Let X1 be an observation from an exponential distribution with th

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Let X₁ be an observation from an exponential distribution with the p.d.f.

$$f(x) = \frac{1}{\theta}e^{-x/\theta}; x > 0$ $
Test the null hypothesis that the mean of the distribution is $\theta = 2$ against the alternative hypothesis that is $\theta = 5$ . The null hypothesis is accepted if and only if the observed value of the random variable is less than 3. Find the probabilities of type-I and type-II errors.
b) The mean and standard deviation of 20 items is found to be 10 and 2 respectively. At the time of checking it was found that one item having value 8 was incorrect. Calculate the mean and standard deviation if the wrong item is omitted.

09 Jan 2026

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