HKBK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
ASSIGNMENT -3(MODULE-3)
SUBJECT CODE : BMATEC301 SUB : AV III MATHEMATICS for ECE
Branches : ECE Issued on : December 2025
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1) Compute the coefficient of correlation and the equation of lines of regression for the data,
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
y 9 8 10 12 11 13 14
2) Calculate the Karl-Pearson’s coefficient for the following data given the age of husband in ‘y’ and
the age of wife in ‘x’ and calculate the age of husband" corresponding to 16 years of age of wife.
x 23 27 28 28 29 30 31 33 35 36
y 18 20 22 27 21 29 27 29 28 29
3) Find the correlation coefficient between x and y for the following data. Also, obtain the
regression lines.
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
y 10 12 16 28 25 36 41 49 40 50
4) 8x - 10y + 66=0 and 40x - 18y = 214 are the two regression lines. Find the mean of x’s , y’s and
the correlation coefficient. Find 𝜎𝑦 if 𝜎𝑥= 3,
5) If the coefficient of correlation between the variables x and y is 0.5 and the acute angle between
their lines of regression is tan-I (3 / 5). Show that 𝜎𝑦 = 2𝜎𝑥 .
6) Given the regression lines x=19.13-0.87y and y = 11.64- 0.5x. Compute mean of data x and mean
of data y, also find coefficient of correlation.
7) In a partially destroyed laboratory record/the lines of regression of y on x and x on y are available
as 4x - 5y + 33 = 0 and 20x - 9y = 107. Calculate X, Y and coefficient of correlation between x
and y.
𝜎𝑥 𝜎𝑦 1−𝑟 2
8) Show that if 𝜃 is the angle between the lines of regression, then tan 𝜃 = 2 2 ( )
σ x+σ y 𝑟
9) Ten competitors in a music contest are ranked by 3 judges A, B, C in the following order. Use the
rank correlation coefficient to decide which pair of judges have the nearest approach to common
taste of music.
A 1 6 5 10 3 2 4 9 7 8
B 3 5 8 4 7 10 2 1 6 9
C 6 4 9 8 1 2 3 10 5 7
10) Determine the rank correlation for the following data which shows the marks obtained in two
quizzes in mathematics.
Marks in first quiz X 6 5 8 8 7 6 10 4 9 7
Marks in second quiz 8 7 7 10 5 8 10 6 8 6
Y
11) Compute the rank correlation coefficient for the following data:
X 68 63 75 50 62 80 78 40 55 60
y 62 58 68 45 81 60 68 48 50 70
12) Find the equation of the best-fitting straight line y = a + bx, for the data
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 9 8 24 28 26 30
13) Fit a second-degree parabola y= ax2 + bx + c for the data and hence estimate y at x = 6
x 1 2 3 4 5
y 10 12 13 16 19
14) Fit a second-degree parabola for the following data
x 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
y 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.1
15) Fit a curve of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥𝑏 for the data.
x 1 2 3 4 5
y 0.5 2 4.5 8 12.5
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