CONFIDENTIAL CS/APR2007/QMT110

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE : STATISTICS I
COURSE CODE : QMT110
EXAMINATION : APRIL 2007
TIME : 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists of eight (8) questions.

2. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.

3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.

4. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:

i) the Question Paper

ii) a one - page Appendix
iii) an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty
iv) a Statistical Table - provided by the Faculty

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This examination paper consists of 6 printed pages
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QUESTION 1

Data below show the phone bills in RM of 19 households selected at random from a
residential area.

260 195 96 430 153 520 210 89 127 320

320 200 105 320 70 127 103 74 142

Calculate the following:

a) the median and the mode.

(5 marks)

b) the mean and standard deviation.

(6 marks)

c) the quartile deviation.

(4 marks)

QUESTION 2

The agricultural department in Village Turi obtained the following information on the monthly
net income received by 50 farmers selected at random from the village.

Net income(RM) Number of farmers

400 but less than 600 3
600 but less than 800 9
800 but less than 1000 15
1000 but less than 1200 10
1200 but less than 1400 8
1400 but less than 1600 5

a) Find the mean and the standard deviation.

(6 marks)

b) Calculate the median and the third quartile.

(6 marks)

c) Given that Village Sawi has a mean net income of RM 1350 and standard deviation
of RM 70. By calculating the coefficient of variation for both villages, determine which
village has a more stable net income.
(3 marks)

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QUESTION 3

a) A study on occurrences of asthma attacks in a highly polluted metropolitan area was

conducted and the data are given below.

Suffers from Do not suffer from

asthma asthma
Below 40 years old 0.23 0.22
Above 40 years old 0.35 0.20

If a resident is selected at random, find:

i) the probability that the resident suffers from asthma.

(2 marks)

ii) the probability that the resident is below 40 years old and does not suffer
from asthma.
(2 marks)

iii) the probability that the resident suffers from asthma given that he or she is
above 40 years old.
(2 marks)

b) Given P(X')=0.3, P(Y)=0.5 and P(XA") = 0.8.

i) Draw a Venn diagram.

(2 marks)

ii) FindP(XorY)
(2 marks)

iii) Find P(Y/X')

(2 marks)

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QUESTION 4

In a private college, 68% of the students are full time students, 23% are part-time students
and the balance are 'flexible learning' students. From past records, the percentage of
students who fail to graduate among the full time students, part-time students and 'flexible
learning' students are 7%, 15% and 23%, respectively.

a) Draw a tree diagram to show the probabilities.

(4 marks)

b) What is the probability that a randomly selected student will fail to graduate?
(4 marks)

c) What is the probability that a randomly selected student is a part-time student, given
that the student fails to graduate?
(4 marks)

QUESTION 5

X is the random variable representing the number of A's obtained by the students in a rural
school. The probability distribution of the random variable X is given below.

X=x 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(X=x) 0.31 0.12 0.20 0.25 0.07 0.05

a) If 200 students took the examination, how many students obtained 3 A's?
(2 marks)

b) If the students who obtained 5 A's are to be given the awards for excellence, how
many students will receive the awards if 200 students took the examination?
(2 marks)

c) A student is randomly selected from those who sat for the examination. What is the
probability that the student obtained less than 3 A's?
(2 marks)

d) Find E(X) and E(2X - 3).

(4 marks)

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QUESTION 6

The probability density function of a continuous random variable is given by

k-0.25x, 0^x<4
f(x) =
0, otherwise.
I.
Find:

a) k. (3 marks)

b) E(X). (3 marks)

c) E(5X-1). (3 marks)

d) the cumulative distribution function. (3 marks)

QUESTION 7

a) The probability of a defective item is 0.3. If 8 items are randomly selected, find:

i) the probability that at least 3 items are defective.

(3 marks)

ii) the probability that exactly 4 items are defective.

(3 marks)

b) The mean number of typing errors is found to be 12 in every 400 pages. By assuming
that the number of typing errors follows a Poisson distribution, find the probability that

i) 7 typing errors are found in 200 pages.

(3 marks)

ii) more than 5 typing errors are found in 100 pages.

(3 marks)

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QUESTION 8

The content of Brand A mineral water for 1500-milliliter bottles is normally distributed with
mean 1504 milliliters and standard deviation 3.5 milliliters.

A bottle is randomly selected, find the probability that:

a) the content is more than 1503 milliliters.

(4 marks)

b) the content is less than 1510 milliliters.

(4 marks)

c) the content is between 1501 milliliters and 1513 milliliters.

(4 marks)

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FORMULA LIST

1 Mean = or
n n
m
2. Median = L + 2 _
.c

A, ^
3. Mode= Z, + .c

4 First quartile - L , + .C

v /

quartile = L3 + •C

v y

4. Std deviation s =

5. Coefficient ofVar.CV = - x 100

x
6. „ . , mean - m o d e limean - median)
rearson s measure of skewness = • or —^ —
Standard deviation Standard deviation
7. Binomial P(X=x) =nCxpxq"'

8. Poisson P(X=x) = ex if
x!

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