DEC

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(a)

Duration Frequency Midpoint(x) f �x Cumulative f ( x - x)2

(minutes) frequency

0–4 8 2 16 8 898.88

5–9 22 7 154 30 689.92

10 – 14 35 12 420 65 12.6

15 –19 20 17 340 85 387.2

20 – 24 15 22 330 100 1325.4

100 1260 3314

1260
(i) Mean = = 12.6 []
100
�50 - 30 �
(ii) Median = 9.5 + � �5 = 9.5 + 2.86 = 12.36 []
� 35 � �
3314
(iii) Standard deviation = = 5.79 []
99

19
(b) (i) P(Type A and Female) = = 0.127 []
150

11
P(TypeB and Female) 150 11
(ii) P(TypeB/Female) = = = = 0.367
P(Female) 30 30
150
[3 marks]
[]

2 (a) n = 10, p = 0.05 q = 0.95

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(i) P( X = 3) = 0.010 � [2 marks]

(ii ) P ( X �2) = 1 - [ P( X = 0) + P( X = 1) ]

= 1 - [ 0.599 + 0.315]

= 1 - 0.914 = 0.086 � [3 marks ]

(iii ) Var ( X ) = npq = 10 �0.05 �0.95 = 0.475 � [1 mark ]

s.d .( X ) = Var ( X ) = 0.69 � [1 mark ]

2(b)

(i ) m =8
P ( X = 2) = 0.0107 2 marks �
��
� �

(ii ) m =6
P ( X �1) = 1 - P ( X = 0)
= 1 - 0.0025
= 0.9975 3 marks �
��
� �
(iii ) m = 4

P ( X �2) = P ( X = 0) + P ( X = 1) + P ( X = 2)
= 0.0183 + 0.0733 + 0.1465
= 0.2381 3 marks �
��
� �

2
 224
( a ) (i ) pˆ = = 0.56 �[1mark]
400
(ii ) n = 400
99% z - value = 1.96
pˆ (1 - pˆ )
pˆ �z
n
0.56(1 - 0.56)
0.56 �1.96
400
= 0.56 �0.05
( 0.51, 0.61) � [3 marks]

(iii) The probability is 0.95 that the true population proportion lies in the range 0.51
to 0.61 []

2 2
�Z �S � �2.58 �0.2 �
(b) Sample size =n= � � =� �= 166.41 @ 167 []
�E � � 0.04 �

(c) H 0 : m1 = m2
H1 : m1 < m2

x1 - x2 4.60 - 4.85
z= = -2.06
Test statistic: s12 s2 2 = 1.22 1.52
+ +
n1 n2 200 300

 
= .025 = .025
2 2

  ­1.96                 0           1.96  

Conclusion: Since Z cal < -1.96 , we reject H 0 and accept H1, ie. m1 < m2 at the
5% level of significance.
[]
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3
(a) H 0 : m = 45, H1 : m < 45 df = n - 1 = 25 - 1 = 24

X -m 43.75 - 45
t=
s = 4 = -1.563
n 25

t = -1.711 0
Conclusion: Since tcal > -1.711 , we do not reject H 0 , ie. m = 45 at the 5% level of
significance. []
(b) H 0 : There is no relationship between the type of community where person resides
and the portion of the paper read first
H1 : There is a relationship between the type of community where person resides
and the portion of the paper read first

National News Sports Comics Total

Urban 170 124 90 384

(157.50) (122.25) (104.25)

Rural 120 112 100 332

(136.17) (105.70) (90.13)

Farm 130 90 88 308

(126.33) (98.05) (83.62)

Total 420 326 278 1024

�(O - E ) 2 �
c 2 = �� � = 0.992+ 0.025 + 1.948+ 1.920 + 0.375 + 1.081 + 0.107
� E �
+0.661 +0.229 = 7.338 d.f. = (3-1)(3-1) = 4

Because the computed value of chi-square lies in the region to the left side of
13.277, the null hypothesis is accepted at the 0.01 level. We conclude there is no
relationship between the type of community where person resides and the portion of
the paper read first
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 ( a) m = 2.80
s = 0.40

(i) P ( X < 2.0 )

�X - m 2.00 - 2.80 �
= P� < �
�s 0.40 �
= P ( Z < -2 )
= 0.5000 - 0.4772
= 0.0228
= 2.28% ��
3 marks �
� �

(ii) P( X �3.70)
�X - m 3.70 - 2.80 �
P� �
�s 0.40 � �
P( Z �2.25) = 0.5000 - 0.4878
= 0.0122
= 10,000 �0.0122 = 122 students � [4marks]

(iii) P( X > a) = 0.05

� a - 2.80 �
P �Z > �= 0.05
� 0.40 �
a - 2.80
= 1.65
0.40
a = 2.80 + 1.65 �0.40
a = 3.46 �[4 marks]

(b) m = 16, s = 0.18 n = 25

� �
�X - m 15.95 -16 �
(
P X < 15.95 = P �
� s
) <
0.18 � (
�= P Z < -1.39 ) = 0.5000 - 0.4177 = 0.0823
� n 25 �
� �
[]

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 x y x2 y2 xy
12 9 144 81 108
7 5 49 25 35
2 1 4 1 2
8 4 64 16 32
13 11 169 121 143
9 7 81 49 63
4 2 16 4 8
55 39 527 297 391

(a) Find the equation of the least squares regression line

Least squares regression line, y = a + bx ,

n�xy - ( �x ) ( �y ) 7(391) - (55)(39) 592

b= = = = 0.89
n�x 2 - ( �x ) 7(527) - (55) 2
2
664

a=
�y - b ��x � 39 - 0.89
� �=
55
= -1.42
n �n � 7 7
� �

y = -1.42 + 0.89 x []

(b) y = -1.42 + 0.89(10) = 7.48 []

(c)
n�xy - �x�y
r=
n�x 2 - ( �x ) ��
� n�y 2 - ( �y ) �
2 2

� �� �

7(391) - (55)(39) 592 592

= = = = 0.97 []
[7(527) - (55) ][7(297) - (39) ]
2 2
[ 664] [ 558] 608.7

There is a strong positive relationship between the age of a machine(x) and the
number of breakdowns(y) []

(d) Coefficient of Determination: r2=0.94 []

94% of the variation in the number breakdowns(y) is due to the changes in the age
of a machine (x) []