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Time : 3 HRS
DEPARTMENT OF AIDS
MODEL EXAMINATION I Date :
MA3391/ PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Session : FN
II YEAR / IV SEM
SET-A

Part – A - Answer ALL Questions. 10 x 2=20 Marks

S.No QUESTIONS KL CO
A random variable has the binomial distribution and get 𝑥 success in 𝑛 trials, show that is
1 not an unbiased estimate of the binomial parameter 𝑝 K3 CO3

A sample survey at a super market showed that 204 of 300 shoppers regularly use cents-off
coupons. What can we say with 99% confidence about the maximum error, if we use the
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observed sample proportion as an estimate of the proportion of all shoppers in the population
sampled who use cents-off coupons?
Prove that in sampling from a normal population N(𝜇, 𝜎 ), the sample mean is consistent
3 estimator of 𝜇. K1 CO3

4 Write the Kruskal-Wallis H test K1 CO4

5 Discuss the formula of Mann-Whitney U-Test K3 CO4
6 Explain the formula of Sign test and One Sample Run Test K1 CO4
7 Write the construction on 𝑥̅ Chart K1 CO5
8 How many control charts are there. What are they? K1 CO5
9 Differentiate Range chart and Mean chart K1 CO5
What if our sample mean lies between upper and lower control limits. What if not
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Part – B - Answer ALL Questions. 5 x 13=65 Marks

Let 𝑥 , 𝑥 , 𝑥 , … . 𝑥 be a random samples on a Bernouli variable taking the value 1 with
( )
probability 𝜃 and the value with 0 with probability (1 − 𝜃). Show that is an unbiased
( )
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of 𝜃 where 𝜏 = ∑ 𝑋)
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OR
If 𝑆 is the variance of a random sample from an infinite population with finite variance 𝜎 ,
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then 𝐸(𝑆 ) = 𝜎 .
If 𝑋 , 𝑋 , 𝑋 , … 𝑋 constitute a random sample of size 𝑛 from a Bernouli Population show that
…
12 A 𝜃= is a sufficient estimator of the parameter 𝜃 K3 CO3
 OR
Show that 𝑋 is a sufficient estimator of the mean 𝜇 of a normal population with known
B variance 𝜎 . K2 CO3

Let (𝑥 , 𝑥 , 𝑥 , … 𝑥 ) be a random sample from the uniform population with the density
function 𝑓(𝑥; 𝑎, 𝑏) = ; 𝑎 < 𝑥 < 𝑏. Find the estimators of 𝑎 and 𝑏 by the method of
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moments

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OR
If 𝑥 , 𝑥 , 𝑥 , … . 𝑥 are the values of a random sample from an exponential population, find
B the maximum likelihood estimator of the parameter 𝜃 K2 CO3

The following is the arrangement of defective, 𝑑, and non-defective, 𝑛, pieces produced in

the given order by a certain machine : nnnnn dddd nnn nnnnnnn dd nn dddd. Test for
A randomness at the 0.01 level of significance K2 CO4

OR
An experiment is designed to compare three preventive methods against corrosion yielded the
following maximum depths of pits (in thousand of an inch) in pieces of wire subject to
14 respective treatments:

Method A 77 54 67 74 71 66 -
B
Method B 60 41 59 65 62 64 52 K3 CO4
Method C 49 52 69 47 56 - -

Use the 0.05 level of significance to test the null hypothesis that the three sample come
from identical population

The following table gives the sample mean and range for 10 samples, each of size 6, in the
production of certain component . Construct the control charts for mean and range and
comment on the nature of control.
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Sample No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
15 Mean 37. 49.8 57.5 59.2 54.7 34.7 51.4 61.4 70.7 75.3
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Range 9.5 12.8 10.0 9.1 7.8 5.8 14.5 2.8 3.7 8.0

OR
 Given below are the values of sample mean and sample range R for 10 samples , each of size
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5 . Draw the appropriate mean and range charts and comment on the state of control of the
Part – C - Answer ALL Questions. 1 x 15=15 Marks
Show that 𝑌 = [𝑋 + 2𝑋 + 3𝑋 ] is not a sufficient estimator of Bernouli parameter 𝜃
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OR
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If 𝑋 , 𝑋 , 𝑋 , … 𝑋 constitute a random sample of size 𝑛 from a normal population with mean
B 𝜇 and the variance 𝜎 , find joint maximum likelihood estimates of these two parameters. K3 CO3