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M.Tech. (fT) (Sem.-znd)

RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
Subject Gode : lT_506
paper tD :
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Time : 3 Hrs.

Max. Marks : 100

INSTRUCTIONTO CANDIDATES:
1. Attempt any FrvE questionsout
of ETGHTquestions.
2. Each question carry TWEilTy marks.

1' a) Differentiate betweendescriptiveand

experimentalresearchwith examples.

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b) How to derive hypothesisfrom a research
problem and then formulate
rhe problem?
(7)
c) Describe various steps involved in preparation
of researchproposal.

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2 ' a) The median and mode of
the following wage distribution
of
230 employeesare known to be Rs.
3350 and Rs. 3400 respectivelyl
F-ind the values of a, b and c and
clrain,histogram of resulting
distribution:

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wage (In thousands)0-r

No.ofEmployees

r-2

2-3

16

3-4
b

4_s
c

5-6

6_7

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b) For a group of 200 candidates,the
mean and standard deviation of
scores were found to be 40 and
15 respectively. Later on it
was
discovered that the scores 43 and
35 were misread as 34 and,
53
respectively' Find the correctedmean
and standard deviation.
(5)
c) The following table gives the frequency
distribution of the number of
floating point operationsthat can be performed
per second on a super
computer.

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Frequency

3 . 2 5 - 3 .s7

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4.25-4.7
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4.75-5.25

5.25-5.7s

5.75-6.25

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3.75-4.25

Calculate (i) mean deviation about rnean (ii) standard

cleviation.
3 . a) Explain merits and demerits of mode.

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b) A die is loaded in such a way that an even number

is trvice as likely
to occur as an odd number. Find probability that a number
less than 4
occurs on a single toss of the die.
e)
c) An urn contains 4 white and 3 black balls. If two
balls are drawn
without replacementand X denotesthe number of white
balls. Then
t) Find the probability mass function (p.m.f.) p(x) for
X and graph the
p.m.f.

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ii) If three balls are drawn with replacementand y

denotes the number
of black balls, cornpute colresponding probability distribution
function
(P.D.F.) F(y) for y.
(7)
d) Consider the density function

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0<x<1
r(x):{nf'elsewhere

r) Evaluatek

ii) Find probability distribution function and use

it to evaluate
P(0.3(x(0.6)
(6)
4. a) Determinethe valuec so thatthe followingfunction
servesas probabilify
distribution of discreterandom variableX : (x) - r(*2 * o)
-f
for
x : 4 , 1 , 2 , 3H
. e n c ec o m p u t ep ( l < X < 2 ) .
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b) A disc with a freely revolving needleis divided in to 20 equal

sectors
b y t h i n l i n e s a n d t h e s e c t o ra r e m a r k e d 1 , 2 , 3 , . . .
....,20. In a
game, 5 and its multiple are treated as lucky lumber,
while the
number I is special lucky number; a player is paid
$5 if he gets
special lucky number and $2 if he gets lucky number. He will pay
out
$3 for any other number. Calculatethe expected gain for the player in
10 trials and also calculate variance.
(5)

c) Considera roulettewheel consistingof 38 numbers-I through 36,0

and double 0. If smith alwaysbets that the outcomewill be one
of
the number1 throughl2,what is the probabilitythat
i) Smithwill losehis frst 5 bets.

ii) His first win will occur on his fourth bet.

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d) Define expectationand variancewith the aid of exarnples.

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5 . a ) hl eight throw of a die, 5 or 6 is considereda success.Find the mean

number of successesand standarddeviation.
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b) Provethat Poissondistributionis limiting caseof Binomialdistribution.

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c) Supposethat a systemcontains a certain type of component whose

mean time to failure is 5 ,vears.Find the probability that the componeilr
is still functioning after 8 years.
(4)

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d) Given the hlpothetical distribution :

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No. of cells :

Frequency :

0t2345
213

128

37

18

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Fit a negative binomial distribution and calculatethe expected frequencies.

(7)

6. a) In a distribution exactiy normal (table attached),600Aof the items

are
under 40 kg and 80% of the items are under 70 kg weight. Find
the
mean and standarddeviation of the distribution.

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b ) A r a n d o ms a m p l eo f r 0 b o y sh a d t h e f o l l o w i n g
I"e.:70, r20,r0r,
110, 88, 83, 95, 99, r07 anci r00. Do these
d a t a s u p p o r tt h e
assumptionof a populationmeanI.Q" of 100 ?. Find
a reasonable
rangein which most of the meanI.Q. valuesof sample
of 10 boys lie.
(tabulatedt for 9 d.f. and for.05 levelof significance
is 2.262). (7)

Digits:

Frequency: 1026 ll07

2
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c) The fbllowing figuresshow the distributionof digits

in numberschosen
at randomfrom a telephonedirectory
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966 1075 g33 rt07 g72

964 853.

Test whetherthe digits may be taken to occur equally

frequentlyin
the directory.(x2 for g d.f and for .05 levelof significance
is 16.919).
(8)

Month of Plantin
October
November D e c e m b e r January

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Method of
Planting

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7' a) An experimentwas conductedto <ieterminethe effects

of different
datesof planting and different methodsof planting on
the yield of
sugar-cane.The data below showsthe yields of sugar-cane(in
kg.)
for four differentmonthsand threemethodsof planting:

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Cany out an analysisof the above data.

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b) write down the guidelineson compilingthe work-citedin

bibliography
for a book and article in a scholarlyjournal.
(5)
8 . a ) Briefly outline the Analysis of variance tables for a completely
randomized
and randomized block design and carry out the
advantagesand
disadvantagesof both the designs. Explain the
use of the tool
SPSS/ Minitab for these designs.
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b) Describethe use of control chartsX and R-chartsfor variables.

(5)

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