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4t3 Date: 10/01/2015
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA
L-2/T-1 BURP Examinations 2013-2014

Sub: PLAN 291 (Statistics for Planners I)

Full Marks: 210 Time: 3 Hours

USE SEP ARA TE SCRIPTS FOR EACH SECTION
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

SECTION.-A
There are FOUR questions in th(s section. Answer any THREE.

.1. (a) Distinguish between the four levels of measurement In statistics with suitable

example of each measurement. (12)

(b) The following table shows data on the daily travel distances of non-resident students
coming to the Architecture and Planning Faculty ofBUET.

Distance (in km) No. of Students Distance (in km) No. of Students

0-0.5 50 2.5-3 78
0.5 - 1 100 3 - 3.5 54
1 - 1.5 60 3.5 -4 90
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1.5 -2 80 4-4.5 33
2 -2.5 110 4.5 - 5 45

(i) Describe the dataset with the help of mean, mode and .standard deviation. (15)
(ii) Using the ..previous findings, what can you say about the skewness of the

distribution? (8)

2. (a) Knowing only the mean is not enough to get a good understanding of the
characteristics of a dataset, a measure of dispersion is also required. - Explain the

statement. (5)
(b) Using relevant example, explain why standard deviation is a better measure

compared to variance. (5)

(c) A survey is conducted in 52 reglOns to find a pattern in the gross value of
agricultural productivity. The value is represented in terms of monetary value of
produced crops. The following table shows the, frequency distribution of the collected

data. (25)
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Value of Agricultural Value of Agricultural
Frequency Frequency I
Products (in million Taka) Products (in million Taka)
6 -12 -.>
3 30 - 36 9
12 - 18 4 36 - 42 7
18 - 24 13 42 - 48 2

24 - 30 14 -

Determine the inner and outer Fences of the dIstribution and find the presence, if any, of
the mild and extreme outliers.
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3.. (a) It is found that the home to work trip of a person is divided into four segments with a
total distance of 8 km. She travels the first segment of 1.5 km in 20 minutes, the second
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3 km in 50 minutes, the third 1 kIn in 10 minutes and the remaining distance in 1.20

hours. What is her average speed of travel froni home to w9rk in meter per second? (8)
(b) Within a sample of population 95% are aged between. 17 years and 55 years.
Assuming that the ages are distributed normally, find:

(i) the mean age of the population. (2)

(ii) the standard deviation of age. (5)
(iii) Is it possible that a person with age 72 years is present in this sample? Explain

your answer. (10)

(c) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using mean and median to determine

the central tendency of a distribution. (10)

4. (a) The average income of households in a city increases by 4% in Year 1, then 5% in

Year 2 and 8% in Year 3. But in Year 4, it decrease~.by 2%. Determine the average rate

of increase or decrease of income over the four years. (5)

(b) What information is carried by the values of skewness and kurtosis of a dataset? Use

diagram(s) to explain your answer. (10)

(c) Data collected for a research results in the following table showing the distribution

of weekly working hours of200 service holders of a ~ard in Dhaka city. (15)

Percentage of Service
Working Hours
Holders (%)
15 - 23 12

23 - 31 16
31 -.,39 28
39 - 47 34
47 - 55 10

. Comment on the peakediless. of this distribution. Interpret any value you have obtained.

(d}Define oaIVE curve and briefly explain its importance. (5)

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SECTION -'-B
There are FOUR questions in this section. Answer any THREE.
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5. (a) List all possible outcomes in rolling two dice simultaneously. (10)
(b) What is the probability of getting a total of 7 in rolling ~o dice simultaneously? (5)
(c) What is the probability of getting' a total of 6 or less in rolling two dice
simultaneously? (5)
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(d) What is the probability of g~tting more than _5? (Sf',

(e) What is the probability of getting a total of 5 or an odd number? (10)

6. There are 400 workers iIi a factory. 148 workers take ,a bus only to go to the' factory, 64
workers take a rickshaw only to go to the factory, 52 workers take both a rickshaw and a
bus to go to the factory. Rest of the workers (136) go to the fa~tory on foot.
(a) Draw a Venn diagram to present the above information. (10)
(b) If one worker is selected at random what is the probability that
(i) the worker takes a bus? (5)
(ii) the worker takes a rickshaw? (5)
(iii) tJ1eworker takes a bus or rickshaw? (5)
(iv) the worker takes both rickshaw and bus? (5)
(v) the wotker"takes a rickshaw given that the worker takes a bus? (5)

7. (a) A market research company has discovered that 30 percent of the people who earn
between Tk. 40,000/= and Tk. 60,000/= per month have bought a car during the past
five years. In a sample, of 10 peopl~ earning between, Tk. 40,000/= and Tk. 60,000/= per
month-
(i) what is the probability that between 4 and 6 people have ?ought a car within
the past five years? (10)
(ii) what is the probability that at least one person has bought a cm: within the past'
, five years? (10)
(b) During the rush hours cars arrive ,at a city centre car park at the rate of 35 every 60
minutes.
(i) what is the probability of exactly 5 arrivals over a 10 minute time period? (8)
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(ii) what is the probability of exactly one arrival over a 10 minute time period? (7)

8. The households in a ward in Dhaka city have a mean monthly income of Tk. 18,000/=
and a standard deviation ofTk. 2;000/';"'.
(a) What proportion of households has income more than Tk. 14,000/=? (10)
.,' (b) What proportion of households has income between Tk. 17,000/= and
Tk 21,000/=? (10)
(c) What is the minimum income above which fall 25 percent of the highest income
'households? (15)
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