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No.
1 Obtain the expressions for mean and standard deviation for the binomial distribution.
2 Obtain the expressions for mean and standard deviation for the Poisson distribution
The length of a telephone conversation has an exponential distribution with a mean of 3
3 minutes. Find the probability that a call
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(i) Ends in less than 3 minutes (ii) Takes between 3 and 5 minutes.
The marks of 1000 students in an examination follow a normal distribution with mean
4 70 and standard deviation 5. Find the number of students whose marks will be
(i) Less than 65 (ii) Greater than 75 (iii) Between 65 and 75.
JSS MAHAVIDYAPEETHA
JSS ACADEMY OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION BENGALURU
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Assignment 3
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No.
1 Explain the terms (i) Null hypothesis (ii) Alternative Hypothesis
Explain the terms (i) Type I and Type II errors (ii) Significance level (iii) Confidence
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intervals
A certain stimulus administrated to each of 12 patients resulted in the following
3 increases of blood pressure: 5, 2, 8, -1, 3, 0, 6,-2, 1, 5, 0, 4. Can it be concluded that the
stimulus will in general be accompanied by an increase in blood pressure.
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A die is thrown 264 times and the number appearing on the face (x) follows the
following frequency distribution
4 x 1 2 3 4 5 6
f 40 32 28 58 54 60
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Calculate the value of χ .