Question 1: (10 marks) As a check on the quality of the paper used for packaging, a random

sample of ten pieces of paper is selected each hour from the previous hours production, and
a strength measurement is recorded for each. Assume that the strength measurements are
normally distributed with an unknown mean, but the standard deviation is known as 2
pounds per square inch.
a. (2 marks) What is the probability distribution of the sample mean strength measure-
ments?
b. (4 marks) Assume the population mean strength is 21 pounds per square inch. What
is the probability that the sample mean strength is less than 20 pounds per square
inch?
c. (4 marks) What is the population mean strength such that the probability of the
sample mean strength less than 20 pounds per square inch equals to 0.01?
Question 2: (10 marks) The following table presents the club-head speed in mph (C) and
the distance in yards (D) a golf ball travels for eight swings of the club by the same golfer.
Swing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
C 100 102 103 101 105 100 99 105
D 257 264 274 266 277 263 258 257
We have the following summary statistics:

C = 101.875, s
C
= 2.29518,

D = 266.75, s
D
= 7.74135,

(C
i

C)(D
i

D) = 116.75
a. (3 marks) Calculate the correlation coecient and interpret the result in the context
of this question.
b. (5 marks) Apply the least squares method to predict the distance a golf ball travels
when the club-head speed is 104 mph.
c. (2 marks) Explain why you cannot use the least squares regression line in part (b) to
predict the club-head speed when the distance travelled by a golf ball is 270 yards.
Question 3: (10 marks) A quality manager for a major computer manufacturer has col-
lected the following data on the quality status of disk drives produced by various companies.
She inspected a total of 700 disk.
Drive Status
Company Working Defective
Company A 120 10
Company B 180 15
Company C 50 5
Company D 300 20
a. (3 marks) Based on these inspection data, what is the probability of randomly selecting
a disk drive from company B?
b. (4 marks) What is the probability of a defective disk drive being received by the
computer company?
c. (4 marks) What is the probability of receiving a defective disk drive given that company
B produced the disk drive?
Question 4: (10 marks) In 1994, 54% of parents of high school students felt it was a
serious problem that high school students were not being taught enough math and science.
A recent survey found that 456 of 800 parents of high school students felt it was a serious
problem that high school students were not being taught enough math and science.
a. (8 marks) Do the data provide sucient evidence to indicate that parents feel dier-
ently today than they did in 1994?
b. (2 marks) Explain in the context of this question the meaning of committing Type II
error.
Question 5: (10 marks) The management of the Sleep Well Company recently conducted
a survey of 196 of its employees to determine the average number of hours that each employee
sleeps at night. We have the following information:

x = 1479.8 and

(x x)
2
= 1755
where x is the number of hours slept by each employee.
a. (7 marks) Find a 95% condence interval for the mean number of hours that each
employee of the Sleep Well Company sleeps at night.
b. (1 mark) Interpret the result obtained in part (a).
c. (2 marks) Do we need to assume the number of hours slept by each employee of the
Sleep Well Company being normally distributed? Why?
Question 6: (10 marks) Dr. Speed Count reported the reading speed of sixth-grade
student is normally distributed with a mean speed of 125 words per minute and a standard
deviation of 24 words per minute.
a. (2 marks) What is the probability that a randomly selected sixth-grade student reads
more than 140 words per minute?
b. (4 marks) Assume the answer in part (a) is 0.2643. What is the probability that out
of the 5 randomly selected sixth-grade student, at most one of them reads more than
140 words per minute?
c. (4 marks) Assume the answer in part (a) is 0.2643. Give an approximate probability
that out of 100 randomly selected six-grade student, at least 22 of them reads more
than 140 words per minute.
Question 7: (10 marks) Monthly medical insurance claims are assumed to be normally
distributed with a standard deviation of $2000. 40 medical insurance claims received for the
month of January yields a mean of $930.
a. (6 marks) Using 5% level of signicance, do the data provide sucient evidence that
the population mean medical insurance claims exceeds $800?
b. (4 marks) Find the p-value for the test in part (a) and interpret the meaning of the
p-value in the context of this question.
Question 8: (10 marks) A Harris Interactive poll conducted in the United States between
January 15 and 22, 2008, found that 322 of 2302 adults aged 18 or older had at least one
tattoo.
a. (7 marks) Construct an 87% condence interval for the percentage of adults in the
United States with at least one tattoo. Interpret your answer in the context of this
question.
b. (3 marks) Based on your answer in part (a), do you agree that less than 11% of adults
in the United States with at least one tattoo? Explain.
Question 9: (10 marks) A re-detection device uses three temperature-sensitive cells
acting independently of one another in such a manner that any one or more can activate
the alarm. Each cell has a probability of 0.8 of activating the alarm when the temperature
reaches 100 degrees F or higher. Let X equals the number of cells activating the alarm when
the temperature reaches 100 degrees F.
a. (4 marks) Find the probability distribution of X.
b. (3 marks) Find the expected value for the random variable X.
c. (3 marks) Find the variance for the random variable X.
Question 10: (10 marks)
a. (6 marks) A sociologist wishes to conduct a poll to estimate the percentage of Amer-
icans who favor armative action programs for women and minorities for admission
to colleges and universities. What sample size should be obtained if she wishes the
estimate to be within 4 percentage points with 90% condence?
b. (4 marks) From the results of a Gallup poll conducted December 11-14, 2006 found
that the 95% condence interval for the percentage of Canadians own at least one pet
is (0.55, 0.61). The analyst concluded that the result is consistent with a general belief
that 60% of Canadians own at least one pet. Without any calculations, will the result
still hold if a 90% condence interval for the percentage of Canadians own at least one
pet is calculated instead? Explain.