Statistics   Test 1                                   Prof. VanderHoff                                  Spring 2004

All work must be shown on exam to receive credit.

1. [20] Calculate the statistics below using the following data from a sample:

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

-1

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-1

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mean:

 

 

Median

 

 

Mode

 

 

Range

 

 

Variance

 

 

Standard deviation

 

 

2. [8] Calculate the grade point average using the following data:

Grade      credits

4

80

 

 

3

10

 

 

2

5

 

 

1

0

 

 

0

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. [5] The average time it takes to get lunch is 18 minutes and the standard deviation is 4 minutes.  About 95% of lunches take between ___________ and   _____________.

 

4. [5] The probability that A occurs is .5.  The probability that B occurs is .3.  The probability that A and B occur is .1.  Are A and B independent?  Show your  work.

 

 

 

5. [7] There are 30 women and 20 men is a class.  If 10 people are chosen, what is the probability that there will be 4 men and 2 woman?

 

6 [5] The ACC conference has 9 teams.  How many different ways can the 3 top teams finish?
7. [15] calculate the statistics below using the following data from a sample:

X

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covariance of X and Y

 

 

 

Correlation coefficient of X and Y

 

 

 

 

Is X or Y more variable?

 

 

 

8. [5]. A cooler has 5 Cokes, 10 Pepsis and 10 Beers.   If you pick two drinks at random, what is the probability you will get no beer [0 beers]?

 

 

 

9. [5] The probability on ice is .3; the probability of sun is .4.  Sun and ice are mutually exclusive.  What is the probability of ice or sun?

 

 

 

10. [5] The probability the a question is answered correctly is 2/3.  What is the probability that  3 of the 4 questions are answered correctly?

 

 

11. [5] The probability it rains any given day is .1.  What’s the probability it rains more than 4 days in the next 20 days?

 

 

 

12. [5] The mean number of burgers served per hour is 20.  What is the probability that more than 35 will be served?

 

 

13. [10] Calculate the expected value of X and the standard deviation of X:

 

X

Probability

1

0.1

2

0.2

3

0.3

4

0.4