SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION

PROGRAMME Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management

MODULE Analytical Techniques

YEAR One (1)

INTAKE January 2019

DATE 08 July 2019

TIME 09h00 – 12h00

DURATION 3 hours

TOTAL MARKS 100

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE

1. Questions must be attempted in the answer book provided.

2. All queries should be directed to the invigilator; do not communicate or attempt to communicate with any
other candidate.
3. You have THREE HOURS to complete this paper. You are not allowed to leave the examination room within
the first hour and in the last 15 minutes of this examination.
4. This is a CLOSED BOOK examination.
5. Read ALL instructions carefully.

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Answer ALL questions.

QUESTION 1 (20 Marks)

State whether the following statements are True or False. Write down the question number and the word True
or False next to it. E.g. 1.11 True

1.1. In a data set, standard deviation and range are measures of dispersion.
1.2. Primary data has a short access time.
1.3. The most passive data collection method is observation.
1.4. The linear regression line for a set of data is given as 𝑦=2.5−1.8𝑥. It thus follows that there is a direct
relationship between 𝑥 and 𝑦.
1.5. The outcome of a patient’s blood type test is an example of a binomial experiment.
1.6. Approximately 95% of the area below the normal distribution curve lies between 𝑧=−3 and 𝑧=+3.
1.7. The volume of water consumed by an athlete during the Comrades Marathon is quantitative and continuous.
1.8. There are three quartiles in a data set.
1.9 A correlation coefficient of +1 means perfect positive linear correlation.
1.10 Secondary data is data already in existence.

QUESTION 2 (20 Marks)

The mass (in grams) for 15 samples of gold is given below.

9 1 5 11 9 4 6 15 14 7 2 8 2
14 8

2.1. Using the raw data, determine the range. (2 marks)

2.2. Group the data into a frequency distribution with a lowest class lower limit of 1 gram and a class width of 3
gram. (5 marks)

2.3. Determine the mean using the raw data. (3 marks)

2.4. Draw an OGIVE curve corresponding to the data and use it to estimate the median. (10 marks)

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QUESTION 3 (25 Marks)

Optimal systolic blood pressure is between 120 - 130 mmHg. The systolic blood pressures (in mmHg) of 30 patients at a
hospital was measured and recorded in the grouped frequency distribution in Table 3.1 below.

Blood Pressure (mmHg) Number of patients

100 < 110 3
110 < 120 7
120 < 130 12
130 < 140 4
140 < 150 2
150 < 160 1
160 < 170 1
Table 3.1

3.1. Determine the:

3.1.1. mean blood pressure of these 30 patients. (10 marks)

3.1.2. modal blood pressure of these 30 patients. (4 marks)

3.2. Determine the standard deviation. (11 marks)

QUESTION 4 (15 Marks)

4.1. The Food and Drug Administration approves 20% of drugs submitted for its approval. Find the probability that in
a sample of 15 drugs submitted for the FDA’s approval, the number of drugs that are approved is:

4.1.1. exactly 4. (3 marks)

4.1.2. at most 2. (7 marks)

4.2. A racing car is one of the many toys manufactured by Mack Corporation. The assembly time for this toy follows
a normal distribution with a mean of 55 minutes and a standard deviation of 4 minutes. The company closes at
5pm every day. If one worker starts assembling a racing car at 4 pm, what is the probability that she will finish
this job before the company closes for the day? (5 marks)

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QUESTION 5 (20 Marks)

The monthly income (in thousands of Rands) of six employees at PLOT agencies as well as the number of years of
experience of each employee is given in Table 5.1 below.

Experience (years) Monthly salary (R 000’s)

2 3
6 9
11 13
13 16
15 20
Table 5.1

5.1. Draw a scatter diagram depicting the data. (5 marks)

5.2. Calculate the Pearson’s correlation coefficient. (10 marks)

5.3. Determine the linear regression equation and use it to predict the monthly income of an employee with 18 years
of experience. (5 marks)

END OF PAPER

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ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES EQUATION SHEET

MEASURES OF CENTRAL LOCATION (RAW DATA)

∑𝑥
𝑥̅ =
𝑛
𝑛 𝑛
𝑛+1 [( )+ ( )+ 1]
𝑀𝑒 = ( 2
) value if 𝑛 is odd 𝑀𝑒 = 2
2
2
value if 𝑛 is even

MEASURES OF CENTRAL LOCATION (GROUPED DATA)

∑𝑓𝑥
𝑥̅ =
𝑁
𝑛
𝐶[( ) − 𝑓(<)]
𝑀𝑒 = 𝑂𝑚𝑒 + 2
𝑓𝑚𝑒
𝐶[𝑓𝑚 − 𝑓𝑚 − 1 ]
𝑀𝑂 = 𝑂𝑚𝑜 +
2𝑓𝑚 − 𝑓𝑚 – 1 − 𝑓𝑚 + 1

MEASURES OF DISPERSION (GROUPED DATA)

∑𝑓𝑥 2 − 𝑛(𝑥̅ )2
𝑆𝐷 = √
𝑛 −1

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS:

BINOMIAL FORMULA:

𝑛! 𝑝𝑟 𝑞 (𝑛 –𝑟)
𝑃(𝑟) =
𝑟! (𝑛 – 𝑟)!

z- FUNCTION (NORMAL DISTRIBUTION):

𝑥 − µ
𝑧=
𝜎

LINEAR REGRESSION AND CORRELATION:

𝑛∑𝑥𝑦 − ∑𝑥∑𝑦
𝑟=
√(𝑛∑𝑥 2 − (∑𝑥)2 ) √(𝑛∑𝑦 2 – (∑𝑦)2 )

𝑛∑𝑥𝑦− ∑𝑥∑𝑦 ∑𝑦−𝑏∑𝑥

𝑏 = 𝑛∑𝑥 2 − (∑𝑥)2 𝑎= 𝑛

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 Z 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09
0.0 0.0000 0.0040 0.0080 0.0120 0.0160 0.0199 0.0239 0.0279 0.0319 0.0359
0.1 0.0398 0.0438 0.0478 0.0517 0.0557 0.0596 0.0636 0.0675 0.0714 0.0753
0.2 0.0793 0.0832 0.0871 0.0910 0.0948 0.0987 0.1026 0.1064 0.1103 0.1141
0.3 0.1179 0.1217 0.1255 0.1293 0.1331 0.1368 0.1406 0.1443 0.1480 0.1517
0.4 0.1554 0.1591 0.1628 0.1664 0.1700 0.1736 0.1772 0.1808 0.1844 0.1879
0.5 0.1915 0.1950 0.1985 0.2019 0.2054 0.2088 0.2123 0.2157 0.2190 0.2224
0.6 0.2257 0.2291 0.2324 0.2357 0.2389 0.2422 0.2454 0.2486 0.2517 0.2549
0.7 0.2580 0.2611 0.2642 0.2673 0.2704 0.2734 0.2764 0.2794 0.2823 0.2852
0.8 0.2881 0.2910 0.2939 0.2967 0.2995 0.3023 0.3051 0.3078 0.3106 0.3133
0.9 0.3159 0.3186 0.3212 0.3238 0.3264 0.3289 0.3315 0.3340 0.3365 0.3389
1.0 0.3413 0.3438 0.3461 0.3485 0.3508 0.3531 0.3554 0.3577 0.3599 0.3621
1.1 0.3643 0.3665 0.3686 0.3708 0.3729 0.3749 0.3770 0.3790 0.3810 0.3830
1.2 0.3849 0.3869 0.3888 0.3907 0.3925 0.3944 0.3962 0.3980 0.3997 0.4015
1.3 0.4032 0.4049 0.4066 0.4082 0.4099 0.4115 0.4131 0.4147 0.4162 0.4177
1.4 0.4192 0.4207 0.4222 0.4236 0.4251 0.4265 0.4279 0.4292 0.4306 0.4319
1.5 0.4332 0.4345 0.4357 0.4370 0.4382 0.4394 0.4406 0.4418 0.4429 0.4441
1.6 0.4452 0.4463 0.4474 0.4484 0.4495 0.4505 0.4515 0.4525 0.4535 0.4545
1.7 0.4554 0.4564 0.4573 0.4582 0.4591 0.4599 0.4608 0.4616 0.4625 0.4633
1.8 0.4641 0.4649 0.4656 0.4664 0.4671 0.4678 0.4686 0.4693 0.4699 0.4706
1.9 0.4713 0.4719 0.4726 0.4732 0.4738 0.4744 0.4750 0.4756 0.4761 0.4767
2.0 0.4772 0.4778 0.4783 0.4788 0.4793 0.4798 0.4803 0.4808 0.4812 0.4817
2.1 0.4821 0.4826 0.4830 0.4834 0.4838 0.4842 0.4846 0.4850 0.4854 0.4857
2.2 0.4861 0.4864 0.4868 0.4871 0.4875 0.4878 0.4881 0.4884 0.4887 0.4890
2.3 0.4893 0.4896 0.4898 0.4901 0.4904 0.4906 0.4909 0.4911 0.4913 0.4916
2.4 0.4918 0.4920 0.4922 0.4925 0.4927 0.4929 0.4931 0.4932 0.4934 0.4936
2.5 0.4938 0.4940 0.4941 0.4943 0.4945 0.4946 0.4948 0.4949 0.4951 0.4952
2.6 0.4953 0.4955 0.4956 0.4957 0.4959 0.4960 0.4961 0.4962 0.4963 0.4964
2.7 0.4965 0.4966 0.4967 0.4968 0.4969 0.4970 0.4971 0.4972 0.4973 0.4974
2.8 0.4974 0.4975 0.4976 0.4977 0.4977 0.4978 0.4979 0.4979 0.4980 0.4981
2.9 0.4981 0.4982 0.4982 0.4983 0.4984 0.4984 0.4985 0.4985 0.4986 0.4986
3.0 0.4987 0.4987 0.4987 0.4988 0.4988 0.4989 0.4989 0.4989 0.4990 0.4990

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