NZ Scholarship Statistics Practice Questions - New Zealand Scholarship Statistics Assessment Exam - NZ Scholarship Statistics Practice Questions - New Zealand Scholarship Statistics Assessment Exam

Question 1

In a bootstrap confidence interval investigation for a population median, how is a single bootstrap sample generated from an original representative sample of size n?

By randomly sampling n observations from the original sample with replacement By randomly sampling n observations from the original sample without replacement By taking repeated random samples of size n directly from the target population By selecting n observations from the normal distribution centered at the sample median

Correct Answer:

By randomly sampling n observations from the original sample with replacement

Question 2

A 95% bootstrap confidence interval for the difference between the median hourly earnings of male and female graduates (Male - Female) is calculated as ($4.50, $8.20). Which is the most valid statistical interpretation?

We can be 95% confident that the true population median hourly wage for male graduates is between $4.50 and $8.20 higher than for female graduates There is a 95% probability that any randomly selected male graduate earns between $4.50 and $8.20 more per hour than a female graduate In 95% of individual bootstrap resamples, male median hourly earnings exceeded female median hourly earnings by $4.50 to $8.20 Because the interval does not contain zero, we can conclude that 95% of male graduates earn higher hourly wages than all female graduates

Correct Answer:

We can be 95% confident that the true population median hourly wage for male graduates is between $4.50 and $8.20 higher than for female graduates

Question 3

If a statistician quadruples the sample size (n) from 100 to 400 while maintaining identical sample distribution characteristics, what is the expected impact on the width of the 95% bootstrap confidence interval?

The confidence interval width will be approximately halved The confidence interval width will be reduced by a factor of four The confidence interval width will double due to increased data range The confidence interval width will remain unchanged because bootstrap proportions stay fixed

Correct Answer:

The confidence interval width will be approximately halved

Question 4

When constructing a 95% bootstrap confidence interval for a highly skewed population using the percentile method, why is the percentile method preferred over a symmetric formula (Sample Mean ± 1.96 × SE)?

The bootstrap percentile method naturally reflects skewness by allowing asymmetric distance from the point estimate to the lower and upper bounds The symmetric formula is mathematically invalid for sample sizes under 10,000 regardless of skewness The percentile method forces the bootstrap distribution to transform into a standard normal curve Symmetric intervals always overestimate the population median by exactly two standard errors

Correct Answer:

The bootstrap percentile method naturally reflects skewness by allowing asymmetric distance from the point estimate to the lower and upper bounds

Question 5

A researcher investigates regional income disparities in New Zealand by collecting a stratified random sample across urban and rural regions. When generating bootstrap resamples, why must the resampling procedure be stratified within each region?

To preserve the original sampling design and fixed stratum sample sizes in every bootstrap resample To ensure that rural incomes are artificially weighted to match urban income medians To eliminate sampling variability between different bootstrap iterations entirely Because simple unstratified resampling automatically converts continuous data into categorical strata

Correct Answer:

To preserve the original sampling design and fixed stratum sample sizes in every bootstrap resample

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