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This document contains past final examination papers and answers for the statistics course STA 408. It includes multiple choice and written response questions on a variety of statistical topics like hypothesis testing, regression analysis, ANOVA, experimental design, and probability distributions. The questions assess students' ability to apply statistical concepts and perform calculations to analyze data and draw conclusions.

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STA 408
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STA408 (Answers)
Dec 2013 June 2014
1a) i) 0.082, ii) 0.9596, iii) 0.0223 1a) i) 0.8281, ii) 0.00098, iii) 5
1b) i) 0.97725, ii) 0.2793, iii) 0.2119 1b) i) 0.88819, ii) 14.88
2a) x = wood moisture content, y =calorific value 1c) i) 0.9614, ii) Central Limit Theorem
2b) y = 5.3538 – 0.075823 x 2a) i) (5.28, 50.04), ii) χ 2 =21.14. Reject Ho
2c) b = - 0.075824 2b) ii) Ho : µd = 0, H1 : µd < 0
2d) 3.1549 2b) iii) paired samples t-test/
2e) a = 5.3538 t-test for dependent samples
2f) r = - 0.992 2b) iv) 3
2g) 0.985 2b) v) p-value = 0.014 < 0.05. Reject Ho
2h) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho 3a) x: mean=63.83, var=113
3a) unbiased, consistent, relatively efficient y: mean=52.89, var=81.1
(refer book P357) 3b) 12, 8 3c) F = 1.39. Do not reject Ho
3b) t = 0.97. Do not reject Ho 3d) t = 2.52. Reject Ho
3c) i) Ho : µd = 0, H1 : µd < 0 4a) x = speed, y = braking distance
3c) iv) p-value = 0.012 < 0.1. Reject Ho 4c) road condition, driver response time,
4a) i) (45.77, 46.75) condition of brake
4a) ii) (0.25, 1.29) 4d) r = 0.97 4e) yes 4f) y = - 53.57 + 1.217 x
4b) T, T, T 4g) b = 1.217 4h) a = -53.57 4i) 68.13
4c) F = 1.31. Do not reject Ho 4j) p-value = 0.001 < 0.05. Reject Ho
5a) Exercise Program, Diet 5a) i) Ho:µ1=µ2=µ3 , H1:at least 1 mean is different
5b) 2 levels 5a) iii) p-value = 0.02 < 0.05. Reject Ho
5d) x = 5.333, y = 0.7441 5b) i) a=2, b=17, c=0.3333, d=0.277775, e=7.2
5e) Diet 5b) ii) p-value = 0.564 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho

Dec 2014 June 2015


1a) i) 0.406, ii) 0.9004 1a) i) 0.0169, ii) 0.1301
1b)i) 0.1887, ii) 0.9997, iii) 1 1b) i) 0.6393, ii) 153.18
1c)i) 0.1056, ii) 42.096, iii) 0.99744 1c) i) mean=80000, std.dev=4518.48
2a) T, F, T 1c) ii) Normal distribution,
2b) i) (3.574, 4.554) Central Limit Theorem
2c) i) (0.57, 2.63), ii) (1.83, 9.44), iii) Yes 2a) response variable: pH level of shampoo,
3a) p-value = 0.047 < 0.05. Reject Ho factors: batch, shift
3b) i) Ho:µ1=µ2 , H1: µ1≠µ2 2b) 240 2c) x = 5, y = 2
3b) iii) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho 2e) i) reject Ho ii) reject Ho iii) do not reject Ho
3b) iv) F = 0.476. Do not reject Ho 3a) i) χ 2 =9.09. Reject Ho 3a) ii) (0.214, 0.399)
4a) x = no. of orders, y = distribution cost 3b) t = 0.716. Do not reject Ho
4b) y = 22.072 + 0.9324 x 4a) F, F, T, T, T
4c) b = 0.9324 4d) r = 0.898 4b) i) x = body mass index,
4e) 0.806 y = systolic blood pressure
4f) RM68692 4b) iii) y = 46.013 + 3.4845 x
4g) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho 4b) v) p-value = 000 < 0.1. Reject Ho
5a) Randomized Block Design 5a) i) -9.29 < µ1- µ2 < -0.91
5b) Response: Tread wear, Factor: Type of tyres, 5a) ii) p-value = 0.009 < 0.05. Reject Ho
Block: Bus type 5b) i) Not independent
5c) A=3, B=12, C=401.337, D=2.181, E=61.338 5a) ii) Ho : µd = 0, H1 : µd > 0 (d=before-after),
5d) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho t = 2.415. Reject Ho
5e) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho
Dec 2015 Jun 2016
1a) i) 0.0139, ii) 0.8369, iii) 0.0076, iv) 12.5 1a) i) 0.062, ii) 0.9998
1b) i) 0.2743, ii) 0.98574, iii) 1451.23 1b) i) 0.88819, ii) 14.88, iii) 0.00079
2a) no, +, +, +, + 1c) i) 0.914, ii) 0.1861
2b) i) x = amount of fertilizer, y = yield 2a) T, T, F, F, T
2b) ii) r = 0.951 2b) p-value = 0.102 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho
2b) iii) y = 3.356 + 1.034 x 2c) i) (256.04, 1101.11)
2b v) 7.285 2c) ii) p-value = 0.303 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho
3a) ii) p-value = 0.095 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho 3a) i) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho
3b) i) a=4, b=26, c=59.246, d=0.70375, e=12.899 3a) ii) (0.043, 0.1178) 3b) i) (15.44, 25.42)
3a) ii) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho 3b) ii) p-value = 0.438 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho
4a) ii) p-value = 0.593 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho 4a) p-value = 0.065 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho
4b) i) p-value = 0.411 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho 4b) i) Completely Randomized Factorial Design
5a) T, F, T, F, F 4b) iii) 20 4b) iv) 1, 45, 2.25, 8.89, 2.22
5b) ii) p-value = 0.406 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho 4b) v) p-value = 0.155 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho
5c) i) p-value = 0.009 < 0.1. Reject Ho 5a) x = age, y = minimum stopping distance
5c) ii) 33 5b) y = 26.752 + 0.25869 x
5c) b = + 0.2587 5d) r = + 0.904
5e) r2 = 0.818 5f) 28.045 5g) Reject Ho

Dec 2016 July 2017


1a) i) 0.0769, ii) 0.5405, iii) 0.958, iv) 2.5 1a) i) 0.0136, ii) 0.0121, iii) 0.0121, iv) 7
1b) i) 0.74492, ii) 0.01191, iii) 0.0488 1b) i) 0.00621, ii) 6.8, iii) 0.99614
2a) correlation, one, scatter, linear, perfect 2a) i) 0.206 < σ < 0.320,
2b) i) x = BMI, y = HDL 2a) ii) χ2cal = 11.328 < 17.708. Reject Ho
2b) ii) y = 93.399 - 1.6032 x iii) r = - 0.894 2b) tcal < C.V = 1.699. Do not reject Ho
2b iv) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho 3a) i) p-value = 0.701>0.05. Fail to reject Ho ; or
2b) v) 0.799 , vi) 51.72 Fcal = 0.77 > 0.2481. Fail to reject Ho
3a) ii) p-value = 0.014 < 0.05. Reject Ho 3a) ii) p-value=0.406>0.05. Fail to reject Ho ; or
3b) i) a=2, b=12, c=15.75, d=0.042, e=32.4 tcal < C.V = 0.24 < 2.101. Fail to reject Ho
3b) ii) Fcal = 56.7 > 3.89. Reject Ho 3b) ii) tcal < C.V = -7.462 < -2.021. Reject Ho
4a) i) (57.2796, 67.1204). No. 4a) i) False, ii) False, iii) True, iv) True, v) False
4a) ii) p-value = 0.034 < 0.05. Reject Ho 4b) i) Dependent variable: No. of kilograms of
4a) iii) p-value = 0.246 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho steam used; Independent variable: Average
4b i) 0.0068 monthly ambient temperature
4b) ii) χ2cal = 0.0612 < 3.325. Reject Ho 4b) ii) y = -6.851 + 9.187 x, iii) 0.997, iv) 0.994
5a) F, F, T, F, F 4b) v) 636.24
5b) ii) p-value = 0.002 < 0.05. Reject Ho 5a) Response=Management Rating,
5c) i) (11.539, 14.461) ii) No Factor=Training and Situation
5b) A=4489.00, B=3.46
5c) p-value = 0.248 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho
5d) p-value = 0.087 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho
5e) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho
Jan 2018 JUNE 2018
1a) i) 0.0341, ii) 0.9997, iii) 0.0722 1a) i) 0.37735, ii) 0.9997, iii) mean=5,
1b) i) 0.3557, ii) 9.9748, iii) mean=10, std.dev=2.1794, iv) 0.0137
std.dev=0.00375, iv) 0.9 1b) i) 0.0688, ii) 10, 128.16, iii) 0.9749
2a) tcal > C.V = 2.082>1.708. Reject Ho 2a) T, F, T, F, F
2b) i) (1.408, 31.255) 2b) i) 0.8581. 85.81% of the total variation in
2b) ii) 0.216 < χ2cal =2.7504 < 9.348. Do not reject cancer mortality rate per 100, 000 man-years
Ho can be explained by the index of exposure
3a i) p-value = 0.356 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho 2b) ii) 0.9263, iii) y=114.72 + 9.23 x. When the
3a) ii) p-value = 0.029 < 0.05. Reject Ho index of exposure increases by 1 unit, the cancer
3b) i) (2.282, 8.118) mortality rate per 100, 000 man-years will
3b) ii) p-value = 0.001 < 0.01. Reject Ho increase by 9.23
4a) T, F, T, T, F 2b) iv) 197.79
4b) i) -0.797, ii) 0.6351, iii) y=169.2 – 0.861 x 2b) v) p-value=0.000 < 0.05. Reject H0
4b) iv) 140.787 3a) i) 11.045 (using formula)
4b) v) p-value = 0.002 < 0.05. Reject Ho 3a) ii) Fcal=3.69 < F0.01, 2, 14=6.51. Do not reject H0
5a i) 200.86 3b) i) W=3, X=16, Y=113.8, Z=2332.767
5a) ii) Fcal = 7.23 > 7.21. Reject Ho 3b) ii) p-value=0.133>0.05. Do not reject H0
5b) i) factor=mixture, block=investigator 3b) iii) Yes, further test is required. Since we
5b) ii) A=12, B=261262, C=68.9 or 68.8333, failed to conclude that there is an interaction
D=1264.73 or 1265.1864 effect between temperature and copper content
5b) iii) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho 4a) tcal=-2.067 > -t0.01, 60=-2.390. Do not reject H0
4b) i) 1.28 (using formula), ii) (-0.926, 3.326)
4b) iii) t=1.28 < t0.05, 9=1.833. Do not reject H0
5a) (0.182, 0.456)
5b) i) p-value=0.041 < 0.05. Reject H0
5b) ii) 18.42≈18
5b) iii) t=0.618 < t0.05, 18=1.734. Do not reject H0
Jan 2019 June 2019
1a) i) 0.3828, ii) 0.4219, iii) 25, iv) 11.99≈12 1a) i) 0.0153, ii) 0.0162, iii) 20, iv) 0.5591
1b) i) 0.3264, ii) 0.0301, iii) 0.0463 1b) i) 0.8051, ii) 0.8384, iii) 79.1274
2a) i) zcalc < Z0.025 = -2 < -1.96. Reject Ho 2a) F, T, T, T, F, 2b) i) iv (x) = Advertising
2a) ii) (67.918, 69.082) expenditure (RM), dv (y) = Monthly sales (RM)
2b) χ2cal < χ20.05, 9 = 5.0625 < 16.919. Do not 2b) ii) y = 32884+67.35 x; b=67.35
reject Ho 2b) iii) p-value=0.000<0.05. Reject H0
3a) i) p-value=0.661 > 0.05. Do not reject Ho 2b) iv) 0.9107; 91.07% of the total variation in
3a) ii) 4.189≈4.19 (using formula) the monthly sales (y) can be explained by the
3a) iii) p-value=0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho variation in the advertising expenditures (x)
3b) i) -4.365≈-4.37 (using formula) 2b) v) 0.9543, vi) RM133, 909
3b) ii) tcal < - t0.025,9 = -4.37 < -2.262. Reject Ho 3a) i) 1841.33, ii) p-value=0.000<0.05. Reject H0
4a) F, T, T, T, F 3b) i) response=brightness of films,
4b) i) i.v = temperature, d.v = length of time factors=brands and development process
4b) ii) length of time = 30.36–0.3805 t’perature 3b) ii) A=36, B=167.8, C=690.8, D=11.2838
4b) iii) -0.9783 3b) iii) p-value=0.000<0.05. Reject H0
4b) iv) 0.957. 95.7% of the total variation in 4a) i) Yes, ii) H0: µ1-µ2=0; H1: µ1-µ2≠0, iii) 0.536
length of time that air freshener lasts can be 4a) iv) p-value=0.536>0.05. Do not reject H0
explained by the temperature 4b) i) 31.0667, 74.3524, ii) (6.6294, 12.5862)
4b) v) p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Reject Ho 4b) iii) 0.4791l < t0.05,14 = 1.761. Do not reject Ho
4b) vi) 18.95 days 5a) i) -0.94, ii) -0.94 > t0.05,6 = -1.943. Do not
5a) i) 67314.89852≈67315 (using formula) reject Ho
5a) ii) p-value = 0.022 < 0.05. Reject Ho 5b) i) p-value=0.655>0.05. Do not reject Ho,
5b) i) Factor=machines, block=operators, 5b) ii) 0.5254
response=amount of time (in seconds) 5b) iii) |-1.4237|< t0.05,14 = 1.761. Do not reject
5b) ii) P=23, Q=15.92, R=1.590, S=3.338 Ho
5b) iii) p-value = 0.048 < 0.05. Reject Ho

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