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EXERCISES

1) In a certain village, one person out of ten is left handed. Find the probability that in a
sample of 6 persons,
a) Exactly two are left handed.
b) Find the mean and standard deviation of the number of left handed persons in a
random sample of 30
2) The random variable 𝑌 has the probability density function given in the following
table.
𝑦 2 3 4 5 6 7
𝑃(𝑌 = 𝑦) 0.05 0.25 𝑎 𝑏 0.1 0.3

Given that 𝐸(𝑌) = 4.9 show that 𝑎 = 𝑏, and find the standard deviation of 𝑌.
(HINT: solve it using simultaneous equations)
3) The following table gives analysis of monthly wages in francs to the nearest
thousand in a certain agency.
WAGE 43-47 48-52 53-57 58-62 63-67 68-72
𝑁 0 OF WORKERS 4 6 10 11 7 2

a) Draw a histogram and a frequency polygon of the grouped data


b) From your graph, estimate the mode
Calculate;
c) The mean of the monthly wage
d) The standard deviation of the wages
Draw a cumulative frequencyngraph with the table above and estimate;
e) The median wage
f) The lower quartile
g) The semi-inter quartile range
4) Ten values of a variable 𝑌 are 8.2,8.0,8.1,8.2,8.4,7.9,8.0,8.3,7.8,8.1
a) Given that 𝑦 = 8 + 0.1𝑥, state the corresponding values for 𝑥
b) Calculate the arithmetic mean and variance of the ten values of 𝑥
c) Hence deduce the arithmetic mean and standard deviation of the ten values of 𝑦
5) A probability density function of a discrete random varible 𝑋 is given by 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥−1
, 𝑥 = 1,2,3,4,5. Draw a probability distribution table. Hence, find
10

a) The mean of 𝑥
b) The standard deviation of 𝑋
c) 𝑃(1 < 𝑥 ≤ 4)

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