STA169 Statistics I

Statistics I: most repeated questions

Questions that have come up in more than one paper, matched by what they ask rather than exact wording. Most repeated first.

  1. 3×Asked in 2078, 2076, 2075
    1. What do you understand by Poisson distribution? What are its main features? 1. What do you mean by joint probability distribution function? Write down its properties.Answer coming10
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  2. 3×Asked in 2078, 2076, 2075
    If two random variables have the joint probability density function f(x, y) = \ matrixk(2x + 3y), for 0 x 1, 0 y 1 \\ 0, otherwise matrix . Find (i) constant k (ii) conditional probability density function of X (iii) Identify whether X and Y are independent.Answer coming5
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  3. 2×Asked in 2078, 2075
    Calculate Q 1, D 7 and P 58 from the following data and interpret the results. Weight 0 10 10 15 20 25 25 30 30 35 35 40 40 45 45 50 50 60 No, of person 4 8 30 15 13 6 4 4 1Answer coming5
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