Question 1
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Question 2
The number of people 
who make a reservation in a restaurant on a particular day is a random variable with mean equal to 10 and variance equal to 5. Find a lower bound on the probability that on a particular day, number of reservations made will lie in between 5 and 15 using Chebyshev's inequality. Enter the answer correct to two decimal places.
Question 3
Let 
and 
be three random variables with Cov 
, Cov 
, Cov 
, Var 
Define the new random variables 
and 
. Find the value of Cov 
.
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More on the Stats 2 Quiz 1 15 Mar 2026 paper
The IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science II (Stats 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 15 Mar 2026, in the January 2026 term: 20 questions for 41 marks in 120 minutes. The first 3 questions are below. Sign in with Google — it is free — to see the whole paper with its answers and explanations, in learning mode or as a timed mock test.
| Feature | Stats 2 Quiz 1 15 Mar 2026 at a glance |
|---|---|
| Term | January 2026 term |
| Subject | Statistics for Data Science II |
| Course code | BSMA1004 |
| Questions | 20 |
| Marks | 41 |
| Duration | 120 min |
| MCQ | 5 |
| Numerical | 13 |
| MSQ | 2 |
| Official paper | Statistics2 15 Mar 26 |
| Negative marking | No negative marking. |
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