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If mean=median=mode then curve is symmetric.
o True
o False

Distribution Function is also called the step function.
o True
o False

In the case of sampling with replacement as well as in the case of sampling without replacement, we have:
µX =µ
o True
o False

The rejection region is also called the critical region.
o True
o False

Describe the continuous and discrete random variable with example.
Define and describe the Least Significance Difference (LSD).

Write down the properties of normal distribution.
Discuss on null and alternative hypothesis.

Following is given the data of Traffic Density and Accident rate.
Traffic 30 35 40 45 50 60 70 80 90
Density
Accident 2 4 5 5 8 15 24 30 32
rate
a. Plot the data on scatter dia-gram
b.Calculate the correlation co-efficient between traffic density and accident rate
c.Interpret the correlation.

A continuous random variable X that can assume values between x=1 and x=4 has a density function given by
1
f ( x) =
3
a. Show that the area under the curve is equal to 1.
b.Find p (1.5 < X < 3)
c. P ( X ≥ 2.2 )

Let X and Y be two discrete r.vs with the following joint p.d.
x
y 2 4
1 0.1 0.15
3 0.2 0.30
5 0.1 0.15
Find E ( X ) and E (Y ) .
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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 4 )
Statistics as a subject, in which two of parts is divided? Expalin briefly both of parts.
Differentiate simple and composite hypothesis.
Correct the followings:
μ ±σ
contains approximately 50% area.
μ ± 2σ
μ ± 3σ
contains approximately 90.88% area.
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The heights in centimeters of 5 students are:

165, 175, 176, 159, 170.
The sample median and sample mean are respectively:
► 170, 169
► 170, 170
► 169, 170
► 176, 169
The characteristic which can not be measured numerically is called:
► Quantitative variable
► Qualitative variable
► Discrete variable
► Continuous variable
The expected value of the normal distribution is
► 0
► 1
► μ
► σ
Normal distribution is
►
Uni-model
► Bi-modal
► Multi-model
► None of these
One sided and two sided critical regions are based on:
►
Level of significance
► Sample size
► Null hypothesis
► Alternative hypothesis
The rule or formula that is used to estimate a population parameter is called:
► Estimate
► Estimator
► Denominator
► None of these
The probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis is called:
►
► Type-1 error
► Type-II error
► None of above

The value of chi-square can never be
► Zero
► Negative
► Greater than 1
► None of these
The grade-point averages of college seniors selected at random from the graduating class are as follo
3.2 1.9 2.7 2.4

2.8 2.9 3.8 3.0
2.5 3.3 1.8 2.5
3.7 2.8 2.0 3.2
2.3 2.1 2.5 1.0
Calculate the standard deviation.
The mean lifetime of electric light bulbs produced by a company has in the past been 1120 hours
with a standard deviation of 125 hours. A sample of 8 electric bulbs recently chosen form a supply
of newly manufactured bulbs showed a mean lifetime of 1070 hours. Test the hypothesis that mean
lifetime of the bulbs has not changed using a level of significance of 0.05.
A random sample of 200 voters is selected and 120 are found to support an annexation suit. Find
the 96% confidence interval for the fraction of the voting population favoring the suit.
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µ ±σ
µ ± 2σ
µ ± 3σ

165, 175, 176, 159, 170.
► 170, 169
► 170, 170
► 169, 170
► 176, 169
► 0
► 1
► µ
► σ
►
Uni-model
► Bi-modal
► Multi-model
► None of these

►
► Sample size
► Null hypothesis
► Estimate
► Estimator
► Denominator
► None of these
►
► Type-1 error
► Type-II error
► None of above
► Zero
► Negative
► Greater than 1
► None of these
3.2 1.9 2.7 2.4

2.8 2.9 3.8 3.0
2.5 3.3 1.8 2.5
3.7 2.8 2.0 3.2
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Question No. 1 Marks : 3
Write down any three types of average.
Define the Trial and the Outcome.
What is meant by Sampling Distribution?
Define the following:
1. Null Hypothesis
2. Alternative Hypothesis
Which of the following is the example of discrete variable?
o The number of children in different families of a locality

o Ages of cancer patients
o Height of students
o None of these
The Mode of the letters in the word STATISTICS is:
o S
o T
o I
o S and T
In Binomial Experiment, successive trails are:
o Both independent and dependent.

o Dependent
o Independent
o None of above
In a Binomial Distribution n = 10, p = 3/5. its mean will be:
o 12/5
o 1
o 2/5
o 6
A population that consists of unlimited number of elements is called:
o Finite population
o Infinite population
o Hypothetical population
o Target population
An estimator which is free from Bias is called:
o Biased Estimator
o Unbiased Estimator
o Consistent Estimator
o Efficient Estimator
The probability of accepting the true null hypothesis is called:
o Level of significance
o Level of confidence
o Type-I Error
o Type-II Error
If the population standard deviation is not known and sample size is large (n > 30), then the test
statistic to be used is:
o t-test
o Z-test
o F-test
2
o χ -test
Calculate the Mean Deviation from mean for the following data.
Size of items 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8

Frequency 3 7 22 60 8
The probability that a patient recovers from a delicate heart operation is 0.9. What is the probability
that exactly five of the next 7 patients having this operation survive.(Use Binomial Distribution)
A standard examination has been given for several years with µ = 70 and σ2 = 9.A school using
X = 71 and
this examination for the first time, gave it to a group of 25 students who obtained a mean
2
a variance of s = 12. Test the hypothesis that
Ho : σ2 = 9 against the alternative H1 : σ2 ≠ 9
at 5% level of significance.
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m1 = 0 m2 = 2.64 m3 = 0.08 m4 = 28.30 b2
If , , , find .
What is (1-α) .Explain it?
Differentiate between simple and composite hypothesis.
N −n
N −1
Correction factor is used for:
► n is small
► n is large
► Sampling without replacement
► Sampling with replacement
In Binomial Distribution, the random variable “X” has a range:
► 0, 1, 2, …, n
► 0, 1, 2, …, ∞
► - ∞ to + ∞
► - ∞ to 0
Probability of a ‘Jack card’ from the 52 playing cards is:

► 1
52
► 4
52
► 13
52
► None of these
In normal distribution
► Mean > Median > Mode
► Mean<Median< Mode
► Mean= Median=Mode
► None of the these
If a false hypothesis is accepted, it is called:
► Level of significance
► Type-I error
► Type-II error
► Level of confidence
Which of the following is not composite hypothesis?

► H 0 : θ = θ0
► H 0 : θ ≤ θ0
► H 0 : θ ≥ θ0
► H 0 : θ ≠ θ0
( n ≥ 30 )
If the population standard deviation is not known and the sample size is large , then
the test statistic to be used is
► t-test
► Z-test
► Chi-square test
► None of these
Critical region is the part of the sampling distribution for which the null hypothesis is
► Rejected
► Accepted
► Ignored
► None of these
The table shows the frequency distribution of the number of spelling mistakes in a
composition made by each pupil in class of 36.
No of Mistakes No of Pupils
(x) (f)
0 3
1 7
2 10
3 6
4 5
5 3
6 1
7 1
Calculate the Mean, Median and Mode.
A secretary makes 2 errors per page on the average. What is the probability that on the next
page she makes
(a) 4 or more errors

(b) No error
A producer of a certain flashlight dry cell batteries claims that its output has a mean life of 750
minutes. A random sample of 15 such batteries was tested and a sample mean of 745 minutes with
a sample s.d of 24 minutes was obtained. Verify that these results are consistent with the null
μ ≥ 750 μ < 750
hypothesis against at Use. α = 0.01
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Solution No. 1 Marks: 3
Why is the dispersion of the distribution such as an important characteristic to understand and measure?
The marks obtained by 9 students are given below:

45, 32, 37, 46, 39, 36, 41, 48, 36
The arithmetic mean of the values is:
o 39
o 45
o 40
o None of the above
Solution No. 3 Marks:07
Deviations from X= 25.5 of 15 different values are given below:
-15.4, -1.9, 6.2, 13.7, 24.6, 25.5, 3.8, -7.9, -13.6, 21.1, 16.4, 18.7, -14.3, -9.8 and 4.9
Calculate the Geometric Mean.

In regression problem, the independent variable is:
o Fixed
o Random
o Both of above
o None of above
Which of the following is the example of relative measure of dispersion?
o Standard deviation
o Variance
o Coefficient of variation
o All of these

What are the two approaches to define probability? Define briefly.

If y=x+4 and variance of x is 9 then variance of y is :
o 13
o 9
o 5
o 25
Which of the following statements is not correct?
o Some data sets do not have means

o Calculation of a mean is affected by extreme data values
o A weighted mean should be used when it is necessary to take the importance of each value into
account
o All of these statements are correct
Differentiate between Skewness and kurtosis.
For discrete probability distribution, the sum of the probabilities associated with all the possible outcomes
must be:
o Zero
o between 0 and 1
o unity
o between -1 and 1
As the numbers of observations and classes increase, the shape of a frequency polygon
o Tends to become increasingly smooth

o Tends to become jagged
o Stays the same
o Varies only if data become more reliable
A class contains 20 men and 40 women of which half the men and half the women have brown eyes .Find the
Probability that a person chosen at random is a man or someone who have brown eyes.
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The least squares regression line always goes through the:
► Centre of the distribution
► -0.5 and +0.5
► Means of X and Y
Cumulative frequency polygon is also known as:
► Histogram
► Pie chart
► Frequency Polygon
► Ogive
If any value in the series is negative, the geometric mean will be:
► Negative
► Positive
► Zero
► Undefined
When three dice are rolled then number of possible sample points is:
► 6
► 18
► 36
► 216
m3
Correct formula of is :
► 3m3/ − 2m2/ m1/ + ( m1 / )3
► m /3 − 3m2/ m1/ + ( m1 / )3
► m /3 − 3m2/ m1/ + 2 ( m1 / )3
What is five number Summary?

∑X 2
n = 5, ∑ X = 30, S X = 3.286
When ,find from the given information.
During the first 10 weeks of a session, marks obtained by two students A and B were as follows.
A 58 59 60 54 65 66 52 75 69 52
B 56 87 80 78 72 73 84 65 66 48
Which of the two students A and B was more consistent?
Show that in a single throw of two dice, the probability of throwing more than 7 is equal to that of
throwing less than 7, and hence find the probability of exactly 7.
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µ ±σ
µ ± 2σ
µ ± 3σ

165, 175, 176, 159, 170.
► 170, 169
► 170, 170
► 169, 170
► 176, 169

► 0
► 1
► µ
► σ
►
Uni-model
► Bi-modal
► Multi-model
► None of these
►
► Sample size
► Null hypothesis
► Estimate
► Estimator
► Denominator
► None of these
►
► Type-1 error
► Type-II error
► None of above
► Zero
► Negative
► Greater than 1
► None of these
3.2 1.9 2.7 2.4

2.8 2.9 3.8 3.0
2.5 3.3 1.8 2.5
3.7 2.8 2.0 3.2
2.3 2.1 2.5 1.0
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Eye color of students is the example of:
► Attribute
► None of these
If any value in data is zero, then it is not possible to have:
► A.M
► Median
► Mode
► H.M
The standard deviation of c (constant) is:
► C
2
► C
► Zero
► None of these
Scatter diagram is expressed as:
► Curve
► Lines
► Dots
► Rectangles
The random variable “the number of heads” in tossing of two coins is :
► Discrete random variable
► May be discrete or continuous random variable
► None of these
Define variable and constant.
Define mutually exclusive events.

What is the mode of the letters in the Word “ALI”.
Calculate the geometric mean for the distribution given below:
Variable 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40

Frequen 2 5 7 13 21 16 8 3
cy
Compute and interpret the correlation co-efficient for the following data:
X (height) 12 10 14 11 12 9
Y (weight) 18 17 23 19 20 15
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C.V of scores made by two batsmen A and B in a series of innings are

C.VA= 117.67% and C.VB=70.45%. Who is more consistent player?
What is meant by estimation? What are its types?
Write down any four properties of normal distribution.
For 9 observations all consisting of 4, the following relation between A.M, G.M and H.M. will
hold:
► A.M.>G.M.>H.M
► A.M. <G.M. <H.M
► A.M. =G.M. =H.M.
► None of these
P ( A ∪ B ) = P ( A) + P ( B ) ,
If then A and B are:
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► Mutually exclusive
► Dependent
► Independent
► None of these
In which distribution the successive trials are without replacement:
► Hypergeometric distribution
► Binomial distribution
► Continuous distribution
► None of these
A is a subset of a .
► Sample, population
► Population, sample
► Statistic, parameter
► Parameter, statistic
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If false hypothesis is accepted, it is called :
► Level of significance
► Type-I error
► Type-II error
► None of these
The points of inflection in normal distribution are:
► µ-σ, µ+σ
► µ-2σ, µ+2σxz
► µ, σ
► None of these
For testing of hypothesis about population proportion, we use:
► Z-test
► t-test
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► Chi-square test
► None of these
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Which of the following cannot be considered as null hypothesis ?
► θ = θ0
► θ ≤ θ0
► θ ≥ θ0
► θ > θ0
Calculate the Geometric Mean.
Marks Number
Of
Students
30-39 8
40-49 87
50-59 190
60-69 304
70-79 211
80-89 85
90-99 20
A research worker wishes to estimate the mean of a Population using a sample sufficiently large
that the probability will be 0.95 that the sample mean will not differ from the true mean by more
than 25 pr cent of the standard deviation. How large a sample should be taken?
Random samples of 200 bolts manufactured by machine A showed 19 and 100 bolts manufactured
by machine B showed 5 defective bolts. Test the hypothesis at 5% level of significance that the two
machines are showing different qualities of performance.

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Define and describe the Least Significance Difference (LSD).

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Discuss on null and alternative hypothesis.

Question No: 9 Marks:10

a. Plot the data on scatter dia-gram

c.Interpret the correlation.

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Question No: 2 ( Marks: 4 )

Differentiate simple and composite hypothesis.

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 4 )

Correct the followings:

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The heights in centimeters of 5 students are:

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The characteristic which can not be measured numerically is called:

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The expected value of the normal distribution is

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The rule or formula that is used to estimate a population parameter is called:

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis is called:

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 10 )

3.2 1.9 2.7 2.4

Calculate the standard deviation.

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 10 )

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 10 )

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Question No: 2 ( Marks: 4 )

Differentiate simple and composite hypothesis.

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 4 )

Correct the followings:

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The heights in centimeters of 5 students are:

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The characteristic which can not be measured numerically is called:

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The expected value of the normal distribution is

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The rule or formula that is used to estimate a population parameter is called:

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis is called:

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The value of chi-square can never be

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 10 )