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Test STA116 JAN2021

This document contains a 6 question test on probability and statistics with 45 total marks. Question 1 has 5 marks and involves constructing a probability distribution for a random variable X representing the number of faulty transistors out of 8 total, with 2 known to be faulty, after randomly selecting 3 transistors without replacement. Question 2 has parts a) and b) worth 3 and 8 marks respectively involving probability and variance calculations for a discrete random variable. Question 3 involves probability density function integration for a continuous random variable. Questions 4-6 involve probability calculations related to air conditioner lifetimes, dengue fever incidence, and newspaper delivery times.

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Test STA116 JAN2021

This document contains a 6 question test on probability and statistics with 45 total marks. Question 1 has 5 marks and involves constructing a probability distribution for a random variable X representing the number of faulty transistors out of 8 total, with 2 known to be faulty, after randomly selecting 3 transistors without replacement. Question 2 has parts a) and b) worth 3 and 8 marks respectively involving probability and variance calculations for a discrete random variable. Question 3 involves probability density function integration for a continuous random variable. Questions 4-6 involve probability calculations related to air conditioner lifetimes, dengue fever incidence, and newspaper delivery times.

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CONFIDENTIAL CS/JAN2021 /STA116/NDZ

TEST STA116
45 marks

Note: All answer need to convert to one file and format in pdf form and A4 size. Submit
through platform google classroom.

QUESTION 1

An electronic device has 8 transistors. Two of the transistors are found to be faulty. Three
transistors were chosen randomly, one by one without replacement. Let X is the random
variable representing the number of faulty transistors. Construct the probability
distribution for X.
(5 marks)

QUESTION 2

X is a discrete random variable with probability function given by:

1 2
 28 x x  1,2,3

1
f(x)   (7  x) 2 x  4,5,6
 28
0 otherwise

a) Calculate P(2 ≤ X ≤ 4).


(3 marks)
b) Calculate V(3X+5).
(8 marks)

QUESTION 3

Given a continuous random variable X with probability density function


 1 0  x 1

f(x) = 2x  3 1 x2
 0 otherw ise

a) Calculate P(1/2 ≤ x ≤ 3/2)


(2 marks)
b) Calculate E(2X – 3)
(3 marks)

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CONFIDENTIAL CS/JAN2021 /STA116/NDZ

QUESTION 4

A company deals with the installation of air-conditioners at a particular building. The


probability that the air-conditioner will last more than 10 years is 0.95.

a) If 5 air-conditioners are picked at random, find the probability that none will last
more than 10 years.
(2 marks)

b) If 10 air-conditioners are picked at random, find the probability that more than 7
air-conditioners will not last more than 10 years.
(3 marks)

c) Using suitable approximation method, calculate the probability that out of 50 air-
conditioners installed, between 10 to 15 air-conditioner will not last more than 10
years.
(5 marks)

QUESTION 5

The average number of people contracting dengue fever at a particular area is 2 per week.
If the number of dengue fever follows a Poisson distribution, find the probability that

a) no person contracts dengue fever in a week.


(2 marks)
b) between 6 and 9 persons contract dengue fever in a month.
(3 marks)

QUESTION 6

The time taken by a newspaper man to deliver newspapers to town is normally distributed
with mean 12 minutes and standard deviation 2 minutes. He delivers newspapers every
day. If he delivers in less than 10 minutes for each delivery per day, he will get extra pay.

a) Find the probability that he delivers in less than 10 minutes.


(2 marks)
b) Find the probability that he delivers between 8 to 15 minutes.
(3 marks)
c) If 30% of the time taken by a newspaper man to deliver newspapers to town is
more than k minutes, find k.
(4 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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