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PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

M(CSE)401
Question Bank
M.C.Q.

1. If A and B are two independent events such that P( A)=0.2, P(B)=0.3 , then
C C
P( A ∩ B )=¿
(a) 0.53 (b) 0.54 (c) 0.55 (d) 0.56
2. Mean and variance of the Poisson Distribution with parameter μ are respectively
(a) μ and μ2 (b) μ and μ (c) μ and √μ (d) μ and 2 μ
3. If for a Poisson variate X , E( X 2)=20, then mean and standard deviation are
(a) 4∧2 (b) 4∧−2 (c) −5∧2 (d) 5∧−2.
4. If five persons A , B ,C , D , E speak at seminar-lecture, then the probability that A and B
speak next to each other is
1 2 4 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 5 5 5
5. A fair die is thrown. The probability that either an odd number or a number greater than 4
will turn up is
2 3 2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 5 7 3

6.
1
If A and B be events with P ( A )= , P ( B )= ∧P ( A ∪ B )=
3
1
4
1
2
then P
B
A
=¿ ( )
3 4 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 3 4 3
5 2 1
7. If X , Y are two events with P ( X )= , P ( Y ) = , P ( X ∩Y )= ∧P ( X ∩Y )=¿
6 3 4
5 7 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) none
12 12 6
8. If P ( A )=0.2, P ( B )=0.4 , P ( A ∪B )=0.6 , then the events A , B are
(a) independent (b) mutually exhaustive (c) mutually exclusive (d)
none
9. If X is normally distributed with zero mean and unit variance , then the expectation of X 2 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 20
10. If X ∧Y are independent random variables, then which of the following is true?
(a) E ( XY ) =E ( X ) + E(Y ) (b) E ( XY ) =E ( X )−E (Y )
(c) E ( XY ) =E ( X ) E (Y ) (d) E ( XY ) =E ( X ) / E(Y )
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11. If the variance of a random variable X is , then var (3 X+ 5 )=¿
3
(a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 11
1
12. If X has binomial distribution with parameter 4 and , then P ( X=1 )=¿
3
4 64 32 16
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 27 81 9
13. The distribution for which mean and variance are equal is
(a) Poisson distribution (b) Normal distribution
(c) Binomial distribution (d) Exponential distribution
14. The variance of a random variable X is
(a) E( X 2) (b)[ E(X )]2 (c) E( X 2)−[ E( X)] 2 (d)
2
E( X )−E( X )

15. The expectation of the following distribution is:

xi 0 1 2 3

1 1 1 1
fi
4 8 2 8

1 5 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)1
2 2 2
2
16. If the variance of a random variable X is , then var (3 X+ 5 )=¿
3
(a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 11
17. The mean of a random variable X is
(a) E( X ) (b)[ E(X )]2 (c) E( X 2) (d)−E( X )
18. The mean of binomial distribution B(n , p) (where n, p are the no. of trials and probability of
success) is
n
(a) (b) 0 (c) np (d) 1
p

19. If mean and standard deviation of a Binomial distribution are respectively 4 and

values of n and p (where n and p are the parameters of the distribution) are respectively
√ 8 . The
3

3 2 1
(a) 11, (b) 12 , (c) 12 , (d)
4 7 3
4
11,
3
20. The variance of first n natural numbers is
 2 2
n −1 n
(a) n2 −1 (b) (c) (d)
10 12
2
n −1
12
21. Mean and variance of the Standard Normal Distribution with parameters m and σ are
respectively
(a) 0 and 1 (b) m and σ (c) 1 and 1 (d) m
and σ 2

Answer the Following Questions:

1. A random variable X has the following probability distribution

x : −2 −1 0 1 2 3

p ( x ) : 0.1 k 0.2 2 k 0.3 3 k

(i) Find k .
(ii) Evaluate P ( X ≤2 ) and P (−2< X <2 ).
(iii) Find mean and variance of the distribution.
2. Find mean and s.d. of the continuous random variable X having probability density
function
1
−kx 0< x < 4
f ( x )= 2 .
elsewhere
0
3. An urn contains 7 white and 3 red balls. 2 balls are drawn together at random from the
urn. Find the mathematical expectation of the white balls drawn.
4. A random variable X has the following probability function

{
x
, 0 ≤ x ≤1
2
1
f ( x )= , 1≤ x ≤ 2
2
1
( 3−x ) , 2≤ x ≤ 3
2
Find the distribution function for X .
5. If a random variable X has density function

{
1
,−2 ≤ x ≤2
f ( x )= 4
0 , elsewhere
then find
(i) P ( X <1 )
 1
(ii) P(| X−1|≥ )
2

6. If the function

{
x , 0 ≤ x <1
f ( x )= k −x ,1 ≤ x ≤ 2
0 , elsewhere
represents a probability density function of some random variable X , then find
(i) the value of k .
(ii) the distribution function of X .
1 3
(iii) P( < X < ).
2 2
7. If X has Binomial distribution with parameters n and p, then show that
(i) mean of X is np .
(ii) variance of X is np (1− p).

8. The mean and standard deviation of a binomial distribution are respectively 4 and
Find the values of n and p. Also evaluate P( X=0).
√ 8
3
.

3
9. If the mean of a Binomial distribution is 3 and the variance is , find the probability
2
of obtaining at most three successes.
1
10. The probability that a pen manufactured by a company will be defective is . If 12
10
such pens are manufactured, find the probability that (i) exactly two will be defective
(ii) none will be defective (iii) at least two will be defective.
11. A radioactive source emits on the average 2.5 particles per second. Calculate the
probability that 2 or more particles will be emitted in an interval of 4 seconds.
12. If X is a poisson variate with parameter μ, then show that both mean and variance of X
is μ.
13. If a random variable has a Poisson distribution such that P ( X=1 )=P(X =2), find mean
and standard deviation of the distribution and P ( X=4 ) .
1
14. If X is uniformly distributed over −2 ≤ x ≤ 2, find P(| X−1|≥ ).
2
15. If a random variable X has density function

{
f ( x )= k (x−1)(2−x ) , 1 ≤ x ≤2
0 , elsewhere
then find
(i) the distribution function
 5 3
(ii) P( ≤ X ≤ )
4 2
16. If a random variable X has density function

{
f ( x )= kx(1−x) , 0 ≤ x ≤1
0 , elsewhere
then find
(i) mean of X .
1
(ii) P( X> )
2
17. A random variable X has the following probability distribution

x : 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

p(x) : 0 k 2k 2k 3k k
2
2k
2 2
7k +k

(i) Find k .
(ii) Evaluate P ( X <6 ), P ( 3< X < 6 ) and P ( ( 3< X ) /(X ≤ 6) )
(iii) Find mean and variance of the distribution.
18. If a random variable X has density function

{
3
x (2−x ) ,0 ≤ x ≤ 2
f ( x )= 4
0 , elsewhere
then find mean and variance of X .
19. If X has normal distribution with parameter μ and σ , then find its mean and standard
deviation.
20. The length of bolts produced by a machine is normally distributed with mean 4 and
standard deviation 0.5 . A Bolt is defective if its length does not lie in the interval
( 3.8 , 4.3 ) Find the percentage of defective bolts produced by the machine.
0.6 0.4

[Given that ∫ ∅ (x )dx=0.7257 and ∫ ∅ (x )dx=0.6554 , where ∅ (x ) be the standard

−∞ −∞
normal function.]
21. If the weekly wage of 10,000 workers in a factory follows normal distribution with
mean and standard deviation Rs 70 and Rs 5 respectively. Find the expected number of
workers whose weekly wages are (i) between Rs. 66 and Rs. 72, (ii) less than 66, (iii)
more than 72.
0.4 0.8

[Given that ∫ ∅ (x )dx=0.1554 and ∫ ∅ (x )dx =0.2881, where ∅ (x ) be the standard

0 0
normal function.]
22. Find the moment generating function whose moments are given by μ'r =2r (r + 1) !
23. A continuous random variable X has p.d.f as
 {
2 −x
f ( x )= k x e , 0< x
0 , elsewhere
Find the rth moment and hence determine mean and variance of X .
24. Find the moment generating function for the random variable having the following
distribution:
(i) Binomial Distribution
(ii) Poisson Distribution
(iii) Normal Distribution
25. The following marks have been obtained by the students in mechanics and statistics

Mechanics: 45 55 56 58 60 65 68 70 75 80 85

Statistics: 56 48 50 60 62 64 65 70 74 82 90

Find the marks in mechanics while the marks in Statistics is 72.

26. From the following data estimate the purchase when the sale is 100 .

Sales: 91 97 108 121 67 124 51 73 111 57

Purchases: 71 75 69 97 70 91 39 61 80 47

To get a purchase of 60 what would be the required sales?

27. A normal population has mean 0.1 and standard deposition 2.1. Find the probability
that the mean of a sample of size 900 would be negative. Given that P (|z|<1.43 ) =0.847
, where z be the standard normal variate.
28. Define Standard Error of a Statistic. State Central Limit theorem for Statistics.
29. The mean weight of 500 ball bearings is 5.02 grams. Their standard deviation is 0.30
gram. Find the probability that a random sample of 100 ball bearings would have a
2.96

combined weight more than 510 gram. Given that ∫ ∅ (z )dz=0.4985 ,where ∅ (z ) be
0
the standard normal density function.
30. The mean weight of 500 ball bearings is 5.02 grams. They are standard division is 0.30
gram. Find the probability that a random sample of 100 ball bearings would have a
combined weight between 496 and 500 grams. Given that
2.22 0.74

∫ ∅ (z )dz =0.4868 , ∫ ∅ (z )dz =0.2704 , where ∅ (z ) be the standard normal density

0 0
function.
31. Show that the sample mean is an unbiased estimator of the population mean.
32. Prove that if samples are drawn from an infinite population or if the sampling is
SRSWR then the sample mean is a consistent estimator of the population mean.
33. If samples are drawn from a Normal population, then the sample variance is a
consistent estimator of the population variance.
34. T 1 and T 2 be two statistics with E ( T 1 )=2 θ1 +3 θ2 and E ( T 2 )=θ1 +θ 2, find unbiased
estimators of the parameters θ1, θ2.
35. If X be an unbiased estimator of the parameter A , show that X 2 is a biased estimator of
2
A .
36. If X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 be an independent simple random sample from a normal
population with unknown varianceσ 2. Find K such that
2 2 2
K [ ( X 1−X 2 ) + ( X 3−X 4 ) +(X 5−X 6 ) ] is an unbiased estimator ofσ .
2

37. Let { X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , … ., X n } be a random sample from a normal distribution with mean μ

n
1
and variance1. Show that ∑ X i is an unbiased estimator of μ2 +1.
2
n 1
38. If T be an unbiased estimator of the parameter θ , show that √ T is a biased estimator of
√θ .
39. The probability density function of a random variable X is assumed to be of the form
f ( x)=c x ,0 ≤ x ≤ 1 for some constantc . If X 1 , X 2 , X 3 ,… . , X n is a random sample of
α

sizen , find the maximum likelihood estimate of α .

40. Prove that if a population whose distribution is binomial with parameters N and p and
x
if N is known then is the maximum likelihood estimate of p where x be the sample
N
mean. Moreover, show that this estimate is unbiased and consistent.
41. If a population has Poisson distribution with parameter m then show that the sample
mean x be the maximum likelihood estimate of m. Moreover, prove that this estimate is
unbiased and consistent.
42. If a population has normal distribution with parameter μ and σ then show that the
sample mean x be the maximum likelihood estimate of μ whenever σ is known. Also
prove that this estimate is unbiased and consistent.
43. From a random sample of size 49 drawn from a normal population with standard
deviation 2, find the 99 % confidence interval of the population mean. Also find the
2.58

interval if the mean of such a sample is 3. Given that ∫ ∅ ( z ) dz =0.495 , ∅ ( z ) being the
0
standard normal density function.
44. The foreman of ABC mining company has estimated the average quantity of iron ore
extracted to be 36.8 tonnes per shift and the sample standard deviation to be 2.8 tonnes
per shift. Construct a 90% confidence interval around this estimate supposing the
quantity of iron ore is normally distributed. Given that P (|t|>2.353 ) =0.10, t being
random variable for t-distribution.
45. A random sample of 100 articles taken from a batch of 2000 articles with standard
deviation 0.048 shows the average diameter of the articles is 0.354 . Find 95 %
confidence interval for the average diameter of this batch of 2000 articles. Given that
1.96

∫ ∅ ( z ) dz=0.475 , ∅ ( z ) being the standard normal density function.

0
 46. What is Null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis? Define acceptance region and
critical region for hypothesis. Also define Type-I error and Type-II error for a null
hypothesis.
47. In order to test whether a coin is perfect the coin is tossed 5 times. The Null Hypothesis
of perfectness is rejected if more than four heads are obtained. What is the probability
of type-I error? Find the probability of type-II error when the corresponding probability
of head is 0.2.

48. A random sample with observations 65 , 71 ,64 ,71 , 70 , 69 ,64 ,63 ,67 , 68 is drawn from
a normal population with standard deviation √ 7.056. Test the hypothesis that the
population mean is 69 at 1 % level of significance. Given that P ( 0< z <2.58 ) =0.495,
where z be the standard normal variate.
49. A machine part was designed to withstand an average pressure of 120 units. A random
sample of size 100 from a large batch was tested and it was found that the average
pressure which these parts can withstand is 105 units with a standard deviation of 20
units. Test at 5 % level of significance whether the batch meet the specification
supposing that the population has a normal distribution. Given that
P ( 0< z <1.645 )=0.45 where z be the standard normal variate.
50. Survey of 320 families with five children each revealed the following distribution:

No. of boys: 5 4 3 2 1 0

No. of girls 0 1 2 3 4 5

No. of family: 14 56 110 88 40 12

Is the result consistent with the hypothesis that male and female births are equally
probable? The 5% value of ϰ 2with five degree of freedom is 11.07.
51. Four dice were thrown 112 times and the number of times 1, 3 or 5 was thrown were as
under

No. of dice 0 1 2 3 4
throwing 1,3 or 5:

Frequency: 10 25 40 30 7

Find the value of ϰ 2 assuming all dice were fair.

52. If a random variable X has density function

{
1
,−2 ≤ x ≤2
f ( x )= 4
0 , elsewhere
1
then find P( X< 1) and P(| X−1|≥ ).
2
53. A radioactive source emits on the average 2.5 particles per second. Calculate the probability
that 2 or more particles will be emitted in an interval of 4 seconds.
 3
54. If the mean of a binomial distribution is 3 and the variance is , find the probability of
2
obtaining at most 3 success.
55. If X has Binomial distribution with parameters n and p, then show that
mean of X is np and variance of X is np (1− p).

56. If a random variable has a Poisson distribution such that P ( X=1 )=P(X =2), then find
(i) standard deviation of the distribution.
(ii) P( X=4 )
(iii) P( X=3).
57. Three machines X , Y and Z produce respectively 60 % , 30 % and 10 % of the total number
of items of a factory. Of this output 2 %, 3 % and 4 % are defective. An item is selected at
random and is found defective. Find the probability that the item was produced by machine Z.
58.
(i) A and B play a game in which their chances of wining are in the ratio 3 :2. Find A ’s
chances of winning at least there games out of the seven games played.
(ii) If a random variable X follows Poisson distribution such that P ( 1 )=P(2), then find the
followings
a) mean of the distribution,
b) standard deviation of the distribution,
c) P( X=4 ),
d) P( X ≥ 4 ),
e) P ¿or 0).
(iii) The life of tyre manufactured by a company is normally distributed with mean 34,000 miles
and standard deviation 4,000 miles. Find the probability that such a tyre lasts over 40,000
miles. (Given that Φ ( 1.5 )=0.9332).
59. A random variable X follows uniform distribution with parameters 0 and 1. Find the p.d.f. of
the random variable U =√ X .
60. In order to test whether a coin is perfect the coin is tossed 5 times. The null hypothesis of
perfectness is rejected if more than 4 heads are obtained. What is the probability of Type I
error? Find the probability of Type II error when the corresponding probability of head is 0.2.
61. An urn contains 10 red and 3 black balls. Another urn contains 3 red and 5 black balls. Two
balls are transformed from the first urn to the second urn without noticing their colour. One
ball is now drawn from the second urn and it is found to be red. What is the probability that 1
red and 1 black ball were transferred?
4
62. The probability that Ashok can solve a problem in Business Statistics is , that Amal can
5
2 3
solve tit is , and that Abdul can solve it is . If all of them try independently, find the
3 7
probability that problem is solved.
63. A random variable X has the following probability distribution:

X: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2 2 2
p: 0 k 2k 2k 3k k 2k 7k +k
(i) Find the value of k.
(ii) Evaluate P ( X <6 ) , P ( X ≥ 6 ) , P(3< X ≤ 6) and P(3< X / X ≤ 6)
64. If 20% of the articles produced by a machine are defective, determine the probability that out
of the 4 articles chosen at random less than 2 articles will be defective.
65. Find the mean and variance of a Uniform distribution.
66. Find mean and s.d. of the continuous random variable X having probability density function

{
1
−kx 0< x <4
f ( x )= 2
elsewhere
0
67. A random variable X has the following probability distribution

x: −2 −1 0 1 2 3

p ( x ): 0.1 k 0.2 2k 0.3 3k

(i) Find k .
(ii) Evaluate P ( X ≤2 ) and P (−2< X <2 ).
(iii) Find mean and variance of the distribution.
68. A random variable X has the following probability function

{
x
, 0 ≤ x ≤1
2
1
f ( x )= , 1≤ x ≤ 2
2
1
( 3−x ) , 2≤ x ≤ 3
2
Find the distribution function.
69. If the function

{
x , 0 ≤ x <1
f ( x )= k −x ,1 ≤ x ≤ 2
0 , elsewhere
represents a probability density function of some random variable X , then find
(i) the value of k .
(ii) the distribution function of X .
1 3
(iii) P( < X < ).
2 2
70. If X has Binomial distribution with parameters n and p, then show that
(i) mean of X is np .
(ii) variance of X is np (1− p).
 3
71. If the mean of a Binomial distribution is 3 and the variance is , find the probability of
2
obtaining at most three successes.
72. A radioactive source emits on the average 2.5 particles per second. Calculate the probability
that 2 or more particles will be emitted in an interval of 4 seconds.
73. If X is a poisson variate with parameter μ, then show that both mean and variance of X is μ.
74. The probabilities of X,Y, and Z becoming the principal of a college are respectively 0.3, 0.5, 0.2.
The probabilities that “Student Aid Fund” will be introduced in the college if X, Y and Z become
principal are respectively 0.4, 0.6, 0.1 respectively. Given that “Student Aid Fund” has been
introduced, find the probability that (a) X has been appointed as the Principal (b) Y has been
appointed as the Principal.
75. In a screw manufacturing factory, the probability that a screw is defective is known to be 0.02. If
100 screw are taken for inspection, then find the probability that (i) there is no defective screw,
(ii) at most 3 defective screws and (iii) exactly 5 defective screws.
76. The mean height of 1000 soldiers in a regiment is 68.22 inches and the variance is 10.8 inches
square. Assuming that the heights are normally distributed, find how many soldiers are over 6 feet tall?
(1 feet = 12 inches)
77. Following table gives the average yearly profit for 580 companies:

Yearly 800 850 900 950- 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 1250
Profit (in - - - 100 - - - - - -
Lakh) 850 900 950 0 1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300
Number 21 29 19 39 43 94 73 68 36 45
of
companie
s

Yearly Profit 1300-1350 1350-1400 1400-1450 1450-1500 1500-

(in Lakh 1550
Number of 27 48 21 12 5
companies
a. Draw ogives by “less than” and “more than” methods for the data given above.
b. Compute Q1 , D 4 , P65 and verify your result with the help of the drawn ogive.
c. Find the number of companies whose yearly profits (Rs. lakh) lie between Rs.
1180 and Rs. 1480.

78. From the following data given below find:

a. The two regression equations
b. The coefficient of correlation between the marks of economics and statistics
c. The most likely marks in Statistics when the marks in Economics are 30.

Marks in 25 28 35 32 31 36 29 38 34 32
Economics
Marks in 43 46 49 41 36 32 31 30 33 39
Statistics
79. A binomial variate X has mean 6 and variance 2, find P ( 5≤ X ≤ 7 ) .
80. A random variable X has the following p.m.f.

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
P(X=x) K 3k 5k 7k 9k 11k 13K
a. Find the value of k.
b. Find P(X<4), P(3<X≤5)
c. Obtain the distribution function of X
d. What is the smallest value of x for which P(X ≤ x) > 0.5
81. A random variable X has the following p.m.f.

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P(X=x) 0 k 2k 2k 3k K2 2k2 7k2+k
a. Find the value of k.
b. Find P(X<6), P(3<X≤6), P(X>6)
c. Obtain the distribution function of X
d. What is the smallest value of x for which P(X ≤ x) > 0.5

82. In sampling a large number of parts manufactured by a machine, the mean number of defectives
in a sample of 20 is 0.2. Out of 1000 such samples, how many would be expected to contain at
least 3 defective parts?
83. In a certain factory producing cycle tyres there is a small chance 1 in 500 for any tyre to be
defective. The tyres are supplied in lots of 20. Using Poisson distribution, calculate the
approximate number of lots containing no defective, one defective, and two defective tyres
respectively in a consignment of 20000 tyres.
84. Five men in a company of twenty are graduates. If three men are picked out of 20 at random,
what is the probability that (i) they are all graduates? (ii) At least one is graduate?
85. From 20 light bulbs, 4 of which are burnt out, you select 3 bulbs at random. Find the probability
that (a) all are burnt out (b) none are burnt out (c) exactly one is burnt out.
86. Three Identical boxes, I , II and III contain respectively 4 white and 3 red balls, 3 white and 7 red
balls, 2 white and 3 red balls. A box is chosen at random and a ball is drawn out of it. If the ball is
found to be white, what is the probability that the (a) Box I is selected (b) Box II is selected (c)
Box III is selected.
87. In a bolt factory machines A,B,C manufacture respectively 25%,35% and 40% of the total of
their output 5%,4% and 2% are defective bolts .A bolt is drawn at random from the product and is
found to be defective. What are the probability that it is manufactured by machines A,B and C ?
88. Find the minimum number of times a die has to be thrown such that the probability of “no. six” is
less than ½.
89. A and B play a game in which A’s chance of winning is 2/9 . In a series of 8 games, what is the
chance that A will win at least 6 games?
90. Five balls are drawn with replacement from a box containing 5 white and 4 black balls. Find the
probability of getting 3 white balls.
91. If the sum of mean and variance of a Binomial distribution is 4.8 for five trials, find the
distribution.
92. Suppose 1% of the items made by a machine are defective. Find by Poisson approx. to Binomial
the probability that 3 or more items are defective in a sample of 100 items.
93. Suppose 220 misprints are distributed at random throughout a book of 200 pages. Find the
probability that a given page contains no misprint, 1 misprint, 2 or more misprints.
94. An office switch board receives phone calls at the rate of 2 in every 5 minutes on the average.
What is the probability of getting exactly 4 calls in 15 minutes?
95. The mean and s.d. of the IQ of a group of 500 children is 90 and 20 respectively. Assuming that
the IQ is normally distributed, find the number of children with IQ ≥100.
96. Suppose that 10% of the population for a normal distribution N (m, σ ) is below 60 and 5% is
above 90. What are the values of m and σ ?
97. A pair of dice is rolled 900 times and X denote the number of times a total of 9 occurs. Find
P(80 ≤ X ≤ 120) .
98. A random variable X follows normal distribution with mean 100 and variance 25. Find
P(| X−100|≤ 5).
99. A lottery with 10,000 tickets there are 100 prizes. A man buys 100 tickets. Find the poisson
approximation probability of his winning at least one ticket.
100. The median and mode of the following marks are known to be 33.5 and 34 respectively.
However three frequencies are missing. Determine their values.

Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 Total
No. of 4 16 ? ? ? 6 4 230
students:
101. The following data give the ages and blood pressure of 10 women:

Age (X) 56 42 36 47 49 42 60 72 63 55
Blood 147 125 118 128 145 140 155 160 149 150
Pressure(Y)
i. Find the correlation coefficient between X and Y.
ii. Determine the least square regression equation of Y on X.
iii. Estimate the blood pressure of a women whose age is 45 years
102. The distribution function F(x) of a random variable X is defined as follows
A    x  1
B 1  x  0

F ( x)  
C 0 x2
 D 2 x

Where A, B, C and D are constants. Determine the values of A, B, C and D, it being given
1 2
that P ( X=0 )= and P ( X >1 )= .
6 3
103. There are three groups of children as below:
Group A contains 4 boys and 2 girls
Group B contains 3 boys and 3 girls
Group C contains 2 boys and 4 girls
One child is picked up from each group. What will be the probability that out of three
children thus chosen, two will be girls?