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END-SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2022-23

B. Tech. (SEMESTER : 03)
MTH 145 : PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 100

Note: 1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Assume missing data suitably, if any.

CO1: Explain the concept of probability and Random Variable

CO2: Explain the concept of distribution functions, densities and probability distributions; illustrate discrete and
continuous probability distributions.
CO3: Describe the concept of moments, skewness and Kurtosis; evaluate correlation and regression – Rank
correlation; discuss bivariate distributions and their properties
CO4: Discuss the basic of Curve fitting by the method of least squares; evaluate straight lines, second degree
parabolas and more general curves.
CO5: Describe and use the concepts test of significance: Large sample test for single proportion, difference of
proportions; calculate single mean, difference of means, and difference of standard deviations.
CO6: Explain the basic concepts of tests of small samples- Student’s T test, Chi-square test for goodness of fit,
and evaluate the result
COS Marks BTL

SECTION-A

All Questions are Compulsory: (10×4=40 Marks)

1. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. What is the CO1 4 K1
probability that it is (i) and ace (ii) a diamond card.
2. Two Dices are thrown Simultaneously, find the probability of getting the CO1 4 K2
same number on both dices?
3. Write down the properties of normal Distribution? CO2 4 K1
4. Write down the application and conditions of Poisson Distribution. CO2 4 K2
5. For a group of 20 items,  X  1452 ,  X 2
 144280 and mode = 63.7. CO3 4 K2
Find the Pearson’s coefficient of Skewness.
6. From the information given below calculate quartile coefficient of skewness: CO3 4 K3
Measure Place A Place B
Mean 150 140
Median 142 155
S.D. 30 55
Third Quartile 195 260
First Quartile 62 80

7. Discuss the test for the number of successes. CO4 4 K2

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 8. In a simple random sample 600 men taken from a big city 400 are found to CO4 4 K3
be smokers. In another simple random sample of 900 men taken from another
city 450 are smokers. Do the data indicate that there is a significant difference
in the habit of smoking in the two cities?
9. The manufacturer of a certain make of electric bulbs claims that his bulbs CO5 4 K2
have a mean life of 25 months with a standard deviation of 5 months. A
random sample of 6 such bulbs gave the following values.
Life of months 24, 26, 30, 20, 20, 18.
Can you regard the producer’s claim to be valid at 1 % level of significance?
[Given t (0.05) (5)  4.032) ]

10. How many pairs of observations must be included in a sample in order that CO5 4 K3
an observed correlation coefficient of value 0.42 shall have a calculated value
of t greater than 2.72?

SECTION-B

All Questions are Compulsory: (3×6=18 Marks)

11. (a) Find the correlation coefficient from the following data by using direct CO3 6 K4
method?
X 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Y 15 16 14 13 11 12 10 8 9

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(b) You are given below the following information about advertising and sales:
Adv. Exp Sales (Rs.
(Rs. Crore) Crore)
Mean 20 100
S.D. 5 12
Karl Pearsons Correlation Coefficient. (r) 0.8
(a) Calculate the two regression lines?
Find the likely sales when advertisement expenditure is Rs. 25 crore?
12. (a) In hospital 480 female and 520 male babies were born in a week. Do these CO4 6 K4
figures confirm the hypothesis that males and females are born in equal
number? [Tabulated Value = 1.96]
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(b) A wholesaler in apples claims that only 4 % of the apples supplied by him
are defective. A random sample of 600 apples contained 36 defective
apples. Test the claim of the wholesaler.
13. (a) A random sample of 90 poultry farms of one variety gave an average CO5 6 K4
production of 240 eggs per bird/year with a S.D. of 18 eggs. Another
random sample of 60 poultry farms of another variety gave an average
production of 195 eggs per bird/year with a S.D. of 15 eggs. Distinguish
between two varieties of birds with respect to their egg production?
(Tabulated value at 5% is 1.96)
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 (b) Two types of diets were administered to two groups of preschool going
children for increase in weight and the following increases in weight (100
gm) were recorded after a month.
Increases in weight
Diet A 4 3 2 2 1 0 5 6 3
Diet B 5 4 4 2 3 2 6 1
Test whether there is any significant difference between the two diets with
respect to increase in weight? (Tabulated at 5% for 15 d.f. is 2.131)

SECTION-C

All Questions are Compulsory: (3×10=30 Marks)

14. (a) The ranking of 10 Students in two subjects A and B are as follows: CO3 10 K4/K5
A 6 5 3 10 2 4 9 7 8 1
B 3 8 4 9 1 6 10 7 5 2
Calculate rank correlation coefficient.
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(b) Use graphic method to show different types of correlation?
15. (a) Discuss hypothesis and its types. CO4 10 K4/K5
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(b) Write down the test procedure for testing the significance of single mean?
16. (a) Two working designs are under consideration for adoption in a plant. A CO5 10 K4/K5
time and motion study shows that 12 workers using design A have a mean
assembly time of 300 seconds with a standard deviation of 12 seconds and
that 15 workers using design B have a mean assembly time of 335 seconds
with a standard deviation of 15 seconds. Is the difference in the mean
assembly time between the two working designs significant at one percent
level of significance? The following table gives some t-values which may
be used?
Level of Significance Degrees of Freedom
25 26 27
pr  0.05 2.06 2.06 2.05
pr  0.01 2.79 2.78 2.77

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(b) An educator claims that the average IQ of American college students is at
most 110, and that in a study made to test this claim 150 American college
students, selected at random, had an average IQ of 111.2 with a standard
deviation of 7.2. use a level of significance of 0.01 to test the claim of the
educator? (Tabulated value at1% level of significance is 2.58).

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 SECTION-D

Attempt the following Question: (1×12=12 Marks)

17. (a) Two Random samples drawn from two normal populations are: CO6 12 K5/K6
Sample 1 20 16 26 27 22 23 18 24 19 25
Sample 2 27 33 42 35 32 34 38 28 41 43 30 37
Obtain the estimates of the variance of the population and test 5% level
of significance whether the two populations have the same variance?
[Given F( 0.05) (11, 9)  3.10 ]
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(b) The following table gives the number of good and bad parts produced by
each of three shifts in a factory.
Shift Good Bad
Day 900 130
Evening 700 170
Night 400 200
Is there any association between the shift and the quality of parts
produced? [Given for   2,  02.05  5.99 1]

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