PAST YEAR QUESTIONS

DECEMBER 2013

4. a) A statistician is interested tpo investigate whether the

travel packages offered by Leena’s Travel Agency
dependent on the types of family. The data had been
analyzed by using SPSS:

Table 3: Types of family * Travel Packages Crosstabulation

Travel Packages
Total
Basic Premium Plus
Types of family Count 131 98 139 368
Single
Expected Count 128.1 104.5 135.4 368.0
Count 135 119 142 396
Nuclear
Expected Count 137.9 112.5 A 396.0
Count 266 217 281 764
Total
Expected Count 266.0 217.0 281.0 764.0

Table 4:Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square B 2 .577
Likelihood Ratio 1.101 2 .577
Linear-by-Linear Association 0.004 1 .947
N of Valid Cases 764

i. Calculate A and B.
ii. State the appropriate hypotheses to test whether
travel packages dependent on the types of family.
iii. Based on the p-value, what can you conclude about
the claim? Use α = 0.05.
4. c) Determine whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE.
i. A chi-square test of independence is always a two-
tailed test.
ii. In a test of hypothesis, the Type I error occurs
when a true null hypothesis is rejected.
JUNE 2014

4. a) The manager of CBC Sdn Bhd wishes to determine whether

age of the employees related to their level of job
stress. The results are shown below.

Level of Job Stress

Total
High Low
Age Count 52 60 112
21-30
Expected Count 42.7 69.3 112.0
Count 47 86 133
31-40
Expected Count 50.6 82.4 133.0
Count 32 67 99
41-50
Expected Count 37.7 61.3 99.0
Count 131 213 344
Total
Expected Count 131.0 213.0 344.0

Table 4:Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square X 2 .077
Likelihood Ratio 5.087 2 .079
N of Valid Cases 344

i. Calculate the value of X.

ii. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
iii. At 1% significance level, what can you conclude
about the relationship between the age of the
employees and their degree of job stress?
 DECEMBER 2014

4. a) A survey is conducted to investigate whether the level

of support for social welfare reform varies according to
age. Respondents are grouped according to whether they
are aged ‘under 45’ or ’45 and over’ years old. The
computer output of data collected is given below.

Table 7: Level of support * Age group Crosstabulation

Age group
under 45 and Total
45 over
Level of strongly Count 134 A 281
support support Expected Count 136.4 144.6
moderately Count 62 77 139
support Expected Count B 71.5
Count 89 78 167
not support
Expected Count 81.1 85.9
Count 285 302 587
Total
Expected Count 285.0 302.0

Table 8:Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 2.454a C .293
Likelihood Ratio 5.087 2 .293
Linear-by-linear Association 1.005 1 .316
N of Valid Cases 587

i. Calculate the values of A, B and C.

ii. Give the appropriate hypotheses to test whether the
level of support for social welfare reform varies
according to age.
iii. Based on the p-value, can we conclude that the
level support for social welfare reform varies
according to age? Use α = 0.05.
JUNE 2015

4. a) The below table shows the number of students in the 3

departments i.e. Chemistry, French and Mechanical
Engineering, at one leading university in Malaysia.

department
Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Chemistry 31 31.0 31.0 31.0
French 32 32.0 32.0 63.0
Mech. Eng. 37 37.0 37.0 100.00
Total 100 100.0 100.0

The cross-tabulation below presents the relationship

between the gender of the students and the department of
their studies.

Sex * department Crosstabulation

Department
Total
Chemistry French Mech. Eng.
Sex Count 19 16 15 50
Female
Expected Count 15.5 16.0 18.5 50.0
Count 12 16 22 50
Male
Expected Count 15.5 16.0 18.5 50.0
Count 31 32 37 100
Total
Expected Count 31.0 32.0 37.0 100.0

Table 4:Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square B 2 .577
Likelihood Ratio 1.101 2 .577
Linear-by-Linear Association 0.004 1 .947
N of Valid Cases 764

Based on the above tables, answer the following

questions.

i. State the total number of students in the 3

departments.
ii. How many students are from the French department?
iii. How many female students from the Chemistry
department? Hence show the expected frequency for
the group is 15.5.
iv. Referring to the cross-tabulation table, determine
whether there is any association between the gender of
the students and the department of their studies at 5%
significance level.

DECEMBER 2015

4. A survey was conducted to investigate the level of stress

among students. The respondents are grouped according to
gender (male, female). The computer output is given in the
table below:

Gender * Level of Stress Crosstabulation

Level of Stress
Total
Chemistry French Mech. Eng.
Count 15 9 5 29
Female
Expected Count 12.5 a 5.5 29.0
Gender
Count b 21 10 50
Male
Expected Count 21.5 19.0 9.5 50.0
Count 34 30 15 79
Total
Expected Count 34.0 30.0 15.0 79.0

a) State the total number of students involved in this

survey.
b) How many female students are having severe stress?
c) Calculate the values of a and b.
e) At 5% significance level, determine whether the level of
stress is related to gender.
JUNE 2016

4. Many students who graduated from universities are deeply in

debt from students’ loans, credit card debits and so on. A
sociologist took a random sample of graduates who were
still single, classified them by gender, and asked, “would
you consider marrying someone who has RM25,000 or more
debts?” The Crosstabulation of this survey is shown in
Table 8.

Table 8: Gender * Students opinion Model Crosstabulation

Students opinion
Total
Yes No Uncertain
Count 125 59 21 205
Female
Expected Count 115.5 70.5 18.9 205
Gender
Count 101 79 16 196
Male
Expected Count 110.5 67.5 18.1 196
Count 226 138 37 401
Total
Expected Count 226 138 37 401

Based on Table 8, answer the following questions.

a) State the number of students giving their opinions.
b) How many students give ‘No’ as their opinions?
c) How many female students give ‘Yes’ as their opinions?
Hence, show that the expected frequency for the group is
115.5.
e) Determine whether there is an association between gender
of the students and their opinion at 5% significance
level.
DECEMBER 2016

4. A lecturer at Matahari College wishes to determine whether

students’ gender is related to their smoking habit. A
sample of 180 students was selected at random. The data was
analyzed using SPSS and the following tables were obtained.

Gender * Smoking Habit Model Crosstabulation

Smoking Habit
Total
None Light Heavy
Count 46 36 A 95
Female
Expected Count 40.6 29.6 24.8 95.0
Gender
Count 31 20 34 85
Male
Expected Count B 26.4 22.2 85.0
Count 77 56 47 180
Total
Expected Count 77.0 56.0 47.0 180.0

Chi-Square Tests
Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 16.34 2 .000
Likelihood Ratio 18.975 2 .000
Linear-by-Linear Association 11.257 1 .001
N of Valid Cases 180

a) Find the values of A and B.

b) State the hypotheses for this study.
c) Based on the p-value, can we conclude that students’
gender is related to their smoking habit? Use α = 0.01.
JUNE 2017

4. The management of a train company wants to study of there

is any association between the train station’s crowd and
the trains that were late were observed at three different
stations in Klang Valley. The crossbulation of the
observation and the chi-square tests are displayed below.

Station * Frequency Crosstabulation

Frequency
Total
On-time Late
Station Count 26 A 40
A
Expected Count 26.7 13.3 40.0
Count 30 10 40
B
Expected Count 26.7 13.3 40.0
Count 44 26 70
C
Expected Count B 23.3 70.0
Count 100 50 150
Total
Expected Count 100.0 50.0 150.0

Chi-Square Tests
Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.751 2 .415
Likelihood Ratio 1.812 2 .404
Linear-by-Linear Association .172 1 .678
N of Valid Cases 150

a) Calculate the values of A and B.

b) State the hypotheses for this study.
c) Based on the p-value, can we conclude that there is an
association between station’s crowd and train delay?
JANUARY 2018

4. GrabbyGrab wishes to determine whether students or

working individuals are more likely to use their
service. A sample of 200 GrabbyGrab users was selected
at random. The data analyzed using SPSS has produced
the following statistics.

Working Status * Frequency Using GrabbyGrab

Crosstabulation
Frequency Using
GrabbyGrab Total
Minimal Moderate Frequent
Count 5 A 55 95
Students Expected
23.8 35.6 35.6 95.0
Working Count
Status Count 45 40 20 105
Workers Expected
26.3 B 39.4 105.0
Count
Count 50 75 75 200
Total Expected
50.0 75.0 75.0 200.0
Count

Chi-Square Tests
Asymp. Sig.
Value df (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 48.287 2 .000
Likelihood Ratio 53.625 2 .000
Linear-by-Linear
47.586 1 .001
Association
N of Valid Cases 200

a) Find the values of A and B.

b) State the hypotheses for this study.
c) Based on the p-value, can we conclude that working
status is related to the frequent usage of
GrabbyGrab? Use α = 0.05.
JUNE 2018

4. A travel agency was curious about whether the service

guest receives is related to the size of the hotel. A
sample of 300 customers was selected at random to
gather the information. The data were analyzed using
SPSS and the following tables were obtained.

Opinion on services * Size of Hotel Crosstabulation

Size of Hotel
Mid- Total
Large Small
size
Count 80 40 E 150
Satisfied Expected
80.0 45.0 25.0 150.0
Count
Opinion Count 60 30 10 100
So-so Expected
53.3 30.0 16.7 100.0
Count
Count 20 20 10 50
Dissatisfied Expected
F 15.0 8.3 50.0
Count
Count 160 90 50 300
Total Expected
160.0 90.0 50.0 300.0
Count

Chi-Square Tests
Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 8.722 G .068
Likelihood Ratio 9.081 4 .059
Linear-by-Linear Association .117 1 .732
N of Valid Cases 300

a) Compute the values of E, F and G.

b) State the null and alternative hypotheses to test
whether the customers’ opinion and the size of the
hotel are related.
c) Based on the p-value, state your decision and
conclusion for the above test. Use α = 0.10.
DECEMBER 2018

4. A lecturer at Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management

wishes to determine whether the program of the
students is related to their smoking habit. The
results obtained are shown below.

Program * Smoking Habit Crosstabulation

Smoking habit
Total
None Light Heavy
Program Count 46 36 13 95
HM240
Expected Count A 29.6 24.8 95.0
Count 31 20 34 85
HM242
Expected Count 36.4 26.4 22.2 85.0
Count 77 56 47 180
Total
Expected Count 77.0 56.0 47.0 180.0

Chi-Square Tests
Asymp. Sig. (2-
Value df sided)
Pearson Chi-Square Q 2 .000
Likelihood Ratio 18.975 2 .000
Linear-by-Linear
11.257 1 .001
Association
N of Valid Cases 180

a) Find the values of P and Q. Show all your

calculations.
b) State the null and alternative hypotheses.
c) At the 1% level of significance, is there sufficient
evidence to conclude that the program of the
students is related to their smoking habit?
JUNE 2019

3. A manager at Company Brilliant wishes to determine

whether the employees’ work satisfaction is related to
their department. The results obtained are shown
below.
Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square D 2 0.541
Likelihood Ratio 2.522 3 0.471
Linear-by-Linear Association 1.314 1 0.252
N of Valid Cases 93

Satisfaction * Department Crosstabulation

Department
Human Tota
Financ Sale l
Resourc IT
e s
e
Satisfactio Count 12 38 5 8 63
n Satisfie
d Expecte 6.
12.9 38.6 5.4 63.0
d Count 1
Not Count 7 19 3 1 30
Satisfie Expecte 2.
d 6.1 E 2.6 30.0
d Count 9
Count 19 57 8 9 93
Total Expecte 9.
19.0 57.0 8.0 93.0
d Count 0

a) Using an appropriate formula, compute the values of

D and E.
b) State the null and alternative hypotheses for this
study.
c) Based on the p - value, is there sufficient
evidence to conclude that employees’ work
satisfaction is related to their respective
department? Use α = 0.05.