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SATHYABAMA
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(Deemed to be University U/S 3 of UGC Act,1956)
11. (a) If the events A and B are independent then prove that A and B
also independent event. (CO1)
(b) A bag contains 5 balls and it is not known how many of them
are white. Two balls are drawn at random from the bag and they
are noted to be white. What is the chance that all the balls in the
bay are white?
(or)
12. 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
(a) Find K
(b) Evaluate P ( X 2 ) and P ( −2 X 2 )
(c) Find the cdf of X. (CO1)
13. Out of 800 families with 4 children each, how many families
would be expected to have (a) 2 boys and 2 girls (b) at least 1 boy
(c) at most 2 girl and (d) children of both sexes. Assume equal
probability for boys and girls. (CO2)
(or)
14. (a) The number of monthly breakdown of a computer is a RV
having a Poisson distribution with mean equal to 1.8. Find the
probability that this computer will function for a month.
(i) without a breakdown
(ii) with only one breakdown
(iii) with atleast one breakdown (CO2)
(b) The mileage which car owners get with a certain kind of radial
tire is a RV having an exponential distribution with mean 40,000
Km. Find the Probabilities that one of these tires will last (i) at least
20,000 km and (ii) at most 30,000 km.
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17. Fit a least - square quadratic y = a + bx + c x
2
) (CO4)
x 1 2 3 4
Y 1.7 1.8 2.3 3.2
(or)
18. Compute the coefficient of correlation between X and Y using
the following data: (CO4)
X 1 3 5 7 8 10
Y 8 12 15 17 18 20
(or)
20. Analyse the variance in the following Latin Square of yields (in
kgs) of paddy where A, B, C, D denote the different methods of
cultivation : (CO5)
D122 A121 C123 B122
B124 C123 A122 D125
A120 B119 D120 C121
C122 D123 B121 A122