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Section A [45 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.

A survey was made of the number of people attending a temple sermon on one Sunday afternoon. A random
sample of 500 temples was taken. The results obtained are as follows.

Number of people attending


Number of temples

1 20
46

21 40
110

41 60
122

61 100
100

101 200
86

(a) Draw a cumulative frequency curve.


(b) Hence, estimate the median and interquartile range.
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201 300
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[3 marks]
[3 marks]

A camera dealer offers purchasers a two years warranty on a new camera. He sells two models Hik and Klik.
For the first 50 cameras sold, the number of claims under warranty is shown in the table below.
Model
Hik
Klik

Claim
35
40

No claim
15
10

One of the purchasers is chosen at random. Let N be the event that no claim is made by the purchaser and K
be the event the camera purchased is Klik.
(a) Find P N K .
[1 mark]

P
K
(b) Find
.
[1 mark]
(c) Given that a purchaser does not make a claim under warranty, find the probability that the camera
purchased is Hik.
[2 marks]
(d) Show that making a claim has no dependent on the model of the camera.
[3 marks]
(e) Determine whether that does not making a claim and the model of the Hik camera are mutually
exclusive.
[2 marks]
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Candidates of a Mathematics examination have to sit for paper 1, paper 2 and paper 3 tests. Each paper
consists of 40 true or false questions. Find the probability that a candidate correctly answers more than 18
questions in at least two papers if he guesses all the answer randomly.
[8 marks]

The table below shows the advertising expenses and sales revenues of a company selling computers for the
first seven months of 2013.
Advertising Expense (RM
million)
Sales Revenue (RM million)

10

25

30

29

26

30

40

38

(a) Draw a scatter diagram for the above data.


[2 marks]
(b) Find the linear regression equation by using the least squares method. Hence, estimate the sales
revenue when RM 6.8 million is spent in advertising.
[6 marks]
(c) Determine the Pearsons coefficient correlation between the advertising expenses and sales
revenue. Interpret.
[3marks]

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The table below shows the price and quantity of 3 types of sauce sold by a shop for the years 2010 and
2011.
Sauce
Premium
Standard
Budget

2010
Price (RM per unit)
Quantity (unit)
23.60
35
15.80
45
10.50
50

2011
Price (RM per unit)
Quantity (unit)
25.20
22
17.10
38
11.30
60

(a) By using 2010 as the base year, find the simple aggregate quantity index and interpret
[3 marks]
(b) Using the quantity in the base year 2010 as the weight, calculate the weighted aggregate price index for
the year 2011.
[2 marks]
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The following table shows the television set sales by a company every quarter from the years 2011 to 2014.
Year
2011

2012

2013

2014

Quarter
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4

Sales
4.8
4.1
6.0
6.5
5.8
5.2
6.8
7.4
6.0
5.6
7.5
7.8
6.3
5.9
8.0
8.4

Centered Moving Average


5.475
5.738
5.975
6.188
6.325
6.400
6.538
6.675
6.763
6.838
6.938
7.075

Using an additive model, calculate the seasonal indices for each quarter correct to two decimal places.
Hence, determine the adjusted seasonal time series.
[6
marks]

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Section B [15 marks]


Answer any one question in this section.
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A continuous random variable X has probability density function.

k, 0 x 2
m
f x 2 , 2 x 5
x
0, otherwise
It is given that 3P X 2 2 P X 2 .
1
(a) Show that k and find the value of m.
5
(b) Find the cumulative distribution function of X.
(c) Determine P 1 X 3 .
(d) Calculate the median value of X.
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[5 marks]
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[5 marks]
[2 marks]
[3 marks]

The following data shows the masses, in gm of mangoes harvested in a particular day.
32
54
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

33
57

34
59

35
61

37
61

40
62

48
64

48
77

49
79

52
80

52
86

52
99

Construct a stem plot using the data above.


[2 marks]
Find the mean and standard deviation of the masses of the mangoes.
[3 marks]
Find the median and semi-interquartile range of the masses of the mangoes.
[4 marks]
Determine the Pearsons coefficient of skewness.
[2 marks]
Draw a boxplot to represent the data and identify possible outliers. Comment on the shape of the
distribution and give a reason for your answer.
[4 marks]
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