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the option code and the corresponding answer.
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1. J¸ |õhõЩßÓ ¤µv{v°ß ö£¯øµU SÔ¨¤kÁx __________ AÍÃk.
(A) CøhöÁÎ AÍÄ (B) £s¦ AÍÄ
(C) ÂQu AÍÄ (D) Á›ø\ AÍÄ
The name of the representative in Parliament is in __________ measurement.
(a) Interval Scale (b) Nominal Scale
(c) Ratio Scale (d) Ordinal Scale
2. B´Áõͺ J¸ {ÖÁÚzvß uµÂøÚ¨ £¯ß£kzxQÓõº GÛÀ, AzuµÁõÚx
__________ GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) Cµshõ® {ø» uµÄ (B) Gs AÍ»õÚ uµÄ
(C) •uÀ {ø» uµÄ (D) £s£Í»õÚ uµÄ
When the researcher uses the data of an agency, then the data is called __________.
(a) Secondary data (b) Quantitative data
(c) Primary data (d) Qualitative data
3. uµÄ ©v¨¦PÐhß AøÁ Ch® ö£Ö® GsoUøPø¯²® ÷\ºzx Aø©UP¨£k®
£mi¯À :
(A) {PÌöÁs ÁøÍÁøµ
(B) AmhÁøn
(C) SÂÄ {PÌöÁs £µÁÀ
(D) {PÌöÁs £µÁÀ
An arrangement of data values together with the number of occurrences forms a :
(a) frequency curve
(b) table
(c) cumulative frequency distribution
(d) frequency distribution
4. uµÄPøÍ AÁØÔß £s¦PÐU÷PØÓ •øÓ°À ÁøP¨£kzx® •øÓ __________
GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx.
(A) £s¦\õº ÁøP¨£kzxuÀ (B) Põ»®\õº ÁøP¨£kzxuÀ
(C) Gs\õº ÁøP¨£kzxuÀ (D) Ch®\õº ÁøP¨£kzxuÀ
The method of classifying statistical data on the basis of descriptive characteristics is called
__________.
(a) Qualitative classification (b) Chronological classification
(c) Quantitative classification (d) Geographical classification
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5. £À A[P £møh ÂÍUP¨£hzvÀ £møhPÒ __________ C¸UQßÓÚ.
(A) TÖPÍõPÄ®, Akzukzx® (B) TÖPÍõP
(C) TÖPÍõPÄ®, \©©õPÄ® (D) Akzukzx
The bars are __________ in multiple bar diagram.
(a) Placed adjacently and sub-divided (b) Sub-divided
(c) Sub-divided and are of equal height (d) Placed adjacently
6. J¸ {PÌöÁs £µÁ¼À •Pk Gߣx :
(A) ö£¸© {PÌöÁs (B) {PÌöÁs JßÖ
(C) ]Ö© {PÌöÁs (D) CÁØÔÀ HxªÀø»
Mode is that value in a frequency distribution which possesses :
(a) maximum frequency (b) frequency one
(c) minimum frequency (d) none of the above
7. AvP©õÚ ]uÓÀ öPõsh uµÂÀ :
(A) vmh»UP® AvP®
(B) \µõ\› ©ØÖ® Cøh{ø»UQøh÷¯ AvP Âzv¯õ\®
(C) CøhUPõÀ©õÚ Ãa_ SøÓÄ
(D) •Pk ©v¨¦ AvP®
In a more dispersed (spread out) set of data :
(a) Standard deviation is greater
(b) Difference between the mean and the median is greater
(c) Inter-Quartile range is smaller
(d) Value of the mode is greater
8. Cøh{ø»US ÷©À ©ØÖ® RÌ Aø©²® uµÄPÎß GsoUøP __________.
(A) 75% (B) 25% (C) 90% (D) 50%
The number of observations lies above and below the median value is __________.
(a) 75% (b) 25% (c) 90% (d) 50%
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∫ x dx Gߣx :
9. 3
0
1 1
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2
1
∫ x dx is :
3
0
1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) 3 (d)
4 2
10. ex &Cß ÁøPUöPÊ __________.
(A) e−x (B) ex2 (C) xex (D) ex
The derivative of ex is equal to __________.
2
(a) e−x (b) ex (c) xex (d) ex
11. Gs 4 QøhUS® Áøµ J¸ £Pøh E¸mh¨£kQÓx GÛÀ, Auß TÖöÁÎ :
(A) Gsn C¯ßÓ •iÄÓõ Pn® (B) J¸ öÁØÖUPn®
(C) Gsn C¯»õu Pn® (D) Gsn C¯ßÓ •iÄÖ Pn®
In rolling of a die until 4 appears, the sample space is :
(a) a countable infinite set (b) a null set
(c) an uncountable set (d) a countable finite set
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12. A ©ØÖ® B Gß£Ú C¸ {PÌa]PÒ. ÷©¾® P (A U B) = GÛÀ
15
P(A I B) = __________.
1 2
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 0 (D) 3
10
If A and B are two events with P ( A U B ) = then P(A I B) =__________.
15
1 2
(a) 1 (b) (c) 0 (d)
3 3
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13. J¸ Áõ´¨¦ ©õÔ X &ß {PÌuPÄ £µÁÀ
X 0 1 2 3 4 5
1 1
P(X=x ) 2a 3a 4a 5a
4 4
GÛÀ, P(1£X£4) &Cß ©v¨¦ :
1 10 1 2
(A) 2 (B) 21 (C) 14 (D) 7
A random variable X has the following Probability distribution
X 0 1 2 3 4 5
1 1
P(X=x ) 2a 3a 4a 5a
4 4
Then P(1£X£4) is :
1 10 1 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 21 14 7
14. X ~ U (a, b) GÛÀ, Auß ©õÖ£õk :
( b − a )2 a+ b a + 3b 3a + b
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 2 4 4
If X ~ U (a, b) then its variance is __________.
( b − a )2 a+ b a + 3b 3a + b
(a) (b) (c) (d)
12 2 4 4
15. J¸ £õ´éõß £µÁ¼À :
(A) \µõ\› > ©õÖ£õk (B) \µõ\› = ©õÖ£õk
(C) \µõ\› ≠ ©õÖ£õk (D) \µõ\› < ©õÖ£õk
In a Poisson distribution :
(a) Mean > Variance (b) Mean = Variance
(c) Mean ≠ Variance (d) Mean < Variance
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£Sv – II / PART – II
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 24 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x2=12
Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 24 is Compulsory.
16. uµÄPÒ Gߣuß ö£õ¸Ò GßÚ ?
What is the meaning of data ?
17. ©õv›U Po¨¦ ¤øÇø¯ Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Sampling error.
18. ÁøP¨£kzxuø» Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define classification of data.
19. Áøµ£h[PÎß öÁÆ÷ÁÖ ÁøPPøÍ GÊxP.
List the various types of graphs.
20. 7 öÁÆ÷ÁÖ |õmPÎÀ J¸ £Ò롧 ¡»Pzv¼¸¢x öPõkUP¨£mh
¦zuP[PÎß GsoUøP 7, 9, 12, 15, 5, 4, 11. ¦zuP[PÎß GsoUøP°ß Tmka
\µõ\› PõsP.
The following data represent the number of books issued in a school library on selected from
7 different days 7, 9, 12, 15, 5, 4, 11. Find the mean number of books.
21. J¸ uµÄzöuõSv°ß ©õÖ£õmkU öPÊ ©ØÖ® vmh»UP® •øÓ÷¯
50, 4 GÛÀ \µõ\› PõsP.
If the coefficient of variation is 50 percent and a standard deviation is 4, find the mean.
22. {£¢uøÚ {PÌuPøÁ Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Conditional Probability.
23. uÛzu Áõ´¨¦ ©õÔ°ß Pou Gvº£õºzuø» Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
Define Mathematical Expectation of a discrete random variable.
24. ©v¨¤kP :& 5C3, 100C99.
Find 5C3, 100C99.
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£Sv & III / PART – III
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 33 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x3=18
Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 33 is Compulsory.
25. •ß ÷\õuøÚ – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®. Auß ]Ó¨¦PøÍU TÖP.
Define Pre-test and state its advantages.
26. öuõhº¦ SÂÄ {PÌöÁs £µÁÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is relative-cumulative Frequency Distribution ?
27. Ámh ÂÍUP¨£h® ÁøµÁuØPõÚ ÁÈ•øÓPøÍ GÊxP.
Write down the method of constructing Pie diagram.
28. 25, 48, 32, 52, 21, 64, 29, 57 GßÓ 8 ©õnÁºPÒ J¸ ÷uºÂÀ ö£ØÓ ©v¨ö£s
ÂÁµzvØS •uÀ PõÀ©õÚ®, ‰ßÓõ® PõÀ©õÚ® BQ¯ÁØøÓU PõsP.
Compute Q1 and Q3 for the data relating to the marks of 8 students in an examination given
below 25, 48, 32, 52, 21, 64, 29, 57
29. ]uÓø» ÂÁ›zx Auß £¯ß£õkPøÍ GÊxP.
Explain Dispersion and write their uses.
30. Kº AÖ[÷PõnzvÀ EÒÍ •øÚ¨¦ÒÎPøÍU öPõsk GzuøÚ
•U÷Põn[PøÍ E¸ÁõUP»õ® ?
How many triangles can be formed by joining the vertices of a hexagon ?
31. P(A)=0.35, P(B)=0.73 ©ØÖ® P(A∩B)=0.14 GÛÀ P(A U B) PõsP.
Given that P(A)=0.35, P(B)=0.73 and P(A∩B)=0.14, find P(A U B) .
32. J¸ £õ´éõß £µÁ¼À 3P(X=2)=P(X=4). λ &ß ©v¨¦ PõsP.
In a Poisson distribution 3P(X=2)=P(X=4). Find its parameter λ.
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Kx 4 , 0 < x < 1,
33. J¸ öuõhº \©Áõ´¨¦ ©õÔ X Gߣx f ( x ) = GßÓ ÂvUSm£mk
0 , ©ØÓ£i
{PÌuPÄ Ahºzv \õº¦ GÛÀ, K &ß ©v¨¦ PõsP.
A continuous random variable X has probability density function given by
Kx 4 , 0 < x < 1,
f (x) = Find K.
0 , otherwise
£Sv & IV / PART – IV
SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x5=25
Note : Answer all the questions.
34. (A) ÂÁ\õ¯® ©ØÖ® öuõÈÀxøÓ°À ¦Òΰ¯¼ß £¯ß£õkPøÍ¨ £ØÔ
ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) J¸ {ÖÁÚzvÀ u¯õ›UP¨£mh ÂÍUSPÎÀ 2% SøÓ£õkÒÍøÁ.
200 ÂÍUSPÒ öPõsh TÔÀ
(i) 2 ÂÍUSPÐUS® SøÓÁõP
(ii) 2 ÂÍUSPÐUS® ÷©»õP,
SøÓ£õkPÒ C¸¨£uØPõÚ {PÌuPÄPøÍU PõsP. [e−4=0.0183]
(a) State the applications of statistics in Agriculture and Industry.
OR
(b) If 2% of electric bulbs manufactured by a certain company are defective, find the
probability that in a sample of 200 bulbs.
(i) less than 2 bulbs are defective
(ii) more than 2 bulbs are defective [e−4=0.0183]
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35. (A) RÌPsh usk & Cø»¨ £v¼¸¢x \µõ\›, Cøh{ø» AÍÄ, •Pk, Ãa_
BQ¯ÁØøÓU PõsP.
usk Cø»
25 2 5
26 0 2
27 6 6 6
28 3 9
29 8
AÀ»x
(B) ‰ßÖ PÀ¿›PÎÀ £À÷ÁÖ CÍ[Pø» £mh¨£i¨¦ £iUS® ©õnÁºPÎß
GsoUøP°ß AmhÁøn R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍx.
£°¾® PÀ¿›
Bsk A B C
•u»õ® Bsk 450 350 400
Cµshõ® Bsk 250 250 350
‰ßÓõ® Bsk 225 200 300
öPõkUP¨£mh uµÄPÐUS TÖ£møh ÂÍUP¨£h® ÁøµP.
(a) Determine the mean, median, mode and the range on the stem and leaf plot given
below.
Stem Leaf
25 2 5
26 0 2
27 6 6 6
28 3 9
29 8
OR
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(b) The number of students studying various undergraduate degree programmes in three
colleges are given in the following table :
College
Year of Study
A B C
First Year 450 350 400
Second Year 250 250 350
Third Year 225 200 300
Draw sub-divided bar diagram.
36. (A) RÌUPsh ÂÁµ[PÐUSU PõÀ©õÚ[PÒ Q1 ©ØÖ® Q3 PõsP.
SÊUPÒ 30 - 32 32 - 34 34 - 36 36 - 38 38 - 40 40 - 42 42 - 44
{PÌöÁs 12 18 16 14 12 8 6
AÀ»x
(B) R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mh ÂÁµ[PÐUS vmh»UP® PõsP.
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
{PÌöÁs 10 20 30 35 14 10 2
(a) Calculate the Quartiles Q1 and Q3 for the data given below.
Group 30 - 32 32 - 34 34 - 36 36 - 38 38 - 40 40 - 42 42 - 44
Frequency 12 18 16 14 12 8 6
OR
(b) Find the standard deviation for the distribution given below :
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Frequency 10 20 30 35 14 10 2
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37. (A) x &I¨ ö£õÖzx öuõøP°kP.
1
(i) x7 (ii)
x6
(iii) x (iv) x 5−4x 2+3x+2
AÀ»x
(B) J¸ £ÒΰÀ EhØPÀ B]›¯º £o°hzvØPõÚ ÷|º•Pz ÷uºÄUS
v¸.AÔÁÇPß, v¸.CÍÁµ\ß, v¸.Aߣµ\ß BQ÷¯õº P»¢x öPõshÚº.
v¸.AÔÁÇPß ÷uº¢öukUP¨£kÁuØPõÚ Áõ´¨¦ 45%, v¸.CÍÁµ\ß
÷uº¢öukUP¨£kÁuØPõÚ Áõ´¨¦ 28% ©ØÖ® v¸.Aߣµ\ß ÷uº¢öukUP¨&
£kÁuØPõÚ Áõ´¨¦ 27% BS®. v¸. AÔÁÇPß ÷uº¢öukUP¨£mhõÀ
Tmk EhØ£°Ø] {PÌa]ø¯ ö\¯À£kzu Áõ´¨¦ 42% C÷u÷£õßÖ
CÍÁµ\ÝUS 40% ©ØÖ® Aߣµ\ÝUS 48% Áõ´¨¦ EÒÍx GÛÀ,
¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔØS {PÌuPÄ PõsP.
(i) v¸.AÔÁÇPß EhØPÀ B]›¯µõP {¯ªUP¨£h,
(ii) v¸.CÍÁµ\ß EhØPÀ B]›¯µõP {¯ªUP¨£h,
(iii) v¸.Aߣµ\ß EhØPÀ B]›¯µõP {¯ªUP¨£h
(a) Integrate the following with respect to x.
1
(i) x7 (ii)
x6
(iii) x (iv) x 5−4x 2+3x+2
OR
(b) Mr. Arivazhagan, Mr. Ilavarasan and Mr. Anbarasan attended an interview conducted
for appointing a Physical Education Teacher in a school. Mr. Arivazhagan has 45%
chance for selection, Mr. Ilavarasan has 28% chance and Mr. Anbarasan has 27%
chance. Also the chance for implementing monthly Mass Drill Programme in the school
is 42% if Mr. Arivazhagan is appointed; 40% if Mr. Ilavarasan is appointed; and 48% if
Mr. Anbarasan is appointed.
Find the probability that the mass drill is implemented by if :
(i) Mr. Arivazhagan is appointed as the Physical Education Teacher.
(ii) Mr. Ilavarasan is appointed as the Physical Education Teacher.
(iii) Mr. Anbarasan is appointed as the Physical Education Teacher.
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38. (A) J¸ Áõ´¨¦ ©õÔ ¤ßÁ¸® {PÌuPĨ £µÁø»¨ ö£ØÔ¸UQÓx.
X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(x ) a 3a 5a 7a 9a 11a 13a 15a 17a
(i) ‘a’ &ß ©v¨¦ PõsP.
(ii) ©v¨¥k PõsP :
(A) P(X < 3)
(B) P(X/5)
(C) P(3£X£7)
AÀ»x
(B) ©õv›U Po¨¦ \õµõ ¤øÇPøÍ ÂÁ›zx GÊxP.
(a) A random variable has the following distribution function.
X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(x ) a 3a 5a 7a 9a 11a 13a 15a 17a
(i) Find the value of ‘a’.
(ii) Evaluate :
(A) P(X < 3)
(B) P(X/5)
(C) P(3£X£7)
OR
(b) Write an essay about non sampling errors.
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