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1. In a Poisson distribution P (X = 1) = 2P (X = 3).

Then the
variance of the distribution is
√
(a) 2
√
(b) 3
√
(c) 2 3
√
(d) 3 2

2. The value of P (X > 1), where the cumulative distribution func-


tion is given by

1 − e−x/2 , x ≥ 0
F (x) =
0 , elsewhere

(a) e−1/2
(b) 2e−1
(c) 12 e−1
(d) 4e−4

3. Suppose a random variable X follows a normal distribution with


mean 1 and variance 4. What is P (X ≤ 3)? (Φ(z) = P (Z ≤ z)
is the cumulative distribution of a N (0, 1) distribution.)

(a) Φ(−1)
(b) Φ(3)
(c) Φ(1)
(d) Φ(−3)

4. Suppose the moment generating function of a random variable


X is MX (t) = ( 31 et + 23 )3, then
2
(a) E(X) = 1, V (X) = 3
(b) E(X) = 1, V (X) = 1
(c) E(X) = 23 , V (X) = 1
(d) E(X) = 13 , V (X) = 2
3
5. Which of the following distribution has same mean and variance?

(a) Binomial distribution


(b) Poisson distribution
(c) Normal distribution
(d) None of the above

6. Suppose the average number of accident occurring in a highway


of a country per week is 2. The probability of occurring exactly
one accident in a week is

(a) e−2/2
(b) 2e−1
(c) 2e−2
(d) e−1/2

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