Data Analytics with Python | NPTEL | Week 2 Assignment Solutions

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Q1. Which of the following is not a method for describing a sample space?

a) roster or listing
b) tree diagram
c) Offset builder notation
d) Venn diagram

Answer: c) Offset builder notation

Q2. A club of 4 is to be selected from a group of 12 people. How many possible clubs can be selected?

a) 395
b) 425
c) 495
d) 525

Answer: c) 495

Q3. Eight individuals are candidates for positions of president, vice president, and treasurer of an organization. How many possibilities of selections exist?

a) 300
b) 330
c) 336
d) 339

Answer: c) 336

Q4. A college plans to interview 8 students for possible offers of graduate assistantships. The college has three assistantships available. How many groups of three can the college select?

a) 126
b) 56
c) 136
d) 130

Answer: b) 56

Q5. company plans to interview 10 recent graduates for possible employment. The company has three positions open. How many groups of three can the company select?

a) 90
b) 100
c) 120
d) 130

Answer: c) 120

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Q6. Individual outcome of an experiment is called?

a) the sample space
b) a sample point
c) an experiment
d) an individual

Answer: b) a sample point

Q7. Two events having nonzero probabilities

a) can be both mutually exclusive and independent
b) cannot be both mutually exclusive and independent
c) are always mutually exclusive
d) are always independent

Answer: b) cannot be both mutually exclusive and independent

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Q8. On an average 5 % items supplied by manufacturer X are defectives. If a batch of 10 items is inspected: what is the probability that 2 items are defective

a) 0.065
b) 0.075
c) 0.085
d) 0.095

Answer: b) 0.075

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Q9. A question paper contains 90 multiple choice questions. There are 4 alternative answers (A, B, C or D) out of which only one is correct. Mr X answers these questions randomly (i.e. without preparation). What is the probability that X gets a score of at least 10 marks?

a) 0.9997
b) 0.7894
c) 0
d) 0.001

Answer: d) 0.001

Q10. State true or False: Statement: A distribution can either be discrete or continuous, it can’t be both at the same time.

a) True
b) False

Answer: True

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Q1. A college plans to interview 8 students for possible offers of graduate assistant-ships. The college has three assistant-ships available. How many groups of three can the college select?

a) 126
b) 56
c) 136
d) 130

Answer: b) 56

Q2. Which of the following is each individual outcome of an experiment called?

a) the sample space
b) a sample point
c) an experiment
d) an individual

Answer: b) a sample point

Q3. Two events having nonzero probabilities

a) can be both mutually exclusive and independent
b) cannot be both mutually exclusive and independent
c) are always mutually exclusive
d) are always independent

Answer: b) cannot be both mutually exclusive and independent

Q4. Ten individuals are candidates for positions of president, vice president of an organization. How many possibilities of selections exist?

a) 90
b) 100
c) 120
d) 130

Answer: a) 90

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Q5. A standard normal distribution has:

a) Mean 1 and standard distribution 0
b) Mean 0.5 and standard distribution 0.5
c) Mean 0 and standard distribution 1
d) Mean 1 and standard distribution 1

Answer: c) Mean 0 and standard distribution 1

Q6. The weight of cows in a farm is normally distributed with a mean of 200 pounds and a standard deviation of 25 pounds. The probability of a cow weighing more than 241.25 pounds is:

a) 0.4505
b) 0.0495
c) 0.9505
d) 0.9010

Answer: b) 0.0495

Q7. The weight of cows in a farm is normally distributed with a mean of 200 pounds and a standard deviation of 25 pounds. What is the probability of a cow weighing less than 250 pounds?

a) 0.4772
b) 0.9772
c) 0.0528
d) 0.5000

Answer: b) 0.9772

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Q8. State True or False: Statement: Binomial and normal Distributions are discrete probability distributions

a) True
b) False

Answer: b) False

Q9. For a binomial experiment with p = 0.5 and a sample size of 100. The expected value of this distribution is? 

a) 0.50
b) 0.30
c) 100
d) 50

Answer: d) 50

Q10. State true or false. Statement: All mutually exclusive events are independent events

a) True
b) False

Answer: b) False

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