IE 324 Simulation

Homework #1
Due: Feb 23, 2015 , 5 P.M.

1. A robot is used to change the tires of cars in a formula race. It was thought that the changing
times followed a normal distribution. A sample of 40 changing times was automatically taken
by the robot, with the following results, where the values are in seconds:
4,80712
19,7139
22,09123
2,781633
17,86494
6,054853
3,717752
26,67603

24,45621
13,89559
9,60049
3,116903
8,898156
2,835437
8,168381
8,109923

0,731651
3,383558
10,69798
0,101944
2,897378
12,10089
0,437419
20,33519

16,44504
3,819138
23,5421
37,54178
19,45935
11,76835
1,749474
8,956806

4,520735
26,0289
8,972114
2,55858
11,85137
0,118858
2,992539
10,03872

a) Compute the sample mean and sample variance.

b) Using the Q Q plot of the changing times, decide whether the data is from a normal
distribution.
c) If the data is not from a normal distribution, propose a distribution and check it with its
Q Q plot.

2. Records pertaining to the monthly number of job-related injuries at an underground coalmine

were being studied by a federal agency. The values for the past 100 months were as follows:
Injuries per Month
0
1
2
3
4
5
6

Frequency of Occurance
35
40
13
6
4
1
1

a) Apply the chi-square test to these data to test the hypothesis that the underlying
distribution is Poisson. Use the level of significance = 0.05.
b) Apply the chi-square test to these data to test the hypothesis that the underlying
distribution is Poisson with mean 1.0. Use the level of significance = 0.05.
c) What are the differences between parts (a) and (b), and when might each case arise?

3. The time required for 50 different employees to compute and record the number of hours
worked during the week was measured, with the following results in minutes:
Employee
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Time
(Minutes)
1.88
0.54
1.90
0.15
0.02
2.81
1.50
0.53
2.62
2.67
3.53
0.53
1.80
0.79
0.21
0.80
026
0.63
0.36
2.03
1.42
1.28
0.82
2.16
0.05

Employee
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

Time
(Minutes)
0.04
1.49
0.66
2.03
1.00
0.39
0.34
0.01
0.10
1.10
0.24
0.26
0.45
0.17
4.29
0.80
5.50
4.91
0.35
0.36
0.90
1.03
1.73
0.38
0.48

Use the chi-square test to test the hypothesis that these service times are exponentially
distributed. Let the number of class intervals be k=6. Use the level of significance = 0.05.