SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION
PROGRAMME Bachelor of Commerce in Information and Technology Management
MODULE Analytical Techniques
YEAR One (1)
INTAKE July 2017
DATE 10 January 2018
TIME 09h00 – 12h00
DURATION 3 hours
TOTAL MARKS 100
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE
1. Questions must be attempted in the answer book provided.
2. All queries should be directed to the invigilator; do not communicate or attempt to communicate with any
other candidate.
3. You have THREE HOURS to complete this paper. You are not allowed to leave the examination room within
the first hour and in the last 15 minutes of this examination.
4. This is a CLOSED BOOK examination.
5. Read ALL instructions carefully.
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Answer ALL the questions.
QUESTION 1 (20 Marks)
1.1 Explain the following terms with the aid of an example:
1.1.1 Non-probability sampling. (3 marks)
1.1.2 Probability sampling. (3 marks)
1.2 Differentiate between primary and secondary data. (4 marks)
1.3 Table 1.1 shows the frequency count and percentage table for the petrol brand most preferred by 50 motorists who
live in George. (Petrol Brand Preference – frequency counts and percentages).
Petrol Brand Count %
BP 13 26
Caltex 9 18
Engen 6 12
Shell 22 44
Total 50 100
Table 1.1 Petrol Brand Preference – frequency counts and percentages
1.3.1 What is the likelihood that a selected motorist prefers the Engen brand of petrol? (3 marks)
1.3.2 What is the chance of finding a motorist who does not prefer Shell? (3 marks)
1.3.3 What is the likelihood of finding a motorist who prefers either BP, Caltex, Engen or the Shell brand of petrol?
(4 marks)
QUESTION 2 (20 Marks)
A University of KwaZulu Natal student Ayanda Dlamini graduates with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture by
passing 20 modules in total. The marks obtained for each module (in percentage form) are given below:
71 52 81 66 77 96 83 77 65 59
82 97 72 91 50 63 53 74 77 88
2.1 Group the data into a frequency distribution with the lowest class lower limit of 50 percent and a class width of 10
percent. (8 marks)
2.2 Using the raw data, determine the range. (2 marks)
2.3 Determine the mean and mode from the raw data. (4 marks)
2.4 Construct an OGIVE curve corresponding to the data. (6 marks)
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QUESTION 3 (20 Marks)
The blood pressure (in mmHg) of 30 heart patients is recorded and presented in the grouped frequency distribution below
in Table 3.1.
Blood Pressure (mmHg) Number of patients
100 < 110 3
110 < 120 7
120 < 130 12
130 <140 4
140 < 150 2
150 < 160 1
160 < 170 1
Table 3.1
3.1 Determine the:
3.1.1 Mean blood pressure (4 marks)
3.1.2 Median blood pressure (4 marks)
3.1.3 Modal blood pressure (4 marks)
3.2 Calculate the standard deviation (8 marks)
QUESTION 4 (20 Marks)
4.1 Uganda has a population of 32 million adults, of which 24 million own cellular phones. If six Ugandans adults are
randomly selected, what is the probability that exactly three own a cellular phone? (6 marks)
4.2 Six hundred candidates wrote an entrance test for admission to a management course. The marks obtained by
candidates were found to be normally distributed with a mean of 132 marks and a standard deviation of 18 marks.
4.2.1 How many candidates scored between 140 and 160 marks? (4 marks)
4.2.2 If the top 60 performers were given confirmed admission, calculate the minimum mark (to the nearest
integer) above which a candidate would be guaranteed admission. (4 marks)
4.3 At a major retail store, 25% of the employees use internet banking. For a randomly selected group of five employees,
calculate the probability that three use internet banking. (6 marks)
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QUESTION 5 (20 Marks)
MANCOSA Business Class Lounge (BCL) restaurant has data showing the sales of vegetarian meals over the last six
years (2011 – 2016).
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of meals 450 390 520 660 800 740
5.1 Draw a scatter-plot. (6 marks)
5.2 Calculate the Pearson’s correlation coefficient. (8 marks)
5.3 Determine the linear regression equation for the above data. (6 marks)
END OF PAPER
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ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES EQUATION SHEET
MEASURES OF CENTRAL LOCATION (RAW DATA)
∑𝑥
𝑥̅ =
𝑛
𝑛 𝑛
𝑛+1 [( )+ ( )+ 1]
𝑀𝑒 = ( 2
) value if 𝑛 is odd 𝑀𝑒 = 2
2
2
value if 𝑛 is even
MEASURES OF CENTRAL LOCATION (GROUPED DATA)
∑𝑓𝑥
𝑥̅ =
𝑁
𝑛
𝐶[( ) − 𝑓(<)]
𝑀𝑒 = 𝑂𝑚𝑒 + 2
𝑓𝑚𝑒
𝐶[𝑓𝑚 − 𝑓𝑚 − 1 ]
𝑀𝑂 = 𝑂𝑚𝑜 +
2𝑓𝑚 − 𝑓𝑚 – 1 − 𝑓𝑚 + 1
MEASURES OF DISPERSION (GROUPED DATA)
∑𝑓𝑥 2 − 𝑛(𝑥̅ )2
𝑆𝐷 = √
𝑛 −1
PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS:
BINOMIAL FORMULA:
𝑛! 𝑝𝑟 𝑞 (𝑛 –𝑟)
𝑃(𝑟) =
𝑟! (𝑛 – 𝑟)!
z- FUNCTION (NORMAL DISTRIBUTION):
𝑥 − µ
𝑧=
𝜎
LINEAR REGRESSION AND CORRELATION:
𝑛∑𝑥𝑦 − ∑𝑥∑𝑦
𝑟=
√(𝑛∑𝑥 2 − (∑𝑥)2 ) √(𝑛∑𝑦 2 – (∑𝑦)2 )
𝑛∑𝑥𝑦− ∑𝑥∑𝑦 ∑𝑦−𝑏∑𝑥
𝑏 = 𝑛∑𝑥 2 − (∑𝑥)2 𝑎= 𝑛
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Z 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09
0.0 0.0000 0.0040 0.0080 0.0120 0.0160 0.0199 0.0239 0.0279 0.0319 0.0359
0.1 0.0398 0.0438 0.0478 0.0517 0.0557 0.0596 0.0636 0.0675 0.0714 0.0753
0.2 0.0793 0.0832 0.0871 0.0910 0.0948 0.0987 0.1026 0.1064 0.1103 0.1141
0.3 0.1179 0.1217 0.1255 0.1293 0.1331 0.1368 0.1406 0.1443 0.1480 0.1517
0.4 0.1554 0.1591 0.1628 0.1664 0.1700 0.1736 0.1772 0.1808 0.1844 0.1879
0.5 0.1915 0.1950 0.1985 0.2019 0.2054 0.2088 0.2123 0.2157 0.2190 0.2224
0.6 0.2257 0.2291 0.2324 0.2357 0.2389 0.2422 0.2454 0.2486 0.2517 0.2549
0.7 0.2580 0.2611 0.2642 0.2673 0.2704 0.2734 0.2764 0.2794 0.2823 0.2852
0.8 0.2881 0.2910 0.2939 0.2967 0.2995 0.3023 0.3051 0.3078 0.3106 0.3133
0.9 0.3159 0.3186 0.3212 0.3238 0.3264 0.3289 0.3315 0.3340 0.3365 0.3389
1.0 0.3413 0.3438 0.3461 0.3485 0.3508 0.3531 0.3554 0.3577 0.3599 0.3621
1.1 0.3643 0.3665 0.3686 0.3708 0.3729 0.3749 0.3770 0.3790 0.3810 0.3830
1.2 0.3849 0.3869 0.3888 0.3907 0.3925 0.3944 0.3962 0.3980 0.3997 0.4015
1.3 0.4032 0.4049 0.4066 0.4082 0.4099 0.4115 0.4131 0.4147 0.4162 0.4177
1.4 0.4192 0.4207 0.4222 0.4236 0.4251 0.4265 0.4279 0.4292 0.4306 0.4319
1.5 0.4332 0.4345 0.4357 0.4370 0.4382 0.4394 0.4406 0.4418 0.4429 0.4441
1.6 0.4452 0.4463 0.4474 0.4484 0.4495 0.4505 0.4515 0.4525 0.4535 0.4545
1.7 0.4554 0.4564 0.4573 0.4582 0.4591 0.4599 0.4608 0.4616 0.4625 0.4633
1.8 0.4641 0.4649 0.4656 0.4664 0.4671 0.4678 0.4686 0.4693 0.4699 0.4706
1.9 0.4713 0.4719 0.4726 0.4732 0.4738 0.4744 0.4750 0.4756 0.4761 0.4767
2.0 0.4772 0.4778 0.4783 0.4788 0.4793 0.4798 0.4803 0.4808 0.4812 0.4817
2.1 0.4821 0.4826 0.4830 0.4834 0.4838 0.4842 0.4846 0.4850 0.4854 0.4857
2.2 0.4861 0.4864 0.4868 0.4871 0.4875 0.4878 0.4881 0.4884 0.4887 0.4890
2.3 0.4893 0.4896 0.4898 0.4901 0.4904 0.4906 0.4909 0.4911 0.4913 0.4916
2.4 0.4918 0.4920 0.4922 0.4925 0.4927 0.4929 0.4931 0.4932 0.4934 0.4936
2.5 0.4938 0.4940 0.4941 0.4943 0.4945 0.4946 0.4948 0.4949 0.4951 0.4952
2.6 0.4953 0.4955 0.4956 0.4957 0.4959 0.4960 0.4961 0.4962 0.4963 0.4964
2.7 0.4965 0.4966 0.4967 0.4968 0.4969 0.4970 0.4971 0.4972 0.4973 0.4974
2.8 0.4974 0.4975 0.4976 0.4977 0.4977 0.4978 0.4979 0.4979 0.4980 0.4981
2.9 0.4981 0.4982 0.4982 0.4983 0.4984 0.4984 0.4985 0.4985 0.4986 0.4986
3.0 0.4987 0.4987 0.4987 0.4988 0.4988 0.4989 0.4989 0.4989 0.4990 0.4990
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