Students Roll No.

ST. XAVIERS COLLEGE

(AUTONOMOUS)

1st SEMESTER EXAMINATION

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2012
201

B.A./B.Sc.

STSA3101

DES.STATS. I;PROB.[TH]I;REAL
ANALYSIS; I ECO.STATS & INDIAN
STAT.SYS.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Time allowed : 4 hours

Full Marks : 100

Instructions:

Of the questions attempted, the answers to only the first required number of questions (as
stipulated in the question paper) will be evaluated. So please do not attempt extra questions.
questions

Use fountain pen or ball-point

point pen of blue or black ink.

Answer in your own words as far as practicable.

Do not write anything on the Question paper other than your Roll No.

ANSWER EACH GROUP IN A SEPARATE ANSWER SCRIPT.

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Of the questions attempted, the answers to only the first required number of
questions (as stipulated in the question paper) will be evaluated.
So, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT EXTRA QUESTIONS.
ANSWER EACH GROUP IN A SEPARATE ANSWER SCRIPT.

GROUP A

[20]

Answer Any Two from question nos. 1 to 4 and Any One from question nos. 5 and 6.

1. Distinguish, giving suitable examples, between:

(i) Primary data and Secondary data.
(ii) Population and Sample.
(4)
2. What is a symmetric distribution? Discuss the use of Box plot in this connection.
(4)
(4)
3. Give, with justification, moment measures of skewness and kurtosis.
4. Write a short note on Sheppards correction for moments.
(4)
, ,,
is given by
5. (a) Show that the standard deviation, S, of a set of observations
i
n
2
i
nS 2 =
xi xi , where xi = x j i, i = 2(1)n .
j =1
i =2 i 1

(b) Show, with usual notations,

1. Explain the case of equality.
|
(c) Show that, for any frequency distribution, |
,

6. (a) If
n

U
i =1

,,
i

be a set of positive numbers such that

U
i =1

n . Hence show that .

.
(5+4+3)

= 1 , prove that

. Also derive the condition for

equality.
(b) Let there be k-class intervals in a frequency table each of width c. If fi be the
frequency of the ith class with xi as the corresponding class mark and n the total
frequency, then show that ! " # $
1 and
"$ 2
,
i

j =1

j =1

where Fi = f j , Fi = Fj , i = 1, 2,..., k
and S1 =

1
1 k
,
F
S
=
Fi .
i 2 n
n i =1
i =1

(6+6)

GROUP B

[20]

Answer Any Two from question nos. 7 to 10 and Any One from question nos. 11 and 12.

7. A lady has five dissimilar pairs of gloves. If she selects four gloves at random, what is the
probability that there will be no complete pair among them?
(4)
8. Let A1, A2 and A3 be three given events. Find the probabilities that
(a) exactly one event,
(b) exactly two events occur, when the value of & ' for i=1,2,3, &( ' ) * + for
, - and &
)
) . are known.
(2+2)

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9. Let n distinct balls be distributed among m boxes such that any box may receive any
number of balls. Show that the probability Pr that a specified box will contain r balls is
given by

/ 0 1

23

4 . Also show that 5 6 7 89 if 1 "

3
1
3!

and

6 .

(2+2)

10. State and prove Bayes therorem.

(1+3)
11. (a) Let the probability pn that a family has n children be <5 ,
0. Suppose that all sex
distributions of n children have the same probability. Show that the for > 1, the
2<5#4
probability that a family has exactly k boys is
2 5 #? .
(b) Find the total number distinguishable arrangements of n indistinguishable balls into
r cells when any cell may receive any number of balls.
(6+6)
12. (a) For 1
, prove that, using classical definition, the probability 5@3A that exactly r
of the n events , , ,
occur is given by
1
2
5@3A " / 0 3 /
0 3?
/
0 3?
B
1 23 / 0 .
(b) In a certain locality, the probability that the weather (rain or no rain) on a day will be
the same as the preceding day is p. If the probability of rain on the first day is p1,
find the probability (pn) of rain on the nth day.
(6+6)

GROUP C

[16]

Answer Any One from question nos. 13 & 14 and Any One from question nos. 15 and 16.

13. When is a set said to be countable? Prove that the set of rational numbers is countable.
(2+2)
14. Prove that a monotone increasing sequence is convergent if it is bounded above.
(4)
15. (a) When is a sequence of real numbers C D said to be convergent? Show that
convergence of implies that
6 0 as 6 . Give an example to show that the
converse is not always true.
(b) Show that sequence
"
1 ,
1 is convergent.
x
(c) If
G 0 for all
1, and lim n +1 < 1 , show that
is convergent.
n x
n
be the function on @ , A such that 1

16. (a) Let H

[(2+2+1)+3+4]
for all I@ , A. Show that

m(b a) f ( x)dx M (b a) .
a

(b) Discuss the convergence of the integral

dx for different values of a.

(c) Define the continuity of a function H

H

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at

" .

at the point

" . Examine the continuity of

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GROUP D

[24]

Answer Any Three from question nos. 17 to 21 and Any One from question nos. 22 and 23.

17. Briefly describe the nature of data usually collected through Indian censuses.

(4)

18. Discuss the meaning of National Income Statistics.

(4)

19. Critically examine the following statement: Laspeyres price index over estimates and
Paasches price index under estimates the true cost of living index.

(4)

20. Write a short note on Lorenz curve.

(4)

21. What is meant by purchasing power of money? How is it measured?

(4)

22. (a) How is the base period of an index number chosen?

(b) What is factor reversal text? Mention an index number which satisfies this test.
(c) Name the agency responsible for collecting agricultural statistics in India. Name
some related important publications. Also mention a few major items published
therein. What are these data primarily related to?

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23. (a) Establish the equality between Lorenz ratio and coefficient.
(b) Describe a chain-base index and mention its advantages and disadvantages over a
fixed-base index number.
(c) Discuss the role of family budget survey in the construction of cost of living index
number.

[4+4+4]

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT :

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