UC501R2: Research Methodology

Unit 3
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1. Example 4: (Numerical on Poisson’s ratio)
2. Suppose that a book of 600 pages contains 40 printing mistakes. Assume that these mistakes are
randomly distributed through the book and x is the number of errors per page has Poisson
distribution. What is the probability that 10% pages selected at random will be free of mistakes?
3. Six dice are thrown 729 times. How many times do you expect at least three dice to show
5 or 6.
4. In a sampling the mean number of defective bolts manufactured by a machine in a sample
of 20 is 2. Determine the expected number if samples out of such 500 samples to contain
at least 2 defectives bolts.
5. What do you understand by hypothesis?
6. Explain Characteristics of hypothesis.
7. Discuss basic Concepts Concerning Testing of Hypotheses with reference to:
a. Null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis
b. The level of significance
c. Decision rule or test of hypothesis
d. Type I and Type II errors
8. Explain different methods of testing Hypothesis.
9. Explain Chi square test in detail.
10. Explain characteristics of chi square test.
11. Following table shows weight of students in certain institute.
SN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Weight (kg) 38 40 45 53 47 43 55 48 52 49
Can we say that the variance of the distribution of all students from which the above
sample of 10 students was drawn is equal to 20 kg? test this at 5 per cent and 1 level of
significance.
12. The following statistical data was obtained during an outbreak of malaria in a town:
Attacked Non attacked Total
Vaccinated 31 469 500
Non vaccinated 185 1315 1500

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Test the effectiveness of vaccination in preventing the attack from malaria. Test your
result with the help of χ2 at 5 per cent level of significance.
13. Two research studies were carried on classifying some people in income groups on the
basis of sampling studies. Their results are as follows:
Research Income groups Total
studies Poor Middle Rich
A 160 30 10 200
B 140 120 40 300
Total 300 150 50 500
Prove that the sampling techniques of at least one research study is defective.
14. What is correlation. Explain its types.
15. Explain is regression.
16. Given below are the monthly income and net savings of a sample of 10 supervisory staff
belonging to a firm. Calculate the correlation coefficient.
Employee No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Monthly Income (Rs) 78 360 980 25 750 82 900 620 65 390
0 0 0 0
Net saving (Rs) 84 51 91 60 68 62 86 58 53 47
17. The data given below is the index numbers of wholesale prices of rice and wheat for six
years. Determine the correlation coefficient between the index numbers of whole sale
process of rice and wheat.
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
Index No. of wholesale price of rice (1990-100) 180 120 240 160 300 360
Index No. of wholesale price of wheat (1990-100) 100 140 180 220 260 300

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