Compulsory Question

1. )Assuming the probability of a male birth as ,

find the probability that a family of 3 children

will have at most two girlsS.

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i) Check whether of
following can define
probability distribution function and explain your
answer

fa)=x2

fx)= 6
x =0, 1, 2, 3
fAffiaa

Sr)= ,x =0, 1, 2, 3
6

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 ii) A coin is tossed thrice. Find the probability

function of the number of heads obtained

fT (head)

iv) In a family of 7 children, what is the probability

that there will be exactly two boys, assuming

that the sexes are equally likely ?

(v) In 8 throw of die, 5 or 6 is considered a

success. Find the standard deviation.

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 (vi) If 10% of the electric bulbs manufactured by a

company are defecti ve, use Poisson distribution

to find the probability that in a sample of 100

bulbs none is defective. Given ( = 0.007).

fAfeTa fast
10% aTyo , HYTAA T TÍgHA

T yoi Tdi ( =0.007)

Define uniform or rectangular distribution.
(vii)

(viii) Let X and Y be two random variables having

joint density function

-J6--y),. 0x<2, 2sy<4

fay)= {8
0 otherwise

Find P(X + Y < 3)

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 Sa, (6-x-y), 0sx<2, 2Sy<4
0

P(X+ Y <3) F 2x8 16

(3x8=24)
Section-B

(EU-
Unit-I

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2. (a) A bag contains 2 one rupee coins and 3 twenty

five paise coins. A person draws 2 coins. Find

the probability mass function of values of coins

drawn.

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 (b) A
A random variable X has the following
probability function

-2-1| 0 2 3

ft) 0.1 0.2

20.3 3

Find A, P(X < 2), P(X 2 2), P(-2 < X < 2).

Also determine the distribution F(x) of X.

2-1 o1 2 3
0.2 22 0.3 3
S)0.1
X < 2) 1 H1
A, P(X < 2), P(X 2 2), P(-2 <

7+6=13
(10 +9-19)

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3. (a) A random variable X has the following density

function

-00x < o
Sr) = {1 +2

0, elsewhere

Find A and the distribution function F). Also

find Pxs1.

-00X <o

fx) = {1+x2
0 3TI

faar F(x) tf

sxs
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 (b) Four balls are drawn from a
bag containing
5 black, 6 red and 7 white balls. Let
X be

number of red ball. Find probability mass

function of X.

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7+6%=13
Unit-II (10+9=19)

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4.
4. (a) A coin is tossed until a tail appears. What is

the expectation of the number of

tosses

required ?

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 Let the probability function of the random
(b)

following form fx)

=

variable X be of the

where k is some
k(1+x), x =
0, 1, 2, 3, 4,

constant. Find E(X) and variance of X.

y4 AX AtPHdi x) =

1, 2, 3, 4 , T k feT
k(1 +x), x =0,
7+6=13%
1 EXX) tr X fT 5i (10+9=19)

relation between the moments about

5. (a) Find the

the mean in terms of moments about the origin.

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 (b)Find the first four moments for a random variable

X having density function

x9 - x), 0 sx s 3
Sx) = {81
elsewhere

about the origin and meaan.

f(x) =81 - x), 0 sx s3

3F (origin) 3r TE7 aR E T R
7+6=13%
(10 +9=19)
Unit-III

51-IID
. (a) f, on
average, 1 ship in every 10 is sunk. Find
the chance that out of 5
ship expected, 4 at

least wil arrive

safely.
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b) Show that in a Poisson distribution with unit

mean, the mean deviation about its mean is

2/e times the' standard deviation.

fa
7+6=13%
2/e T (10 +9=19)
7. (a) If X is a distribution normally with mean ju and

o, then find the mean and variance of

distribution.

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 (b) The marks obtained by students in an

examination are normally distributed. If 10%

students have marks more than 75 and 60%

students have marks more than 50, find the

mean and standard deviation of the distribution.

3afe R 60% A TH 50 afe

7+62=13%
(10 +9=19)

Unit-IV

(31-IV)
8. (a) Let X and Y have the joint probability density
function as
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 fi)=6x'y. 0 <x < 1,0< y <1
elsewhere

Find P(X + Y < 1), P(X> Y) and

P(X< 1 |Y < 2).

6xy 0 <x < 1,0 < y <1

fx)=
P(X +Y< 1), P(X> Y) sr P(X < 1 |Y <2)

value of k, the function

(b)
(6) For what

<x
kr(x y) for 0 < x < 1, -
x < y
fx, y) = -

function. Also, find

is a joint probability density
functions
both the marginal probability density

(X and Y).
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 k f H fY, FTA x. y) =
kx(x -y)
for 0< x < 1, -
x < y < x5 H ËCAT

7+6=13%
(10 +9=19)
9. (a) If the random variable X have the
marginal
density f(x) = 1 , - < x < and the conditional

density of the variable Y be

1,x<y<x+1,- <x<0
folx)=-
1, x<y<x+1,-<x<0
2
Then show that variables X and Y are

uncorrelated.

f X

|1, x<y<x+1,-<x <0

fylx)=-
Xy<x+1,-4<x<0*

7+6=13%

fe1 f X 3r Y 371aferm i (10 +9=19)

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 function of random
The joint probability density
(b)
variables X and Y is given by
4y(r-ye*); 0<x<oo,0 S <x
fa.9)= 0 otherwise

Find E[X | Y = y1

IG XR Y HTH fYb

4y(x-yje(r+y) 0<x<o,0 y <x

0 3-27T

7+6 13%
E[X |Y =
y]. a I (10 +9=19