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REVISION QUESTIONS- DPT 2 BIOSTATISTICS

1. Suppose a borderline hypertensive is defined as a person whose DBP is between 90 and 95


mm Hg inclusive, and the subjects are 35-44-year-old males whose BP is normally
distributed with mean 80 and variance 144. What is the probability that a randomly selected
person from this population will be a borderline hypertensive?
2. Suppose that total carbohydrate intake in 12-14 year old males is normally distributed with
mean 124 g/1000 cal and SD 20 g/1000 cal.
a) What percent of boys in this age range have carbohydrate intake above 140g/1000 cal?
b) What percent of boys in this age range have carbohydrate intake below 90g/1000 cal?
3. Assume that among diabetics the fasting blood level of glucose is approximately normally
distributed with a mean of 105 mg per 100 ml and SD of 9 mg per 100 ml.
a) What proportions of diabetics have levels between 90 and 125 mg per 100 ml?
b) What proportions of diabetics have levels below 87.4 mg per 100 ml?
c) What level cuts of the lower 10% of diabetics?
d) What are the two levels which encompass 95% of diabetics?
4. .Answer the following questions by referring to the table of the standard normal distribution.
a) If Z = 0.00, the area to the right of Z is .
b) If Z = 0.10, the area to the right of Z is .
c) If Z = 0.10, the area to the left of Z is .
d) If Z = 1.14, the area to the right of Z is .
e) If Z = -1.14, the area to the left of Z is .
f) If Z = 1.96, the area to the right of Z is and the area to the left of Z = - 1.96 is
. Thus, the central 95% of the standard normal distribution lies between –
1.96 and 1.96 with % in each tail.
5. In a survey of pharmacist students pursuing a master’s degree, 75 percent stated that they
expect to be promoted to a higher position within one month after receiving the degree. If this
percentage holds for the entire population, find, for a sample of 15, the probability that the
number expecting a promotion within a month after receiving their degree is:
(a) Six
(b) At least seven
(c) No more than five
(d) Between six and nine, inclusive
(use binomial distribution)
6. In a certain population an average of 13 new cases of esophageal cancer are diagnosed each
year. If the annual incidence of esophageal cancer follows a Poisson distribution, find the
probability that in a given year the number of newly diagnosed cases of esophageal cancer
will be:
(a) Exactly 10
(b) At least eight
(c) No more than 12
(d) Between nine and 15, inclusive
(e) Fewer than seven

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