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QUESTION PAPER CODE: X10660

B.E. / B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 &
APRIL/MAY 2021
Third/Fourth/Seventh Semester
Information Technology
MA8391 –PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
(Common to: Agriculture Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial
Engineering and Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering (Sandwich), Petrochemical Engineering, Biotechnology,
Chemical Engineering, Fashion Technology, Food Technology, Handloom and Textile
Technology, Information Technology, Petrochemical Technology, Petroleum
Engineering, Pharmaceutical Technology, Plastic Technology, Polymer Technology,
Textile Chemistry and Textile Technology)

(Regulations 2017)
Answer ALL Questions
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks:100
PART-A (10×2=20 Marks)

1. A continuous random variable X has p.d.f. f (x) = kx4 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2. Find the value of k?

2. Find the moment generating function of the distribution given by f (x) = λe−λx , x > 0.

3. If X and Y have joint p.d.f f (x, y) = e−(x+y) , x > 0, y > 0, check whether X and Y are
independent.

4. If X and Y have joint p.d.f f (x, y) = k(1 − x)(1 − y), 0 < x < 4, 1 < y < 5, find the value
of k?

5. Write the applications of ’F’-test and χ2 -test.

6. Define Student’s t-test for single mean.

7. List the basic assumption in ANOVA.

8. Write any two advantages of LSD.

9. Write down the formulae for UCL and LCL for np-chart.

10. List the types of control charts.

PART-B (5×16=80 Marks)

11. (a) (i) A random variable X has the following probability distribution.

1
 x -2 -1 0 1 2 3
f (x) 0.1 k 0.2 2k 0.3 3k

Find the values of k, mean of X and P (−2 < X < 2). (8)

x, 0<x<1 
2 − x, 1 < x < 2 .
(ii) The p.d.f. of the triangular distribution is given by f (x) =

0, x>2
Find the mean and variance of X. Also, find the cumulative distribution of X. (8)

(OR)

(b) (i) Find the moment generating function of the Poisson distribution. Hence, find its
mean and variance. (8)

(ii) Obtain the moment generating function of the normal distribution. (8)

12. (a) The bivariate distribution of (X, Y ) is given below:

HH
HH Y 1 2 3 4 5 6
X HH

1 2 2 3
0 0 0
32 32 32 32

1 1 1 1 1 1
1
16 16 8 8 8 8

1 1 1 1 1
2 0
32 32 64 64 32

Find (i) Marginal distribution of X and Y and (ii) P (X ≤ 1), P (Y ≤ 3),

P (X ≤ 1, Y ≤ 3), P (X ≤ 1/Y ≤ 3), P (Y ≤ 3/X ≤ 1), P (X + Y ≤ 4) and
P (X + Y > 4). (16)

(OR)

(b) (i) The joint p.d.f. of X and Y is given by

1
f (x, y) = (6 − x − y), 0 < x < 2, 2 < y < 4.
8
Find (i) P (X < 1 ∩ Y < 3), (ii) P (X < 1/Y < 3) and (iii) P (X + Y < 3). (8)
(ii) Calculate the correlation coefficient between X and Y .

X 65 66 67 67 68 69 70 72
Y 67 68 65 68 72 72 69 71
(8)

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13. (a) (i) In a sample of 900 members has the mean 3.4 cms and S.D. 2.61 cms. Is the sample
from a large population of mean 3.25cms and S.D. 2.61 cms? If the population is
normal and its mean is unknown, find the 95% fiducial limits of true mean. (8)
(ii) The mean of two large sampling 1000 and 2000 members are 67.5 inches and 68.0
inches respectively. Can the samples regarded of drawn from the same population
of S.D. 2.5 inches? (8)

(OR)

(b) (i) A sample of 26 bulbs gives a mean life of 990 hours with a S.D. of 20 hours. The
manufacturer claims that the mean life of bulbs is 1000 hours. Is the sample not
up to the standard? (8)
(ii ) The nicotine contents in milligrams in two samples of tobacco were found to be as
follows:
Sample A 24 27 26 21 25 –
Sample B 27 30 28 31 22 36
Can it be said that both the samples have come from same normal population?
(8)

14. (a) The following table gives the number of refrigerators sold by 4 salesmen in three months.
XX
XXX Salesman
XXX A B C D
Months XXX
X

May 50 40 48 39

June 46 48 50 45

July 39 44 40 39

Is there a significant difference in the sale made by the four salesmen? Is there a
significant difference in the sales made during different months? (16)

(OR)

(b) Analyze the variance in the following Latin Square of yields (in Kgs) of paddy where
A, B, C, D denote the different methods of cultivation.

D 122 A 121 C 123 B 122

B 124 C 123 A 122 D 125
A 120 B 119 D 120 C 121
C 122 D 123 B 121 A 122

Examine whether the different methods of cultivation have given significantly different
yields. (16)

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15. (a) The following table data show the values of the sample mean x̄ and the range R for the
samples of size 5 each. Determine whether the process is in control.

Sample No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Mean x̄ 11.2 11.8 10.8 11.6 11.0 9.6 10.4 9.6 10.6 10.0
Range R 7 4 8 5 7 4 8 4 7 9

Given the conversion factors for n = 5 are A2 = 0.577, D3 = 0 and D4 = 2.115. (16)

(OR)

(b) The following values represent the number of defectives of 10 samples each containing
100 items.

8, 10, 9, 8, 10, 11, 7, 9, 6, 12

Draw control chart for fraction defective and comment on the state of control of the
process. (16)

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