SMA 2103 Probability and Statistics I

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KIMATHI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

University Examinations 2011/2012

THIRD YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR

OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SMA 2103: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I

DATE: 19TH APRIL 2011 TIME: 11.00AM – 1.00PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO

QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) (30 MARKS)

a) Define the following terms

i) Population (1 mark)
ii) Sample (1 mark)
iii) Variable (1 mark)

b) A and B are two events such that P(A)=2/5, P(B)=1/3 and P(AUB)=2/3
Find
i). P (A∩B) (2 marks)
ii). P (A∩B’) (2 marks)
iii). P (A | B’) (2 marks)

c) The table below shows the marks obtained by 100 students in a test

Marks 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69

No. of students x 8 12 22 48 y
The average mark for the class in the examination was 46.5.
Determine
i) The values of x and y (5 marks)
ii) The mode, median and variance of the data. (8 marks)

c) In a five day week, the probability that a student will be late for a class x days is given by
where k is a constant. The punishment for being late x days in a week is 3x hours
of detention in the school. What is the standard deviation of the number of hours a student is
detained in a week?
(8 marks)
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QUESTION TWO (OPTIONAL) 20 MARKS

a) Define the following terms

i) The rth moment about the origin. (1 mark)
ii) Skewness of a distribution (1 mark)
iii) Kurtosis of a distribution (1 mark)

b) Let be a set of data and and are the rth moment about the origin
and about a constant k respectively. Show that
(4marks)
c) The table below shows the marks obtained by students in a test

Marks 12 14 16 18 22 28
No. of students 1 4 6 10 2 7

By taking moments about 16 investigate Skewness and the Peakedness of the distribution.
(13 marks)

QUESTION THREE (OPTIONAL) 20 MARKS

a) Two variables X and Yare such that the regression equation y on x is and
that of x on y is . Obtain the
i) Mean values of X and Y (2 marks)
ii) Correlation coefficient between X and Y (2 marks)

a). The heights and the corresponding weights of a group of 9 randomly selected students were
measured and the following results obtained.

Height (m) X 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.2
Weight (kg) Y 70 75 65 55 60 76 55 50 49
Obtain
i) The regression line Y on X and use it to estimate the weight of a student who is 1.5 m tall.
(6 marks)
ii) The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. (5 marks)
iii) The product moment correlation coefficient. (5 marks)

QUESTION FOUR (OPTIONAL) 20 MARKS

a) Define the following

i) Possibility space
ii) Complementary events
iii) Exhaustive events
iv) Independent events (4 marks)

b) A and B are two events such that P (A) = 5/12, P (A∩B) =1/6 and
P (AUB) = p
i) Express P (B) and P (A/B) in terms of p (3 marks)
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ii) If A and B are independent find the value of p (2 marks)

c) Students taking computer studies in a college have to take at least a course in algebra and
statistics. For a student randomly selected, the probability he takes statistics given that he
takes algebra is 0.2 while that of taking algebra given that he takes statistics is 0.3. Find the
probability the student takes
i) Algebra or statistics (1 mark)
ii) Algebra and statistics (4 marks)

d) When n children are vaccinated, a child may experience an adverse reaction. Let
X be the number of children who react adversely. The probability distribution of X is
Show that (6 marks)

QUESTION FIVE (OPTIONAL) 20 MARKS

a) Two unbiased four sided dice have their faces marked 2, 4, 6 and 8 are tossed once. The
random variable X is the absolute value of the difference between the uppermost faces.
i) Obtain the probability distribution of X. (3 marks)
ii) Calculate the variance of X . (3 marks)

b) A box holds 8 red and 4 blue balls. Three balls are drawn from the box one after the other
without replacement.
i) Draw a tree diagram showing all the possible outcomes. (3 marks)
ii) Find the probability that at least two of the balls drawn are red. (3 marks)
iii) Given that the three balls drawn were of the same colour, what is the probability that
they were red. (4 marks)

c) The weekly expenditure of a female student in a college is sh. 520 while that of a male
counterpart is sh. 420. If the average spending of a student is sh.500, find the ratio of male to
female students in the college. (4 marks)