Register Number : Name of the Candidate :

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M.B.A.(Human Resource Management) DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011
( FIRST YEAR ) ( PAPER - VI )

160. BUSINESS MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS [Common with M.B.A.( Marketing Management) & M.B.A. (Financial Management)] May ] [ Time : 3 Hours Maximum : 75 Marks SECTION - A ( 5 3 =15)

Answer any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks. 1. (a) Define hypothesis. (b) What are the two types of errors in testing hypothesis ? Turn Over

2 (c) Define confidence interval. (d) What is statistical inference ? (e) Give the situations underwhich Poisson distribution is used. (f) What is the difference between parametric and non-parametric test ? (g) What is the necessity of error term ? (h) What is systematic sampling ? SECTION - B ( 310 = 30)

5 SECTION - D ( Compulsory) 10. The number of scooter accidents per month in a certain town was as follows : 12, 8, 20, 2, 14, 10, 15, 6, 9, 4. Use Chi-square test to determine, if these frequencies are in agreement with the belief that accident conditions were the same during 10-month period. ( 115 = 15)

Answer any THREE questions. All questions carry equal marks. 2. What is multicollinearity ? Describe its consequences. 3. Define time series. Explain its components. 4. Explain the optimum decision principles. 5. (a) What is the rank of matrix ?

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1 3 2 4 2 6 4 8 3 9 6 12

4 8. Fit a trend line to the following data by freehand method : Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Production of steel (in million tonnes) 20 22 24 21 23 25 23 26 25

3 (b) A person is known to hit the target in 3 out of 4 shots, whereas another person is known to hit the target in 2 out of 3 shots. Find the probability of the target being hit at all when they both try. 6. A problem in Statistics is given to five students A, B, C, D and E. Their chances of solving it are 1 2 1 1 1 1 , 4 , 5 and 6 . What is theprobability that 3 the problem will be solved ? SECTION - C ( 115= 15)

Answer any ONE question. 9. Construct index numbers of price from the following data by applying Fishers ideal method: Commodity 2006 2007 7. Explain addition and multiplication theorem with proof.

Price Quantity Price Quantity A B C D 2 5 4 2 8 10 14 19 4 6 5 2 6 5 10 13 Turn Over