Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
4. a) If a fair coin is tossed at random 5 independent times, then find the conditional probability of 5 [10]
heads relative to the hypothesis that there are at least 4 heads.
b) The amount of time that a watch will run without having to be reset is a random variable having an [10]
exponential distribution with mean 120 days. Find the probability that such a watch will
(i). have to be set in less than 24 days, and (ii). not have to be reset in at least 180 days.
5. a) A manufacturer of light bulbs claims that generally 2% of the bulbs produced by his firm are [10]
defective. A random sample of 400 bulbs contained 13 defective bulbs. Are these sample results
consistent with the manufacturer’s claim at 99% level of confidence?
b) The average mark scored by 32 boys is 72 with a standard deviation of 8, while that for 36 girls is [10]
70 with a standard deviation of 6. Test whether the boys are performing better than girls at 5%
level of significance.
Page 1 of 2
6. a) Two independent samples of sizes 8 and 7 contained the following values: [10]
Sample I : 19 17 15 21 16 18 16 14
Sample II : 15 14 15 19 15 18 16
Is the difference between the sample means significant at 95% of level of confidence?
b) The following data represent the number of units of production per day turned out by 5 different [10]
workers using 4 different types of machines.
Machine Types
A B C D
1 44 38 47 36
2 46 40 52 43
Workers 3 34 36 44 32
4 43 38 46 33
5 38 42 49 39
Test whether the five workers differ with respect to mean productivity.
2
7. a) t [10]
The reliability of a turbine blade is given by R (t ) 1 , 0 t t 0 , where t 0 is the
t0
maximum life of the table.
(i). Show that the blades are experiencing wear out.
(ii). Compute MTTF as a function of the maximum life.
(iii). If the maximum life is 2000 operating hours, then compute the design life for a reliability of
0.90.
b) Explain in detail about the statistical applications in genetics? [10]
Page 2 of 2