Capital University of Science and Technology

Department of Software Engineering

Probability and Statistics (MTSE3063)

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
Instructor: Ms. Sana Riaz Section: 1
Assigned Date: 19/03/2024 Due Date: 26/03/202
Description : Statistics and its basics Marks: 25

Question: 1
(8)
a) Define Statistics?
b) What is main difference between descriptive and inferential statistics?
c) How does a population differ from a sample?
d) List five reasons for organizing data into a frequency distribution?
Question: 2 (5)
The graph shows the number of deaths in the United States due to accidents. Answer the
following
questions about the graph.
 a) Name the variables used in the graph.
b) Are the variables qualitative or quantitative?
c) What type of graph is used here?
d) Which variable shows a decrease in the number of deaths over the years?
e) Which variable or variables show an increase in the number of deaths over the years?
f) The number of deaths in which variable remains about the same over the years?
g) List the approximate number of deaths for each category for the year 2001.
h) In 1999, which variable accounted for the most deaths? In 2009, which variable
accounted
i) for the most deaths?
j) In what year were the numbers of deaths from poisoning and falls about the
same?

Question: 3
(5)
For the following statements which statements are true or false? Give reasoning in case of
false.
a) A population is a collection of all objects on interest.
b) A sample is any specific collection of all objects of interest.
c) A measurement is a number of attribute computed for each member of a population or
sample.
 d) A sample that consists of an entire population is called a census.
e) A parameter is a number computed from sample data.
f) Sample data is the collection of measurements from a sample.
g) Descriptive statistics is the branch of statistics that involves drawing conclusions
about a population based on sample data.

h) A statistic is a number computed from population.

i) Qualitative data are measurements that involve non-numerical characteristics.
j) The colors of a sample of 100 cars is an example of quantitative data.

Question: 4 (7)
Prepare a frequency distribution table for the scores given:

42, 22, 55, 18, 50, 10, 33, 29, 17, 29, 29, 27, 34, 15, 40, 42, 40, 41, 35, 27,44, 31, 38, 19, 54, 55, 38,
19, 20, 30, 42, 59, 15, 19, 27, 23, 40, 32, 28, 51.
Take the class intervals as 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60.(Exclusive classes)
From the frequency distribution table answer the following questions:
a) What does the frequency corresponding to the class interval 20-30 indicate?
b) Find the midpoints also draw histogram and frequency polygon.