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National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Mathematics End-Semester Examination: 2021-2022 (Autumn)

This document contains a 10-question exam on introductory probability and statistics. The exam covers topics such as the probability of random numbers being in arithmetic progression, probability density functions, marginal probability mass functions, joint density functions, maximum likelihood estimation, confidence intervals, chi-square tests, correlation, and rank correlation. Students are instructed to answer all questions within 3 pages sequentially and to answer all parts of each question in one place.

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National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Mathematics End-Semester Examination: 2021-2022 (Autumn)

This document contains a 10-question exam on introductory probability and statistics. The exam covers topics such as the probability of random numbers being in arithmetic progression, probability density functions, marginal probability mass functions, joint density functions, maximum likelihood estimation, confidence intervals, chi-square tests, correlation, and rank correlation. Students are instructed to answer all questions within 3 pages sequentially and to answer all parts of each question in one place.

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National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Department of Mathematics
End-Semester Examination: 2021-2022 (Autumn)
Code: MA2203 Name: Intro. to Prob. & Stat. Dept. Code: MA
Pages: 2 Full Marks: 50 Duration: 2 Hours
• Answer all questions within three (3) pages, sequentially.
• All parts of a question should be answered at one place.

1. Out of (2n + 1) tickets consecutively numbered, three are drawn at random.


Find the probability that the numbers on them are in arithmetic progression
(A.P). [5]
2. Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density given by

 x

 , if 0 ≤ x < 1,


2




 12 , if 1 ≤ x < 2,
f (x) =



 − x2 + 32 , if 2 ≤ x < 3,





0, elsewhere.
If x1 , x2 and x3 are three independent observations from X, what is the prob-
ability that exactly one of these three numbers is larger than 1.5? [5]
3. If X is a Poisson random variable that satisfies P (X = 2) = 9P (X = 4) +
90P (X = 6), then find the skewness of X. [5]
4. A two dimensional random variable (X, Y ) has the joint probability mass
function given by
λx e−λ py (1 − p)x−y
f (x, y) = , y = 0, 1, 2, . . . , x; x = 0, 1, 2, . . . ,
y!(x − y)!
where λ and p are constants with λ > 0, 0 < p < 1. Find the marginal
probability mass functions of X and Y. [5]
5. A two dimensional random variable (X, Y ) has the joint density function given
by
 1
 8 (6 − x − y), if 0 ≤ x < 2, 2 ≤ y < 4,
f (x, y) =

0, otherwise.

Find the probabilities, (i) P (X < 1), and (ii) P (Y < 3). [5]
6. Suppose that X is a discrete random variable with the probability mass func-
tion, P (X = 0) = 2θ
3
, P (X = 1) = 3θ , P (X = 2) = 2(1−θ)
3
, P (X = 3) = (1−θ)
3
,
where 0 ≤ θ ≤ 1 is a parameter. Find the maximum likelihood estimator of θ,
based on a random sample 3, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 0, 2, 1 which is taken from this
distribution. [5]

1
7. Obtain 99% confidence intervals for the mean and variance of a normal distri-
bution using the sample values 30.8, 30.0, 29.9, 30.1, 31.7, 34.0. [5]

8. Suppose you play a game that involves throwing three dice in succession of
trials. Your winning are directly proportional to the number of fours recorded.
Suppose, the number of trials is 100. Then using a chi-square test of goodness
of fit, based on the following observed data conclude whether it is likely that
the dice have been fairly weighted. (take α = 0.05.). [5]

Number of Fours 0 1 2 3
Observed Count 47 35 15 3

9. The following dataset is available to us based on elastic band experiment. [5]

Mass (g) (X) 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Lengths (mm) (Y) 37 48 60 71 80 90 102 109

(i) Obtain the correlation coefficient between Mass and Length, (ii) Obtain
the regression line of Y on X.

10. Suppose we have ranks of 5 students in three subjects: Computer, Physics and
Statistics. Using rank correlation coefficient determine which pair of subjects
are highly correlated. [5]

Rank in Computer (R1 ) 2 4 5 1 3


Rank in Physics (R2 ) 5 1 2 3 4
Rank in Statistics (R3 ) 2 3 5 4 1

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