BISHOP JEROME INSTITUTE , KOLLAM

First Series Test for the IV th Semester B.Tech degree , February 2018 ( 𝑺𝟒 𝑬𝑪𝑬 )
MA204 PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS, RANDOM PROCESS AND NUMERICAL METHODS

Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 50

PART-A(Compulsory)

1. A discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution

x 0 1 2 3
p(x) 1/6 1/2 k/10 1/30
Find the value of k and 𝑃(1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3) (5)

PART-B ( Answer any Three Full questions )

2. (a) Find the mean and variance of Binomial distribution. (8)

(b) out of 800 families of 5 children each how many would you expect to have
(i) three boys (ii) 5 girls (7)
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3. (a) A random variable follows Poisson distribution such that 𝑃(𝑥 = 0) = 𝑃(𝑥 = 1).
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Find 𝑃(𝑥 > 3) (8)
(b) Show that Poisson distribution is the limiting case of binomial distribution (7)
4. (a) In a Normal distribution 31% of items are under 45 and 8% of above 64. Find mean and
standard deviation (8)
(b) In a test on 2000 electric bulb it was found that life of a particular make was normally
distributed with an average of 2040 hours and standard deviation of 60 hours.
Estimate the number of bulbs likely to burn for (i) more that 2150 hours
(ii) less than 1950 hours (iii) more than 1920 hours but less than 2160 hours (7)

5. (a) The pdf of x is given by 𝑃(𝑥) = 𝑘𝑒 −|𝑥| , −∞ < 𝑥 < ∞. Find mean and standard deviation
(8)
1
, 𝑎≤𝑥≤𝑏
(b) Find k for which 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑘 is a pdf. Also find the cumulative distribution
0 , 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
function (7)

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