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B.Sc DEGREE (CBCS) EXAMINATION, MARCH 2020

3 Fourth Semester

Complemetary ST4CMT4-oIAISICs-STATISTICAL INFERENCE

Course -

riple Main, B.Sc Mathematics Model 1, B.Sc

(Common for B.Sc Computer Applicationsoue
Physics Model )
2017 Admission onwards
476235C9

Time: 3 Hours Marks: 80

Part A
Answer any ten questions.

Each question carries 2 marks.

1 What is a confidence interval?

2. Define unbiasedness.

3. Define suficiency of an estimate.

4. How can we estimate the parameters using the method of maximum likelihood?

5 How do you examine whether there exists a minimum variance unbiased estimator for the
parameter 6 of a population with pdf f(x;8)?

6. A random sample of size 11 from a Normal population is found to have variance 12.3.
Find a 95% confidence interval for the population variance.

7. In a sample of 20 persons from a town, it was seen that 4 are suffering from T.8. Finda
95% confidence interval for the proportion of TB patients in thetown.
8. Write short note on simple and composite hypothesis.

9 Define significance level and power of a test.

10. The continuous random variable X hasthedensity function f() = 0 < T < 6.
It is desired to test the hypothesis Ho: 0= 1 against Hy: 6= 2 using a single observation
x.x20.95 is used as the critical region. Find the significance level of the test.

11. Write the test statistic for testing the mean of a population in large sample test when the
population SD (1) o is known (2) a is unknown.

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12. Give the test statistic in the case of small sample test to test the equality of means of two

normal populations, (1) when population SDs are known (2) when population SDs are
unknown.

(10x2-20)
Part B

Answer any six questions.

Each question carries 5 marks.

13. X1. X2 n is a random samplefrom a Normal population N( ,a). Let

t1 1 , t2= " , ta = t m t . . . , tn = I t h t . t a are
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proposed estimates of u. Compare the efficiencies of ty, t2, Tn
14. Obtain a sufficient estimate of u of N(u.o), when oa is known.

15.
Examine whether f(z) (1+0) z0; 0<<ladmits aminimumvariance
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estimator of 6. Find the lower limit for the variance of any unbiased estimator of 6 from
this population.

16. The mean and SD of the breaking strength of 100 cables tested by a company are 180
lbs and 25 lbs. Find 90% and 95% confidence limits for the mean breaking strength of all
cables manufactured by the company.

17. The average hourly wage of a sample of 150 workers in a factory A was Rs. 25.6 with SD
of Rs.1.08. The average hourly wage of a sample of 200 workers in a factory B was Rs.
28.7 with SD of Rs. 1.28. Find 99% and 95% confidence intervals for the difference of
means.

18. An examination was given to 50 students at college A and to 60 students at college B. At

A, the mean grade was 75 with SD 9 and at B, the mean grade was 79 with SD 7. Is
there significant difference between the performance of the students at A and those at B

(a 0.05).
19. Describe the procedure for testing of homogeneity.

20. Ten individuals are chosen at random from a normal population and their heights in
inches are found to be 63, 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 70, 71 and 71 inches. In the light of this
data, discuss the suggestion that the mean height of the population is 66 inches.

21. The standard deviation of a sample of 15 from a normal populatior was found to be 7.
Examine whether the hypothesis that the standard deviation is more than 7.6 is

acceptable.
(6x5-30)
Part C

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 Answer any two questions

Each question carries 15 narks.

items
22. Let p be theproportion of defective produced by a machine.
n items
produced by
the machine are examined and a random variable xi is defined as: X = 1 if the ih item
examined is defective and x = 0 if it is not defective. Show that if T; (1)is an

unbiased estimate ofp (2)nln-1an unbiased estimate of p(1-P) (3) r(n-1) is an

unbiased estimate of p?
23. Obtain the maximum likelihood estinas End moment estimates of parameters of Normai

distribution.

24. Three students tossed a coin repeatey and obtained the following results.
=

serial no. of student no. of tosses no. of heads obtained

60 35

2 80 |48
3 120 50
Test the hypothesis that the coin is unbiased. It was suspected that the third student has
used a coin different from that used by the other two. Is there any justification for this
claim.

25. (a) How do you test for the equality of variances of two normal populations.
(b) The time taken by workers in performing a job by Method 1 and Method 2 are as
follows. Method 1 gives 20, 16, 26, 25, 23. Method 2 gives 28, 33, 42, 35, 52, 34. Do
the data show that the variances of time distribution by the two methods do not differ
significantly.
(2x15-30)

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