Spring 2010(Jan-June)

MBA SEMESTER 1
MB0040 STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT-4 Credits
(Book ID: xxxxxxx)
Assignment Set-1 (60 Marks)
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
Q1. Elucidate the functions of statistics.
Q2. What are the methods of statistical survey? Explain briefly.
Q3.Tabulate the following data:
Age: 20-40; 40-60;60-above
Departments: English, Hindi, Political science, History, sociology
Degree level: Graduates, Post graduates; PhD,
Total students in age group and in degree level.
Q4. The data given below is the distribution of employees of a business accordin
g to
their efficiency. Find the mean deviation and coefficient of mean deviation from
Mean

and Median:
Efficiency Index 22-26 26-30 30-34 34-38 38-42
Emloyees 25 35 15 5 2
Q5. What is conditional probability? Explain with an example.
Q6.The probability that a football player will play Eden garden is 0.6 and on
Ambedkar Stadiu is 0.4. The probability that he will get knee injury when playin
g in
Eden is 0.07 and that in Ambedkar stadium is 0.04.What is the probability that h
e
would get a knee injury if he played in Eden.
Spring 2010(Jan-June)
MBA SEMESTER 1
MB0040 STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT-4 Credits
(Book ID: xxxxxxx)
Assignment Set-2 (60 Marks)
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.
Q1. A random sample of 6 sachets of mustard oil was examined and two were found
to be leaking. A wholesaler receives seven hundred twenty six packs , each
containing 6 sachets. Find the expected number of packets to contain exactly one
sachet leaking?
Q2. What do you mean by errors in statistics? Mention the measures to do so.
Q3. From a population known to have a standard deviation of 1.4, a sample of 70
individuals is taken. The mean of this sample is found to be 6.2. Find the stand
ard
error of the mean. Also establish an interval estimate around the sample mean us
ing
one standard deviation of the mean.
Q4. A machine is designed so as to pack 300ml of a solution with a standard
deviation of 5ml. A sample of 150 bottles when measured had a mean content of
201.3ml. Test whether the machine is functioning properly.(use 5% level of
significance)
Q5. Out of 2000 people surveyed, 1200 belong to urban areas and rest to semi
urban areas. Among 1000 who visited other regions, 800 belonged to urban areas.
Test at 5% level of significance whether area and visiting other states are
dependant.
Q6. How is statistics useful for modern managers? Give examples and explain.