SCHOOL OF ADVANCED SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
WINTER SEMESTER – 2019∼2020
MAT2001 – Statistics for Engineers
G2+TG2 Slot
DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT – I

Instructions:

(i). Last Date for Submission of Digital Assignment I (DA-I) : 16th January 2020.

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(ii). Mention the Register Number, Name, Slot Details, Course Code and Course Title in the

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First Page of the Assignment. Also mention the Register Number and Name in every
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(iii). Submit the typed form of answers for all the following questions as a single PDF document
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into V-Top Beta Login properly on or before the mentioned last date.
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Answer ALL the Questions

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1. Compute the mean, median and mode for the following frequency distribution.
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Age Group (in years): 20–25 25–30 30–35 35–40 40–45 45–50 50–55 55–60 60–65
No. of Members: 30 160 210 180 145 105 70 60 40
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2. Calculate the mean, variance and standard deviation for the following frequency
distribution, and hence obtain the value of co-efficient of variation.

Size (x) : 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Frequency (f ): 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1

3. Find the first four moments about the mean and Pearson’s co-efficients β1 & β2 for the
following frequency distribution, and also comment the nature of skewness and kurtosis of
the distribution based on the Pearson’s co-efficients β1 & β2 .

Wages (in Rs.): 170–180 180–190 190–200 200–210 210–220 220–230 230–240 240–250
No. of Persons: 52 68 85 92 100 95 70 28

4. Find the value of a, P (X < 3), cumulative distribution function, mean, variance and
standard deviation of the discrete random variable (X) with the following probability
distribution.

X = x: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
p = P (X = x): a 3a 5a 7a 9a 11a 13a 15a 17a
 5. Find the value of k, cumulative distribution function, mean, variance and standard
deviation of the continuous random variable (X) with the following probability density
function. {
kx(2 − x), 0 < x < 2;
f (x) =
0, otherwise

6. Three balls are drawn at random without replacement from a box containing 2 white, 3
red and 4 black balls. If X denotes the number of white balls drawn and Y denotes the
number of red balls drawn, find the joint probability distribution of (X, Y ). Also find all
the marginal distributions of X and Y .

7. The joint probability density function of two-dimensional continuous random variable

(X, Y ) is given by, {
kxye−(x +y ) ,
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x > 0, y > 0;
f (x, y) =
0, otherwise,
Find the value of k and prove also that X and Y are independent.

8. A gun is aimed at a certain point (origin of the co-ordinate system). Because of the random

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factors, the actual hit point can be any point (X, Y ) in a circle of radius R about the origin.

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Assume that the joint density of X and Y is constant in this circle given by
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fXY (x, y) =
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0, otherwise,
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(i). Compute c, (ii). Find FX (x) and FY (y).

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9. Two random variables X and Y have the following joint probability density function:
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2 − x − y, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1;
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fXY (x, y) =
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Find (i) Marginal probability density functions of X and Y. (ii) Conditional density
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functions. (iii) V ar(X) and V ar(Y ). (iv) Co-variance between X and Y .

10. Write and execute a program in C / C++ / MATLAB / R Softwares for any problem in
Statistical or Probabilistic Measures.
(Include the problem statement and the programming code with output for the problem).

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