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ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, BHOPAL

Probability & Statistics (AL/CD 302) Practice sheet


1. Write Down merit and demerit of measure of central tendency. Find the median for the
following data
Wages 2000-3-3000 3000-4000 4000-5000 5000-6000 6000-7000
No of workers 3 5 20 10 5

2. Find mean and variance of Binomial distribution.

3. The mean and variance of binomial distribution P(X, n, p) are 4 and 4/3 respectively.
Find P(X≥ 2) and the probability of two successes. Also find P (X>2) and P(X≥ 3).

4. Expenditure of some families are given below


Exp.(in Rs) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
No. of families 14 ? 27 ? 15
Median and mode of the distribution are 25 and 24 respectively, Calculate unknown
Frequencies.
5. Six dice are thrown 729 times. How many times do you expect at least three dice to show
a five or six ?
6. The probability mass function of a discrete R.V X is given in the following table:
X : -2 -1 0 1 2 3
P(x) : 0.1 k 0.2 2k 0.3 k
Find the value of k (ii) Find P(X < 1), P(-1 < X ≤ 2) and (iii) E(X)
6. Find mean and variance of Exponential distribution.
7. If 3% of the electric bulbs manufactured by a company are defective, find the
Probability that in asample of 100 bulbs exactly 5 bulbs is defective. (e-3 = 0.0498).
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8. For the Probability distribution 𝑑𝐹 = 𝑦0 𝑒 |𝑥| 𝑑𝑥 − ∞ < 𝑥 < ∞ show that 𝑦0 = 2 , 𝜇1, =
0, 𝜎 = √2 and mean deviation about mean is 1.
9. Define Gamma distribution and Find mean and variance of Gamma distribution.
10. Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of cards. Find the probability that both these
cards are of black color or both are aces.
11. In a Poisson distribution with unity mean, show that the men deviation from mean is 2/e
times the standard deviation.
12. A policeman fires four bullets on a dacoit. The probability that the dacoit will be killed
by one bullet is on 6. What is the probability that the dacoit is still alive?
13. In a precision bombing attack there is a 50 % chance that any one bomb will strike the
target. Two direct hits are requested to destroy the target completely. How many bombs
must be dropped to give a 99% chance or better of completely destroying the target?
14. Show that the m. g. f of a random variable X having the Probability density function
1 𝑒 2𝑡 −𝑒 −𝑡
−1 < 𝑥 < 2 , 𝑡≠0
𝑓 ( 𝑥 ) = {3 is 𝑀𝑋 (𝑡) = { 3𝑡
0 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 , 𝑡=0
1
15. Let X have the pdf :
1
𝑓(𝑥 ) = {2√3 −√3 < 𝑥 < 3 Find the actual probability 𝑃 [|𝑋 , − 𝜇| ≤ 2 𝜎] and
3

0 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
compare it with the upper bound obtained by Chebychevs inequality.

Study Material By: Prof. Dhiraj Dwivedi (9039795073) (Dept. of Mathematics)


ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, BHOPAL
Probability & Statistics (AL/CD 302) Practice sheet
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16. If 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 1+𝑥 2 , −∞ < 𝑥 < ∞ find the value of can show that the distribution function
1 1
is 𝐹(𝑥 ) = 𝜋 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑥 + 2 .
17. A continuous random variable X has the density function
f (x) = 3𝑥 2 , 0 ≤ x < 1.
Find a and b, when (A) P(X ≤ a) = P (X > a) (B) P(X > b) = 0.05
18. Find mean and variance of Poisson distribution.
19. A number was drawn at random from the number 1 to 50. What is the probability that it
will be a multiple of 2 or 3 or 10?
20. In the frequency of 100 families given below, the number of families corresponding to
expenditure groups 10-20 and 40-50 are missing from table However, the median is
known to be 30, Find the missing frequencies
Expenditure 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
number of families 10 ? 25 30 ? 10

21. Find the probability that at most 5 defective fuses will be found in a box of 200 fuses, If
experience show that 2 per cent of such fuses are defective.
22. Find the moment generating function of a Poisson distribution. Hence find mean and
variance.
4𝑥
(9 − 𝑥 2 ) 0≤𝑥≤3
23. Let X be a continuous random variable for the pdf 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = {81
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
Find the first and second moment about origin.
24. A bag contains 3 black and 4 white balls. Two balls are drawn at random one at a time
without replacement. (i) What is the probability that the second ball drawn is white?
(ii) What is the conditional probability that the first ball drawn is white if the second
ball is known to be white?
25. If A and B are mutually exclusive events, P(A) = 0.29 and P(B) = 0.43 then find P( 𝑨 ̅)
and P(AB).
26. Define normal distribution. State any four properties of normal distribution.

Study Material By: Prof. Dhiraj Dwivedi (9039795073) (Dept. of Mathematics)

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