MAA 161 STATISTICS FOR SCIENCES STUDENTS

Solutions of Tutorial 7

1.

2.

3.

50
0.1 > 0.05
500

70 72.0

x 70 z
5.3 500 50

50 500 1

= P(z < -2.81)

= 0.0025

50
0.0625 > 0.05
800

83500 82000

x 83500 z
5000 800 50

50 800 1

= P(z > 2.19)

= 0.0143

x 2000
1.6449
100
20
x = 1963.22

4. P(17 < x < 18)

17 17.2
18 17.2

z
=
2.5
2.5

55
55

= P(-0.59 < z < 2.37)

= 0.7135

5. P(220 < x < 222)

220 220
222 220

=
z
16.3
16.3

35
35

= P(0 < z < 0.73)

= 0.2673

6. a. np = (400)(0.28) = 112
nq = (400)(0.72) = 288
Since np > 5 and nq > 5, the central limit theorem applies.
b. np = (80)(0.05) = 4
Since np < 5, the central limit theorem does not apply.
c. np = (60)(0.12) = 7.2
nq = (60)(0.88) = 52.8
Since np > 5 and nq > 5, the central limit theorem applies.
d. np = (100)(0.035) = 3.5
Since np < 5, the central limit theorem apply.

7. n = 100; = 0.80; = 0.20

0.8 0.2 0.04

pq
=
n
100
a. 0.75 p 0.85
p

= 1.25 z 1.25
= 0.7888

b. p 0.74

= z 1.50
= 0.0668

c. p 0.87

= z 1.75
= 0.0401