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happens to the value of r? Why?
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(i) Determine the equation of the estimated Maximum Marks : 90
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square.
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rainfull volume is 70. ;
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(c) The amount of a particular impurity in a batch of 2. All questions are compulsorY.
a certain chemical product is a random variable
with mean 4.0 g and standard deviation 1.5 g. If
L Atlempt any two parts from each question.
I is the sample mean impurity for a random 4. All questions carry equal marks.
sample of 50 batches. 5. Use of non-programmable scientific calculators and
(i) Where is the sampling distribution of X statistical tables is permitted.
centered?

(ii) What is the standard deviation of the X (a) A sample of 26 offshore oil workers took part in
distribution? a simulated escape exercise, resulting in the
(iii) What is the probability that the sample following data on time (sec) to complete the
escape. Construct a stem-and-leaf display and
average amount of impurity X is between
comment on any interesting features ofthe display.
3.5 and 3.8 g?
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(i) Determine the probability mass function of
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(ii) Usine just the cdf, compute P(3 < X < 6).
(b) Tbe following data gives the sample oftotal nitrogen
loads (kg N/day) from a particular Chesapeake (c) The weight distribution of parcels sent in a certain
Bay location. Calculate the median, upper fourth manner is normal with mean value of 12 lb and
(third quartile) and lower fourth (first quartile). standard deviation 3.5 lb. The parcel service
wishes to establish a weight value c beyond which
I*r.r I l6 18.12 23.70 24.29 31.54 there will be a surcharge. What value of c is such
that 99'o of all parcels arc under the surcharge
(c) Data was collected for the sale of homes fbr homes weight?
in a particular city. The following data gives the
sale amounts of homes (in 1000's of $) that were
6 (a) The Turbine Oil Oxidation Test (TOST) and
sold in the previous nronth. Rotating Bomb Oxidation Test (RBOT) are two
different procedures for evaluating the oxidation
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stability of steam turbine oils. The following table
(i) Calculate the sample variance and standard gives these observations on x: TOST time (in
deviation. hours) and y = RBOT time (in minutes) for l0 oil
specimens
(ii) The evaluator realized that he had by
x 4200 3600 3750 3675 4050 2770 48?0 4500 3450 2',100
mistake forgotten to multiply each v 3'10 340 l37s 310 350 200 400 3't5 IN Izzs
obscrvation by 5 while collecting data.
What would be the resulting values of the (i) Calculate the value of the sample
sample variance and standard deviation correlation coefficient. Based on this value,
after the correction? Answer without how would you describe the nature of
reper form ing the calc u lation s. relationship between the two variables?

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(c) Define exponential distribution. Find the mean and 2 (a) A computer consulting firrr presently has bids out
standard deviation of an exponentially distributed on three projects. Let A* = (awarded project k),
random variable X. Are they equal? for k : 1,2,3, and suppose that P(A,) = .22, P(42)
: .25, P(A3) = .28, P(Ar n Ar) = .ll, P(Ar rt Ar)
=,05, P(A2 n A,) =.07, P(Ar n A, n A,) : .01.
5 (a) If a publisher of non technical books takes great
Compute the P(Ai n Al) and P(Ar t; A, u A3).
pains to ensure that its books are free of
typographical errors, so that the probability of any (b) State Baye's Theorem. An individual has three
given page containing at least one such error is different email accounts. 7 0o/o, of her messages
0.005 and errors are independent from page to come into account Al, whereas 20%o come into
page, what is the probability that one of its 400 account A2 and the remaining 100/o into account
page novels will contain .43. Of the messages into account A1, only l%
(i) Exactly one'page with errors? are spam, whereas the corresponding percentages
( for accounts 42 and A3 are 2on and 5Vo,
(ii) At most three page with errors? respectively. A randomly selected mail is found to
be a spam. What is the probability that it came in'
(b) An insurance company offers its policyholders a
account A2?
number of different premium payment options. For
a randomly selected policyholder, let the random
(c) Components of a certain type are shipped to a
variable be defined as:
supplier in batches of ten. Suppose that 50% of
X = the number of months between successive all such batches contain no defective components,
payments with the cumulative density function(cdfl 30%o cr,rrtain one defective component, and
as follows : 200lo contain two defective components. Two
components from a batch ar9 randomly selected
0 x<1 and tested. What are the probabilities associated
30 1<r<3
F(x) = I 40 31x<4 with 0, l, and 2 defective components being in the
45 43x<6 batch under rhe condition thal one of the two
i 60 63x<72
L t23x tested components is defective?

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3 (a) Starting at a fixed time, the gender of eaqh new (ii) v(x)
born child is observed at a certain hospital until a
(ii0 v(2x + 3)
boy (B) is born. Let p: P(boy is born) = P(B)
and assume that the successive births are
independent. Let the random variable 4 (a) The error involved in making a certain measurement
is a conlinuous random variable with probability
X = the number of births upto and including that
density f'unction as follows
of the first boy
09375(1- xt) -ZSxSz
(i) Find the probability mass function (pmf) of f(x) = { 0 otheruise
x.
(ii) Determine the cumulative mass function (i) Obtain the cumulative density function F(x)

(cmf) of X.
ofX
,
(ii)ComputeP(-l<x<l)
(b) Let the random variable be defined as :

(iii) Compute E[X]

X : I if a randomly selected vehicle passes an
emission test and X = 0 otherwise . (iv) Compute V[X]
Assume that the probability mass function (pmf)
: I - p. (b) Suppose that 25o/o of all students at a largq public
of this variable is: p(l) = p and p(0)
University receive financial aid. Let X be the
(i) Name the random variable- number of students in a random sample of size

(ii) Compute E(x'?)

50 who receive financial aid. Using normal
approximations find the approximate probabilities
(iii) Show that V(X) : p( I - p) t hat

(c) For any random variable X, let E(X) =5 and

(i) at most l0 students receive aid
EIX(X - lll = 27.5. Compute : (ii) between 5 and l5 (inctusive) of the selected
(i) E(x) students receive aid.

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