STA301 Statistics and Probability - Exam/Paper Pattern Guidelines

Usually, in mid term from chapters: 1-22

Budgeted/Allocated time (given below) is for your planning purpose only. You can use/adjust time on each question as you wish.

Midterm Paper: (Total time = 60 minutes)

Objective Type:

• MCQs: There will be 20 questions, each having 1 mark. Budgeted/Allocated time is ONE minute for each question. (20 minutes)

Subjective Type:

• 2 Marks: There will be 2 questions, each having 2 marks. Budgeted/Allocated time is FOUR minutes for each question. (8 minutes)
• 3 Marks: There will be 2 questions, each having 3 marks. Budgeted/Allocated time is SIX minutes for each question. (12 minutes)
• 5 Marks: There will be 2 questions, each having 5 marks. Budgeted/Allocated time is TEN minutes for each question. (20 minutes)