The table below shows whether students from a certain University in Pretoria are right- or left- handed by sex. The total number of students who were interviewed was 100. Their responses were as follows:     Male Female Total Right handed 38 42 80 Left handed 12 8 20 Total 50 50 100       3.1.1 What is the probability of selecting a left-handed male?                                                                                                                                   3.1.2 What is the probability of selecting a right-handed female?

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The table below shows whether students from a certain University in Pretoria are right- or left- handed by sex. The total number of students who were interviewed was 100. Their responses were

as follows:

 

 

Male

Female

Total

Right handed

38

42

80

Left handed

12

8

20

Total

50

50

100

 

 

 

3.1.1 What is the probability of selecting a left-handed male?                                                                                                                                

 

3.1.2 What is the probability of selecting a right-handed female?                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

 

3.2 A construction firm has bid on two different contracts. Let B1 be the event that the first bid is successful and B2, that the second bid is successful. Suppose that P (B1) = .4, P (B2) = .6 and that the bids are independent. What is the probability that:

 

3.2.1. Both bids are successful?                                                                                                                               

 

3.2.2. Neither bid is successful?                                                                                                                                

 

 QUESTION FOUR                                                                                                                     

The following are the variations of ratings of Five Richfield college researchers on the institutions

National Innovative Research Initiative (NIRI) project for the year 2020: RATINGS          3          4          7           10          15         30

Using the data values given above, calculate the following:

 

4.1.1 Arithmetic mean                                                                                                                                

4.1.2 Median                                                                                                                                

toys were drawn from a large production run, 5% were found to be defective. Based on the above, identify the following:

4.2.1 Population of interest                                                                                                                               

4.2.2 Sample                                                                                                                              

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