University of Bahrain

College of Science

Department of Mathematics

Semester I 2023/2024

Test 1 - Version A: Stat 271

Date: 23/10/2023 Time: 14:30 – 15:30

Instructor: Dr. Babacar Seck

Student Name:

Student ID: Section: Serial No.:

Instructions:

1. Carefully write your name, ID number, and serial number.

2. Please note that the exam consists of two parts: Part I (2 questions)
problem solving and part II (10 questions) MCQ.
3. Write all MCQ answers on Page 2.

Part I Score Part II Score Total

Max. 20 Marks Max. 20 Marks 40 Marks

☺ GOOD LUCK ☺

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 Test 1 - Version A: Stat 271

Each of the following questions counts (2) Marks

A B C D E

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

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PART I: YOU MUST SHOW YOUR WORK IN ASNWERING THE QUESTIONS (20 PTS)

Question 1: (10 Marks)

Consider the following frequency table.

Class Frequency
0-4 1
5-9 3
10-14 6
15-19 2

a) Complete the frequency table to determine the mean and the standard deviation.
[7]

b) Determine the cumulative “less than” distribution [3]

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Questions 2: (10 Marks)
The following are the standardized reading scores of 16 high school students.

120 105 112 108 102 117 100 108

Reading Score
103 107 115 143 98 126 103 114

a) Find the range and the inter-quartile-range, IQR. [4]

b) Draw a boxplot. [3]

c) Find the percentile P60 and interpret your result. [3]

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PART II: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER (20 PTS)

You must record your answer by shading the box in Page 2.

1. The first, second and third quartiles ( Q1 , Q2 , Q3 ) of the data: 3, 1, 6, 1, 5, 8, 4, 12 are

A) 2, 4.5, 7 B) 7, 2, 4.5 C) 1,4.5, 8 D) 2, 7, 4.5 E) None of these

2. The Cultural Committee consists of 6 boys and 6 girls. We randomly selected a delegation of 5 persons to
meet the dean of the college. How many different committees can be composed if it consists of 3 girls and
2 boys?

A) 0.3968 B) 210 C) 108 D) 300 E) None of these

3. If the arithmetic mean of the values 3, 8, K, 2, 1 equals 3, then the value of K

is:

A) 0 B) -1 C) 2 D) 1 E) None of these

4. Based on the following boxplot, the first quartile Q1 is approximately

A) 30.5 B) 23 C) 9 D) 4 E) None of these

5. In how many ways can you arrange EXCELLENT word characters?

A) 9! B) 907200 C) 45360 D) 30240 E) None of these

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6. This test has ten multiple choice questions. Each multiple-choice question has 5 different questions, A), B),
C), D) and E). In how many different ways can you answer the multiple-choice questions?

A) 103 B) 310 C)105 D) 510 E) 50

7. A and B are two mutually exclusive events, such that P(A)=0.3 and P(B)=0.4. Find P(AUB).
A) 0 B) 0.7 C) 0.12 D) 0 E) None of these

8. A relative frequency distribution is constructed for the next frequency distribution table. The relative
frequency (in percent) of the second class is
Class 11-18 19-26 27-34 35-42 Total
Frequency 4 5 3 8 20

A) 25 B) 33.33 C) 41.67 D) 74.5 E) None of these

9. Consider the following dot plot. The most frequent score is

A) 10 B) 11 C) 13 D) 15 E) 18

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10. The ordered stem-and-leaf display to describe the data:
1.1, 4.3, 3.3, 1.6, 1.9, 2.6, 4.1, 4.9, 2.1, 4.5, 1.3, 3.7, 1.1, 2.8 is

A) B)
1 11639 1 11369
2 168 2 168
3 37 3 33
4 1359 4 1359

C) D)
1 11369 1 11369
2 168 2 168
3 37 3 37
4 1359 4 1395

E)None of these

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 Test 1 Formula Sheet

∑𝒏
𝒊=𝟏 𝒙𝒊 ∑𝒏
𝒊=𝟏 𝒙𝒊 𝒇𝒊
̅=
1. 𝒙 ̅=
,𝒙
𝒏 𝒏

𝒏 ∑𝒏 𝟐 𝒏
𝒊=𝟏 𝒙𝒊 −(∑𝒊=𝟏 𝒙𝒊 )
𝟐 𝒏 ∑𝒏 𝟐 𝒏
𝒊=𝟏 𝒙𝒊 𝒇−(∑𝒊=𝟏 𝒙𝒊 𝒇)
𝟐
2. 𝒔𝟐 = , 𝒔𝟐 =
𝒏(𝒏−𝟏) 𝒏(𝒏−𝟏)

3. Median, (n+1)/2, n odd; average positions n/2 and (n+2) /2, n even

𝒔
4. 𝑽 = ̅ × 𝟏𝟎𝟎%
𝒙

𝑿(𝒏𝒑) +𝑿(𝒏𝒑+𝟏)
5. The pth Pp =X(np) round up if np is not an integer; 𝑷𝒑 = 𝟐
if 𝒏𝒑 is an
integer