Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2023 examination

GTU 3151608 Data Science Winter 2023 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · IT Engineering · Semester 5 · Subject code 3151608
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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22 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 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Define continuous random variable and discrete random variable with example.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q2c

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
Differentiate Stratified Sampling and Cluster Sampling.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q4b OR, Summer 2023 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain the Framework for Data-Driven Decision Making process.

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q1c

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Define Following Terms:
1Entropy 2. Information Gain 3. Population

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q4a

(b)
4 marksAsked in 6 of 7 papers
Explain the measures of shape- Skewness and Kurtosis.

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

(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

Explain Probability Density Function (PDF) and Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) of a Continuous Random Variable with suitable example.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3b OR, Winter 2024 Q2c, Summer 2024 Q3c OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

Discuss the various measures used to validate the simple linear regression.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4b OR

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Discuss pyramid of analytics with diagram.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
Explain Central Limit Theorem.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3b, Summer 2025 Q4c OR, Summer 2024 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers

How the Chi-square distribution is differ from student’s t-distribution explain with example.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4c OR, Winter 2025 Q3c OR

(a)
3 marks
Define following terms:
1Standard Error 2. Sample Mean 3. Degrees of Freedom
(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
List Machine Learning Algorithms and explain any one in brief.

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q5b OR, Summer 2024 Q2b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain classification of various Sampling methods.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q1c

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

Give the difference between Probabilistic Sampling and Non-Probability Sampling.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q4b, Winter 2024 Q2b, Summer 2023 Q3b

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
Explain why Central Limit Theorem is called as a heart of the Data Science.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q4b OR, Winter 2024 Q4b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain Simple Linear Regression model with example.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q5c

(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
What is Weight and Bias Tradeoff in Linear Regression ?

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q4b OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
How do you calculate maximum likelihood estimation?

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a, Winter 2025 Q4c OR, Winter 2024 Q4c OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
Explain Decision tree algorithm with suitable example.

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

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
What is Outlier Analysis explain in detail.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5b OR, Winter 2024 Q4a, Summer 2024 Q3a OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
Explain the term: Method of Moments.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3b OR, Winter 2024 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
Explain Random forest algorithm with suitable example.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5c OR, Summer 2025 Q5a OR, Summer 2024 Q5c

(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain significance of GINI impurities in splitting dataset.

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q5a

(b)
4 marks
Explain various Attribute Selection Measures.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
Explain in detail: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE).

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a, Winter 2025 Q4c OR, Winter 2024 Q4c OR

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Data Science (Winter 2023, 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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