IUBAT–INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Final examination
STA 240
Full marks: 100 ID
Time: 3 hours
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1. What is statistics? Discuss its applications in your subject related area? 2. Discuss briefly about the sources of data? 3. What do you mean by frequency distribution? What is a graph? 4. Describe the advantages of graphical representation of statistical data. 5. Discuss briefly about different types of bar diagrams. 6. Prove that, AM ≥ GM ≥ HM. 7. What should be the characteristics of a good measure of central tendency? 8. Calculate AM for the following frequency distribution: Family size (x) No. of families (f)
2 5
3 10
4 5
5 6
8 5
9. For the following distribution, construct multiple & component bar diagrams: Section Male Female
E1 40 5
E2 45 10
I 55 15
10. The AM of 5 numbers is 6. If a number is 5, what is the AM of the other 4? 11. AM of 3, 5, x, 6 equals AM of 3, 9. Find the value of x. 12. Find the two numbers whose AM=10 and GM=8. 13. Find the mean and mode for the series 1, 2, 3 ……… 900. 14. Two coins are tossed; find the probability that a) At most one tail is obtained. b) At least one head is obtained.
15. The number of persons X, in a family chosen at random has the following distribution:
X
0
1
2
3
4
P(X)
0.1
0
m
0.2
0.3
a) Find the value of m. b) Find the average family size E (X) and V(X). 16.
Interpret the following results : a) r = 0.79
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b) r = 0.65
c) r = 0.34
d) r = 0.18
A die is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of a) No fives turning up?
b) 3 fives?
c) 1 five?
18. Vehicles pass through a junction on a busy road at an average rate of 300 per hour. a. Find the probability that none passes in a given minute. b. What is the expected number passing in two minutes?
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Find out the following probabilities: a) P (Z > 1.06)
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b) P (Z < -2.15)
p(x)=x ; 0<x<1 a) Find E (X).
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c) P (1.06 < Z < 4.00)
b) Also find V(X).
A sample of 900 values has a mean of 3.47. Can it be reasonably regarded as a sample from a normal population with mean 3 and standard deviation 2.7?
22. Explain stratified sampling with an example. 23. Explain systematic sampling with an example. 24. Y = 5 + 2X. Interpret ι and β. 25. Find CV of two numbers 5 and 3.