Statistics FIS1031 Solutions: Tutorial 11

Solutions: Tutorial 11

1.
(a) 𝑃(𝑍 > 1.853) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟑𝟐𝟎
(b) 𝑃(𝑍 < −1.555) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟔𝟎𝟎
(c) 𝑃(0.345 < 𝑍 < 1.751) = 𝟎. 𝟑𝟐𝟓
(d) 𝑃(−1.4 < 𝑍 < −0.60) = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟓
(e) 𝑃(𝑍 > −2.061) = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟖𝟎𝟑

2.
(a) 𝒄 = 𝟎. 𝟑𝟎𝟓
(b) 𝒄 = −𝟎. 𝟕𝟕𝟖
(c) 𝑐 = −𝟎. 𝟖𝟒𝟗
(d) 𝒄 = 𝟎. 𝟓𝟎𝟎
(e) 𝒄 = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟏𝟎

3. 𝑋~𝑁(84, 12)
(a) 𝑃(80 < 𝑋 < 89) = 𝑃(−1.155 < 𝑍 < 1.443) = 𝟎. 𝟖𝟎𝟏𝟒
(b) 𝑃(76 < 𝑋 < 82) = 𝑃(−2.309 < 𝑍 < −0.577) = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟕𝟏𝟒
(c) 𝑃(87 < 𝑋 < 93) = 𝑃(0.866 < 𝑍 < 2.598) = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟓
(d)
𝑃(|𝑋 − 84| > 2.9) = 𝑃(𝑋 > 86.9) + 𝑃(𝑋 < 81.1)
= 𝑃(𝑍 > 0.837) + 𝑃(𝑍 < −0.837)
= 2𝑃(𝑍 < −0.837)
= 2(0.2014)
= 𝟎. 𝟒𝟎𝟐𝟖

4. 𝑋~𝑁(60, 25)
(a) 𝒄 = 𝟔𝟑. 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖𝟐𝟗
(b) 𝒄 = 𝟔𝟕. 𝟑𝟕𝟏𝟓𝟏𝟔
(c) 𝒄 = 𝟓𝟓. 𝟎𝟖𝟖𝟗𝟖𝟕
(d) 𝒄 = 𝟓𝟔. 𝟔𝟖𝟖𝟔𝟔𝟒

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5.
(a)
Eqn.1: Eqn.2:
𝑃(𝑋 > 80) = 0.0113 𝑃(𝑋 > 30) = 0.9713
80 − 𝜇 30 − 𝜇
𝑃 (𝑍 > ) = 0.0113 𝑃 (𝑍 > ) = 0.9713
𝜎 𝜎
80 − 𝜇 30 − 𝜇
𝑃 (𝑍 < ) = 0.9887 𝑃 (𝑍 < − ( )) = 0.9713
𝜎 𝜎
80 − 𝜇 30 − 𝜇
= 2.28 −( ) = 1.9
𝜎 𝜎
80 − 𝜇 = 2.28𝜎 30 − 𝜇 = −1.9𝜎
Eqn.1 – Eqn.2: 𝜎 = 11.9617
50 = 4.18𝜎 30 − 𝜇 = −1.9(11.9617)
𝝈 = 𝟏𝟏. 𝟗𝟔𝟏𝟕 𝝁 = 𝟓𝟐. 𝟕𝟐𝟕𝟐

(b)
Eqn.1: Eqn.2:
𝑃(𝑋 < 35) = 0.2 𝑃(35 < 𝑋 < 45) = 0.65
35 − 𝜇 35 − 𝜇 45 − 𝜇
𝑃 (𝑍 < ) = 0.2 𝑃( <𝑍< ) = 0.65
𝜎 𝜎 𝜎
35 − 𝜇 45 − 𝜇 35 − 𝜇
𝑃 (𝑍 < − ( )) = 0.8 𝑃 (𝑍 < ) − 𝑃 (𝑍 < ) = 0.65
𝜎 𝜎 𝜎
45 − 𝜇
35 − 𝜇 𝑃 (𝑍 < ) − 0.2 = 0.65
−( ) = 0.842 𝜎
𝜎 45 − 𝜇
35 − 𝜇 = −0.842𝜎 𝑃 (𝑍 < ) = 0.85
𝜎
45 − 𝜇
= 1.036
𝜎
45 − 𝜇 = 1.036𝜎
Eqn.1 – Eqn.2: 𝜎 = 5.3248
−10 = −1.878𝜎 45 − 𝜇 = 1.036(5.3248)
𝝈 = 𝟓. 𝟑𝟐𝟒𝟖 𝝁 = 𝟑𝟗. 𝟒𝟖𝟑𝟓

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6. Let 𝑋: Marks obtained by students in a Statistics test
𝑋~𝑁(71, 152 )
(a)
50 − 71
𝑃(𝑋 < 50) = 𝑃 (𝑍 < )
15
= 𝑃(𝑍 < −1.4)
= 𝟎. 𝟎𝟖𝟎𝟖
(b)
81 − 71
𝑃(𝑋 > 81) = 𝑃 (𝑍 > )
15
= 𝑃(𝑍 > 0.667)
= 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓𝟐𝟑
(c)
62 − 71 76 − 71
𝑃(62 < 𝑋 < 76) = 𝑃 ( <𝑍< )
15 15
= 𝑃(−0.6 < 𝑍 < 0.333)
= 𝑃(𝑍 < 0.333) − 𝑃(𝑍 < −0.6)
= 0.6304 − 0.2743
= 𝟎. 𝟑𝟓𝟔𝟏
(d)
70 − 71 80 − 71
𝑃(70 < 𝑋 < 80) = 𝑃 ( <𝑍< )
15 15
= 𝑃(−0.067 < 𝑍 < 0.6)
= 𝑃(𝑍 < 0.6) − 𝑃(𝑍 < −0.067)
= 0.7257 − 0.4733
= 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓𝟐𝟒

7. Let 𝑋: length of houseflies

𝑋~𝑁(1.1, 0.09)
(a)
𝑃(𝑋 > 1.18) = 𝑃(𝑍 > 0.267)
= 𝟎. 𝟑𝟗𝟒𝟕
(b)
𝑃(𝑋 < 0.9) = 𝑃(𝑍 < −0.667)
= 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓𝟐𝟑

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8. Let 𝑋: lifespan of a particular tyre from a factory
𝑋~𝑁(2.0, 0.252 )
(a)
𝑃(𝑋 < 1.5) = 𝑃(𝑍 < −2.0) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟐𝟖
(b)
𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 2.5) = 𝑃(𝑍 ≥ 2.0) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟐𝟖
(c)
𝑃(1.25 < 𝑋 < 1.8) = 𝑃(𝑋 < 1.8) − 𝑃(𝑋 < 1.25)
= 𝑃(𝑍 < −0.8) − 𝑃(𝑍 < −3.0)
= 0.2119 − 0.0014
= 𝟎. 𝟐𝟏𝟎𝟓
(d)
𝑃(1.5 < 𝑋 < 2.25) = 𝑃(𝑋 < 2.25) − 𝑃(𝑋 < 1.5)
= 𝑃(𝑍 < 1) − 𝑃(𝑍 < −2.0)
= 0.8413 − 0.0228
= 𝟎. 𝟖𝟏𝟖𝟓

9. Let 𝑋: Incomes of factory workers in a certain area

𝑋~𝑁(𝑅𝑀100, 𝑅𝑀102 )
(a)
𝑃(90 < 𝑋 < 110) = 𝑃(𝑋 < 110) − 𝑃(𝑋 < 90) = 𝑃(𝑍 < 1) − 𝑃(𝑍 < −1)
= 0.8413 − 0.1587
= 𝟎. 𝟔𝟖𝟐𝟔
(b)
𝑃(80 < 𝑋 < 120) = 𝑃(𝑋 < 120) − 𝑃(𝑋 < 80) = 𝑃(𝑍 < 2) − 𝑃(𝑍 < −2)
= 0.9772 − 0.0228
= 𝟎. 𝟗𝟓𝟒𝟒
(c)
𝑃(𝑋 > 125) = 𝑃(𝑍 > 2.5) = 𝑃(𝑍 < −2.5)
= 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟔𝟐

10. Let 𝑋: Mass of mango taken from an orchard

𝑋~𝑁(820 𝑔, 1002 𝑔)
(a)
700 − 820
𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 700) = 𝑃 (𝑍 ≥ ) = 𝑃(𝑍 ≥ −1.2)
100
= 𝑃(𝑍 ≤ 1.2)
= 𝟎. 𝟖𝟖𝟒𝟗
(b)
200 × 0.8849 = 176.98 ≈ 𝟏𝟕𝟔