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Probability & Statistics

This document appears to be an exam for a Probability and Statistics course. It contains 10 multiple choice and calculation questions covering topics like frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, probability, random variables, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and correlation. The exam is out of 100 marks and candidates are required to show their working.

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POKHARA UNIVERSITY Level: Bachelor Semester Spring Programme: BE ourse: Pro!a!

!ilit" an# Statistics Year : 2010 Full Marks: 100 Pass Marks: $% &ime : 'hrs(

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks. Attempt all the questions. 1( a) &he or#ere# arra"s in the accompan"ing ta!le #eal *ith the li+e ,in hours) o+ a sample o+ +ort" 100-*att light-!ul!s pro#uce# !" manu+acturer . 21$ 1'1 1%3 13' 322 3'3 302 1012 230 1'% 120 133 32$ 3$' 300 10$1 020 1$1 121 30% 322 3$2 31$ 10%2 00' 1%2 100 303 322 3%$ 100% 1010 121 1%2 102 311 3'1 301 101$ 103' 0

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. ran#om sample o+ 10 !o"s ha# the +ollo*ing 6(GHs: 009 1209 1109 1'9 119 3%9 319 1009 33 an# 100( Io these #ata support the assumption o+ a population mean 6(G( o+ 100 at 17 level o+ signi+icance5 . store keeper *ante# to !u" a large /uantit" o+ light !ul!s +rom t*o !ran#s la!ele# . an# B( Ee !ought 100 !ul!s +rom each !ran# an# +oun# !" testing that !ran# . ha# mean li+e time 1120 hours an# stan#ar# #eviation 0% hours an# !ran# B ha# mean li+e time 1022 hours an# stan#ar# #eviation 12 hours( E=amine *hether the #i++erence o+ means is signi+icant or not at %7 level o+ signi+icance( &he +ollo*ing ta!le gives the ages an# !loo# pressures o+ 10 *omen(
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