UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2019/2020
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
EDUCATION
SMA160 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
DATE: AUGUST, 2019 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS]
a) From the following data of heights (in inches) of a group of plants.
4, 3, 5, 9, 10, 8, 7, 13, 11, 12, 19
Calculate:
i) Mean [2 Marks]
ii) Median [1 Mark]
iii) Mode [1 Mark]
iv) Semi interquartile range [2 Marks]
v) Coefficient of skewness [4Marks]
b) The probability that a boy will get a scholarship is 0.9 and a girl will get is 0.8 .What is the
probability that at least one of them will get the scholarship? [4 Marks]
c) The table below shows the marks scored by 228 students in a control system test.
Marks 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60 60 − 70 70 − 80
Frequency 12 30 x 65 y 25 17
Given that the median mark is 46 , determine the;
i. Values of x and y ;
ii. Mode. [9 marks]
d) If Find the a pair of dice is thrown, find the probability that the sum of the digits is neither
7 nor 11 . [4 Marks]
e) At an outpatient testing centre, the number of cardiograms performed each day for 20 days
is shown. Construct a stem and leaf plot for the data.
25, 31, 20, 32, 13, 14, 43, 02, 57, 23, 36, 32, 33, 32, 44, 32, 52, 44, 51, 45
[3 Marks]
QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]
a) Define the following terms as used in probability:
i. Independent events [2 Marks]
ii. Mutually exclusive events [2 Marks]
iii. Sample space [2 Marks]
b) If P( A) = 0.5 , P(B ) = 0.3 , P( A B ) = 0.2 , obtain the probability
i. A but not B . [2 Marks]
ii. At least one of A and B occurs. [2 Marks]
iii. Neither of A and B occurs. [2 Marks]
c) In a large metropolitan area, the probability of a family owning a colour T.V , a computer or
both 0.86, 0.35 and 0.29 respectively. What is the probability that a family chosen at
random during a survey will own a colour T.V and / or a computer? Given that the family
chosen at random during a survey owns a colour T.V, what is the probability that it will own
a computer. [8Marks]
QUESTION THREE [20MARKS]
a) The table shows the life span of 120 electrical cells.
Lifespan 5−8 8 − 11 11 − 14 14 − 17 17 − 20 20 − 23
(Hours)
Frequency 8 34 42 20 12 4
Calculate the:
i. Mode; [3 Marks]
ii. Median; [3 Marks]
iii. Quartile deviation [4 Marks]
iv. Standard deviation. [5 Marks]
b) Below are the scores of two cricketers in 8 innings. Find who is more consistent scorer.
Cricketer 204 68 150 30 70 95 60 76
A
Cricketer 99 190 130 94 80 89 89 69
B
[5 Marks]
QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]
a) From the data given below, calculate the coefficient of variation:
Karl Pearson’s coefficient of skewness=0.42,
Arithmetic mean=86,
Median=80 [6 Marks]
b) The table below shows test scores and sales for various salespersons. Use it to answer
the questions that follow.
Salesperson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Test score 44 65 50 57 96 94 110 34 79 65
Sales (Ksh ‘000’) 41 60 40 50 80 68 84 70 55 48
i. Using the least square method, determine the equation of the regression line for sales on
the test score data.
[12 marks]
ii. Estimate the weekly sales given that a salesperson makes a test score of 100. [2 marks]
QUESTION FIVE [20 MARKS]
a) Let a random variable X have probability density function.
X 1 2 3 4
P( X = x ) 0 .4 0 .1 0 .3 0 .2
Compute:
i. E ( X ) [2 Marks]
ii. Var ( X ) [4 Marks]
b) In a school, 60 % of the students have access to the internet at home. A group of 8 is
chosen at random. Find the probability that
i. Exactly 5 have access to the internet . [2 Marks]
ii. At least 6 have access to the internet. [4 Marks]
c) A committee of 5 people is to be formed randomly from a group of 10 women and 6
men. Find the probability that the committee has
i. 3 women and 2 men. [2 Marks]
ii. 5 women. [2 Marks]
iii. At least 3 women. [4 Marks]
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