Probability and Statistics (3130006) MCQs

MCQs of Some special Probability Distributions

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1.

In binomial distribution probability of success in each trial remains _______.

(a)

undefine

(b)

constant

(c)

zero

(d)

1

Answer:

Option (b)

2.

The mean of binomial distribution is _______.

(a)

nq

(b)

pq

(c)

np

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (c)

3.

Standard deviation of binomial distribution is _________.

(a)

np

(b)

nq

(c)

npq

(d)

npq

Answer:

Option (c)

4.

In binomial distribution each trial results in ______ possible outcomes.

(a)

one

(b)

two

(c)

three

(d)

four

Answer:

Option (b)

5.

20% Of the bulbs produced are defective. What is probability that at most 2 bulbs out of 4 bulbs are defective?

(a)

0.9728

(b)

0.5604

(c)

0.5556

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (a)

6.

The average percentage of failure in a certain examination is 40. What is the probability that out of a group of 6 candidates, at least 4 passed in examination? 

(a)

0.5443

(b)

0.5111

(c)

0.4552

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (a)

7.

What is the probability that in a family of 4 children there will be at least 1 boy? (Assume that the probability of a male birth is 0.5.)

(a)

0.5362

(b)

0.9375

(c)

0.1501

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (b)

8.

For the binomial distribution with n=20,p=0.35, Standard deviation is ________.

(a)

1.9853

(b)

2.1331

(c)

5.9568

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (b)

9.

what is "n" for the binomial distribution for which mean is 10 and variance is 5?

(a)

10

(b)

20

(c)

30

(d)

40

Answer:

Option (b)

10.

What is probability of getting a sum of 7 at least once in 3 tosses of a pair of dice?

(a)

91 216 

(b)

216 91 

(c)

91×216

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (a)

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