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1 A statistical survey is a scientific process of collection and analysis of numerical data. Explain the
stages of statistical survey. Describe the various methods for collecting data in a statistical survey.
Answer:-Meaning of statistical survey
A Statistical Survey is a scientific process of collection and analysis ofnumerical data. Statistical
surveys are used to collect information aboutunits in a population and it involves asking questions to
individuals. Surveysof human populations are common in government, health, social science and
marketing sectors.
Stages of Statistical Survey-
2 a) Explain the approaches to define probability.
Answer:-There are four approaches to define Probability. They are as follows:
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2. 1) Classical / mathematical / priori approach
2) Statistical / relative frequency / empirical / posteriori approach
3) Subjective approach
iii) Axiom of addition, where A1,A2,...An aresequence of disjoint events of the sample space.
b) In a bolt factory machines A, B, C manufacture 25, 35 and 40 percent of the total output. Of their
total output 5, 4 and 2 percent are defective respectively. A bolt is drawn at random and is found
to be defective. What are the probabilities that it was manufactured by machines A, B and C?
Solution:-Let us consider the following:
Let ‘A1’ be the event that bolt factory machines
Let ‘A2’ be the event that bolt factory machines
Let ‘A3’ be the event that bolt factory
3 a) The procedure of testing hypothesis requires a researcher to adopt several steps. Describe in
brief all such steps.
Answer:-There are five steps involved in testing on hypothesis while are as follows:
a) Formulate a Hypothesis: The first step is to set up two hypothesis instead of one in
such a way that if one hypothesis is true, the other is false. Alternatively; if one hypothesis is false or
rejected then the other is true or accepted.
b) A sample of 400 items is taken from a normal population whose mean as well as variance is 4. If
the sample mean is 4.5, can the sample be regarded as a truly random sample?
Solution
Step 1 = H0: u=4, H1: u 4
Step 2: = z= 4.5-4/ standard deviation | square Root of n
= 4.5-4|2/20=5

3. 4 a) What is a Chi-square test? Point out its applications. Under what conditions is this test
applicable?
Answer:-The Chi-square test is one of the most commonly used non-parametric testsin statistical
work. The Greek Letter X2 is used to denote this test. X2describe the magnitude of discrepancy
between the observed and theexpected frequencies. The
b) What are the components of time series? Enumerate the methods of determining trend in time
series.
Answer:-The behaviour of a time series over periods of time is called the movementof the time
series. The time series is classified into the following fourcomponents:
i) Long term trend or secular trend
ii) Seasonal variations
iii) Cyclic variations
5 What do you mean by cost of living index? Discuss the methods of construction of cost of living
index with an example for each.
Answer:-Meaning of cost of living index
The ‘Cost of living index’, also known as ‘consumer price index’ or ‘Cost ofliving price index’ is the
country’s principal measure of price change. TheConsumer price index helps us in determining the
effect of rise and fall inprices on different classes of consumers living in different areas.
Methods of constructing cost of living index with an
6 a) What is analysis of variance? What are the assumptions of this technique?
Answer:-Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is useful in such situations as comparing themileage achieved
by five different brands of gasoline, testing which of fourdifferent training methods produce the
fastest learning record, or comparingthe first-year earnings of the graduates of half a dozen different
businessschools. In each of these cases, we would compare the means of more thantwo samples.
Hence, in most of the fields, such as agriculture,

4. b) Three samples below have been obtained from normal populations with equal variances. Test
the hypothesis at 5% level that the population means are equal.
[The table value of F at 5% level of significance for V1 = 2 and V2 = 12 is 3.88]
Solution: - let Ho: there is no significant different in the means of three samples
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