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This document is the question paper for the final external examination for the B.Sc. Agriculture II Semester course on Agricultural Statistics. It contains 5 sections with a total of 50 marks. Section I has 10 multiple choice questions worth 0.5 marks each. Section II has 10 matching questions worth 0.5 marks each. Section III asks students to define 10 statistical terms in short answers worth 1 mark each. Section IV asks students to explain 4 topics in short paragraphs worth 2.5 marks each. Section V asks students to explain 3 statistical concepts in longer answers worth 3, 3 and 4 marks each. The paper covers a wide range of statistical topics including probability, sampling, correlation, analysis of variance and experimental design.

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This document is the question paper for the final external examination for the B.Sc. Agriculture II Semester course on Agricultural Statistics. It contains 5 sections with a total of 50 marks. Section I has 10 multiple choice questions worth 0.5 marks each. Section II has 10 matching questions worth 0.5 marks each. Section III asks students to define 10 statistical terms in short answers worth 1 mark each. Section IV asks students to explain 4 topics in short paragraphs worth 2.5 marks each. Section V asks students to explain 3 statistical concepts in longer answers worth 3, 3 and 4 marks each. The paper covers a wide range of statistical topics including probability, sampling, correlation, analysis of variance and experimental design.

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RAI TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

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FINAL EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
B.Sc. Agriculture: II Semester, June/July- 2016
AST – 101 Agricultural Statistics
TIME- 2 HOURS QUESTION PAPER MAX MARKS: 50

Note: 1.Section-I is compulsory and carries 10 Marks.


2. Section-II carries 10 marks.
3. Section-III carries 10 marks. Answer any FIVE questions out of EIGHT.
4. Section-IV carries 10 marks. Answer any FOUR out of SIX questions.
5. Section-V carries 10 marks. Answer any THREE out of FOUR questions.

IA. CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER (Write No. &Word) (10×0.5)=5 Marks
1. The algebraic sum of the deviations of a set of n values from their arithemetic mean is
(a) n, (b) 0, (c) 1, (d) none of these
2. The sum of squares of deviations is least when measured from
(a) Median, (b) 0, (c) Mean, (d) none of these
3. The square of standard deviation is called the
(a) Mean (b) Variance, (c) Zero, (d) None of the above
4. Ogive for more than and less than type distribution intersect at
(a) Mean, (b) Median, (c) Mode, (d) SD
5. Regression coefficient is independent of
(a) Scale, (b) Origin, (c) Both Origin and Scale, (d) None of the above
6. Normal curve is
(a) Very flat, (b) Bell shaped symmetrical about mean ,(c) very peaked, (d) Smooth
7. The mean of a chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom is
(a) 2n , (b) n 2 ,(c) √n ,(d) n
8. Standard error of sample mean is given by
(a) σ, (b) σ/n, (c) √ σ/n, (d) σ/√n
9. The coefficient of correlation
(a) lies between -1 & +1 , (b) is always less than -1, (c) is always more than +1, (d) cannot be zero
10. When the correlation coefficient r= ±1, then the two regression lines
(a) Are perpendicular to each other, (b) Coincide, (c) are parallel to each other, (d) Do not exist.

I B. MATCH THE FOLLOWING (Write No. & Word) (10×0.5) =5 Marks


A B

1.Arithmetic mean A.To test the ‘Goodness of Fit


2. Standard deviation B. t= d/S/√n
3.Chi-square distribution is used C. Equality of Variances
4. Paired t-test D. 0 to 1
5. Histogram E. R.A.Fisher
6. Two independent variables are F.Correlation coefficient
7. ANOVA G. Used to locate Mode
8. Range of Probability H. Σfx/Σf
9.Arithmetic mean of regression coefficients is greater
than the I.√Σfi(xi-x)2 /N
10. F-test is used for testing J. Uncorrelated
II. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING (1×10) =10 Marks
1. What are grouped & ungrouped frequency distributions.
2. Define Standard deviation.
3. Write the classical & Axiomatic definition of probability .
4. Define Random sampling. Mention various types of sampling
5. Mention properties of Latin square design
6. Define Correlation and its presentation through Scatter diagram
7. Mention various types of correlation
8. Define analysis of variance
9. Mention the basic principles of experimental design.
10. Mention applications of CRD

III. WRITE A SHORT NOTE ( ANY FIVE) (2×5) =10 Marks

1. Explain (a) Exhaustive events (b) Mutually exclusive events


2. Mention properties of Standard deviation
3. In a data n = 72, Σx = 713.4 and Σx 2 = 9047.34. Find coefficient of variation.
4. Explain (a) Type I Error (b) Type II Error.
5. Explain (a) Null hypothesis (b) Level of Significance
6. Explain a large sample for testing equality of means.
7. Distinguish between Correlation and Regression.
8. Mention the advantages of Randomized block design.

IV. EXPLAIN THE FOLLWING (ANY FOUR) (2.5×4) =10


Marks

1. The Height of the Barley plants in a Field is assumed to follow Normal distribution with mean 35” and SD
4”. A sample of 150 plants were selected from a plot of the field. Find the probability of number of
plants (1) Having height more than 40” (2) Between heights 32” and 38” (3) Below the height of 30”
2. Explain the steps involved in testing of hypothesis.
3. Apply t-test for testing equality of means in the following data

Sample I Sample II
Size n1 = 8 n2 = 7

Sample mean x1 = 1,234 hrs x2 =1,036 hrs

Sample S.D s1 = 36 hrs s2 = 40 hrs

4. Explain efficiency of R.B.D relative to C.R.D


5. Write the layout of Completely randomized design.
V. EXPLAIN THE FOLLWING (ANY THREE) (3+3+4) =10 Marks
1. What is regression .Derive the regression equation of y on x for the following data

X 1 2 3 4 5

Y 5 7 8 6 9

2. Explain one-way classification & write its analysis


3. Describe the Statistical analysis of Randomized Block Design
OR
Write the Properties of Normal distribution

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