MALLA REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

Question Bank ForMid I

Qn1.

(a) Define the terms – (i)Discrete random variables (ii)Probability mass function
(b) A random variable X denote the minimum of two numbers that appear when a pair of fair dice is
thrown once. Determine (i)Probability mass function (ii) Expectation and (iii) Variance

Qn.2. A random variable X has the following probability function

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

P(x) 0 k 2k 2k 3k K2 2k2 7k2+k

Find (a) k. (b)Mean and variance (c) E(3X+5) (d) P(X < 5)

Qn3. (a) Prove that V(aX + b) = a2 V(X)

(b) Five defective bolts are accidentally mixed with 20 good ones. Determine the probability distribution of
the number of defective bolts, if four bolts are drawn from this list at random. Hence find the expectation
of number of defective bolts.
Qn4. X is a continuous random variable with the probability density function is given by

f x   kx 0 x <2
= 2k 2 x <4
=  kx  6k 4 x <6

Find k, mean of X and variance of X

Qn5. (a) Define a continuous random variable and illustrate with an example.

(b)A continuous random variable X has the probability density function

f x  kxecx for x >0,c>0

0 otherwise.

Find value of (i) k and (ii) Mean (iii)Variance

Qn6.Suppose the random variables X and Y have the joint density function defined by-
𝑐(2𝑥 + 𝑦); 2 < 𝑥 < 6, 0 < 𝑦 < 5
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0: 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
Find (i) c (ii) 𝑃(𝑋 > 3, 𝑌 > 2) (iii) 𝑃(𝑋 > 3) (iv) P((X+Y)< 4)

Qn7. For the following bivariate probability distribution of X and Y find-(𝑖)𝑃(𝑋 > 3, 𝑌 > 2)(ii) 𝐹𝑋 (2)
(iii) 𝑃(𝑌 = 3) (iv) 𝑃(𝑋 < 3, 𝑌 ≤ 4) (v) 𝐹𝑌 (3)
1 2 3 4
X Y

1 0.28 0.03 0.01 0.04

2 0.10 0.10 0.02 0.1

3 0.02 0.17 0.07 0.06

Qn8. Derive the formula for E(X) and V(X) of a Binomial distribution
Qn9.Out of 800 families with 5 children each, how many would you expect to have 1) 3 boys 2)5 girls 3)
either 2 or 3 boys 4) at least one boy? Assume equal probabilities for boys and girls.

Q10. Seven coins are tossed and the number of heads is noted. The experiment is repeating for 128 times and
the following distribution is obtained.
No of heads 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total

Frequency 7 6 19 35 30 23 7 1 128

Fit a binomial distribution assuming coins are (i) unbiased (ii) biased.

Qn11. Derive the formula for E(X) and V(X) of a Poisson distribution

Qn12. Average number of phone calls / minute coming to a switch board between 2pm and 4pm is 2.5.

Determine the probability that during one particular minute there will be (a) 4 or fewer (b) more

than 4 calls.

Qn13. If a r.v has a Poisson distribution such that 𝑃(1) = 𝑃(2), Find (i) Mean (ii) 𝑃(4)(iii) 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 1)(iv)
𝑃(1 < 𝑋 < 4)
Qn14.The marks obtained in mathematics by 1000 students is normally distributed with mean 78% and standard
deviation 11%. Determine-
(i) How many students got marks above 90%?
(ii) What was the highest mark obtained by the lowest 10% of the students?
(iii) Within what limits did the middle of 90% of the student lie.
Qn15.

(a) Name 4 characteristics of normal distribution

(b) Suppose 10% of the probability for a normal distribution is below 35 and 5%
above 90. Estimate the values of mean and variance.

Qn16 (a).Calculate Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation for the following paired data.

X 38 45 46 38 35 38 46 32 36 38

Y 28 34 38 34 36 26 28 29 25 36

What inference would you draw from this estimate?