UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES
GROUP ASSIGNMENT
SQQS1013 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
SEMESTER FEB SESSION 2013/2014

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Exactly FIVE (5) persons in a group.
2. This assignment contains THREE (3) questions on FOUR (4) pages
excluding the front page.
3. Answer ALL questions and show all your calculations clearly.
4. Report must be typewritten using A4 paper.
5. Every question and answers must be written on a new page.
6. A total marks for the report is 80. Evaluation will be as follows:
70 marks for answers to all questions
10 marks for preparation of the reports
Front cover as shown in Appendix B.
Font (Times New Roman 12pt, or Arial 11pt)
Spacing at least 1.15.
7. Submit on or before 5.00pm, 5 MAY 2014 (MONDAY)

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QUESTION 1 (30 MARKS)

a) Consider the June 8, 2009 USA Today article titled Credit card delinquencies rise.
(7 marks)

i.
ii.

What is the population?

Identify three (3) variables and classify whether the variables either qualitative or
quantitative.

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b) Appendix A shows personal information data from all the staffs in SimpleTech Sdn. Bhd. The
list below explains the values given for the variables in the data set.
1.
2.

3.

Age is given in years.

Educational level values are defined as follows:
0 = no high school degree
2 = college graduate
1 = high school graduate
3 = graduate degree
Smoking status values are defined as follows:
0 = does not smoke

1 = smokes less than one pack per day

2 = smokes one or more than one pack per
day
4. Exercise values are defined as follows:
0 = none
2 = moderate
1 = light
3 = heavy
5. Weight is given in pounds.
6. Serum cholesterol is given in milligram percent (mg%).
7. Systolic pressure is given in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg).
8. IQ is given in standard IQ test score values.
9. Sodium is given in milliequivalents per liter (mEq/l).
10. Gender is listed as male (M) or female (F).
11. Marital status values are defined as follows:
S = single
M = married
W = widowed
D = divorced
Based on information and data given in Appendix A, answer all the following questions.
(23 marks)
i.
State whether the data constitutes a population or a sample. Explain your reasoning.
ii.
Identify level of measurements for each variable.
iii.
Choose ONE qualitative variable and ONE quantitative variable. Present both
variables with the most suitable graphical forms. Provide any table(s) if necessary.
You MUST use Excel in solving this question.
iv.
Find any numerical measures that are appropriate to represent the chosen variables.
v.
Write a summary about both variables according to your findings in part (iii) and (iv).

QUESTION 2 (20 MARKS)

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Suppose you obtain and read information about new pain medications. A study was conducted
to test the side effects of two drugs for the pain medications. TABLE 1 shows the results from
the study.
TABLE 1
Number of side effects in 12-week clinical trial
Side effect
Upper respiratory congestion
Sinus headache
Stomach ache
Neurological headache
Cough
Lower respiratory congestion
None

Placebo
n = 192

Drug A
n = 186

Drug B
n = 188

10
11
2
34
22
2
111

32
25
46
55
18
5
3

19
32
12
72
31
1
21

a) State whether the study is observational or experimental. Explain your reason.

b) List all the variables.
c) A person is selected at random. Find the probability that the person was
i.
receiving a placebo.
ii.
receiving drug A or B. Are these events mutually exclusive? Give the reason.
iii.
not receiving a placebo or experienced a sinus headache.
iv.
having a lower respiratory congestion given that he or she received drug A.
d) Four (4) persons are selected at random for interview session. Two (2) persons from those
who received drug A, and the others from those who received drug B. Is it unusual that all of
them did not having any side effects? Justify your answer.

QUESTION 3 (20 MARKS)

a) Prescott National Bank has six (6) tellers available to serve customers. TABLE 2 indicates
the past records of the number of tellers busy with customers at 1:00pm on 100 randomly
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selected days. It is a random variable since the value varies from day to day and depends
on chance.
(10 marks)
TABLE 2
5
4
3
1
5

3
1
4
5
6

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

5
6
2
4
5

3
5
5
6
5

4
3
5
4
3

3
6
6
4
2

4
3
5
4
4

3
5
4
5
6

6
5
6
6
6

5
4
2
2
1

6
6
4
5
5

4
4
5
4
1

5
1
4
5
3

4
6
6
1
6

3
5
4
3
5

5
3
5
3
3

4
3
5
6
5

5
6
3
4
4

6
4
4
6
3

3
5
6
4
6

Construct a probability distribution for the number of tellers busy with customers.
Find the probability of all the tellers busy with customers. Interpret the value in terms
of percentages.
Construct the cumulative probability distribution.
Find the probability that at most three (3) of the tellers busy with customers.

b) An investor plans to put RM50 000 in one of four investments. The return on each
investment depends on whether next years economy is strong or weak. TABLE 3
summarizes the possible payoffs (in RM) for the four investments.
(10 marks)
TABLE 3
Next years economy
Investment

Strong

Weak

Certificate of deposit

6 000

6 000

Office complex

15 000

5 000

Land speculation

33 000

-17 000

Technical school

5 500

10 000

Let V, W, X, and Y denote the payoffs for the certificate of deposit, office complex, land
speculation, and technical school, respectively. Then V, W, X, and Y are random variables.
Assume that next years economy has a 40% chance of being strong and a 60% chance of
being weak. Which investment would you suggest for the investor? Justify your answer.

APPENDIX A
idnum
ber
1

age
27

edle
vel
2

smoki
ngs
1

exerc
ise
1

weig
ht
120

serum
cho
193

syst
olic
126

iq
118

sodi
um
136

gen
der
F

marit
als
M

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idnum
ber
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

age
18
32
24
19
56
65
36
43
47
48
25
63
37
40
25
72
56
37
41
33
52
44
53
19
25
31
28
23
47
47
59
36
59
35
29
44
44
63
36
21
31
57
20
24
42
55
23
32
28
67
22
19
25
41
24
32
50
32
26

edle
vel
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2

smoki
ngs
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0

exerc
ise
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
3
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
1

weig
ht
145
118
162
106
143
160
215
127
132
196
109
170
187
234
199
143
156
142
123
165
157
121
131
128
143
152
119
111
149
179
206
191
156
122
175
132
132
188
125
109
112
167
101
106
148
170
152
191
148
160
109
131
153
165
112
115
173
186
181

serum
cho
210
196
208
188
206
240
215
201
215
199
210
242
193
208
253
288
164
214
220
194
205
233
199
206
200
204
203
240
199
235
260
201
235
232
195
240
240
255
220
206
201
213
194
188
206
257
204
210
222
250
220
231
212
236
205
187
203
248
207

syst
olic
120
128
129
119
136
131
163
132
138
148
115
149
142
156
135
156
153
122
142
122
119
135
133
118
118
120
118
120
132
131
151
148
142
131
129
130
130
156
126
114
116
141
110
113
136
152
116
132
135
141
121
117
121
130
118
115
136
119
123

iq
105
115
108
106
111
99
106
111
109
115
114
101
109
98
103
103
99
110
108
112
106
166
121
122
103
119
116
105
123
113
99
118
100
106
121
109
109
121
117
102
123
103
111
114
107
106
95
115
100
116
103
112
119
131
100
109
126
122
121

sodi
um
137
135
142
133
138
140
151
134
135
146
141
152
144
147
148
145
144
135
134
137
134
133
136
132
135
136
138
135
136
139
143
145
132
135
148
132
132
145
140
136
133
143
125
127
140
130
142
147
135
146
144
133
149
152
132
136
146
149
142

gen
der
M
F
M
F
F
M
M
F
F
M
F
F
M
M
M
F
F
M
F
M
M
F
F
M
M
M
F
F
F
M
M
M
F
F
M
F
F
M
F
F
F
M
F
F
M
F
M
M
M
F
F
M
M
M
F
F
M
M
M

marit
als
S
M
M
S
W
W
D
M
D
D
S
D
M
M
S
M
D
M
M
S
D
M
M
S
M
M
M
S
M
M
W
D
W
M
M
S
S
M
S
M
M
W
S
D
S
M
M
M
M
W
M
S
D
M
S
S
M
M
S

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idnum
ber
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100

edle
smoki
exerc weig serum
syst
sodi
gen
iq
vel
ngs
ise
ht
cho
olic
um
der
36
1
1
0
112
188
117
98
135
F
40
1
1
0
130
201
121
105
136
F
19
1
1
1
132
237
115
111
137
M
37
2
0
2
179
228
141
127
141
F
65
3
2
1
212
220
158
129
148
M
21
1
2
2
99
191
117
103
131
F
25
2
2
1
128
195
120
121
131
F
68
0
0
0
167
210
142
98
140
M
18
1
1
2
121
198
123
113
136
F
26
0
1
1
163
235
128
99
140
M
45
1
1
1
185
229
125
101
143
M
44
3
0
0
130
215
128
128
137
F
50
1
0
0
142
232
135
104
138
F
63
0
0
0
166
271
143
103
147
F
48
1
0
3
163
203
131
103
144
M
27
2
0
3
147
186
118
114
134
M
31
3
1
1
152
228
116
126
138
M
28
2
0
2
112
197
120
123
133
F
36
2
1
2
190
226
123
121
147
M
43
3
2
0
179
252
127
131
145
M
21
1
0
1
117
185
116
105
137
F
32
2
1
0
125
193
123
119
135
F
29
2
1
0
123
192
131
116
131
F
49
2
2
1
185
190
129
127
144
M
24
1
1
1
133
237
121
114
129
M
36
2
0
2
163
195
115
119
139
M
34
1
2
0ELEMENTARY
135
199
133
117
135
F
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36
0
0
1
142
216
138
88
137
F
29
1
1
1
155
214
120
98
135
M
FEB
2013/2014
42 SEMESTER
0
0
2 SESSION
169
201
123
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137
M
41
1
1
1
136
214
133
102
141
F
29
1
1
0
112
205
120
102
130
F
GROUP
ASSIGNMENT
43
1
1
0
185
208
127
100
143
M
61
1
2
0
173
248
142
101
141
M
21
1
1
3
106
210
111
105
131
F
53
0
0
0
149
232
142
103
141
F
63
0
1
0
192
193
163
95
147
M
74
1
0
0
162
247
151
99
151
F
35
2
0
1
151
251
147
113
145
F
28
2
0
3 Prepared
161
199
129
116
138
M
for

age

marit
als
D
D
S
M
M
S
S
W
S
M
M
M
M
W
M
M
D
M
M
D
S
M
D
M
M
M
M
M
S
D
D
M
M
M
S
M
M
W
M
M

YOUR LECTURERS NAME

Prepared by
MATRIC. NO
1

APPENDIX B

NAME

2
3
4
5

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