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Learning Outcomes Question Number

Calculate summary measures of statistics and Q1, Q2
make inferences about characteristics of
populations from information contained in
samples.

INSTRUCTION:
Answer ALL the questions

QUESTION 1 (40 Marks)

100
(a) Mean = 5
20
(m1, a1)
n  1 20  1
The location of median is   10.5
2 2
(m1, a1)
5.00  5.00
Median =  5.00
2
(m1, a1)
Mode = 5.0
Frequency = 4 (Optional)
(a1)

158 .4  162 .8  165  178 .2  x

(b) 167 .2 
5
836  x  664.4
x  171.6 pounds.
(m2, a1)
(c) (i)
Cumulative
Midpoint
Frequency fx x2 f x2
x
(C)
5 23 115 529 2645
16 28 308 784 8624
31 33 495 1089 16335
38 38 266 1444 10108
40 43 86 1849 3698
 fx   fx 
2

1270 41410
(a5: a1 for each column)

(ii) Mean =
 fx  1270  31.75
 f 40
(m2, a1)
n  40 
(iii)   th value     20 th value
2  2

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Median Class: 31 – 35
(m1)
n 
 C 
Median  L   2 (i)  30.5   20  16 (5)  31.83
 f   15 
 
 
(m3, a1)
 fx   fx 
2 2

(iv) Variance  2     41410  31.75 2  27.19

f f 
  40
(m2, a1)
(v) Standard deviation,   variance  27.19  5.21
(m1, a1)
n  50 
(d) (i)  th value     12.5th value
4  4
Q1 class: 31– 35
(m1)
n 
 C 
Q1  L   4 (i )  30.5   12.5  6 (5)  32.411  32.5 years.
 f   17 
 
 
(m3, a1)
 3n   150 
 th value     37.5th value
 4  4 
Q3 class: 41 – 45
(m1)
 3n 
 C 
Q3  L   4 (i)  40.5   37.5  34 (5)  43 years.
 f   7 
 
 
(m3, a1)
(ii) Interquartile range = 43 – 32.5 = 10.5 years.
(m1, a1)
QUESTION 2 (60 Marks)

 25.0  25.8 
(a) (i) (A) P(X < 25) = P  Z  
 0.5 
= P(Z  1.6)
 0.0548
(m3, a1)
 25.5  25.8 26.5  25.8 
(B) P(25.5  X  26.5)  P Z 
 0.5 0.5 
 P(0.6  Z  1.4)
(m3)

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 P( Z  1.4)  P( Z  0.6)
 0.9192  0.2743
 0.6449
(m2, a1)
(ii) P( X  x)  75%
Z 0.25  0.67
(m2)
x  25.8
Z
0.5
x  25.8
 0.67
0.5
x  25.47
(m3, a1)
(b) Z 0.14  1.08
Z 0.97  1.88
(a2)
 170   
P( X  170)  P Z  
  
170    1.08 (1)
(m1, a1)
 200   
P( X  200)  P Z  
  
200    1.88 (2)
(m1, a1)
Solve eq (1) & (2)

  180.946 and   10.1351

(a2)
(c) (i)  x    112
(a1)
 40
x    5.6569
n 50
(m1, a1)
 110  112 114  112 
(ii) P(110  X  114)  P Z 
 5.65685 5.65685 
(m2)
 P(0.35  Z  0.35)
 0.6368  0.3632
 0.2736
(m2, a2)
 113  112 
(iii) P( X  113)  P Z  
 5.65685 
(m2)
 P(Z  0.18)

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 1  P(Z  0.18)
 1  0.5714  0.4286
(m2, a2)
s N n
(d) Standard Error=
n N 1
4 194  40

40 194  1
= 0.565 pounds.
(m2, a2)
 y 
(e) x  1.960  = 6.93 --------(1)
 200 
 y 
x  1.960  = 7.37 ---------(2)
 200 
(m2)
Solve eq (1) & (2)
2 x  6.93  7.37  x  7.15
 y 
7.15  1.960   6.93  y  1.5874
 200 
(m4, a1)
(f) (i) H0:  = 300
H1:  ≠ 300
(a4: a2 each)
Two-tailed test.
(a1)
(ii) H0:  ≤ 52
H1:  > 52
(a4: a2 each)
Right-tailed test.
(a1)

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