ANSWER (TEST 1) SEMESTER: I

SESSION: 13/14

PART A:
1.
2.
3.
4.

C
B
D
D

PART B:
1.(a)

xX 20.76

xY 20.76

s X 1.4493

sY 0.2797

(b) Method Y produce the best measurement of a tennis ball since sY2 < s 2X
2. (a) (i) An outlier is an extremely high or an extremely low data value when compared with the rest of
the data values.
(ii)
Q3 A x310 x7.5 x8 8.8
4

IQRA 8.8 7.3 1.5

(i) 7.3 1.5 1.5 5.05

(ii) 8.8 1.5 1.5 11.05
Outlier is 4.2
Q1B x110 x2.5 x3 9.8
4

IQRB 11.0 9.8 1.2

(i) 9.8 1.5 1.2 8

(ii) 11.0 1.5 1.2 12.8

No outlier

(c)
Shape of Company A is Left-skewed distribution while Company B is Right-skewed Distribution.
Company A is more variable than company B as the IQRA IQRB .

3.
d X1 X 2

-7
xd 1.6 ; sd 5.0299

-2

t0.005,4 4.6041
99% confidence interval on the mean difference
of the two new varieties of wheat:
5.0299

1.6 4.6041

11.96,8.76 kg per plot

-6

4. (a)

x0 2.212

x10 4.532

s0 0.4180

s10 0.2022
2

0.41802 0.20222

5
5

v
5.7748 5
2
2 2
0.4180 0.20222

5
5

4
4
t0.01,5 3.3649
98% confidence interval for 0 10 :

0.41802 0.20222
2.212 4.532 3.3649

5
5

3.02, 1.62 C
(b)

f 0.02,4,4 10.8994
f 0.98,4,4

1
0.0917
10.8994

96% confidence interval for

02
:
102

0.41802

0.41802

0.0917,
10.8994
2
2
0.2022
0.2022

0.3919, 46.5793

5. (a)

nA 120
x A 120 105 15
p A 0.125
z0.015 2.1701
97% confidence interval for A ;

0.125 0.875
0.125 2.1701

120

0.0595, 0.1905

(b)

E 0.025
p 0.5
z0.025 1.96
2

1.96
n
0.5 0.5 1536.64 1537 circuits made with gold wire
0.025