Unit 2: Standard Probability Distributions21MAB202T

Poisson Distribution

Curriculum and historical examination lineage for Poisson Distribution under Unit 2 (Standard Probability Distributions) of Probability and Statistics (21MAB202T) at SRMIST.

Appearances
4
Cataloged Exam Questions
Exam Papers
3
Distinct University Exams
Question Families
3
Recurring Conceptual Archetypes
SRMIST Status
Active
Regulation 2021 Syllabus
Assessment Cycle Weightage

Historical appearance distribution across SRMIST Formative Tests (CT1, CT2) and University End Semester examinations.

CT1
0
Cycle Test 1
CT2
0
Cycle Test 2
EndSem
4
Semester Exam
Marks Weightage Distribution

Factual marks weightage of questions asked on this topic in historical examinations.

1 Marks:4 questions
Recurring Question Families (3)

Question templates that recur across multiple examination cycles with similar conceptual stems.

family repeat2 paper appearances

“The variance of the Poisson distribution is (A) \lambda (B) \lambda^2 (C) 1/\lambda (D) 1/\lambda^2”

singleton1 paper appearance

“A typist types 2 letters erroneously for every 100 letters then the probability that the tenth...”

singleton1 paper appearance

“If the standard deviation of the Poisson distribution is 2, then the probability mass function...”

Sample Past Exam Questions

Representative historical questions extracted directly from SRMIST examination papers.

The variance of the Poisson distribution is (A) \lambda (B) \lambda^2 (C) 1/\lambda (D) 1/\lambda^2

Year: 2023•Assessment: EndSem
1 Marks

A typist types 2 letters erroneously for every 100 letters then the probability that the tenth letter typed is the first letter with error is (A) 0.0153 (B) 0.0167 (C) -0.033 (D)...

Year: 2023•Assessment: EndSem
1 Marks

The mean of the Poisson distribution is (A) \lambda (B) \lambda + 1 (C) \lambda^2 (D) \lambda - 1

Year: 2023•Assessment: EndSem
1 Marks

If the standard deviation of the Poisson distribution is 2, then the probability mass function (pmf) of the probability distribution is (A) \frac{e^{-2} 2^x}{x!} (B) \frac{e^{-2}...

Year: 2023•Assessment: EndSem
1 Marks
Historical Papers Indexed (3)

Examinations where questions for Poisson Distribution have appeared.

Probability and Statistics (P&S) - PYQ 2023 Dec
2023EndSem
Probability and Statistics (P&S) - PYQ 2023 July
2023EndSem
Probability and Statistics (P&S) - PYQ 2023 May
2023EndSem
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