PUSAT PENGAJIAN PENDIDIKAN JARAK JAUH

UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA

JIM 104 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
TEST SOLUTION (2013-14)
DR. NORAIDA ABDUL GHANI
1.

(a)
Freq.
80

60

40

20

59.5

62.5

65.5

68.5

71.5

Score

(b)
Class
60 62
63 65
66 68
69 71

Class
Boundaries
59.5 62.5
62.5 65.5
65.5 68.5
68.5 71.5

xi

fi

xifi

xi2

xi2fi

61
64
67
70

61
64
67
70

3721
4096
4489
4900

3721
4096
4489
4900

226981
262144
300769
343000

262

1720
6

17

1132894

(i)

( ii )

mean = x =

x i fi 17206
=
= 65.672.
f i
262

n
= 131
2
modal class = 66 - 68
n = 262
cf = 61 + 64 = 125
w = 68.5 - 65.5 = 3
f = 67
Lm = 65.5
Medium = MD

( n/2 )

- cf

( w ) + Lm
f
131 - 125
=
( 3) + 65.5
67
= 65.769
=

(iii) mode = midpoint of class with highest freq

= 70.
f x 2 ( fi x i ) /n
s = i i
n 1
2

(iv)

1132894 ( 17206 ) / 262

261
2945.771
261
11.286
3.359
2

=
=
=
s =

2.

For mathematics : z =

10

= 0.8

( 90 82 )

= 0.5
16
Her relative standing was higher in mathematics
For physics

: z =

( 84 76 )

3.

(a)

Let A = Student taking algebra

B = Student taking physics
C = Student taking statistics
n ( A + B + C ) = n ( A ) + n ( B ) n ( C ) n ( AB ) n ( BC )
n ( AC ) + n ( ABC ) .

500
n ( ABC )

= 329 + 186 + 295 83 63 217 + n ( ABC )

= 53

Physics

Algebra

(b)

30

82

93

53
164

10
68

Statistics

number taking algebra but not statistics =

= 329 - 217
= 112.
(c)

Number taking algebra or statistics but not physics

= 82 + 164 + 68 = 314

(d)

Number taking algebra but not physics or statistics = 82

4.
8R
3W
9B

(a)

8

3
14
P (all 3 are red) = =
20 285
3

( b)

8 3

2 1
7
P ( 2 red 1 white ) = =
95
20
3

( c)

P ( at least 1 white ) = 1 P ( no whites )

17

3
= 1
20

3
= 1
=

( d)

5.

34
57

23
57

8 3 9

1 1 1
18
P ( 1 of each colour ) = =
95
20
3

Before Christmas :
MD = 30,

Q1 = 21,

Q3 = 33.5

After Christmas :
MD = 18,

Q1 = 14.5,
21

12
12

10

14.5

15

18

20

30
23

Q3 = 23
33.5

38

BEFORE

32

25

30

AFTER
35

40

The employees worked more hours before Christmas than after Christmas. Also, the
range and variability of the distribution of hours worked before Christmas is greater than
that of hours worked after Christmas.
NAG/intan
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