Model Question Paper

Subject Code: MC0074

Subject Name: Statistical and Numerical methods using C++
Credits: 4 Marks: 140

Part A (One mark questions)

1. Probability is the study of experiments, the outcomes of whose result are ..
A) Certain
B) Uncertain
C) Countable
D) Uncountable

2. Every point of a sample space is called as a ..
A) Sample point
B) element
C) cluster
D) limit point

3. A variable which takes a definite set of values with a definite probability associated with each
value of the variable is called the ..
A) Random set
B) Random number
C) Random variable
D) Random value



4. The expected value of the number of points that will be obtained in a single throw with an
ordinary die is
A)
2
7

B)
2
6

C)
2
5

D)
2
9


5. Poisson distribution is the limiting form of the binomial distribution
A) (q+p)
2n

B) (q+p)
n

C) (q+2p)
n

D) (q-p)
n


6. Mean of the Poisson distribution is ..
A) m
B) 2m
C) 2
m

D) m
2


7. The moment generating function about the origin is given by .
A) M
0
(t) =
(

+ + + ......
! 2
) (
1
2
t
t
B) M
0
(t) =
(

+ + + ......
! 2
) (
) ( 1
2
2
pt
pt
C) M
0
(t) =
(

+ ......
! 2
) (
1
2
pt
pt


D) M
0
(t) =
(

+ + + ......
! 2
) (
1
2
pt
pt

8. M.G.F about mean will be given by m(t) = ..
A)
) 1 ( 2 t e m
t
e


B)
) 2 ( t e m
t
e


C)
) 1 ( t e m
t
e


D)
) ( t e m
t
e



9. .. is a technique used for the modeling and analysis of numerical data
consisting of values of a dependent variable and of independent variables.
A) Complex analysis
B) Real analysis
C) Regression analysis
D) Correlation analysis

10. In the value of the variate is assumed to be concentrated at the mid value of
the interval.
A) Class interval
B) Frequency polygon
C) Mode
D) Median

11. A .. is a family of random variables {X(t) / teT}, defined on a given probability
space, indexed by the parameter t, where t varies over an index set T.
A) Random process
B) Arrival process
C) Stochastic process
D) Markov process




12. A is defined to be discrete parameter independent process
{X
n
/ n = 1, 2, .} where X
1
, X
2
,.. are independent, identically distributed, nonnegative
random variables.
A) Renewal process
B) Transaction process
C) Modal process
D) Unimodal process

13. t is an example of ..
A) Approximate numbers
B) Random numbers
C) Exact numbers
D) Natural numbers

14. .. are those that represent the numbers to a certain degree of accuracy
A) Approximate numbers
B) Natural numbers
C) Real numbers
D) Complex numbers.

15. A is an array of mn elements arranged in m rows and n columns.
A) Vector
B) Set
C) Matrix
D) Natural numbers


16. A square matrix in which all the elements are zeros is said to be a ..
A) Skew matrix
B) Skew symmetric matrix
C) Orthogonal matrix
D) Null matrix


17. Every algebraic equation of nth degree, where n is a positive integer, has only..
A) n 1 roots
B) n roots
C) n + 1 roots
D) 2n roots

18. If (a + ib) is a root of f(x) = 0, then the other root of the equation f(x) is ....
A) ib
B) a
C) a ib
D) b ia

19. .. play an important role in numerical techniques, where tabulated values
of the functions are available.
A) infinite differences
B) normal differences
C) Finite differences
D) factorial differences

20. The method of computing the value of y, for a given values of x, lying outside the table of
values of x is known as.
A) interpolation
B) factorization
C) normalization
D) extrapolation

21. The general method for deriving the numerical differentiation formulae is to differentiate the
..
A) interpolation polynomial
B) extrapolating polynomial
C) trinomial
D) differential polynomial.



22. The trapezoidal rule is ..
A) ] ) .... ( 2 [
2
1 3 1 0
0
n n
x
x
y y y y y
h
dx y
n
+ + + + + =

}

B) ] ) .... ( 2 [
2
1 2 1 0
0
n n
x
x
y y y y y
h
dx y
n
+ + + + + =

}

C) ] ) .... ( 2 [
3
1 2 1 0
0
n n
x
x
y y y y y
h
dx y
n
+ + + + + =

}

D) ] ) .... ( 2 [
2
1 2 1 1
0
n n
x
x
y y y y y
h
dx y
n
+ + + + + =

}


23. A .. is an equation which involves independent and dependent variables and
the derivatives of the dependent variables.
A) Quadratic equation
B) Differential equation
C) Transcendental equation
D) Logarithmic equation

24. The equation x y
dx
dy
x
dx
y d
= + +
2
2
is a . order differential equation.
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) zero

25. MATLAB is built around the MATLAB language called ..
A) B-code
B) Dual-code
C) M-code
D) Log-code


26. The values we get when we give the command >> ari = 1:5 is .
A) ari = 1
B) ari = 1 2 3 4 5
C) ari = 1 5
D) ari = zero

27. . is the study of experiments the outcomes of whose result are uncertain.
A) Probability
B) Distribution
C) Trials
D) Simulation

28. A of an experiment is the set of possible result of that experiment.
A) sample space
B) random space
C) real space
D) metric space

29. The outcomes which make necessary the happening of an event in a trial are called

A) unfavourable event
B) favourable event
C) retraceable event
D) traceable event

30. E(x) + E(y) =
A) E(x + y)
B) E(x y)
C) E(xy)
D) E(y x)

31) If C is a constant then V(CX) =


A) CV(X)
B) C
3
V(X)
C) C
2
V(X)
D) C
4
V(X)

32) The joint probability density function satisfies the condition ..
A) 0 ) , ( =
}}
R
dxdy y x f
B) =
}}
R
dxdy y x f ) , (
C) 1 ) , ( =
}}
R
dxdy y x f
D) 1 ) , ( =
}}
R
dxdy y x f

33. Poisson distribution has .. parameter/s
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

34) The gamma function for (p>0) is defined as
A) dx e x p
x p
}

= I
0
1
) (
B) dx e x p
x p
}

= I
0
1
) (
C) dx e x p
x p
}

= I
0
) (
D) dx e x p
x p
}

+
= I
0
1
) (

35. If X has a discrete distribution with density function f, then M
x
(t) =


A)

e
+
S x
x t
x f e ) (
B)

eS x
t
x f e ) (
C)

eS x
tx
x f e ) (
D)

e
' '
S x
tx
x f e ) (

36. The arithmetic mean of 129, 117, 112, 200, 172, 138, 183 is
A) 160.14
B) 170.14
C) 140.14
D) 150.14

37. State true(T) or false(F)
i. The probability of any event lies between 0 and 1.
ii. If an event A is contained in event B, we should have P(A) > P(B)
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) F (ii) F
C) (i) T (ii) F
D) (i) F (ii) T

38. State true(T) or false(F)
If S is the sample space and E is any event in a random experiment then,
(i) P( S ) = 0
(ii) 0 s P( E ) s 1
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) F (ii) F
C) (i) T (ii) F
D) (i) F (ii) T

39. State true(T) or false(F)


For a continuous random variable X, a probability density function is a function such that
(i) f(x) > 0
(ii) 1 ) ( =
}

dx x f
E) (i) T (ii) T
F) (i) F (ii) F
G) (i) T (ii) F
H) (i) F (ii) T

40. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) In a perfect positive correlation, the coefficient of correlation is +1.
(ii) Covariance is a measure of quadratic relationship between the random variables.
E) (i) T (ii) T
F) (i) F (ii) F
G) (i) T (ii) F
H) (i) F (ii) T

Part B (Two mark questions)
41. The equation of the normal curve is .
A)
2
2
2
3
0
o
x
x
e y y

=
B)
2
2
2
0
o
x
x
e y y =
C)
2
1
0
o

= e y y
x

D)
2
2
2
0
o
x
x
e y y

=




42. State true(T) or false(F)


(i) If the total frequency is N, then the corresponding normal curve is given by
2
2
2
2
o
t o
x
e
N
y

= .
(ii) If origin is taken at 0 success, the equation of the normal curve is given by
2
2
2
) (
2
o
t o
m x
e
N
y

=
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) F (ii) F
C) (i) T (ii) F
D) (i) F (ii) T

43. In case of normal distribution the probability function with the mean at the origin is given by
A)
6
2 2
) (
o t
m
e t M =
B)
2
2 2
) (
m t
m
e t M
o
=
C)
2
2 2
) (
o t
m
e t M =
D)
m
t
m
e t M
2
2 2
) (
o
=

44. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) The point estimator u

is an unbiased estimator for the parameter u if u u = )

( E .
(ii) The sample variance S
2
is unbiased estimator of the population variance o
2
.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) F (ii) F
C) (i) T (ii) F
D) (i) F (ii) T



45. The arithmetic mean in rupees from table given below is





A) Rs. 165
B) Rs. 265
C) Rs. 140
D) Rs. 175

46. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) Simple bar diagram is used for two dimensional comparison.
(ii) Pie chart consists of a circle which is divided into a number of segments equal to the
number of components in the corresponding table.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) F (ii) F
C) (i) T (ii) F
D) (i) F (ii) T

47. State true(T) or false(F)
A Stochastic process is said to be side-sense stationary if
(i) (t) = E[X(t)] is dependent on t.
(ii) R(0) = E[X
3
(t)] <

A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F

48. State true(T) or false(F)
Let P(A) = p(h), P(B) = q(h) and P(C) = e(h). N(t) forms a Poisson process, provided the
following conditions are met
(i) Events occurring in non overlapping intervals of time are mutually independent.
Monthly 100 150 200 250 300 500
Number of Labourers 30 20 15 10 4 1


(ii) Probabilities p(h), q(h) and e(h) depend only on the length h of the interval and not on
the origin t.
E) (i) T (ii) T
F) (i) F (ii) F
G) (i) T (ii) F
H) (i) F (ii) T

49. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) The number 57.396 is accurate to six significant digits.
(ii) The number 67.576 has a precision of 0.001.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F


50. State true(T) or false(F)
The following statements describe the notion of significant digits
(ii) All non-zero digits are significant.
(ii) All zeros occurring between non-zero digits are insignificant digits
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) F (ii) F
C) (i) T (ii) F
D) (i) F (ii) T

51. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) A square matrix is said to be an upper triangular matrix if a
ij
= 0 for i > j
(ii) A square matrix is said to be lower triangular matrix if a
ij
= 0 for i < j.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F


52. State true(T) or false(F)
(i)
(
(
(

9 7 5
7 3 6
5 6 2
is a symmetric matrix.
(ii)
(
(
(

0 7 5
7 0 6
5 6 0
is a skew symmetric matrix.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) F (ii) F
C) (i) T (ii) F
D) (i) F (ii) T

53. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) In the method of false position we choose two points x
n
and x
n1
such that f(x
n
) and f(x
n1
) are
of opposite signs.
(ii) Initial approximations to the root doesnot have any connection with the physical
considerations of the problem.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F


54. By the method of iteration the real root of the equation e
x
= 10xcorrect to four decimal
places is
A) 0.0824
B) 0.0713
C) 0.0813
D) 0.0913





55. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) In the backward difference table, the r
th
difference of y is
1
1 1

V V = V
i
r
i
r
i
r
y y y ,
r = n, (n1),..,r
(ii) The inverse operator E
-1
is defined as ) ( ) (
1
h x f x f E =

.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F


56. In the analysis of data with equal spacing h, 1+o
2

2
=
A)
2
2
2
1
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
o

B)
2
2
3
1
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
o

C)
2
2
3
1
|
|
.
|

\
|

o

D)
2
2
5
1
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
o



57. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) The Simpsons one-third rule is
] ) .... ( 2 ) ... ( 2 [
3
2 6 4 2 1 5 3 1 0
2
n n n
x
x
y y y y y y y y y y
h
dx y
n
+ + + + + + + + + + + =

}

(ii) Numerical differentiation techniques may be used to obtain the derivative of continuous as
well as tabulated functions.
A) (i) T (ii) T


B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F

58. Using Simpsons three-eighth rule the value of
}
+
2
1
3
) 1 ( dx x is
A) 2.75
B) 3.75
C) 4.75
D) 5.75

59. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) x xy
dx
dy
sin
3
= +
|
.
|

\
|
is a first order and third degree differential equation.
(ii) Trapezoidal rule is a method to solve initial value problem.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F

60. The method of numerical solution by using Taylor series is of the type.
A) Multi-step untruncated
B) Single-step
C) Untruncated
D) Single-step untruncated

Part C (Four mark questions)
61. State true(T) or false(F)
The key features of MATLAB are
(i) High level language for technical computing
(ii) Tools for building custom graphical user interfaces


A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F
Ans: A

62. State true(T) or false(F)
(i) Identity plot can be used to produce a graph from two vectors x and y.
(ii) NAG specializes in the provision of software for the solution of mathematical, statistical and
data mining problems.
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) T (ii) F
C) (i) F (ii) T
D) (i) F (ii) F
Ans: C

63. A box containing 5000 IC chips, of which 1000 are manufactured by company X and the
rest by company Y. Ten percent of the chips made by company X and 5 percent of the chips
made by company Y are defective. If a randomly chosen chip is found to be defective, then the
probability that it came from company X is
A) 0.01
B) 0.03
C) 0.02
D) 0.04

64. The expectation of the number of failures preceding the first success in an infinite series of
independent trials with constant probability p of success in a trial is
A)
p
p
+

1
1

B)
2
1
p
p



C)
2
1

p
p

D)
p
p 1


65. The probability that the ace of spades will be drawn from a pack of well shuffled cards at
least once in 104 consecutive trials using Poisson distribution is .
A) 0.5321
B) 0.6942
C) 0.5941
D) 0.6942

66. If the independent variants x
i
(i=1,2,3,4,.,n) are normally distributed with common mean m
and common variance o
2
, then variance is
A)
n 2
2
o

B)
n
2
2o

C)
2
2
n
o

D)
n
2
o


67. The value of
3
for the data given below is



A) 0.015
B) 0.215
C) 0.075
D) 0.025

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
F 1 9 26 59 72 52 29 7 1


68. State whether true(T) or false(F)
(i) The values assumed by the random variable X(t) are called states, and the set of all possible
values forms the state space of the process.
(ii) A stochastic process [X(t)] is said to be stationary if for n > 1, its nth order joint CDF satisfies
the condition F(x;t) = F(x;t)
A) (i) T (ii) T
B) (i) F (ii) F
C) (i) T (ii) F
D) (i) F (ii) T

69. The value of 101 102 correct to four significant digits is
A) 0.05963
B) 0.04963
C) 0.06963
D) 0.08978

70. The inverse of the matrix
(
(
(

=
0 1 4
1 1 2
4 2 5
A is
A)
(
(
(

1 13 6
13 16 4
6 0 1
37
1

B)
(
(
(

1 13 6
13 16 2
6 4 1
37
1

C)
(
(
(

1 13 6
13 16 4
6 4 1
37
1



D)
(
(
(

1 13 6
13 16 4
6 4 1
37
1


71. The real root of the equation x3 x 1 = 0 using Newton-Raphson method, correct to four
decimal places is .
A) 1.5675
B) 1.3247
C) 1.6455
D) 1.4567

72. The value of f(15), given the following table of values, by Newtons forward difference
interpolation formula is



A) 55.8792
B) 54.8976
C) 56.8672
D) 57.9876

73. The approximate value of dx x
}
2
0
cos
t
by dividing the interval into six parts is
A) 1.1873
B) 2.1873
C) 6.1873
D) 4.1873

74. From the Taylors series for y(x), if y(x) satisfies y' = x y
2
and y(0) = 1.Find y(0.1) correct to
four decimal places.
A) 0.9138
x 10 20 30 40 50
y = f(x) 46 66 81 93 101


B) 0.8138
C) 1.1873
D) 0.9100

75. State whether true(T) or false(F)
(i) MATLAB cannot be used as an interactive mathematical shell.
(ii) MATLAB provides a simple way to define simple arrays.
(iii) In MATLAB semicolon is compulsory.
(iv) A matrix can be inverted if and only if its determinant is non-zero.
A) (i) T (ii) T (iii) T (iv) T
B) (i) T (ii) F (iii) T (iv) F
C) (i) F (ii) T (iii) F (iv) T
D) (i) F (ii) F (iii) F (iv) F
























Answer Keys
Part - A Part - B Part - C
Q. No. Ans. Key Q. No. Ans. Key Q. No. Ans. Key Q. No. Ans. Key
1 B 21 A 41 D 61 A
2 A 22 B 42 A 62 C
3 C 23 B 43 C 63 C
4 A 24 B 44 A 64 D
5 B 25 C 45 A 65 C
6 A 26 B 46 D 66 D
7 D 27 A 47 D 67 A
8 C 28 A 48 A 68 C
9 C 29 B 49 C 69 B
10 B 30 A 50 C 70 C
11 B 31 C 51 B 71 B
12 A 32 C 52 A 72 C
13 C 33 A 53 B 73 A
14 A 34 B 54 D 74 A
15 C 35 C 55 A 75 C
16 D 36 D 56 A
17 B 37 C 57 C
18 C 38 D 58 C
19 C 39 A 59 B
20 D 40 C 60 D