SMAM

351

Exam 1


Name_____________________


1. An aircraft manufacturer monitors the viscosity of primer paint. Here is the
viscosity during a particular time period.


33.5 33.3 33.4 33.3 34.7
34.8 34.6 35.0 34.8 34.5
34.7 34.3 34.6 34.5 35.0

A. Complete the stem and leaf display(4 points)

33
33
33
33
33
34
34
34
34
34
35

3 4 3
5

3
5
7
8
0

5
6 6 7
8
0

B. Make a five number summary.(4 points)

33.3 33.9 34.6 34.75 35

or
33.3 33.5 34.6 34.8 35

C. Determine whether there are any outliers and find them.(5 points)

IQR x1.5 =1.275 or IQRx1.5 =1.95

No outliers

D. Draw a boxplot. (4 points)

2. The probability that an American industry will locate in Shanghai, China is
0.7. The probability that it will locate in Beijung, China is 0.4. The probability
that it will locate in both cities is 0.3. If the industry does not locate in
Shanghai or Beijung it will locate in some other country. What is the
probability that the industry will

A. locate in at least one of the two Chinese cities.(5 points)

S=locate in Shanghai B=locate in Beijing
P(S)=0.7 P(B)=0.4 P(S B) = 0.3

P(S B) = P(S) + P(B) P(S B) = .7 + .4 .3 = .8
B. not locate in China.(5 points)

1 P(S B) = 1 .8 = .2
C. will locate in only one of the two cities in China?(5 points)

P(S B) P(S B) = .8 .3 = .5

3. A government task force suspects that some manufacturing companies are

in violation of federal pollution regulations with regard to dumping of a
certain type of product. Twenty firms are under suspicion but all cannot be
inspected. Suppose three of the firms are in violation.
A .In how many ways can four firms be chosen from the twenty under
suspicion for inspection? (5 points)

20

= 4845
4

B.After the inspection of four firms what is the probability that

(1) At least one firm is found to be in violation?(5 points)

 3 17

0 4
P(X 1) = 1 P(X = 0) = 1
= .5088
20

4


(2) At most one firm is found to be in violation?(5 points)

3 17

0 4
P(X 1) = P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) =
+
20

17

3
= .9122
20

3
1

4. In an experiment to study the relationship of hypertension and smoking
habits the following data are collected for 180 individuals.

Nonsmo ker

Moderate Heavy
smo ker
smo ker

hypertension

21

36

30

no hypertension

48

26

19

A.What is the probability that a randomly selected individual

(1) is a heavy smoker?(4 points)

P(heavy) =

49
= .272
180

(2) is a heavy smoker and has hypertension?(4 points)

P(heavy hypertension) =

30
= .167
180

B. If a person has hypertension what is the probability that he/she is a

smoker?(4 points)

P(Smo ker | Hypertension) =

P(Smo ker Hypertension) 66 / 180

=
= .7586
P(Hypertension)
87 / 180

5. A firm trains operators to do certain tasks on a production line. Operators

who receive training meet their production quotas 90% of the time.
Operators who do not receive training fail to meet their production quotas
35% of the time. Seventy percent of the operators employed by the firm
receive training.
A. What is the probability that a randomly selected operator meets his
production quota and receives training?(6 points)
P(Q|T)=.90 P(Q|T)=.35 P(T)=.7
Q=meets quota T=got training

P(Q T) = P(Q | T)P(T) = (.9)(.7) = .63

B. What is the probability that a randomly selected operator meets the

quota?(6 points)

P(Q)=P(Q|T)P(T)+P(Q|T)P(T)=(.9)(.7) + (.65)(.3) =.825

C.A person meets his production quota. What is the probability he/she
received training?(6 points)

P(Q | T)P(T) (.9)(.7)
P(T | Q) =
=
= .7636

P(Q)
.825

D. A person fails to meet his quota. What is the probability he/she did not
receive training?(6 points)

P(T' | Q') =

P(Q' | T')P(T') (.35)(.30)

=
= .6
P(Q')
.175

6. A system consists of three components that work or fail independently. The

probability that each component works is 0.8. What is the probability that
the system works (the reliability of the system) if
A. The components are in series (for the system to work all components
must work)(4 points)

(.8)3 = .512

B. The components are in parallel(for the system to fail all components must
fail)(4 points)
1 (.2)3 =.992





C. At least two out of three components must work for the system to
work?(4 points)

3(.8)2(.2) +(.8)3=.896

D. The system has two subcomponents in series. Each subcomponent

consists of two components in parallel? (4 points)

For each subcomponent Rsub = 1-(.2)2 = .96

.96X.96 = .9216