CONFIDENTIAL 1 CS/NOV 2023/STA404

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

QUIZ

COURSE : STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

COURSE CODE : STA404
DURATION : 1 HOUR

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QUESTION 1

The stem-and-leaf plot below represent the waiting times (in minutes) of 15 customers in the
checkout line during a busy hour.
Stem Leaf
1 6 6
2 3 8 8
3 1 2 4 5 8 9 9 9
4 1 2
Key: 2 I 3 means 23

a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation for the waiting time.
(4 marks)

b) Interpret the mean obtained in a).

(1 mark)

QUESTION 2

A researcher is interested to determine whether there's a significant difference in the average

height of tomato plants between the two fertilizer groups. The data were analyzed using SPSS
and the following outputs were obtained.

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a) Determine whether the variances of the height of tomato plants between the two groups
are equal. Use α = 0.05.
(2 marks)

b) Show that the standard error difference for this study is 0.7948.
(3 marks)

c) Construct a 90% confidence interval for the above study.

(3 marks)

d) Based on the values in c) is the researcher claims’ is true? Give a reason to support
your answer.
(1 mark)

QUESTION 3

There is a growing concern about the increasing rates of childhood obesity in Ipoh. Therefore,
the local health authorities are keen to conduct a study to have better understand this issue
and to develop effective interventions. They obtained information of the children such as
gender, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), socioeconomic status (SES) as well as
physical activity level (Low, Moderate and High). To carry out the study, the local health
authorities will select a random sample of 500 childrens from five Klinik Kesihatan
proportionately.

Klinik Kesihatan Number of Children

Klinik Kesihatan Greentown 950
Klinik Kesihatan Gunung Rapat 400
Klinik Kesihatan Jelapang 800
Klinik Kesihatan Manjoi 600
Klinik Kesihatan Pasir Pinji 750

a) State the population and sample for the study.

(2 marks)

b) Identify two (2) qualitative and two quantitative (2) variables from the study.
(2 marks)

c) Based on your answer in b), state its scale of measurement.

(2 marks)

d) State the appropriate sampling technique used in this study. Explain briefly the sampling
technique chosen.
(3 marks)

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e) State the most appropriate data collection method for the above study.
(1 mark)

f) State the advantage of using the data collection method in e).

(1 mark)

QUESTION 4

In a preliminary study to determine whether the installation of a camera designed to catch cars
that go through red lights affects the number of violators, the number of red-light runners was
recorded for each day of the week before and after the camera was installed. The data were
analyzed using SPSS and the following results were produced.

Paired Samples Statistics

Std. Std. Error
Mean N Deviation Mean
Pair 1 Before 19.571 7 6.268 2.369
After 17.143 7 4.845 P

Paired Samples Test

Paired Differences

95% Confidence Interval

Std. of the Difference
Mean
Deviation
Lower Upper df
Pair 1 Before - After Q 3.409 6

a) Determine the value of P and Q.

(2 marks)

b) Construct the 95% confidence interval of the mean difference between number of red-
light runners before and after the installation of a camera.
(3 marks)

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SAMPLE MEASUREMENTS

Mean x=
x
n

( x) 
  2

Standard deviation
s=
1 

n −1  x − n  or
2

 

s=
1
n −1

( x − x )2 
s
Coefficient of Variation CV =  100%
x

Coefficient of Skewness =
Pearson’s Measure of Skewness
3(mean − median ) mean − mod e
OR
s tan dard deviation s tan dard deviation

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CONFIDENCE INTERVAL

Parameter and description A (1 - ) 100% confidence interval

Mean , for large samples, s
x  z 2
σ2 unknown n
Mean , for small samples, s
x  t 2 ; df = n – 1
σ2 unknown n

1 1
( x1 − x 2 )  t  2 sp + ; df = n1 + n2 – 2
n1 n 2
Difference in means of two normal
distributions, 1 - 2
12 =  22 and unknown (n1 − 1)s12 + (n 2 − 1)s 22
sp =
n1 + n 2 − 2

s12 s2
( x1 − x 2 )  t  2 + 2 ;
n1 n2
2
Difference in means of two normal s12 s22 
 n +
distributions, 1 - 2 , n2 
12   22 and unknown df =  1 
2 2
 s12   s22 
   
 n1  +  n2 
n1 − 1 n2 − 1

sd
Mean difference of two normal distributions for d  t 2 ; df = n – 1 where n is no. of pairs
paired samples, d n

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Table 7 PercentagePoints of the I Eistribution
The table gives the value of to, - tlre l}}qpercentage point ofthe , distribution for v degreesof freedom.

The values of r are obtained by solution of the equation:

a: f[%(v+ l)][f (%v)]' (ro).,, *,'

l,*{, / v)-Q+r1'"d*

Note: The tabulation is for one tail only, that is, for positive values of r.
For I r | *re column headings for or should be doubled.

t o,,

0.10 0.05 0.025 0.01 0.005 0.001 0.0005

v: I 3.078 6.3t4 t2.t06 3t.821 63.657 3t 8 . 3 1 636.62
2 1.886 2.920 4.303 6.965 9.925 22.326 31.598
3 1.638 2.353 3.t82 4.541 s.841 10.2t3 t2.924
4 1.533 2.132 2.776 3.747 4.604 7.t73 8.610
5 1.476 2.Ots 2.571 3.365. 4.032 5.893 6.859
6 t.440 1.943 2.447 3.t43 3.707 5.208 5.959
7 1.415 1.895 2.365 2.998 3.499 4.785 5.408
8 1.397 1.860 2.306 2.896 3.355 4.501. 5.041
9 1.383 1.833 2.262 2.821 3.250 4.297 4.781
l0 t.372 1.812 2.228 2.764 3.169 4.t44 4.587
ll 1.363 t396 2.201 2.718 3.106 4.025 4.437
t2 1.355 1.782 2.t79 2.ffi| 3.055 3.930 4.318
t3 1.350 t.771 2.160 2.6s0 3.012 3.852 4.221
t4 1.345 r.761 2.t45 2.624 2.977 3.787 4.140
15 1.341 1.753 2.t31 2.602 2.947 3.733 4.073
l6 t.337 t.746 2.120 2,.s83 2.921 3.686 4.015
t7 1.333 1.740 z.tt0 2.567 2.898 3.646 3.965
l8 1.330 r.734 z.tOl 2.552 2.878 3.610 3.922
l9 1.328 t.729 2.093 2.539 2.861 3.579 3.883
20 1.325 1.725 2.086 2.528 2.845 3.552 3.850
2T 1.323 1.721 2.080 2.5t8 2.831 3.527 3.819
22 t.321 t.7t7 2.074 2.508 2.8t9 3.505 3.792
23 1.319 1.7t4 2.069 2.500 2.807 3.485 3.767
24 1 . 3l 8 t.7tr 2.064 2.492 2.797 3.467 3.745
25 1.316 1.708 2.060 2.485 2.787 3.450 3.725
26 1 . 3l 5 1.706 2.056 2.479 2.779 3.435 3.707
27 1.3t4 t.703 2.052 2.473 2.77| 3.421 3.690
28 1 . 3l 3 1101 2.048 2.467 2.763 3.408 3.674
29 l . 3 lI t.699 2.045 2.462 2.756 3.396 3.659
30 1.310 1.697 2.042 2.4s7 2.750 3.385 3.646
40 1.303 1.684 2.021 2.423 2.704 3.307 3.551
60 t.296 t.671 2.000 2.390 2.660 . 3.232 3.46A
':' r.289 1.658 1.980 2.358 2.6t7 3.160 3.373
t.282 1.645' 1.960 2.326 2.576 3.090 3.291

This table is taken from Table III of Fisher & Yates: statistical Tables
for Biological, Agricultural and Medical Research,
reprinted by permission of Acldison wesley Longman Ltd. Also
from Tabl e 12 of Biometilca Tables
Volume l, by permission of Oxford University Press and the Biometrika for statisticians,
Trustees.

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