Reg. No.
: I
APRIL 2021 U/4903/19-20/64204
PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES
Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks
SECTION A-(10x2=20 marks)
Answer any TEN questions.
1. Define Sample Space.
2. Define mutually exclusive event.
3. Define pairwise independence event.
4. State the axioms of probability.
5. Define conditional probability.
of
6. Define the probability density function a
continuous random variable.
7. If Xhas the probability density function
x ) = 3 x , 0Sxs1
0 otherwise
Find E(X)
of variance.
8. Write any two properties
function.
9. State moment generating
Define characteristic
function.
10.
function.
11. Define probability mass
in bivariate
State conditional expectation
12.
distribution.
SECTION B-(5 x 7= 35 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
7 Black
A bag contains 3 Red, 4 White and
13. (a) drawn at random.
Find
balls. Two balls an
the probability that,
Both an s a m e colour
(i)
One white and one Black bal.
(i)
Or
A sB.
(b) Prove that P{A)s P{B), when
theorem of
14. (a) State and prove Multiplication
probability.
Or
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statistics is given to
A problem in
(b) whose chances of solving
3 students A, B, C,
and respectively. Find
(i) The problem will be solved
(i) Exactly two of will solved.
properties of
15. (a) State and prove any two
Mathematical Expectation.
Or
(b) Prove that Var(X + Y) = Van(X)+ Var(Y)
when X and Yan independent.
16. (a) Find M.G.F. of fr) =3«*, 0<x <1.
Or
(b) Write properties of characteristic function.
17. (a)
Two random variables X and Y have
following joint probability density function
the
fr.y)=-*-y, 0Sx,ys1
otherwise
Or
(6) Explain marginal and conditional
distribution.
probability
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SECTIONC-(3 x 15=
THREE questions.
Answer any
for n events.
addition theorem
18. State and prove
the
defined on
For any
events A, B and C BcC and
19. (a)
such that
sample space S P(C1A).
P(A)> 0, P[B| A)s
then
independent events,
(b) IfA and B are
A and B
)
Gi) A and B
independent.
(ii) A and B are
theorem.
20. (a) State and prove Baye's
, y >0o
6) Give flx,y)={e
otherwise
Are X and Y are independent.
i) Find Plx>1), Plx< ylx < 2) and
Pl1 < X+Y <2).
of
21. (a) State and prove Addition and Multiplication
mathematical expectation.
Moment
(b) Prove the Uniqueness theorem of
Generating Punction.
22. State and prove Chebychev's inequality.
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