QUESTION

1. State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.

i. If the mean, mode, and median for a distribution are 36, 20, and 25 respectively, then the
distribution is skewed to right.___ F ___

ii. Standard deviation is the positive value of square root of the variance. __ T_

iii. Qualitative data can be presented in a histogram.__ F___

iv. For a normal distribution, the mean always lies between mode and median.___ F____

v. Sampling error is the difference between the value of a sample statistic and the value of the
corresponding population parameter.___ T___

2. State an appropriate level of measurement for each of the following variables.

i. Travelling distance from UUM to C-Mart. ___ ratio___

ii. Consumer satisfaction level (bad, good, very good)

of a new system. ___ ordinal___

iii. Disaster classification based on code area. ___ nominal___

iv. Students average marks for the statistics mid-term test.

___ratio_______

v. Grades for 5 different subjects. ____ ordinal___

vi. Students height for 5A Class and 5B Class ____ratio_____

3. The Gallup Organizations contacts 1028 teenagers who are 13 to 17 years of age and live in the State M and
asked whether or not they had been prescribed medications for any mental disorders, such as depression or
anxiety.

i. Identify the population in this study.

All teenager 13 to 17 years of age who live in State M

ii. Identify the sample in this study.

1028 teenagers 13 to 17 years of age who live in State M

iii. What is variable for this study?

Teenagers prescribe medication for any mental disorders.

4. The data in TABLE 1 represent the first exam score of students enrolled in a section of Introductory
statistics.

Student Score
Murni 82
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 Rashidi 77
Bilal 90
Pam 71
Jennifer 62
David 68
Jun 74
Suraya 84
Alisa 94
Haslinda 88

i. Compute the population mean.

x 790
N 10
79

ii. Compute population variance.

2 96.4 (Using calculator)

iii. Find the median score of the data.

Arrange the data in ascending order: 62, 68, 71.74,77, 82, 84, 88, 90, 94

Depth of median = (n+1)/2=5.5 so median= (77+82)/2=79.5

iv. Find the mode of the data.

No mode

v. Calculate the range.

94-62 = 32

5. The grades on a calculus exam for a sample of 40 students are as follows:

63 74 42 65 51 54 36 56 68 57
62 64 76 67 79 61 81 77 59 38
84 68 71 94 71 86 69 75 91 55
48 82 83 54 79 62 68 58 41 47

i. Construct a stem and leaf display for these data.

Stem Leaf
3 68
4 1278
5 14456789
6 12234578889
7 11456799
8 12346
9 14

ii. Construct a relative frequency histogram for these data.

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 c 1 3.3 log n range 94 36
i 9.67 10
1 3.3 log(40) , c 6
6.288 6 classes

Relative
Class limit frequency
frequency
36 - 45 4 0.1
46 - 55 6 0.15
56 - 65 10 0.25
66 - 75 9 0.225
76 - 85 8 0.2
86 - 95 3 0.075
Total 40

6. TABLE 1 shows the distribution of fund (in RM) saved by students in their school cooperative

TABLE 1
Number of
Dana/Funds (RM) x x2 fx fx2
students (f)
09 5 4.5 20.25 22.5 101.25
10 19 10 14.5 210.25 145 2102.5
20 29 15 24.5 600.25 367.5 9003.75
30 39 20 34.5 1190.25 690 23805
40 49 40 44.5 1980.25 1780 79210
50 59 35 54.5 2970.25 1907.5 103958.75
60 69 20 64.5 4160.25 1290 83205
70 79 8 74.5 5550.25 596 44402
80 89 5 84.5 7140.25 422.5 35701.25
90 99 2 94.5 8930.25 189 17860.5

i. Obtain a cumulative less-than frequency distribution, and then construct its polygon graph.

Less than or equal Cumulative frequency

0 0
9.5 5
19.5 15
29.5 30
39.5 50
49.5 90
59.5 125
69.5 145
79.5 153
89.5 158
99.5 160

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 ii. By referring to the polygon in (a), determined the number of students whose total saving in the school
cooperative not exceeding RM 59.50.
125 students

iii. Based on the data in TABLE 1, calculate:

Mean
mean
fx 7410 46.3125
f 160
Median
n
F
median Lm 2 i
fm


80 50
39.5 10 47
40
Standard deviation

fx 2

fx 2

n
std dev
n 1
7410 2
399350
160
159
18.7962

iv. Find the Pearsons coefficient of skewness and comment on the value obtained.

3 mean median
Sk
s
3 46.3125 47

18.7962
0.1097

Since the value of Sk is -0.1097, so the data is skewed to the left.

7. State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.

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 a).Statistics can be classified into two categories namely descriptive statistics and
inferential statistics._____ T______
b). Parameter is the characteristics summarizing the sample data. ______F______
c). Quantitative variable that can assume a countable number of values is called a continuous variable.
______F______
d). Qualitative data can be presented using the stem and leave diagram. _______F_____
e.) For a group data, class width for ith class can be compute as:
(Upper limit for class) _____F_____

8. Fill in the blank with the suitable answer.

a). ___Population___is a collection of all individuals about which information is desired.

b). Hair color, writing style (left or right handed), and marital status are the examples of
qualitative variable.
c). Probabilities can be expressed in decimal, fraction, or percentage.
d). Two events are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur at the same time.

9. A doctor want to survey an influenza disease in State X. He was selected a random sample of 50 patients
that have flu, fever, and cough. From the sample, it is find that five patients were positive H1N1.

a). State the population for the survey.

All patients that have flu, fever, and cough.

b). State the sample for the survey.

50 patients that have flu, fever, and cough.

c). What is the data value for the survey?

Flu/ fever/ cough

d) What is the suitable data collection method that the doctor used?
Observation/face-to-face

10. A lecturer of SQQS1013 was conducted a survey on 15 random of the course students to see their
campus life. She collected data of gender, age, home town, monthly parents salary, and number of
sibling. The data are recorded in TABLE 1.

TABLE 1

Pelajar/ Jantina/ Umur/ Tempat asal/ Gaji/ Adik berdik/

Student Gender Age Home town Salary(RM) Sibling
1 F 23 Kedah 3000 5
2 F 22 K. Lumpur 7000 3
3 M 24 Kelantan 2500 6
4 M 25 Perak 4000 7
5 F 21 Johor 4500 5
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 6 F 26 Kelantan 6000 4
7 F 24 Kedah 3500 1
8 M 22 Pahang 5000 4
9 F 24 Terengganu 1000 3
10 F 24 Sarawak 4200 3
11 M 23 Sabah 4500 5
12 M 22 Melaka 2600 6
13 F 22 N. Sembilan 5100 7
14 F 23 Perlis 4000 8
15 M 22 P. Pinang 5100 10

a).. State the measurement scale for all variables in the survey.
Students nominal; salary ratio; age ratio
Sibling ratio; gender nominal; home town nominal

b) Can we use a histogram to represent the home town data? Why?

Cannot because home town is a qualitative data.

c). Construct a relative frequency table for students gender and then construct a pie
chart.

Relative
Gender Frequency Angle/percentage
Frequency
Male 6 0.4 144o / 40%
Female 9 0.6 216o / 60%
Total 15 1.0 360o / 100%

Male
144o

216o
Female

d). Using the Sturges rule, construct a frequency table for the number of sibling.

= 4.88 = 1.8
5 2

Class Frequency
12 1
34 5

6
 56 5
78 3
9 10 1

e). Based on the table constructed in (d), calculate the mode for the number of sibling.

= 4.5

OR

= 4.5

11. Suppose a word consist of { a, k , n, r , s }.Consider the events;

A = { a , n, r }
B = {a, k , s}
C = { a, k }

i. Find P ( A), P ( B ), and P (C )

3 3 2
P ( A) P( B) P (C )
5 5 5

ii. Are event A and B independent? Proof your answer.

1 3 3 9
P ( A B) P ({a}) , P ( A).P ( B )
5 5 5 25
Since P ( A B ) P ( A).P ( B ) , event A and B not independent.

iii. Are event B and C mutually exclusive? Proof your answer.

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P ( B C ) P ({a, k}) 0-
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Therefore, B and C are not mutually exclusive.

12. A project consists of three independent tasks and the probabilities of these tasks being completed on time
are 0.90, 0.80 and 0.95, respectively.

i. Draw a tree diagram for this study.

ii. Find the probabilities that all three tasks will be completed on time.

P(C1 C 2 C3 ) 0.9 0.8 0.95 .. (1m)

= 0.684.. (2m)

iii. What is the probability that the first two tasks will be completed on time and the third one will not?
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 P(C1 C 2 C3 ) 0.9 0.8 0.05 .. (1m)
= 0.036.. (2m)

iv. Find the probability that either the first or last task will be completed on time.

P (C1 C3 ) P(C1 ) P(C3 ) P(C1 C3 )

0.9 0.95 (0.9 0.95) .. (1m)
= 0.995.. (1m)

13. ABC is a company that produced product M. Product M was made from three main materials namely
material A, B, and C. The materials were ordered from three Supplier Company; supplier Q, supplier R,
and supplier S. Data for the number of product M based on the material and Supplier Company is as in
TABLE 2.
TABLE 2

Pembekal/ Bahan/Material
Supplier A B C

Q 22 15 25

R 15 22 28

S 26 27 20

Based on TABLE 2, find the probability for:

a). product M is made from material B and from supplier S.

b). product M is made from material A or material C.