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Tutorial 12
Mathematical statistics (University of Pretoria)
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WST 111
Tutorial 12
1. Determine the following for a standard normal random variable 𝑍:
a. 𝑃(0.3 ≤ 𝑍 ≤ 1.56)
b. 𝑃(−4.92 ≤ 𝑍)
c. 𝑃(𝑍 > 3.92)
2. If 𝑍 is a standard normal random variable, find the value 𝑧0 such that:
a. 𝑃(𝑍 < 𝑧0 ) = 0.8643
b. 𝑃(−𝑧0 < 𝑍 < 𝑧0 ) = 0.90
3. If 𝑍 is a standard normal random variable, calculate 𝑃(𝑍 2 < 1)
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4. Sick leave time used by employees of a firm in the course of one month has a normal distribution with a
mean of 180 hours and a variance of 350 hours.
a. Determine the probability that the sick leave for next month will be less than 150 hours.
b. In planning schedules for next month, how much time should be budgeted for sick leave if that
amount is to be exceeded with a probability of only 0.10?
5. The weekly amount spent on maintenance and repairs in a certain company has a normal distribution
with a mean of R600 and a standard deviation of R40.
a. If R700 is budgeted to cover repairs for next week, what is the probability that the actual costs will
exceed the budgeted amount?
b. Calculate the 25th percentile for amount spent on maintenance and repairs.
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6. Suppose that 10% of all steel shafts produced by a process are nonconforming but can be
reworked (rather than having to be scrapped). Consider a random sample of 200 shafts, and
let 𝑋 denote the number among these that are nonconforming and can be reworked. What is
the approximate probability that 𝑋 is:
a. At most 30?
b. At least 30?
c. Between 15 and 25 (inclusive)/?
d. Exactly 30?
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