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Module 1
Department of Statistics
Umea University
1. Let A and B be events where P (A) > 0 and P (B) > 0. Show that, if A
and B are mutually exclusive, they consequently have to be dependent.
2. Let A and B, where P (A) > 0 and P (B) > 0, be two non mutually
exclusive events. Assume that P (AB) = P (A). Show that P (A|B) =
1.
x p(x)
0 0.10
1 0.25
2 0.40
3 0.20
4 0.05
Assume that the renting company charges 400 Skr for one car per day.
For simplicity we count every rented car as rented for a day.
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Skr, i.e. the profit day 1 plus the profit day 2 is larger than 1000
Skr.
Answer b) E(X) = 1.85; x = 1.01 c) E(V inst) = 47.5; (vinst) = 355
d) 0.0225
6. Tins are filled with oil by a machine. By experience one knows that the
oil volume vary. Consider the volume as a normal distributed variable
with standard deviation 20 cl.
(a) What mean value should be set if, in the long run, 95 % of all tins
shall contain at least 750 cl.
(b) Presuppose that the machine is set to the mean value previously
decided. The tins are packaged in boxes of 20 tins. Determine the
probability that most one tin contains less than 750 cl.
Answer a) = 782.9 b) 0.7358
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(a) Assume that the sample is random and suggest a model for the
variable X. Motivate!
(b) Assume that the proportion of those positive is 48 % and that the
sample size is n = 200. Determine the probability that at least
half of those selected in a randomly taken sample are positive to
membership. Use two digits in your answer.
Answer b) 0.28
8. Assume that the time a randomly selected student use to study the
week before exam is normally distributed with unknown expected va-
luee, , and unknown standard deviation.
A random sample is taken of eight students and the following values
were reported: 40.2, 38.7, 49.5, 24.8, 19.9, 38.2, 30.4, 41.5
5.01, 4.96, 5.03, 4.98, 4.98, 4.95, 5.00, 5.00, 5.03, 5.01, 5.04, 4.95
10. A group of 10000 persons were asked if they had read the paper A and
the paper B. The result of the survey was as follow:
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Paper A
Non read Read
Non read 5500 900 6400
Paper B
Read 300 3300 3600
5800 4200 10 000
(d) Given that a person did not read paper A, what is the probability
that the same person has read paper B?
(e) Is there independence between reading the two papers?
Answer a) 0.33 b) 0.45 c) 0.79 d) 0.05 e) no independence
12. The probability that a person of age x shall survive one more year is
px , and qx = 1 px is the probability of death within a year. A board
concists of a chairman who is 65 years and five members, which all are
60 years old. Let q60 = 0.025 and q65 = 0.040, calculate the probability
that within a year
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13. A pharmaceutical company produces an ointment which is tapped in-
to tubes. Asume that the amount of ointment in a tube is normally
distributed with expected value 155 grams and standard deviation 4.0
grams.
(a) On each tube the label declares Contains at least 150 grams!Calculate
the probability that a ramdomly choosen tube does not live up
to the declaration on the tube.
(b) Tubes are choosen randomly and boxed, 16 tubes per box. What
is the probability that at least 14 tubes in a box fulfils the com-
panys promise of atleast 150 grams ointment in a tube?
Answer a) 0.106 b) 0.765