[Dec-22]

GITAM (Deemed to be University)

[OPTS 2021]
BBA(BA) Degree Examination
III SEMESTER
STATISTICAL METHODS
(Effective from the admitted batch 2021–22)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 30
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Instructions: All parts of a section must be answered in one place only.
Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted.
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SECTION-A
1. Answer the following:
Each answer should not exceed one page. (5x1=5)
a) What is dispersion?
b) 4 3
If b yx  , r  , and  x  9 ,then find  y .
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5 5
c) If two coins are tossed, find the probability of getting at least one
head.
d) Why the base year is important in Index number calculation?
e) Write the reasons to study trend.
SECTION-B
Answer the following: (5x5=25)
UNIT-I
2. a) Calculate quartile deviation for the following data: 36, 7, 40, 15,
39, and 41.
OR
b) For a group of 50 male workers, the mean and standard deviation
of their monthly wages are Rs. 6300 and Rs. 900, respectively.
For a group of 40 female workers, these are Rs. 5400 and Rs. 600,
respectively. Find the standard deviation on monthly wages for
the combined group of workers.
UNIT-II
3. a) Write the properties of regression coefficients.

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b) Calculate the coefficient of correlation from the following data:
x : 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

y: 30 50 60 80 100 110 130

UNIT-III
4. a) A problem is given to three students A, B and C whose chances of
1 3 1
solving it are , and respectively. What is the probability
2 4 4
that the problem will be solved if all of them try independently?
OR
P  X  1  P  X  3 .
b) If a Poisson distribution is such that
3
2
Find (i) P X  1 (ii) P2  X  5 .

UNIT-IV
5. a) Write the uses of index numbers.
OR
b) Calculate the Paasche’s Index for current year 2022 for the data
provided below:

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 UNIT-V
6. a) Write different types of forecasts.
OR
b) Fit a trend line to the following data using semi-average method
and forecast the sales for the year 2012.

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