MODEL PAPER

End Semester Examination, Dec. 2024

Program: B. Sc (Agriculture)

Semester: III

Subject: Statistical Method

Subject Code: 13A. 215

Course Objectives:

The course objective will be to make the students to;

CO1.To learns basic concepts of mean, median and mode and to develop understanding and
familiarity with these ideas.

CO2.Learn properties of correlation and compute Karl-Pearson’s coefficient of correlation.

CO3. Learn to make an inference about the population of interest on the basis of a random
sample taken from that population.

CO4. Learn a comprehensive knowledge on design and how to design a study or experiment so
that the results of the experiments are free from errors or biases, and then how to draw a valid
conclusion using the results so obtained.
 UNIT-I

Section: I (5 Marks)

1. From the given data calculate mean. (CO1) Understand LOT

Marks 5 10 15 20 25 30

No. of 5 8 12 18 8 6
Student

2. Estimate median from the given data (CO1) Understand LOT

Value: 1 – 10 11 – 20 21 – 30 31 – 40 41 – 50

Frequency: 4 12 20 9 5

3. A bag contains 150 balls numbered from 1 to 150. Find the probability that it is either
divisible by 3 or 5. (CO1) Understand LOT

4. A bag contains 4 red balls, 3 white balls and 5 black balls. Five balls are drawn at random.
What is the probability of drawing 2 white and 3 black. (CO1) Understands LOT

5. Represent the given data in simple bar diagram: CO1 Understands LOT

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Strength 500 600 500 700 750

6. Calculate first quartile (Q1) and third quartile (Q3) from given data: CO1 Understands LOT

120, 150, 170, 180, 181, 187, 190, 192, 200, 210

7. Calculate the standard deviation from the given data:

16, 20, 18, 19, 20, 20, 28, 17, 22, 20 CO1 Understands LOT

Section: II (15 Marks)

8. Using step – deviation method, find the mean of the given distribution. (CO1) Evaluate HOT

Class 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 80 80 – 90
Frequencies 10 6 8 12 5 9

9. An in complete distribution is given below: (CO1) Evaluate HOT

Frequency 12 30 ? 65 ? 25 18

Given that the median M = 46 and N = 229. Evaluate

10. Calculate mean and standard deviation for the given data: (CO1) Evaluate HOT

Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 80

No. of 5 10 20 40 30 20 10 4
Students

11. From the prices of shares of X and Y given below, state which share is more stable in value:
(CO1) Evaluate HOT

X 41 44 43 48 45 46 49 50

Y 91 93 96 92 90 97 99 94

12. The scores of two batsmen A and B in ten innings during a certain match are: (CO1)
Evaluate HOT

A 58 59 60 54 65 66 52 75 69 52

B 87 89 78 71 73 84 65 66 56 46

UNIT-II

Section: I (5 Marks)

13. What is the use of correlation? (CO2) Remember LOT

14. What is the use of regression? (CO2) Remember LOT

15. Draw the scatter diagram and indicate whether the correlation is positive or negative. (CO2)
Understand LOT

X 10 20 30 40 50

Y 20 40 60 80 100
16. Draw the scatter diagram and indicate whether the correlation is positive or negative. (CO2)
Understand LOT

X 10 20 30 40 50

Y 100 80 60 40 20

17. How to find rank correlation coefficient when ranks are not given. (CO2) Remember LOT

18. Estimate ‘r’ from the given information ∑ 𝑋 = 225, ∑ 𝑌 = 189, 𝑛 = 10, ∑(𝑋 − 22)2 =
85, ∑(𝑌 − 19)2 = 25, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∑(𝑋 − 22)(𝑌 − 10) = 43 (CO2) Understand LOT

19. From the given data, compute the coefficient of correlation between X and Y series (CO2)
Understand LOT

X series Y series
Number of Items 15 15
Arithmetic Mean 25 18
Squares of deviations from mean 136 138

Section: II (15 Marks)

20. From the given data find the coefficient of correlation. (CO2) Evaluate HOT

X 14 19 24 21 26 22 15 20 19
Y 31 36 48 37 50 45 33 41 39
7. Calculate coefficient of rank correlation from the given data: (CO2) Evaluate HOT

X 15 10 20 28 12 10 16 18

Y 16 14 10 12 11 15 18 12

21. Calculate coefficient of correlation by means of ranking method from the given data: (CO2)
Evaluate HOT

X 40 50 60 60 80 50 70 60
Y 80 120 160 170 130 200 210 130
 22. From the following data, calculate the coefficient of correlation between age of student and
their playing habits: (CO2) Evaluate HOT

Age 15 16 17 18 19 20

Number of 250 200 150 120 100 80

Regular 200 150 90 48 30 12

23. Obtain the two regression equations for the given data: (CO2) Evaluate HOT

X 43 44 46 40 44 42 45 42 38 40 52

Y 29 31 19 18 19 27 27 29 41 30 26

Also find the value of X when Y = 49 and Y when X = 50. Evaluate

24. Find the Correlation for the given distribution and comment the result:

Marks in Agri- 25 30 38 22 50 70 30 90
Informatics

Marks in Statistical 50 40 60 40 30 20 40 70
Methods

UNIT-III

Section: I (5 Marks)

25. Define hypothesis and its types. (CO3) REMEMBER

26. Define type I and type II error in test hypothesis. (CO3) REMEMBER

27. Define one tailed test with example. (CO3) REMEMBER

28. Write procedure for testing of hypothesis. (CO3) REMEMBER

Section: II (15 Marks)

29. A lady stenographer claims that she can take dictation at the rate of 118 words per minute.
Can we reject her claim on the basis of 100 trials in which she demonstrates a mean of 116
words and standard deviation of 15 words? (CO3) Apply
30. A company manufacturing electric bulbs claims that the average life of its bulbs is 1600
hours. The average life and standard deviation of a random sample of 100 such bulbs were 1570
hours and 120 hours respectively. Should we accept the claim of the company? (CO3) Apply

31. A sample of 900 members has mean 3.4cms and standard deviation 2.61cms. Is the sample
population of mean 3.25cms? If the population is normal and its mean is unknown find the 95%
and 98% confidence limits for true mean. (CO3) Apply

32. A random sample of 10 boys had the following I.Q’s: 70, 120, 110, 101, 88, 83, 95, 98, 107,
100. Do these data support the assumption of a population mean I.Q’s of 100? (𝑡𝛼 = 2.78)
(CO3) Apply

33. A random samples of 10 bags of pesticide are taken whose weights are 50, 49, 52, 44, 45, 48,
46, 45, 49, and 45 (in Kg). Test whether the average packing can be taken to be 50 kg. (𝑡𝛼 =
2.78) (CO3) Apply

UNIT-IV

Section: I (5 Marks)

34. Define Completely Randomized Design (C.R.D). (CO4) REMEMBER

35. Define Randomized Block Design (R.B.D). (CO4) REMEMBER

36. Define Latin Square Design (L.S.D). (CO4) REMEMBER

37. Compare RBD and LSD. (CO4) REMEMBER

38. Define population, sample and sample size. (CO4) REMEMBER

Section: II (15 Marks)

39. Three samples of five, five, and six motors car tyres are drawn respectively from three brands
A, B, and C manufactured by three machines. Find only correction factor. (CO4) Apply

A 45 42 43 44 42 -

B 41 40 42 43 40 -

C 44 42 38 43 39 40

40. A population consists of six numbers 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24. Consider all samples of size two
which can be drawn without replacement from this population, find

(i) Population mean (ii) population standard deviation (iii) mean of sampling distribution of
means (iv) standard deviation of the sampling distribution of means. (CO4) Apply.
41. The following data give the yield on 12 plots of land in three samples, each of 4 plots, under
three varieties of fertilizers A, B, and C. (CO4) Apply

A B C

25 20 24

22 17 26

24 16 30

21 19 20

Is there any significant difference in the average yield of land under the three varieties of
fertilizers? [Given that F at degree of freedom (2, 9) at 5% level = 4.26] (CO4)

42. The yields (in maunds) of what obtained from 15 plots of lands are given below in the
following table. Three fertilizers are used in those plots: Apply

Fertilizer A 30 40 60 70 80

Fertilizer B 50 20 20 70 60 50

Fertilizer C 30 40 70 60

Three fertilizers are equally effective on an average – test this hypothesis at 5% level of
significance. [Given that at 5% level of significance F2, 12 = 3.89 and F2, 14 = 3.74] (CO4)

Course Outcome:

At the end of the course student will be able to

CO1 Differentiate between the mean, the median, and the mode of data; determine the value of
the mean, the median, and the mode of ungrouped and grouped data; identify the relationships
among the three measures of central tendency for symmetrical and skewed distributions; state the
advantages and disadvantages of the three measures.

CO2 Drawing a scatter plot for a set of ordered pairs, computing and interpreting a coefficient of
correlation, determining the equation of a regression line.

CO3 Formulate null and alternative hypotheses for applications involving a single population
mean or proportion; correctly formulate a decision rule for testing a hypothesis.

CO4 Constructing an ANOVA table for a one – way and two ways ANOVA when there are
equal sample sizes, interpreting the results from a one–way and two–way ANOVA test.
 CO Wise
CO Q. No Marks

CO1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12, 100

CO2 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24 70

CO3 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33 95

CO4 34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42 85

Total 350

Unit Wise

Unit Q. No Marks

Unit 1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 100

Unit 2 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 70

Unit 3 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33 95

Unit 4 34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42 85

Total 350

Blooms Taxonomy Level (BTL) Wise

BTL Q. No Marks

LOT 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,25,26,27,28,34,35,36, 95
37,38

HOT 8,9,10,11,12,21,22,23,29,30,31,32,33,39,40,41,42 225

Total 350
Prepared By: Wakil Kumar

Disclaimer: - This is a Model Paper. The Question in End term examination will differ from
the Model Paper. This Model paper is meant for practice only.