Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2024 examination

GTU 3151608 Data Science Summer 2024 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · IT Engineering · Semester 5 · Subject code 3151608
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70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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16 of 25 questions on this paper were also asked in other years. Each is marked below with the years it appeared.See all 38 repeated 3151608 questions, most asked first

Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain the measure of variation.
(b)
4 marks
Explain four 'V' of big data analytics.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
List out the major categories of Sampling Method. Explain in detail.

Also asked in Winter 2023 Q3c OR

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

What is the use of percentile? Calculate quartile (Q1, Q2, Q3) for given data: Data: 1, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8,

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
Explain the categories of Machine Learning Algorithms.

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q5b OR, Winter 2023 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

Define random variable. Explain the types of random variable by taking suitable example.

Also asked in Winter 2023 Q1a

(c)
7 marks
Discuss Monty Hall problem using Bayes' Theorem.

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

State True or False: "A high R Square value is not necessarily a good indicator of the correctness of the model; it could be a spurious relationship.". Justify.

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers

Differentiate between descriptive analytics and predictive analytics.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q1c, Winter 2025 Q1b

(c)
7 marks

Use maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) to estimate the parameter of Binomial Distribution.

(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

What is Outlier? List out the distance measure which are useful in identifying the outlier.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5b OR, Winter 2024 Q4a, Winter 2023 Q5a

(b)
4 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
Explain Central Limit Theorem(CLT) in detail.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3b, Summer 2025 Q4c OR, Winter 2023 Q3b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

What is the significance of Probability Distribution Function(PDF) and Cumulative Distribution Function? Discuss PDF and CDF for Normal Distribution and Exponential Distribution.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3b OR, Winter 2024 Q2c, Winter 2023 Q2c

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Define Entropy, Information Gain and Gini Index.

Also asked in Winter 2023 Q2a

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
Differentiate between Logistic Regression and Linear Regression.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5b, Winter 2024 Q3b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 6 of 7 papers
Discuss measure of shapes in detail.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2c OR, Winter 2025 Q3b, Summer 2025 Q3b, Winter 2024 Q4c, Winter 2023 Q2b

(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

Explain Ordinal Scale, Interval Scale and Ratio Scale with example.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3c, Winter 2025 Q2b, Summer 2023 Q1c

(b)
4 marks

Discuss various approaches of variable selection used in Logistic Regression.

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

Discuss Chebyshev's Theorem. Solve: Amount spent per month by a segment of credit card users of a bank has a mean value of 12000 and standard deviation of 2000. Calculate the proportion of customers who are spending between 8000 and 16000.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3a

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Discuss the significance of pruning in Decision Tree.
(b)
4 marks
Write down steps for generating decision trees.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
Explain Random Forest Algorithm in detail.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5c OR, Summer 2025 Q5a OR, Winter 2023 Q5c

(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

Explain the significance of using Ensemble Methods for classification.

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q5b

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Differentiate between Gain Chart and Lift Chart.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

Explain Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) in detail.

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q5c

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Data Science (Summer 2024, B.E. · IT Engineering, Sem 5). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.

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