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MATB133 Statistics for Engineers

Question 1 [12 marks]

In a college there are 148 students studying Physics, Mathematics or Arts courses. Of these
students, 89 wear glasses and the others do not. There are 30 Physics students of whom 18 wear
glasses. The corresponding figures for the Mathematics students are 68 and 44 respectively.
Shows the above information in a table.
[2 marks]
A student is chosen at random, find the probability that this student:
(a)
(b)

is studying Arts subjects

does not wear glasses, given that the student is studying Arts subjects.

[2 marks]
[2 marks]

Amongst the Physics students, 80% are right-handed. Corresponding percentages for
Mathematics and Arts students are 75% and 70% respectively.
(c)
(d)

Find the probability that this student is right-handed.

[3 marks]
Given that this student is right-handed, find the probability that the student is studying
Physics subjects.

[3 marks]

Question 2 [9 marks]
The alignment between the magnetic tape and head in a magnetic tape storage system affects the
performance of the system. Suppose that 10% of the read operations are degraded by skewed
alignments, 5% of the read operations are degraded by off-center alignments, and the remaining
read operations are properly aligned. The probability of a read error is 0.01 from a skewed
alignment, 0.02 from an off-center alignment, and 0.001 from a proper alignment.
(a)
(b)
(c)

What is the probability of a read error?

[5 marks]
If a read error occurs, what is the probability that it is due to a skewed alignment?
[2 marks]
If a read error occurs, what is the probability that it is due to an off-center alignment?
[2 marks]

Question 3 [14 marks]

The following stem and leaf diagram shows the aptitude scores x obtained by all the applicants
for a particular job.

(a) Write down the modal aptitude score

(1)

(b) Find the three quartiles for these data.

(3)

Question 4 [15 marks]

A company wants to pay its employees according to their performance at work. The performance
score x and the annual salary, y in RM 100s, for a random sample of 10 of its employees for last
year were recorded. The results are shown in the table below.
x

15

40

27

39

27

15

20

30

19

24

216

384

234

399

226

132

175

316

187

196

[ You may assume xy =69798, x2 = 7266 ]

(a)

Draw a scatter diagram to represent these data

[4 marks]

(b)

Calculate exact values of Sxy and Sxx

[4 marks]

(c)

(i)

Calculate the equation of the regression line of y on x, in the form y = a + b x

Give the values of a and b to 3 significant figures

(i)

Draw this line on your scatter diagram

[5 marks]

The company decides to use this regression model to determine future salaries.
(d)

Find the proposed annual salary for an employee who has a performance score of 35.
[2 marks]

Question 5 [10 marks]

The probability of a successful optical alignment in the assembly of an optical data storage
product is 0.8. Assume the trials are independent.
(a)

What is the probability that the first successful alignment requires exactly three trials?
[2 marks]

(b)

What is the probability that the first successful alignment requires at most four trials?
[5 marks]

(c)

What is the probability that the first successful alignment requires at least five trials?
[3 marks]

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