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Assignment I Love Statistic
Assignment I Love Statistic
Assignment I Love Statistic
Solution :
Solution :
a) The mean weight of the packages = mean weight of the
packages/35.27
So, the mean weight of the packages will decrease in 35.27
There are 15 numbers on a list, and the mean is 25. The smallest number
on the list is changed from 12.9 to 1.29.
a) Is it possible to determine by how much the mean changes? If so, by
how much does it change?
b) Is it possible to determine the value of the mean after the change? If so,
what is the value?
c) Is it possible to determine by how much the median changes? If so, by
how much does it change?
d) Is it possible to determine by how much the standard deviation
changes? If so, by how much does it change?
Solution :
a) Yes. If the mean is 25 than the sum of all the values is 15 x 25=375. To
find the new sum 375 - 12.9 + 1.29 = 363.69
b) Yes. To find the new mean 363.39/15 = 24.226. The change is 0.774.
c) The median does not change.
d) The standard deviation changes. Standard deviation is :
= Sqrt [(sigma X^2/N)-(sigma X/N)^2)]
= Sqrt [(363.39^2/15)-(363.39/15)^2)]
= Sqrt [(8216.587064)]
= 90.645
Question 4
For each of the following say whether it can be the graph of a cdf. If it can
be, say whether the variable is discrete or continuous.
Solution :
i. Discrete
ii. Discrete
iii. Discrete
iv. Discrete
v. Continuous
vi. Continuous
vii. Continuous
viii. Continuous
Question 5
Founder of modern probability and statistics theory Cardano asserted that
if one throws a die three times the chance that a given number will show
at least once is 50 percent. This is now recognized as the wrong answer.
What is a probability of at least one dice showing 6?
Solution :
Let A be the required event, and let Ai be defined by: Ai = exactly i dice
show 6, i = 0, 1, 2, 3. Then,
P(A) = P(A1 A2 A3) = 1 P(A0)
P(A0) = 5/6 5/6 5/6 = 53/63 = 125/216 =
so that P(A) = 1 125/216 = 91/216 = 0.4213.