MARYGIRI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, KOOTHATTUKULAM

BBA(CBCSS) UG PROGRAMME, SEMESTER II

MODEL EXAMINATION, MARCH 2017
STATISTICS FOR RESEARCH
Time: 3 Hrs Max. marks:80
PART A
Answer the following in not more than a sentence each.
Each question carries 1 mark.

1. Define the term probability.

2. What is meant by sample?
3. What is meant by population?
4. Define degree of freedom.
5. What is meant by critical region?
6. What is meant by sampling?
7. Define random experiment.
8. What is meant by sampling unit?
9. What is a standard error?
10. What is meant by critical value?
(10X1=10)
PART B

Answer any eight of the following, each in about 50 words. Each question carries 2 marks.

11. Define (a) event (b) sample space.

12. What are mutually exclusive and independent events?
13. A box contains 10 tickets each numbered 1 to 10.A ticket is drawn. What is the sample space?
14. The letters of the word STATISTICS are written on 10 identical cards. If two cards are drawn at
random, What is the probability that (i)one S and one I will occur(ii)Two T will occur
15. State Bayes theorem.
16. Define (a) size of the sample (b) sampling frame
17. What is meant by sampling and non sampling error?
18. State central limit theorem.
19. What are statistics and parameters?
20. Distinguish between large sample and small sample.
21. What is meant by null and alternative hypothesis?
22. What are type I and type II errors?
(8X2=16)
PART C
Answer any six of the following each in about 100 words .Each question carries 4 marks.
23. Distinguish between census and sampling methods.
24. What are the merits and demerits of sampling?
25. What are the essential qualities of a good sample?
26. Explain the procedure for testing hypothesis.
27. Given A,B,C are independent events P(A)=.3,P(B)=.2 and P(C)=.4.Find the probability for (a)all
occurring (b)none occurring (c) at least one occurring (d)exactly occurring
28. If P(A)=.5,P(B)=.6 and P(AB)=.2.Find (1) P(AUB) (2) P(A') (3) P(AB') (4) P(A' B')
29. A bag contains 7 white and 9 black balls.3 balls are drawn together. What is the probability that
(1) All are black (2) All are white (3) 1 white and 2 black (4) 2 white and 1 black
30. On inspection of random sample of 500 items produced by a a machine,30 are found to be defective.
Does this justify the assumption that the machine is producing 2% defective items on an average?
31. A stenographer claims that she can take dictations at the rate of more than 120 words per minute, Of
the 12 tests given to her she could perform an average of 135 words with a standard deviation of 40.Is her
claim valid(=.01) (6X4=24)

PART D
Answer any two of the following in about 300 words .Each question carries 15 marks

32. Explain sampling techniques. Discuss its merits and demerits

33. (a)It is claimed that a random sample of 100 tyres with mean life of 15269 km.is drawn from a
population of tyres which has a mean lie of 15200 km and SD of 1248 km. Test the validity of the claim.
(b)Explain the application of t test

34.A sample analysis of an examination result of 200 students were made .It was found that 46 students
had failed ,68 secured III class,62 second class and the rest were placed in the first division .Are these
figure commensurate with the general examination results which is in the ration 2:3:3:2 for various
categories respectively.
35. Given the following data relating to social status an state of intelligence. Test whether intelligence is
related to social status.

DULL AVERAGE BRILLIANT

LOWER MIDDLE 22 35 23
MIDDLE 38 70 32
UPPER MIDDLE 60 20 20

(2X15=30)