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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Statistics, Trade-Offs, and Society, Close.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many theoretical results are mentioned regarding probabilities?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. Paulos refers to which Italian scientist?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Fermi.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Newton.

3. What did the doctor invent?
(a) Poisson's Formula.
(b) The rat's maze.
(c) Slide rule.
(d) Biorhythmic analysis.

4. What is the probability of people being directly linked?
(a) 1%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 99%.

5. Each person knows approximately how many people?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,800.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best way to improve math skills?

2. What did Paulos dream about?

3. Is it insisted that children learn which functions?

4. How many animals might get tagged?

5. The situation for mathematically uneducated high school students is:

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