ST130: Basic Statistics

Faculty of Science, Technology & Environment

School of Computing, Information & Mathematical Sciences

Final Examination (Solution)

Semester II, 2017

Mode: Face to Face/ Online

Duration of Exam: 3 hours + 10 minutes

Reading Time: 10 minutes

Writing Time: 3 hours

Total marks: 100

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. This exam has FIVE (5) questions of 20 marks each and all are compulsory.
2. Write your answers in the answer booklet provided.
3. Start each question on a new page.
4. Show all necessary working. Partial marks will be awarded for partially correct answers.
5. There are SIX (6) pages in this exam paper (including this cover page).
6. This exam is worth 50% of the overall mark. The minimum exam mark is 40/100.
7. You may use a NON PROGRAMABLE calculator.
8. Eton Statistical Table and Formula Sheet are provided.
 ST130 FINAL EXAMINATION SEMESTER II, 2017
Question 1 Start on a new page [10 + 6 + 4 = 20 marks]

SolnQ1(i) (4 marks) SolnQ1(ii) (4 marks)

lcl ucl frequency lcb ucb
380 394 3 379.5 394.5
395 409 5 394.5 409.5
410 424 7 409.5 424.5
425 439 8 424.5 439.5
440 454 7 439.5 454.5

SolnQ1(iii) (2 marks)
About 21 beetles weigh less than 439mg.

Soln Q1B(i) (3 marks)

Score 40.5-45.5 45.5-50.5 50.5-55.5 55.5-60.5 60.5-65.5

Frequency 3 8 10 3 1 25
Xm 43 48 53 58 63
fXm 129 384 530 174 63 1280


fX m 1280
  51.2.
N 25

Soln Q1B(ii) (3 marks)

12802
66130 
  2  25  23.76  4.9
25

Soln Q1C(4 marks)

BoxPlot

0 2 4 6 8 10 12
weight (kg)

Question 2 Start on a new page [2+3+4+6+5= 20 marks]

Soln Q2 (2+3+4+6+5= 20marks)
5 5 25 6 43
(A) ½, (B) 0.4+0.6 - 0.8 = 0.2, (C)   , (D) (i) ,(ii)
12 12 144 169 360
(E) E( X )  240  0.55  320  0.45  276

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 ST130 FINAL EXAMINATION SEMESTER II, 2017
Question 3 Start on a new page [4+9+3+4= 20 marks]
Soln Q3(A) (4 marks)
6 4
 3  2
P( X  6)  10C6      0.25
5  5
Soln Q3(Bi) (4 marks)
 1190  1200 
P( X  1190)  P  z    P  z  0.2   0.421
 50 
Soln Q3(Bii) (5 marks)
 1190  1200 
P( X  1190)  P  z    P  z  1.265   0.1029
 50 40 
Soln Q3(C) (3 marks)

Soln Q3(D) (4 marks)

Question 4 Start on a new page [6+6+8=20 marks]

Soln Q4(A) (6 marks)

Soln Q4(B) (6 marks)

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 ST130 FINAL EXAMINATION SEMESTER II, 2017
Soln Q4(C) (8 marks)

Question 5 Start on a new page [6+6+8=20 marks]

Soln Q5(A) (5 marks)

Test value = -0.789.

Soln Q5(B) (5 marks)

Soln Q5(C) (10 marks)

Source Sum of squares d.f. Mean square F

Between 27543.51 2 13771.75 2.40
Error 109092.86 19 5741.73
Total 136636.36 21

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