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General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

STATISTICS 6046/1
PAPER 1
(ZIMSEC EXAM REVISION NOV 2023) 3 hours
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1.
(a) Cathy made observation of the maximum temperature 𝑡°𝐶, 50 days. Her results
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are summarized by ∑ 𝑡 = 910 and ∑(𝑡 − 𝑡̅) = 876, where 𝑡̅ denotes the mean of
50 observation. Calculate 𝑡̅ and the standard deviation of the observations. [3]

(b) The weights in grams of a number of stones, measured correct to the nearest
gram, are presented in the following table.
Weight (grams)
1-10 11-20 21-25 26-30 31-50 51-70
Frequency 2𝑥 4𝑥 3𝑥 5𝑥 4𝑥 𝑥

A histogram is drawn with a scale of 1cm to represent 1 unit on the vertical axis
which represents frequency density. The 1-10 rectangle has 3cm,
(i) Calculate the value of 𝑥 and the height of the 51-70 rectangle. [3]
(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean of stones. [2]

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2. If 𝑃( 𝐴 ∣ 𝐵 ) = 5 , 𝑃(𝐵) = 4 , 𝑃(𝐴) = 3, find

a) 𝑃( 𝐵 ∣ 𝐴 ) [3]
b) 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) [2]

3. A group of 100 people, 40 own a cat, 25 own a dog and 15 own a cat and a dog. Find
the probability that a person chosen at random
a) owns a dog or a cat, [2]
b) owns a dog or a cat, but not both, [2]
c) owns a dog, given that he owns a cat, [3]
d) does not a cat, given that he owns a dog. [3]

4. How many 3-letter cord words can be formed from the letters of the word
“CELERON”,

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a) using neither of the E’s, [2]

b) using both of the E’s. [2]

5. For a certain strain of flower, the probability that, when sown, a seed produces a
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plant with yellow flowers is 6. Find the minimum number of seeds that should be

sown in order that the probability of obtaining at least one plant with yellow flowers
is greater than 0.98. [4]
6.
(a) The probability density function of a discrete random variable X is given by
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) = 𝑘𝑥 for 𝑥 = 12, 13, 14.
Write out the probability distribution and find the value of 𝑘. [3]

(b) The discrete random variable X can take values 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10. Given that 𝑝3 =
0.1, 𝑝5 = 0.05, 𝑝6 = 0.45 and 𝑝8 = 3𝑝, calculate 𝑝10. [4]

7. A continuous random variable, X has a probability density function given by,

𝑥
0≤𝑥<3
𝑓(𝑥) = {12
𝑘(𝑥 − 8) 3 ≤ 𝑥 < 8
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
where 𝑘 is a constant.
Find,
(a) the value of 𝑘. [2]
(b) expected value of X. [2]
(c) the cumulative distribution of X, 𝐹(𝑥). [4]
(d) median of 𝑥. [3]

8. The continuous random variable X has a probability density function given by,
1 −𝑘𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = {3 𝑒 𝑥>0
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒

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where 𝑘 is a constant.
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(a) Show that 𝑘 = 3 [2]

(b) Find,
(i) the cumulative distribution of X, [3]
(ii) 𝑄1 , 𝑄2 and 𝑄3. [6]
9.
(a) In a normal distribution 69% if the distribution is less than 28, and 90% is less
than 35. Find the mean and standard deviation of the distribution. [6]
(b) On a production line making 60 calculators, the probability of any calculator
being faulty is 0.003. Use a suitable approximation to find the probability that
there are at least 3 calculators faulty. [5]
10.
(a) Define systematic sampling and stratified sampling. [2]
(b) Give comparisons between a population census and sample survey. [3]
(c) During a particular evening, 10 babies were born on a particular maternity
ward in a large hospital. The lengths, in centimeters, of the babies were noted
50, 51, 45, 47, 49, 48, 54, 53, 45, 50.
Assuming that the sample came from an underlying normal population,
calculate 95% confidence interval for the mean of the population. [4]

11.

(a) Distinguish between a 1-tailed and a 2-tailed test. [2]

(b) A random observation is taken from a binomial distribution 𝑋~𝐵𝑖𝑛(25, 𝑝)
and used to test the null hypothesis 𝑝 = 0.4 against the alternative
hypothesis 𝑝 < 0.4.
The critical region is chosen to be 𝑥 ≤ 6.
(i) At what significance level is the test carried out? [2]
(ii) What is the probability if making a Type I error. [2]
(iii) Find the probability of making a Type II error if, in fact, 𝑝 = 0.3. [3]

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12.

(a) The number of computers breakdowns per months at a University were

observed over period of 100 months and summarised in the table below.
Break down (𝑥) 0 1 2 3 4 5 or more

15 25 30 21 9 0
Frequency

Test the hypothesis that X has a Poisson distribution at 5% level of

significance. [12]

13. The masses of avocados from a particular tree are normally distributed with mean
0.8kg and variance 0.01. Pawpaws from a certain tree have masses which are
normally distributed with mean 1.2 kg and variance 0.04.
a) Find the probability that a randomly chosen avocado weighs less than half
the mass of a pawpaw. [4]
b) Avocados are sold at $1.50 per kg and pawpaws at $0.50 per kg. Find the
probability that the total cost of 5 randomly avocados and 3 randomly
chosen pawpaws is more than $8.00. [5]
14.
(a) The continuous random variable X is uniformly distributed in the interval [𝑎, 𝑏],
where 𝑏 > 𝑎. Given that 𝑃(𝑋 < 4) = 0.6 and 𝑃(𝑋 < 5.6) = 0.95. Find the values
of 𝑎 and 𝑏. [5]
(b) Hence, show 𝑓(𝑥) and find 𝐸(𝑥) and 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋). [5]

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