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CH5019 Mathematical Foundations of Data Science Test 8 Questions

This document contains a 5 question test on mathematical foundations of data science. The questions cover topics like probability distribution functions, quartiles, parameter estimation using method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation, and Pareto distribution. The questions have multiple choice answers and explanations of the concepts being tested in each question.

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CH5019 Mathematical Foundations of Data Science Test 8 Questions

This document contains a 5 question test on mathematical foundations of data science. The questions cover topics like probability distribution functions, quartiles, parameter estimation using method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation, and Pareto distribution. The questions have multiple choice answers and explanations of the concepts being tested in each question.

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CH5019 Mathematical Foundations of Data Science

Test 8 Questions

Question 1
You have samples of a random variable X. You also know that the distribution of X has
the property P(-4<=x<=-1)=0.994. Assuming a continuous Random Variable, which of
the following model pdfs are relatively best in explaining the distribution with respect to
the range [-7,8]

Options:
Option 1) f(x) = 1/3 for x in [-4,-1]
Option 2) f(x) = 1/11 for x in [-4,7]
Option 3) f(x) = 1/13 for x in [-6,7]
Option 4) f(x) = 1/5 for x in [-6,-1]

Answer:
f(x) = 1/3 for x in [-4,-1]

The concept we test:


Students should find the integral value of each option and return the option which
produces the integral the closest to c.

Question 2
The first quartile is defined as the point in a distribution at which 25% of the data is
below this point. Similarly, the second and third quartiles correspond to points at 50%
and 75% of the data. You are given a PDF f(X) ~ N(9,9) where N(a,b) is a Normal
distribution with mean a and standard deviation b. Find the first quartile of this
distribution

Options:
Option1) 3.93
Option 2) 2.93
Option 3) -0.07
Option 4) 1.93

Answer:
2.93
The concept we test:
Students should standardize the given normal distribution and then find the 25th
percentile of standard normal distribution.

Question 3 (repeated twice with different variants)


Given a set of independent observations of a random process:
[0.49 0.32 0.22 1.31 0.28]
You are required to model the pdf of this data in the form:
f(x) = a1*x^2 + a2*x + a3, x lies in [0,2].
Here, a1, a2 and a3 are the parameters of the pdf to be determined. Using the method of
moments, determine the values of a1, a2 and a3.

Options:
Option1) a1: 0.3136, a2: -1.3412, a3: 1.4231
Option 2) a1: 1.9058, a2: -0.1881, a3: -1.853
Option 3) a1: -1.2137, a2: -0.7876, a3: 2.9059
Option 4) a1: 1.284, a2: -2.4174, a3: 1.2054

Answer:
a1: 0.3136, a2: -1.3412, a3: 1.4231

The concept we test:


Students should be able to formulate the equations of MoM and estimate the coefficients.

Question 4
Following shows data sampled from a process that follows an exponential probability
distribution function given by:f(x)=λ exp(-λx) if x belongs to Rx; else f(x)=0 0.968 5.198
1.097 2.018 3.043
Find the MLE estimate for λ :-

Options:
Option 1) 2.423
Option 2) 1.557
Option 3) 2.465
Option 4) 0.406
Answer:
0.406

The concept we test:


MLE estimation

Question 5
The following samples were generated from a distribution of Pareto random variables
where the Cumulative density function is given by:F(x)=1-x^-β if x>1, F(x)=0 otherwise
1.008 1.088 1.067 1.123 1.083
Find the estimate for β using the Method of Moments (By equating the first order
moments)

Options:
Option 1) 14.557
Option 2) 1.074
Option 3) 0.001
Option 4) 0.931

Answer:
14.557
The concept we test:
CDF to PDF conversion, MoM Estimation

The PDF is given by:-

The mean from distribution :-

Hence
Xbar=
𝞫hat=0.406

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