Determine the probabilities of events

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QUESTION ONE.

(a) The probability that, a bomber sets a target on a bombing mission is 0.70 Three bombers are sent to bomb a particular target.

(i) What is the probability that they all hit the target?

(ii) What is the probability that at least one hits the given target?

(b) Given that the events A, B, and Care mutually exclusive and exhaustive. If P(C) =2P (A) and P(B)=P(A ?C). Determine the probabilities of events A, B and C respectively.

QUESTION TWO.

In an investigation to calculate the relationship between the performance of students in mid-semester examination (X) and end of semester examination (y), the subsequent marks were taken from the records of ten (10) students.

X

34

73

96

84

45

63

14

42

83

96

Y

43

67

83

80

54

63

24

67

73

90

(i) show a scatter plot of the above data

(ii) Fit on your scatter plot the line of best fit

(iii) Evaluate the linear regression function of Y on X

QUESTION THREE.

Use the data given in the table below to determine the following indices:-

 

                2010

                   2011

 

Commodity

Price

Quantity

Price

Quantity

Weight

A

10

100

12

180

60

B

12

240

15

450

50

C

15

225

17

340

30

Take 2010 = 100

(i) Laspeyre's price index

(ii) Paasche's price index

(iii) Fisher's ideal index

(iv) Relative price index for commodity A

(v)  Weight aggregative price index

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