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Assignment I - Probability and Statistics

The document outlines an assignment for a Probability and Statistics course, consisting of multiple questions related to data analysis, probability calculations, and applications in chemistry. It includes tasks such as constructing frequency distribution tables, computing measures of central tendency and dispersion, and analyzing probabilities related to production and test outcomes. Additionally, it requests discussions on the applications of descriptive statistics and probability theory in the field of chemistry.

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Assignment I - Probability and Statistics

The document outlines an assignment for a Probability and Statistics course, consisting of multiple questions related to data analysis, probability calculations, and applications in chemistry. It includes tasks such as constructing frequency distribution tables, computing measures of central tendency and dispersion, and analyzing probabilities related to production and test outcomes. Additionally, it requests discussions on the applications of descriptive statistics and probability theory in the field of chemistry.

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ASSIGNMENT I OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (MAT2161)

Y2 Analytical Chemistry, Y2 Organic Chemistry, SECOND SEMESTER,


ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025
DUE DATE: 24/03/2025

Question 1
Consider the following data.

8.9, 10.2, 11.5, 7.8, 10.0, 12.2, 13.5, 14.1, 10.0, 12.2,
6.8, 9.5, 11.5, 11.2, 14.9, 7.5, 10.0, 6.0, 15.8, 11.5.

(a.) Construct a frequency distribution table

(b.) Compute all measures of central tendancy

(c.) Compute all measures of dispersion

(d.) Compute measures of position

Question 2
It is known that of the articles produced by a factory, 20% come from Machine A, 30%
from Machine B, and 50% from Machine C. The percentages of satisfactory articles among
those produced are 95% for A, 85% for B and 90% for C. An article is chosen at random.

(a.) What is the probability that it is satisfactory?

(b.) Assuming that the article is satisfactory, what is the probability that it was pro-
duced by Machine A?

Question 3
Suppose 30% of the women in a class received an A grade on the test and 25% of the men
received an A grade. The class is 60% women. Given that a person chosen at random
received an A grade,

(a.) What is the probability this person is a male?.

(b.) What is the probability this person is a woman?

Question 4
Truck tires are tested over rough terrain. 25% of the trucks fail to complete the test run
without a blowout. Of the next fifteen trucks through the test,

(a.) Find the probability that at least two have blowouts

(b.) What would be the expected number and standard deviation of the number of
trucks with blowouts of the next fifteen tested?
Question 5
A batch of 5000 electric lamps has a mean life of 1000 hours and a standard deviation of
75 hours. Assume a normal distribution.

a. How many lamps will fail before 900 hours?

b. How many lamps will fail between 950 and 1000 hours?

c. What proportion of lamps will fail before 925 hours?

Question 6
The number of messages sent per hour over a computer network has the following prob-
ability distribution:

x (Number of messages) P (X = x)
10 0.08
11 0.15
12 0.30
13 0.20
14 0.20
15 0.07

Determine the expected value and standard deviation of the number of messages sent per
hour.
Question 7/(Maximum one page)
Discuss the applications of Descriptive Statistics in Chemistry.

Question 8/(Maximum one page)


Discuss the applications of Probability Theory and Probability Distributions in Chem-
istry.

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