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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
SEMESTER II
SESSION 2020/2021
BENG 2143
Engineering Statistics

Date: 07.05.2021
Time: 20:30 22:00
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Instructions to students:
1. This an online based mid-semester examination.
2. This paper contains 8 pages and 3 questions only. Please answer ALL 3
questions in your own answer sheets and upload them within the specified
time.
3. Any form of discussion is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Lecturers have the
right to penalise students for plagiarism, dishonesty and any act of cheating.
4.
problems/questions related to the midterm examination.

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QUESTION 1

Figure Q1 shows a frequency polygon of time (in seconds) taken to download a particular file
in a sample of 25 computers. The values provided within the polygon are the frequencies.

Frequency
(6,8)

(9,6)
(3,a) (12,a)

(15,1)
(0,0) (18,0)
Midpoint
0 3 6 9 12 15 18

Figure Q1

Calculate the standard deviation of the data in Figure Q1 by first determining the value of a.
Next, transform the polygon in Figure Q1 into a (cumulative frequency) ogive. Please note that
the grouped data in Figure Q1 has inclusive class intervals, where the lower limit of the first
class is 2.
answer: a = 5, then
draw the ogive [15 marks]

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QUESTION 2
The length for loaves of rye bread distributed to local stores by a certain bakery is normally
distributed. Table Q2 below shows the length of 30 loaves of rye bread recorded in centimeters.

Table Q2 Length of 30 loaves of rye bread recorded in centimeters

34.713 36.861 38.668

38.671 34.787 35.997
36.393 35.803 33.158
34.616 35.842 34.064
32.990 37.069 37.796
33.422 33.249 34.937
34.990 32.908 34.814
34.816 36.375 36.859
Answer:
Mean = 35.4231, s =. 1.8885 36.152 38.483 32.602
(a) 0.6179
(b) 0.999289 35.521 32.019 38.117
(c) 0.32004

(a) What is the probability that on average, the loaves are longer than 35.525 centimeters?

[5 marks]

(b) What is the probability that on average, the loaves are between 34.323 cm and 36.875
cm in length?

[4 marks]

(c) If specifications require that the mean length of the loaves to be between 35.255 and
36.255 centimeters, what is the probability that a loaf will be rejected?

[6 marks]

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QUESTION 3

(a) Table Q3(a) is the hardness of sisal fibre polypropylene composite that is normally
distributed, recorded by a group of final year students for their project.

Table Q3(a) Hardness of sisal polypropylene composite (BHN)

3.6 3.3 3.2 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.2

Construct a 98% confidence interval for the true mean hardness of all sisal fibre
polypropylene composite.

[5 marks]

(b) Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a pharmaceutical company claims that on average, the
company produces a minimum of 1500 pieces of surgical face mask per day with a
standard deviation of 46.7 pieces of mask. In a random sample of 45 days, the company
produced a mean of 1485 pieces of surgical face mask. By using the p-value approach at
a 2.4% significance level, do you agree with the claim?

[10 marks]
Answer:
(a) (2.6577, 3.4173)
(b) Reject H-null, The company claim is wrong, the average is
less than 1500 per day.

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APPENDIX
The Normal Distribution Table

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The Normal Distribution Table (Continued)

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APPENDIX B
The t-Distribution Table

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KEY FORMULAS

1.

2. , , ,

3. , , z=

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