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The document contains tutorial problems related to sampling and statistical analysis for two divisions. It includes questions about random samples, weight investigations, the impact of tutoring on student performance, and comparisons between means of different populations. Each question requires statistical testing to determine validity or significance based on provided data.

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Tutorial Questions

The document contains tutorial problems related to sampling and statistical analysis for two divisions. It includes questions about random samples, weight investigations, the impact of tutoring on student performance, and comparisons between means of different populations. Each question requires statistical testing to determine validity or significance based on provided data.

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Tutorial problems: Sampling

Div A

Q1. A random sample of 200 observations has mean 6.5 cm. Can it be a random samplefrom a
population whose mean is 7 cm and variance is 8.5 cm ?

Q.2 An examination of the weight of 9 apples provided the following data : 150, 152, 149, 151, 148,
152, 150, 151 and 153 grams. Investigate whether the weight of the apples can be assumed to
be 151 grams.

Q.3 Twenty students participated in a mathematics competition. They were provided with additional
tutoring sessions for a month before participating in another similar competition. The scores
of each student in both competitions were recorded. Test if the scores provided below
indicate that the tutoring sessions had a positive impact on the students' performance.
Scores in Competition 1: 85, 78, 72, 90, 93, 65, 79, 81, 70, 75, 87, 69, 82, 74, 86, 88, 91, 73, 77, 84
Scores in Competition 2: 88, 80, 75, 91, 95, 68, 82, 84, 73, 79, 89, 71, 85, 77, 90, 92, 94, 76, 78, 83
Div B

Q.1 Test the significance of the difference between the means of two normal population with the
same standard deviation from the following data.
Size Mean St. Dev
Sample-1 1000 25 5
Sample-2 2000 23 7

Q.2. The weights of eight randomly selected athletes are recorded in kilograms: 70, 75, 78, 80, 82,
85, 87, 90. The weights of twelve randomly selected basketball players are recorded in
kilograms: 72, 74, 76, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88. Can it be concluded that basketball
players, on average, weigh more than athletes?

Q.3. A random sample of 300 observations has a mean of 15.5 kg. Can it be a random sample from
a population whose mean is 16 kg and variance is 20 kg?

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