Exam Details
| Subject | Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Applications | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Management Programme | |
| Department | School of Management Studies (SOMS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. A person pays a total of RS 975 through monthly installments each less than the former by RS 5. The first installment is RS 100. In how many installments will the amount be paid
2. Calculate the harmonic mean from the following frequency distribution:
Class 0-10 10 -20 20 -30 30 -40
Frequency 5 8 3 4
3. The incidence of a certain disease is such that on an average 20% of workers suffer from it. If 10 workers are selected at random, find the probability that:
Exactly two workers suffer from the disease.
Not more than 2 workers suffer from the disease.
4. Explain the meaning of sampling distribution of a sample statistic. Obtain the sampling distribution of mean in case of sampling from infinite populations.
5. A company wants to study the relation between Rand D expenditure and sales for the ten-year period. Determine the correlation coefficient between these variables.
X (in thousands) 50 50 50 40 30 20 20 15 10 5
Y (in thousands) 700 650 600 500 450 400 300 250 210 200
6. Write short notes on any three of the following:
Identity matrix
Quantiles
Axioms of probability
The power curve of a test
Mixed Auto-regressive -moving average models
7. The mean life of a sample of 10 electric bulbs was found to be 1456 hours with a standard deviation of 423 hours. A second sample of 17 bulbs chosen from a different batch showed a mean life of 1280 hours with a standard deviation of 398 hours. Is there a significant difference between the means of the two batches?
8. What is skewness? Distinguish between Karl Pearson's and Bowley's coefficient of skewness. Which one of these would you prefer and why?
2. Calculate the harmonic mean from the following frequency distribution:
Class 0-10 10 -20 20 -30 30 -40
Frequency 5 8 3 4
3. The incidence of a certain disease is such that on an average 20% of workers suffer from it. If 10 workers are selected at random, find the probability that:
Exactly two workers suffer from the disease.
Not more than 2 workers suffer from the disease.
4. Explain the meaning of sampling distribution of a sample statistic. Obtain the sampling distribution of mean in case of sampling from infinite populations.
5. A company wants to study the relation between Rand D expenditure and sales for the ten-year period. Determine the correlation coefficient between these variables.
X (in thousands) 50 50 50 40 30 20 20 15 10 5
Y (in thousands) 700 650 600 500 450 400 300 250 210 200
6. Write short notes on any three of the following:
Identity matrix
Quantiles
Axioms of probability
The power curve of a test
Mixed Auto-regressive -moving average models
7. The mean life of a sample of 10 electric bulbs was found to be 1456 hours with a standard deviation of 423 hours. A second sample of 17 bulbs chosen from a different batch showed a mean life of 1280 hours with a standard deviation of 398 hours. Is there a significant difference between the means of the two batches?
8. What is skewness? Distinguish between Karl Pearson's and Bowley's coefficient of skewness. Which one of these would you prefer and why?
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- Accounting and Finance for Managers
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