Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2025 Examination

GTU 3151608 Data Science Winter 2025 Paper Solution & PDF

B.E. · IT Engineering · Semester 5 · Subject Code: 3151608
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Total Marks70 MarksExternal theory exam
Passing Marks23 Marks33% minimum cutoff
Exam Duration2.5 Hours10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Paper Structure5 QuestionsWith internal OR choices
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Question 1

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Define business analytics and explain the use of it.
3 Marks
(b)

Explain the three main types of business analytics: descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive, and provide an example of each.

4 Marks
(c)

Discuss the potential future trends and challenges in data-driven decision making as technology continues to evolve. Provide examples to support your points.

7 Marks

Question 2

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Explain Percentile, Decile and Quartile.
3 Marks
(b)

Discuss the four major types of data measurement scales: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. Provide examples for each.

4 Marks
(c)

Compare and contrast the merits and limitations of using mean, median, and mode as measures of central tendency. Provide examples to illustrate your points.

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(c)
Consider the marks of 20 students in data science subject as below:

88 36 88 96 88 74 88 46 88 73 40 30 45 62 85 95 45 78 76 82

ICalculate mean, median and mode.
IICalculate 95th and 50th percentile of the marks.
IIICalculate the inter quartile range (IQR).
7 Marks

Question 3

14 MarksMedium
(a)

Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative data types, providing an example of each.

3 Marks
(b)

Discuss need of Skewness and Kurtosis. Explain its types with example.

4 Marks
(c)

What is Probability Distribution function? Explain Uniform Distribution, Normal Distribution, and Exponential Distribution in brief.

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Differentiate between a population and a sample
3 Marks
(b)

Define descriptive analytics and explain its primary purpose in data analysis.

4 Marks
(c)

Explain the Chi-Square distribution, Student's t-distribution and F- Distribution in brief.

7 Marks

Question 4

14 MarksMedium
(a)

Explain Bayes' Theorem and provide an example of how it is used to update probabilities in real-life situations.

3 Marks
(b)
Differentiate Probabilistic Sampling and Non-Probability Sampling.
4 Marks
(c)

Provide a detailed history of regression modeling, highlighting key milestones and developments from Francis Galton's work to modern regression techniques.

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Discuss Poisson distribution with example
3 Marks
(b)

Explain why Central Limit Theorem is called as a heart of the Data Science.

4 Marks
(c)
Explain in detail: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE).
7 Marks

Question 5

14 MarksMedium
(a)

List out steps involved in building a Simple Linear Regression model, from data collection to model interpretation.

3 Marks
(b)
Compare linear regression vs. Logistic regression.
4 Marks
(c)

Discuss decision tree algorithm for classification of data with example.

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)

Define sensitivity and specificity in the context of Logistic Regression and their relevance in classification problems.

3 Marks
(b)
Explain Outlier analysis in brief.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain Random Forest method with suitable example
7 Marks
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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper and step-by-step solutions for Data Science (Winter 2025, 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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