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Psych 2810 November Exam Solutions Section A Example 1. a) quantitative, continuous b) qualitative, unordered c) qualitative, ordered d) qualitative, unordered e) quantitative, discrete f) qualitative, ordered g) qualitative, ordered A1. a) Quantitative, discrete b) Qualitative, unordered c) Quantitative, continuous d) Qualitative, ordered e) Qualitative, unordered Section B Example 1 . 34, 45, 56, 67, 76, 76 , 77, 77, 89, 90 ݔ̅ൌ ାଽା⋯ା 68.7

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Psych 2810 November Exam Solutions 

Section A 

Example 1. 

a)   quantitative, continuous 

b) qualitative, unordered 

c) qualitative, ordered 

d) qualitative, unordered 

e) quantitative, discrete 

f) qualitative, ordered 

g) qualitative, ordered 

A1. 

a) Quantitative, discrete 

b) Qualitative, unordered 

c) Quantitative, continuous 

d) Qualitative, ordered 

e) Qualitative, unordered 

 

Section B 

Example 1.    34, 45, 56, 67, 76, 76, 77, 77, 89, 90 

                 ⋯ 68.7 

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              mode  = 76,77 

            median =  76 

Example 2.    

Temperature  Frequency Midpoint 

(‐10,0)  100 ‐5

(0,10)  65 5

(10,20)  70 15

(20,30)  65 25

                                             300 

5 100 5 65 15 70 25 65

300 

                          8. 33 

Example 3. In a right skewed curve, the mean is larger than the median.  

See p. 14 of the booklet 

B1.     ?=200‐50‐80‐30 

             ?=40 

Midpoint       5 

                       15 

                       25 

                       35 

5 50 15 80 25 40 35 30

200 

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                     17.5 

B2.     34, 44, 50, 56, 66,  67,   67, 78, 78, 88, 98 

       Mode =67,78  (bimodal) 

       Median=67 

     Mean=⋯

 

                =66 

B3.  Before 4th mark       

                                          80   median =80   70, 80 ,90 

After 4th mark  70, 80 ,80, 90     median = 80 

 

Answer is E 

 

B4.     78.75 

          245 4 78.75  

           245 315 

                70   

B5.    Answer is (iii) Think of the normal distribution 

 

 

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Section C 

 

97th percentile means that 97% of kids his age are shorter than him, or 

only 3% are taller than him. 

 

75th percentile means that 75% of kids his age weigh less than him and 

25% weigh more than him. 

 

Example 1.       ⋯ 65.3 

                  ∑

...definitional...same answer with 

computational 

   

. . . . . . . 

2853.436

475.5717 

√475.5717 21.8 

Example 2.       ∑ ∑

...computational formula 

     5 ∑ 20 14 16 18 20 88 

                             ∑ 20 14 16 18 20 1576 

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                 . 6.8 

                 √6.8 2.6 

Example 3.    6 ⋯ 70.3 

     ∑

 

67 70.3 87 70.3 90 70.3 56 70.3 45 70.377 70.3

1567.345

313.5 

 

Example 4.       34, 45, 56, 56, 78,98 

                   median =  2 56 

       1 45 

       3 78 

C1.4,5,6,3,2

inorder2,3,4,5,6

Mean=(4+5+...+2)/5=20/5=4

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Variance=[(4‐4)2+(5‐4)2+(6‐4)2+(3‐4)2+(2‐4)2]/4

Variance=s2=2.5

s=√2.5=1.58

 

 

C2.5,10,10,10,12,15,18,20,20

Q1=10

Q2=median=12

Q3=18

C3.

24,46,49,51,64,64,**67,**81,88,89,97,103,120

Ifwelook,wecanseethatthedataisinorder.Thereare13datapoints,sothemedianisthe7thdatawhichis67.

Q1isinbetweenthe3rdand4thdatapoints,andQ3isbetweenthe10thand11thdatapoints.

501 Q

median=67

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933 Q

9624120 Range

435093 IQR

Wecanusetheformulasabovetocalculatethemeanandsamplestandarddeviation:

5.7213

120103974624

x

8.2612

25.8615

12

)5.72120()5.72103()5.7297()5.7246()5.7224( 22222

s

Wenowcheckforoutliers:

5.157)43(5.1935.13 IQRQ

5.14)43(5.1505.11 IQRQ

Sincenodatapointisabove157.5orbelow‐14.5,therearenooutliersinthedataset.

C4.Calculatethemean,median,mode,range,standarddeviationandvarianceofthefollowingmarks:50,65,70,55,80,95,35,65,80

Writethenumbersinascendingorder:n=9

35,50,55,65,65,70,80,80,95

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Mode=65

Median=middle#=5thnumber=65

Mean=35 50 ⋯ 95

966

Range=max‐min=95‐35=60

Makeacharttofindthestandarddeviation:

235‐66 96150‐66 25655‐66 12165‐66 165‐66 170‐66 1680‐66 19680‐66 19695‐66 841

2

125898

17.99

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C5.Theanswerisc).

C6.Theanswerisb).

C7.Theanswerisa).

C8.34,32,26,28,27,40,23,21,34,37,38,41

Inorder...

21,23,26,27,28,32,34,34,37,38,40,41

21 23 ⋯ 41

1231.75

Makeacharttofindthestandarddeviation.

221‐31.75 115.5623‐31.75 76.5626‐31.75 33.0627‐31.75 22.5628‐31.75 14.0632‐31.75 0.0634‐31.75 5.0634‐31.75 5.0637‐31.75 27.5638‐31.75 39.06

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40‐31.75 68.0641‐31.75 85.56

478.1611

6.6

Thevarianceis 2 43.5 

 

D.   Grand Mean 

Example 1.        

120 67 100 76 85 79

120 100 85 

                              73.3 

Example 2.     

                         57.7 

 Grand median = can’t be calculated since we don’t know all of the 

values (scores) of each student. 

 

Translation and Scale Theorems 

Example 3. 

     2 16.5 9 3 

    

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  3 2 

                                               ∴ 3/2 16.5 24.75 

 

D1.      

             77.1 

D2.      57.8 

       Grand median = impossible to tell because we don’t have 

all of the data to find the middle score. 

 

Scale Theorem: If we multiply every score (x) by a constant 

(c),then the new mean is  and the new standard deviation is   and the new variance is   

D3.           1.5                                  4 

               (start)                                         2    

                   15.2 

         ∴  

                                      2 1.5  

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                                      2 1.5 1. 3 

                              ∴ 1. 3 15.2 ≐ 20.3 

 

 

Section E 

Example 1.    75% lie between    120‐2(5) and 120+2(5) 

                                                             110 lb    and     130 lb 

                       89% lie between 120‐3(5) and 120+3(5) 

                                                            105 lb     and    135 lb 

Example 2.    30, 70, 50,    3 

d= distance that "a" or "b" are from the mean,   

        6. 6 

      % 100 1 100 1.

97.75% 

 

Example 3.       45,75 45, 75, 60,  10 

     1.5 

     1 120 1.

67 

Therefore, 67 scores are between 45 and 75. 

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Example 4.   a)     200 80[68,92] is 75% of data 

       0.75 1  

          0.25  

             0.25 1.

                                                           2 

     

   80 2 68 

   2 12 

    6 

 

or use    and solve for  ...where d= 12 the distance from the "a" 

and "b" from the mean 

 

212

 

2 12 

    6 

 

 

 

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b)       72, 88  

              , 72 88 

            80 

86

1.33 

 

   200 1.

87 

 

 

E1.                    5 162 

                 75% lie between   162‐2(5),    162+2(5) 

                                                 =152   and   172 

                 89% lie between   162‐3(5),    162+3(5) 

                                                 =147  and   177 

E2.       20,50  

                ↙↘   

                  

∴ 4 20 5020 50

235 

 ∴ 35 4 20 

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          4 20 35 

         4 15 

            3.75 ∴ 100 1  

                                           100 1.

   ≐ 93% 

E3.       2 10 30 20 

         ∴ 20 2 10 

                                          2 10 5 

   ∴ 100 1  

           100 1  = 96% 

 

Section F 

Example 1.   a)       60 9 3 

          

60 3 63 ← 84 ∴ 84% 63 

b) 

2 60 2 3 66 ← 97.5 ∴97.5% 66 

 

c)  60 3 57 ← 16 ∴ 16% 66 

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d)   

20 60 2 3 54 ← 2.5 ∴ 2.5% 54 

                                               100 2.5 97.5% 54 

Example 2. 

       100 60 25 5 

a) 20 60 2 5 70 ← 97.5  

                                    ∴ 97.5% 2.5% 70  0.025 100 2.5  

 

b) What score is in the 70th percentile? 

84  

                                                            60 5 65 16  

                                                            60 5 55 

Remember, the number you are finding must be in the middle of the 

chart! 

 

                                

                5 ∆60 50

7065 84

2034 

 

 ∆ ∆ 2.94 ∴ 60 2.94 62.94 

 

62.9 

      ∴ 70 62.9 

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c 48, 72   

48 72 60 5 

       2.4 

                               1  

100 11

2. 482.6 ∴ 82  

 

Example 3. 

12084 120 1 140 

                                                                              20 

          

0.5 

                                   

  20 15120 50135 ∆140 84

34 

                           

Remember, the number you are finding must be in the middle of the 

chart! 

 

    ∆ ∆ 25.5 ∴ 50 25.5 75.5 

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                                                    ∴ 75.5 ∴ 100 75.524.5% 135 

number of scores=0.245x150=36 people 

c) 120 20 100 ← 16  

 

Remember, the number you are finding must be in the middle of the 

chart! 

              

 20 8100 16108120 50

∆ 34               ∆ 13.6 

                      ∴ 16 13.6 29.6  

                      ∴ 29.6% 108 70.4% 108 

=0.704x 150=105.6 scores 

 

Example 4          200 98 16     4 

      120 

  1  

 120 200 1  

  1  

  0.4 2.5 1.58 

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                ∴  

                  98 1.58 4 ∴ 91.7 

                   98 1.58 4  

                                  104.3 

or use  

 

1.58=d/4 

d=6.32 

 

98 ‐ 6.32, 98 + 6.32 

        ∴ 91.7 104.3 

F1 .    40 100 10 

a)     2 .  

     40 1 10 50 

             x 2s 40 2 10 60 ∴ 97.5%arebelow60                      

                                                          100 97.5 2.5%  

0.025x100=2.5 scores are greater or equal to 60 

 

 

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b) Remember, the number you are finding must be in the middle of 

the chart! 

 

    

         10 Δ 40 5075

25 34 

            5084 

   Δ 7.4 ∴ 40 7.4 47.4 

 

Therefore, 47 is the score of the 75th percentile 

 

c)     Chebyshev’s not MSSD        

                                                  22,58  

                                            40   10(same)     

                                                    

                                                 40 10 22                                                   10 18 1.8 

∗  

100 11

100 11

1. 869.1% 

 

0.691x100=69.1 scores between 22 and 58 

 

 

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F2.      200 100 

  a)     120 → 84  

                                                     120 100 ∴ 20 

   

0.75 

b)        

   20 10120 84 ∆130 13.5 

140         97.5 

                                ∆

∆ 6.75 

                                         ∴ 84 6.75 90.75  

           ∴ 130 90.75% 130 100 90.75% 

                                                                                       =9.25 % above 

∴ # 200 0.0925 18.5 19  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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c)         

   20 580 1685 ∆100 50

 34    

∆34

520

 

∆ 8.5 

16 8.5 24.5 ∴ 85 24.5  

                         ∴ 100 24.5 75.5%  

∴ 0.755 200 151  

d)    Chebyshev’s          

                                  85,115  

                                  100                                    20 

                               0.75  

                                                                          100 20 85                                                                      And solve for k 

∴ 100 11

 

                                            =100 1.

77.8% 

               ∴ 1 0.778 200 156 ople 

 

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F3.      Chebyshev’s not MSSD 

200 16 ∴ 4 95 

11

 

                                        150 200 1  

                                          1  

                                         0.75 1  

                                           0.25  

                                           0.25 1 √4 2 

                               ∴  

                                                                              103 

Other z value      2 87 

    ∴ 87 103 

Section G 

Example 1.         10! = 3628800 

Example 2.       3! 103

3! 

                                                !

! !3! !

!720 

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Example 3.    10

631!

! ! !840 

Example 4.      !

!

!

!27907200 

Example 5. Each week Natalie and three friends pool their money and 

buy 12 lottery tickets. In how many ways can the tickets be divided 

equally amongst Natalie and her friends? 

123333

12!3! 3! 3! 3!

369600 

Example 6.    a)  155

!

! !3003 

b)     !! !

!! ! 0.0419 

Example 7.        a)     9

432!

! ! !1260 

b)    3! 6321

! !

! ! !360 

         ↳ 3 3  

Section G 

G1.     8! 40320 

G2.     253

!

! !2300 

G3.      =!

!

!

!60 

 

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G4.     Arrange =permutations 

            !

!

!

!5040 

G5.       5M,  6W   → 4 

a)   = 3 women or 4 women 

= 63

64

20 15 35 

b)   = Total – no men 

= 114

50

64

330 15 315 

G6.    a)   525

2598960 

b)135

1287 

c)41

135

5148 

      ↑ 1 4  

 

       

                   

G7.   7 scientist, 3 lab tech      Project #1  ‐ 5 

                                                         Project #2  ‐ 3 

                                                         Project #3 – 2 

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a)      10532

!

! ! !2520 

5 people to project 1    3 people to project 2    

     and 2 people to project 3 

b)3!    7421

 

arrange 3 lab tech’s – 1 to each project 

                  project 1 needs 4 more people; project 2 needs 2 

more people and project 3 needs 1 more person 

OR 

31

21

11

74

32

11

 

G8.    8M,  7W 

    # ways at least 1 women = Total ways ‐ # ways no women 

    =155

80

75

 

    = 3003 – 21 

    = 2982 

G9. exactly  2 men = 2 men, 3 women 

                   = 72

83

1176 

 

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G10.    4M,  5H 

                      93

84 

G11.  53

 you can only choose from the history books 

G12.    ‐ permutation since you want to assign duties 

               

 153

3! 2730 15 3 

 

G13.   Invite A, not B       or invite B, not A     or    invite neither 

          64 6

4 6

     The answer is E 

 

G14.   7 scientist, 3 lab tech      Project #1  ‐ 5 

                                                         Project #2  ‐ 3 

                                                         Project #3 – 2 

a)      10532

!

! ! !2520 

5 people to project 1    3 people to project 2    

     and 2 people to project 3 

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b)3!    7421

 

arrange 3 lab tech’s – 1 to each project 

                  project 1 needs 4 more people; project 2 needs 2 

more people and project 3 needs 1 more person 

 

OR 

31

21

11

74

32

11

 

 

Section H 

Example 1. a) 1/2  b) 2/52=1/26 

Example 2. 

Pr(A or B)=Pr(A) + Pr(B)‐ Pr(A and B) 

0.8=0.6 + 0.5 ‐ Pr(A and B) 

Pr(A and B)= 0.3...not mutually exclusive since Pr(A and B) 0 

Pr(A)xPr(B)=0.6(0.5)=0.30=Pr(A and B)...yes, independent 

The answer is ii) 

Example 3.   a)        16

862!

! ! !360360 

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    b)     

0.0000777 

OR  

88

86

22

16862

 

 

Example 4.    a)      

↘ 2  

                             !

! ! !!

! ! !

0.000357 

   OR 

 

 

b)      Pr 5 Pr 5 Pr 6  

                 

 

Example 5.      Pr 1 1 Pr  

                                                                1  

*draw a tree diagram if it helps to see all of the outcomes 

S={BBB, BBG, BGB, BGG,GBB, GGB, GBG, GGG} 

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Example 6.     a)    Pr(2H, 2C) !

! !!

! !!

! !!

! !

 

                          

0.0609 

  b)   Pr 1 1 Pr  

                                              1 0.78 

 

Example 7.     a)    Pr Pr Pr  

                                 0.3 0.4 0.12 

   b)   Pr(E or F)  Pr Pr Pr  

            Pr Pr Pr Pr  

             0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 

             0.7 0.12 

             0.58 

c)Pr 0.18...draw a Venn diagram 

Example 8.      

     SM __ __ __ __ __ __        ! !

!0.25 

Example 9. 

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      P __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ M       ! !

!0.022..the 2! is since the 

books could switch to opposite ends 

Example 10. 

    Pr 2 1 Pr 2  

                                  1 ! !

!1 0.25 0.75 

                               F1 F2  __  __  __  __  __ __  

 

Example 11.     J = Jessy wins      N = Natalie wins 

      Pr 0.50 0.30 0.15 

 

Example 12.          D = has disease 

   Pr Pr 0.99 0.0099 

 

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H1.     a)  Pr(EF)    Pr Pr 0.2 0.6 0.12 

 

b)     Pr(E or F)  Pr Pr Pr  

0.2 0.6 0.12 

               0.8 0.12 0.68 

Pr ∴ 0.08 

 

H2.        Pr 3 , 2  

                                       0.0085834 

 

H3.      Jessica and Diandra must be on 

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 ∴ 1 10 2 8  

    Pr , 0.067 

22

1  

 

H4.    0.0385 

H5.   11 people – choosing 4 

a)     0.045 2  

 

b)     0.45 

 

c)  

∴ 3  

∴ 9  

93114

0.25 

H6.   Pr 2 Pr 2 Pr 3    * draw a tree 

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                      0.5          

H7.    8 letters     ADG, ___, ___, ___,____,____   ! !

!0.107 

H8.         

!! ! !

!! ! !!

! ! !

≐ 0.164 

H9. 5R, 3M, 2H 

a)     Pr(1R) =  0.417 

b)     Pr(at least 1R) = 1‐Pr(no R) 

                             1 1 0.083 0.92 

 

H10.      Pr(1 of each) =  0.25 

H11.      3P,  5B,  3Bl  → 3 

       Pr(1 of each) =  0.273 

 

 

 

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H12.        8R,   4B,   3P,   5O    → 5 

a)     Pr(at least 2P) = 2P or 3P or 4P or 5P  

or 1‐Pr(0 purple) – Pr(1 purple) 

 = 1‐ 1 0.399 0.464 0.14 

b)     Pr(2 red, 1 blue, 1 purple, 1 orange)  

                           0.108 

H13.     16 university  4 not 

        20 – 8 men, 12 women 

   a)    12 secretarial, 2 maintenance and 6 management 

Pr(all women in secretarial) 

                     = 

0.00000794      

All 12 women into secretarial and 8 men into 2 maintenance 

                                                              and 6 management 

 

OR 

 

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Pr(all women in secretarial) 

                     = 

 

b)Pr(at least 3) = Pr(3 management by univ.)+Pr(4 management 

by univ.) + Pr(5 management by univ.) 

  = 

 

Choose 3 for management from 16 university (need 12 

secretarial, 2 maintenance,3 more management)      and  

(need 12 secretarial, 2 maintenance and 2 more management)  

H14.     Pr(at least 1 man)=1 – Pr (no man) 

                                            1 ‐  1 0.0186 0.98 

H15.    Pr (3 men or 4 men)  

                                                 0.326 0.0932 

                                                  0.419 

 

 

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H16.    5 Florida, 4 Europe,  3 Australia 

a)   Pr (none to Florida) =  0.027 

b)    Pr (all different) 0.273 

*H17.  

4 dogs, 6 cats, 3 bunnies

a)

!

! !

!

! !!

! !

b) at least 3 cats= 3 cats or 4 cats

=

!

! !

!

! !

!

! !!

! !

c) 42

62

32

4!2! 2!

6!2! 4!

3!2! 1!

=270

 

 

 

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Section I 

Example 1. 

                Pr (E/F)

.

.0.5 

 

Example 2. 

                Pr(D/+)

. .

. . . .0.0089 

 

 

 

 

Example 3. 

    Pr(A/B′ Pr  

    Pr(A/B′ Pr 0.4 

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Example 4.  ... is 0.70. The probability that a student passes the second 

midterm, give they failed the first midterm is 0.5. The probability that a 

student fails the second midterm given they passed the first is 0.20. 

Find the probability that a randomly selected student passes both of 

the first and second midterms. 

                    Pr Pr 0.70 0.80 0.56 

 

Example 5.   Seventy percent of customers who buy meat‐lovers get the 

combo, while seven percent of all customers buy vegetarian and do not 

opt for the combo. 

                           0.10 0.07 

                                0.7 

a)            0.60 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.10 0.3  

                             ∴ 0.5 

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b) Find the probability that a randomly selected pepperoni pizza eater 

did not opt for the combo? 

a) Pr ∩ Pr 0.6 0.3 0.18 b) Pr(C′/P) 0.5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example 6. 

a)   205555

!

! ! ! ! 

 

b)     

!! ! !!

! ! ! !

.0.0000645 

 

OR 

 

55

155

105

55

205555

 

 

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Example 7.

a) Pr(H)=0.05(0.5) + .75(0.7)+ 0.2(0.2)=0.59

ˆ 80 x 0.59 = 47.2 or 47 times

b) Pr / )=

=

. .

.

.

.0.549

   

 

 

Section I   

 

I1.    Pr(E/F)=

.

.0.75 

 

I2.   Pr(F/E)=

.

.0.5 

 

I3.     If Pr(A or B) = 0.8,Pr(A) = 0.2 and A,B are independent 

(Pr(AB) = Pr(A)   Pr(B) ) events on the same sample space, find 

Pr(A/B) and Pr(B). 

 Pr(A or B) =Pr(A)+ Pr(B) + Pr(AB) 

  0.8 = 0.2 + Pr(B) – 0.2Pr(B) 

  0.6 = 0.8 Pr(B) 

 Pr(B) = 0.75 

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Pr(A/B) = 

Pr 0.2 

 

I4.     57

 

a)         Pr(YY)= 0.318 

        Or use      

                       !

! ! 

                        21 

12!2! 10!

66 

   ∴ 0.318            

b)     Pr(GY) + Pr(YG) =  0.53 

I5.   ... day is 0.35 and the probability that it will be windy (the 

winds will exceed 30 km/hour) is 0.25 and the probability that 

it will be windy given that it doesn’t rain is 0.35. 

Pr(W) = 0.25 

Pr(R) =0.35 

Pr(W/ ′ 0.35 

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a)     Pr( ′ Pr 0.65 0.25 0.90 b)     Pr(W) = Pr(RW)+Pr( ′  

0.25 0.35 0.65 0.35  

                                          0.25 0.35 0.2275 

                                          0.0225 0.35  

                                           0.0643 

  Pr(RW) = 

. .

.0.09002 

 

I6.         0.004 

      Pr(D /+) = 

 

          . .

. . . .0.164 

 

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I7.       Pr( ′ 1 0.5 0.50 

       Pr(A / ′.

. .

.0.40 

  Pr(A or B′ Pr Pr ′ Pr ′  

                  Pr Pr Pr Pr  

                  0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.70 

 

I8.           Pr(A / C′

. .

. . . .0.529 

 

 

 

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I9.      5CB, 4CC, 3HK 

a)   Pr(CC / B′ .

. . .0.295 

b)   Pr(CC or B′       Pr Pr Pr  

     0.8 0.7 0.9 0.7  

   0.642 

 

 

 

 

 

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I10.    Pr(B) = Pr(WB)+Pr(MB) 

                  = 0.3(0.6) + 0.7(0.3) 

                  =0.39 

 

 

 

 

 

I11.    Pr(W / B )=

. .

.0.46 

I12.       Pr(C′/. .

. . . .0.781 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I13.      B = Brittany wins 

    Pr(R / B)= 

. .

. . . .0.56 

 

I14.    Pr(S / P) = 

. .

. . . .0.413 

    S = use steroids         S′ doesn’t use steroids 

 P =  positive test          

P′= negative test 

 

 

 

 

 

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Section J 

 

J1. a)   Pr (HD and C′ 0.10 

               to find 

 

          0.2 0.10 0.5 

b)To find 0.60 0.6 0.75 0.2 0.5 0.2  

                          0.6 0.45 0.1 0.2  

                         0.05 0.2  

                           0.25  Pr(C′/F)= from tree 0.75 

J2. a)  Pr (2 red, 2 green, 2 blue) =  0.195 

b)Pr( one person gets all green) = 

 

                                        choose which person gets all green 

                                                     all green 

                                        8 left – 4 to each of 2 people 

c)   6 even, 6 odd 

   red #1‐5    green #6‐9   blue #10‐12 

   Pr (1st and last both odd or both red) =  

        Pr(both odd) + Pr(both red) – Pr(odd and red) 

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   =   

 

J3. a)    15

555756756 

b)   Pr(Megan gets all hearts) = 

0.000333 

                           All hearts to Megan        10 cards left – 5 to 

                                                                     each of 2 people 

OR 

55

105

55

15555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Section K 

Example 2. 

 

 

  2 3 4 5 6 7  

  8 9 10 11 12  

  7 

    Pr  2  1

36 

3  236

 

4  336

 

5  436

 

6  536

 

7  636

 

8  536

 

9  436

 

10  336

 

11  236

 

 12 

136

 

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Example 3.

X Pr(X) 1 12000/20000=0.6 2 6000/20000=0.3 3 0.1

Sample Pr( 1,1 1 0.6(0.6)=0.36 1,2 1.5 0.6(0.3)=0.18 1,3 2 0.6(0.1)=0.06 2,1 1.5 0.18 2,3 2.5 0.3x0.1=0.03 2,2 2 0.3x0.3=0.09 3,1 2 0.06 3,2 2.5 0.03 3,3 3 0.1x0.1=0.01

Pr( 1 0.36 1,5 0.36 2 0.21 2,5 0.06 3 0.01

Example 4.

X Pr(x) 0

0.559

1 0.382

2 0.059

Pr 0 0.559 1 0.382 2 0.059 0.5

0 0.5 2 0.559 1 0.5 2 0.382 2 0.5 2 0.059 0.368 0.61

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Example 5.

X Pr(X) 1 1/4 2 3/4 x 1/3 = 3/12= 1/4 3 3/4 x 2/3 x 1/2= 1/4 4 3/4 x2/3 x1/2 x1= 1/4

Example 6. 3P 5R

X Pr(X) 1 R 5/8 = 35/56 2 PR 3/8 x 5/7 = 15/56 3 PPR 3/8 x 2/7 x 5/6 = 5/56 4 PPPR 3/8x 2/7x 1/6 x1=1/56

b) 135

562

15

563

5

564

1

56

84

561.5

c) 2 1 1.5 2 35

562 1.5 2 15

563 1.5 2 5

564 1.5 2 1

56

2 0.54

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Example 7.

X Pr(X) 3 3-2/10 = 1/10 = 0.1 4 2/10 = 0.2 5 3/10 = 0.3 6 4/10 = 0.4

Sample Pr( 3,3 3 0.1x0.1=0.01 3,4 3.5 0.1x0.2=0.02 3,5 4 0.1x0.3=0.03 3,6 4.5 0.04 4,3 3.5 0.2x0.1=0.02 4,4 4 0.2x0.2=0.04 4,5 4.5 0.06 4,6 5 0.08 5,3 4 0.03 5,4 4.5 0.06 5,5 5 0.09 5,6 5.5 0.12 6,3 4.5 0.04 6,4 5 0.08 6,5 5.5 0.12 6,6 6 0.16

K1.

2R, 4B #

Pr BB 0 4

6

3

5

12

30

1 16

30

RR 2 2

6

1

5

2

30

Pr 116

300.53

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K2.a) 8 - #0, 2 - #1, 4 - #0, 6 - #1

Pr 0 0, 0 8

10410

32100 0.32

0.5 0, 1 810

610

48100 0.48

0.5 1, 0 210

410

8100 0.08

1 1, 1 210

610

12100 0.12

b) 0 0.32 0.5 0.48 0.5 0.08 1 0.12 0.40

0 0.4 2 0.32 0.5 0.4 2 0.48 0.5 0.4 2 0.08 1 0.4 2 0.12

0.32

K3.a)

X Roll Pr(x) 1 (even 2, 4, or 6) 3

6

-3 (roll 1 or 3) 26

4 (roll 5) 16

b) 1 36 3 2

6 4 16

3 6 4

6

1

6$0.17

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c)

Sample Pr( ) Even, even 2 1

2

1

20.25

Even, 1 or 3 -2 1

2

2

60.1675

Even, 5 5 1

2

1

6

1

120.083

1 or 3, even -2 0.1675 1 or 3, 1 or 3 -6 2

6

2

6

4

360.11

1 or 3, 5 1 2

6

1

6

2

360.056

5, even 5 1

6

3

6

3

360.083

5, 1 or 3 1 0.056 5, 5 8 1

360.028

K4. A bag contains 4 purple, 3 red and 6 green marbles. Two marbles are drawn from the bag without replacement. Let X count the number of red marbles.

#

Pr 0 0.58 1 0.381 2 0.039 Total=1

Pr 0 Pr ′ ′ 10

13

9

120.58

Pr 2 Pr3

13

2

120.039

Pr 1 1 0.58 0.039 0.381

E(x)=0(0.58)+1(0.381) + 2(0.039)=0.459

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K5.

Pr -1 0.3 1 1 0.4 1 3 0.3 9

∑ 1 0.3 1 0.4 3 0.3 1

∑ 2 Pr 2 1 0.3 1 0.4 9 0.3 12

√2.4

1.55

K6. 3G 4P

Pr 1 4

72035

2 3

7

4

6

12

42

2

7

10

35

3 3

7

2

6

4

5

4

35

4 3

7

2

6

1

51

1

35

120

35210

3534

3541

35

56

351.6

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K7. 6R 4B → 3 # 0,1,2,

Pr BB 0 4

10

3

9

12

90

1 48

90

RR 2 6

10

5

9

30

90

012

90148

90230

90

1.2

2 ∑ 2 Pr 0 1.2 2 12

901 1.2 2 48

902 1.2 2 30

900.43

√0.43 0.656

K8. 3R 4P → 2 #

Pr RR 0 3

7

2

6

1

7

RP,PR 1 4

7

PP 2 4

7

3

6

12

42

2

7

01

714

722

7

8

7

1.14

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K9.a)

X Pr(x) 2 0.133 3 0.2 4 0.667

Sample Pr 2,2 2 0.0177 2,3 2.5 0.0266 2,4 3 0.0887 3,2 2.5 0.0266 3,3 3 0.04 3,4 3.5 0.1334 4,2 3 0.0887 4,3 3.5 0.1334 4,4 4 0.4449 b) Pr 3 Pr 4 0.667

K10.

a) x = # matches she wins

Sample Pr L 0 0.3 WL 1 0.7x0.4=0.28 WWL 2 0.7x0.6x0.5=0.21 WWWL 3 0.7x0.6x0.5x0.6=0.126 WWWW 4 0.7x0.6x0.5x0.4=0.084

b) 0 0.3 1 0.28 2 0.21 3 0.126 4 0.084 1.41

c)

0 1.4 2 0.3 1 1.4 2 0.28 2 1.4 2 0.21 3 1.4 2 0.126 4 1.4 2 0.0.084

1.5986 1.26

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Section L 

Example 1.  20 0.5 0.5 

 Pr 8 208

0.5 0.5 !

! !0.5 0.5 0.12 

 

Example 2.         n = 10     p = get a 1=   

  Pr "1"atleastonce 1‐Pr getno"1"  

                                       1 100

≐ 0.84 

     

Example 3. 

      0.4 0.6 10 

 

a)Find the probability of 3 heads 

  Pr 3 103

0.4 0.6  

                           !

! ! 0.4 0.6 0.21499 

b) 10 0.4 4 

      10 0.4 0.6 √2.4 1.55 

 

 

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Example 4. 

     20 0.20 0.8 

  Pr 2 Pr 2  

                              1 Pr 0 Pr 1  

                1 200

0.2 0.8 201

0.2 0.8  

                1 0.01153 0.05765 ≐ 0.93 

Example 5. 

     20 0.20 

     Pr 4 10 Pr 10 Pr 3  

                                    0.999 0.411 [TABLE] 

                                     0.588 

Example 6.       2R   5B 

  Pr   1  0.71    B 

   2  0.24    RB 

   3     1 0.048   RRB 

 

1 0.71 2 0.24 3 0.048  

           1.33 

1 0.71 2 0.24 3 0.048 1.33 0.33 

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b).

.5.1 

 

c)Pr 3 Pr 1 0.048    

Example 7. A store has found that 20% of the items sold at Christmas 

are returned. On Saturday, a total of 25 items are sold by 5 different 

clerks. Clerk A sold 10 items, clerk B sold 8 items, and the rest were sold 

by the other 3 clerks.    

 

a) Pr 0 100

0.15 0.85 0.197 

 b) Pr 2 8 Pr 8 Pr 1  

                              0.953 0.027 0.972                     25 

c) Pr 5 10 Pr 10 Pr 4  

                               0.994 0.421 0.578 25 

 

Example 8. a) x = 3 damaged, p = 0.05

Pr 310

30.05 3 0.95 7

Pr 310!3! 7!

0.05 3 0.95 7 0.0105

b) n = 20 p = never returned = 0.02 Pr 1 1 Pr

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1 20

00.02 0 0.98 20

1 20!0! 20!

0.02 0 0.98 20 0.332

c) n =25 p = 0.05 + 0.02 = 0.07 (damaged or never returned) x = 5

Pr 5255

0.07 0.9325!5! 20!

0.07 0.93

0.0209

Example 9. a) n = 20, p = 0.30 made in Canada

Pr 6 10 Pr 10 Pr 5

=0.983 - 0.416 = 0.567 [table]

b) n = 15, x = 2

Pr

Pr Pr 0.30 0.20 0.06 (since independent Pr(AB) = Pr(A)xPr(B) )

Pr 215

20.06 2 0.94 13 15!

2! 13!0.06 0.94 0.169

 

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L1.    

     Pr 6 256

0.5 0.5 0.00528 

 

 

L2.    

     Pr 1 1 Pr  

                                          1 250

0.5 0.5 0.9999 

L3.    

   Pr 8 208

0.00841 

                                          ↳ "6" 

L4.   

   Binomial         n=20      3R, 4P, 2B   → 9  

   Pr 5 205

0.1457 

                          ↙↓↘ 

   choose 5 red         prob of red      not red 

 

 

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L5.          Pr 0.40 Pr 0.60 10 

                   P 6 Pr 4 104

0.4 0.6  

                                            = 0.2508 

 

L6. 

   0.01 0.99 10 

   Pr 8  

1 Pr Pr 1 ) Pr 2defective  

  1 100

0.01 0.99 101

0.01 0.99  

102

0.01 0.99  

0.0001138 

L7.      0.20 0.8 25 

      25 0.20 5 

 

L8.        100 50 

                    100 √25 5 

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L9.  a)      200 0.2 40 

b) 200 0.2 0.8 √32 

         5.7 

L10.a)n=10p=0.30q=0.70

Pr 2102

0.30 0.7010!2! 8!

0.30 0.70

0.233

b)n=10p=0.30

Pr 2 8

Pr 8 Pr 1 1 0.149 0.851

L11.a)n=15,p=0.30(rain)q=0.70

Pr 5 1 Pr 5 1 0.722 0.278(table)

b)n=10,p=0.60(construction)

Pr 7 1 Pr 6 1 0.618 0.382

c)n=10

Pr 2 3 Pr Pr Pr

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102

0.30 0.70103

0.60 0.40

102

0.30 0.70 ∙103

0.60 0.40

=0.2335+0.0425‐0.00992

M.HypothesisTesting

Rejection/Non‐rejection region 

1.      012…8

910

 

 

a)    Pr Pr /   is true)  

      Pr /   

      Pr 9/p=0.5) 1 Pr 8  

        1 0.989 0.011  

b)     Pr  

         Pr / ) 

         Pr /  ) 

         Pr 8/ p=0.8)  0.624  

2.   : 0.50  

Step 1     Look up  n=10 on binomial table and go across to p=0.5 

                Take the  closest to  0.05but still less than  0.05 

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Step 2     Exact  0.011                            1 0.011 0.989 Step 3     Now go to bottom of table and any probability >0.989 

                is in the rejection region (we do this since  : 0.5  

Step 4     Rejection/Non‐rejection region 

∴ 9 8  

 

3.   : 0.50 2  

Step 1   Look up n = 20      and go across to p=0.5. Find the 

 closest to 0.05/2=0.025 ( 2 sided so divide alpha by 2) but less than 0.025 

Step 2     Exact  0.021 

                 1 – 0.021 = 0.979 

Step 3    Since it is 2‐ sided, we will have one rejection region of all   

values below and including 0.021  ( 5 Also, go to bottom and 

all values greater than 0.979 are also in the rejection region 

 Step 4    Rejection/Non‐rejection region: 

              012345

67 … 1314 1516. . .20

 

 

 

 

 

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Example 1. 

          : 0.50 : 0.70 70%  

                           8 

a) Go to n= 10     across to  0.50  

Pr Pr /   

      Pr /   

    Pr 8/p = 0.5)      1 Pr 7 1 0.945 0.055  

 

b) Pr Pr /   

        Pr /    

    Pr 7/p = 0.70)   0.617 ∗ 0.70 7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Example 2.   10 : 0.5  

                      : 0.6  

         Pr Pr /   

      Pr /   

          Pr 7/p = 0.5         *go across n = 10   to  

                                                                         0.5 and down to  X=6 

               1 Pr 6  

               1 0.828 0.172  

a)          Pr  

Pr /    

  Pr /   

   Pr 6/p=0.60)     0.618 ∗ 10 0.6   6       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Example 3.   a)     Rejection region  16 0.5                                n = 20                                    0.5   Pr Pr /   

       Pr /   

         Pr 16/p=0.5)         1 Pr 15  

        1 0.994 0.006         

b)n = 25      0.5 0.8 

     0.05 0.022 

  Go across  n=25    to 0.5 and find exact  (largest number less 

than 0.05) 

1 1 0.022 0.978 ∴  

                                                                          0.978 

        ∴ 18 

       Pr /   

                                 Pr 18/p=0.8) 

                                  Pr 17  

                                  1 0.109 0.891 

 

 

 

 

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Practise Exam Questions on Hypothesis Testing 

M1.     0.5 0.60 60%  

         10 0.5 

a) 7     Pr Pr /   

        Pr /   

        Pr 7/p=0.5)          1 Pr 6 1 0.828 0.172  

b) Pr Pr /   

Pr /   

      Pr 7 /p=0.60)        Pr 6  

       0.618 ∗ 10 0.6  

                                                 6 

 

M2. a)     0.5 0.8  

       10 

     Pr Pr /   

         Pr /   

          Pr 9/p=0.5) 

          1 Pr 8 1 0.989 0.011 

 

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b) Pr Pr /   

          Pr /   

         Pr 9/p=0.8) 

         Pr 8/p=0.8 

        0.624     * go across n=10    0.8 8 

c)        0.5 0.8   25 0.05 0.022                                               1 0.022 0.978     ∴ 0.978  

             ∴ 18 

       Pr Pr /   

             Pr /   

            Pr 17/p=0.8) 

             0.109 

M3. a)     0.5 0.3  

       20  reject if X<7 and do not reject if X 7 

     Pr Pr /   

         Pr /   

          Pr 7/p=0.5) 

          Pr 6 0.058 

 

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b) Pr Pr /   

          Pr /   

         Pr 7/p=0.3) 

         1 Pr 6/p=0.3 

        1 0.608=0.392 

       0.5 0.8 

  25 0.05 0.022                                               1 0.022 0.978     ∴ 0.978  

             ∴ 18 

       Pr Pr /   

             Pr /   

            Pr 17/p=0.8) 

             0.109 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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M4. a)     0.5 0.7  

       20  reject if X>14 and do not reject if X 14 

     Pr Pr /   

         Pr /   

          Pr 14/p=0.5) 

          1 Pr 14 1 0.979 0.021 

 

b) Pr Pr /   

          Pr /   

         Pr 14/p=0.7) 

         0.584 

 

c)        

  25 0.05 0.022                                               1 0.022 0.978     ∴ 0.978  

             ∴ 18 

       Pr Pr /   

             Pr /   

            Pr 17/p=0.7) 

             0.488