COMPUTER ORIENTED STATISTICAL METHODS (22BS2114)

Question bank
Unit-2: Expectation and Discrete distributions
Short Answer Questions:

1. Discuss the following measures for discrete and continuous random variables. (BTL-2)
(i) Mean (ii) Variance (iii) Standard deviation.

2. Prove that 𝑉 (𝑋) = 𝐸 (𝑋 2 ) − [𝐸(𝑋)]2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉 (𝑎𝑋 + 𝑏) = 𝑎2 𝑉(𝑋). (BTL-2)

3. For the following distribution, find 𝐸 [(2𝑋 + 1)2 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉(2𝑋 + 1). (BTL-3)
x -3 6 9
P(X) 1/6 1/2 1/3

0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2
1
4. Recognize, is the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥 ) = {18 (2𝑥 + 3), 𝑖𝑓 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 a valid probability
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 4
density function? (BTL-3)

5. Define Binomial and Poisson distributions and discuss the following. (BTL-2)

(i) Mean (ii) Variance (iii) Standard deviation (iv) mode (v) Recurrence relation

Long Answer Questions:

6. For the discrete probability distribution (BTL-3)

𝑋 = 𝑥𝑖 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥𝑖 ) 0 k 2k 2k 3k 𝑘 2 2𝑘 7𝑘 2 + 𝑘
Determine the following.
(i) K (ii) Mean (iii) Variance (iv) standard deviation
(v) 𝐸 [𝑋 2 + 2𝑋 + 3] (vi) 𝐸 [2𝑋 2 ] (vii) 𝑉[2𝑋 2 ] (viii) 𝑉 [2𝑋 − 3]

7. A R. V X has the following probability distribution (BTL-3)

X -2 -1 0 1 2 3
P 0.1 k 0.2 2k 0.3 k
Then find the following
(i) 𝐸 (𝑋 ) (ii) 𝑉(𝑋) (iii) 𝜎
𝑥
𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
2
1
𝑓𝑜𝑟1<𝑥≤2
8. (a) If probability density function of X is given by 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 2
(3−𝑥)
𝑓𝑜𝑟 2<𝑥<3
2
{ 0 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
then find the expected value of 𝑋 2 − 5𝑋 + 3. (BTL-3)
 (b) Find Mean, Median, Mode of a C.R.V 𝑋 having the following density function
1
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑖𝑓 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋
𝑓 (𝑥 ) = { 2
0 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
𝜋
and also determine the probability between 0 and 2 . (BTL-3)

9. State and prove Chebyshev’s theorem (BTL-2)

10. Define co-variance and find the covariance of X and Y from the following data. (BTL-3)
X 10 12 18 24 23 27
Y 13 18 12 25 30 10

11. Derive the mean, variance and standard deviation of the following. (BTL-2)
(a) Binomial distribution (b) Poisson distribution.

12. (a) If six dice are thrown 729 times then how many times can we expect at least three dice to
show a 5 or 6? (BTL-3)
(b) The probability of a man hitting a target is 1/3.
(i) If he fires 5 times, what is the probability of his hitting the target at least twice?
(ii) How many times must he fire so that the probability of his hitting the target at least once is
more than 90%? (BTL-3)

13. (a) The number of monthly breakdowns of a computer is a random variable having Poisson distribution
with mean 1.8. Find the probability that the computer will function for a month
(i) Without break down
(ii) With only one break down
(iii) With at least one break down. (BTL-3)

(b) If a random variable has a Poisson distribution such that 𝑃 (1) = 𝑃(2) then find the following.
(i) Mean of the distribution
(ii) 𝑃(4)
(iii) 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 1)
(iv) 𝑃(1 < 𝑋 < 4) (BTL-3)

14. The distribution of typing mistakes committed by a typist is given below. Assuming the distribution
to be Poisson then find the expected frequencies. (BTL-3)

X 0 1 2 3 4 5
f 42 33 14 6 4 1

15. Four coins are tossed 160 times. The no. of times x heads occur is given below then fit binomial
distribution by assuming the coin is unbiased. (BTL-3)
X 0 1 2 3 4
f 8 34 69 43 6

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