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The table below shows the distribution of calls handled per shift by a group of call centre agents surveyed on a working day in Manila.
| Calls | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
A agent is chosen at random from the group of agents.
A second agent is chosen at random from the group of agents.
The length of breaks taken by the agents was normally distributed with a mean of minutes and a standard deviation of minutes.
The agents were selected for the survey by dividing the full workforce into three shift groups and randomly choosing a fixed number from each shift group.
Find the mean number of calls handled by the agents.
Find the standard deviation of the number of calls handled.
Find the median number of calls handled by the agents.
Find the interquartile range.
Find the probability that this agent handled or more calls.
Given that the first agent chosen at random handled or more calls, find the probability that both agents handled exactly calls.
Calculate the probability that an agent chosen at random took a break of at least minutes.
Calculate the expected number of agents that took a break of at least minutes.
Identify the sampling technique used in this sampling method.
The lifetimes , in hours, of rechargeable batteries follow a normal distribution . A battery is labeled as unreliable if it lasts less than 18 hours. To reduce the proportion of unreliable batteries, the manufacturer sets the probability of an unreliable battery to 0.005. They decide to increase the mean while keeping the standard deviation constant. The previous adjustment is found unsatisfactory, so the manufacturer sets the mean back to 22 and instead decreases to maintain the 0.005 probability threshold.
Assuming and , determine the probability that a battery selected at random is unreliable.
Determine the new mean required if to result in an unreliable probability of 0.005. Give your result to two decimal places.
Calculate the new value for the standard deviation given that achieves the 0.005 probability.
The table below shows the distribution of patients attended per shift by a group of nurses surveyed on a working day in Dublin.
| Patients | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
A nurse is chosen at random from the group of nurses.
A second nurse is chosen at random from the group of nurses.
The time spent with each patient by the nurses was normally distributed with a mean of minutes and a standard deviation of minutes.
The nurses were selected for the survey by ensuring nurses from each of the hospital's departments were chosen at random.
Find the mean number of patients attended by the nurses.
Find the standard deviation of the number of patients attended.
Find the median number of patients attended by the nurses.
Find the interquartile range.
Find the probability that this nurse attended or more patients.
Given that the first nurse chosen at random attended or more patients, find the probability that both nurses attended exactly patients.
Calculate the probability that a nurse chosen at random spent at least minutes with a patient.
Calculate the expected number of nurses that spent at least minutes with a patient.
Identify the sampling technique used in this sampling method.
A florist prepares bouquet orders for a hotel. The time, minutes, needed to prepare an order for collection follows a normal distribution . Lina starts preparing an order at 13:10. The first courier pickup is at 13:30. The delivery time, minutes, is normally distributed with . The probability that the delivery takes less than minutes is . If the first pickup is missed, a second pickup is at 13:45. The order must arrive at the hotel by 14:05 to be on time. If both pickups are missed, the order is late. and are independent.
Calculate the probability that it takes between and minutes to prepare the order.
Determine the value of .
What is the probability that the delivery takes under minutes?
Calculate the probability that the order arrives at the hotel on time.
If Lina prepares this order on days, how many days is the order expected to arrive on time?
At a publishing house, the probability, , that all article proofs are corrected before noon is 0.64. The probability, , that the magazine is sent to print on time is 0.71. The probability that both events occur is 0.39. The number of pages proofread last week by copy editors follows a normal distribution with mean 140 pages and standard deviation . It is observed that 97.72% of copy editors proofread fewer than 220 pages last week. Assume the numbers for different copy editors are independent.
Verify whether event and event are not independent.
Calculate .
Given that all article proofs are corrected before noon, find the probability that the magazine is not sent to print on time.
Determine the value of .
Every magazine issue is assigned to two copy editors. Calculate the percentage of issues where both copy editors proofread more than 200 pages last week.