Week 1: Assignment 1

The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-02-08, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-01-26, 02:03 IST

1 point
The attributes of truth are that it is

Unique
Absolute
Relative
Plural
Concrete
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Unique
Relative
Concrete
1 point
The position of idealism is that

Everybody should have an ideology

Idea is prior and matter is secondary
There are non-material entities in the world
Matter exists in our consciousness
Partially Correct.
Score: 0.67
Accepted Answers:
Idea is prior and matter is secondary
There are non-material entities in the world
Matter exists in our consciousness
1 point
The position of materialism is that

Matter exists independent of our consciousness

„Eat, drink and be merry‟ should be the motto of life
The world is composed of matter and nothing but matter
Matter is the way we see it
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Matter exists independent of our consciousness
The world is composed of matter and nothing but matter
1 point
The method of science rests on

Subjective idealism
Objective idealism
Subjective materialism
Objective materialism
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Objective materialism
1 point
Which of Mill's method(s) did Becquerel employ to conclude that the presence of potassium uranyl sulphate is the
cause of radiation?

The method of concomitant variation

The method of agreement
The method of difference
The method of residues
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The method of agreement
1 point
Which were the four causes behind any event, as proposed by Aristotle?

Syllogistic cause, inefficient cause, formal cause, material cause

Logical cause, modus ponens cause, final cause, efficient cause
Final cause, logical cause, material cause, syllogistic cause
Material cause, formal cause, efficient cause, final cause
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Material cause, formal cause, efficient cause, final cause
1 point
Hume‟s criteria of causality were:

Agreement, concomitant variation and constant conjunction

Precedence, contiguity and constant conjunction
Concomitant variation, contiguity, and precedence
Agreement, precedence, and constant conjunction
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Precedence, contiguity and constant conjunction
1 point
John Stuart Mill‟s methods of ascertaining the cause of a phenomenon or event were:

Method of constant conjunction, method of agreement, method of residues, method of contiguity

Method of concomitant variation, method of agreement, method of precedence, method of contiguity
Method of concomitant variation, method of agreement, method of residues, method of difference
Method of constant conjunction, method of agreement, Method of concomitant variation, method of contiguity
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Method of concomitant variation, method of agreement, method of residues, method of difference
1 point
What is the philosophical concept of „matter‟?

Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space

Matter is anything other than energy and radiation
Matter is anything that exists independent of our consciousness
Matter is anything that is knowable.
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Matter is anything that exists independent of our consciousness
1 point
What is the cause of the growth of a seed into a sapling?

(a) Existence of water

(b) Existence of air
(c) The right range of temperature
(a), (b) and (c) individually are causes
(a), (b) and (c) taken together is the cause.
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(a), (b) and (c) taken together is the cause.
Week 2: Assignment 2
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-02-08, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-02-07, 23:41 IST

1 point

It is given that “If copper is dipped in vinegar, then copper turns green”.

If copper is not dipped in vinegar, then copper does not turn green.

If copper turned green, then it must have been dipped in vinegar.

If copper did not turn green, then copper was not dipped in vinegar.

If copper is dipped in vinegar, then copper must turn green

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
If copper did not turn green, then copper was not dipped in vinegar.

If copper is dipped in vinegar, then copper must turn green

1 point

The following statements are given:

Statement 1: If the concentration of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) in the air exceeds a threshold, there will be a hole in the
ozone layer.

Statement 2: If there is a hole in the ozone layer, a larger amount of ultraviolet radiation will reach Earth's surface.

Statement 3: Ultraviolet radiation causes cancer.

What conclusions can you draw using valid logic if the following premise is also given?

There is an increase in CFC in the air beyond the threshold.

There is a hole in the ozone layer.

Death rate is increased.

 There is very small amount of ultraviolet radiation in Earth‟s surface

The incidence of cancer has increased.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
There is a hole in the ozone layer.

The incidence of cancer has increased.

1 point

The following statements are given:

Statement 1: If the concentration of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) in the air exceeds a threshold, there will be a hole in the
ozone layer.

Statement 2: If there is a hole in the ozone layer, a larger amount of ultraviolet radiation will reach Earth's surface.

Statement 3: Ultraviolet radiation causes cancer.

What conclusions can you draw using valid logic if the following premise is also given?

A statistical survey showed that the incidence of cancer has increased.

There is an increase in CFC in the air beyond the threshold.

There is a hole in the ozone layer.

There is very large amount of ultraviolet radiation in Earth‟s surface

None of the above.

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
None of the above.

1 point

The following statements are given:

Statement 1: If the concentration of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) in the air exceeds a threshold, there will be a hole in the
ozone layer.
Statement 2: If there is a hole in the ozone layer, a larger amount of ultraviolet radiation will reach Earth's surface.
Statement 3: Ultraviolet radiation causes cancer.

What conclusions can you draw using valid logic if the following premise is also given?

A statistical survey showed that the incidence of cancer has not increased.
 There is increase in CFC in the air beyond the threshold.

There is no hole in the ozone layer.

There is very high amount of ultraviolet radiation in Earth‟s surface

None of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
There is no hole in the ozone layer.

1 point

The following statements are given:

Statement 1: If the concentration of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) in the air exceeds a threshold, there will be a hole in the
ozone layer.

Statement 2: If there is a hole in the ozone layer, a larger amount of ultraviolet radiation will reach Earth's surface.

Statement 3: Ultraviolet radiation causes cancer.

What conclusions can you draw using valid logic if the following premise is also given?

A measurement showed that the amount of UV radiation reaching Earth's surface has increased.

The incidence of cancer has increased

There is hole in the ozone layer.

There is increase in CFC in the air beyond the threshold.

All of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
The incidence of cancer has increased

1 point

The following premises are given.

Some particles have half-integer spin

No particle with half-integer spin is a boson.

What conclusions can you draw out of them?

All bosons are particles.

There are some particles which are not bosons.

Some bosons are not particles.

None of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
There are some particles which are not bosons.

1 point

The following premises are given.

 All whales are mammals.

 Some mammals are carnivores

All whales are carnivores.

Some whales are not carnivores.

Some carnivores are mammal.

Some mammals are whales.

Partially Correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
Some carnivores are mammal.

Some mammals are whales.

1 point

Statement 1: A true conclusion can be derived from false premises,

Statement 2: A false conclusion cannot be derived from true premises.

Statement 3: The conclusion is true.

All of the premises are false.

At least one of the premises is false.

 All of the premises may or may not be true.

At least one of the premises is true.

None of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
All of the premises may or may not be true.

1 point

Which of the following, according to Aristotle is not a type of structure a syllogistic argument may have?

Every a is b

Some a is b

No a is no b

Some a are not b

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
No a is no b

1 point

When Edwin Hubble used Cepheid variables to find the distance to the Andromeda galaxy, he was using

Inductive logic

Deductive logic

Both inductive and deductive logic

Quantitative inductive logic

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Both inductive and deductive logic
Week 3: Assignment 3
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Due on 2023-02-15, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-02-15, 12:58 IST

1 point

The transition from the hunting-gathering phase to agriculture initiated

Village and city life

Slavery

Industrial society

Music and art

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Village and city life

Slavery

1 point

The Greek philosopher Thales believed that everything in the world is made out of water. This is an example of

Subjective idealism

Objective idealism

Subjective materialism

Objective materialism

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Subjective materialism

1 point

According to Ptolemy,

The sun is at the centre of the solar system and the planets move in elliptical orbits
 The Earth is at the centre of the solar system and the planets are embedded on crystal spheres

The Earth is at the centre of the solar system and the planets move in epicycles

The sun is at the centre of the solar system and the planets move in circular orbits

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The Earth is at the centre of the solar system and the planets move in epicycles

1 point

In the method of science, Rene Descartes emphasized the importance of

Logical reasoning

Observation and collection of data

Application of mathematics

Application of inductive logic

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Logical reasoning

Application of mathematics

1 point

In the method of science, Francis Bacon emphasized the importance of

Application of inductive logic

Creative imagination

Observation and collection of data

Application of mathematics

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Application of inductive logic

Observation and collection of data

1 point

In the method of science, Galileo emphasized the importance of

 Syllogistic logic

Subjective thinking

Objective thinking

The application of calculus

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Objective thinking

1 point

Giordano Bruno was burnt at stake because

He was a soldier in an enemy army

He stole the Church‟s property

He committed adultery

He supported the Copernican idea of the solar system

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
He supported the Copernican idea of the solar system

1 point

The line of argument of William Palley was that

The Earth rotates around its axis

There is evolution in the biological world

Each organism is a product of intelligent design

The earth is flat

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Each organism is a product of intelligent design

1 point

The Vedic Age in India spanned approximately the period

 9,000 BC to 3,000 BC

1,00,000 BC to 10,000 BC

Before the Indus Valley civilization

1,500 BC to 600 BC

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
1,500 BC to 600 BC

1 point

Aryabhata, Brahmagupta and Bhaskaracharya belonged to the

Indus Valley Civilization

Post-Vedic Age

Vedic Age

Mughal period

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Post-Vedic Age
Week 4: Assignment 4
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Due on 2023-02-22, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-02-22, 22:09 IST

1 point

The characteristic features of a metaphysical outlook are

The belief that everything has fixed properties

The understanding that everything is in the process of change and evolution

The tendency of viewing things in isolation from their condition of existence

The idea that the Earth is at the centre of the universe

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
The belief that everything has fixed properties

The tendency of viewing things in isolation from their condition of existence

1 point

The characteristic features of mechanical materialism are

The belief that matter does not exist independent of our consciousness

Viewing the world as law-governed, requiring no divine intervention

Viewing the world as a gigantic machine

The belief that science should be built based on personal realization

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Viewing the world as law-governed, requiring no divine intervention

Viewing the world as a gigantic machine

1 point

Positivism asserted that

 The universe is infinite

Science should be based only on what we can observe and measure

Everything is made of atoms and molecules

The source of all knowledge is the sensations we receive through our five sense organs

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Science should be based only on what we can observe and measure

The source of all knowledge is the sensations we receive through our five sense organs

1 point

The characteristic features of scientific materialism are

The belief that matter does not exist independent of our consciousness

The understanding that everything is in the process of change and evolution

The realization that processes are more fundamental than things

The belief that biological organisms are a product of intelligent design

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The understanding that everything is in the process of change and evolution

The realization that processes are more fundamental than things

1 point

Einstein believed in

Positivism

Scientific materialism

Subjective thinking

Idealism

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Scientific materialism

1 point
Boltzmann‟s work was rejected by scientists of the time because

It was proved to be wrong by contemporary positivists

He had a bad reputation as a scientist

He based his work on the assumption that atoms and molecules exist

His theory contradicted experimental results

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
He based his work on the assumption that atoms and molecules exist

1 point

A closed question is

A question one asks in a closed room

If you find out the answer to the question, it does not lead to further questions

A question asked in a courtroom

A part of the question-paper of an exam

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
If you find out the answer to the question, it does not lead to further questions

1 point

Thomas Kuhn proposed that

There are evolutionary and revolutionary developments in science

Science should believe in positivism

Einstein's theory of relativity is wrong

The development of science is marked by paradigm shifts

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
There are evolutionary and revolutionary developments in science

The development of science is marked by paradigm shifts

1 point
Which theory in science resulted in the development of mechanical materialism?

Galilean transformation

Theory of relativity

Newtonian mechanics

Darwin‟s theory of evolution

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Newtonian mechanics

1 point

Regarding the existence of molecules, the position of positivism was

They exist independent of our consciousness

They exist in our consciousness

They can be seen with microscopes

Since they are not observable, they do not exist

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Since they are not observable, they do not exist
Week 5: Assignment 5
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Due on 2023-03-01, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-02-26, 23:38 IST

1 point

The term „falsifiability‟ means

The possibility that a theory can be proved false through observations or experiments

The belief that all ideas in science are false

The belief that science does not know everything

The idea that one can fabricate false data to establish a theory

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The possibility that a theory can be proved false through observations or experiments

1 point

One has proposed a hypothesis A and has found an experimentally testable prediction B

If B is found to be true, then the hypothesis A is true

If B is found to be false, then the hypothesis A is false

If B is found to be true, the hypothesis A is false

If B is found to be false, the hypothesis A can still be true

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
If B is found to be false, then the hypothesis A is false

1 point

Suppose a person has died and a scientist forms a hypothesis about the cause of her death. It should be based on

Her horoscope, i.e., the assumption that fate had a role to play
 The facts on the circumstances of her death, obtained through observation

Material processes and phenomena that can cause death of a person

The possibility that she committed a sin in her previous birth

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The facts on the circumstances of her death, obtained through observation

Material processes and phenomena that can cause death of a person

1 point

The necessary features of a scientific hypothesis are

It should satisfy the observational facts about the phenomenon

One must have arrived at the hypothesis through deep thought

It should be falsifiable

It should have experimentally or observationally testable predictions

Partially Correct.
Score: 0.67
Accepted Answers:
It should satisfy the observational facts about the phenomenon

It should be falsifiable

It should have experimentally or observationally testable predictions

1 point

A postulate is

A self-evident truth

A scientific guess about a law of nature

A mathematical theorem

An empirical observation

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
A scientific guess about a law of nature

1 point
A null hypothesis is

Not a hypothesis

A hypothesis about the character of zero

A hypothesis about vacuum energy

An opposite statement of the alternative hypothesis

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
An opposite statement of the alternative hypothesis

1 point

Reproducibility of a scientific result implies

The work should result in an industry which will produce the item in large numbers

An experimental animal should reproduce

Another scientist repeating the experiment should get the same result

The experimenter should be able to memorise the result and reproduce in an exam

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Another scientist repeating the experiment should get the same result

1 point

The criterion of falsifiability was proposed by

Charles Darwin

Francis Bacon

Karl Popper

Albert Einstein

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Karl Popper

1 point

„Simplicity‟ of a hypothesis implies

 Its mathematics is easy to do

It makes very few a priori assumptions

It does not require expensive equipment to test

It can be expressed in simple language

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
It makes very few a priori assumptions

1 point

„Conservatism‟ of a hypothesis implies

It is based on the available knowledge about the laws of nature

It is proposed by the Conservative Party of England

A statement about energy conservation

An idea coming from a conservative family

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
It is based on the available knowledge about the laws of nature
Week 6: Assignment 6
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-08, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-03-08, 11:52 IST

Based on the following information, answer the questions (1 to 5)

Suppose you have measured the concentration of a substance in a solution by taking 25 samples from different parts
of a liquid and have obtained the following data (the figures are in ppm).

1.56, 1.58, 1.49, 1.49, 1.48, 1.62, 1.57, 1.46, 1.51, 1.54, 1.47, 1.44, 1.54, 1.46, 1.56, 1.43, 1.51, 1.43, 1.52, 1.55, 1.46,
1.44, 1.57, 1.58, 1.48

If you are to report the result in a paper, how will you specify the measured value? (round to four decimal places)

Mean ______

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 1.5095,1.5097

0.5 points

error bar ± ______

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.0106,0.0110

0.5 points

Define a range in which the “true” value of the concentration must lie with 95% probability. (round to two decimal
places). The range is (x to y)

x range

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 1.48,1.49

0.5 points

y range
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 1.530,1.531

0.5 points

With what confidence level can you state that the actual value lies in the range 1.5 ppm to 1.5192 ppm? (round to two
decimal places)

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.61,0.63

(Type: Range) 61,63

1 point

A scientist could take only 10 measurements on the molecular weight of a new compound, and the measured values
were 41.8, 42.5, 46.1, 50.1, 48.9, 43.6, 47.3, 44.8, 43.8, 44.2. What is the standard error in mean?((round to two
decimal places)

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.84,0.88

1 point

2 points

Do the data provide sufficient evidence to say that the compound‟s molecular weight is less than 46.5? Here “sufficient
evidence” implies that the probability that the statement is wrong is less than 0.01 or 1%.

Yes

No

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 2
Accepted Answers:
No

1 point

Suppose you have detected a systematic error in your experiment. What steps would you take to eliminate it?

Use the Central Limit Theorem and calculate the error bar

Use two or more different techniques to make the same measurement

Take a larger number of data points

 Check the calibration of the instruments you are using

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Use two or more different techniques to make the same measurement

Check the calibration of the instruments you are using

1 point

An error bar around a measured value implies

The actual value must lie within the error bar

The outliers in the data may vary to the extent of the error bar

The probability that the actual value lies within the error bar is 0.683

We can state with 99% confidence that the actual value lies within the error bar

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
The probability that the actual value lies within the error bar is 0.683

1 point

The standard error of the mean is

An error committed in calculating the mean value of a few measurements

Standard deviation of the readings obtained divided by the square root of the number of data points

The standard deviation of the distribution of the mean values if one did the experiment repeatedly, taking the
same number of data points each time

An indicator of the experimental ability of a scientist

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Standard deviation of the readings obtained divided by the square root of the number of data points

The standard deviation of the distribution of the mean values if one did the experiment repeatedly, taking the same
number of data points each time

1 point

A bioscientist only can take 6 observations for his measurement as the restriction of the live time of the bacteria he is
working with. In his case, how can one define the confidence level?
 There is no confidence level for his observation

He can define the confidence level using “Normal Distribution”

He can define the confidence level using “t Distribution”

He can define his own confidence level

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
He can define the confidence level using “t Distribution”
Week 7: Assignment 7
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-15, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-03-15, 16:33 IST

Suppose there are two strains in a species of bacteria – one benign and the other virulent. You have read a paper that
says more than 32% of the bacteria are virulent. You have repeated the experiment and cultured the bacteria. Then
you pick up a bit of the culture and find 200 bacteria in it. On closer inspection, you find that 76 of them are of the
virulent strain.

1 point

Does your observation support the report in the paper with a 95% level of confidence?

Yes

No

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Yes

What was the value of z? (Round upto 2 decimal places)

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 1.81,1.82

2 points

Find the minimum, the median (Q2), lower quartile (Q1), upper quartile (Q3), and the maximum for the following data
obtained in an experiment. Identify if there is any outlier and draw a box-and-whisker plot.

[88, 86, 74, 60, 56, 19, 53, 73, 78, 70, 80, 24, 85, 68, 75]

What is the mean value that you can report? (Round upto 2 decimal places)

Minimum =

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 24

0.5 points

Q1 =

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 56

0.5 points

Q2 =

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 73

0.5 points

Q3 =

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 80

0.5 points

Maximum =

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 88

0.5 points

Mean =

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 69.28,69.29

0.5 points

You have conducted an experiment to measure two values x and y, and have obtained the following data.

x values: mean=4.8, SD=0.36, number of data points: 36

y values: mean=6.6, SD=0.28, number of data points: 49

(a) Calculate the extremities of the error bars in x and y.

(b) Calculate the estimated values of the quantities x+y, xy, and ln(x), including the error bars.

(c) Define a range of x in which the “true” value of x must lie with 99% probability. (Round all answer upto 2 decimal
places)

x+y : __a__ ± __b__

a value = _____

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 11.4

0.5 points

x+y : __a__ ± __b__

b value = _____

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.07,0.08

0.5 points

xy : __a__ ± __b__

a value = _____

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 31.6,31.7

0.5 points

xy : __a__ ± __b__

b value = _____

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.40,0.45

0.5 points
ln(x) : __a__ ± __b__

a value = _____

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 1.5,1.6

0.5 points

ln(x) : __a__ ± __b__

b value = _____

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.01,0.02

0.5 points

The lower limit is __________

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 4.64,4.65

0.5 points

The upper limit is _________

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 4.95,4.96

Week 8: Assignment 8
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-22, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-03-22, 22:08 IST

In a hypothesis testing experiment, you have collected data from two populations (you may think of anything from your
discipline representing the populations). You have obtained the sample mean and standard deviation as:

Population A:nA=52,x¯A=81.7,sA=5.65�:��=52,�¯�=81.7,��=5.65
Population B:nB=47,x¯B=79.5,sB=4.95�:��=47,�¯�=79.5,��=4.95

If the hypotheses can be stated as H0:μA=μB�0:��=�� and H1:μA>μB�1:��>��, obtain the test statistic
(upto 3 decimal places) and check if there enough ground for rejecting the null hypothesis.

Test statistic z� = ____

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 2.06,2.068

1 point

1 point

The null hypothesis _______ be rejected with 95% confidence.

Can

Cannot

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Can

A new drug is proposed to lower total cholesterol. A randomised controlled trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy of
the medication in lowering cholesterol. A total of 52 participants are enrolled in the trial and are randomly assigned to
receive either the new drug or a placebo. The participants do not know which treatment they are assigned. Each
participant is asked to take the assigned treatment for 6 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks, each patient‟s total cholesterol
level is measured and the sample statistics are as follows:

Is there statistical evidence of a reduction in mean total cholesterol in patients taking the new drug for 6 weeks as
compared to participants taking a placebo? Obtain the test statistic(up to 3 decimal places)

Test statistic Z� = ____

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 1.172,1.173

1 point

1 point

The new drug ________ have an effect on one‟s total cholesterol level.

Does

Doesn't

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Doesn't

Based on the following information, answer the questions 5 - 7:

Suppose scientists have hypothesized that a substance V decreases the possibility of infection by the COVID-19 virus,
i.e., it acts as a vaccine. You want to test, in two separate laboratories, if it is really effective. You gather a number of
people (a proper sample of all ages and sex). You apply V on 220 people in Lab-A, 200 people in Lab-B, and a
placebo on 200 people. After a year you take a survey and find that, out of the people who got V in Lab-A, 40 got sick
of COVID-19; out of those who got V in Lab-B, 36 got sick; and out of the people who got the placebo, 50 got sick.
Using a χ2χ2 test with a significance level of 10%, what conclusion can you reach regarding the efficacy of the
vaccine? The answer should give the test statistic and the χ2χ2 value needed to reject the null hypothesis.(Round all
the answer upto 3 decimal)

χ2χ2 = ____

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 10.68,10.683

2 points

The value required to reject the null hypothesis: _______

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 4.604,4.606

1 point

1 point

The proposed vaccine ______ effect on the disease

 Has

Does not have

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Has

1 point

An error is called a Type-2 error when

The null hypothesis is accepted when it is actually false

The null hypothesis is rejected when it is actually true

The scientist makes an error in the reading the z-table

The random errors have smudged the data

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The null hypothesis is accepted when it is actually false

1 point

A double-blind experiment is conducted

To eliminate experimenter bias

To eliminate experimental subject bias

By employing two blind people to conduct an experiment

To eliminate both experimenter bias as well as experimental subject bias

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
To eliminate both experimenter bias as well as experimental subject bias
Week 9: Assignment 9
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-29, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-03-29, 22:58 IST

Based on the following information, answer the questions 1 to 3:

The force F� on object falling through a viscous medium bubble is dependent on the viscosity of the fluid of the
material, the radius r� of the object and terminal velocity V� of the object. Use dimensional analysis to find the
nature of dependence. Assume

F=KμxryVz�=�������. Find x,y,z�,�,�.

x = __________

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 1

1 point

y = __________

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 1

1 point

z = __________

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 1

1 point

Based on the following information, answer the questions 4 to 7:

A coil of metal wire has an inductance L� as well as a resistance R�. You want to measure the impedance Z� by
applying a sinusoidal voltage V� of variable frequency f� and measuring the current I=(Z=VI)�=(�=��). You
know the impedance Z� is given by

Z2=R2+4π2f2L2�2=�2+4�2�2�2
You proceed by plotting Z2�2 on the y� axis and f2�2 on the x� axis, to obtain the best straight line
fit y=mx+b�=��+�, with an intention to obtain L� from m�and R� from b�. The data obtained are as follows.

Obtain the best fit values of R� and L� (including the error bars).(upto two decimal places).

R� = __________

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 59.60,59.70

1 point

The error bar in R� is ±± ______________ ΩΩ

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.40,0.45

1 point

L� = __________

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.55,0.86

1 point

The error bar in L� is ±± ______________ H�

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.01,0.012

1 point

Based on the following information, answer the questions 8 to 11:

Suppose you are experimenting to investigate the temperature dependence of the resistance of a wire made of an
alloy. You assume that the textbook relation R=R0(1+αT)�=�0(1+��) holds, where R0�0 is the resistance
at 0°C,α0°�,� is the temperature coefficient of resistance, and R� is the resistance at temperature T�. The data
obtained are as follows:

T(∘c10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100�(∘�10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100
R(Ω)16,15.9,17.5,18.0,19.2,18.9,20.2,21.0,22,23�(Ω)16,15.9,17.5,18.0,19.2,18.9,20.2,21.0,22,23

Neglect the uncertainty in the measurement of temperature.

Using the method of least squares, find the best values of R0�0 and α�. State the results in a scientifically
meaningful way.

R0�0 = __________ Ω

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 0.75
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 14.80,14.90

0.75 points

The error bar in R0�0 is ±± __________ Ω

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 0.26,0.27

0.75 points

α� __________ 10−310−3

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 0.75
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 5.2,5.3

0.75 points

The error bar in α� is ±± __________ 10−410−4

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Range) 3.0,3.1
Week 10: Assignment 10
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-04-05, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-04-05, 22:16 IST

1 point

Suppose you have written a research paper and are considering the following alternative titles. Which one meets all
the desirable criteria?

Studies on the effect of Remdesivir on COVID-19 patients of the 40-60 age group

The Effect Of Remdesivir On COVID-19 Patients Of The 40-60 Age Group

Studies on the Effect of Remdesivir on COVID-19 Patients of the 40-60 Age Group

The Effect of Remdesivir on COVID-19 Patients of the 40-60 Age Group

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The Effect of Remdesivir on COVID-19 Patients of the 40-60 Age Group

1 point

Is the following abstract of a paper in proper form? What are the problems?

Abstract: In previous years several theoretical papers discussed if time can be an emergent property deriving
from quantum correlations. Here, to provide insight into how this phenomenon can occur, we present an experiment
that illustrates Page and Wootters‟ mechanism of “static” time [1], and Gambini et al. for subsequent refinements [2].

A static, entangled state between a clock system and the rest of the universe is perceived as evolving by
internal observers that test the correlations between the two subsystems. We implement this mechanism using an
entangled state of the polarization of two photons:

Finally, we derives equation (13) which quantifies the entangled state.

 The abstract is too long

The abstract has paragraph break

The abstract has displayed equation

The abstract has references

The abstract refers to an equation which appears in the body of the paper

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The abstract has paragraph break

The abstract has displayed equation

The abstract has references

The abstract refers to an equation which appears in the body of the paper

1 point

The Introduction section of a paper contains:

Problem statement

Literature Survey

Simulation results

Results with graphs and tables

An outline of the methodology followed

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Problem statement

Literature Survey

An outline of the methodology followed

1 point

Which of the following are acceptable formats of references?

E. N. Lorenz. Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow.

E. N. Lorenz. Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 20(2):130–141, 1963.
 E. N. Lorenz, “Deterministic nonperiodic flow,” Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 130–141,
1963.

E. N. Lorenz. Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 130–141, 1963.

E. N. Lorenz, J. Atmos. Sc., 20, 130 (1963).

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
E. N. Lorenz. Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 20(2):130–141, 1963.

E. N. Lorenz, “Deterministic nonperiodic flow,” Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 130–141, 1963.

E. N. Lorenz, J. Atmos. Sc., 20, 130 (1963).

1 point

A vector graphic image is

A drawing of vectors

A graph where vectors are drawn

An image format that does not become blocky upon enlargement

An image that is made up of innumerable dots

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
An image format that does not become blocky upon enlargement

1 point

A raster graphic image is

Generated by image processing programs like MS-Paint, Photoshop, etc.

Made up of tiny dots in four colours

Stored in file formats like jpg, bmp, png, etc.

Image of a duty roster

Partially Correct.
Score: 0.67
Accepted Answers:
Generated by image processing programs like MS-Paint, Photoshop, etc.

Made up of tiny dots in four colours

Stored in file formats like jpg, bmp, png, etc.

1 point

One should try to build theories in science

Based only on what is observed

Avoiding speculation on things that are not yet observed

Regarding observed things and phenomena as well as what are not yet observed

The only purpose of theory building should be to relate measurements

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Regarding observed things and phenomena as well as what are not yet observed

1 point

The difference between a hyphen and a dash is that

A hyphen is short and a dash is long

A dash is used when a long word is broken at the end of a line

A hyphen is used only in titles and section headings and a dash is used in the text

A hyphen is used to join two words and a dash is used to join two sentence fragments

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
A hyphen is short and a dash is long

A hyphen is used to join two words and a dash is used to join two sentence fragments

1 point

Which of the following graphs has axis labels suitable for publication?
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
1 point

The conclusion section of a paper can contain

an acknowledgement of funding support

a summary of critical results

a reiteration of the points raised in the introduction

references to cited articles

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a summary of critical results
Week 11: Assignment 11
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-04-12, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-04-12, 18:56 IST

1 point

The proper number of slides for an oral presentation is

Approximately double the number of minutes allotted

Approximately half the number of minutes allotted

Approximately the number of minutes allotted

Approximately three times the number of minutes allotted

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Approximately the number of minutes allotted

1 point

In preparing slides, the 6 × 6 rule implies

No more than six pictures in a slide, with 6 figure captions

No more than about 6 lines of text per slide with 6 words per line

No more than 6 equations in a slide, with 6 symbols

No more than 6 colours, in 6 shades

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
No more than about 6 lines of text per slide with 6 words per line

1 point

In an oral presentation, most slides should be dominated by

Images
 Equations

Tables

Text

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Images

1 point

In preparing slides for oral presentation,

One should write on the slide what one is going to say

One should write a minimum of text, as bullet points

There should be at least 10 bullet points on a slide

In a slide, one should use as many colours and fonts as possible

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
One should write a minimum of text, as bullet points

1 point

The font size of the text (not heading) in a slide should be

Around 12 points

Around 18 points

Around 24 points

Around 48 points

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Around 24 points

1 point

The size of the running text in a conference poster should be

Between 40 and 48 points

 Between 50 and 56 points

Between 20 and 24 points

Between 12 and 16 points

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Between 20 and 24 points

1 point

In presenting a poster, one should prepare to speak to most participants for

One hour

30 minutes

10 minutes

3-4 minutes

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
3-4 minutes

1 point

The purpose of the „synopsis‟ of a PhD thesis is

To disseminate the work among a larger audience

Partial fulfilment of the requirement of a PhD degree

The synopsis will be kept in the library

To obtain the consent of the examiners

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
To obtain the consent of the examiners

1 point

The sentences in a paper should preferably be constructed in

Active voice
 Passive voice

Singular first person (I carried out ...)

Third person (The study showed ...)

Plural first person (We carried out …)

Partially Correct.
Score: 0.67
Accepted Answers:
Active voice

Third person (The study showed ...)

Plural first person (We carried out …)

1 point

The stress position in a sentence comes

In the beginning

In the end

Somewhere in the middle

Just next to the topic position

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
In the end
Week 12: Assignment 12
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-04-19, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-04-19, 19:40 IST

1 point

The term 'fabrication' in the context of scientific misconduct means

To fabricate an instrument that gives incorrect results

To make up fake data or results

A term related to the science of textile fabric

To submit a paper to a fake journal

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
To make up fake data or results

1 point

Copying and pasting chunks of text from somebody else's work into a paper is

An acceptable practice

Called 'deception'

Called 'distortion'

Called 'plagiarism'

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Called 'plagiarism'

1 point

Copying and pasting from one's own paper into another paper is

An acceptable practice
 Is called 'fabrication'

Is called 'self-plagiarism'

Is called 'distortion'

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Is called 'self-plagiarism'

0 points

After the publication of a paper,

The raw data is no longer needed

The raw data may be needed if a dispute arises

The raw data should be discarded through a shredder

The raw data should be retained as long as possible

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
The raw data should be retained as long as possible

1 point

The corresponding author is

The author who has maximum contribution to the work

The author who is responsible for answering all queries regarding the paper

The supervisor

The student

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The author who is responsible for answering all queries regarding the paper

1 point

The term 'predatory journal' implies

A biology journal that specializes on predators

 An online journal

A journal that publishes papers for a fee, with practically no review

A printed journals

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
A journal that publishes papers for a fee, with practically no review

1 point

Deliberate omission of outliers from the data-set amounts to

Plagiarism

Fabrication

Distortion

Breach in confidentiality

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Distortion

1 point

When you are asked to review a paper, the following are considered misconduct:

Discussing the content of the paper in your research group

Rejecting the paper and then carrying out that idea to publish your own paper

Asking the author to cite your own papers

Basing the review on the name and fame of the authors

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Discussing the content of the paper in your research group

Rejecting the paper and then carrying out that idea to publish your own paper

Asking the author to cite your own papers

Basing the review on the name and fame of the authors

1 point
The following amount to scientific misconduct

Failing to realize that a systematic error has got into the measurements

Removing those data points that contradict the scientist's hypothesis

Conducting an experiment aiming at establishing one's personal belief

Choosing the experimental group and control group preferentially, without randomization

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Removing those data points that contradict the scientist's hypothesis

Conducting an experiment aiming at establishing one's personal belief

Choosing the experimental group and control group preferentially, without randomization

1 point

The following practices are NOT considered scientific misconduct

Publishing one's scientific work in newspapers without publishing in peer-reviewed journals

Copying and pasting from one's own papers into the same person's PhD thesis

A wrong result obtained due to an inadvertent programming error

Deliberately stating measured values without error-bars

Partially Correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
Copying and pasting from one's own papers into the same person's PhD thesis

A wrong result obtained due to an inadvertent programming error

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
Week 1 : Assignment 1
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-01, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-02-28, 22:37 IST

Please see the Press Release at: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/explorers-wanted-media-invited-to-experience-
artemis-astronaut-training

Answer the questions below primarily based on information in the press release as well as the links in that
press release.

More than one option may be correct. Partial marks will be provided is only some of the correct options are
selected and none of the incorrect options are selected

1 point

The Artemis program will result in:

The first man on the moon

The first woman on the moon

People on the moon

School kids on the moon

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
The first woman on the moon

People on the moon

1 point

Media invited to watch the training is:

Only US Media

Only International Media

Both US as well as International Media

 Only television broadcasters

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Both US as well as International Media

1 point

Applicants for the next class of astronauts should be:

US citizens

Indian citizens

STEM degree holders

Fresh graduates

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
US citizens

STEM degree holders

1 point

Due to the distances and complexities involved, NASA will

Send people to moon first and then later to mars

Send people to mars first and the later to the moon

Send people to orbit and then to the moon

Send people to moon and then to orbit

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Send people to moon first and then later to mars

Send people to orbit and then to the moon

1 point

The number of active astronauts that NAA has are

48

350
 Enough for the missions planned

Insufficient for the missions planned

Partially Correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
48

Insufficient for the missions planned

1 point

NASA moon missions are planned for

2021

2022

2023

2024

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
2024

1 point

The media is being invited to watch

The astronauts in space

Astronauts on earth

Astronauts in a lab

Astronauts in a rocket

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Astronauts on earth

Astronauts in a lab

1 point

Spacewalk training occurs in

Anti-gravity lab
 Zero buoyancy laboratory

Neutral buoyancy laboratory

Centrifugally accelerated laboratory

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Neutral buoyancy laboratory

1 point

Media is invited to

Also undergo spacewalk training

Use simulators

Try robotics training

Create simulators

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Use simulators

Try robotics training

1 point

The application process for the Astronaut selection process as on the date of the press release

Is past its deadline

Is yet to open

Is not indicated

Will not be happening

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Is yet to open
Week 2 : Assignment 2
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-08, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-03-05, 15:28 IST

Note: More than one answer may be right. Partial marks awarded if only some of the correct answers are
selected. No marks awarded if even one of the wrong answers is selected:

1 point

Which of the following is generally acceptable while publishing an article in a journal?

Replicating relevant figures from another article

Replicating own published text from another article

Replicating relevant equations from another article

Replicating relevant tables from own published articles

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Replicating relevant equations from another article

1 point

Which of the following is always true for an open access journal?

Such journals are not peer reviewed

Articles in such a journal are freely available for download

Such journals charge for publication of an article

Such journals are of dubious reputation

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Articles in such a journal are freely available for download

1 point

Which of the following is the most reliable source to identify original research in a particular topic?

Articles in archival peer reviewed journals

 Reviews in encyclopedia

Compilations in handbooks

Abstracting services

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Articles in archival peer reviewed journals

1 point

Which of the following can be used to redirect the browser to the web page associated with the article?

International Standard Book Number

International Standard Serial Number

Universal Decimal Classification

Digital Object Identifier number

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Digital Object Identifier number

1 point

Which of the following indices convey the reputation of an author with regard to publication of articles?

h-index

h5-index

Journal impact factor

SJR ranking

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
h-index

1 point

Which of the following strategies of search fetches you the latest article based on a particular research topic?

Keyword search
 Citation based search

Back reference based search

Affiliation based search

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Citation based search

1 point

Which of the following is NOT an free / open source for scholarly articles?

arxiv.org

researchgate.net

sciencedirect.com

semanticscholar.org

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
sciencedirect.com

1 point

What kind of tools are the following: Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote and RefWorks ?

Word processing tools for scientific articles

Search engines for scholarly articles

File management tools

Citation management tools

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Citation management tools

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a recommended practice to identify publications that need to be listed under references
of an article?

Relevant publications actually referred to

 Latest publications by the editor of the journal

Original publications in the topic of the article

Own publications referred in the article for further details

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Latest publications by the editor of the journal

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a necessary feature to be considered while listing the bibliogaphic details of a
reference?

Bibliographic details are in the format prescribed by the journal

The reference is cited in the article

Referred article is freely available on the internet

Bibliographic details have redundacy to help locate the reference

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Referred article is freely available on the internet
Week 3 : Assignment 3
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-15, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-03-13, 12:35 IST

Note: More than one answer may be right. Partial marks awarded if only some of the correct answers are
selected. No marks awarded if even one of the wrong answers is selected:

1 point

Which of the following statements is true?

Deterministic phenomena produce outcomes that can be predicted accurately.

Random processes occur randomly.

A process can produce a mix of deterministic and stochastic effects.

Signals that are random can never take negative values.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Deterministic phenomena produce outcomes that can be predicted accurately.

A process can produce a mix of deterministic and stochastic effects.

1 point

What is / are the feature(s) of a deterministic signal?

It is always periodic.

Repeated experiments under controlled and identical conditions produce same values.

At any instant in time, there exists only one possible known outcome.

Initial value is zero.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Repeated experiments under controlled and identical conditions produce same values.

At any instant in time, there exists only one possible known outcome.

1 point
Identify the correct statement(s) among the following.

Temperature of atmosphere 10 m. above ground can be treated as random.

Measurement of body temperature is deterministic.

For a given data from a random process, there exists at least one observation less than the mean of observations
in that data set.

The population mean of a random variable is also necessarily random.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Temperature of atmosphere 10 m. above ground can be treated as random.

For a given data from a random process, there exists at least one observation less than the mean of observations in
that data set.

1 point

An estimator is said to be most efficient when

The parameters can be estimated in the least possible time.

The estimator provides accurate estimates with the smallest number of observations.

Standard error in the parameter estimates is lowest when compared to that of all other estimators.

It estimates parameters accurately even in presence of outliers.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Standard error in the parameter estimates is lowest when compared to that of all other estimators.

1 point

Identify the correct statement(s) among the following.

Sample and ensemble averages are identical when the data obtained contains all possible outcomes.

A statistic and estimator are both mathematical functions of the observed data.

An estimate can have a large bias but low variability and vice versa.

Accuracy is guaranteed when the estimation error vanishes by averaging across all possible data sets of fixed
sample size.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Sample and ensemble averages are identical when the data obtained contains all possible outcomes.

A statistic and estimator are both mathematical functions of the observed data.

An estimate can have a large bias but low variability and vice versa.

Accuracy is guaranteed when the estimation error vanishes by averaging across all possible data sets of fixed sample
size.

1 point

Identify the correct statement among the following:

Visualization of data is useful because it gives us an idea of any anomalies and trends in the data.

Robust methods of estimation are meant to handle large amounts of missing values in the data set.

Estimates of parameters less than 10−410−4 can be neglected in any estimation exercise.

Correlation between the pairs of variables in all four data sets given by Anscombe are identical.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Visualization of data is useful because it gives us an idea of any anomalies and trends in the data.

Correlation between the pairs of variables in all four data sets given by Anscombe are identical.

1 point

Which of the following is true concerning variance of a parameter estimate?

It is how the estimate varies from one method to another.

Smaller values of parameter estimates have lower variance.

Precision of an estimate is inversely proportional to its variance.

Accurate estimators result in the lowest variability estimates.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Precision of an estimate is inversely proportional to its variance.

1 point

Which of the following is true in data-driven analysis?

Estimating mean of a random variable is an example of predictive analysis.

 Exploratory analysis always deals with exploring which variable to measure.

Performing hypothesis test of zero correlation is an example of confirmatory analysis.

Prescriptive analytics involves prescribing a particular method of data analysis.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Performing hypothesis test of zero correlation is an example of confirmatory analysis.

1 point

Identify the incorrect statement(s) among the following:

Estimating the mean of a signal is based on the same procedure regardless of whether the signal is determinstic
or stochastic.

Sample mean is the only means of estimating the mean of a stochastic signal.

Expectation of a random variable and its sample average are identical.

Transforming the data into another domain can be useful in visualizing the features of data.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Estimating the mean of a signal is based on the same procedure regardless of whether the signal is determinstic or
stochastic.

Sample mean is the only means of estimating the mean of a stochastic signal.

Expectation of a random variable and its sample average are identical.

1 point

Which of the following is true concerning a parameter estimate?

It can be quite often equal to the true value.

When averaged across a thousand data sets, the estimate can have lower error than that from a single record.

The maximum value is obtained when the sample size is very large.

The most efficient estimate is not necessarily the most accurate.

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
When averaged across a thousand data sets, the estimate can have lower error than that from a single record.

The most efficient estimate is not necessarily the most accurate.

Week 4 : Assignment 4
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-22, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-03-20, 23:42 IST

More than one option may be right. Marks are given only if either all or some of the correct options are
selected and none of the incorrect options are selected.

1 point

The title of a paper is „Battery design and its impact‟. This title

Identifies the area of research clearly

Indicates what is unique about the research

Does not identify the area of the research clearly

Does not indicate what is unique about the research

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Does not identify the area of the research clearly

Does not indicate what is unique about the research

1 point

“The furnace demonstrated low heating rate and uniform temperature. This is good for making cookies” Use of the
word „this‟ in
the previous sentence is:

Ambiguous

Unambiguous

Arrogant

Illegal

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Ambiguous

0 points
In images

High magnification implies high resolution

High magnification does not necessarily imply high resolution

Low magnification implies high resolution

High resolution implies low magnification

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
High magnification does not necessarily imply high resolution

1 point

Abstract of a scientific document is aimed at

General public

An audience that has not yet read the paper

An audience that has read the paper

Enabling a short overview of the work

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
An audience that has not yet read the paper

Enabling a short overview of the work

1 point

Tables are preferred over graphs

Always

Never

Only when exact values need to be indicated

Only when trends in data need to be indicated

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Only when exact values need to be indicated

1 point
A reasonable pace for presentation is

1 slide every 10 minutes

1 slide a minute

5 slides a minute

10 slides a minute

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
1 slide a minute

1 point

In an article, the image of a car engine must

Show the level of detail required for the discussion in the article

Have a marker bar indicating scale

Be in colour and not in black and white

Be in black and white and not in colour

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Show the level of detail required for the discussion in the article

Have a marker bar indicating scale

1 point

The length of sentences in an article should be such that:

Readers don‟t have to read it twice to understand

Reader must read it twice to understand

Readers must not forget how it started by the time the readers reach the end of the sentence

Readers must forget how it started by the time the readers reach the end of the sentence

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Readers don’t have to read it twice to understand

Readers must not forget how it started by the time the readers reach the end of the sentence
1 point

The length of a document

Indicates how much you know

Indicates how little you know

Does not indicate anything about your knowledge

Does not indicate anything about the reader‟s knowledge

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Does not indicate anything about your knowledge

Does not indicate anything about the reader’s knowledge

1 point

Strategies one can use in the middle of a document include

Chronological strategy

Spatial strategy

Following a variable

Suspense strategy

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Chronological strategy

Spatial strategy

Following a variable
Week 5 : Assignment 5
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-03-29, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-03-29, 13:44 IST

One or more options may be correct. Partial marks will be awarded only if some of the correct options are
selected and none of the incorrect options are selected.

1 point

Creativity can be seen in

Theatre

Story books

Paintings

Engineering

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Theatre

Story books

Paintings

Engineering

1 point

A bachelor‟s degree typically means

You are specialist in one research area

There is greater width in the topics you have learned, but less depth

You know more and more of less and less

You gain broad knowledge in an area

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
There is greater width in the topics you have learned, but less depth
You gain broad knowledge in an area

1 point

The measure of a successful researcher is that the work of the researcher should be

Recognized by peers at an international level

Typically published in peer reviewed Journals

Mentioned in the campus magazine of the college

Must be discussed in the Department meeting of the researcher‟s department

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Recognized by peers at an international level

Typically published in peer reviewed Journals

1 point

According to Malcolm Gladwell, based on work by Herbert Simon, the key to success in any field is to work in that field
for

1000 hours

2000 hours

5000 hours

10,000 hours

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
10,000 hours

1 point

Creative people are

More likely to follow societal restrictions

Less likely to follow societal restrictions

More likely to think within the limits of previous work in the area

More likely to come up with a surprisingly new solution to a problem

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Less likely to follow societal restrictions

More likely to come up with a surprisingly new solution to a problem

1 point

A PhD usually makes you

A specialist in one narrow area

A person who conducts experiments fast

A person who has a wide knowledge in a wide range of topics

A person who makes excellent sketches

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
A specialist in one narrow area

1 point

Good research

Will definitely result in awards

Will usually stand the test of time

Will never be superseded in that area

Can be independently repeated by other researchers

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Will usually stand the test of time

Can be independently repeated by other researchers

1 point

While testing patients with a new medicine against a virus,

It is important to do the test without their knowledge so that the results are reliable

Informed consent has to be obtained before the trial

The data of the patients can always be freely shared since they are members of the public.
 Privacy of the patient must be protected

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Informed consent has to be obtained before the trial

Privacy of the patient must be protected

1 point

While submitting a paper with four authors for publication

It is sufficient if only the first author knows about it, since it will be a pleasant surprise to the other authors

It is sufficient if a simple majority of the authors know and agree about the publication submission

It is necessary that all four authors know about the submission and agree with it.

It will be disqualified because one must not publish papers with four authors

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
It is necessary that all four authors know about the submission and agree with it.

1 point

To become a good researcher, one must usually

Have good communication skills

Have mastery over specific techniques

Have a line of investigation

Be aware of recent advances in the field

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Have good communication skills

Have mastery over specific techniques

Have a line of investigation

Be aware of recent advances in the field

Week 6 : Assignment 6
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-04-05, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-04-05, 22:29 IST

One or more options can be correct. Partial marks will be given only if some of the correct options are
selected and none of the incorrect options are selected.

1 point

Patent law provides the owner of the patent the right to ______

Use only

Make, sell, use, offer for sale or export

Make, use, sell offer for sale or import

Only to make and offer for sale

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Make, use, sell offer for sale or import

1 point

In India, a computer programme‟s codes can be protected by way of _____

Patents

Copyrights

Trade Marks

Trade Secrets

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Copyrights

1 point

What is the full form of TRIPS?

Tariff Related Aspects of Intellectual Properties

 Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Science

The Registration of Intellectual Property

Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

1 point

The Nike swoosh mark and Audi rings are protected by _____

Trade Marks

Trade dress

Patents

Geographical Indications

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Trade Marks

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a remedy for infringement of Intellectual Property?

Accounts for profits

Damages

Injunction

Specific performance

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Specific performance

1 point

Which of the following IP rights need not be necessarily registered to seek protection?

Copyrights
 Patents

Designs

Geographical Indications

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Copyrights

1 point

Zabivaka, the Football World Cup 2018 mascot can be protected under ______

Trade Marks

Patents

Trade Secret

Geographical Indications

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Trade Marks

1 point

Sandeep invents a new process for recording music, he will most likely apply for ____

Copyrights

Trade Marks

Patents

Trade Secret

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Patents

1 point

What is the term of a Patent in India?

20 years
 25 years

10 years

15 years

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
20 years

1 point

Which of the following statements is false?

IP rights can be protected by maintaining secrecy

IP rights can be protected by assignment

IP rights can be protected by using a confidentiality clause

IP rights can be protected by registration

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
IP rights can be protected by assignment

Week 7 : Assignment 7
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-04-12, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-04-12, 18:34 IST

Instructions:
Pick the correct choice(s); Probability charts NOT required

More than one choice may be correct. Partial marks will be given only if some of the correct choices
are selected and none of the incorrect choices are selected.

1 point

pH of a solution is defined as a random variable (X)(�). It is

 continuous

f(X=7)=0.5�(�=7)=0.5

discrete

f(X=7)=0�(�=7)=0

Partially Correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
continuous

f(X=7)=0�(�=7)=0

1 point

A continuous random variable is said to have an uniform probability distribution f� in the interval [A,B][�,�] if

f=B−A�=�−�

f=1/(B−A)�=1/(�−�)

f=1�=1

f=1/(B−A)2�=1/(�−�)2

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
f=1/(B−A)�=1/(�−�)

1 point

In a normal distribution, the parameters are μ=5�=5 and σ=2�=2. This means that

the ratio of mean to standard deviation of the distribution is 2.5

the variance of the distribution is 4

 the area under the normal probability distribution from x=2 to x=5 is the same as the area from x=5 to x=8

ALL of the above

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
ALL of the above

1 point

For the data given below, the trimmed mean is calculated by discarding 10% of the lowest data and 10% of the largest
data.
The 10% is based on the total number of data points before trimming. The trimmed mean value is

24.46 25.61 26.25 26.42 26.66 27.15 27.31 27.54 27.7 27.94

27.98 28.04 28.28 28.49 28.50 28.87 29.11 29.13 29.5 30.88

27.793

27.838

27.960

28.041

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
27.838

1 point

The sample variance s2�2 with n entities is

An unbiased estimator of the population variance σ2�2

A biased estimator of the population variance

Based on n-1 independent deviations from the mean

Generally equal to the population variance σ2�2

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
An unbiased estimator of the population variance σ2�2

Based on n-1 independent deviations from the mean

1 point

If there are 5 independent standard normal variables i.e. Z21,Z22,…,Z25�12,�22,…,�52, then the sum of these will
correspond to a

standard normal distribution with mean value of 5

F-distribution with 5 degrees of freedom in both numerator and denominator

Chi-square distribution with 4 degrees of freedom

Chi-square distribution with 5 degrees of freedom

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Chi-square distribution with 5 degrees of freedom

1 point

In industries, unless there is heavy competition, the managers would like to keep the existing process/operation going,
as the profits are coming.
If a new process/operation is suggested by a fresh recruit, the manager‟s null hypothesis will be

implement the new idea as it is going to be better than the existing one

existing process is good and process modification will not bring about a substantial improvement, so maintain
status quo

to reject the new idea outright without even testing it

to fire the fresh recruit

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
existing process is good and process modification will not bring about a substantial improvement, so maintain status
quo

1 point

A river is suspected of pollution by a nearby chemical plant. Studies on the water samples revealed that the mean
concentration is 10 ppm
more than the stipulated limit. The plant will be found guilty if

If the null hypothesis is rejected

If the null hypothesis is accepted

 If the p-value from the hypothesis testing using a suitable probability distribution and parameters is very low
(<0.001)

If the occurrence of 10 ppm in excess is highly improbable to be attributed to acceptable variation from the true
mean value

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
If the null hypothesis is rejected

If the p-value from the hypothesis testing using a suitable probability distribution and parameters is very low (<0.001)

If the occurrence of 10 ppm in excess is highly improbable to be attributed to acceptable variation from the true mean
value

1 point

The weldability of a metal beam depends on the composition of manganese in it. Five different compositions are tested
to find the
effect on the weldability. For each composition, 3 repeats are performed. Pick the correct statement(s).

The total number of runs is 15

The total number of degrees of freedom is 14

The degrees of freedom due to error is 10

The number of degrees of freedom due to treatment is 4

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The total number of runs is 15

The total number of degrees of freedom is 14

The degrees of freedom due to error is 10

The number of degrees of freedom due to treatment is 4

1 point

In Analysis of variance, the following is/are applicable in a 2323 factorial design experiment

There are three binary i.e. two factor interaction terms

The mean square error is based on the unrepeated four corner points of the factorial design

The F-value is determined based on the ratio of mean square factors to mean square error

The denominator degrees of freedom used in the F-test is equal to that for pure error
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
There are three binary i.e. two factor interaction terms

The F-value is determined based on the ratio of mean square factors to mean square error

The denominator degrees of freedom used in the F-test is equal to that for pure error

Week 8 : Assignment 8
The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.

Due on 2023-04-19, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2023-04-12, 18:38 IST

More than one answer may be right. Partial marks are awarded if only some of the correct

answers are selected. No marks awarded if even one of the wrong answers is selected.

Please see the information at the site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380

Answer the questions below based on the information at the link above as well as any associated links:

1 point

The primary competition for the A380 is

Boeing 737

Boeing 747

Airbus A320

Airbus A300

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Boeing 747

1 point

The production status of the A380 is as follows:

It has not yet been produced, it is only in experimental stage of development

A few tens of A380s have been built

A few hundreds of A380 have been built

A few thousands of A 380 have been built

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
A few hundreds of A380 have been built

1 point

In terms of the money spent on developing A380

Profits from the aircraft have made up for the development cost

No money has been spent on developing A380 since it is based parts from other aircraft

Billions of dollars have been spent developing the aircraft

The money spent on developing the aircraft is unlikely to be recovered from its sales

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Billions of dollars have been spent developing the aircraft

The money spent on developing the aircraft is unlikely to be recovered from its sales

1 point

The typical seating capacity of A380 is

Less than 100

Between 100 and 300

Between 500 and 800

Between 800 and 1000

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Between 500 and 800

1 point

The typical seating arrangement of A380 is

Single deck across the full length of the aircraft

Single deck in the front half and double deck in the rear half

Double deck in the front half and single deck in the rear half

Double deck across the full length of the aircraft

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Double deck across the full length of the aircraft

1 point

The A 380 development and build is

A joint US – European Union operation

Predominantly a US operation

Predominantly a European Union operation

Primarily Chinese

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Predominantly a European Union operation

1 point

Recommended takeoff and landing separation for A380, were initially

Same as that for 747

Higher than those for 747

Lower than that for 747

Set at zero

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Higher than those for 747

1 point

The A380 design was optimized for

Hub and spoke system

Point to point system

Pedal and handle bar system

A few large flights between main airports followed by many small flights to other destinations from there

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Hub and spoke system

A few large flights between main airports followed by many small flights to other destinations from there

1 point

The materials used for building significant fractions of the A380 are

Aluminum alloys

Composities

Steel

Wood

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Aluminum alloys

Composities

1 point

In terms of interior, the A380, when compared to older aircraft has:

Lower noise

Higher pressure

Lower pressure

Higher noise
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Lower noise

Higher pressure