TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
CENTRE FOR PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDIES
2023/2024
Foundation In Business (June Intake, Semester 3)
FPMA1054 BUSINESS STATISTICS
ASSIGNMENT
Assigned date: 18 March 2024
100
Submission date: 25 March 2024
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
1. This question paper consists of FIVE questions with total mark 50.
2. Answer ALL questions in this question paper.
3. You may download the pdf file and answer on the file (handwritten) OR print out the attached question
paper on white A4 papers OR answer the questions on A4 size test pad.
4. Write in dark blue or black pen only.
5. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
6. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
7. Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, unless a different level of accuracy
is specified in the question.
8. Scan or take a picture of your answer. Please write the full name (as per IC) and student ID
(23WPPxxxx) of the student who attempted the question on top of each page. (Eg: Q1 done by Ng Sze
Fern, so on top of the answer page, I will write Student Name: Ng Sze Fern Student ID: 23WPPxxxx)
9. Group leader should compile all these pictures of answers, complete with this cover page before
converting to ONE pdf file.
10. The file name should be FPMA1054 CW_FBU130X_group leader’s full name as per IC.
Class: FBU130_
Group Member’s Name: Group Member’s ID Number: Group Member’s Signature:
Question 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Marks
10 10 10 10 10 50
This question paper consists of 5 questions on 9 printed pages.
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Question 1
Below are the number of cars visiting Petrol Kiosk P and Petrol Kiosk Q each day in the month of June 2023.
Petrol Kiosk P
51 51 24 25 25 26 28 28 28 28
12 11 15 17 19 31 33 38 39 42
30 35 37 37 8 9 8 42 46 48
Petrol Kiosk Q
61 61 61 61 41 42 66 46 67 52
16 44 24 47 20 30 35 35 56 39
53 53 44 45 57 50 51 26 23 22
(i) Draw a back-to-back stem and leaf diagram to illustrate the above data. (4 marks)
(ii) State the mode for the number of cars visiting both petrol kiosks. (2 marks)
Mode for Petrol Kiosk P =
Mode for Petrol Kiosk Q =
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Question 1 (continued)
(iii) Calculate the mean and variance for the number of cars which visited Petrol Kiosk P. (4 marks)
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Question 2
The logistic department of a company is studying the cost of 50 randomly chosen local shipments.
Cost, RM x 1500 – 1700 1700 – 1900 1900 – 2100 2100 – 2300 2300 – 2500
Number of shipments, f 6 13 17 11 3
(i) State the modal class and estimate the mode by using the formulae for the above data. (3 marks)
(ii) By using linear interpolation/ formulae, estimate the median and interquartile range for the above data.
(7 marks)
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Question 3
The cumulative frequencies for the masses of 70 randomly chosen apples, in grams are summarized in the table
below.
Mass, grams < 80 < 85 < 90 < 100 < 110 < 115
Cumulative frequency 0 5 17 37 57 70
(i) Complete the below table. (1 mark)
Mass, grams 80 – 85 85 – 90 90 – 100 100 – 110 110 – 115
Number of apples
(ii) Calculate the estimated mean and standard deviation for the above data. (5 marks)
(iii) Complete the below table. (2 marks)
Mass, grams 80 – 85 85 – 90 90 – 100 100 – 110 110 – 115
Number of apples
Class width
Frequency density
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Question 3 (continued)
(iv) By using the data from part (iii), draw a fully labelled histogram in the below graph paper. (2 marks)
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Question 4
The below back-to-back stem and leaf diagram shows the ages of 35 randomly chosen residents from each of
the condominiums Ruby and Diamond.
Condominium Ruby Stem Condominium Diamond
8 7 0 5 5 6 7 8 8 9
9 8 7 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 9
4 4 4 0 2 0 1 2 4 7
6 6 5 2 2 3 0 0 5 5 5
8 6 5 4 2 1 1 4 2 5 6 6
8 6 6 6 4 3 1 1 5 0 5
9 8 4 3 2 6
4 7 9
Key: 2 | 3 | 0 means 32 years old for residents from Condominium Ruby and
30 years old for residents from Condominium Diamond
(i) Find the median and quartiles for the above data (for both Condominium Ruby and Condominium
Diamond). (6 marks)
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Question 4 (continued)
(ii) Draw two box and whiskers plots (Condominium Ruby and Condominium Diamond) using the same set
of scale (one set of scale) for the above data in the below graph paper. (4 marks)
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Question 5
The store assistant is arranging one row of the shelves with cans of beverages. The store assistant has 5
identical cans green tea, 4 identical cans of coffee and 3 identical cans of soda.
(i) If the store assistant wants to arrange these 12 cans of beverages in a row.
Find the total number of possible of different arrangements. (3 marks)
(ii) If the store assistant wants to arrange these 12 cans of beverages in a row. Find the total number of ways
of different arrangements for these twelve items if no two cans of green tea are next to each other.
(3 marks)
(iii) A customer would like to buy 3 cans of beverages from the above 12 cans of beverages.
Find the number of different possible selections. (4 marks)
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