EASWARI ENGINEERING COLLEGE , CHENNAI 89.

I YEAR MBA A AND B SEC

BA 1601 STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT
Assignment II Topic : Unit I, Probability, Baye’s Theorem, Random
Variables, Binomial, Poisson, Normal Distribution
PART A

1.Suppose that current measurements in a strip of wire are assumed to

follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 milliamperes and variance of
4 (milliamperes)2. What is the probability that a measurement will exceed 13
milliamperes?

2. The mean yield for one acre plot is 662 kilograms a standard deviation 32
kilograms. Assuming normal distribution, how many one-acre plots in a batch
of 100 plots would you expect to have yield over 700 kilograms?

PART B
1) In a sample of 120 workers in a factory the mean and SD of wages were
Rs.11.35 and Rs. 3.03 respectively. Find the percentage of workers getting
wages between Rs.9 and Rs.17 in the whole factory assuming that the wages
are normally distributed.

2) The mean life time of 100 watt light bulbs produced by Larsen & Toubro is
200 hours. It is known that SD is 20 hrs. Assuming that the life time of light
bulbs are normally distributed what are the Percentages of confidence that a
single 100 watt light bulb extracted from the production lot will
Burn out between 180 hrs & 210 hrs.
Burn out for a time greater than 250 hours.

3) In a large consignment of oranges, random a sample of 500 oranges

revealed that 65 oranges were bad. Prove that 99.73% of bad oranges in the
consignment certainly lie between 8.55 and 17.5%.
4) Of a large group of men, 5% are under 60 inches in heights and 40% are
between 60 & 65 inches. Assuming a normal distribution, find the mean
height and standard deviation.

5) The weight of a sophisticated running shoe is normally distributed with

mean of 12 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.5 ounce.
(i) What is the probability that a shoe weighs more than 13 ounces?
(ii) What must the standard deviation of weight be in order for the company
to state that 99.9% of its shoes are less than 13 ounces?
(iii) If the standard deviation remains at 0.5 ounce, what must the mean
weight be in order for the company to state the 99.9 % of its shoes are less
than 13 ounces?

6) The length of the machined part is known to have a normal distribution

with a mean of 100 mm and a standard deviation of 2mm.
(i)What proportion of the parts will be above 103.3 mm?
 (ii) What proportion of the out put will be between 98.5 and 102 mm?
(iii)What proportion of the parts will be shorter than 96.5mm?
(iv)If no more than 5% of the parts should be oversized, what
specification limit should be recommended?

7) Discuss in detail the chief characteristics of normal distribution and

normal probability curve.