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GATE 2017 CE (CE1) – Question 12

Engineering Mathematics · Probability and Statistics: Random variables, Poisson and Normal distributions, linear regression · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The number of parameters in univariate exponential and Gaussian distributions, respectively, are

  1. 2 and 2
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 2 and 1
  4. 1 and 1

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Correct answer: (B) 1 and 2

Explanation

The standard exponential density is $f(x)=\lambda e^{-\lambda x}$ for $x\geq0$ and has one rate parameter $\lambda$. The univariate Gaussian density is specified by its mean $\mu$ and variance $\sigma^2$, two independent parameters. Thus the counts are 1 and 2, option B. A shifted exponential is not the standard family intended here.

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