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KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY
End Semester Examination
May/June, 2022
Level : B.E./B. Tech. Course : MATH 208
Year : II Semester : II
Exam Roll No. : Time: 30 mins. F. M. : 20

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SECTION “A”
[10 Q  1 = 10 marks]

Fill in the blank(s) by the most appropriate word(s) or symbol(s).

1. In theory of testing of hypothesis, α is called………………………….

2. Given µo = 125, = 130, s = 25 and n = 4; if hypothesis has to be tested for mean, what
test statistics is appropriate?......................
3. In an paired samples t-test with sample sizes n1 = 11 and n2 = 11, the value of tabulated t
should be obtained for…………………….degrees of freedom
4. In analyzing the results of an experiment involving six unpaired samples, tabulated t
should be obtained for…………………….degrees of freedom
5. The correlation coefficient between X and X is…………………
6. In two rolls of a fair die, let A be the event that no fours, fives or sixes are rolled the P(A)
is ………………

7. One of the normal equations for fitting the line = + is given by

∑ =…………..

8. On a multiple choice question with 5 possible answers to 10 questions, what is the

probability that the student gets 8 or more correct answers just by guessing……………

9. If ( ) = 1/10, = 10, then E(X) is……………………..

10. Coefficient of variation of a random variable distributed as binomial with parameters n
and p is………………………………….
SECTION “B”
[10 Q. × 1 = 10 marks]

11. According to Chebyshev’s theorem, if µ = 2 and = 0.5 for a random variable Y, then
(1 < < 3) ≥ , where a is …………

a. 0.75 b. 0.80 c. 0.85 d. 0.90

12. The level of confidence is denoted by……………………….

a. α b. β c. 1 - α d. 1 – β
13. An average of λ = 7 particles hit a magnetic detection field per microsecond. What is the
probability that at most 5 particles hit in one microsecond?
a. 0.254 b. 0.273 c. 0.293 d. 0.301

14. A failing student is passed by an examiner, it is an example of………………………..

a. Type-I error b. Type-II error
c. Unbiased decision d. Difficult to tell

15. A passing student is failed by an examiner; it is an example of………………………….

a. Type-I error b. Type-II error c. Best decision d. All of the these

16. The region where the null hypothesis is rejected is called………………………….

a. Critical region b. Critical value
c. Acceptance region d. Significant region

17. The method of ……………….is the most systematic method of fitting a unique line of
regression to the data
a. Least squares b. least cubes c. square d. None of these

18. From the data given below, ∑ =

x 0 1 2 3 4
y 1 0 3 10 21
a. 12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 30

19. The area under the standard normal curve beyond the lines z = 1.96 is………………….
a. 95% b. 90% c. 5% d. 10%

20. The cumulative probability distribution shows the probability………………

a. that a random variable is less than or equal to a particular value.
b. of two or more events occurring at once.
c. of all possible events occurring.
d. that a random variable takes on a particular value given that another event has
happened.
 KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY
End Semester Examination
May/June, 2022
Level :B.E./B. Tech. Course : MATH 208
Year : II Semester : II
Time : 2 hrs. 30 mins. F. M. : 55
SECTION “C”
[3Q.  7 = 21 marks]
1. The loads (in kg) required to crack the specimens are as follows: [4+1+2]

Ceramic Type Loads (kg)

A 15, 30, 51, 20, 17, 19, 20, 32, 17, 15, 23, 19, 15, 18, 16, 22, 29, 15,
13, 15
B 27, 18, 28, 25, 55, 21, 18, 34, 23, 30, 20, 30, 31, 25, 28, 26, 17, 19,
16, 24, 19, 9, 31, 19, 27, 20, 43, 15
C 20, 16, 20, 36, 27, 35, 66, 15, 18, 24, 21, 30, 20, 24, 23, 21, 13, 21

a. Construct comparative box plots for three samples

b. Comments on the features of the three samples from the box plot.
c. Find the mean and variance of the three samples and give comments on the center of
gravity and spread of the data.

2. The concentration of a reactant is a random variable with probability density function [2+3+2]
f(x) = 1.2(x + x ), 0 < < 1
a. Find the mean concentration.
b. Find the probability that the concentration is within ±0.1 of the mean and sketch the
graph and indicate the area corresponding to this probability.
c. Find the cumulative distribution function of the concentration.

3. The following table presents the shear strengths (in kN/mm) and weld diameters (in mm) for a
sample of spot welds. [1+2+2+1+1]
Diameter (x) Strength (y)
4.2 51
4.4 54
4.6 69
4.8 81
5.0 75
5.2 79
5.4 89
5.6 101
5.8 98
6.0 102
a. Construct a scatter plot
b. Compute the least square line for predicting strength from diameter
c. Compute the fitted value and the residual for each point
d. If diameter increased by 0.3 mm, by how much would you predict the strength to
increase
e. Predict the strength for a diameter of 5.5 mm.
 SECTION “D”
[6Q.  4 = 24 marks]

4. The breaking strength of hockey stick shafts made of two different graphite – Kevlar
composites yield the following results (in Newtons):

Composite A: 487.3 444.5 467.7 456.3 449.7 459.2 478.9 461.5 477.2
Composite B: 488.5 501.2 475.3 467.2 462.5 499.7 470 469.5 481.5 485.2
509.3 479.3 478.3 491.5
Find a 98% confidence interval for the difference between the mean breaking strengths of
hockey stick shafts made of the two materials.
5. The table below gives the following information. [1+1+2]

Sample #1 Sample #2 Sample #3 Sample #4

= 1.51 = 1.50 = 1.52 = 1.53
= .03 = .02 = .04 = .03
=5 =5 =5 =5

a. What are the values of UCL, CL and LCL of chart?

b. What are the values of UCL, CL and LCL of R chart?
c. Draw chart and R chart and test whether the mean and range are within the control limits.

6. A certain manufactured product is supposed to contain 23% potassium by weight. A sample of

10 specimens of this product had an average percentage of 23.2 with a standard deviation of
0.2. If the mean percentage is found to differ from 23, the manufacturing process will be
recalibrated.
a. State the appropriate null and alternative hypothesis
b. Should the process be recalibrated? Explain

7. Computer chips often contain surface imperfections. For a certain type of computer chip, the
probability distribution of the number of defects X is presented in the following table. [2+1+1]

x 0 1 2 3 4
p(x) 0.4 0.3 0.15 0.10 0.05

a. Find ( ≤ 2) b. Find ( > 1) c. Find E(X)

8. The blood type distribution in a certain country is type A, 41%; type B, 9%; type AB, 4%; and
type O, 46%. It is estimated during World War II, 4% of inductees with Type O were types as
type A; 88% of those with type A were correctly typed; 4% with type B were typed as A; and
10% with type AB were typed as A. A soldier was wounded and brought to surgery. He was
typed as having type A blood? What is the probability that his true blood type? [4]
9. Let X denote the lag time in a printing queue at a particular computer center. That is, X
denotes the difference between the time that a program is placed in a queue and the time at
which the printing begins. Assume that X is normally distributed with mean 15 minutes and
variance 25. [1+2+1]
a. Find the probability that a program will reach the printer within 3 minutes of arriving in
the queue.
b. Would it be unusual for the program to stay in the queue between 10 and 20 minutes?
Explain, based on the approximate probability of this occurring.
c. For what time difference it would top 10% of the probability?

SECTION “E”
[5Q. 2 = 10 marks]

10. If the normal equations for fitting the line = + are 26 = 4 + 6 and 54 = 6 + 4 ,
then write the equation of the line of regression obtained from the normal equations.

11. For the following data, find a normal equation for fitting a straight line = +

x 1 2
y 5 8

12. Assume measurements for Ph levels in soil follow exactly normal distribution with mean µ= 5
and = 1.4. Determine percentage if Ph levels in the intervals 3.6 to 6.4

13. One hundred students took a test on which the mean score was 73 with a variance of 64. A
grade of A was given to all who scored 85 or better. Approximately how many A's were
there, assuming scores were normally distributed?

14. Classify the following the data on Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio scale. [4 × 0.5 = 2]
a. Fear of Crime
b. Temperature
c. Income
d. Gender