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SPRING 2014 STAT 380 - HW 1 (Ch 1 and 2)

ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS
1. Solve 1.14
2
) 570.5
) (30.25 6.25 2.25 0.25 2.25 2.25 6.25 20.25) / 7 10
3.16
10
) (570.5)
(571)
a x
b s
s
Range
c Since the sample mean is very close to the population mean
and standard deviation is relatively small we conclude
that the tires are
=
= + + + + + + + =
=
=
of good quality
2. Solve 1.16
1 1 1 1
( ) 1 0
n n n n
i i
i i i i
x x x x nx x nx nx
= = = =
= = = =


-6 points if only some discussion is provided but the proof is not given
-4 points if some proof is given but it has a flaw
3. Calculate the mean of: {3, 1, 9, 11, 6}. Answer: (3+1+9+11+6)/5=6
4. Calculate the median of: {3, 1, 9, 11, 6}. Answer: 1, 3, 6, 9, 11
5. Consider the data: {3, 1, 9, 11, 6}
a) Calculate the sample variance. Answer: 17
b) Calculate the sample standard deviation. Answer: 4.12
obs
obs-
mean squared
3 -3 9
1 -5 25
9 3 9
6 0 0
11 5 25
SUM= 68
Var=
SUM/(n-
1)= 17.00
S.D. 4.12

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6. a)
Column: Time per
week

Mean 25.06666667
Standard Error 13.58972534
Median 6
Mode 5
Standard
Deviation 52.63277994
Sample Variance 2770.209524

Conclusion: A middle school student spends about 25 hours per week on
his homework.

b)
Time per Week (hours)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5
Time per Week (hours)


c) Obviously, (13, 140) and (12, 168) are the outliers. A student can not
spend an average
of 20 hours or more on his HW per day

d)
Without Outliers

Mean 5.230769231
Standard Error 0.425980711
Median 5
Mode 5
Standard
Deviation 1.535895296
Sample Variance 2.358974359

Conclusion: A middle school student spends about 5.2 hours per
week on his homework.

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Chapter 2

1. You roll a fair coin three times and observe the top face.
a) What is the sample space in the above experiment?

S = {HHH, HHT. HTH, HTT, TTT, TTH, THT, THH}

b) Give an example of two possible events

Event A: At least one H observed
Event B: Only one T observed

c) Let A be the event that you observe all HEADs. Let B be the event that
exactly two HEADs are observed. And let C denote the event that no more
than one TAIL is observed.

A = {HHH}, B = {HHT. HTH, THH}, C = {HHH, HHT. HTH, THH}

Construct the following:

c
A = {HHT. HTH, HTT, TTT, TTH, THT, THH}
C A = C, C B = C, C B A = C, B A = Empty, { } A C HHH =
C B ={HHT. HTH, THH}, C B A =Empty

d) Construct a Venn diagram to illustrate your answer for
c
A C






In general the above picture provides the answer
For the set-up of the problem: A belongs to C entirely,
c
A C






2. How many distinct permutations can be made from the letters of the
word CARD?
4! = 24

A-complement
C

A
A-complement
C

A
4
3. A boy has 5 cars, 3 trains and 2 trucks.
a) How many ways are there to choose 5 toys from the boys collection of
toys?
He has in total 10 toys, so there are
10
10(9)(8)(7)(6)
252
5 5(4)(3)(2)
| |
= =
|
\ .
choices.

b) How many ways are there to choose 2 cars, 2 trains and 1 truck?

5 3 2
60
2 2 1
| | | | | |
=
| | |
\ . \ . \ .
ways
4. Solve #2.54
Venn diagram helps a lot!
a) P(Either T or MF) = P(T) + P(MF)- P(T & M) = 0.6+0.3 -0.15 =0.75
c) P (neither T nor MF)=1-P(T or MF)=1-0.75=0.25