ASSIGNMENT/TUGASAN

_________________________________________________________________________ KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : SBST 1103 TAJUK KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS PENGANTAR STATISTIK SEMESTER /SEMESTER : JANUARI/JANUARY 2011 _________________________________________________________________________ ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Tugasan ini mengandungi DUA (2) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak kursus ini. / This assignment contains only TWO (2) questions that is set in the language of the printed module for the course. 2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English. 3. Muatturunkan templet tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. MyVLE untuk ditaip dengan Download the for preparation 12 point Times

4. Jangan menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. 5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ON-LINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / You must submit your assignment ON-LINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference. 6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. 7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 1 Mac 2011 hingga 7 Mac 2011. Serahan selepas 7 Mac 2011 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between 1 March 2011 and 7 March 2011. Submission after 7 March 2011 will NOT be accepted. 8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. / Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.

SOALAN / QUESTION

QUESTION 1

The following data give the repair costs (in RM) for 30 randomly selected cars from a list of cars involved in collisions.

750 1795 335 4995 4900

2500 2108 1344 5891 1320

410 897 1159 2309 2901

555 989 1236 3950 1925

1576 1866 1395 3950 6896

2300 2460 2105 6108 6655

a)

By using RM 1 as the lower limit of the first class and RM 1400 as the width of each class, construct a frequency distribution table.

b) c) d)

Compute the cumulative frequency. Draw a cumulative frequency polygon of the type less than or equal. From your graph in c), estimate the following: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) median first quartile third quartile inter quartile range

[Total: 15 marks]

QUESTION 2

Zinc is a trace element and it is important in wound healing, building up the immune system and DNA synthesis. The data in Table 1 represents the zinc intake (in milligrams) for a sample of 40 arthritis patients. Table 1 : Zinc intake (in milligrams) for arthritis patients 8.0 6.2 8.5 11.8 4.9 a) b) c) d) 12.9 8.1 11.1 13.0 18.8 13.0 8.8 10.7 9.5 15.7 8.9 10.4 8.8 8.1 10.8 10.1 15.7 10.7 6.9 10.7 17.3 13.6 6.8 11.5 11.5 11.1 19.3 7.4 11.2 16.1 10.9 9.9 4.8 13.6 9.9

Construct a frequency distribution for the given data. Calculate mean, mode and median. Calculate the standard deviation of the distribution. Obtain the Pearsons coefficient of skewness and comment on the shape of the distribution. [Total: 15 marks]

________________________________________________________________________ PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 30 % markah kepada kursus tersebut. / This assignment accounts for 30 % of the marks for the course mentioned.. Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester Examination commences. PLAGIARISME : POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM : MARKS DEDUCTION Amaran : Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning : The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan kandungan 10 - 30 % yang sama dengan lain: 20% potongan daripada jumlah markah yang diperolehi. Tugasan melebihi kandungan 30 % yang sama dengan lain: Markah sifar akan diberikan. Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others : 20% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with more than 30% overlap with others : Zero mark would be given

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