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THE OXFORD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Second IA Test

Subject: Bio Statistics & Bio Modelling Time:90 mins

SEM/Subject Code: IV/17BT41 Max. Marks:30

Answer all FIVE full Questions, choosing one full question from each part.

Q1. Box A contains 9 numbered cards 1 to 9 and box B contains 5 cards (6 M) CO:1
numbered 1 to 5. A box is selected at random and a card is randomly
chosen from the box. If the number is even, find the probability that the
card came from box A.
(OR)
Q2. A bag contains three coins, one of which is coined with two heads, (6 M) CO:1
while the other two coins are normal and not biased. A coin is chosen at
random from the bag and tossed four times in successions. If head turns
up each time, what is the probability that this is the two headed coin?

Q3. Derive the mean and standard deviation of a binomial distribution (6 M) CO:2

(OR)
Q4. Derive the mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution (6 M) CO:2

Q5. Define probability and explain addition of multiplication rules of (6 M) CO:1

probability. Mention the conditional probability
(OR)

Q6. In a certain factory producing optical lenses, there is a small chance (6 M) CO:2
1/500 for any one lens to be defective. The lenses are supplied in
packets of 10. Use Poisson distribution to calculate the approximate
number of packets containing no defective, 1 defective and 2 defective
lenses respectively in lot of 20,000 packets.

Q7. There are 64 beds in a garden and 3 seeds of a particular type of flower (6 M) CO:2
are shown in each bed. The probability of a flower being white is 1/4.
Find the number of beds with 3, 2, 1 and 0 white flowers
(OR)
Q8. A study was conducted on 100 patients to find the duration of life of a (6 M) CO:1
 particular virus causing disease. The following results were obtained µ
=.12 hrs, σ. = 3 hrs. Assuming the data to be normally distributed, what
percentage of virus are expected to have life? i) more than 15 hrs
ii) less than 6 hrs iii) between 10-14 hrs.

Q9. Assume that on the average one telephone number out of 15 called (6 M) CO:2
between 2pm to 5pm on weekdays is busy. What is the probability that
if 6 randomly selected telephone numbers are called :

i) Not more than three will be busy?

ii) At-least 3 of them will be busy?
(OR)
Q10. The probability that a news reader commits no mistake in reading the (6 M) CO:2
news is 1/e3. Find the probability that on a particular news broadcast he
commits i) only 2 mistakes ii) more than 3 mistakes iii) at most 3
mistakes.

Course Outcomes

1. Learning the Probability basic concepts and its properties.

2. Understanding & applying various types of Probability distributions.

Quiz:
Kunalika & Sushma want to go to the movies to see either Captain Marvel or Avengers
Endgame They are willing to separate and go to different movies. Each of them independently flips
a fair, standard coin to decide which movie they will go to.

What is the probability that they go to the same movie?

(No-Marks awarded, Effort is highly appreciated)

Source: https://brilliant.org/practice/probability-by-outcomes-2/?chapter=introduction-to-probability

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