STA 3032 PROBABILITY AND

STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS

FALL 2014 TEAM PROJECT
Tu/Th 6:00-7:15pm
Dr. Basma Selim

Alexander Zajda
Corbin Rowe
John Bochstege
Zach Tarifa
Problem 1-

a)

b)

c)

No because the size of the boxes and the distance from the median to the end of
each box varies within the boxplot. If the boxes were about the same size and had
roughly the same distance between the median and edge of the box, then all five trials
would be consistent with respect to the variability of the measurements.
d)
No, the five trials are not all centered on the same value.
e)
In Trial 1-4 the true value is in the lower 10%-20% of the data, and in Trial 5 all
values are higher than the true value.
f)
There could have been a bias in the measuring instrument because in all 5 trials,
roughly 80% of the values were higher than the true value. The measuring instrument was
reading high perhaps because of a calibration error. Because the speed of light is the
Universes speed limit, it is understandable that there will be inconsistencies in the
measurements.

Problem 2-

a)

Top Outlier * = 44.9

Bottom Outlier * = 30
b)

Problem 3a)
Probability Plot of
Shampoos

Percent

Shampoos
Based on the graph, all data points are within the boundaries so it is normally distributed.
b)
Mean= 203.2
Standard Deviation= 7.5

x t a
2

,n1

( sn )

7.5
10
)
203.2 t 0.05,9
(197.83, 208.57)
The above calculation is proven using Minitab below.

c)
K=t

a
( n1 ) , 1
2

1+

K=t 9,0.025 1+
K=2.8161

1
n

1
10

x Ks
203.2 2.8161 7.5=(182.08,224.32)

Problem 4x = 2571.43
n=7
s = 115.1
= 2500

t=

x
t
s / n (n1,0.05 )

t=

2571.432500
115.1 / 7

t=1.64

The above calculation is proven using Minitab below.

Since the p-value is more than the significance level of .01, we accept the null
hypothesis. Therefore, there is strong evidence to claim that the manufacturers sewer
pipe meets the required specifications