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Statistical Computing · Quiz 1 · 25 Feb 2024 · January 2024 term

Question 5: Which among the following will act as the best proposal d…

Question 5

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Use the following information and answer the given subquestions.

Which among the following will act as the best proposal distribution for sampling from X?

  1. A

    Binomial(2, 0.3)

  2. B

    Binomial(2, 0.7)

  3. C

    Binomial(2, 0.5)

  4. D

    Binomial(2, 0.1)

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Correct answer

  • B

    Binomial(2, 0.7)

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Question 5 of 12 in the IIT Madras BS Statistical Computing (Statistical Computing) Quiz 1 paper sat on 25 Feb 2024, in the January 2024 term (IIT M DEGREE AN2 EXAM QDB2 25 Feb 2024). It carries 2 marks.

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