CMR Technical Campus

B. Tech Mid Question Bank (R22 Regulation)

Name of the Course: COMPUTER ORIENTED STATISTICAL METHODS
Course Code:
Faculty Name: Dr. NAGESH

Academic Year: 2024-2025 Semester: IV

PART-A

Q. Questions Marks BL CO Unit No

No
1 Define random variable and types of random 2 L1 CO1 I
variable with example.
2 If x is a discrete Random variable, Show that E 2 L1 CO1 I
( a x +b ) = a E (x) +b.
3 If x is a discrete Random variable , Show that 2 L1 CO1 I
V(aX+b)=a2V(X).
4 If f(x)=kx2,0<x<3 is probability density 2 L1 CO1 I
function. Find k.
5 If X is a continuous Random variable and K is a 2 L1 CO1 I
constant. Show that Var(KX)=K2Var(X).
6 Define covariance of random variables. 2 L2 CO1 I
7 Explain binomial distribution , Poisson 2 L2 CO2 II
distribution.
8 Determine the binomial distribution for which 2 L1 CO2 II
the mean is 4 and variance 3.find p(X≥ 1).
9 Find the value of n and p of the binomial 2 L2 CO2 II
distribution for which mean is 4 and variance3
10 Derive the mean of Poisson distribution 2 L1 CO2 II
11 Classify properties of normal distribution. 2 L1 CO2 II
12 Write applications of Normal distribution. 2 L1 CO2 II
13 Define population, sample, parameter & 2 L1 CO3 III
statistics.
14 (i)Define small sample, large sample. 2 L1 CO3 III
(ii) What is the value of the correction factor if
n=5, N=200.
15 Explain about Central limit theorem. 2 L1 CO3 III

MID-II Questions
16 Demonstrate Properties of t- distribution. 2 L2 CO3 III
17 Define (i) F – test (ii) chi-square test. 2 L1 CO3 III
18 Define degrees of Freedom. Find t values at 2 L1 CO3 III
level of significance 0.05 (one tail test)
i) degree of freedom v = 16
ii) degree of freedom v = 10.
19 Define Estimate and Estimator. Give example. 2 L1 CO4 IV
20 Explain Types of Estimation and properties of 2 L2 CO4 IV
Estimation
21 Define Correlation and Types of Correlation. 2 L1 CO4 IV
22 Define Rank Correlation Coefficient and 2 L1 CO4 IV
Properties.
23 Explain regression. 2 L2 CO4 IV
24 Explain correlation coefficient. 2 L2 CO4 IV
25 Define One tail and Two Tail Test. 2 L1 CO5 V
26 Explain null hypothesis and alternative 2 L2 CO5 V
hypothesis.
27 Define type I and type II errors. 2 L1 CO5 V
28 Define Critical Region and Level of 2 L1 CO5 V
significance.
29 Define Student’s t –test, F-Test. 2 L1 CO5 V
30 Explain Chi -Square Test as a Goodness of 2 L1 CO5 V
Fit and Conditions.

PART-B
Q .No Questions Mar BL CO Unit
ks No
1 A random variable X has the following probability 8 L5 CO1 I
function:
X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P(x) 0 K 2k 2k 3k 𝑘 2𝑘 7𝑘 +
k
Evaluate (i) k (ii) P(X<6),P(X≥6), P(0<X<5) and
p(0≤X≤4) (iii) mean (iv) variance(v)Determine the
Distribution Function of X

2 Let X denote the maximum of the two numbers that 4 L5 CO1 I

appear when a pair of fair dice is thrown once.
Determine the (i) Discrete probability distribution (ii)
Expectation (iii) variance.
3 A sample of 4 items is selected at random from a box 4 L1 CO1 I
containing 12 items of which 5 are defective. Find the
 expected number E of defective items.
4 A random variable X is defined as the sum of the 4 L1 CO1 I
numbers on the faces when two dice are thrown. Find
the mean and variance of X.
5 If a random variable has the probability density function 4 L2 CO1 I
𝑘(𝑥 − 1 ), −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3.
f(x) =
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Find value of k and p( ≤ 𝑥 ≤ ).
6 Suppose a continuous random variable x has the 8 L2 CO1 I
probability density
f(x) = kx2e-x, for x>0 , Find (i) K (ii) Mean (iii)
variance.
7 Probability density function of random variable x is f(x) 8 L5 CO1 I
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋
=
0, 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑥 ≤ 0
Evaluate mean, mode and median of the distribution and

Find the probability between 0 and .

8 Is the function defined a density function 4 L5 CO1 I
𝑒 ,𝑥 ≥ 0
f(x)=
0, 𝑥 < 0
If so determine the probability that the variate this
density will fall in the interval (1,2)?find the cumulative
probability F(2)
9 If X is a continuous Random Variable Show That 4 L1 CO1 I
E(aX+b)=aE(X)+b & V(aX+b)=a2V(X)
10 Ten coins are thrown simultaneously .Find the 4 L1 CO2 II
probability of getting at least (i)One head(ii)Six heads
(iii)seven heads
11 The probability of a defective bolt is 1/8, find (i) the 4 L1 CO2 II
mean (ii) The variance for the distribution of defective
bolts of 640.
12 Out of 800 families with 5 children each, how many 4 L1 C02 II
would you expect to have (i)3 boys (ii) 5 girls (iii)either 2
or 3 boys
(iv)at least one boy? Assume equal probability for Boys
and Girls.
13 20 % of items produced from a factory are defective. 4 L5 CO2 II
Evaluate the probability that in a sample of 5 chooser at
random (i) none is defective (ii) one is defective (iii)
p(1<x<4).
14 Derive the mean and variance of a Binomial 8 L6 CO2 II
distribution.
15 The probabilities of a man hitting a target is 1/3 .If he 8 L1 CO2 II
fires 6 times, find the probability that he fires (i) at the
most 5 times (ii) exactly once (iii) At least two times.
16 Determine Poisson frequency distribution for the 8 L5 CO2 II
following data
 x 0 1 2 3 4
f(x) 109 65 22 3 1
17 In a normal distribution 40% of the items are under 30 4 L1 CO2 II
and 15% are over 60. Find the mean and variance of the
distribution
18 If X is a normal variate with mean 30 and standard 4 L1 CO2 II
deviation 5. Find the probabilities that i) 26<X<40 ii)
X>45
19 A population consist of 1,2,3,4,5,6. Consider all samples 4 L1 CO3 III
of size 2 which can be drawn without replacement.
(a)Find mean, standard deviation of the population;
(b) The mean of sampling distribution of means;
(c) The standard deviation of sampling distribution of
means.
20 If the population is 2,3,6,8,11. Consider all samples of 4 L1 CO3 III
size 2 which can be drawn with replacement.
(a)Find mean, standard deviation of the population.
(b) The mean of sampling distribution of means.
(c) The standard deviation of sampling distribution of
means.
21 The mean of certain normal population is equal the 4 L1 CO3 III
standard error of the mean of the samples of 64 from
that distribution. Find the probability that the mean of
the sample size 36 will be negative.
22 A random sample of size 100 is taken from an infinite 4 L1 CO3 III
Population having the mean 𝜇 = 76 & 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝜎
=256.What is the probability that 𝑥̅ will be between 75
&78
UPTO MID1
23 What is the effect on standard error, if a sample is taken 4 L1 CO3 III
from an infinite population of sample size is increased
from 400 to 900.
24 Explain t-Distribution, properties and Applications of t- 4 L2 CO3 III
Distribution and Explain Degrees of Freedom.
25 Explain F-Distribution, properties and Applications of 4 L2 CO3 III
F-Distribution.
26 Explain chi square -Distribution, properties and 4 L2 CO3 III
Applications and conditions.
27 Find Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation from the 8 L1 CO4 IV
following data
Wag 100 10 102 10 100 99 97 98 96
es 1 2
Cost 98 99 99 97 95 92 95 94 90
of
livin
g
28 Evaluate rank correlation coefficient for the following 4 L5 CO4 IV
data
x 68 64 75 50 64 80 75 40 55 64
y 62 58 68 45 81 60 68 48 50 70
29 From the following data calculate the rank correlation 8 L2 CO4 IV
coefficient making adjustment for tied ranks.

x 48 33 40 9 16 16 65 24 16 57

y 13 13 24 6 15 4 20 9 6 19

30 Calculate the regression equations of Y on X from the 8 L2 CO4 IV

data given below, taking deviations from actual means
of X and Y. Also Estimate the likely demand when the
price is Rs.20.
Price (Rs) 10 12 13 12 16 15
Amount 40 38 43 45 37 43
Demanded
31 The mean and s.d. of population are 11,795 and 14,054 4 L4 CO4 IV
respectively if n = 50,𝑥̅ = 11795. Construct 95%
confidence interval for the mean.
32 A random sample of size 100 has a standard deviation of 4 L1 CO4 IV
5 what can u say about maximum error with 95%
confidence.
33 Construct a straight line to the form for the following 4 L3 CO4 IV
data
X 1 2 3 4 5
Y 14 27 40 55 68
34 By the method of least squares Construct a parabola 4 L3 CO4 IV
y  a  bx  cx 2 for the following data
X 0 1 2 3 4
Y 1 1.8 1.3 2.5 6.3
35 Find the coefficient of correlation to the following data 4 L1 CO4 1V

X 12 9 8 10 11 13 7
Y 14 8 6 9 11 12 3
36 In a sample of 1000 people in Karnataka 540 are rice 4 L3 CO5 V
eaters and the rest are wheat eaters. Can we assume that
both rice and wheat are equally popular in this state at
1% level of significance? Apply the test significance of
single proportion
37 A sample of 64 students has a mean weight of 70kgs. 4 L2 CO5 V
Can this be regarded as sample from a population with
mean weight 56kgs and standard deviation of 25kgs.
Explain the hypothesis for single mean.
38 Samples of students were drawn from two universities 4 L6 CO5 V
and from their weights in kilograms mean and S.D are
 calculated and shown below.Make a large sample test
for the significance of difference between means.
MEAN S.D SAMPLE
SIZE
University- 55 10 400
A
University- 57 15 100
B
39 A random sample of 400 men and 600 women in a 4 L6 CO5 V
locality were asked whether they would like to have a
bus stop near their residence. 200 men and 325 women
are in favour of the proposal test for the significant
difference between two proportions at 5% level.
40 A Random sample of 10 boys had the following I.Q.’s 8 L1 CO5 V
70,120,110,101,88,83,95,98,107 and 100
a. Do these data support the assumption of a population
mean I.Q. of 100?
b. Find a reasonable range in which most of the mean
I.Q. values of sample of 10 boys lie
41 Two compare two kinds of bumper guards, 6 of each 8 L3 CO5 V
kind were mounted on a car and then the car was run
into a concrete wall. The following are the costs of
repairs

Guard 107 148 123 165 102 119

1
Guard 134 115 112 151 133 129
2
Use the 0.01 level of significance to test for the
difference between two sample means is significant.
42 The Mean of two random samples of sizes 9 and 7 are 4 L4 CO5 V
196.42 and 198.82 respectively. The Sum of squares of
the deviations from the mean are 26.94 and 18.73
respectively. Can the sample be considered to have been
drawn from the Same normal population.
43 Pumpkins were grown under two experimental 4 L4 CO5 V
conditions. Two Random samples of 11 and 9
pumpkins, show the sample standard deviations of their
weights as 0.8 and 0.5 respectively. Assuming that the
weight distributions are normal, test for hypothesis that
the variances are equal.
44 From the following data, find whether there is any 8 L3 CO5 V
significant liking in the habit of taking soft drinks
among the categories of employees. Apply chi- square
test.
Employees
Soft drinks Clerks Teachers Officers
Pepsi 10 25 65
Thums up 15 30 65
Fanta 50 60 30