41. The volumes of wine in bottles are normally distributed with @ mean of 758 ml and a standard deviation of 12 ml. A random sample (of 10 bottles is taken and the mean volume found. Caleuiate the probability thar the sample mean is less than 750 ml. 2. The heights of a new vatiety of sunflower can be modelled by a normal distribution with mean 2 mand standard deviation of 40 em, &) (by A random sample containing 50 sunflowers is taken and the mean height calculated. ‘What isthe probability char the sarmple ‘mean lies between 195 om and 205 em? A hundred such samples, each of 50 ‘observations, are taken. In howr many of these would you expect the sample mean to be geeater than 210 cm?10, In an examinetion taken by a large number of Students the ean mask was 643 aad the vatianee was 64, The mean mark ina random Sample of 100 scripts is denoted by X. Find (a) AK > 65.5) {h) ese < X< 64.5) ‘The mean of 50 observations of X, where X= BD, 0.4}, is X. {a}. State the approximate distribution of X. {th} Hence find PLY < 3} ‘A normal variable X has standard deviation ‘The mean of 20 independent observations of X {a} Given thae VartX) = 3.2, find the valne of (6) Would your anwer be diferent ithe ‘variable was not nocmal? Independent observations are taken from @ normal distribution with mean 30 and variance 5, (a) Find the probatuliy thar the average of 10 ‘observations exceeds 30.5. (b) Find the probability char the average of 40 tbsecrations exceeds 30.5 (©) Find the probability thatthe average of 100, observations exceeds 30.5 Find the least value of stich that the probably thatthe average of m ‘observations exeaeds 30.5 is ess than 1%. @ The standard deviation of the masses of articles ina large populatioa is 4.55 ke, Random samples of size 100 are drawn from the population, Find the probability that 2 sample ‘mean wil diffe rom the populatien mean by Tess than 0.8 kg, "The variable X is such that X~ Ny 4) A random sample of size is taken from the opalation, Find the least such that Pg =n) 0.5) > 0.95. 1 |a) A large number of zandom samples of size are taken fron B(20, 0.2). Approximately 90% of the sample means are less than 4.354. Estimate (b) Allarge number of random samples of size fave taken from Po(2.9). Appreximately 1% ofthe sample ean ae greater chan 3.4 “The random variable X bas standard deviation o. ‘The mean of 40 observations of X's X. Given that Var{X)= 0.625, find the value of, IL 2, 13 4 15. 16. ‘The mean ofa sample of 100 observations of the xgndom variable X is denoted by X. The mean of XX is 20 and the standard deviation of X is 0.3. Find the mean and the standard deviation of X. ‘A sample of independent observations is taken from a normal populacion with mean 74 and standatd deviation 6, The sample mean is denoted by X. (a) Find wif POR > 75) =0.282. {b) Bind if POR < 70,4) =0.0037. ‘To estimate the mean and standard deviation of the life ofa certain brand of ear tyre a lange ‘number of random semmples of size SO were tested, The mean and standard error of the sampling distribution obtained were 20 500 km find 250 km respectively. Estimate the mean and standard deviation of the life of this brand of car tyre. Explain what part the ose ofthe central limic theorem has played inthe calculations. ‘The diameters, x, of 110 stel rods were nonoured in centinstres ond the eoruls were summarised as follows: Exa365, Dx? 1249. Find the mesn and standard deviation of these measurements ‘Assuming these measurements are a sample from ‘normal distribution with this mean and this variance, find the probability that the mean cliameter of a sample of size 110 is greater than 0.345 em, (06Q Ina certain nation, men have heights distributed normally with mean 1.70 m and standard deviation 10 em, Find the probability chat a man ‘chosen randamly has height not less than, 1.83 m. ‘What isthe probability thae the average heighe of 3'men chosen randomly is greater that 1.78 m land the probability chat all thre will have heights greater than 1.83 m? (se) “Two red balls and 2 white balls are placed in bag. Balls aze drawn one by one, at random and without replacement, The random variable X is the number of white balls drawn before the frst ted ball is dravn {@) Show that POX = 1) =}, and find she res of the probability distribution of X (8) Find E(%) and show that Var(X) =f le) The sample mean for 80 independent observations of X is denoted by X. Using ¢ Suitable approximation, find PR > 0795. "Ten boys compete in chrowing a cticker ball, and the table shows the height of each boy (x er) measured to the nearest centimetre and the sistance (y m) to whieh he can throw the ball 407 fo £ 2 5, 0,73, y==254+0.53x,0= M44 LOly A DD a Von an wa. 008, B 4 38 c 133 52 Db 138 56 E a4 29 E 156 54 G 158 39 H 161 61 I 164 8 J 168 67 Calculate the procuct moment correlation coefficient. Galeulate also the equations of the regression lines of yon x anc on 7 (AEB) NOTE: check your value of r by using the regression coefficients obtained in the equations of the regression lines,Exercise 9c The distribution of the sample mean, X (page 443) a eRe » 9.0176 . {a) 0.6234 (b) Approx. 4 . fa) 0.1056 (b) 0.3092 . (a) X~ sun 55| ib) 0.7975 50 ~ a) 8 (b} no . {a} 0.2399 (b) 0.0787 (c) 0.0127 (d) # = 109 . 0.9212. 62 . (at 42 (by 60 5 » 20,3 .{a) 12 (b) 20 . 20500, 1768; no 0.332, 0.0587, 0.009 . 0.4948, 0.4944, 0.1211 (a) POX = O)=4, (X= 1) = 4, POR = 2=F {b} 3 (c) 0.159