MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

B.Sc. DEGREE END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS (APRIL – 2021)

GROUP/BRANCH : STATISTICS
TITLE OF THE PAPER : DISTRIBUTION THEORY (081ST3M02)
SEMESTER III
Time: 1 ½ Hours

DATE: 21.04.2021

SECTION- A (5x2=10Marks)

Answer any FIVE out of EIGHT questions not exceeding 40 words

1. Define Two-dimensional Distribution function.

2. Define a binomial distribution. Also state its mean and variance.
3. Define Geometric distribution.
4. State any two properties of normal distribution.
5. Define exponential distribution.
6. Define Sampling distribution.
7. State any two applications of a chi-square distribution.
8. State Central limit theorem.
SECTION-B (4x10 = 40Marks)

Answer any FOUR out of SIX Questions each not exceeding 300 words

9. Define the distribution function of a random variable and state its

important properties.
10.Find the characteristic function of the Poisson distribution and hence
find the values of the first four central moments.
11.Define a Beta distribution of first kind. Find its mean and variance.
12.Derive Student t-distribution.
13.Establish the relationship between chi-square and F-distributions.
14.Derive Poisson distribution as a limiting case of Binomial distribution.