Arab Open University

Final Take Home Exam (FTHE)

Final replacement

Academic Year 2020-2021 Semester: Third /Summer 2021

Branch: Kuwait Program: Business Administration/…Track
Course Title: An Introduction to Statistics Course Code: BUS102

Student Name: Student ID:

Section Number: Tutor Name:

Questions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Total of
Allocated Marks Weight 20 20 20 20 20 100%
Mark
Presentation Word Count Total
(including PT3 (up to 5 (up to 10
Allocated Marks Criteria form) (up to 5 marks marks
marks deduction) deduction) deduction)
Deductions Marks
Plagiarism
Deduction

Notes on plagiarism:
A. According to the Arab Open University By-laws, “the following acts represent cases of cheating and
Plagiarism: -
- Verbatim copying of printed material and submitting them as a full answer of the FTHE
- Verbatim copying of material from the Internet, including tables and graphics.
- Copying other students’ notes or reports.
- Using paid or unpaid material prepared for the student by individuals or firms.
B. Penalties for plagiarism ranges from failure in the FTHE to expulsion from the university.

Declaration: I hereby declare that the submitted FTHE is my own work and I have not copied any other person’s work or
plagiarized in any other form as specified above.

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BUS102/ THE-Final – Ver A 1 of 9 2020-2021/SUMMER

 Faculty of Business Studies

BUS102
Introduction to Statistics

Final Examination - THE – Version A

2020 - 2021 /Summer Semester/Third

Number of Exam Pages: 11 Time Allowed: 48 hours
((including this cover sheet

Grades
Question Total grade allocated Student’s
Marker Name and Signature
Number for this question earned grade
Question 1 20
Question 2 20
Question 3 20
Question 4 20
Question 5 20
Total in Figures 100
Total in Letters

Instructions
1. This examination consists of Five questions. You are required to answer all questions.
2. Keep in mind that any form of cheating will not be tolerated and will subject you to AOU
cheating policy.
3. Show all calculations in your answers

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 Take Home Exam for Final Assignment 2020-2021/Summer

BUS102 - An Introduction to Statistics

Cut-Off Date : 2nd September 2021 Cut off Time: 10:05 AM

Total Marks : 100 Duration: 48 Hours

Contents:

Warnings and Declaration……………………………………….…………………………………………………………….... 2

Question1 ……….…………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………….…. 3
Question 2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………4
Question3 ...………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
Question 4 ………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….6
Question 5………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7
Table Values……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 - 13
Plagiarism Warning:
As per AOU rules and regulations, all students are required to submit their own THE-Final work and avoid
plagiarism. The AOU has implemented sophisticated techniques for plagiarism detection. You will be penalized for
any act of plagiarism as per the AOU's rules and regulations.

Declaration of No Plagiarism by Student (to be signed and submitted by student with THE-Final work):
I hereby declare that this submitted THE-Final work is a result of my own efforts and I have not
plagiarized any other person's work.

Name of Student: -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Student ID No.----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Signature: …………………………..…………………………………………………………………..

Section No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date:………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………

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Question 1 (20 points)

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(10 + 10 =20 points)

Question 2 (20 points)

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 (7 + 7 + 6 = 20 points)

Question 3 (20 points)

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 (7 + 7 + 6 =20 points)

Question 4 (20 points)

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So:
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(10 + 10 =20 points)

Question 5 (20 points)

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 √ ( )

b) Interpret the results (the interval) you got.

This means if we conduct the study enough times we will get a result between 15+0.6978
and 15-0.6978 for 95% of cases

(B)

a) Interpret the results (the interval) you got.

This means if we conduct the study enough times we will get a result between 30+1.38
and 30-1.38 for 90% of cases

End of Exam Questions (10 + 10 =20 marks)

KEY FORMULAS

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Areas under the standard normal curve

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Student’s t distribution

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