August 2010

Subject Code : MC0074 Assignment No: 01

Subject Name: Statistical and Numerical methods using C++
Marks: 60
Credits : 4 Bk Id B0812

Answer the following : 6× 10 = 6

1. A box contains 74 brass washers, 86 steel washers and 40 aluminum washers, Three
washers are drawn at random from the box without replacement. Determine the
probability that all three are steel washers. 10 marks

2. Suppose that the random variable X is uniformly distributed over [a, b] and if

( a + b)
E ( x) = , then compute the value of V(X) 10 marks
2

3. If x is normally distributed with zero mean and unit variance, find the expectation and
variance of σ 2 . 10 marks

4. Show that if X1 and X2 be two independent random variables with Poisson distribution
and parameters m1 and m2 respectivelly, then the sum of (X1 + X2) is a random variable
with Poisson distribution and parameters (m1 +m2). 10 marks

5. Find out the geometric mean of the following series

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Frequency 10 12 11 10 6
10 marks

6. Find the equation of regression line of x on y from the following data

x 0 1 2 3 4
y 21 8 27 34 35
10 marks
 August 2010
Subject Code : MC0074 Assignment No: 02
Subject Name: Statistical and Numerical methods using C++
Marks: 60
Credits : 4 Bk Id B0812

Answer the following : 6× 10 = 6

1. Briefly explain the concept of Bernoulli’s process 10 marks

2
2. If is approximated by 0.667, find the absolute and relative errors? 10 marks
3

3. Write a program in C++ language for the addition of two matrices. 10 marks

4. Find a real root of the equation x3 – 4x – 9 = 0 using the bisection method

10 marks

5. Find the cubic polynomial which takes the following values y(0) = 1, y(1) = 0, y(2) = 1
and y(3) = 10 . Hence obtain the value of y(0.5). 10 marks

1
dx
6. Evaluate ∫1 + x 2 using Trapezoidal rule with h = 0.2. Hence determine the value of
0

π.
10 marks