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all questions in the spaceprovided. Answer in thissection 1. The Road Transport Department requires that all 10-yearold cars have to undergo a performance test. The probabilities that three 10-year old carsA, B and C will passthe performance test are I I .1 j ,4* d rres pec ti v e ly . (a) { '} Explainwhetherthe events of the cars passingthe test are independent or dependent events. (2 marks}
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manufactures 5000 cylindrical components in a five-hours A machine value mean of the diameter being 0.500 with standard the cm day, 0.30mm. deviation (a) sampte A random of 25 components is takenevery15 minutes. the meanof the sampling distribution of the means Determine and the standard errorof the means,correct to four significant figures, for one day's outputfrom the machine, if the sarnples weretaken (i) replacement without (3 marks)
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has run a surveyand claimsthat the traineesof A focal magazine publicintitutions watch less television than the generalpublic. The deviation of 2 is 25.4hoursper week,withthe"standard localaverage hours. (a) problems. List the stepsfor solvinghypothesis-testing
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whether of a town wishesto determine 4. The trafficcontroldepartment amongthe issuedhas an equaldistribution the numberof summons tabledisplays of variousage groups. The'following trafficoffenders for traffic for a sample of peoplesummoned the age groupdistribution offences. 5. >50 <20 4049 20-29 30-39 Age group Summoned 31 20 15 10 4
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B SECTION (50 marks) Answer any two (2) questions in thissection. 1. withthe of 895 hours of 50 bulbshasthe meantimeto failure A sample interval for a 99%confidence deviation of 49 hour. Construct standard of the bulbs. the meantimeto failure (a) Explainhowthe confidence in the be affected intervalwill following cases: (i) (ii) than50 was used. A bigger sample of 500 rather of bulbs.has standard lt is given thatthe population deviation of 45 hours (12marks) (b) lf the population of 900 hours of bulbshasa meantimeto failure that determine the probability deviation of 45 hours, and standard the meantime to failureof a randomsampleof 36 bulbswill be 890 hoursand 915 hours. between (5 marks) that the that he is 95% confident A production manager claimed hours, for any sample 852to 948 meantimeto failureis between = wheno 45 hours. Showwhether the takenfromthe population, of 30 bulbs and the mean of 892 size claimis truewitha sample if he wantsto be hours. How largemusta samplebe selected differs from the sample meanby true mean 90%confident of the 5 hours? (8 marks)
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purchases X. A fromsupplier steelcables A construction cornpany (in kg)of strength andthe breaking is selected, of 14 cables sample is below. The data shown eachis found. 907, 906, 908, 906, 909, 1000,908, 9,0 9 , 9 0 7 , 9 0 5 , 9 0 8 , 9 0 9 1001,10 0 2 Given that the breakingstrengthof the lteel cables is normally deviation being 30 kg. withthe population standard distributed (a) deviation of the sample. Determine the meanandthe standard The lot of cables is rejectedif the standarddeviationof the the lot be than 30 kg. At q = 0.01,should sampleis greater rejected? (15marks) more steel cablesfrom companypurchases The construction of the breaking anothersupplierY. The standarddeviation (in kg) for this population is 28 kg. A sampleof 30 strength cablesis takenand it is foundthat the meanis 930 kg. At o = difference in thatthereis no significant 0.05,can it be concluded fromthe two suppliers? of the cables the breaking strength
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