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Business
Statistics
P.Suthaharan BBA (Marketing Special)(Col)
Duration: 2.5 Hours
Delay Number of
(mins) motorists
4—6 15
7—8 28
9 49
10 53
11—12 30
13—15 15
16—20 10
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(e) Evaluate this coefficient for the above data. (2 marks)
(f) Explain why the normal distribution may not be suitable to model
the
number of minutes that motorists are delayed by these
roadworks.(2marks)
Question No -02
(a) Explain briefly what you understand by
(i) a statistical experiment (1)
(ii) an event. (2)
58,39,30,48,27,16,56,56,65,63
(5 marks)
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Usage(years) No of No of
Refrigirators Refrigirators
type A type B
0-2 5 2
2-4 16 7
4-6 13 12
6-8 7 19
8-10 5 9
10-12 4 1
Question No -04
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Question No -05
I. Explain what is mean by total probability rule and prove it (5)
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II. A contractor bids for two building projects. He estimates that the
probability of winning the first project is 0.5, the probability of
winning the second is 0.3 and the probability of winning both projects
is 0.2.
(a) Find the probability that he does not win either project. (3)
(b) Find the probability that he wins exactly one project. (2)
(c) Given that he does not win the first project, find the
probability that he wins the second. (2)
(d) By calculation, determine whether or not winning the first
contract and winning the second contract are independent
events. (3)
Question No -06
1. Compare and contrast ‘the simple event’ and the compound event with the
support of an example (3 marks)
2. Define ‘independent event’ and prove, if event A,B are independent the
complementary events of A and B also independent. (4 marks)
II. In a road, the probability for exactly one accident 0.23. Probability
for at least one accident 0.18 (3 marks)
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Question No -07
1. Define different type of random variable and support your answer with
example. (3 marks)
2. What is your understanding of the term ‘probability distribution’
(2 marks)
3. List down the conditions that should be fulfilled by a probability
distribution (4 marks)
4. Random variable ‘x’ has following probability distribution.
X 1 2 3 4
P(X) 1/3 1/3 k 1/4