Question 1

(a)
class boundary
<1
<6
< 11
< 16
< 21
< 26
< 31
(0.5m)

cumulative frequency
0
8
23
43
58
72
80
(0.5m)

1
80 20
4
From graph , Q1 10

( b )(i ) Q1 item

3
80 60
4
From graph , Q3 21.75

(0.5m)

Q3 item

(0.5m)

Q3 Q1
2
21.75 10

5.875
2

QuartileDeviation

(ii) From graph, the number of employee lives

more than 18km away from company
= 80 49 = 31 (1m)

(1m)

class boundary
1<6
6 < 11
11 < 16
16 < 21
21 < 26
26 < 31

f
8
15
20
15
14
8

x
3.5
8.5
13.5
18.5
23.5
28.5

80
(1m)

fx
f

fx2
98
1083.75
3645
5133.75
7731.5
6498
24190
(1m)

s tan dard deviation

1260
80

= 17.75

fx
28
127.5
270
277.5
329
228
1260
(1m)

(1m)

2
fx -

fx 2
n

(1m)

n -1
(1260)2
80
79

24190 -

55

7.42 min utes

(1m)

Question 2
(a) x= 4+ 4 + 2.5 + 2 + 2.9 + 3 + 3.5 + 3.3 = 25.2

mean

(1m)

n
25.2

=3.15 (RM000)
(1m)
The average monthly salary of the employee is RM3150 .

(1m)

Arrange: 2 2.5 2.9 3 3.3 3.5 4 4

median

3 3.3
3.15(RM000)
2

(2m)
50% of the employee earn less than or equal (more than or equal) RM3150.
Mode = 4 (RM000)
(1m)
Most of the monthly salary of the employee is RM4000. (1m)
(b) x2 = 42+ 42 + 2.52 + 22 + 2.92 + 32 + 3.52 + 3.32 = 82.8

s tan dard deviation

x 2 x
N

(1m)

82.8 25.2

8
8

= 0.6538 (RM000)

coefficien t of var iation

(c)

0.6538
100 20.756%
3.15

(2m)

s tan dard deiation

100%
mean

(2m)

(1m)

Question 3
(i) P(F)

(a)

943
1650

(ii) P(F A)

(1m)

273
91

1650 550

P(F A) 273

P( A)
640

(iii) P(F / A)

(2m)
(2m)

(iv) P(M G) P(M) P(G) P(M G)

P( M M)

(b)

707
64
40
731

1650 1650 1650 1650

707 706

0.1835
1650 1649

(2m)

Question 4
(a)

X = number of students who speak English at home.

(1 m)
X B(7,0.35)
P(X 2) 7 C2 (0.35) 2 (0.65) 5

(i)
(ii)

= 0.2985
P(X 3) P(X 0) P(X 1) P(X 2)

(2 m)

7 C0 (0.35)0 (0.65)7 7 C1 (0.35)1 (0.65)6 7 C2 (0.35)2 (0.65)5

= 0.049 +0.1848 + 0.2985
= 0.5323

(iii)

(3 m)

P(X 1) 1 P(X 0)

1 7 C0 (0.35) 0 (0.65) 7
= 1 0.049
= 0.951
(b)

Mean=np=7 0.35 = 2.45

Standard deviation =

(3m)
(2m)

npq 7 0.35 0.65 1.262

(2m)

(3m)

Question 5
(a) Let X = the monthly earnings of operator
X N( 900 , 202)

P(X 930) P(X

(i)

(1m)

930 900
)
20

P(Z 1.5)
= 0.0668

P(860 X 905) P(
(ii)

(2m)

860 900
905 900
Z
)
20
20

= P(2 Z 0.25)
= 1 P(Z > 2) P(Z > 0.25)
= 1 0.022750 0.4013
= 0.57595
(3m)
(iii)

P(X k) 0.25

k 900
) 0.25
20
P(Z 0.6745) 0.25

P( Z
(b)

k 900
0.6745
20
k 0.6745x 20 900
k=RM913.49

(3m)

Question 6
x
11
22
7.5
21
13
16.5
14
16
18.5
139.5
(1/2m)

y
xy
15
165
35
770
16
120
23.5
493.5
24
312
17.5
288.75
14.5
203
27.5
440
22.5
416.25
195.5
3208.5
(1/2m)
(1m)

x2
121
484
56.25
441
169
272.25
196
256
342.25
2337.75
(1m)

y2
225
1225
256
552.25
576
306.25
210.25
756.25
506.25
4613.25
(1m)

n X

n XY X Y
2

n Y

9(3208.5) (139.5)(195.5)

9(2337.75) (139.5) 9(4613.25) (195.5)

2

1604.25

[1579.5] 3299

= 0.7028

(4m)

There is moderately strong positive correlation between

(ii) r2 = 0.70282= 0.4939

(2m)

the floor area and the decorating time. (1m)

49.39% of the variation in decorating time can be explained , or accounted for, by the variation in the
floor area. (1m)

Question 7
(a)

n XY X Y
n X 2 X

7(538) (53)(64)
7(463) (53) 2

374
0.8657
432

Y b X
n

64
53
(0.8657)
7
7

=2.588

(2m)

(2m)

Y a bX
2.588 0.8657X
Y

(1m)

a=2.588. When there is no customer being seated, the waiting time is 2.588 minutes

(1m)

b=0.8657. If the number of customers seated increase by 1, the waiting time will increase 0.8657
minutes.
(1m)

(b)
2.588 0.8657X
Y

(i) When x=5

2.588 0.8657X
Y

= 6.92 minutes

(2m)

(ii)
When x=25
2.588 0.8657(25)
Y
= 24.23 minutes

(2m)

Part (i) estimation is more accurate because it is interpolation estimation.

(1m)

Question 8

Year

Quarter

Q1

112

Q2

118

2010

Q3

(1.5m)

(1.5m)

moving
total

moving
average

480

120

155
487

Q4

95

2011

119
126
168
110
129

572
Q3

182

Q4

135

-27.75

125.375

-6.375

128.875

-2.875

132

36

133.25

-23.25

135

-6

139.875

-13.875

136.75

126

2012

122.75

133.25

547
Q2

34.125

133.25

533
Q1

120.875

130.75

533
Q4

yt

127

523
Q3

centered
moving
average,t

123.75

508
Q2

(1.5m)

121.75

495
Q1

(1.5m)

143

(ii)
Q1

Q2

2010
2011
2012

-6.375
-6

-2.875
-13.875

TOTAL

-12.375

AVERAGE
ADJUSTED
SEASONAL
VARIATION

SUM

Q3
34.125
36

Q4
-27.75
-23.25

-16.75

70.125

-51

-6.1875

-8.375

35.0625

-25.5

-5

1m

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.25

-1.25

1m

-4.9375

-7.125

36.3125

-24.25

1m
1m

2m

(iii)

Average rate of change in trend

139.875 - 120.875
2.714
8 1

d=4
(1m)
Trend value= 139.875 + 4(2.714) = 150.731

(1m)

(1m)

Forecast amount of claims for second quarter 2013 = -7.125 + 150.731

= 143.606 (RM000) (1m)