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Questions and Answers

What is the total number of exam hours allocated for the BCS301 course?

  • 2 hours
  • 4 hours
  • 5 hours
  • 3 hours (correct)

Which statistical method involves assessing whether an input has a statistically significant effect on the system's response?

  • Regression analysis
  • ANOVA testing (correct)
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Descriptive statistics

In the context of BCS301, what is NOT a focus of Module-1?

  • Random variables
  • Normal distributions
  • Probability mass functions
  • Joint probability distributions (correct)

What is included in the course's total pedagogy hours?

<p>40 hours of Theory and 20 hours of Tutorials (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the teaching strategies recommended for the BCS301 course?

<p>Issuing group projects only (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many credits is the BCS301 course worth?

<p>4 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following concepts is covered within Module-1 of the course?

<p>Variance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of probability distribution is NOT mentioned in the BCS301 Module-1?

<p>Geometric distribution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Random Variables

Variables that can take different values based on chance.

Probability Distribution

A function that describes the likelihood of all possible outcomes.

Mathematical Expectation

The average value of a random variable's possible values.

Variance

A measure of how far each value in a set is from the mean.

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Binomial Distribution

Probability distribution for a fixed number of trials, each with two outcomes.

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Poisson Distribution

Probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval.

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Exponential Distribution

Describes the time between events in a Poisson process.

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ANOVA Testing

A statistical method to determine if there are significant differences between the means of three or more groups.

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Study Notes

Course Objectives

  • Enable students to understand random variables, probability distributions, and their applications in computer science and real-life situations.
  • Introduce statistical inference and hypothesis testing principles, focusing on commonly encountered hypotheses.
  • Determine the statistical significance of an input's effect on a system using ANOVA testing.

Teaching-Learning Process

  • Use innovative teaching methods beyond traditional lectures to improve theoretical and practical mathematical skills.
  • Provide real-life examples to connect with engineering studies.
  • Encourage self-study through homework assignments, graded exercises, and quizzes.
  • Foster group learning to enhance creative and analytical skills.
  • Utilize video lectures for introduction, revision, additional examples, and complex topic explanations.
  • Offer model solutions for challenging exercises.

Probability Distributions

  • Review probability theory fundamentals.
  • Define random variables and categorize them as discrete or continuous.
  • Explain probability mass and density functions.
  • Detail mathematical expectation, mean, and variance calculation.
  • Explore binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions.
  • Provide derivation examples for mean and standard deviation calculation for binomial and Poisson distributions.
  • Introduce exponential distributions.
  • Include illustrative examples for each topic.

Joint Probability Distributions and Markov Chain

  • Explore joint probability distributions.
  • Introduce Markov Chain models (further details).

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