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National University

Of Computer & Emerging Sciences-Islamabad


Probability and Statistics
CY (A, B, C, D) Fall 2023
Assignment 2

Instructors: Dr. Muhammad Usman Ashraf / Madam Rijah


Due Date: 22/9/2023
This is a graded assignment:
1. Students are advised to revise all concepts before attempting.
2. Late submission not accepted.

3. Use standard A4 blank sheet to submit assignment.


4. Only Hardcopy of Assignment will be accepted.

Question 1
A machinery is assumed to depreciate 44 per cent in value in the first year, 15
percent in the second year, and 10 percent per year for the next three years,
each percentage being calculated on diminishing value. What is the average
percentage of depreciation for the entire period?

Question 2
The following data represent the percentage increase in the number of prisoners
(a negative number indicates a percentage decrease) in a district jail:
Year: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Percent increase: – 2 3 7
4 5 –3
Calculate the average percentage increase using data from 1996–1999 as well as
using data for all 6 years.
Question 3
The number of foreign workers’ certificates for the New England states and the
northwestern states is shown. Find the mean, median, and mode for both areas
and compare the results.
NEW ENGLAND STATES NORTHWESTERN STATES
6768 1870
3196 622
1112 620
819 23
1019 172
1795 112

Question 4
A random sample of 30 states shows the number of specialty coffee shops for a
specific company. Find the mean and modal class for the data.
Class boundaries Frequency
0.5–19.5 12
19.5–38.5 7
38.5–57.5 5
57.5–76.5 3
76.5–95.5 3
Question 5
A recent survey of a new diet cola reported the following percentages of people
who liked the taste. Find the weighted mean of the percentages.
Area % Favored Number surveyed
1 40 1000
2 30 3000
3 50 800

Question 6

Find the geometric mean of the following distribution of data:


Dividend declared (%): 0–10 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–45 Number
of companies: 5 7 15 25 8

Question 7

The profit earned by 18 companies is given below:


Profit (Rs in lakh): 20 21 22 23 24 25 No. of companies: 4 2 7 1 3 1 Calculate
the harmonic mean of profit earned.
Question 8

The length of time taken by each of 18 workers to complete a specific job was
observed to be the following:
Time (in min): 5–9 10–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 Number of workers: 3 8 4 2 1

(a) Calculate the median time


(b) Calculate Q1 and Q3
Question 9

The owner of a warehouse is calculating the average growth factor for his
warehouse over the last 6 years. Using a geometric mean, he comes up with an
answer of 1.42. Individual growth factors for the first 5 years were 1.91, 1.53,
1.32, 1.91, and 1.40, but he lost the records for the sixth year, after he calculated
the mean. What was it?

Question 10

A man travelled by car for 3 days. He covered 480 km each day. On the first day
he drove for 10 hours at 48 km an hour, on the second day he drove for 12 hours
at 40 km an hour, and on the last day he drove for 15 hours at 32 km per hour.
What was his average speed?

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