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The document contains a series of mathematical problems and questions related to statistics, probability distributions, and random variables. It includes calculations for mean, variance, standard deviation, and expected values, as well as probability distributions for various scenarios involving cards and dice. Additionally, it covers geometrical probability problems involving random selections within defined ranges.

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Probability Page 1

The document contains a series of mathematical problems and questions related to statistics, probability distributions, and random variables. It includes calculations for mean, variance, standard deviation, and expected values, as well as probability distributions for various scenarios involving cards and dice. Additionally, it covers geometrical probability problems involving random selections within defined ranges.

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09.01.

2025

Q. Let . Let the mean and the variance of 6


observations be and , respectively. The mean deviation
about the mean of these 6 observations is :

Q. For the 20 observations we have

If mean and variance are 1.2 and 3.36, then find and

Standard deviation

Q. The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found to be 10 and


2 , respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation by mistake
was taken 8 instead of 12. The correct standard deviation is

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Q. Let . A list of numbers has mean and standard deviation .A
new list of numbers is made as follows:

The mean and the standard deviation of the new list are and . Then which
of the following is/are necessarily true?
(A) and (B) and (C) (D)

Q. We are given two data sets and , such


that mean and variance for are 11 and respecively and for are
14 and 8 respectively. Also,

find variance of random variable that takes values


i)
ii)
iii)

Q. Let two data sets and have variances as 3 and 5 respectively, also
number of observations in are 7 and 13 respectively and difference
between their means is 20, then find variance of combined data set.

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Random variable
• A random variable is a real valued function whose domain is the sample space
of a random experiment

Probability distribution

The probability distribution of a random variable is the system of numbers

where

The real numbers are the possible values of the random variable
and is the probability of the random variable taking the
value , i.e.,
Q. Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled
deck of 52 cards. Find the probability distribution of the number of aces.

Q. Find the probability distribution of number of doublets in three throws of


a pair of dice

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Mean of a random variable / Expected value of a random variable

The mean ( ) of a random variable X or expected value of the


random variable X is

The real numbers are the possible values of the random


variable and is the probability of the random variable
taking the value , i.e.,

Q. There are 100 tickets in a lottery. There is 1 prize each of Rs.


1000/-, Rs. 500/- and Rs. 200/-. Remaining tickets are blank. Find
the expected price of one such ticket.

Q. A purse contains four coins each of which is either a rupee or two rupees’
coin. Find the expected value of a coin in that purse

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Q. From a bag containing 2 one rupee and 3 two rupee coins a person is allowed
to draw 2 coins indiscriminately; find the value of his expectation

Q. In a game, a man wins Rs. 100 if he gets 5 or 6 on a throw of a fair die


and loses Rs. 50 for getting any other number on the die. If he decides to
throw the die either till he gets a 5 or 6 or to a maximum of three
throws, then his expected gain/loss (in rupees) will be ___

Variance of a random variable

Q. Find the variance of the number obtained on a throw of an unbiased die

Q. Probability of occurrence of an event is p and non-occurrence is q. The


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Q. Probability of occurrence of an event is p and non-occurrence is q. The
experiment is performed n times. Random variable X is defined as number
of times the event occurred. Find mean and variance of the probability
distribution.

Q. A pair of dice is thrown 5 times. If getting a doublet is considered as a


success, then find the mean and variance of successes.

Q. Find the expected number of tosses required to get two consecutive heads
if probability of getting a head is

Q. Find the expected number of tosses required to get the first head if
probability of getting a head is 0.1
Geometrical probability
Q. X is a random real number between 0 and 3. What is the probability X is
closer to 0 than it is to 1?

Q. x is chosen randomly from [-5, 5]. Find the probability that it satisfies
the inequality

Q. If x ∈ [0, 10] and y ∈ [0, 10], then what is the probability that x – y ≥ 2

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Q. A coin is tossed randomly and its centre falls inside a circle of unit radius.
Find the probability that the centre of the coin is nearer to the centre of
the circle than circumference of the circle

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