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Semester B.Sc. (Obe) Reg - Lsup./Tmp. Examination, November Admission)

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Semester B.Sc. (Obe) Reg - Lsup./Tmp. Examination, November Admission)

This document appears to be an exam for a probability and statistics course, as it covers topics such as probability distributions, moments, characteristic functions, and properties of distributions like binomial, Poisson, exponential, beta, gamma, chi-square, t and F. The exam is divided into multiple choice questions, short answer questions, short essay questions, and long essay questions testing students' understanding of key concepts and ability to derive results and solve problems related to probability and statistics.

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Reg. No. :

Name :

lll Semester B.Sc. Degree CBCSS (OBE) Reg.lSup./tmp.


Examination, November 2A21
(2019-2020 Admission)
COMPLEMENTARY ELECTIVE COURSE IN STATISTICS FOR
MATH EMATICS/COM PUTER SCIENCE
3C03STA : Probability Distributions
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks . 40
lnstruction : Use of calculators and statisticat tables are permitted.

PART _ A
(Short Answer)
Answer all 6 questions. (6x1=$)
1. Define raw moments and central moments.
2. Define characteristic function. State any one of its properties.

3. Find the mean and variance of the distribution whose MGF is


M(t)=(C.4et+0.6)6.
4. lf X is a Poisson random variable such that E(X2) = 6, find E(X).

5. What do you mean by the memory less property of exponential distribution ?

6. Define beta distribution of I kind.

PART _ B
(Short Essay)
Answer any 6 questions : (6x2=12)

7. Find the mean and variance of the random variable X with probability density
function f(x) = 6x(1 - x), 0 < x < 1.

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B. lf (X, Y) is a bivariate continuous random vector, then define the conditional


mean and conditional variance of X given Y"

9. Define geometric distribution. Write a situation where geometric distribution has


an application.

10. lf X and Y are independent Poisson random variables with parameters u and
B, then find the distribution of X + Y

11. Obtain the MGF of gamma distribution with one parameter.

12. Let X follows rectangular distribution over [0, 1], find the distribution of - 2logX.

13. Define a statistic. Give an example.

14. Write down the PDF of t and F distributions.

PART _ C
(Essay)

Answer any 4 questions . (4x3=12)

15. lf X and Y are random variables, then show that |E(XY)]2 < E(X2)Eff2)

16. Obtain the characteristic function of binomial distribution and hence find its
mean and variance.

17. Let X and Y be independent geometric random variables with parameter p. Find
the conditional distribution of X given X + Y.

18. Derive the expression for the r-th raw moments of the beta distribution of first
kind with parameters (u, p) and hence find the mean and variance.

19. The marks obtained by the students in Mathematics. Physics and Chemistry
in an examination are normally distributed with means 52, 50 and 48 and with
standard deviation 10, I and 6 respectively. Find the probability that a student
selected at random has secured a total of 180 marks or above.

20. Define chi-square distribution. Establish the additive property of chi-square


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PART _ D
(Long Essay)
Answer any 2 questions : i2x5=10)
21. The joint probability mass function of two discrete random variables X and Y is
given below. Find (i) a (ii) E(XIY = 1) and (iii) Var(YlX = 0).

x Y
1 2 3
0 a 2a a
1 3a 2a a
2 2a a 2a

22. Derive the recurrence relation for the central moments of binomial distribution
and hence find the first four central moments.

23. Derive the expression for the central moments of order r of the normal distribution
with mean trr and standard deviation o, where r is a positive integer.

24 Explain the applications ol 12, t and F distributions.

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