Q1.

An ice cream shop keeps track of how much ice cream they sell versus the
temperature on that day, here are their figures for the last 12 days:
Temperature °C Ice Cream Sales
14.2° 215
16.4° 325
11.9° 185
15.2° 332
18.5° 406
22.1° 522
19.4° 412
25.1° 614
23.4° 544
18.1° 421
22.6° 445
17.2° 408

a) Which is the dependent variable, and which is the independent variable?

b) Plot this data on a scatter diagram.
c) Find the product-moment correlation coefficient (r).
d) Comment on the nature and strength of the correlation.
e) Calculate the coefficient of determination.
f) Calculate the equation of the regression line (i.e. find a and b in y =
a+bx).
g) Plot your regression line on your scatter diagram.
h) Use your regression equation to estimate the sales on a day with a
temperature of 22ºC.
Q2.
The sizes of components produced in a factory are known to follow a normal
distribution with a mean of 0.24mm and a standard deviation of 0.018mm.
The factory produces 10,000 components per week.
a) How many of these are likely to be bigger than 0.27mm?
b) How many of these are likely to be between 0.20mm and 0.23mm?
c) What size would only be exceeded by 1 in 10 components?

Q3.
If the price of unleaded petrol at UK petrol stations is a random variable X with
mean 120.8 pence per litre, and standard deviation 4.9 pence, use the Central
Limit Theorem to determine the probability that the average price in a random
sample of 50 petrol stations is below 122 pence per litre.

Q4.
A discrete random variable X has the probability density function 𝑝(𝑥) =
P(X = 𝑥), as given in the following (incomplete) table:

𝑥 1 2 3 4 5
𝑝(𝑥) 0.10 0.10 0.05 0.30

a) Calculate 𝑝(2)
b) Find the expected value, E(X)
c) Find the variance, Var(X)

Q5.
A fair six-sided die is tossed 5 times. On any one throw it may land on a 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, or 6, with equal probability. Calculate the probability that:
a) It lands 1, 6, 5, 6, 2 in that order (i.e. 1 first, 6 second, 5 third etc.)
b) The total number of 6s is exactly 2
c) The total number of 6s is no less than 2 (2 or more)
Q6.
A random sample of 50 worker’s wages has a mean of £550 and a standard
deviation of £120.
a) Calculate 95% and 99% confidence intervals for the wages of all workers.
b) If the sample size was 15, calculate 95% and 99% confidence intervals
for the wages of all workers.

Q7.
The lengths of metal bars produced by a particular machine are normally
distributed with mean length 420 cm and standard deviation 12 cm. The
machine is serviced, after which a sample of 40 bars gives a mean length of 423
cm. Is there evidence of a change in the mean length of the bars produced by
the machine, assuming that the standard deviation remains the same? Test at
the 5% significance level.

Q8.
A group of 40 males and 40 females were asked which of three “Reality TV”
shows they liked most – Watched, Stranded or One-2-Win.
The results were as follows:

Watched Stranded One-2-Win

Males 21 6 13
Females 15 10 15

Stating your hypotheses clearly, test at the 10% level whether or not there is a
significant difference in the preferences of males and females.
Q9.
An estate agent has two branches, in Kendale and Dendale. Last month the
numbers of houses sold to first time buyers were as follows:

First-time buyers Second-time buyers

Kendale 24 26
Dendale 26 49

Carry out an appropriate test to examine whether there is any evidence that
the distribution of sales to first- and second-time buyers is different at the two
branches.