PAST YEAR QUESTIONS (2018)

BFC 34303
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Q1 A research conducted showed that, UTHM students travel to university with a
public transport is influenced by various factors. The probability distribution
function of the factor influences is summarised in Table 1:

Table 1 : Probability distribution function of mode of transportation

x 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
P (X= x) 0.11 0.10 0.22 0.23 0.12 0.13 0.09

(a) Calculate the cumulative distribution function of X and write the probability
as a function/equation rules.
(13 marks)

(b) Based on the probability function in Q1(a), find the following:

(i) Exactly ten number of factors was selected.

(4 marks)
(ii) More than nine number of factors was selected.
(4 marks)
(iii) Between eight and twelve number of factors was selected.
(4 marks)

Q2 (a) Differentiate between “Binomial distribution” and “Poisson distribution”.

Give ONE example for each type of distribution.
(6 marks)

(b) It is known that 5% of the books bound at a certain bindery have defective
bindings. Find the probability that 2 of 100 books bound by this bindery
will have defective bindings using:

(i) The cumulative binomial probabilities table.

(3 marks)
(ii) The Poisson approximation to the binomial distribution.
(3 marks)

(c) With an eye toward improving performance, industrial engineers studied the
ability of scanners to read the bar codes of various food and household
products. The maximum reduction in power, just before the scanner cannot
read the bar code at a fixed distance, is called the maximum attenuation.
This quantity, measured in decibels (dB), varies from product to product.
After collecting considerable data, the engineers decided to model the
variation in maximum attenuation as a normal distribution with mean 10.1
dB and standard deviation 2.7 dB.

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 PAST YEAR QUESTIONS (2018)

BFC 34303
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(i) For the next food or product, calculate the probability that its
maximum attenuation is between 8.5 dB and 13.0 dB. Then, illustrate
the probability areas.
(7 marks)
(ii) Calculate the probability or proportion of the products that have
maximum attenuation greater than 15.1 dB. Then, illustrate the
probability areas.
(6 marks)

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