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Probability Distribution

Probability Distribution. One Mark Questions. PREPARED BY: R.RAJENDRAN. M.A., M . Sc., M. Ed., K.C.SANKARALINGA NADAR HR. SEC. SCHOOL, CHENNAI-21. Choose the Correct Answer.

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Probability Distribution

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  1. Probability Distribution One Mark Questions PREPARED BY: R.RAJENDRAN. M.A., M. Sc., M. Ed., K.C.SANKARALINGA NADAR HR. SEC. SCHOOL, CHENNAI-21

  2. Choose the Correct Answer • If f(x) = kx2, 0 < x < 3 0, elsewhere is a probability density function then the value of k is(a) 1/3 (b) 1/6(c) 1/9 (d) 1/12 • If f(x) = – < x <  is a p.d.f of a continuous random variable X, then the value of A is (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 1

  3. Choose the Correct Answer • A random variable X has the following probability distribution X 0 1 2 3 4 5P(X = x) ¼ 2a 3a 4a 5a ¼ then P(1  X  4)(a) 10/21 (b) 2/7(c) 1/14 (d) 1/2

  4. Choose the Correct Answer • A random variable X has the following probability mass function as follows: X -2 3 1 P(X = x) /6/4 /12then the value of  is(a) 1 (b) 2(c) 3 (d) 4

  5. Choose the Correct Answer • A random variable X has the following p.d.f then the value of  is(a) (b) (c) (d) –1 or

  6. Choose the Correct Answer • X is a discrete random variable which takes 0, 1, 2 and P(X = 0) = P(X = 1) = then the value of P(X = 2)is(a) (b) (c) (d)

  7. Choose The Correct Answer • Given E(X + c) = 8 and E(X – c) = 12 then the value of c is(a) – 2 (b) 4 (c) – 4 (d) 2 • X is a random variable taking the value 3, 4 and 7 with probabilities 1/3, ¼ and 4/7 then E(X) is(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 3

  8. Choose The Correct Answer • Variance of the random variable X is 4. Its mean is 2, then E(X2) is(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8 • 2 = 20, 2’ = 276 for a discrete random variable X, then the mean of the random variable X is(a) 16 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 1

  9. Choose The Correct Answer • Var (4X + 3) is(a) 7 (b) 16 Var(X) (c) 19 (d) 0 • In 5 throws of a die, getting 1 or 2 is a success. The mean number of successes is(a) (b) (c) (d)

  10. Choose The Correct Answer • The mean of a binomial distribution is 5 and its standard deviation is 2. Then the value of n and p is(a) (b) (c) (d) • If in a Poisson distribution P(X = 0) = k, then the variance is(a) log(1/k) (b) log k (c) e (d) 1/k

  11. Choose The Correct Answer • If the mean and standard deviation of a binomial distribution are 12 and 2 respectively. Then the value of its parameter p is(a) ½ (b) 1/3 (c) 2/3 (d) ¼ • If a random variable X follows Poisson distribution such that E(X2) = 30 then the variance of the distribution is (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 30 (d) 25

  12. Choose The Correct Answer • In 16 throws of a die getting an even number is considered a success. Then the variance of the successes is(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 256 • A box contains 6 red and 4white balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random, the probability of getting 2 white balls is (a) (b) (c) (d)

  13. Choose The Correct Answer • For a Poisson distribution with parameter  = 0.25 the value of the 2nd moment about the origin is(a) 0.25 (b) 0.3125 (c) 0.0625 (d) 0.025 • If 2 cards are drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards, the probability that they are of the same colours is(a) (b) (c) (d)

  14. Choose The Correct Answer • In a Poisson distribution if P(X = 2) = P(X = 3) then the value of its parameter  is(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0 • The distribution function F(X) of a random variable X is(a) a decreasing function (b) an increasing function(c) a constant function (d) increasing first and then decreasing

  15. Choose The Correct Answer • If f(x) is a p.d.f of a normal distribution with mean µ then is(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) 0 (d) 0.25 • The random variable X follows normal distribution f(x) = then the value of c is(a) (b) (c) (d)

  16. Choose The Correct Answer • If f(x) is a p.d.f of a normal variate X and X – N(, 2) then is(a) undefined (b) 1 (c) 0.5 (d) – 0.5 • The marks obtained by 400 students in a mathematics test were normally distributed with mean 65. If 120 students got more marks above 85, the number of students securing marks between 45 and 65 is(a) 120 (b) 20 (c) 80 (d) 160

  17. Choose The Correct Answer • In a distribution of X, the mean and variance are 1.5 and 0.5, then E(X2) is(a) 1.75 (b) 1.5 (c) 2.75 (d) 2.25 • The normal probability curve is symmetrical about(a) the x-axis (b) the y-axis (c) the line x = µ (d) the line x = 

  18. Choose The Correct Answer • In the following probability distribution functionthe value of ‘a’ is(a) (b) (c) (d) 1 • If 3 dice are thrown once, the number of elements in the sample space is (a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 216 (d) none

  19. Choose The Correct Answer • If X is a continuous random variable then P(a < X < b) =(a) P(a  X  b) (b) P(a < X  b) (c) P(a  X < b) (d) all the three • Two dice are rolled and X be the random variable of getting number of ‘3’s. Then P(X = 2)(a) (b) (c) (d)

  20. Choose The Correct Answer • A continuous random variable X has probability density function f(x) then(a) 0  f(x)  1 (b) f(x)  0 (c) f(x)  1 (d) 0 < f(x) < 1 • A discrete random variable X has probability mass function p(x) then(a) 0  p(x)  1 (b) p(x)  0 (c) p(x)  1 (d) 0 < p(x) < 1

  21. Choose The Correct Answer • A continuous random variable X follows the probability law, f (x) = where A = , then the value of k is(a) A (b) 1/A (c) A2 (d) 0

  22. Choose The Correct Answer • If the probability law density function of a random variable is given by f (x) = , then the value of k is(a) 2/3 (b) 3/2 (c) 2 (d) 3

  23. Choose The Correct Answer • F (x) = , –  < x <  is a distribution function of a continuous variable X, then P(x  1) is(a) 3/4 (b) /4 (c) ½ (d) ¼

  24. Choose The Correct Answer • If f (x) = is a probability density function of a continuous random variable X, then the value of A is(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 1/3 (d) log3

  25. Choose The Correct Answer • The probability density function of a random variable X is f(x) = then the value of k is(a)  /  (b) (c) 1/  (d) /

  26. Choose The Correct Answer • For the distribution function given by F(x) = , then p.d.f f(x) is (a) (b) x; x > 0 (c) cannot be determined (d) 2x; x<0

  27. Choose The Correct Answer • A continuous random variable x has the p.d.f defined by f(x) = , then c is(a) 1 (b) a (c) 1/a (d) – a

  28. Choose The Correct Answer • A random variable X has a probability density function f(x) = , then k is(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 

  29. Choose The Correct Answer • The mean of the distribution f(x) = is(a) 1/3 (b) 3 (c) – 1/3 (d) – 3 • The mean value of p.d.f f(x) = is(a) 0 (b) 24 (c) 1/12 (d) 12

  30. Choose The Correct Answer • Mean and variance of binomial distribution are (a) nq, npq (b) np, npq (c) np, np (d) np, npq • In a binomial distribution if n = 5, P(X = 3) = 2P(X = 2) then (a) p = 2q (b) 2p = q (c) p = q (d) 3p = 2q

  31. Choose The Correct Answer • For a Binomial distribution with mean 2 and variance 4/3, p = ?(a) 2/3 (b) 1/3 (c) ¾ (d) 2/3 • In a Poisson distribution if P(X = 2) = P(X = 3), then mean  = ?(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

  32. Choose The Correct Answer • Which of the following is or are correct regarding normal distribution curve?(1) Symmetrical about the line X =  mean (2) Mean = median = mode(3) Unimodal (4) Point of inflexion are at X = (a) 1, 2 only (b) 2, 4 only (c) 1, 2, 3 only (d) all

  33. Choose The Correct Answer • For a standard normal distribution the mean and variance are (a) , 2 (b) , (c) 0, 1 (d) 1, 1

  34. Choose The Correct Answer • The p.d.f of the standard normal variance Z is (z) =(a) (b) (c) (d)

  35. Choose The Correct Answer • If X is normally distributed with mean 6 and standard deviation 5 and Z is the corresponding normal variate, then P(0  x  8) = (a) P(– 1.2 < z < .04) (b) P(– 0.12 < z < 0.4) (c) P(– 1.2 < z < 0.4) (d) P(– 0.12 < z < 0.04)

  36. Choose The Correct Answer • The probability density function of the normal distribution is f(x) = –  < x < , then the mean  =(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) – 2 (d) 4

  37. Choose The Correct Answer • For the p.d.f of the normal distribution function –  < x < , then the mean  =(a) 3 (b) 2/3 (c) 3/2 (d) 6

  38. Choose The Correct Answer • The p.d.f of the normal distribution is –  < x < , then the variance 2 =(a) ¼ (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) 2

  39. Choose The Correct Answer • The p.d.f of the normal distribution is –  < x < , then the variance 2 = (a) ½ (b) 2 (c) 3/2 (d) 1/2

  40. Choose The Correct Answer • For a normal distribution with mean  = 34 and variance 2 = 16, then P(30 < x < 60) = (where X is normal variate and Z is the corresponding standard normal variate)(a) P(–0.25 < z < 0.25) (b) P(0 < z < 1.625) (c) P(0.25 < z < 1.625) (d) P(–0.25 < z < 1.625)

  41. Choose The Correct Answer • A random variable X has the following probability mass function, then k isx 0 1 2 3 4 5 6P(x) k 3k 5k 7k 9k 11k 13k(a) 1/13 (b) 1/36 (c) 1/49 (d) 1/7

  42. Choose The Correct Answer • A discrete random variable takes(a) only a finite number of values(b) all possible values between certain given limits(c) infinite number of values(d) a finite or uncountable number of values

  43. Choose The Correct Answer • A continuous random variable takes(a) only a finite number of values(b) all possible values between certain given limits(c) infinite number of values(d) a finite or uncountable number of values

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