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MUTHAYAMMAL MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Kakkaveri, Rasipuram, Namakkal Dt.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
SET – 1
MODEL EXAMINATION – I / MARCH 2025
Programme(s) Title of the Paper Paper Code Year Semester
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 75
Section A - Answer all questions (15 x 1 = 15)
1 What is the primary goal of Data Science? UNIT – I K1 CO-1
(a) Data Entry (b) Extracting insights from data
(c) Creating Databases (d) None of the above
2 Which of the following is NOT a step in the Data Science process? UNIT – I K2 CO-1
(a) Data Collection (b) Model Building
(c) Ignoring Missing Values (d) Data Cleaning
3 Which step comes immediately after data retrieval in the Data Science process? UNIT – I K1 CO-1
(a) Model Evaluation (b) Data Cleaning and Transformation
(c) Data Storage (d) Model Deployment
4 The measure of central tendency that is most affected by extreme values is: UNIT – II K1 CO-2
(a) Median (b) Mode
(c) Mean (d) Range
5 What is an outlier in a dataset? UNIT – II K2 CO-2
(a) from other values (b) The median of the dataset
(c) The mode of the dataset (d) A missing value
6 A normal distribution is: UNIT – II K1 CO-2
(a) Symmetrical and bell-shaped (b) Skewed to the left
(c) Skewed to the right (d) Randomly distributed
7 The correlation coefficient (r) ranges between: UNIT-III K1 CO-3
(a) -2 to 2 (b) -1 to 1
(c) 0 to 1 (d) 1 to 2
8 What does a cumulative frequency distribution represent? UNIT-III K2 CO-3
(a) The sum of all frequencies up (b) The frequency of each category
to a certain class interval separately
(c) The percentage distribution of (d) The most frequently occurring
qualitative data value
9 Which of the following values of the correlation coefficient (r) represents the UNIT-III K1 CO-3
strongest relationship?
(a) -0.75 (b) 0.25
(c) 0.90 (d) -0.20
10 Which of the following is used to handle missing data in Pandas? UNIT–IV K1 CO-4
(a) dropna() (b) fillna()
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(c) isna() (d) All of the above
11 What is the primary purpose of NumPy? UNIT–IV K2 CO-4
(a) Web Development (b) Numerical Computing
(c) Image Processing (d) Text Formatting
12 In NumPy, what is the primary advantage of using structured arrays? UNIT–IV K1 CO-4
(a) They take up less memory (b) They allow heterogeneous data
(c) They are faster than normal (d) They
types do not require indexing
13 Which library is commonly used for data visualization in Python?
arrays UNIT–V K1 CO-5
(a) NumPy (b) Pandas
(c) Matplotlib (d) Scikit-Learn
14 What type of plot is best suited for displaying the relationship between two UNIT–V K1 CO-5
(a) Histogram
variables? (b) Line Plot
(c) Scatter Plot (d) Pie Chart
15 What does a heatmap primarily represent? UNIT–V K1 CO-5
(a) A three-dimensional surface (b) The relationship between two
categorical variables
(c) Density and intensity of values (d) The individual frequency of values
using color coding in a dataset
Section B - Answer ANY TWO Questions (2 x 5 = 10)
16 Explain the importance of data cleansing, integration, and transformation in UNIT-I K2 CO-1
the data science process.
17 Differentiate between relative frequency distribution and cumulative frequency UNIT-II K3 CO-2
distribution.
18 What is a z-score? How is it useful in statistical analysis? UNIT-III K2 CO-3
19 Explain the significance of hierarchical indexing and its applications in data UNIT-IV K3 CO-4
analysis.
20 What are histograms? How are they used in data visualization? UNIT-V K2 CO-5
Section C - Answer ALL the questions (5x 10 = 50)
21 (a) Describe the key facets of Data Science and explain how they contribute to UNIT-I K4 CO-1
solving real-world problems.
OR
(b) Explain the process of setting a research goal and how it impacts the entire UNIT-I K3 CO-1
Data Science workflow.
22 (a) Explain how to interpret frequency distributions and describe their significance UNIT-II K2 CO-2
in data analysis.
OR
(b) Compare and contrast mean, median, and mode with appropriate examples. UNIT-II K4 CO-2
23 (a) Explain the properties of a normal distribution and its significance in statistics. UNIT-III K1 CO-3
OR
(b) Define correlation and explain the computational formula for correlation UNIT-III K4 CO-3
24 (a) Describe
coefficientthe process
with of combining datasets and how it helps in data analysis.
an example. UNIT-IV K3 CO-4
OR
(b) Discuss the role of pivot tables in data aggregation and grouping, with an UNIT-IV K2 CO-4
example.
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25 (a) Explain different types of plots available in Matplotlib and their use cases. UNIT-V K3 CO-5
OR
(b) Discuss the importance of three-dimensional plotting and geographic data UNIT-5 K4 CO-5
visualization.
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MUTHAYAMMAL MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Kakkaveri, Rasipuram, Namakkal Dt.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
SET – 2
MODEL EXAMINATION – II / APRIL 2025
Programme(s) Title of the Paper Paper Code Year Semester
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 75
Section A - Answer all questions (15 x 1 = 15)
1 Which of the following is a key benefit of Data Science? UNIT – K1 CO-1
(a) Reduces computational cost (b) Helps in extracting meaningful I
insights from data
(c) Eliminates the need for (d) Removes the need for data storage
programming
2 What is the first step in the Data Science process? UNIT – K2 CO-1
(a) Model Evaluation (b) Data Cleaning I
(c) Setting the Research Goal (d) Data Visualization
3 Which of the following best defines Data Science? UNIT – K1 CO-1
(a) The study of algorithms only (b) Extracting knowledge and insights I
from data
(c) Storing large amounts of data in (d) Creating spreadsheets for business
databases reports
4 The mode of a dataset refers to: UNIT – K1 CO-2
(a) The middle value when arranged (b) The most frequently occurring value II
in order
(c) The average of all values (d) The difference between maximum
and minimum values
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5 Which of the following measures is NOT a measure of central tendency? UNIT – K2 CO-2
(a) Mean (b) Standard Deviation II
(c) Median (d) Mode
6 What type of graph is best used to display the distribution of a categorical variable? UNIT – K1 CO-2
(a) Histogram (b) Pie Chart II
(c) Line Graph (d) Scatter Plot
7 In a normal distribution, the mean, median, and mode are: UNIT- K1 CO-3
(a) Equal (b) Different III
(c) Unrelated (d) Always negative
8 A positive correlation between two variables means: UNIT- K2 CO-3
(a) As one variable increases, the (b) As one variable increases, the other III
other decreases also increases
(c) There is no relationship between (d) The variables are inversely related
the variables
9 The total area under a normal distribution curve is: UNIT- K1 CO-3
(a) 0.5 (b) 1 III
(c) 2 (d) 10
10 Which data structure is used in NumPy for handling arrays? UNIT– K1 CO-4
(a) Series (b) DataFrame IV
(c) ndarray (d) Dictionary
11 The function used to concatenate two arrays in NumPy is: UNIT– K2 CO-4
(a) np.append() (b) np.concatenate() IV
(c) np.join() (d) np.merge()
12 What does the axis=1 parameter specify when applying operations in NumPy? UNIT– K1 CO-4
(a) It performs operations column- (b) It performs operations row-wise IV
wise
(c) It reshapes the array (d) It changes the data type
13 Which of the following is NOT a type of plot in Matplotlib? UNIT– K1 CO-5
(a) Line Plot (b) Scatter Plot V
(c) Box Plot (d) Bar Chart
14 The function used to create a histogram in Matplotlib is: UNIT– K1 CO-5
(a) plt.scatter() (b) plt.plot() V
(c) plt.hist() (d) plt.pie()
15 Which parameter in Matplotlib’s plot() function is used to change the color of the UNIT– K1 CO-5
V
line?
(a) linestyle (b) color
(c) marker (d) label
Section B - Answer ANY TWO Questions (2 x 5 = 10)
16 Explain the role of exploratory data analysis (EDA) in Data Science. UNIT-I K2 CO-1
17 Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative data with examples. UNIT-II K3 CO-2
18 What are the main characteristics of a normal distribution? UNIT- K2 CO-3
19 Explain the difference between NumPy arrays and Python lists. III
UNIT- K3 CO-4
20 Explain the importance of data visualization in data analysis. IV
UNIT-V K2 CO-5
Section C - Answer ALL the questions (5x 10 = 50)
21 (a) Describe the different types of data used in Data Science and their significance. UNIT-I K4 CO-1
4
OR
(b) Explain the process of retrieving and transforming data in Data Science. UNIT-I K3 CO-1
22 (a) Explain the importance of frequency distributions and how they help in data UNIT-II K2 CO-2
analysis.
OR
(b) Discuss different types of graphs used to represent frequency distributions. UNIT-II K4 CO-2
23 (a) Explain the concept of Z-scores and their applications in statistics. UNIT- K1 CO-3
OR III
(b) Define scatter plots and describe how they help in understanding correlation. UNIT- K4 CO-3
24 (a) Describe different types of operations that can be performed on NumPy arrays. III
UNIT- K3 CO-4
OR IV
(b) Explain the concept of missing data handling in Pandas and its significance. UNIT- K2 CO-4
25 (a) Discuss the use of density and contour plots in data visualization. IV
UNIT-V K3 CO-5
OR
(b) Explain the role of three-dimensional plotting in analyzing complex datasets. UNIT-5 K4 CO-5
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