NOVEMBER 2017 MAIN EXAMINATION

MODULE:
STATISTICS 102

PROGRAMME:
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE IN SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT

DATE: 15 November 2017 TIME: 09h00 – 11h00

DURATION: 2 Hours MARKS: 100
EXAMINER: O Niyitegeka MODERATOR: S Moolla

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
2. This is a closed book examination.
3. No written material may be brought into the examination room.
4. Write legibly and neatly.
5. Do not turn over this page until permitted by the Invigilator.

This question paper consists of four (4) typed pages excluding the cover page
Also attached is a formula sheet
QUESTION ONE [20]
1.1 Four alternatives are provided for each of the following questions. Choose the correct
alternative for each of the questions/statement. Write down the question number in your
answer book and the letter corresponding to your choice next to the question number. (2 x 5)
1.1.1 Which one of the following is a quantitative variable?
a) The make of a TV
b) Mileage of a car
c) Whether a person is a college graduate
d) Whether a person has a charge

1.1.2 Primary data are collected by:

a) Primary school children
b) People doing it for the first time
c) The actual people who will be using it
d) Mainly elderly people

1.1.3 Which one of the following is not an element of descriptive statistical problems?
a) An inference made about the population based on the sample.
b) The population or sample of interest.
c) Tables, graphs, or numerical summary tools.
d) Identification of patterns in the data.

1.1.4 A (n) ____________ is the probability that one event will occur given that we
know that another event already has occurred.
a) Sample space outcome
b) Subjective Probability
c) Complement of event
d) Conditional probability

1.1.5 The sampling technique whereby members of the population are placed in an
array and every tenth member is selected is an example of:
a) Random sampling
b) Cluster sampling
c) Systematic sampling
d) Stratified sampling

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1.2 Suppose you took a fair coin and tossed it five times. If you obtained five heads, is it
more likely that the next toss will be a head or a tail? Explain. (5)
1.3 Would you say that statistics is an exact science? Explain your answer. (5)

QUESTION TWO [20]

2.1 Calculate each of the following without the use of a calculator. There will be no marks
awarded to students who simply write down the answer, even if the answer is correct.
Show all necessary calculations.
5 5
2.1.1 64 16 (3)

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2 6
2.1.2 35
2 (2)
1 1 3 5 3
2.1.3
2 8 16 8 16 (2)
2.2 Express each of the following decimals as fractions (in simplest forms)
2.2.1 0.325 (2)
2.2.2 0.0075 (2)
2.3 Write each of the following numbers in scientific notation
2.3.1 0.00347 (2)
2.3.2 23.684 (2)
2.3.3 27000 (2)
2.4 You work in the tool department of a retail company in Durban. Your manager asks you to set
up a point-of-purchase display for a set of 10 wrenches that are on sale this week. He asks
you to arrange them in order from smallest to largest on a display board. When you open the
box, you find the following sizes in inches:
9/32; 5/8; 5/16; 1/2; 3/16; 3/4; 7/8; 5/32; 1/4; 3/8
Rearrange the wrenches by size, from smallest to largest. (3)

QUESTION THREE [20]

3.1 The local amusement park was interested in the average waiting time at their most
popular roller coaster at the peak time (2 p.m.). They selected 14 patrons and had
them get in line between 2 and 3 p.m. Each was given a stop watch to record the time they
spent in line. The times recorded were as follows (in minutes):

118; 124; 108; 116; 99; 100; 120; 148; 118; 119; 121; 45; 130; 118.

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 For the above data:
3.1.1 Calculate the mean ,mode and the median (6)
3.1.2 From your answers obtained in 3.1.1 comment on the skewness (2)
3.1.3 Calculate the mean deviation (7)
3.2 A set of ten numbers has a mean of 132. If one of the numbers is removed, the mean is now
121. What was the value of the number that was removed? (5)

QUESTION FOUR [20]

A fish shop owner recorded the daily turnover of his outlet for 300 trading days as shown in the
frequency table below.
Daily turnover Number of
days
500 -< 750 15
750 -< 1 000 23
1 000 -< 1 250 55
1 250 -< 1 500 92
1 500-< 1 750 65
1 750 -< 2 000 50

4.1 From the above data calculate the:

4.1.1 average daily turnover of the fish shop. (2)
4.1.2 median modal daily turnover of the fish shop. (6)
4.1.3 maximum daily turnover associated with the lowest 25% of trading days. (4)
4.2 Construct the histogram and the frequency polygon to depict the above data. (8)

QUESTION FIVE [20]

5.1 The casualty ward at a Khayelitsha hospital is operated by Dr Dutoit and Dr Thulani.
Dr Dutoit is absent on 10% of days and Dr Thulani is absent on 5% of days. On a given day
calculate the probability that:
5.1.1 Dr Dutoit will be present (2)
5.1.2 Both will be present (2)
5.1.3 Both doctors will be absent (3)
5.1.4 Dr Dutoit or Dr Thulani is present (3)
5.2 The Venn diagram below represents the following data.
A = the number of households that have a notebook computer
B = the number of households that have a smartphone

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 C = the number of households that have a tablet

Use the diagram to find the number of household that have:

5.2.1 have both a tablet and a notebook computer, but do not have a smartphone. (3)
5.2.2 either a notebook computer or a smartphone and have a tablet. (3)
5.2.3 both a smartphone and a notebook computer, but do not have a tablet (4)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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 FORMULA SHEET: STATISTICS 102

Please take note that (used below) represents sum

SAMPLE MEAN
Ungrouped data Frequency Distribution Grouped frequency
distribution

xi fi xi f i mi
x x x
n fi fi

MEDIAN (GROUPED FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION)

n
c f
2
Me ome
fme

MODE (GROUPED FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION)

c fm fm 1
Mo omo
2fm fm 1 fm 1

QUARTILE (UNGROUPED DATA)

Q I
L d U L

LOWER QUARTILE (GROUPED FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION)

n
c f
4
Q1 oq1
fq1

UPPER QUARTILE (GROUPED FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION)

3n
c f
4
Q3 oq 3
fq 3

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 SAMPLE MEAN DEVIATION (MD)

Ungrouped data Frequency Grouped frequency

Distribution distribution

xi x fi xi x fi mi x
MD MD MD
n fi fi

SAMPLE VARIANCE

Ungrouped data Frequency Grouped frequency

Distribution distribution
2 2 2
xi x f xi x f mi x
S2 S2 S2
n 1 fi 1 fi 1

Or
Ungrouped data Frequency Grouped frequency
Distribution distribution
2 2 2
2
xi2 nx 2
fi xi2 nx 2
fi mi2 nx
s s s
n 1 fi 1 fi 1

STANDARD DEVIATION
S S2