VIGNANA BHARATHI
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COMPUTER ORIENTED STATISTICAL METHODS (22BS2114)
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Unit-1: Probability
Short Answer Questior
1, Explain the concept of probabi (@TL-2)
Discuss the axioms of probability. (BTL-2)
3. Three students A, B, C are in a running race. The students A and B have the same probability of
winning and each is twice as likely to win as C. find the probability that Bor C wins. (BTL-3)
4, Define Conditional probability and using it, verify whether the events A and B are independent for
P(A) = 0.2, P(B) = 0.3 and P(A NB) = 0.08 (BTL-3)
5. Explain the concept of random variable. (@TL-2)
Long Answer Questiot
6. Aclass has 15 boys and 5 girls. If 3 are selected one after the other without replacement then
determine the probability that they are
@— Allboys
Gi) Two boys one gir!
(iii) All girls
(iv) Two girls one boy. (BTL-3)
7. Two marbles are drawn in succession from a box containing 10red, 30 white, 20 blue and 15 orange
marbles, with replacement being made after each drawing. Discuss the probability that
(i) — Bothare white
Gi) First is red and second is white. (BTL)
8. (@) State and prove addition theorem of probability. (BIL2)
(b) _A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of cards. Compute the probability that is ether spade or
an ace? (BTL-3)
9. If P(A) = 3, P(B) =} and P(AUB) = > then compute the following. (BTL-3)
@ P(AnB)
qi) P(B/4)
qi) P(A/g)
tw P(Mgc)
w P(A%)
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11, (a) First box contains 2 black, 3 red, 1 white ball, Second box contains 1 black, 1 red, 2 white balls and
third box contains 5 black, 3 red, 4 white balls. Of these a box is selected at random. From it a ball is
randomly drawn. If the ball is red, compute the probability that it is from second box. (BTL-3)
(6) Of the three men, the chances that a politician, a business man or an academician will be appointed
asa vice-chancellor of a university are 0.5, 0.3, and 0.2 respectively. Probabilities that research is promoted
by these persons if they are appointed as vice-chancellor are 0.3, 0.7 and 0.8 respectively.
(Determine the probability that research is promoted.
Gi) If research is promoted then what is the probability that vice-chancellor is an academician? (BTL-3)
12. A fair die is tossed. Let the random variable X denotes the twice the number appearing on the die. Then
determine the probability distribution and distribution function. (BTL)
13, Arrandom variable X has the following probability distribution.
Valueofx[0[1 [2 [3 [4 [5s [6 |7 [8
POX) a [3a | Sa [ 7a [9a | 11a | 13a | 15a | 17a
@ Determine a,
(i) Find P(X < 3), P(X > 3) and PO.
0
Oforx<0
then find k and the distribution function of X. (BTL-3)
15. If the probability density function of a random variable X is given by f(x) = {
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Unit-2: Expectation and Discrete distribut
Short Answer Questio
1. Discuss the following measures for discrete and continuous random variables. (BTL-2)
(@) Mean (ii) Variance (iii) Standard deviation.
2. Prove that V(X) = B(X?) — [E(X)}? and V(aX +b) = a?V(X). (IL-2)
3. For the following distribution, find E[(2X + 1)#] and V(2X + 1). (BTL-3)
x [3 [6 [9
P(X) | 1/6 | 1/2 | 1/3
0, ifx<2
4. Recognize, is the function defined by f(x) = fs (2x +3),if 24
density function? (BTL-3)
5. Define Binomial and Poisson distributions and discuss the following. (BTL-2)
() Mean (ii) Variance (iii) Standard deviation (iv) mode__(v) Recurrence relation
Long Answer Questions:
6. For the discrete probability distribution (BTL-3)
x o [1 [2 [3 [4 [5 [e [7
PO =x) [0 [k [2k [ok [3k [RF [Ok [TEE
Determine the following.
@K ii) Mean (ii) Variance (iv) standard deviation
(WELX? + 2X + 3] wi) E[2X?] (vii) VI2X?] (viii) V[2X — 3]
7. AR. VX has the following probability distribution (BIL-3)
x 2{-1[o [1 [21/3
ww Ol} k [02] 2k [O03] k
‘Then find the following
@ EX) qi) V(X) (ii) oo
; for032.6 at a=0.025 level of significance.
ii) A sample of 400 items is taken from a population whose standard deviation is 10. The mean of
the sample is 40. Test whether the sample has come from a population with mean 38, Also calculate
95% confidence interval for the population. (@BTL3)
1) A company claims that its bulbs are superior to those of its main competitor. Ifa study showed
that a sample of 40 of its bulbs have a mean life time of 647 hrsof continuous use with a S.D if 27
hrs. while a sample of bulbs made by its main competitor had a mean life time of 638 hrs of
continuous use with a S.D of 31 hrs. test the significance between the difference of two means at
5% level.
ii) Ina survey of buying habits,400 women shoppers are chosen at random in super market A
located in a certain section of the city. Their average weekly food expenditure is Rs 250 with a $.D
of Rs 40.For 400 women shoppers chosen at random in super market B in another section of the
city , the average weekly food expenditure is Rs 220 with a S.D of Rs 55. Test at 1% level of
significance whether the average weekly food expenditure of the two populations of shoppers are
equal, (BTL)
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confirmed to specifications. An examination of a sample of 500 pieces of pipes revealed that 30
were defective. Test his claim at a significance level of 0.05.
ii) Ina sample of 1000 people in Karnataka 540 are rice eaters and the rest are wheat eaters. Can we
assume that both rice and wheat are equally popular in this state at 1% level of significance? (BTL3)
11 i) A manufacturer of electronic equipment subject's samples of two completing brands of
transistors to an accelerated performance test. If 45 of 180 transistors of the first kind and 34 of 120
transistors of the second kind fail the test, what can he conchide at the level of significance a=0.05,
about the difference between the corresponding sample proportions.
ii) In two large populations, there are 30% and 25% respectively of fair-haired people. Is this
difference likely to be hidden in samples of 1200 and 900 respectively from the two populations?
@TL3)
12 i) A sample of 26 bulbs gives a mean life of 990 hours with a S.D of 20 hours. The manufacturer
claims that the mean life of bulbs is 1000 hours. Is the sample not up to the standard?
ii) A random sample of 10 boys had the following 1. Q’s:70, 120, 110, 101, 88,83.95.98,107 and
100.
a) DO these data support the assumption of a population mean I.Q of 100?
b) Finda reasonable range in which most of the mean I.Q values of samples of 10 boys lie.
(BTL3)
13 A group of 5 patients treated with medicine A weight 42,39,48,60 and 41 kgs. Second group of 7
patients from the same hospital treated with medicine B weight 38, 42, 56,64,68,69, and 62 kgs. Do
you agree with the claim that medicine B increases the weight significantly? (BTL3)
14 Two random sample reveal the following results:
‘Sample Size ‘Sample mean ‘Sum of square of
Deviations from the
mean
1 10 15 90
2 12 14 108
“Test whether the samples came from the same normal population. (BTL3)
15 Time taken by the workers in performing a job by method I and method Il is given below
Method! | 20 16 26 27 23 22 =
Method It [27 33 2 35 32 4 38
Do the data show that the variances of time distribution from population from which these samples
are drawn do not differ significantly? (BTL3)
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Short Answer Ques
1 the following
Transition probability matrix
State space
(v) Stationary process
(vi) Stable vector
(vii) Steady state vector
(viii) Probability vector
(ix) Markov process
(x) Markov chain
Explain classification of random process.
3. Test the following matrices are stochastic or not.
@ pa 2/3 4/3}
4/21 1/2
pea 1/16
2/3 4/3
4. Which of the stochastic matrices are regular?
0 01
@ [i 0 un]
0 1.0
05 0 05
j}o 1 0
004
1/2 1/20
wali 1/2 3
1/4 1/4 1/2.
(BTL-2)
(BTL-2)
(BTL-3)
(IL-3)
5. Ina gambler ruin problem the following information recorded then find the probabilities of ruin and
duration of the game.
(i) Total capital a=100, Initial credit of gambler 2=5
, 7=40, p=0.5, q=0.5
(BTL-3)
robability of success p=0.6
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1,
10,
a
13,
14,
15
0 02 x
Find the values of x, y and z if | x O01 | is a transition probability matrix. (BTL-3)
01 02 2
Which of the following stochastic matrices are regular? (BTL-3)
a2 14 1/4 0.75 0.25 0
@ [* 1 °| ) (* 0s 05]
1/2 0 1/2. 06 04 0
‘Three universities A, B and C are admitting students, It is given that 80% of the children’s of A went to A
and rest went to B. 40% of the children’s of B went to B and rest split evenly between A and C. Of the
children’s of C 70% went to C and 20% went to A and 10% to b. Form the transition matrix and Markov
chain. (BTL-2)
3/4 1/4 0
‘The states of P are 0, 1, 2 then find P) where P fis 2 1] (BTL-2)
0 3/4 1/4
03.07 0
‘The TPM of Markov chain is given by |0.1 | 0.4 0.5] is this matrix irreducible? (BTL-3)
0 02 08
A rainy process is considered as two state Markov chain. If it rains itis considered to be in state 0
and it doesn’t rain, the chain is in state 1. TPM of Markoy chain is P = [}'$ 8] then find the
probability that it will not rain for 3 days from today assuming that it is raining today(Assuming
that the mutual probabilities of state 0 and 1 as 0.4 and 0.6 respectively. @TL-3)
01 05 04)
‘The TPM of Markov chain is P=]0,6 0.2. 0.2| and the initial probability distribution is p) =
0.3 04 03.
[0.7 0.2 0.1] then find the following by taking the state notations as 1, 2, 3.
@ Pi = 3}
Gi) PENS = 2,Xp = 3X1 = 3,Xq = 2} (BTL-3)
Explain the classification of states in Markov analysis. (BIL-2)
0 08 02
Discuss the nature of the states in the Markov chain having TPM P=|0,3 0.7 0 @TL-3)
04 05 01
05 02 03
Determine the steady state vector for TPM given as P=|0.1 0.4 05 @TL-3)
0.2 02 06
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