THE ELDORET NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND

ENTREPRENUERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

STAGE ONE EXAMINATIONS JULY 2017

QUANTITATIVE METHODS

TIME: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

You should have the following for this paper:

Answer sheet
Mathematical table
Scientific calculator
This paper consists of eight questions
Each question carries equal marks
Answer any FIVE questions
Marks will be awarded for correct working only

1
 1. Use table 1 to calculate
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Standard deviation
d) Coefficient of variation
e) Coefficient of skewness for the data

Table 1

Class 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49

frequency 2 3 2 3 4 6 3 4 5 4

[20 marks]

2. Table 2 shows the lengths of bolts produced by two machines x and y

Table 2

x 8 10 11 12 13 16 17 19 20 25

y 2 4 8 13 16 19 22 25 17 30

Determine the product moment coefficient of correlation between x and y

[20 marks]
3. Table 3 shows the marks scored by students in two exams

Table 3

Exam A 80 78 64 67 90 87 84 56 48 68

Exam B 77 72 72 73 86 82 80 84 75 81

Determine the coefficient of rank correlation between exam A and exam B.

[20 marks]

4. Table 4 shows the number of marbles produced by two machines A and B

2
 Table 4

machine 15 14 13 16 17 19 15 20 12 21
A

Machine 16 15 20 12 14 17 16 13 30 29
B

Determine the linear regression of marbles produced by machine A on those produced by

machine B

[20 marks]

4 6 8 9
5. (a) given that = [ ] , = [ ]
5 2 3 9
Determine
(i) A+B
(ii) A-B
(iii)AB
(iv) (AB)-1
[10 marks]
(b) Use the matrix method to solve the equations
4 + 6 = 10
7 + 13 = 20
[10 marks]
6. (a) solve the equations
(i) 2 + 5 = 7
5 + 7 = 17
[5marks]
2
(ii) + 7 + 10 = 0
[5 marks]
(b) (i) 2 (3 + 4) 2 (6 7) = 3
[5 marks]

(ii) 5 (7 + 3) 5 (2 + 7) = 1

[5 marks]

7. (a) A bag contains 5 green marbles and 7 yellow ones. Two marbles are selected from the
bag and subsequently replaced. Determine the probability of selecting
(i) Two green marbles

3
 (ii) Two yellow marbles
(iii)Marbles of different colours
[6 marks]
(b) Three solders A, B and C aim at a target. Their probabilities of hitting the target are
1 , 1 1 . Determine in one throw the probability that:
3 2 4
(i) All hit
(ii) All miss
(iii)Two hits
(iv) At least two hit the target
(v) At most two hits the target
[14 marks]
8. (a) 20% of the number of patients in Moi Teaching and Referral hospital suffer from
malaria. A sample of 8 patients is selected from the hospital. Determine the probability
that:
(i) None
(ii) One
(iii)Two
(iv) Three
(v) Four suffer from the disease
[10 marks]

(b) The number of calls received in my phone average two calls per minute. Find in a
particular minute the probability that

(i) None
(ii) One
(iii)Two
(iv) Three
(v) Four calls are received
[10 marks]