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Biomedical Signal Processing

Assignment- Week 6
TYPE OF QUESTIONS: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
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QUESTION 1:
Choose the following statement(s) which are true about the signal length

a. Signal length is the duration of the signal

b. It relates how the energy of the signal is distributed over its duration
c. It depends upon both magnitude and phase spectra of the signal
d. All of these

Correct answer: b, c

Detailed solution:

Refer slide no. 232 of signal length

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QUESTION 2:
Which of the following problem(s) may occur while classifying the normal and PVC beats?

a. PVC and normal wave have similar magnitude spectra

b. Distinct P waves in PVCs are absent
c. ST-segment elevation or depression will cause an increase in signal length
d. None of these

Correct answer: a, b, c

Detailed solution:

Refer slide no. 236 and 237 of signal length

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QUESTION 3:
Choose the following features proposed by Cox et al. which are used to characterize the QRS complexes

a. Duration or width of the QRS complexes

b. Difference between the maximum and minimum amplitude of the QRS complexes
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c. The area under the QRS waveform

d. None of these

Correct answer: a, b, c

Detailed solution:

Refer slide no. 240 and 241 of signal length

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QUESTION 4:
The Hilbert transform of the signal can be obtained by
1
a. Convolution of the signal with
𝜋𝑡
1
b. Multiplication of the signal with
𝜋𝑡
c. Convolution of the signal with 𝜋𝑡
d. Multiplication of the signal with 𝜋𝑡

Correct answer: a

Detailed solution:

Refer slide no. 251 of Envelop extraction and analysis.

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QUESTION 5:
Sarkady et al. proposed an algorithm to obtain the envelogram estimate. Following are the
correct/incorrect steps to obtain the envelogram estimate. Choose the correct ones.

a. Compute the DFT of the PCG signal

b. Multiply the negative-frequency terms by 2
c. Multiply the positive-frequency terms by 2 and keep the DC term unchanged
d. All of these

Correct answer: a, c

Detailed solution:

Refer slide no. 253 of Envelop extraction and analysis.

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QUESTION 6:
Root mean square value of the signal is defined as

(Note: 𝑥(𝑛) is the signal and RMS estimate is calculated using a causal window of 𝑀 samples.)
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a. [𝑀 ∑𝑀−1 2
𝑘=0 𝑥 (𝑛 − 𝑘)]
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b. [∑𝑀−1 2
𝑘=0 𝑥 (𝑛 − 𝑘)]
2

𝑀−1 2 (𝑛
c. [∑𝑘=0 𝑥 − 𝑘)]
1
1
[𝑀 ∑𝑀−1 2 2
d. 𝑘=0 𝑥 (𝑛 − 𝑘)]

Correct answer: d

Detailed solution:

Refer slide no. 254 of Analysis of activity.

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QUESTION 7:
What is the RMS value of the signal defined by, x(n) = {1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0}?

a. 1
b. 0
c. 0.707
d. 0.5

Correct answer: c

Detailed solution: RMS of the signal is given by

1⁄
𝑁−1 2
1
𝑅𝑀𝑆 = [ ∑ 𝑥 2 (𝑛)]
𝑁
𝑛=0

RMS = (4/8)^0.5=0.707

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QUESTION 8:
Choose the following statement(s) which are true for zero crossing rate.

a. The derivative of the signal for calculation of zero crossing rate is useful
b. It is used to perform speech-vs-silence decision
c. It is used to discriminate voiced and unvoiced sounds
d. None of these

Correct answer: a, b, c

Detailed solution:
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Refer slide no. 256 of Analysis of activity.

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QUESTION 9:
For complex demodulation, we need to know

a. The exact frequency of the modulating signal

b. Only phase of the carrier signal
c. The exact frequency of the carrier signal
d. Only phase of the modulating signal

Correct answer: c

Detailed solution:

Refer slide no. 247-249 of Envelop extraction and analysis.

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QUESTION 10:
Which of the following is(are) can differentiate vowel and consonant from the speech signal?

a. Turns Count
b. Envelope detector
c. Formant frequency
d. Zero crossing rate

Correct answer: a, b, d

Detailed solution:

Refer Section 5.5 (Envelope extraction and analysis) and 5.6 (Analysis of activity) of R M Rangayyan
“Biomedical Signal Analysis: A case Based Approach”, IEEE Press, John Wiley & Sons. Inc, 2002.

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