Probability and Statistics (MA-2011)

Selected Questions from Books, 8th Edition

(printed version)

Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, J.L.Devore, 8 th edn.

Chapter-2
Problem set-2.1 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 Problem set-2.4 45,47,50, 54, 55 (PDF Q-63),56,
58,59
Problem set-2.2 13, 14, 15, 16, 26 Problem set-2.5 71,72,78,80,81,83,87
Chapter-3
(Uniform, binomial, geometric, negative binomial, hyper-geometric, poisson)
Problem set-3.1 1,6,9,10 Problem set-3.4 46-a,c,; 47-a,d,e,g; 48, 50,
59,63,64
Problem set-3.2 12,13,14,17,23,24,28 Problem set-3.5 69, 70, 74, 75
Problem set-3.3 29,30, 31, 38, 39, 42, 45 Problem set-3.6 79, 80, 84, 87
* Finding mean, variance and std. deviation of uniform, binomial, geometric and poisson
distribution only
* Finding the mean and variance using moment generating function (MGF)
*No derivation of mean and variance of hyper-geometric distribution
Chapter-4 (Continuous uniform, exponential, normal)
Problem set-4.1 2,3,4,5,6,8,9 Problem 28-(a, c, e, f, i, j), 29, 32, 35,43, 47,
set-4.3 53, 57
Problem set-4.2 11,12,13,15,20,21 Problem 59,60,61,62,70
set-4.4
* Finding the density of 𝑌 = 𝑔(𝑋) if pdf of X is 𝑓(𝑥) and g is monotonically increasing
* Finding mean, variance and standard deviation of continuous uniform, exponential and
Normal distribution only
* Finding the mean and variance using moment generating function (MGF)
*No derivation of finding of mean and variation uniform distribution using MGF
Chapter-5
Problem set-5.1 1,2,3,6,9,11,12,19 Problem set-5.3 37,38,41,42
Problem set-5.2 22,23,28,30,31,33, 35, 36 Problem set-5.4 46,47, 49, 53
Chapter-9
Problem set-9.1 To be selected later
Advanced Engineering Mathematics (E. Kreyszig), 10 th edn.
Chapter-25
Problem set-25.1 Finding sample mean, sample Problem set-25.3 1,4,8,11, 20,
variance and sample deviation from 21,22
any data (give your own example)
Problem set-25.2 1,3,9,11 Problem set-25.4 4,8
All Examples (from 25.1 to 25.4)