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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under section 3 of UGC Act,1956)
Course & Branch :B.E/B.TECH - CSE/IT
Title of the Paper :Probability and Statistics Max. Marks :100
Sub. Code :SMT1205(2015) Time : 3 Hours
Date : 03/11/2017(16/11/2017) Session :FN AN
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(NOTE: Assume relevant data, if found missing)

PART – A (10 x 2 = 20)
Answer All the Questions
1. Write the axioms of probability.
2. If the events A and B are independent then prove that A and B

also independent event.

3. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 4
3

respectively. Find P(X ≥ 1) if n = 6.

4. Write any two applications of Normal distribution.

5. Define a two dimensional Random variable.

6. If the pdf of X is f  x   2 x,0  x  1, find the pdf of Y  3 X  1.

x

7. Define “method of least squares”.

8. Write any two properties of multiple correlation coefficient.

9. Define np chart.

10. What are the basic principles of Experimental design?

PART – B (5 x 16 = 80)
Answer All the Questions
11. For a certain binary, communication channel, the probability that
a transmitted ‘0’ is received as a ‘0’ is 0.95 and the probability
that a transmitted ‘1’ is received as ‘1’ is 0.90. If the probability
that a ‘0’ is transmitted is 0.4. find the probability that (1) a ‘1’ is
received and (2) a ‘1’ was transmitted given that a ‘1’ was
received.
(or)
12. A random variables X has the following probability distribution
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3
p (x ) 0.1 K 0.2 2K 0.3 3K
(a) Find K, (b) Evaluate P( X  2) and P(2  X  2) , (c) Find the
CDF of X , (d) Find the mean of X .

13. (a) The number of monthly breakdowns of a computer is a

Random variable having a Poisson distribution with mean equal
to 1.8. Find the probability that this computer will function for a
month (i) without a breakdown (ii) with only one breakdown and
(iii) with atleast one breakdown.
(b) A and B shoot independently until each has hit own target.
3
The probabilities of their hitting the target at each shot are 5 and
5
7
respectively. Find the probability that B will require more
shots then A.
(or)
14. (a) The mileage which car owners get with certain kind of radial
tire is a Random variable having an exponential distribution with
mean 40,000 km. Find the probabilities that one of these tires will
last (1) at least 20,000 km of (2) at most 50,000 km.
(b) In a normal distribution with mean 15 and SD 3.5 it is found
that 647 observations exceed 16.25. What is the total number of
observations in the population.
15. The joint pdf of a random variable  X , Y  is given by
x2

f ( x, y )  xy 
2
,0  x  2, 0  y  1
8
X 1   
P Y   (c) P
 1
Compute (a) P X  1 (b)  2  Y1   2
(or)
16. The joint probability mass function of  X , Y  is given
p ( x, y )  k (2 x  3 y ), x  0,1,2; y  1,2,3 . Find all the marginal and
conditional probability distributions. Also find the probability
distribution of  X  Y  .

17. Fit a second degree parabola to the following data taking x as the
independent variable
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
y 2 6 7 8 10 11 11 10 0
(or)
18. (a) If r  0.80, r  0.40, r  0.56 ,
12 13 23 find the values of r , r and 12.3 13.2

r .23.1 (10)
(b) If r 23 0 then prove that R
1.23
2
r
12
2
r . 2
13 (6)

19. Three variates of a crop are tested in a randomized block design

with four replications the layout being as given below. The yields
are given in kilograms. Analyse for significance

C48 A51 B52 A49

A47 B49 C52 C51
B49 C53 A49 B50
(or)
20. Analyse the variance in the following Latin square of yields (in
kgs) of paddy where A, B, C, D denote the different methods of cultivation.
D122 A121 C123 B122
 B124 C123 A122 D125
A120 D119 D120 C121
C122 D123 B121 A122
Examine whether the different methods of cultivations have
given significantly different yields.