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STAT 2101-Mid Semester Test

This document is a test paper for the course STAT–2201: Fundamentals of Statistics and Probability at Malawi University of Science and Technology. It includes various questions on statistics and probability, covering topics such as factorial equations, Stirling’s approximation, arrangements of letters, sampling methods, and frequency distribution. The exam is scheduled for February 26, 2025, and is to be completed within two hours.

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STAT 2101-Mid Semester Test

This document is a test paper for the course STAT–2201: Fundamentals of Statistics and Probability at Malawi University of Science and Technology. It includes various questions on statistics and probability, covering topics such as factorial equations, Stirling’s approximation, arrangements of letters, sampling methods, and frequency distribution. The exam is scheduled for February 26, 2025, and is to be completed within two hours.

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MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MALAWI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

APPLIED STUDIES DEPARTMENT

TEST 1

STAT–2201: Fundamentals of Statistics and Probability

DATE: Wednesday 26th February, 2025. TIME: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM (2 hrs)

EXAMINER: Dr. J. Mbotwa

Instructions

1. This paper has 2 pages. Please check.

2. Answer all questions.

3. Show all your working clearly.

4. Start each question on a new page.

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Question 1
(a) Solve for n:

(n + 2)!
= 990.
(n − 1)!

[5]
(b) Approximate 10! using Stirling’s approximation formula given by:
√  n n
n! ≈ 2πn .
e
and comment on the result [5]
(c) How many distinct ways can the letters in ”MATHEMATICS” be arranged if
the vowels must stay together? [5]
(d) A basketball team must select 5 players, with at least 2 defensive players. If
there are 4 defensive and 6 offensive players, how many valid lineups exist? [5]

Question 2
(a) A population consists of three strata with sizes 500, 1000, and 1500. A stratified
random sample of size 200 is drawn using proportional allocation. Determine
how many units are selected from each stratum. [5]
(b) A company has 1200 employees and selects every 15th employee from an ordered
list. Determine the first five selected employees if the first one is chosen randomly
from the first 15 employees. [5]
(c) A study on consumer preferences for a new product is conducted at Ekhaya
shopping mall using convenience sampling. Explain and quantify how this could
introduce bias compared to a probability sampling method. [5]
(d) A survey uses quota sampling, selecting 100 males and 100 females. How does
this introduce bias compared to stratified sampling? [5]

Question 3
The number of faculty listed for a variety of private colleges that offer only bachelor’s
degrees is listed below.

165, 221, 218, 206, 138, 135, 224, 204, 70, 210, 207, 154, 155, 82, 120, 116,
176, 162, 225, 214, 93, 389, 77, 135, 221, 161, 128, 310
(a) Use these data to construct a frequency distribution. [6]
(b) Discuss the shape of this distribution. [3]
(c) What proportion of schools have 180 or more faculty? [1]

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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