Skills for Computing

4 November 2014

Examination Paper

Answer ALL questions.

Clearly cross out surplus answers.

Time: 2 hours

A formula sheet is included at the end of the examination paper for reference.
Candidates are allowed to use a calculator in the examination.

Any reference material brought into the examination room must be handed
to the invigilator before the start of the examination.
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Marks
Question 1

A researcher is conducting a survey. She asks a random sample of students about how they
travelled to college on that particular day.

a) Is the survey collecting primary or secondary data? 1

b) When the researcher returns to their office with their data on their laptop, what is the 1
first thing they must do?

The table below shows how 70 students travel to college.

Method Frequency
of travel

Walk 24
Car 7
Bus 14
Train 12
Bicycle 13

Table 1: Method of travel of 70 students.

c) Draw a bar chart of the results. 6

d) Briefly explain what the bar chart shows. 2

Total: 10 Marks

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Question 2

The heights (cm) and weights (kg) of a random sample of six adults is recorded.

Height Weight
(cm) (kg)
168 56
174 62
176 71
178 77
182 74
186 83

Table 2: The heights (cm) and weights (kg) of six adults.

a) Is this data scientific? Briefly explain your answer. 2

b) Sketch a scatter plot of the results. You should plot ‘weight’ on the horizontal axis and 5
‘height’ on the vertical axis. You should give your scatter plot an appropriate title and
label both the horizontal axis and vertical axis.

c) Would it be correct to conclude that the taller an adult the greater their weight? Briefly 2
explain your answer.

d) You have been asked to use the data to estimate the weight of an adult who is 180cm 1
tall. What is the name of this type of estimate?

Total: 10 Marks

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Question 3

The marks obtained in an exam by 100 College A students were recorded. The mean mark
was 70 and the standard error was 10.

The marks obtained in the same exam by 150 college B students were also recorded. The
mean mark was 68 and the standard error was 7.

a) Is there more variation in the marks of the College A students or in the marks of the 2
College B students? Briefly explain why.

b) Approximately what percentage of the marks obtained by the College A students lie in 1
the range 60 to 80?

c) State the range of marks of the College B students that would give a 95% confidence 1
interval.

d) What is the spread of the marks of the College A students? 2

e) A sample of the marks from seven College A students is selected at random and are
as follows:
35 73 83 87 64 69 79

i) Calculate the mean of the sample. 2

ii) Find the median of the sample. 2

Total: 10 Marks

Question 4

The management team of a chain of 30 sportswear shops is deciding whether to buy out a
smaller chain of 5 sportswear shops as part of its expansion plans. The management team
have decided to apply the Six Hats method to the problem. The hats will be used ‘in parallel’.

a) Outline an alternative way that the Six Hats method could be applied to the problem. 2

b) Briefly describe the role of the black hat and suggest how the wearer might respond 3
to the idea of buying out the chain of 5 sportswear shops.

c) Is the wearer of the black hat involved in predominantly right-brained or left-brained 1

activity?

d) Imagine you have been asked to be either the chair or facilitator at the meeting.

v) What colour hat would you wear? 1

vi) Explain the role of this colour hat. 3

Total: 10 Marks
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Question 5

a) The following is an entry for a book in a reference list. 1

Blake, A. (2014). Practical Study Skills. ABC Publishing

Identify the error in this reference.

b) Give TWO (2) reasons why referencing correctly is important. 2

c) Explain the term Lifelong Learning. 2

d) Provide an example of an activity that you undertake in your leisure time, which 1
contributes to your ‘Lifelong Learning’.

e) Provide an example of a goal/objective that you set yourself in your leisure activity. 4
Have you achieved this goal? Fully, partially, or not at all? How do you know? Briefly
explain your reasons.
Total: 10 Marks

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 Percentage Points of the Normal Distribution.

1 1

-z z

1 15.87% 15% 5.00% 2.50% 2.28% 1.00% 0.50%

 68.27% 70.00% 90.00% 95.00% 95.45% 98.00% 99.00%
z 1.0000 1.0364 1.6449 1.9600 2.0000 2.3263 2.5758

Formulae.

Spearman’s Rank Correlation (with no ties)

The Pearson Correlation Function

Simple Linear Regression

is the least SSE straight line where;

The Coefficient of Determination

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