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CS/B.Tech(CSE/IT)(O)/SEM-3/M-301/2012-13
2012
MATHEMATICS
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the
following : 10 × 1 = 10
i) For any two events A and B,
P ( AB ) ≤ P ( A ) ≤ P ( A + B ) ≤ P ( A ) + P ( B )
a) True b) False.
ii) A random sample of two individuals is to be drawn from
a population of size 43. The possible numbers of distinct
samples under SRSWR is
43
a) 43 ∞ 43 b) C2
43
c) P2 d) none of these.
iii) In random sampling with replacment from a population
with s.d. σ, if the sample size is equal to the population
size ( = N ), then the standard error of sample mean will
be
a) 0 b) σ
σ
c) d) none of these.
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iv) The moment generating function of the normal

distribution with parameters m and σ is
2 1 2 2
mt + t mt + 2 σ t
a) e b) e
1 2 2
mt – 2 σ t
c) e d) none of these.

v) The expected value of the sample variance of size n

drawn from a population with mean m and standard
deviation σ is

a) σ2 b) nσ 2

n–1 σ2
c) n σ2 d) n .

vi) If F ( x ) is the distribution function of a random

variable, then

a) F ( x ) is continuous at all points

b) F ( x ) is monotonic decreasing function

c) F(–•)=1

d) F ( + • ) = 1.
vii) If cov ( x, y ) = 12, σ x = 5 and r xy = 0·6, then the value
of σ y is

a) 16 b) 8

c) 2 d) 4.

viii) Three unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. This is

repeated four times. The probability of getting at least
one head each time is
 1 4  2 4
a) 8 b) 8

 3 4  7 4
c) 8 d) 8 .

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ix) Let A and B the two events, the P ( A I B ) ≥

a) P(A)+P(B) b) P(A)

c) P(B) d) P ( A ) + P ( B ) – 1.

x) If X is a discrete random variable, then

a) E ( | X | ) ≤ | E ( X ) | b) E(|X|)≥|E(X)|

c) E ( | X | ) = | E ( X ) | d) none of these.

xi) If A ! B then P ( B – A ) is equal to

a) P(A)–P(B) b) P(B)–P(A)

c) P ( A ) – P ( AB ) d) none of these.

xii) The value of k for which f ( x ) = kx ( 1 – x ), 0 < x < 1

= 0, otherwise

will be the p.d.f. of a random variable X is

a) 6 b) 2

c) 1 d) 3.

xiii) The mean of the Poisson distributin is µ, then its

standard deviation is
1
a) b) µ
µ
1
c) µ d) µ .

xiv) The area under the standard normal curve beyond the
lines z = ± 1·96 is

a) 95 per cent b) 90 per cent

c) 5 per cent d) 10 per cent.

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GROUP – B

( Short Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15

2. State and prove Bayes theorem.
3. If rxy = ± 1, then show that y is a linear function of x.

4. The following table gives the number of aircraft accidents

that occurred during various days of by the week. Test
! whether the accidents are uniformly distributed over the
week.

Day Sun Mon Tues Wed. Thurs Fri Sat

No. of accidents 13 14 19 12 11 15 14

Given χ 2 0·5‚ 6 = 12·59.

5. A box contains 5 defective and 10 non-defective lamps.

8 lamps are drawn at random in succession without
replacement. What is the probability that the 8th lamp is the
5th defective ?

6. A sample of 600 screws is taken from a large consignment

and 75 are found to be defective. Set up a 99% confidence
interval for the proportion of the defectives in the population.

7. Use Tchebycheff's inequality to show that for n ≥ 36, the

probability that in n throws of a fair die the number of sixes
1 1 31
lies between 6 n – n and 6 n + n is at least 36 .

8. If X is uniformly distributed over [ 1, 2 ], find K so that

1
P(X>K+m)= 6 ,

where m = E ( X ).

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GROUP – C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45

9. a) If the random variable X has the p.d.f.

f ( x ) = 3x, 0 < x < 1

= 0, elsewhere

then find the p.d.f. of y = 4x + 3.

b) A normal population has a mean 0·1 and standard

deviation 2·1. Find the probability that the mean of a
sample of size 900 will be negative. Given that
P ( | Z | < 1·43 ) = 0·847.

c) 100 unbiased coins are tossed. Using normal

approximation to binomial distribution calculate the
probability to get

i) exactly 40 heads

ii) 55 heads or more.

Given φ ( 2·1 ) = 0·9821, φ ( 1·9 ) = 0·9713,

φ ( 0·9 ) = 0·8159.

10. a) In a certain city 100 men in a sample of 400 were found

to be smokes. In another city the number of smokes was
300 in a random sample of 800. Does this indicate that
there is a greater proportion of smokers in the second
city than in the first city ? 5

b) The marks obtained by 17 students is an examination

have a mean 57 and variance 64. Find 99% confidence
interval for the mean of the population of marks
assuming it to be normal. [ Given that P ( t > 3·250 ) =
0·005 for 16 degree of freedom ]. 5

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c) The proportion of defective items in a large lot of items

is p. To test the hypothesis p = 0·2, we take a random
sample of 3 items and accept the hypothesis. If the
number of defectives in the sample is 6 or less, find the
probability of Type-I error of the test. Find the
probability of Type-II error if p = 0·3. 5
11. a) The probability density function of a random variable X
is given by
3
f(x)=4 (2–x)

Compute the mean and the variance of X. 5

b) The mean weight of 500 male students at a certain
college is 150 lbs and the standard deviation is 15 lbs.
Assuming that the weight are normally distributed find
how many students weigh
i) between 120 and 155 lbs
ii) more than 155 lbs
[ Given ϕ ( 2 ) = 0·9772 ; ϕ ( 0·33 ) = 0·6293 ] 10
12. a) Find the regression coefficient of y on x, of x on y and
the correlation coefficient between x and y from the
following values :
– = 15, y
∑ xy = 1500, x – = 12, σ = 6·4, σ = 9 and
x y
number of observations is 10 where the notations have
their usual meanings. 5
b) From the moment generating function of Normal
Distribution N ( µ, σ ) with parameters µ and σ
determine its mean and variance. 5
c) If X 1 , X2, X3, X4, X5, X 6 be an independent
simple random sample from a normal population with
unknown variance σ 2 find K so that
# 2 2 2&
( ) ( ) ( )
K % X1 " X2 + X3 " X4 + X5 " X6 ( is an unbiased
$ '
2
estimation of σ . 5

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13. a) Find the standard deviation from the following

frequency distribution : 5
Salary No. of Workers
up to Rs. 10 8
up to Rs. 20 24
up to Rs. 30 56
up to Rs. 40 95
up to Rs. 50 136
up to Rs. 60 178
up to Rs. 70 192
up to Rs. 80 200

b) Let X be a standard normal variate. Find the probability

1
density function of y where y = 2 X 2 . 5

c) If T is an unbiased estimator of the parameter θ, show

by means of an example that T is a biased estimator of

θ. 5

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