STATISTICS Practise questions

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Answer any 4 questions…begin the answer to each question on a separate page in the
answer booklets provided.
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3. Show all relevant calculations, full marks will not be awarded otherwise.
4. Copies of the relevant tables are provided.
5. Scientific calculators are allowed.
6. A formula sheet is included at the back.
7. Neat work is expected.
8. Do not use any red ink on this paper.

INSTRUCTIONS: This paper consists of 6 questions. You are required to select any 4. You

must show all working to ensure full marks.

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 Question 1- Binomial Probability Distribution

A. Briefly outline the four (4) conditions of the binomial probability experiment. (4 marks)

B. C. G. Russell Associates Market Research found that 60% of Jamaicans do not think that

going to a traditional high school make you more successful in the business world. If a

random sample of six (6) Jamaicans is selected, find these probabilities.

i. Exactly 4 people will agree with that statement. (2 marks)

ii. At most 2 people will agree with that statement. (5 marks)

iii. At least 4 people will agree with that statement. (5 marks)

iv. Fewer than 2 people will agree with that statement. (4 marks)

C. Seventy five percent (75%) of Jamaicans favor spending government money to develop

Early Childhood Education Facilities to strengthen literacy and numeracy amongst

Jamaicans. For a random sample of 200 Jamaicans, find the mean, variance, and standard

deviation for the number who favors this type of spending and interpret the results.

(5 marks)

Question 2- Permutation, Combinations and Poisson Probability Distribution

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A. Briefly describe the conditions that must be satisfied to apply the Poisson probability

distribution? (3 marks)

B. Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Help Hot Line receives, on average, 10 calls per hour

asking for assistance. The highest number of call received in any 1 hour is 15. For any

randomly selected hour, find the probability that the company will receive:

i. At least 5 calls (5 marks)

ii. 4 to 7 calls (5 marks)

iii. At most 2 calls (4 marks)

C. How many different 3-letter permutations can be formed from the letters in the word
STATISTICS? (4 marks)

D. How many ways can 3 students be selected from a class of 40 students, disregarding the
order of selection? (4 marks)

Question 3- Normal Distribution, Sampling Theory and Estimation

A. Briefly outline the characteristics of the standard normal distribution ( 5 marks)

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 B. The average number of gallons of Gatorade consumed by a Track and Field team at a

track meet in 2016 is 20, with a standard deviation of 4 gallons. Assume the variable is

normally distributed. At a similar track meet 2 weeks later with the same number of

athletes, find the probability of using:

i) Less than 25 gallons (5 marks)

ii) Between 15 and 21 gallons (5 marks)

C. At A College in Jamaica it was found that historically the scores on aptitude tests given to

applicants for entry to the institution follows a normal distribution with a standard

deviation of 30.5 points. A random sample of 100 test scores from the current group of

applicants had a mean score of 187.9 points

i. Find a 95% Confidence interval for the population mean score of the current
group of applicants. (3mks)

ii. If 45 of the applicants from the sample had a score that was acceptable by the
management, determine a 90% confidence interval for the population proportion.
(4mks)

iii. Based on part i) above what sample size would be needed to create a 80%
Confidence Interval for the population mean with E = 6.3504 (3mks)

Question 4- Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion- Ungrouped data

A. The data represent the length in meters of randomly selected lumber at a lumber yard.

14 17 19 25 32 13 15 27

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 33 26 18 22 16 29 23 20

You are required to calculate the following:

i) The Mean (2 marks)

ii) The Median (2 marks)
iii) The Mode (2 marks)
iv) The Midrange (2 marks)
v) The Range (2 marks)
vi) The Variance (4 marks)
vii) The Standard Deviation (2 marks)
viii) Pearson Coefficient of Skewness and interpret the results (3 marks)

B. The costs of three models of cellular phones are shown here. Find the weighted mean of
the costs of the models.

Model Number sold Cost

Samsung Galaxy 9 12 $ 540,000

Iphone 10Skycoaster 8 $ 400,000

L.G. 9i 20 $ 840,000

(6 marks)

Question 5- Correlation and Regression

An analysis of the performance of some players on a football team was done by the team

statistician. The players were randomly selected and the analysis focused on the number of

games the individual played and the amount of goals they scored. The data is shown below.

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Player Number of games played Number of goals scored
A 4 2
B 1 0
C 3 5
D 7 15
E 2 3
F 6 12
G 5 8

a) Which variable is the dependent variable? (1 mark)

b) Which variable is the independent variable? (1 mark)

c) Develop the regression equation for the data set. (6 marks)

d) Predict the number of goals that a person would score

if they played in 8, 20 or 15 games. (6 marks)

e) Analyze the results of your predictions. (3 marks)

f) Calculate the correlation coefficient (4 marks)

g) Is there a relationship between the two variables? (2 marks)

h) How might this information be useful to the Manager of the football team?
(2 marks)

Question 6- Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion- Grouped data

100 randomly selected light bulbs were tested to determine their lifetimes (in hours). This

frequency distribution was obtained.

Class boundaries Frequency

10.5 – 19.5 6

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 19.5 – 28.5 12
28.5 – 37.5 25
37.5 – 46.5 18
46.5 – 55.5 14
55.5 – 64.5 55

A. You are required to calculate the following:

i. The Mean (5 marks)

ii. The Modal Class (1 marks)

iii. The Variance (6 marks)

iv. The Standard Deviation (2 marks)

B. Is the modal class the best measure of average for this distribution? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

C. The average age of the accountants at Three Rivers Corp. is 26 years, with a standard

deviation of 6 years; the average salary of the accountants is $31,000, with a standard

deviation of $4000. Compare the variations of age and income. (7 marks)

End of Examination

FORMULA SHEET

Regression equation
y = a + bx; where

b = n∑xy - (∑x) (∑y)

n (∑x2) – (∑x)2
a = ∑y- b∑x
n
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Coefficient of correlation
r = n ∑xy - ∑x ∑y
√ (n ∑x2 – (∑x)2) (n∑y2 – (∑y)2)

Coefficient of Variation
CVAR= σ × 100
µ
Mean for individual data
μ=∑X
N
Mean for group data
μ = ∑ f ×XM
N
Variance for individual data
σ2= ∑ (x– μ)2
N
Standard deviation for individual data
√σ2

Variance for grouped data

σ2= ∑ f×Xm2 - [(∑f ×Xm )2/n]
N-1
Standard deviation for grouped data
√σ2

Range
R= Highest Value – Lowest Value
Midrange
MR= Highest Value + Lowest Value
2

Pearson’s Coefficient of Skewness

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Normal Distribution Standard Score

BINOMIAL PROBABILITY

Poisson Probability Distribution

ERROR OF ESTIMATE FORMULA FOR Μ & P

i) For x̄ E =

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 ii) For p̂ E =

Sample proportion

p̂ = x/n x= number of success and n = sample size

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