables
d. interpret the skewness of the distribution according to all variables
e. estimate the percentage of passengers with the number of monthly trips larger than the average level.
f. supposing the data are representing the results of a survey on a sample of 20% out of the overall population of a
city, construct a 95 % confidence class for the average number of monthly trips with Laplace function argument 1.96

Q6. For a company we know the information regarding the price and the profit evolution:
Month April May June July August Sept.
Price fix relative change (%) + 20 % + 40 % + 90 % + 120 % 150 % + 170 %
Profit chain base absolute change (mill. m.u.) 6 4 -1 9 2 9
The price in March was 1000 m.u. and the average rate of profit per month was + 6.4 %.
Considering the profit evolution is influenced by price evolution you are asked to:
a. reconstruct and graph the historical evolutions
b. forecast the price evolution for the next year, choosing the most appropriate method between the simple and the analytic
methods
c. forecast the profit in October taking into account its dependency upon the price.
d. Measure the intensity of the relation using parametrical and nonparametric measures
e. Test the significance of the relation using the Student test (t table = 4.303)

Q7. For a company selling 3 products we know that the total production cost had an overall 5 % increase and the following
information:
Product Total cost absolute change in Total cost absolute Total cost structure in November (%)
December as per November change due to quantity
(m.u.) change (m.u.)
A 1 -2 20
B -5 -9 ...
C 6 -6 43
a. Compute and interpret the individual and aggregate indexes of the total cost, average cost and quantities manufactured.
b. Compute and interpret the absolute change of the total cost due to the average cost change
c. Graph the structure of the cost for this company.