Mathematics and Statistics Vol. 8(2), pp. 142 - 151
DOI: 10.13189/ms.2020.080210
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Probability Aspects of Entrance Exams at University

Jindrich Klufa ^*
Department of Mathematics, University of Economics, Czech Republic

ABSTRACT

The entrance examinations tests were shorted from 50 questions to 40 questions at the Faculty of International Relations at University of Economics in Prague due to time reasons. These tests are the multiple choice question tests. The multiple choice question tests are suitable for entrance examinations at University of Economics in Prague - the tests are objective and results can be evaluated quite easily and quickly for large number of students. On the other hand, a student can obtain certain number of points in the test purely by guessing the right answers. This shortening of the tests from 50 questions to 40 questions has negative influence on the probability distributions of number of points in the tests (under assumption of the random choice of answers). Therefore, this paper is suggested a solution of this problem. The comparison of these three ways of acceptance of applicants to study the Faculty of International Relations at University of Economics from probability point of view is performed in present paper. The results of this paper show that there has been a significant improvement of the probability distributions of number of points in the tests. The obtained conclusions can be used for admission process at the Faculty of International Relations in coming years.

KEYWORDS
Distribution Function, Entrance Exams, Expected Value, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation

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[1] Jindrich Klufa , "Probability Aspects of Entrance Exams at University," Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 142 - 151, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ms.2020.080210.

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Jindrich Klufa (2020). Probability Aspects of Entrance Exams at University. Mathematics and Statistics, 8(2), 142 - 151. DOI: 10.13189/ms.2020.080210.