Marine

Engineering

EDUCATE – ENHANCE – EMPOWER

ME141 607 Ship Maintenance

Workbook 1:

1
Descriptive Statistics and Probability

Course Instructor:
Dwi Priyanta
Department of Marine Engineering – ITS

RAKA ADHWA ARDHYA MAHARIKA

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1. The mean tensile strength of a synthetic fiber is an important quality characteristic that is of
interest to the manufacturer. A random sample of 16 specimens is selected, and their tensile
strengths are determined.
Determine mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation as well as variance of the
random sample.

SPECIMEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
STRENGTH (psi) 48.89 52.07 49.29 51.66 52.16 49.72 48.00 49.96 49.20 48.10 47.90 46.94 51.76 50.75 49.86 51.57

a. Mean

𝑥̅ = 1/16*(48.89 + 52.07 + 49.29 + 51.66 + 52.16 + 49.72 + 48.00 + 49.96 + 49.20 +

48.10 + 47.90 + 46.94 + 51.76 + 50.75 + 49.86 + 51.57)
𝑥̅ = 1/16*(797.83)
𝑥̅ = 49.86

b. Median

46.94
47.90
48.00
48.10
48.89
49.20
49.29
49.72
49.86
49.96
50.75
51.57
51.66
51.76
52.07
52.16

Due to the data being an even numbered, then the median is between the 8th and 9th data.
Which is
(49.72 + 49.86)/2 = 49.79

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c. Mode

There are no similar value in the data given, so I assume that there are no mode. But if I round
it up then I would get

46.94 = 47
47.90 = 48
48.00 = 48
48.10 = 48
48.89 = 49
49.20 = 49
49.29 = 49
49.72 = 50
49.86 = 50
49.96 = 50
50.75 = 51
51.57 = 52
51.66 = 52
51.76 = 52
52.07 = 52
52.16 = 52

Then 52 would be the mode.

d. Range
Highest – lowest data, so
52.16 – 46.94 = 5.22

e. Standard deviation

(Xi - (Xi -
Xi Xmean) Xmean)^2
46.94 -2.92 8.5264
47.90 -1.96 3.8416
48.00 -1.86 3.4596
48.10 -1.76 3.0976
48.89 -0.97 0.9409
49.20 -0.66 0.4356
49.29 -0.57 0.3249

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49.72 -0.14 0.0196

49.86 0 0
49.96 0.1 0.01
50.75 0.89 0.7921
51.57 1.71 2.9241
51.66 1.8 3.24
51.76 1.9 3.61
52.07 2.21 4.8841
52.16 2.3 5.29
Total 41.3965

𝜎 = (1/15) × 41.3965
= 1.66125

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2. The stem and leaf is one of pictorial statistics that useful for identifying whether there are
any outliers data, and the general shape of the distribution. Plot the data presented in
example 1 using stem-and-leaf.

STEM LEAF
46 .94
47 .90
48 .00 , .10, .89
49 .20, .29, .72, .86, .96
50 .75
51 .57, .66, .76
52 .07, .16

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3. A box plot displays three quartiles, the minimum, and the maximum of the data on a
rectangular box, aligned horizontally and vertically. The box encloses the interquartile range
with the left (or lower) line at the first quartile Q1 and the right (or upper) line at the third
quartile Q3. A line is drawn through the box at the second quartile Q2. A line at either and
either end extends to the extreme values.
Plot the data presented in example 1 using the box plot.

Q1 = (48,10+48,89)/2 = 48,49
Q2 = (49,79+49,86)/2 = 49,79
Q3 = (51,57+51,66)/2 = 51,61

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4. The same compressor is manufactured at three plants. Plant 1 makes 70% of the
requirement and plant 2 makes 20%. From plant 1, 90% of compressors meet particular
standard, from plant 2 only 80%, whereas from plant 3 the percentage of unit produced up
to standard is 95%. Determine :
How many compressors will be up to standard out of every 100 purchased by customers?

Given that the purchased compressor is up to standard, what is the probability that it was
made in plant 2?

a.
From Plant 1, producing 70% of the product with 90% up to standard. So, from plant 1= 100 x
70% x 90% = 63 unit up to standard

From Plant 2, producing 20% of the product with 80% up to standard. So, from plant 2= 100 x
20% x 80% = 16 unit up to standard

From Plant 3, producing 10% of the product with 95% up to standard. So, from plant 3= 100 x
10% x 95% = 9.5 unit up to standard

Out of 100, the total unit up to standard is 88.5 or 88 units. (a half unit can not be considered 1)

b.
Plant 2 is producing 20% of the product with 80% up to standard. So, out of 100 unit
purchased, the probability that the product is made in plant 2: Probability = 20% x 80% = 16%

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5. A system consists of 17 different components, of which one, component K, has been

identified as the keystone component. The probability that the keystone component is good
is 0.95. If the keystone component is good, then the system succeeds with a probability 0.9.
If not, then the probability of system success drop to 0.8. What is the probability of system
success?

Probability of success = (Probability of system success with good keystone) +

(probability of system success with bad keystone)

Probability of success = (Probability of keystone component good x system succeed

probability with good keystone) + (Probability of bad keystone x system succeed
probability with bad keystone)

Probability of success = (0.95 x 0.9) + (0.05 x 0.8) = (0.855) + (0.04)

= 0.895

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