VIT

UNIVERSITY
(Estd. u/s 3 of UGC Act 1956)

School of Advanced Sciences

Term End Model Examination Question Paper

Fall -2011-12
Subject: Probability and statistics (MAT104)
Course:B. Tech. (FFCS)
Max. Marks: 100

Time: Three Hours

Use of the Statistical tables is permitted

PART A (10 x 3 = 30 Marks)

Answer ALL the Questions

1. Given the following probability distribution of X, compute the value of

x
p(x)

-3
0.05

-2
0.10

-1
0.30

0
k

1
0.30

2
0.15

2. The diameter of an electric cable follows a continuous random variable

density function

f(x) = 6x(1-x) for

3
0.10

with probability

Find the value of

3. The mileage which bus owners in England get with certain kind of special tyre is a random
variable having an exponential distribution with mean 4000 km and density function
. Find the probability that one of these tires will lost
atleast 3000 kilometers.
4. Three variables have in pairs, simple correlation is given by
Find the Multiple correlation coefficient
5. Explain about the Critical region.
6. Write the uses of chi-square distribution.
7. Compare Randomized block design (RBD) and Latin square design (LSD).
8. Distinguish between experimental and extraneous variables.
9. In what way the sign test helps the statisticians?

10. What are the main advantages of the non-parametric tests?

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PART B (5 x 14 = 70 Marks)

(Answer ANY FIVE Questions)

11.(a) A discrete random variable X has the following probability function :

Value
of X

P(x)
Find the value of (i)

a
2a
(ii) P(X<3).

and

2a

3a

a2

6
2 a2
(7Marks)

7
7a2 +a

(b) The joint density function of the two dimensional random variables X and Y is given by

Find (i) the value of k and

(ii) the conditional density function of X given Y = y.

(7Marks)

12.(a) A company manufacturing integrated circuits (ICs) is known to produce 4% defective.

In a random sample of 16 ICs , find the probability that there are
(i) exactly two defectives and (ii) not more than three defectives.
(7Marks)
(b) Find the characteristic function of a continuous random variable X having the probability
density function

13(a) A manufacture produces a material where weight is normal with mean

(7Marks)

and

standard deviation
The materials are sold in lots of 9000. How many materials
in a lot may be heavier than 3 kilograms?
(7Marks)
(b) If the probability of a bad reaction from a certain Injection is 0.001,use the Poisson
distribution, to find the probability that out of 2000 individuals more than two will get a bad
reaction.
(7Marks)
14(a) Certain pesticide is packed into bags by a machine. A random sample of 10 bags is drawn
and their contents are found to weigh (in Kg.) as follows:
50, 49,
52,
44,
45,
48,
46,
45,
49,
45.

Use the t-test to test if the average packing can be taken to be 50 Kg.

(7Marks)
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(b) On the basis of information given below about the treatment of 200 patients suffering from a
disease, state whether the new treatment is comparatively superior to the conventional treatment.
Favourable
60
40

New
Conventional

Not favourable
30
70

Total
90
110
(7Marks)

15. The following results were obtained in a textile experiment to compare the effects of sizing
treatments A ,B,C,D on the number of warps breaking per hour.

Loom
Period
1

B
54

31
A

59

70
D
100
B

83

22
A

41
C

45
C

23
D

40

74
A

33
B

29

28
100

Is the difference between the treatments significant?

(14Marks)

16(a) A manufacturer claimed that at least 95% of the equipment which he supplied to a factory
confirmed to specifications. An examination of a sample of 200 pieces of equipment revealed that
18 were faulty. Test his claim at 5% level of significance.
(5Marks)
(b) Four different medicines have been developed for a viral fever. These medicines used in 3
different hospitals and the results, given below, show the number of cases of recovery from the
disease per 100 people who have taken the medicines.

HOSPITALS
H1
H2
H3

M1
19
10
11

MEDICINES
M2
8
9
13

M3
23
12
13

M4
8
6
10

Determine whether (i) there is any difference in Medicines and

(ii) there is any difference in Hospitals ?

(9Marks)
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17.(a) An experiment designed to compare three preventive methods against corrosion yielded
the following minimum depths of pits (in thousandths of an inch) in pieces of wire subjected to
the respective treatments:
Method A: 77
Method B: 60
Method C: 49

54
41
52

67
59
69

74
65
47

71
62
56

66
64

52

Use the 0.05 level of significance to test the null hypothesis by conducting an H test or KruskalWallis test that the three samples come from identical populations.
(7Marks)

(b) The following data constitute a random sample of 15 measurements of the octane rating of a
certain kind of gasoline:
99.0

102.3

99.8

100.5

99.7

96.2

99.1

102.5

103.3

97.4

100.4

98.9

98.3

98.0

101.6.
Conduct a sign test to test the null hypothesis
98.0 at the 0.05 level of significance.

= 98.0 against the alternative hypothesis >

(7Marks)

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