MF004 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS TUTORIAL 2

MF004 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

TUTORIAL 2 of CHAPTER 2

Targets of Tutorial 2:
By the end of this tutorial, students should able:
i. To construct the frequency distribution from raw data using proper procedures.
ii. To construct the frequency distribution from raw data using information given.
iii. To present the frequency distribution using 3 major common graphs, i.e. Histogram,
Frequency Polygon, and Ogive.

1) The following shows the number of contracts signed in a year 2011 from 40 companies.
Based on the data given, construct a frequency distribution, and draw a histogram to
represent these data.

27 13 23 32 18 24 18 15
17 29 30 48 32 15 21 37
11 22 12 11 26 13 27 19
24 18 46 18 24 31 20 19
36 17 17 23 38 22 16 29

2) The following data records the amount of electric bills (to the nearest RM) for the past one
month for 30 families. Construct a frequency distribution and hence present the data by a
frequency polygon.

75 34 47 26 56 29 48 42 33 67
38 41 63 55 61 73 61 76 46 51
55 42 35 39 45 71 24 47 67 52

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3) In a college, the amount of daily expenses of 50 students (to the nearest RM) is given below.
Construct a cumulative frequency distribution and present the data by an ogive.

67 127 115 75 58 64 88 67 159 50

102 44 92 99 105 120 64 96 73 100
83 87 82 114 56 93 66 100 75 53
62 100 53 88 77 103 67 59 104 66
95 167 82 104 98 98 55 109 164 93

4) In a study of students grade point average (GPA), the following data is obtained. Construct a
frequency distribution using 7 classes. Hence, represent the data by a histogram and
frequency polygon.

3.2 2.0 3.3 2.3 2.1 3.9 1.1 3.3 1.9 1.7 0.8

2.6 0.6 4.0 3.5 2.3 1.6 2.8 2.6 1.6 1.6 2.4

2.6 2.3 3.8 2.1 2.9 3.0 1.7 4.0 1.2 3.1

5) The following data gives the time (in minutes) needed by 30 students to complete their
assignments. Construct a cumulative frequency distribution using 7 classes. Hence present
these data by an ogive.

22.8 27.0 27.9 30.4 33.4 24.8 27.2 27.9 31.1 33.9
24.8 27.4 28.2 31.4 35.3 26.0 27.4 29.4 32.4 35.7
26.0 274 29.6 33.1 36.3 26.1 27.6 29.8 33.2 40.2

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6) The following data shows the duration (in days) between the time the electric bill was issued
and the payment was made.

22 15 29 41 14 35 21 8 25 36
1 11 38 11 32 17 5 23 28 16
15 21 24 34 18 13 16 25 2 9
18 31 30 16 27 26 12 10 18 20
17 4 20 20 9 33 28 6 24 15

Construct a frequency distribution with a class interval of 7 days and the lower class limit
of the first lower class limit is 1 day. Hence, represent the data by a histogram and
frequency polygon.

7) The yearly rainfall (in centimeter square) for a 30-year period is as follows. Construct a
frequency distribution using class width of 3 and the first lower class limit is 28. Hence,
draw a histogram and frequency polygon to present these data.

42.3 31.7 36.3 37.0 29.5 38.4 34.3 47.6 43.6 41.5
32.4 34.7 43.2 36.8 28.3 32.8 30.7 29.3 35.7 31.2
35.7 41.3 36.2 46.5 35.2 43.0 45.2 43.2 41.3 35.3

8) The weights in grams of 40 miniature candy bars are given as follows. Construct a
cumulative frequency distribution using 20.5 as the first lower class limit and class width
of 0.9 to present these data. Hence, draw an ogive.

20.5 22.7 23.6 25.2 21.4 23.3 24.5 22.5

22.6 20.8 25.1 24.1 22.9 22.0 25.9 23.5
23.6 24.9 21.0 22.9 24.3 25.8 22.1 24.8
24.9 23.6 22.7 21.0 25.6 24.5 23.4 26.7
20.7 22.6 23.9 25.1 21.5 23.1 24.8 26.1

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9) The following data is the weekly telephone expenditure (in RM) of 30 students randomly
selected from UCSI students.

4.57 3.95 6.95 3.80 1.50 3.99 8.00 14.75 9.33 1.05
5.08 7.00 9.15 11.32 4.75 9.95 3.63 1.99 7.84 9.60
1.39 5.05 18.99 13.09 19.31 11.15 7.73 12.00 7.58 16.35

a) Construct the cumulative frequency distribution table using RM 0 as the lower limit of
the first class and RM 3 as the class width.
b) Draw a histogram and frequency polygon for the frequency distribution.
c) Draw an ogive for the cumulative frequency distribution.

10) The following data is the amount of the monthly telephone bills (in RM) for a sample of 50
users in Selangor.

130.70 55.35 45.56 64.67 155.03 66.25

60.78 80.09 102.12 62.56 58.01 101.01
75.25 111.99 151.11 139.89 81.02 55.70
66.92 90.00 97.22 77.05 51.56 67.87
125.78 50.80 136.14 55.57 83.21 91.87
54.00 86.62 100.00 78.45 93.43 113.59
111.26 104.13 96.44 113.63 96.55 87.64
129.23 109.56 69.22 94.63 99.52 97.74
83.63 97.00

a) Construct a cumulative frequency distribution table using RM 40 as the lower limit of

the first class and the class width of RM 20.
b) Draw a histogram and frequency polygon for these data.
c) Draw an ogive to represent these data.