2 Marks

If X is a Poisson distribution such that P(X=1) = P(X=2) then find mean.

If P(A)=1/2, P(B) =1/3, P(A∩B) =1/5 then find (i) P(A∪B) (ii) P (A1 ∩ B).

A random sample of size 100 has a standard deviation of 5. What can you say about the maximum error
with 95% confidence.

Define Population, Sample and give example of each.

Find the mean values of the variable X and Y from the following regression equations
3X+12Y=19, 3Y+9X=46.

Write any two properties of rank correlation coefficient.

Draw a Free Hand Curve based on the following data:

Year 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Profit 148 149 149.5 149 150.5 152.2 153.7 153

Write any two Merits and Demerits of the Free Hand Curve.

Define Discrete Random variable, Continuous Random variable and give example of each.

Find the probability of a leap year to have 52 Mondays and 53 Sundays.

A random sample of size 100 is taken from a population with S.D 5.1 Given that the sample mean is 21.6.
Construct a 95% confidence interval.

Define Type-I error and Type-II error and give example of each.

Find correlation coefficient from the following regression equations 3X+12Y=19,

3Y+9X=46.

Define positive correlation , negative correlation and give example of each.

Define Index Numbers.

Find the trend line from the following data by Semi-Average Method:
Year 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Profit 150 152 153 151 154 153 156 158

A fair coin is tossed six times. Find the probability of getting four heads.

Find the probability that a card drawn at random from a pack of cards may be either a queen or a
king.

Define (i) Null Hypothesis (ii) Alternate Hypothesis.

Assuming that S.D is 20, how large a random sample to be taken to assert with probability 0.95
that the sample mean will not differ from the true mean by more than 3 points.

Define correlation and regression.

Define partial correlation, total correlation and give example of each.

Write any two merits and demerits of the Method of Semi-Averages.

Write any two uses of Index numbers.

6 Marks

A can hit the target 3 times in 5 shots, B 2 times in 5 shots and C three times in 4 shots. All of them fire
one Shot each simultaneously at the target. What is the probability that (i) 2 shots hit (ii) at least two shots
hit.

An ambulance service claims that it takes on the average 8.9 minutes to reach its destination in
emergency calls. To check on this claim the agency which issues license to Ambulance service has then
timed on fifty emergency calls getting a mean of 9.2 minutes With s.d. of 1.6 minutes. What can they
conclude at 5% level of significance.

Calculate the correlation coefficient and regression coefficient for the following data

X 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Y 4 2 5 10 4 11 12
 The following data relate to profits earned by a company. Fit a straight-line trend equation by
the method of least squares and estimate the value for the year 2005.

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Profits 85 92 105 127 182 175 200

(Rs.’000)

find (i) P( X  1) (ii) P ( X  3)

2
If X is a Poisson distribution is such that, P(X=1)= 3 P(X=3)

(iii) P(2  X  5) .

A population consists of five numbers 3,6,9, 15 and 27 . Consider all possible samples of size two which
can be drawn without replacement from this population find a) The mean of the population. b)The
standard deviation of population c)The mean of sampling distribution of means d) The standard deviation
of sampling distribution of means.

Find the mean values of the variable X and Y and correlation coefficient from the following
regression equations 3X+12Y=19, 3Y+9X=46

Fit a straight-line trend by method of least squares to the following data. If the same rate of change
continues, what would be the predicted earnings for 1985.
Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Earnings 38 40 65 72 69 60 87 95
(Rs. In
Lakhs)

Two marbles are drawn in succession from a box containing 10 red, 30 white , 20 blue and 15 orange
marbles, with replacement being made after each draw. Find the probability that (i) both are white (ii)
first is red and second is White.

A Sample of 10 boys had the following I.Q’s 70,120,110,101,88,83,95,98,107,100.

(i) Does this information support the assumption of a population mean I.Q of 100?

(ii) Find the reasonable range in which most of the mean I.Q values of samples of 10 boys lie
Find the mean values of the variable X and Y and correlation coefficient from the following
regression equations. 2Y-X-50=0, 3Y-2X-10=0.

Calculate three year moving average for the following data

Year 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Value 242 250 252 249 253 255 251 257 260 265 262

In a sample of 1000 cases, the mean of a certain test is 14 and standard deviation is 2.5. Assuming the
distribution to be normal, find (i) how many score between 12 and 15. (ii) how many score above 18. (iii)
how many score below 18.

An ambulance service claims that it takes on the average 8.9 minutes to reach its destination in
emergency calls. To check on this claim the agency which issues license to Ambulance service has then
timed on fifty emergency calls getting a mean of 9.2 minutes With s.d. of 1.6 minutes. What can they
conclude at 5% level of significance?

Calculate coefficient of correlation from the following data

X 12 9 8 10 11 13 17

Y 14 8 6 9 11 12 13

Calculate the seasonal index numbers applying simple average method to the following data

Year Summer Monsoon Autumn Winter

1 30 81 62 119

2 33 104 86 171

3 42 153 99 221

4 56 172 129 235

5 67 201 136 302

15 Marks

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
,0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋
Probability density function of a random variable X is f(x) = { 2 }.
0 , 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒

Find the mean, mode and median of the distribution also find the probability between 0 and 𝜋/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

(i) Find the value of K (ii) Evaluate P(x<=6), P ( x>6) (iii)Mean (iv) Standard Deviation

(v) What is the smallest value of x for P(X<= x) >1/2.

A population consists of five numbers 2,3,6,8 and 11. Consider all possible samples of size two which
can be drawn without replacement from this population find a) The mean of the population. b)The standard
deviation of population c)The mean of sampling distribution of means d) The standard deviation of
sampling distribution of means.

In survey of buying habits, 400 women shoppers are chosen at random in super market A located in certain
section of the city. Their average weekly food expenditure is Rs.250 with a standard deviation of Rs.40.
For 400women shoppers chosen at random in super market B in another section of city, the average weekly
food expenditure is Rs.220with a standard deviation of Rs .55 . Test at 1% level of significance whether
the average weekly food expenditure of the two populations of shoppers are equal.

From the following data calculate the rank correlation coefficient after making adjustment for tied
ranks

X 48 33 40 9 16 16 65 24 16 57

Y 13 13 24 6 15 4 20 9 6 19

Find two regression lines to the following data

x 1 2 3 4 6 8

y 2.4 3 3.6 4 5 6
 Fit a second-degree parabola to the following data. Estimate the trend value in the year
2000 and comment on it.
Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Sales (Rs. In 50 80 60 100 70

000)

Calculate the trend values by the method of moving averages, assuming a four yearly cycle, from
the following data relating to sugar production in India.
Year Sugar production Year Sugar production
( Lakh Tonnes) ( Lakh Tonnes)
1971 37.4 1977 48.4
1972 31.1 1978 64.6
1973 38.7 1979 58.4
1974 39.5 1980 38.6
1975 47.9 1981 51.4
1976 42.6 1982 84.4

Three machines produce 70% , 20% and 10% of the total number of items in a factory . The percentage of
defective output of these machines are 4%,3% and 2% respectively. An item is selected at random and
found defective. Find the probability that it is from (i) machine –I (ii) machine –II (iii) machine –III.

In a Normal distribution, 31% of the items are under 45 and 8% are over 64. Determine the
mean and variance of the distribution.
A large electronic firm that hires many workers with disabilities wants to determine whether their
disabilities affect such workers performance. Use the level of significance 5% to decide on the
basis of following data, whether it is reasonable to maintain that the disabilities have no effect on
the workers performance.

Above average Average Below average

Blind 21 64 17

Deaf 16 49 14

No disability 29 93 28

Ten soldiers participated in a shooting competition in the first week. After intensive training they
Participated in the competition in the second week. Their scores before and after training are given as

follows Scores 67 24 57 55 63 54 56 68 33 43
before

Score 70 38 58 58 56 67 68 75 42 38
after

Do the data
indicate that the soldiers have been benefited by the training.

Determine the regression lines for the following data

X 10 12 13 16 17 20 25

Y 10 22 24 27 29 33 37

Ten competitors in a musical test were ranked by the three judges A, B&C in the following
order. Determine which pair of judges have common linkings in music.

Ranks 1 6 5 10 3 2 4 9 7 8
by A

Ranks 3 5 8 4 7 10 2 1 6 9
by B

Ranks 6 4 9 8 1 2 3 10 5 7
by C
 Fit a parabolic curve of second degree to the data given below and estimate the value for
1979 and comment on it .Analyse whether the equation is a good fit or not.
Year 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

Sales (in 000 10 12 13 10 8

Rs)

Analyze cyclical variations using the following data:

Year Quarter Y T S (%)

2001 I 72 78.2 81.15

II 98 73.7 114.77

III 79 89.2 89.15

IV 106 94.7 114.94

2002 I 79 100.2 81.15

II 122 105.8 114.77

III 101 111.3 89.15

IV 143 116.8 114.77

2003 I 94 122.3 81.15

II 141 127.8 114.94

III 128 133.4 89.15

IV 160 138.9 114.77

Fit a poisson distribution to the following data and calculate the expected frequencies.

x 0 1 2 3 4

f(x) 109 65 22 3 1
 Of the three men , the chances that a politician ,a business man or an academician will be appointed as
vice chancellor of University are 0.5,0.3,0.2 respectively. Probability that research is promoted by these
persons if they are appointed as vice chancellor are 0.3,0.7,0.8 respectively. (i) Determine the probability
that research is promoted (ii) If research is promoted , what is the probability that vice chancellor is an
academician (iii) ) If research is promoted , what is the probability that vice chancellor is an politician.

The nicotine contents in milligrams in two samples of tobacco were found to be as follows

Sample A 24 27 26 21 25 ---

Sample B 27 30 28 31 22 36

Can it be said that the two samples have come from the population with same variance

A trucking company wishes to test the average life of each of the four brands of tyres. The
company uses all brands on randomly selected trucks. The records showing the lives ( thousands
of miles) of tyre are given the following table:
Brand 1 Brand 2 Brand 3 Brand 4

20 19 21 15

23 15 19 17

18 17 20 16

17 20 17 18

16 16

Find the rank correlation coefficient for the following data and comment on it.
X 68 64 75 50 64 80 75 40 55 64
62 58 68 45 81 60 68 48 50 70
Y

Find two regression lines for the following data. Estimate the value of Y when X is 20.
X 12 9 8 10 11 13 17

Y 14 8 6 9 11 12 13
Calculate Seasonal Variation for all the quarters using the Link Relative Method for the following
data:
Q 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

I 6.0 5.4 6.8 7.2 6.6

II 6.5 7.9 6.5 5.8 7.3

III 7.8 8.4 9.3 7.5 8.0

IV 8.7 7.3 6.4 8.5 7.1

Fit a second-degree parabola to the following data

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Sales (Rs. In 12 10 14 20 28
00000)

For the following discrete probability distribution, Find (i) k, P(X<4), P (X≥5), P (3≤x≤6)

(ii) What will be the minimum value of k such that P (X≤2)>0.3

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

P(x) K 3k 5k 7k 9k 11k 13k

In a certain college 25% of boys and 10% of girls are studying Mathematics .The girls constitute 60% of
the student body. (i)What is the probability that Mathematics is being studied. (ii) If a student is selected at
random and is found to be studying Mathematics, find the probability that the student is a girl. (iii) A boy.
Two horses A and B were tested according to the time (in seconds) to run a particular track with
the following results. Test whether the two horses have the same running capacity.

Horse A 28 30 32 33 33 29 34

Horse B 29 30 30 24 27 29

A population consists of five numbers 3,6,9,15,27. Consider all possible samples of size two which
can be drawn without replacement from this population find a) The mean of the population. b)The
standard deviation of population c)The mean of sampling distribution of means d) The standard deviation
of sampling distribution of means.

Determine the regression lines for the following data . Estimate the value of Y when X is
30.
X 10 12 13 16 17 20 25

Y 10 22 24 27 29 33 37

Ten competitors in a musical test were ranked by the three judges A, B&C in the following
order.Analyse which pair of judges have common linkings in music.

Ranks 1 6 5 10 3 2 4 9 7 8
by A

Ranks 3 5 8 4 7 10 2 1 6 9
by B

Ranks 6 4 9 8 1 2 3 10 5 7
by C
 From the following data , calculate Laspeyre’s , Paasche’s, Dorbish_ Bowley’s, Fishers
Marsall-Edge worth’s and Walsch’s index numbers.

Product Base Year Current Year

Price Quantity Price Quantity
(Units) (Units)
A 6 50 10 56
B 2 100 2 120
C 4 60 6 60
D 10 30 12 24
E 8 40 12 36

Find seasonal variations by the ratio to trend method from the data given below

Year I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Quarter

1973 30 40 36 34

1974 34 52 50 44

1975 40 58 54 48

1976 54 76 68 62

1977 80 92 86 82