MCQ’S OF PRESENTATION OF DATA

MCQ No 2.1:

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When data are classified according to a single characteristic, it is called:
(a) Quantitative classification
(c) Area classification
(b) Qualitative classification
(d) Simple classification

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MCQ No 2.2:
Classification of data by attributes is called:
(a) Quantitative classification (b) Chronological classification

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(c) Qualitative classification (d) Geographical classification

MCQ No 2.3:
Classification of data according to location or areas is called:

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(a) Qualitative classification (b) Quantitative classification
(c) Geographical classification (d) Chronological classification

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MCQ No 2.4:
Classification is applicable in case of:
(a) Normal characters (b) Quantitative characters (c) Qualitative characters (d) Both (b) and (c)

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MCQ No 2.5:
In classification, the data are arranged according to:
(a) Similarities (b) Differences (c) Percentages (d) Ratios

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MCQ No 2.6:
When data are arranged at regular interval of time, the classification is called:
(a) Qualitative (b) Quantitative (c) Chronological (d) Geographical

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MCQ No 2.7:
When an attribute has more than three levels it is called:
(a) Manifold-division (b) Dichotomy (c) One-way (d) Bivariate

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MCQ No 2.8:
The series
Country Pakistan India Britain Egypt Japan
Birth rate 45 40 10 35 10

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is of the type:
(a) Discrete (b) Continuous (c) Individual (d) Time series

MCQ No 2.9:
The series

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Country Pakistan India Britain Egypt Japan
Death rate 15 16 10 12 10
is of the type:
(a) Inclusive (b) Exclusive (c) Geographical (d) Time series

MCQ No 2.10
In an array, the data are:
(a) In ascending order (b) In descending order (c) Either (a) or (b) (d) Neither (a) or (b)
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The number of tally sheet count for each value or a group is called:
(a) Class limit (b) Class width (c) Class boundary (d) Frequency

MCQ No 2.12

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The frequency distribution according to individual variate values is called:
(a) Discrete frequency distribution (b) Cumulative frequency distribution

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(c) Percentage frequency distribution (d) Continuous frequency distribution

MCQ No 2.13

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A series arranged according to each and every item is known as:
(a) Discrete series (b) Continuous series (c) Individual series (d) Time series

MCQ No 2.14

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A frequency distribution can be:
(a) Qualitative (b) Discrete (c) Continuous (d) Both (b) and (c)

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MCQ No 2.15
The following frequency distribution:
X 5 15 38 47 68 (b) Continu

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(a) Relative frequency distribution (d) Discrete distribution
(c) Percentage frequency distribution

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MCQ No 2.16
Frequency distribution is often constructed with the help of:
(d) Neither (a) and (b)

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(a) Entry table (b) Tally sheet (c) Both (a) and (b)

MCQ No 2.17
The data given as 3, 5, 15, 35, 70, 84, 96 will be called as:
(a) Individual series (b) Discrete series (c) Continuous series (d) Time series

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MCQ No 2.18
Frequency of a variable is always in:
(a) Fraction form (b) Percentage form (c) Less than form (d) Integer form

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MCQ No 2.19
Data arranged in ascending or descending order of magnitude is called:
(a) Ungrouped data (b) Grouped data (c) Discrete frequency distribution (d) Arrayed data

MCQ No 2.20

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The grouped data are called:
(a) Primary data (b) Secondary data (c) Raw data (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ No 2.21
A series of data with exclusive classes along with the corresponding frequencies is called:
(a) Discrete frequency distribution (b) Continuous frequency distribution
(c) Percentage frequency distribution (d) Cumulative frequency distribution
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In an exclusive classification, the limits excluded are:
(a) Upper limits (b) Lower limits (c) Both lower and upper limits (d) Either lower or upper limits

MCQ No 2.23
The series
82 Weights(pounds) 15----20 20----25 25----30 30----35 35----40

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No. of items 10 15 30 10 5
is categorized as:
(a) Continuous series (b) Discrete series (c) Time series (d) Geometric series

MCQ No 2.24
The series
25 Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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Profit (000 Rs.) 7 10 16 18 22
will be called as:
(c) Continuous series (d) Individual series
(a) Time series (b) Discrete series

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MCQ No 2.25:
The suitable formula for computing the number of classes is:

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(a) 3.322 logN (b) 0.322 logN (c) 1+3.322 logN (d) 1- 3.322 logN

MCQ No 2.26:
The number of classes in a frequency distribution is obtained by dividing the range of variable by

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the:
(a) Total frequency (b) Class interval (c) Mid-point (d) Relative frequency

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MCQ No 2.27:
If the number of workers in a factory is 256, the number of classes will be:
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 12

MCQ No 2.28:
The largest and the smallest values of any given class of a frequency distribution are called:

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(a) Class Intervals (b) Class marks (c) Class boundaries (d) Class limits

MCQ No 2.29
If there are no gaps between consecutive classes, the limits are called:

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(a) Class limits (b) Class boundaries (c) Class intervals (d) Class marks

MCQ No 2.30
The extreme values used to describe the different classes in a frequency distribution are called:
(a) Class intervals (b) Class boundaries (c) Class limits (d) Cumulative frequency

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MCQ No 2.31
If in a frequency table, either the lower limit of first class or the upper limit of last class is not a fixed
number, then classes are called:
(a) One-way classes (b) Two-way classes (c) Discrete classes (d) Open-end classes
MCQ No 2.32
The class boundaries can be taken when the nature of variable is:
(a) Discrete (b) Continuous (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Qualitative
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Class boundaries are also called:
(a) Mathematical limits (b) Arithmetic limits (c) Geometric limits (d) Qualitative limits

MCQ No 2.34

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The average of lower and upper class limits is called:
(a) Class boundary (b) Class frequency (c) Class mark (d) Class limit

MCQ No 2.35
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The lower and upper class limits are 20 and 30, the midpoints of the class is:

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(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 50

MCQ No 2.36
A frequency distribution that contains a class with limits of "10 and under 20" would have a midpoint:

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(a) 10 (b) 14.9 (c) 15 (d) 20

MCQ No 2.37

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If the number of workers in a factory is 128 and maximum and minimum hourly wages are 100 and 20
respectively. For the frequency distribution of hourly wages, the class interval is:
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 80

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MCQ No 2.38
Width of interval h is equal to:

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MCQ No 2.39
Length of interval is calculated as:
(a) The difference between upper limit and lower limit (b) The sum of upper limit and lower limit
(c) Half of the difference between upper limit and lower limit (d) Half of the sum of upper limit and lower limit

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MCQ No 2.40
The class marks are given below:
10,12,14,16,18. The first class of the distribution is:
(a) 9----12 (b) 10.5----12.5 (c) 9----11 (d) 10----12

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MCQ No 2.41
If the midpoints are 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30. The last class boundary of the distribution is:
(a) 25----30 (b) 27.5----32.5 (c) 20----35 (d) 30----35

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MCQ No 2.42
The number of classes depends upon:
(a) Class marks (b) Frequency (c) Class interval (d) Class boundary

MCQ No 2.43
The class interval is the difference between:
(a) Two extreme values (b) Two successive frequencies
(c) Two successive upper limits (d) Two largest values
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When the classes are 40----44, 45----49, 50----54, ... the class interval is:
(a) 4 (b) (c) 100 (d) 5

MCQ No 2.45:
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A grouping of data into mutually exclusive classes showing the number of observations in each class

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is called:
(a) Frequency polygon (b) Relative frequency
(c) Frequency distribution (d) Cumulative frequency

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MCQ No 2.46:
The following frequency distribution
Classes Less than 2 Less than 4 Less than 6 Less than 8 Less than 10

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Frequency 2 6 16 19 20
is classified as:
(a) Inclusive classification (b) Exclusive classification

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(c) Discrete classification (d) Cross classification

MCQ No 2.47:
The following frequency distribution

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Classes 10----20 20----30 30----40 40----50 50----60
Frequency 2 4 6 4 2
is classified as:
(a) Exclusive classification (b) Inclusive classification

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(c) Geographical classification (d) Two-way classification

MCQ No 2.48:

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The following frequency distribution
Classes 0----4 5----9 10----14 15----19 20----24
Frequency 2 3 7 5 3
is classified as:
(a) Multiple classification (b) Qualitative classification
(c) Inclusive classification (d) Exclusive classification

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MCQ No 2.49:
The following frequency distribution

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Classes More than 4 More than 4 More than 6 More than 8 More than 10
Frequency 2 6 16 19 20
is classified as:
(a) Geographical classification (b) Chronological classification
(c) Inclusive classification (d) Exclusive classification

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MCQ No 2.50:
The class frequency divided by the total number of observations is called:
(a) Percentage frequency
(c) Cumulative frequency
(b) Relative frequency
(d) Bivariate frequency

MCQ No 2.51:
The relative frequency multiplied by 100 is called:
(a) Percentage frequency (b) Cumulative frequency
(c) Bivariate frequecy (d) Simple frequency
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In a relative frequency distribution, the total of the relative frequencies is:
(a) 100 (b) One (c) ∑f (d) ∑ X

MCQ No 2.53:

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In a percentage frequency distribution, the total of the percentage frequencies is always equal to:
(b) ∑f (c) 100% (d) ∑X

MCQ No 2.54
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The cumulative frequency of first group in more than cumulative frequency distribution is always equal to:

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(a) 1 (b) 100 (c) ∑f (d) ∑X

MCQ No 2.55
The cumulative frequency of last class in less than cumulative frequency distribution is always equal to:

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(a) ∑f (b) ∑X (c) 1 (d) 100

MCQ No 2.56:

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The following frequency distribution:
Classes Less than 10 Less than 20 Less than 30 Less than 40 Less than 50
Frequency 2 6 16 19 20

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is classified as:
(a) Less than cumulative frequency distribution (b) More than cumulative frequency distribution
(c) Discrete frequency distribution (d) Cumulative percentage frequency distribution

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MCQ No 2.57:
The following frequency distribution
Classes 50----55 55----60 60----65 65----70 70----75

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Frequency 40 36 30 16 4
is classified as:
(a) Relative frequency distribution (b) Less than cumulative frequency distribution
(c) More than cumulative frequency distribution (d) Bivariate frequency distribution

MCQ No 2.58

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A frequency distribution formed considering two variables at a time is called:
(a) Univariate frequency distribution (b) Bivariate frequency distribution
(c) Trivariate frequency distribution (d) Bimodal distribution

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MCQ No 2.59
The sum of rows or sum of columns, of a bivariate, frequency distribution is equal to:
(a) ∑X (b) ∑fX (c) ∑(f+X) (d) ∑f

MCQ No 2.60:

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The arrangement of data in rows and columns is called:
(a) Classification (b) Tabulation (c) Frequency distribution (d) Cumulative frequency distribution

MCQ No 2.61:
When the qualitative or quantitative raw data are classified according to one characteristic, the
tabulation of different groups is called:
(a) Dichotomy (b) Manifold-division (c) Bivariate (d) One-way
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A statistical table consists of at least:
(a) Two parts (b) Three parts (c) Four parts (d) Five parts

MCQ No 2.63

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In a statistical table, prefatory note is shown:
(a) Below the body (b) Box head ` (c) Foot note (d) Below the title

MCQ No 2.64
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A source note in a statistical table is given:

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(a) At the end of a table (b) In the beginning of a table
(c) In the middle of a table (d) Below the body of a table

MCQ No 2.65

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In a statistical table, column captions are called:
(a) Box head (b) Stub (c) Body (d) Title

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MCQ No 2.66
In a statistical table, row captions are called:
(a) Box head (b) Stub (c) Body (d) Title

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MCQ No 2.67:
The headings of the rows of a table are called:
(a) Prefatory notes (b) Titles (c) Stubs (d) Captions

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MCQ No 2.68:
The headings of the columns of a table are called:
(a) Stubs (b) Captions (c) Footnotes (d) Source notes

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MCQ No 2.69:
The budgets of two families can be compared by:
(a) Sub-divided rectangles (b) Pie diagram (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Histogram

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MCQ No 2.70:
Total angle of the pie-chart is:
(a) 45 (b) 90 (c) 180 (d) 360

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MCQ No 2.71:
Diagram are another form of:
(a) Classification (b) Tabulation (c) Angle (d) Percentage

MCQ No 2.72

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In pie diagram, the angle of a sub-sector is obtained as:

MCQ No 2.73:
A pie diagram is represented by a:
(a) Rectangle (b) Circle (c) Triangle (d) Square
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A sector diagram is also called:
(a) Bar diagram (b) Histogram (c) Historigram (d) Pie diagram

MCQ No 2.75:

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Which of the following is not a one-dimensional diagram:
(a) Simple bar diagram (b) Multiple bar diagram

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(c) Component bar diagram (d) Pie diagram

MCQ No 2.76:

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Which of the following is a two-dimensional diagram:
(a) Sub-divided bar (b) Percentage component bar chart
(c) Sub-divided rectangles (d) Multiple bar diagram

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MCQ No 2.77:
Pie diagram represents the components of a factor by:
(a) Circles (b) Sectors (c) Angles (d) Percentages

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MCQ No 2.78:
The suitable diagram to represent the data relating to the monthly expenditure on different items by a

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family is:
(a) Historigram (b) Histogram (c) Multiple bar diagram (d) Pie diagram

MCQ No 2.79

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A graph of time series or historical series is called:
(a) Histogram (b) Historigram (c) Frequency curve (d) Frequency polygon

MCQ No 2.80

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The historigram is the graphical presentation of data which are classified:
(a) Geographically (b) Numerically (c) Qualitatively (d) According to time

MCQ No 2.81
Historigram and histogram are:

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(a) Always same (b) Not same (c) Off and on same (d) Randomly same

MCQ No 2.82
A distribution in which the observations are concentrated at one end of the distribution is called a:

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(a) Symmetric distribution (b) Normal distribution
(c) Skewed distribution (d) Uniform distribution

MCQ No 2.83
For graphic presentation of a frequency distribution, the paper to be used is:

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(a) Carbon paper (b) Ordinary paper (c) Graph paper (d) Butter paper

MCQ No 2.84
Histogram can be drawn only for:
(a) Discrete frequency distribution (b) Continuous frequency distribution
(c) Cumulative frequency distribution (d) Relative frequency distribution

MCQ No 2.85
Histogram is a graph of:
(a) Frequency distribution (b) Time series (c) Qualitative data (d) Ogive
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Histogram and frequency polygon are two graphical representations of:
(a) Frequency distribution (b) Class boundaries (c) Class intervals (d) Class marks

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Frequency polygon can be drawn with the help of:
(b) Histogram (c) Circle (d) Percentage

MCQ No 2.88
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In a cumulative frequency polygon, the cumulative frequency of each class is plotted against:

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(a) Mid-point (b) Lower class boundary (c) Upper class boundary (d) Upper class limit

MCQ No 2.89
The graph of the cumulative frequency distribution is called:

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(a) Histogram (b) Frequency polygon (c) Pictogram (d) Ogive

MCQ No 2.90

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When successive mid-points in a histogram are connected by straight lines, the graph is called a:
(a) Historigram (b) Ogive (c) Frequency curve (d) Frequency polygon

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MCQ No 2.91
A frequency polygon is a closed figure which is:
(a) One sided (b) Two sided (c) Three sided (d) Many sided

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MCQ No 2.92
Ogive curve can be occurred for the distribution of:
(a) Less than type (b) More than type (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) and (b)

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MCQ No 2.93
The word ogive is also used for:
(a) Frequency polygon (b) Cumulative frequency polygon
(c) Frequency curve (d) Histogram

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MCQ No 2.94
Cumulative frequency polygon can be used for the calculation of:
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Geometric mean

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 MCQ’S OF MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

MCQ No 3.1

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Any measure indicating the centre of a set of data, arranged in an increasing or decreasing order of
magnitude, is called a measure of:
(a) Skewness (b) Symmetry (c) Central tendency (d) Dispersion

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MCQ No 3.2
Scores that differ greatly from the measures of central tendency are called:
(a) Raw scores (b) The best scores (c) Extreme scores (d) Z-scores

MCQ No 3.3

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The measure of central tendency listed below is:
(a) The raw score (b) The mean (c) The range (d) Standard deviation

MCQ No 3.4
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The total of all the observations divided by the number of observations is called:

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(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean (c) Median (d) Harmonic mean

MCQ No 3.5
While computing the arithmetic mean of a frequency distribution, the each value of a class is

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considered equal to:
(a) Class mark (b) Lower limit (c) Upper limit (d) Lower class boundary

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MCQ No 3.6
Change of origin and scale is used for calculation of the:
(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean
(c) Weighted mean (d) Lower and upper quartiles

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MCQ No 3.7
The sample mean
(a) Parameter
is a:
(b) Statistic (c) Variable (d) Constant

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MCQ No 3.8
The population mean µ is called:
(a) Discrete variable (b) Continuous variable (c) Parameter (d) Sampling unit

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MCQ No 3.9
The arithmetic mean is highly affected by:
(a) Moderate values (b) Extremely small values
(c) Odd values (d) Extremely large values

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MCQ No 3.10
The sample mean is calculated by the formula:
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If a constant value is added to every observation of data, then arithmetic mean is obtained
by:

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(a) Subtracting the constant (b) Adding the constant
(c) Multiplying the constant (d) Dividing the constant

MCQ No 3.12

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Which of the following statements is always true?
(a) The mean has an effect on extreme scores (b) The median has an effect on extreme scores
(c) Extreme scores have an effect on the mean (d) Extreme scores have an effect on the median

MCQ No 3.13

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The elimination of extreme scores at the bottom of the set has the effect of:
(a) Lowering the mean (b) Raising the mean (c) No effect (d) None of the above

MCQ No 3.14

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The elimination of extreme scores at the top of the set has the effect of:

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(a) Lowering the mean (b) Raising the mean (c) No effect (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ No 3.15
The sum of deviations taken from mean is:

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(a) Always equal to zero (b) Some times equal to zero
(c) Never equal to zero (d) Less than zero

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MCQ No 3.16
If = 25, which of the following will be minimum:
(a) ∑(X – 27)2 (b) ∑(X – 25)2 (c) ∑(X – 22)2 (d) ∑(X + 25)2

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MCQ No 3.17
The sum of the squares fo the deviations about mean is:
(a) Zero (b) Maximum (c) Minimum (d) All of the above

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(a) 10 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 100

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MCQ No 3.19
For a certain distribution, if ∑(X -20) = 25, ∑(X- 25) =0, and ∑(X-35) = -25, then
equal to:
(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) -25 (d) 35
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MCQ No 3.20
The sum of the squares of the deviations of the values of a variable is least when the deviations are
measured from:
(a) Harmonic mean (b) Geometric mean (c) Median (d) Arithmetic mean

MCQ No 3.21
If X1, X2, X3, ... Xn, be n observations having arithmetic meanand if Y =4X ± 2, then is
equal to:
(a) 4X (b) 4 (c) 4 ± 2 (d) 4 ± 2
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If =100 and Y=2X – 200, then mean of Y values will be:
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 100 (d) 200

MCQ No 3.23

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Step deviation method or coding method is used for computation of the:
(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean (c) Weighted mean (d) Harmonic mean

MCQ No 3.24
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If the arithmetic mean of 20 values is 10, then sum of these 20 values is:

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(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 200 (d) 20 + 10

MCQ No 3.25
Ten families have an average of 2 boys. How many boys do they have together?

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(a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 20

MCQ No 3.26

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If the arithmetic mean of the two numbers X1 and X2 is 5 if X1=3, then X2 is:
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 10

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MCQ No 3.27
Given X1=20 and X2= -20. The arithmetic mean will be:
(a) Zero (b) Infinity (c) Impossible (d) Difficult to tell

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MCQ No 3.28
The mean of 10 observations is 10. All the observations are increased by 10%. The mean of increased
observations will be:
(a) 10 (b) 1.1 (c) 10.1 (d) 11

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MCQ No 3.29
The frequency distribution of the hourly wage rate of 60 employees of a paper mill is as follows:
Wage rate (Rs.)
Number of workers
54----56
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56----58
10
58----60
20
60----62
10
62----64
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The mean wage rate is:
(a) Rs. 58.60 (b) Rs. 59.00 (c) Rs. 57.60 (d) Rs. 57.10

MCQ No 3.30

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The sample mean of first n natural numbers is:
(a) n(n+ 1) / 2 (b) (n+ 1) / 2 (c) n/2 (d) (n+ 1) / 2

MCQ No 3.31
The mean of first 2n natural numbers is:

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MCQ No 3.32
The sum of deviations is zero when deviations are taken from:
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Geometric mean
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When the values in a series are not of equal importance, we calculate the:
(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean (c) Weighted mean (d) Mode

MCQ No 3.34

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When all the values in a series occur the equal number of times, then it is not possible to calculate the:
(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean (c) Harmonic mean (d) Weighted mean

MCQ No 3.35
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The mean for a set of data obtained by assigning each data value a weight that reflects its relative

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importance within the set, is called:
(a) Geometric mean (b) Harmonic mean (c) Weighted mean (d) Combined mean

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If 1, 2, 3, ... ,k be the arithmetic means of k distributions with respective frequencies n1, n2, n3, ... ,
nk, then the mean of the whole distribution c is given by:
(a) ∑ / ∑n (b) ∑n / ∑ (c) ∑n / ∑n (d) ∑(n+ ) / ∑n

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MCQ No 3.37
The combined arithmetic mean is calculated by the formula:

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MCQ No 3.38

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The arithmetic mean of 10 items is 4 and the arithmetic mean of 5 items is 10. The combined arithmetic
mean is:
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 90

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MCQ No 3.39
The midpoint of the values after they have been ordered from the smallest to the largest or the largest
to the smallest is called:
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Lower quartile (d) Upper quartile

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MCQ No 3.40
The first step in calculating the median of a discrete variable is to determine the:
(a) Cumulative frequencies (b) Relative weights
(c) Relative frequencies (d) Array

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MCQ No 3.41
The suitable average for qualitative data is:
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Geometric mean

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MCQ No 3.42
Extreme scores will have the following effect on the median of an examination:
(a) They may have no effect on it (b) They may tend to raise it
(c) They may tend to lower it (d) None of the above

MCQ No 3.43
We must arrange the data before calculating:
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Geometric mean
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If the smallest observation in a data is decreased, the average which is not affected is:
(a) Mode (b) Median (c) Mean (d) Harmonic mean

MCQ No 3.45

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If the data contains an extreme value, the suitable average is:
(b) Median (c) Weighted mean (d) Geometric mean

MCQ No 3.46
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Sum of absolute deviations of the values is least when deviations are taken from:

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(a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) Q3

MCQ No 3.47
The frequency distribution of the hourly wages rate of 100 employees of a paper mill is as follows:

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Wage rate (Rs.) 54----56 56----58 58----60 60----62 62----64
Number of workers 20 20 20 20 20
The median wage rate is:

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(a) Rs.55 (b) Rs.57 (c) Rs.56 (d) Rs.59

MCQ No 3.48

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The values of the variate that divide a set of data into four equal parts after arranging the observations in
ascending order of magnitude are called:
(a) Quartiles (b) Deciles (c) Percentiles (d) Difficult to tell

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MCQ No 3.49
The lower and upper quartiles of a symmetrical distribution are 40 and 60 respectively. The value of
median is:

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(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) (60 – 40) / 2

MCQ No 3.50
If in a discrete series 75% values are less than 30, then:
(a) Q3 < 75 (b) Q3 < 30 (c) Q 3 = 30 (d) Q3 > 30

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MCQ No 3.51
If in a discrete series 75% values are greater than 50, then:
(a) Q 1 = 50 (b) Q1 < 50 (c) Q1 > 50 (d) Q1 ≠ 50

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MCQ No 3.52
If in a discrete series 25% values are greater than 75, then:
(a) Q1 > 75 (b) Q1 = 75 (c) Q 3 = 75 (d) Q3 > 75

MCQ No 3.53

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If in a discrete series 40% values are less than 40, then :
(a) D4 ≠ 40 (b) D4 < 40 (c) D4 > 40 (d) D 4 = 40

MCQ No 3.54
If in a discrete series 15% values are greater than 40, then:
(a) P 15 = 70 (b) P85 = 15 (c) P 85 = 70 (d) P70 = 70

MCQ No 3.55
The middle value of an ordered series is called:
th th
(a) Median (b) 5 decile (c) 50 percentile (d) All the above
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If in a discrete series 50% values are less than 50, then:
(a) Q2 = 50 (b) D5 = 50 (c) P 50 = 50 (d) All of the above

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The mode or model value of the distribution is that value of the variate for which frequency is:
(b) Maximum (c) Odd number (d) Even number

MCQ No 3.58
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Suitable average for averaging the shoe sizes for children is:

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(a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) Geometric mean

MCQ No 3.59
Extreme scores on an examination have the following effect on the mode:

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(a) They tend to raise it (b) they tend to lower it
(c) They have no effect on it (d) difficult to tell

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MCQ No 3.60
A measurement that corresponds to largest frequency in a set of data is called:
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Percentile

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MCQ No 3.61
Which of the following average cannot be calculated for the observations 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 10 ?
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) All of the above

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MCQ No 3.62
Mode of the series 0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 8, 10 is:
(b) 2 (c) 3 (d) No mode

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MCQ No 3.63
A distribution with two modes is called:
(a) Unimodel (b) Bimodal (c) Multimodal (d) Normal

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MCQ No 3.64
The model letter of the word “STATISTICS” is:
(a) S (b) T (c) Both S and I (d) Both S and T

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MCQ No 3.65
The mode for the following frequency distribution is:
Weekly sales of burner units 0 1 2 3 Over 3
Number of weeks 38 6 5 1 0
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) No mode

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MCQ No 3.66
Which of the following statements is always correct?
(a) Mean = Median = Mode
(c) Median = Q 2 = D5 = P50
(b) Arithmetic mean = Geometric mean = Harmonic mean
(d) Mode = 2Median - 3Mean

MCQ No 3.67
In a moderately symmetrical series, the arithmetic mean, median and mode are related as:
(a) Mean - Mode = 3(Mean - Median) (b) Mean - Median = 2(Median - Mode)
(c) Median - Mode = (Mean - Median) / 2 (d) Mode – Median = 2Mean – 2Median
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In a moderately skewed distribution, mean is equal to!
(a) (3Median - Mode) / 2 (b) (2Mean + Mode) / 3

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(c) 3Median – 2Mean (d) 3Median - Mode

MCQ No 3.69
In a moderately asymmetrical distribution, the value of median is given by:

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(a) 3Median + 2Mean (b) 2Mean + Mode
(c) (2Mean + Mode) / 3 (d) (3Median - Mode) / 2

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MCQ No 3.70
For moderately skewed distribution, the value of mode is calculated as:
(a) 2Mean – 3Median (b) 3Median – 2Mean
(c) 2Mean + Mode (d) 3Median - Mode

MCQ No 3.71
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In a moderately skewed distribution, Mean = 45 and Median = 30, then the value of mode is:

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(a) 0 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 180

MCQ No 3.72

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If for any frequency distribution, the median is 10 and the mode is 30, then approximate value of mean is
equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 60

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MCQ No 3.73
In a moderately asymmetrical distribution, the value of mean and mode is 15 and 18 respectively. The value of
median will be:
(a) 48 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 15

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MCQ No 3.74

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/3

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MCQ No 3.75
Which of the following is correct in a positively skewed distribution?
(a) Mean = Median = Mode (b) Mean < Median < Mode

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(c) Mean > Median > Mode (d) Mean + Median + Mode

MCQ No 3.76
If the values of mean, median and mode coincide in a unimodel distribution, then the distribution will
be:

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(a) Skewed to the left (b) Skewed to the right (c) Multimodal (d) Symmetrical

MCQ No 3.77
A curve that tails off to the right end is called:
(a) Positively skewed (b) Negatively skewed (c) Symmetrical (d) Both (b) and (c)

MCQ No 3.78
The sum of the deviations taken from mean is:
(a) Always equal to zero (b) Some times equal to zero
(c) Never equal to zero (d) Less than zero
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If a set of data has one mode and its value is less than mean, then the distribution is called:
(a) Positively skewed (b) Negatively skewed (c) Symmetrical (d) Normal

MCQ No 3.80

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Taking the relevant root of the product of all non-zero and positive values are called:
(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean (c) Harmonic mean (d) Combined mean

MCQ No 3.81
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The best average in percentage rates and ratios is:

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(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Lower and upper quartiles
(c) Geometric mean (d) Harmonic mean

MCQ No 3.82

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(a) Geometric mean (b) Harmonic mean (c) Combined mean (d) Population mean

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MCQ No 3.83
If 10% is added to each value of variable, the geometric mean of new variable is added by:
(a) 10 (b) 1/100 (c) 10% (d) 1.1

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MCQ No 3.84
If each observation of a variable X is increased by 20%, then geometric mean is also increased by:
(b) 1/20 (c) 20% (d) 100%

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MCQ No 3.85
If any value in a series is negative, then we cannot calculate the:
(a) Mean (d) Median (c) Geometric mean (d) Harmonic mean

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MCQ No 3.86
Geometric mean for X1 andX 2 is:

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MCQ No 3.87
Geometric mean of 2, 4, 8 is:
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 14/3 (d) 8

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MCQ No 3.88
Geometric mean is suitable when the values are given as:
(a) Proportions (b) Ratios (c) Percentage rates (d) All of the above

MCQ No 3.89

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If the geometric of the two numbers X1 and X2 is 9 if X1=3, then X2 is equal to:
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 81

MCQ No 3.90
If the two observations are a = 2 and b = -2, then their geometric mean will be:
(a) Zero (b) Infinity (c) Impossible (d) Negative
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Geometric mean of -4, -2 and 8 is:
(a) 4 (b) 0 (c) -2 (d) Im po ssible

MCQ No 3.92

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The ratio among the number of items and the sum of reciprocals of items is called:
(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean (c) Harmonic mean (d) Mode

MCQ No 3.93
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Harmonic mean for X1 and X2 is:

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(a) Median (b) Arithmetic mean (c) Mode (d) Harmonic mean

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MCQ No 3.95
Harmonic mean gives less weightage to:
(a) Small values (b) Large values (c) Positive values (d) Negative values

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MCQ No 3.96
The harmonic mean of the values 5, 9, 11, 0, 17, 13 is:
(b) 6.2 (c) 0 (d) Im po ssible

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MCQ No 3.97
If the harmonic mean of the two numbers X1 and X2 is 6.4 if X2=16, then X1 is:

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(a) 4 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 20

MCQ No 3.98
If a = 5 and b = -5, then their harmonic mean is:
(a) -5 (b) 5 (c) 0 (d) ∞

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MCQ No 3.99
For an open-end frequency distribution, it is not possible to find:
(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean (c) Harmonic mean (d) All of the above

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MCQ No 3.100
If all the items in a variable are non zero and non negative then:
(a) A.M > G.M > H.M (b) G.M > A.M > H.M (c) H.M > G.M > A.M (d) A.M < G.M < H.M

MCQ No 3.101

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The geometric mean of a set of positive numbers X1, X2, X3, ... , Xn is less than or equal to their
arithmetic mean but is greater than or equal to their:
(a) Harmonic mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Lower and upper quartiles

MCQ No 3.102
Geometric mean and harmonic mean for the values 3, -11, 0, 63, -14, 100 are:
(a) 0 and 3 (b) 3 and -3 (c) 0 and 0 (d) Impossible
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If the arithmetic mean and harmonic mean of two positive numbers are 4 and 16, then their
geometric mean will be:

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(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 64

MCQ No 3.104
The arithmetic mean and geometric mean of two observations are 4 and 8 respectively, then harmonic

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mean of these two observations is:
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 32

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MCQ No 3.105
The geometric mean and harmonic mean of two values are. 8 and 16 respectively, then arithmetic
mean of values is:
(a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 128

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Which pair of averages cannot be calculated when one of numbers in the series is zero?

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(a) Geometric mean and Median (b) Harmonic mean and Mode
(c) Simple mean and Weighted mean (d) Geometric mean and Harmonic mean

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MCQ No 3.107
In a given data the average which has the least value is:
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Harmonic mean (d) Geometric mean

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MCQ No 3.108
If all the values in a series are same, then:
(a) A.M = G.M = H.M (b) A.M ≠ G.M ≠ H.M (c) A.M > G.M > H.M (d) A.M < G.M < H.M

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MCQ No 3.109
The averages are affected by change of:
(a) Origin (b) Scale (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

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MCQ No 4.1

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The scatter in a series of values about the average is called:
(a) Central tendency

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(b) Dispersion (c) Skewness (d) Symmetry

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The measurements of spread or scatter of the individual values around the central point is called:
(a) Measures of dispersion (b) Measures of central tendency
(c) Measures of skewness (d) Measures of kurtosis

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The measures used to calculate the variation present among the observations in the unit of the variable is
called:

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(c) Absolute measures of dispersion (d) Coefficient of variation

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MCQ No 4.4
The measures used to calculate the variation present among the observations relative to their average is
called:

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(a) Coefficient of kurtosis (b) Absolute measures of dispersion
(c) Quartile deviation (d) Relative measures of dispersion

MCQ No 4.5

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The degree to which numerical data tend to spread about an average value called:
(a) Constant (b) Flatness (c) Variation (d) Skewness

MCQ No 4.6

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The measures of dispersion can never be:
(a) Positive (b) Zero (c) Negative (d) Equal to 2

MCQ No 4.7
If all the scores on examination cluster around the mean, the dispersion is said to be:

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(a) Small (b) Large (c) Normal (d) Symmetrical

MCQ No 4.8
If there are many extreme scores on all examination, the dispersion is:

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(a) Large (b) Small (c) Normal (d) Symmetric

MCQ No 4.9
Given below the four sets of observations. Which set has the minimum variation?
(a) 46, 48, 50, 52, 54 (b) 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 (c) 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 (d) 48, 49, 50, 51, 52

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MCQ No 4.10
Which of the following is an absolute measure of dispersion?
(a) Coefficient of variation
(c) Standard deviation
(b) Coefficient of dispersion
(d) Coefficient of skewness

MCQ No 4.11
The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is called:
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Range (d) Coefficient of variation
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The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is called:
(a) Range (b) Quartile deviation (c) Mean deviation (d) Standard deviation

MCQ No 4.13

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In quality control of manufactured items, the most common measure of dispersion is:
(b) Average deviation (c) Standard deviation (d) Quartile deviation

MCQ No 4.14
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The range of the scores 29, 3, 143, 27, 99 is:

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(a) 140 (b) 143 (c) 146 (d) 70

MCQ No 4.15
If the observations of a variable X are, -4, -20, -30, -44 and -36, then the value of the range will be:

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(a) -48 (b) 40 (c) -40 (d) 48

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The range of the values -5, -8, -10, 0, 6, 10 is:
(a) 0 (b) 10 (c) -10 (d) 20

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MCQ No 4.17
If Y = aX ± b, where a and b are any two numbers and a ≠ 0, then the range of Y values will be:
(a) Range(X) (b) a range(X) + b (c) a range(X) – b (d) |a| range(X)

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MCQ No 4.18
If the maximum value in a series is 25 and its range is 15, the maximum value of the series is:
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 35

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MCQ No 4.19
Half of the difference between upper and lower quartiles is called:
(a) Interquartile range (b) Quartile deviation (c) Mean deviation (d) Standard deviation

MCQ No 4.20

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If Q3=20 and Q1=10, the coefficient of quartile deviation is:
(a) 3 (b) 1/3 (c) 2/3 (d) 1

MCQ No 4.21

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Which measure of dispersion can be computed in case of open-end classes?
(a) Standard deviation (b) Range (c) Quartile deviation (d) Coefficient of variation

MCQ No 4.22
If Y = aX ± b, where a and b are any two constants and a ≠ 0, then the quartile deviation of Y values is

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equal to:
(a) a Q.D(X) + b (b) |a| Q.D(X) (c) Q.D(X) – b (d) |b| Q.D(X)

MCQ No 4.23
The sum of absolute deviations is minimum if these deviations are taken from the:
(a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) Upper quartile

MCQ No 4.24
The mean deviation is minimum when deviations are taken from:
(a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) Zero
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If Y = aX ± b, where a and b are any two numbers but a ≠ 0, then M.D(Y) is equal to:
(a) M.D(X) (b) M.D(X) ± b (c) |a| M.D(X) (d) M.D(Y) + M.D(X)

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The mean deviation of the scores 12, 15, 18 is:
(b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 2

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Mean deviation computed from a set of data is always:

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(a) Negative (b) Equal to standard deviation
(c) More than standard deviation (d) Less than standard deviation

MCQ No 4.28

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The average of squared deviations from mean is called:
(a) Mean deviation (b) Variance (c) Standard deviation (d) Coefficient of variation

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MCQ No 4.29
The sum of squares of the deviations is minimum, when deviations are taken from:
(a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) Zero

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MCQ No 4.30
Which of the following measures of dispersion is expressed in the same units as the units of observation?
(a) Variance (b) Standard deviation

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(c) Coefficient of variation (d) Coefficient of standard deviation

MCQ No 4.31
Which measure of dispersion has a different unit other than the unit of measurement of values:

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(a) Range (b) Standard deviation (c) Variance (d) Mean deviation

MCQ No 4.32
Which of the following is a unit free quantity:
(a) Range (b) Standard deviation (c) Coefficient of variation (d) Arithmetic mean

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MCQ No 4.33
If the dispersion is small, the standard deviation is:
(a) Large (b) Zero (c) Small (d) Negative

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MCQ No 4.34
The value of standard deviation changes by a change of:
(a) Origin (b) Scale (c) Algebraic signs (d) None

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MCQ No 4.35
The standard deviation one distribution dividedly the mean of the distribution and expressing in
percentage is called:
(a) Coefficient of Standard deviation (b) Coefficient of skewness
(c) Coefficient of quartile deviation (d) Coefficient of variation

MCQ No 4.36
The positive square root of the mean of the squares of the cleviations of observations from their mean is
called:
(a) Variance (b) Range (c) Standard deviation (d) Coefficient of variation
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The variance is zero only if all observations are the:
(a) Different (b) Square (c) Square root (d) Same

MCQ No 4.38

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The standard deviation is independent of:
(a) Change of origin (b) Change of scale of measurement

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(c) Change of origin and scale of measurement (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ No 4.39

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If there are ten values each equal to 10, then standard deviation of these values is:
(a) 100 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 0

MCQ No 4.40

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If X and Y are independent random variables, then S.D(X ± Y) is equal to:
(a) S.D(X) ± S.D(Y) (b) Var(X) ± Var(Y) (c) (d)

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MCQ No 4.41
S.D(X) = 6 and S.D(Y) = 8. If X and Yare independent random variables, then S.D(X-Y) is:
(a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 100

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MCQ No 4.42
For two independent variables X and Y if S.D(X) = 1 and S.D(Y) = 3, then Var(3X - Y) is equal to:
(b) 6 (c) 18 (b) 12

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MCQ No 4.43
If Y = aX ± b, where a and b are any two constants and a ≠ 0, then Vat (Y) is equal to:

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(a) a Var(X) (b) a Var(X) + b (c) a2 Var(X) – b (d) a2 Var(X)

MCQ No 4.44
If Y = aX + b, where a and b are any two numbers but a ≠ 0, then S.D(Y) is equal to:
(a) S.D(X) (b) a S.D(X) (c) |a| S.D(X) (d) a S.D(X) + b

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MCQ No 4.45
The ratio of the standard deviation to the arithmetic mean expressed as a percentage is called:
(a) Coefficient of standard deviation (b) Coefficient of skewness
(c) Coefficient of kurtosis (d) Coefficient of variation

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MCQ No 4.46
Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The standard deviation of a constant is equal to unity
(b) The sum of absolute deviations is minimum if these deviations are taken from the mean.

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(c) The second moment about origin equals variance
(d) The variance is positive quantity and is expressed in square of the units of the observations
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Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The standard deviation is independent of change of origin

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(b) If the moment coefficient of kurtosis β2 = 3, the distribution is mesokurtic or normal.
(c) If the frequency curve has the same shape on both sides of the centre line which divides the curve into
two equal parts, is called a symmetrical distribution.
(d) Variance of the sum or difference of any two variables is equal to the sum of their respective

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variances

MCQ No 4.48

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If Var(X) = 25, then is equal to:
(a) 15/2 (b) 50 (c) 25 (d) 5

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MCQ No 4.49
To compare the variation of two or more than two series, we use
(a) Combined standard deviation (b) Corrected standard deviation

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(c) Coefficient of variation (d) Coefficient of skewness

MCQ No 4.50
The standard deviation of -5, -5, -5, -5, 5 is:

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(a) -5 (b) +5 (c) 0 (d) -25

MCQ No 4.51
Standard deviation is always calculated from:

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(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Lower quartile

MCQ No 4.52

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The mean of an examination is 69, the median is 68, the mode is 67, and the standard deviation is 3.
The measures of variation for this examination is:
(a) 67 (b) 68 (c) 69 (d) 3

MCQ No 4.53
The variance of 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27 is 8. The variance of 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 is:

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(a) Greater than 8 (b) 8 (c) Less than 8 (d) 8 - 5 = 3

MCQ No 4.54
In a set of observations the variance is 50. All the observations are increased by 100%. The variance of

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the increased observations will become:
(a) 50 (b) 200 (c) 100 (d) No change

MCQ No 4.55

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Three factories A, B, C have 100, 200 and 300 workers respectively. The mean of the wages is the same
in the three factories. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) There is greater variation in factory C.
(b) Standard deviation in. factory A is the smallest.
(c) Standard deviation in all the three factories are equal
(d) None of the above
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An automobile manufacturer obtains data concerning the sales of six of its deals in the last week of
1996. The results indicate the standard deviation of their sales equals 6 autos. If this is so, the variance of

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their sales equals:
(a) (b) 6 (c) (d) 36

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MCQ No 4.57
If standard deviation of the values 2, 4, 6, 8 is 2.236, then standard deviation of the values 4, 8,12, 16 is:
(a) 0 (b) 4.472 (c) 4.236 (d) 2.236

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MCQ No 4.58
Var(X) = 4 and Var(Y) =9. If X and Y are independent random variable then Var(2X + Y) is:
(a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 25 (d) -1

MCQ No 4.59

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If = Rs.20, S= Rs.10, then coefficient of variation is:

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(a) 45% (b) 50% (c) 60% (d) 65%

MCQ No 4.60
Which of the following measures of dispersion is independent of the units employed?

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(a) Coefficient of variation (b) Quartile deviation
(c) Standard deviation (d) Range

MCQ No 4.61

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In sheppard’s correction µ 2 is equal to:

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MCQ No 4.62
The moments about mean are called:
(a) Raw moments

MCQ No 4.63
(b) Central moments (c) Moments about origin (d) All of the above

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The moments about origin are called:
(a) Moments about zero (b) Raw moments (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)

MCQ No 4.64

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All odd order moments about mean in a symmetrical distribution are:
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Three

MCQ No 4.65
The second moment about arithmetic mean is 16, the standard deviation will be:

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(a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 0

MCQ No 4.66
The first and second moments about arbitrary constant are -2 and 13 respectively, The standard deviation will
be:
(a) -2 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 13
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Moment ratios β1 and β2 are:
(a) Independent of origin and scale of measurement

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(b) Expressed in original unit of the data
(c) Unit less quantities
(d) Both (a) and (c)

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MCQ No 4.68
The first moment about X = 0 of a distribution is 12.08. The mean is:
(a) 10.80 (b) 10.08 (c) 12.08 (d) 12.88

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First two moments about the value 2 of a variable are 1 and 16. The variance will be:
(b) 15 (c) 16 (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ No 4.70
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The first three moments of a distribution about the mean are 1, 4 and 0. The distribution is:

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(a) Symmetrical (b) Skewed to the left (c) Skewed to the right (d) Normal

MCQ No 4.71

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If the third central is negative, the distribution will be:
(a) Symmetrical (b) Positively skewed (c) Negatively skewed (d) Normal

MCQ No 4.72

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If the third moment about mean is zero, then the distribution is:
(a) Positively skewed (b) Negatively skewed (c) Symmetrical (d) Mesokurtic

MCQ No 4.73

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Departure from symmetry is called:
(a) Second moment (b) Kurtosis (c) Skewness (d) Variation

MCQ No 4.74
In a symmetrical distribution, the coefficient of skewness will be:

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(a) 0 (b) Q1 (c) Q3 (d) 1

MCQ No 4.75
The lack of uniformity or symmetry is called:

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(a) Skewness (b) Dispersion (c) Kurtosis (d) Standard deviation

MCQ No 4.76
For a positively skewed distribution, mean is always:
(a) Less than the median (b) Less than the mode

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(c) Greater than the mode (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ No 4.77
For a symmetrical distribution:
(a) β1 > 0 (b) β1 < 0 (c) β1 = 0 (d) β1 = 3

MCQ No 4.78
If mean=50, mode=40 and standard deviation=5, the distribution is:
(a) Positively skewed (b) Negatively skewed (c) Symmetrical (d) Difficult to tell
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If mean=25, median=30 and standard deviation=15, the distribution will be:
(a) Symmetrical (b) Positively skewed (c) Negatively skewed (d) Normal

MCQ No 4.80

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If mean=20, median=16 and standard deviation=2, then coefficient of skewness is:
(b) 2 (c) 4 (d) -2

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If mean=10, median=8 and standard deviation=6, then coefficient of skewness is:

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(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2/6 (d) 2

MCQ No 4.82
If the sum of deviations from median is not zero, then a distribution will be:

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(a) Symmetrical (b) Skewed (c) Normal (d) All of the above

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In case of positively skewed distribution, the extreme values lie in the:
(a) Middle (b) Left tail (c) Right tail (d) Anywhere

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Bowley's coefficient of skewness lies between:
(a) 0 and 1 (b) 1 and +1 (c) -1 and 0 (d) -2 and +2

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MCQ No 4.85
In a symmetrical distribution, Q3 – Q1 = 20, median = 15. Q3 is equal to:
(a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25

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MCQ No 4.86
Which of the following is correct in a negatively skewed distribution?
(a) The arithmetic mean is greater than the mode
(b) The arithmetic mean is greater than the median
(c) (Q3 – Median) = (Median – Q1)

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MCQ No 4.87
The lower and upper quartiles of a distribution are 80 and 120 respectively, while median is 100. The

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(a) Positively skewed (b) Negatively skewed (c) Symmetrical (d) Normal

MCQ No 4.88
In a symmetrical distribution Q 1 = 20 and median= 30. The value of Q3 is:

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(a) 50 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 25

MCQ No 4.89
The degree of peaked ness or flatness of a unimodel distribution is called:
(a) Skewness (b) Symmetry (c) Dispersion (d) Kurtosis

MCQ No 4.90
For a leptokurtic distribution, the relation between second and fourth central moment is:
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For a platydurtic distribution, the relation between and is:

MCQ No 4.92

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For a mesokurtic distribution, the relation between fourth and second mean moment is:

MCQ No 4.93
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The second and fourth moments about mean are 4 and 48 respectively, then the distribution is:

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(a) Leptokurtic (b) Platykurtic (c) Mesokurtic or normal (d) Positively skewed

MCQ No 4.94
In a mesokurtic or normal distribution, µ4 = 243. The standard deviation is:

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The value of β2 can be:
(a) Less than 3 (b) Greater than 3 (c) Equal to 3 (d) All of the above

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In a normal (mesokurtic) distribution:
(a) β1=0 and β2=3 (b) β1=3 and β2=0 (c) β1=0 and β2>3 (d) β1=0 and β2<3

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MCQ No 4.97
Any frequency distribution, the following empirical relation holds:
(a) Quartile deviation = Standard deviation

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(b) Mean deviation = Standard deviation
(c) Standard deviation = Mean deviation = Quartile deviation
(d) All of the above

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MCQ 14.1

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A process by which we estimate the value of dependent variable on the basis of one or more independent
variables is called:
(a) Correlation (b) Regression (c) Residual (d) Slope

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MCQ 14.2
The method of least squares dictates that we choose a regression line where the sum of the square of
deviations of the points from the lie is:
(a) Maximum (b) Minimum (c) Zero (d)
Positive

MCQ 14.3
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A relationship where the flow of the data points is best represented by a curve is called:
(a) Linear relationship (b) Nonlinear relationship (c) Linear positive (d) Linear negative

MCQ 14.4

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All data points falling along a straight line is called:
(a) Linear relationship (b) Non linear relationship (c) Residual (d) Scatter diagram

MCQ 14.5

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The value we would predict for the dependent variable when the independent variables are all equal to zero
is called:
(a) Slope (b) Sum of residual (c) Intercept (d) Difficult to tell

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MCQ 14.6
The predicted rate of response of the dependent variable to changes in the independent variable is called:
(a) Slope (b) Intercept (c) Error (d) Regression equation

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MCQ 14.7
The slope of the regression line of Y on X is also called the:
(a) Correlation coefficient of X on Y (b) Correlation coefficient of Y on X
(c) Regression coefficient of X on Y (d) Regression coefficient of Y on X

MCQ 14.8

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In simple linear regression, the numbers of unknown constants are:
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four

MCQ 14.9

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In simple regression equation, the numbers of variables involved are:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

MCQ 14.10
If the value of any regression coefficient is zero, then two variables are:

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(a) Qualitative (b) Correlation (c) Dependent (d) Independent

MCQ 14.11
The straight line graph of the linear equation Y = a+ bX, slope will be upward if:
(a) b = 0 (b) b < 0 (c) b > 0 (b) b ≠ 0

MCQ 14.12
The straight line graph of the linear equation Y = a + bX, slope will be downward If:
(a) b > 0 (b) b < 0 (c) b = 0 (d) b ≠ 0
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The straight line graph of the linear equation Y = a + bX, slope is horizontal if:
(a) b = 0 (b) b ≠ 0 (c) b = 1 (d) a = b

MCQ 14.14

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If regression line of = 5, then value of regression coefficient of Y on X is:
(b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 5

MCQ 14.15

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If Y = 2 - 0.2X, then the value of Y intercept is equal to:
(b) 2 (c) 0.2X (d) All of the above

MCQ 14.16

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If one regression coefficient is greater than one, then other will he:
(a) More than one

MCQ 14.17
(b) Equal to one (c) Less than one (d) Equal to minus one

To determine the height of a person when his weight is given is:

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(a) Correlation problem (b) Association problem (c) Regression problem (d) Qualitative
problem

MCQ 14.18

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The dependent variable is also called:
(a) Regression (b) Regressand (c) Continuous variable (d) Independent

MCQ 14.19

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The dependent variable is also called:
(a) Regressand variable (b) Predictand variable (c) Explained variable (d) All of these

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MCQ 14.20
The independent variable is also called:
(a) Regressor (b) Regressand (c) Predictand (d) Estimated

MCQ 14.21
In the regression equation Y = a+bX, the Y is called:

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(a) Independent variable (b) Dependent variable (c) Continuous variable (d) None of the above

MCQ 14.22
In the regression equation X = a + bY, the X is called:
(a) Independent variable (b) Dependent variable (c) Qualitative variable (d) None of the above

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MCQ 14.23
In the regression equation Y = a +bX, a is called:
(a) X-intercept (b) Y-intercept (c) Dependent variable (d) None of the above

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MCQ 14.24
The regression equation always passes through:
(a) (X, Y) (b) (a, b) (c) ( , ) (d) ( , Y)

MCQ 14.25
The independent variable in a regression line is:
(a) Non-random variable (b) Random variable (c) Qualitative variable (d) None of the above
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The graph showing the paired points of (Xi, Yi) is called:
(a) Scatter diagram (b) Histogram (c) Historigram (d) Pie diagram

MCQ 14.27
The graph
(a) Linear 82 represents the relationship that is:
(b) Non linear (c) Curvilinear (d) No relation

MCQ 14.28
The graph
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(a) Linear positive (b) Linear negative (c) Non-linear (d) Curvilinear

MCQ 14.29
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When regression line passes through the origin, then:
(a) Intercept is zero (b) Regression coefficient is zero (c) Correlation is zero (d) Association is zero

MCQ 14.30
When bXY is positive, then byx will be:

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(a) Negative (b) Positive (c) Zero (d) One

MCQ 14.31
The correlation coefficient is the_______of two regression coefficients:

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(a) Geometric mean (b) Arithmetic mean (c) Harmonic mean (d) Median

MCQ 14.32
When two regression coefficients bear same algebraic signs, then correlation coefficient is:

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(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) According to two signs (d) Zero

MCQ 14.33

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It is possible that two regression coefficients have:
(a) Opposite signs (b) Same signs (c) No sign (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 14.34
Regression coefficient is independent of:
(a) Units of measurement (b) Scale and origin (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of them

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MCQ 14.35
In the regression line Y = a+ bX:
(b) (c) (d)

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MCQ 14.36
In the regression line Y = a + bX, the following is always true:
(a) (b) (c) (d)

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MCQ 14.37
The purpose of simple linear regression analysis is to:
(a) Predict one variable from another variable
(b) Replace points on a scatter diagram by a straight-line
(c) Measure the degree to which two variables are linearly associated
(d) Obtain the expected value of the independent random variable for a given value of the dependent
variable
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The sum of the difference between the actual values of Y and its values obtained from the fitted
regression line is always:

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(a) Zero (b) Positive (c) Negative (d) Minimum

MCQ 14.39
If all the actual and estimated values of Y are same on the regression line, the sum of squares of

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error will be:
(a) Zero (b) Minimum (c) Maximum (d) Unknown

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(a) Residual

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(b) Difference between independent and dependent variables
(c) Difference between slope and intercept

MCQ 14.41
(d) Sum of residual

A measure of the strength of the linear relationship that exists between two variables is called:
(a) Slope (b) Intercept (c) Correlation coefficient (d) Regression

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equation

MCQ 14.42
When the ratio of variations in the related variables is constant, it is called:

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(a) Linear correlation (b) Nonlinear correlation (c) Positive correlation (d) Negative correlation

MCQ 14.43
If both variables X and Y increase or decrease simultaneously, then the coefficient of correlation will

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be:
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) One

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MCQ 14.44
If the points on the scatter diagram indicate that as one variable increases the other variable tends to
decrease the value of r will be:
(a) Perfect positive (b) Perfect negative (c) Negative (d) Zero

MCQ 14.45

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If the points on the scatter diagram show no tendency either to increase together or decrease together
the value of r will be close to:
(a) -1 (b) +1 (c) 0.5 (d) 0

MCQ 14.46

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If one item is fixed and unchangeable and the other item varies, the correlation coefficient will be:
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Undecided

MCQ 14.47
In scatter diagram, if most of the points lie in the first and third quadrants, then coefficient of

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correlation is:
(a) Negative (b) Positive (c) Zero (d) All of the above

MCQ 14.48
If the two series move in reverse directions and the variations in their values are always
proportionate, it is said to be:
(a) Negative correlation (b) Positive correlation
(c) Perfect negative correlation (d) Perfect positive correlation
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If both the series move in the same direction and the variations are in a fixed proportion, correlation
between them is said to be:

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(a) Perfect correlation (c) Linear correlation
(c) Nonlinear correlation (d) Perfect positive correlation

MCQ 14.50

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The value of the coefficient of correlation r lies between:
(a) 0 and 1 (b) -1 and 0 (c) -1 and +1 (d) -0.5 and +0.5

MCQ 14.51
If X is measured in yours and Y is measured in minutes, then correlation coefficient has the unit:
(a) Hours

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(b) Minutes

The range of regressioin coefficient is:

(a) -1 to +1 (b) 0 to 1
(c) Both (a) and (b)

(c) -∞ to +∞
(d) No unit

(d) 0 to ∞

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MCQ 14.53
The signs of regression coefficients and correlation coefficient are always:
(a) Different (b) Same (c) Positive (d) Negative

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MCQ 14.54
The arithmetic mean of the two regression coefficients is greater than or equal to:
(a) -1 (b) +1 (c) 0 (d) r

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MCQ 14.55
In simple linear regression model Y = α + βX + ε where α and β are called:
(a) Estimates (b) Parameters (c) Random errors (d) Variables

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MCQ 14.56
Negative regression coefficient indicates that the movement of the variables are in:
(a) Same direction (b) Opposite direction (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 14.57
Positive regression coefficient indicates that the movement of the variables are in:

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(a) Same direction (b) Opposite direction (c) Upward direction (d) Downward direction

MCQ 14.58
If the value of regression coefficient is zero, then the two variable are called:

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(a) Independent (b) Dependent (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 14.59
The term regression was used by:
(a) Newton (b) Pearson (c) Spearman (d) Galton

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MCQ 14.60
In the regression equation Y = a + bX, b is called:
(a) Slope (b) Regression coefficient (c) Intercept (d) Both (a) and (b)

MCQ 14.61
When the two regression lines are parallel to each other, then their slopes are:
(a) Zero (b) Different (c) Same (d) Positive
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The measure of change in dependent variable corresponding to an unit change in independent
variable is called:

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(a) Slope (b) Regression coefficient (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) and (b)

MCQ 14.63
In correlation problem both variables are:

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(a) Equal (b) Unknown (c) Fixed (d) Random

MCQ 14.64
In the regression equation Y = a + bX, where a and b are called:
(a) Constants (b) Estimates (c) Parameters (d) Both (a) and (b)

MCQ 14.65

(a) 0
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If byx = bxy = 1 and Sx = Sy, then r will be:
(b) -1 (c) 1 (d) Difficult to calculate

MCQ 14.66

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The correlation coefficient between X and -X is:
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) -1

MCQ 14.67

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If byx = bxy = rxy, then:
(a) Sx ≠ Sy (b) Sx = Sy (c) Sx > Sy (d) Sx < Sy

MCQ 14.68

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If rxy = 0.4, then r(2x, 2y) is equal to:
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.8 (c) 0 (d) 1

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MCQ 14.69
rxy is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 0.5

MCQ 14.70
If rxy = 0.75, then correlation coefficient between u = 1.5X and v = 2Y is:
(a) 0 (b) 0.75 (c) -0.75 (d) 1.5

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MCQ 14.71
If byx = -2 and rxy= -1, then bxy is equal to:
(a) -1 (b) -2 (c) 0.5 (d) -0.5

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MCQ 14.72
If byx = 1.6 and bxy = 0.4, then rxy will be:
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.64 (c) 0.8 (d) -0.8

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MCQ 14.73
If byx = -0.8 and bxy = -0.2, then ryx is equal to:
(a) -0.2 (b) -0.4 (c) 0.4 (d) -0.8

MCQ 14.74
If = 6 – X, then r will be:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) Both (b) and (c)
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If = X + 10, then r equal to:
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 1/2 (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 14.76

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If Y = -10X and X = -0.1Y, then r is equal to:
(b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 10

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If the figure +1 signifies perfect positive correlation and the figure -1 signifies a perfect negative
correlation, then the figure 0 signifies:
(a) A perfect correlation (b) Uncorrelated variables

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A perfect positive correlation is signified by:
(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) +1
(d) Weak correlation

(d) -1 to +1

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MCQ 14.79
If a statistics professor tells his class: "All those who got 100 on the statistics test got 20 on the
mathematics test, and all those that got 100 on the mathematics test got 20 on the statistics test", he
is saying that the correlation between the statistics test and the mathematics test is:

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(a) Negative (b) Positive (c) Zero (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 14.80
If is zero, the correlation is:

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(a) Weak negative (b) High positive (c) High negative (d) None of the preceding

MCQ 14.81

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If rxy = 1, then:
(a) byx = bxy (b) byx > bxy (c) byx < bxy (d) byx . bxy = 1

MCQ 14.82
The relation between the regression coefficient byx and correlation coefficient r is:

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MCQ 14.83
The relation between the regression coefficient bxy and correlation coefficient r is:

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MCQ 14.84
If the sum of the product of the deviation of X and Y from their means is zero, the correlation

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coefficient between X and Y is:
(a) Zero (b) Maximum (c) Minimum (d) Undecided

MCQ 14.85
If the coefficient of correlation between the variables X and Y is r, the coefficient of correlation
between X2 and Y2 is:
(a) -1 (b) 1 (c) r (d) r2

MCQ 14.86
If rxy = 0.75, then rxy will be:
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.75 (d) -0.75
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If , then byx is equal to:
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) One

MCQ 14.88
If
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, then intercept a is equal to:
(b) 1 (c) -1 to +1 (d) 0 to 1

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(a) Less than zero
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(b) Greater than zero (c) Equal to zero (d) Not equal to zero

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(a) Zero

MCQ 14.91
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When rxy < 0, then byx and bxy will be:
(b) Not equal to zero (c) Less than zero (d) Greater than zero

When rxy > 0, then byx and bxy are both:

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(a) 0 (b) < 0 (c) > 0 (d) < 1

MCQ 14.92
If rxy = 0, then:

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(a) byx = 0 (b) bxy = 0 (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) byx ≠ bxy

MCQ 14.93

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If bxy = 0.20 and rxy = 0.50, then byx is equal to:
(a) 0.20 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.50 (d) 1.25

MCQ 14.94

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A regression model may be:
(a) Linear (b) Non-linear (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a)
and (b)

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If r is negative, we know that:

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(c)
(d)

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MCQ 6.1
When the possible outcomes of an experiment are equally likely to occur, this we apply:

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(a) Relative probability (b) Subjective probability
(c) Conditional probability (d) Classical probability

MCQ 6.2

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A number between 0 and 1 that is use to measure uncertainty is called:
(a) Random variable (b) Trial (c) Simple event (d) Probability

MCQ 6.3
Probability lies between:

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(a) -1 and +1

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(b) 0 and 1

Probability can be expressed as:

(a) Ration (b) Fraction
(c) 0 and n

(c) Percentage
(d) 0 and ∞

(d) All of the above

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MCQ 6.5
The probability based on the concept of relative frequency is called:
(a) Empirical probability (b) Statistical probability (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)

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MCQ 6.6
The probability of an event cannot be:
(a) Equal to zero (b) Greater than zero (c) Equal to one (d) Less than zero

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MCQ 6.7
A measure of the chance that an uncertain event will occur:
(a) An experiment (b) An event (c) A probability (d) A trial

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MCQ 6.8
A graphical device used to list all possibilities of a sequence of outcomes in systematic way is
called:
(a) Probability histogram (b) Venn diagram (c) Pie diagram (d) Tree diagram

MCQ 6.9

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A random experiment contains:
(a) At least one outcome (b) At least two outcomes
(c) At most one outcome (d) At most two outcomes

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MCQ 6.10
The probability of all possible outcomes of a random experiment is always equal to:
(a) One (b) Zero (c) Infinity (d) All of the above

MCQ 6.11

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The outcome of tossing a coin is a:
(a) Mutually exclusive event (b) Compound event (c) Certain event (d) Simple event

MCQ 6.12
The result of no interest of an experiment is called:
(a) Constant (b) Event (c) Failure (d) Success

MCQ 6.13
A set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called:
(a) Combination (b) Sample point (c) Sample space (d) Compound event
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The numbers of counting rules that are useful in determining the number of outcomes in an
experiment are:

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(a) One (d) Two (c) Three (d) Four

MCQ 6.15
The events having no experimental outcomes in common is called:

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(a) Equally likely events (b) Exhaustive events
(c) Mutually exclusive events (d) Independent events

MCQ 6.16
A set of outcomes formed after some additional information is called:

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(a) Sample space

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(b) Reduced sample space (c) Null set (d) Random experiment

The probability associated with the reduced sample space is called:

(a) Conditional probability (b) Statistical probability
(c) Mathematical probability (d) Subjective probability

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An arrangement of objects without regard to order is called:
(a) Permutation (b) Combination (c) Random experiment (d) Sample point

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MCQ 6.19
The number of permutations of a set of n things, taken r at a time with n 2 r given by:

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MCQ 6.20

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If three candidates are selected to attend a course from the ten candidates, the number of ways of selecting
the candidates is an example of:
(a) Combination (b) Permutation (c) Reduced sample space (d) Both (a) and (b)

MCQ 6.21
When each outcome of a sample space is as likely to occur as any other, the outcomes are called:

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(a) Exhaustive (b) Mutually exclusive (c) Equally likely (d) Not mutually exclusive

MCQ 6.22
If A is any event in S and its complement, then P( ) is equal to:

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(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1- A (d) 1 - P(A)

MCQ 6.23
When certainty is involved in a situation, its probability is equal to:
(a) Zero (b) Between -l and + 1 (c) Between 0 and 1 (d) One

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MCQ 6.24
Which of the following cannot be taken as probability of an event?
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) -1

MCQ 6.25
If an event contains more than one sample points, it is called a:
(a) Simple event (b) Compound event (c) Impossible event (d) Certain event
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When the occurrence of one event has no effect on the probability of the occurrence of another
event, the events are called:

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(a) Independent (b) Dependent (c) Mutually exclusive (d) Equally likely

MCQ 6.27
A particular result of an experiment is called:

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(a) Trial (b) Simple event (c) Compound event (d) Outcome

MCQ 6.28
A collection of one or more outcomes of an experiment is called:
(a) Event (b) Outcome (c) Sample point (d) None of the above

MCQ 6.29

called:
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A process that leads to the occurrence of one and only one of several possible

(a) Random experiment (c) Random variable

observations is

(c) Experiment (d) Probability distribution

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MCQ 6.30
Which statement is false?
(a) The classical definition applies when there are n equally likely outcomes to an experiment
(b) The empirical definition occurs when number of times an event happen is divided by the number

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(c) A subjective probability is based on whatever information is available
(d) The general rule of addition is used when the events are mutually exclusive

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MCQ 6.31
The term 'sample space' is used for:
(a) All possible outcomes (b) All possible coins (c) Probability (d) Sample

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MCQ 6.32
The term 'event' is used for:
(a) Time (b) A sub-set of the sample space
(c) Probability (d) Total number of outcomes.

MCQ 6.33

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The six faces of the die are called equally likely if the die is:
(a) Small (b) Fair (c) Six-faced (d) Round

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If we toss a coin and P(H) = 2P(T), then probability of head is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/3 (d) 2/3

MCQ 6.35
A letter is chosen at random from the word "Statistics". The probability of getting a vowel is:

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(a) 1/10 (b) 2/10 (c) 3/10 (d) 4/10

MCQ 6.36
An arrangement in which the order of the objects selected from a specific pool of objects is important
called:
(a) Combination (b) Permutation (c) Factorial (d) Sample space
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Two books are to be selected at random without replacement out of four books. Then number of possible
selections are:

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(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 3

MCQ 6.38
Three books of different colours are to be arranged in a book-shelf. The possible arrangements are:

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(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) 2

MCQ 6.39
If a sample S = {1, 2}, the number of all possible sub-sets are:
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

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(a) 6
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When a die and a coin are rolled together, all possible outcomes are:
(b) 2 (c) 36 (d) 12

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When two coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) None of them

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If three coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 8 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) None of them

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If n coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) n (b) 2 (c) 2n (d) All of them

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MCQ 6.44
If two dice are roiled, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 1 (d) Difficult to answer

MCQ 6.45
When n dice are rolled, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 6n (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 18

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MCQ 6.46
When one card is selected at random from a pack of 52 playing cards, the possible selections are:
(a) 104 (b) 52 (c) 520 (d) 2704

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MCQ 6.47
Two cards are selected at random with replacement from a pack of 52 playing cards. The possible
outcomes are:
(a) 52 x 52 (b) 52 (c) 1326 (d) 2

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MCQ 6.48
A bag contains 4 white and 2 black balls of the same size and weight, and two balls are selected at
random without replacement, the possible selections are:
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 36 (d) 15

MCQ 6.49
Two balls are selected at random with replacement from a bag containing 3 red, 3 black and 2 green
balls. The possible outcomes are:
(a) 8 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 2
MCQ 6.50

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Five cards are selected at random from a pack of 52 cards with replacement. The possible
combinations are:
5 52

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(a) 52 (b) (52) (c) 52 x 52 (d) (5)

MCQ 6.51
The digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are the roll numbers of 5 students. These roll numbers are written on the paper

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slips and two paper slips are selected at random without replacement. The possible combinations are:
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 25 (d) 10

MCQ 6.52
Which is the impossible event when a die is rolled:
(a) 2 or 3

MCQ 6.53 -5
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(b) 5 or 6 (c) 1

The probability of drawing any one spade card is:

(a) 1/13 (b) 1/4 (c) 4/13
(d) 0 or 7

(d) 1/52

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MCQ 6.54
A balance die is rolled, the probability of getting an odd number is:
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/6 (d) 1/36

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MCQ 6.55
Two fair dice are rolled. The probability of throwing an odd sum is:
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/6 (d) 1/36

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MCQ 6.56
Given P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5 and P(A⋃B)=0.9,then:
(a) A and B are not mutually exclusive events (b) A and B are equally likely events

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(c) A and Bare independent events (d) A and B are mutually exclusive events

MCQ 6.57
If P(B/A) = 0.50 and P(A⋂B) = 0.40, then p(A) will be equal to:
(a) 0.40 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.80 (d) 1

MCQ 6.58

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Which of the following statements is incorrect:
⋃ ⋂ ⋂
⋃

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⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃

MCQ 6.59
If P(A/B) = P(A) and P(B/A)=P(B), then A and B are:
(a) Mutually exclusive (b) Dependent (c) Equally likely (d) Independent

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MCQ 6.60
A fair coin is tossed 100 times, the expected number of heads is:
(a) 100

MCQ 6.61
(b) 50 (c) 30 (d) 60

When two dice are rolled, the maximum total on the two faces of the dice will be:
(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 2
MCQ 6.62

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A random sample of 200 random digits is selected from a random number table. Expected number of
zeros in the sample is:

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(a) Zero (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 5

MCQ 6.63
Six digits are selected at random again and again from a random number table and the even digits are

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counted each time. In most of the cases, the number of even digits will be:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

MCQ 6.64
Two events A and B are called mutually exclusive if:
(a) A⋃B = Φ

MCQ 6.65 -5
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(b) A⋂B = Φ (c) A⋂B = S

If A and B are two mutually exclusive events, then:

(a) P(A⋂B) = 0 (b) P(A⋂B) = 1 (c) P(A⋃B) = 0
(d) A⋂B = 1

(d) P(A⋂B) = S

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MCQ 6.66
When A and B are two non-empty and mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (b) P(A⋃B) = P(A) + P(B)
(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A).P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B)

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MCQ 6.67
The two events A and B are called not mutually exclusive events if:
(a) A⋂B = Φ (b) A⋂B ≠ Φ (c) A⋃B = Φ (d) A⋂B = zero

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MCQ 6.68
If A and B are disjoint events then the statement which is always true is:

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(a) P(A/B) = 0 (b) P(A⋃B) = 0 (c) P(A⋂B) = 1 (d) P(A) = P(B)

MCQ 6.69
The events A, B and C are called exhaustive events if:
(a) A⋃B⋃C = S (b) A⋂B⋂C = S (c) A⋃B⋃C = Φ (d) A⋃B⋃C = Zero

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MCQ 6.70
If A and B are not-mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A⋃B) + P(A⋂B) = P(A) + P(B) (b) P(A⋃B) = P(A) + P(B)
(c) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A) + P(B)

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MCQ 6.71
If an event is the complement of the event A, then:
(a) A⋃ = S (b) A⋂ = S (c) A⋃ = Φ (d) P(A) = P( )

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MCQ 6.72
If A1, A2, A3, ..., Ak are k mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ... ⋃Ak ) = P(A1)+P(A2)+P(A3)+...+ P(Ak)
(b) P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ... ⋃Ak ) > 1
(c) P(A1⋂A2⋂A3⋂ ... ⋂Ak ) = 1
(d) P(A1⋂A2⋂A3⋂ ...⋂Ak ) = P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ... ⋃Ak )

MCQ 6.73
If A is an empty set and B is a non-empty set then:
(a) A⋂B = S (b) A⋂B = B (c) A⋃B = B (d) P(A) = P(B)
MCQ 6.74

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If A is an empty set and S is the sample space then:
(a) P(A⋃S) = P(S) (b) P(A⋃S) = P(Φ) (c) P(A⋂S) = 1 (d) P(A⋃S) = Zero

MCQ 6.75

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If A and B are independent events, then:
(a) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (b) P(A⋂B) = P(A).P(B)

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(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B) (d) P(A) = P(B)

MCQ 6.76
If A and B are two independent events, then:
(a) P(A/B) = P(A) (b) P(A) = P(B) (c) P(A) < P(B) (d) P(A/B) = P(B/A)

MCQ 6.77
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A and B are two independent events. Which one of these equations is false?
(a) P(A⋂ ) = P(A)P( )
(c) P( ⋂ ) = P( )P( )
(b) P( ⋂ ) = P( ⋂ )
(d) P(A⋃B) = P(A)P(B)

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MCQ 6.78
The conditional probability of the event A when event B has occurred is denoted by:
(a) P(A + B) (b) P(A - B) (c) P(A/B) (d) P( )

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MCQ 6.79
If A and B are any two events, then P(A/B)+P( /B) is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.5 (d) 1

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MCQ 6.80
If A is an arbitrary event, then P(A/A) is equal to :
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Infinity (d) Less than one

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MCQ 6.81
If A and B are any two events, then P( /B) is equal to:
(a) P(A/B)

MCQ 6.82
(b) 1- P(A/B) (c) 1+ P(A/B) (d) P( ⋂B)

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If A and B are any two events, then P(A⋃ ):
(a) 1+P(A⋂B) (b) 1-P(A⋃B) (c) 1- P(A⋂B) (d) P(A)+P(B)

MCQ 6.83

AL
If A and B are any two events, then P( ⋂ ):
(a) 1-P(A⋃B) (b) 1-P(A⋂B) (c) 1-P( ⋂B) (d) 1-P(A⋂ )

MCQ 6.84
Which of the following statements is correct?

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⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋂ ⋂ ⋃
⋂ ⋂ ⋃ ⋃ ⋂ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂

MCQ 6.85
If A and B are two mutually exclusive and exhaustive events and P(A)=2P(B), then P(B) is equal to:
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/4

MCQ 6.86
Two coins are tossed. Probability of getting head on the first coin is:
(a) 2/4 (a) 1 (c) Zero (d) 4
MCQ 6.87

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A die and a coin are tossed together. Probability of getting head on the coin is:
(a) 6/12 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) Zero

MCQ 6.88

(a) 1/2 82
A fair die is rolled. Probability of getting even face given that face is less than 5 is given by:
(b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 6

MCQ 6.89

(a) 1/4 40
Two coins are tossed. The probability that both faces will be matching given by:
(b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) Zero

MCQ 6.90

by:
(a) 1/2
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Two coins are tossed. Probability of getting two heads given that there is at least one head is given

(b) 1/3 (c) 1/4 (d) 2/3

MCQ 6.91

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A fair die is rolled. Probability of getting more than4 or less than 3 is given by:
(a) 2/3 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 4/3

MCQ 6.92

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74. A fair die is rolled. Probability of getting even face or face more than 4 is:
(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 5/6

MCQ 6.93

IZ
Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting similar faces is:
(a) 5/36 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/2

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MCQ 6.94
Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting total less than 4 or total more than 10 is given by:
(a) 10/36 (c) 4/36 (c) 1/36 (d) 14/36

MCQ 6.95
Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting a total of 4 given that both-faces are similar is:
(a) 5/36 (b) 1/36 (c) 4/36 (d) 1/6

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MCQ 6.96
If A and B are two not-independent events, then the probability that both A and B will happen
together is:

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(a) P(A⋂B) = P(A)P(B/A) (b) P(A⋂B) = P(A)P(B)
(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A)

MCQ 6.97
If A and B are two dependent events, then:

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(a) P(A) P(B/A) = P(B)P(A/B) (b) P(A/B) = P(B/A)
(c) P(A/B) = P(A) (d) P(A) = P(B)

MCQ 6.98
Which one is true?
MCQ 6.99

(a) 1/5

MCQ 6.100
827 (b) 2/5 (c) 3/5 (d) 1

(a) 7/10

MCQ 6.101 40 (b) 1/10 (c) 3/10

Given P(A)=2/3, P(B)=3/8 and PAB)=1/4, then A and B are:

(d) 1

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(a) Independent

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(b) Dependent (c) Mutually exclusive (d) Equally likely

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 MCQ INTERVAL ESTIMATION

MCQ 12.1

(a) Parameter

MCQ 12.2
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Estimation is possible only in case of a:
(b) Sample (c) Random sample (d) Population

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Estimation is of two types:
(a) One sided and two sided (b) Type I and type II
(c) Point estimation and interval estimation (d) Biased and unbiased

MCQ 12.3

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A formula or rule used for estimating the parameter is called:
(a) Estimation (b) Estimate (c) Estimator (d) Interval estimate

MCQ 12.4
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A value of an estimator is called:

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(a) Estimation (b) Estimate (c) Variable (d) Constant

MCQ 12.5

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Estimate and estimator are:
(a) Same (b) Different (c) Maximum (d) Minimum

MCQ 12.6

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The type of estimates are:
(a) Point estimate (b) Interval estimates (c) Estimation of confidence region (d) All of the above

MCQ 12.7

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Estimate is the observed value of an:
(a) Unbiased estimator (b) Estimator (c) Estimation (d) Interval estimation

MCQ 12.8
The process of using sample data to estimate the values of unknown population parameter is called:

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(a) Estimate (b) Estimator (c) Estimation (d) Interval estimation

MCQ 12.9
The process of making estimates about the population parameter from a sample is called:

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(a) Statistical independence (b) Statistical inference
(c) Statistical hypothesis (d) Statistical decision

MCQ 12.10
Statistical inference has two branches namely:

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(a) Level of confidence and degrees of freedom
(b) Biased estimator and unbiased estimator
(c) Point estimator and unbiased estimator
(d) Estimation of parameter and testing of hypothesis

MCQ 12.11
A specific value calculated from sample is called:
(a) Estimator (b) Estimate (c) Estimation (d) Bias
MCQ 12.12

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An estimator is a random variable because it varies from:
(a) Population to sample (b) Population to population (c) Sample to sample (d) Sample to

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population

MCQ 12.13
Statistic is an estimator and its calculated value is called:

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(a) Biased estimate (b) Estimation (c) Estimator (d) Interval estimate

MCQ 12.14

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The numerical value which we determine from the sample for population parameter is called:
(a) Estimation (b) Estimate (c) Estimator (d) Confidence coefficient

MCQ 12.15

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A single value used to estimate a population values is called:
(a) Interval estimate (b) Point estimate (c) Level of confidence (d) Degrees of freedom

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MCQ 12.16
An interval calculated from the sample data and it is likely to contain the value of parameter with some
probability is called:

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(a) Interval estimate (b) Point estimate (c) Confidence interval (d) Level of confidence

MCQ 12.17
A range of values within which the population parameter is expected to occur is called:

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(a) Confidence coefficient (b) Confidence interval (c) Confidence limits (d) Level of significance

MCQ 12.18
Interval estimate is determined in terms of:

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(a) Sampling error (b) Error of estimation (c) Confidence coefficient (d) Degrees of freedom

MCQ 12.19
The level of confidence is denoted by:
(a) α (b) β (c) 1 - α (d) 1 - β

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MCQ 12.20
The end points of a confidence interval are called:
(a) Confidence coefficient (b) Confidence limits (c) Error of estimation (d) Parameters

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MCQ 12.21
The probability associated with confidence interval is called:
(a) Level of confidence (b) Confidence coefficient (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Confidence limits

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MCQ 12.22
If the mean of the estimator is not equal to the population parameter, the estimator is said to be:
(a) Unbiased (b) Biased (c) Positively biased (d) Negatively biased

MCQ 12.23
The difference between the expected value of an estimator and the value of the corresponding parameter is
called:
(a) Bias (b) Sampling error (c) Error of estimation (d) Standard error
MCQ 12.24

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Bias of an estimator can be:
(a) Negative (b) Positive (c) Zero (d) Both (a) or (b)

MCQ 12.25

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If is the estimator of the parameter , then is called unbiased if:

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

MCQ 12.26
Estimates given in the form of confidence intervals are called:

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(a) Point estimates (b) Interval estimates (c) Confidence limits (d) Degree of freedom

MCQ 12.27
Interval estimate is associated with:

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MCQ 12.28

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The point estimator of population mean µ is:
(a) Sample mean (b) Sample variance (c) Sample standard deviation (d) Sample size

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MCQ 12.29
(1 – α) is called:
(a) Critical value (b) Level of significance (c) Level of confidence (d) Interval estimate

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MCQ 12.30
If (1 – α) is increased, the width of a confidence interval is:
(a) Decreased (b) Increased (c) Constant (d) Same

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MCQ 12.31
By decreasing the sample size, the confidence interval becomes:
(a) Narrower

MCQ 12.32
(b) Wider (c) Fixed (d) All of the above

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Confidence interval become narrow by increasing the:
(a) Sample size (b) Population size (c) Level of confidence (d) Degrees of freedom

MCQ 12.33

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By increasing the sample size, the precision of confidence interval is:
(a) Increased (b) Decreased (c) Same (d) Unchanged

MCQ 12.34
A function for estimating a parameter is called as:

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(a) Estimator (b) Estimate (c) Estimation (d) Level of confidence

MCQ 12.35
A sample constant representing a population parameter is known as:
(a) Estimation (b) Estimator (c) Estimate (d) Bias

MCQ 12.36
The distance between an estimate and the estimated parameter is called:
(a) Sampling error (b) Error of estimation (c) Bias (d) Standard error
MCQ 12.37

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Standard error is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of an:
(a) Estimate (b) Estimation (c) Estimator (d) Error of estimation

MCQ 12.38

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∑Xi / n for i=1,2,3,….,n is called:
(b) Estimate (c) Estimator (d) Interval estimate

MCQ 12.39
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A statistic is an unbiased estimator of a parameter if:

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(a) E(statistic)=parameter (b) E(mean)=variance
(c) E(variance)=mean (d) E(sample mean)=proportion

MCQ 12.40

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The following statistics are unbiased estimators:
(a) The sample mean (b) The sample variance

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(c) The sample proportion (d) All the above

MCQ 12.41
Which of the following is biased estimator?

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MCQ 12.42

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The number of values that are free to vary after we have placed certain restrictions upon the data is called:
(a) Degrees of freedom (b) Confidence coefficient (c) Number of parameters (d) Number of samples

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MCQ 12.43
If the observations are paired and the number of pairs is n, then degree of freedom is equal to:
(a) n (b) n – 1 (c) n1 + n2 – 2 (d) n/2

MCQ 12.44
In t-distribution for two independent samples n1 = n2 = n, then the degrees of freedom is equal to:

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(a) 2n – 1 (b) 2n – 2 (c) 2n + 1 (d) n – 1

MCQ 12.45

AL
If the population standard deviation σ is unknown, and the sample size is small i.e.; n≤30, the confidence
interval for the population mean µ is based on
(a) The t-distribution (b) The normal distribution
(c) The binomial distribution (d) The hypergeometric distribution

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MCQ 12.46
The shape of the t-distribution depends upon the:
(a) Sample size (b) Population size (c) Parameters (d) Degrees of freedom

MCQ 12.47
If the population standard deviation σ is known, the confidence interval for the population mean µ is based on:
(a) The Poisson distribution (b) The t-distribution
(c) The X2-distribution (d) The normal distribution
MCQ 12.48

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A statistician calculates a 95% confidence interval for µ when σ is known. The confidence interval is Rs. 18000
to Rs. 22000, the amount of the sample mean is:

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(a) Rs. 18000 (b) Rs. 20000 (c) Rs. 22000 (d) Rs. 40000

MCQ 12.49
A student calculates a 90% confidence interval for population mean when population standard deviation σ is

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unknown and n = 9. The confidence interval is -24.3 cents to 64.3 cents, the sample mean is:
(a) 40 (b) -24.3 (c) 64.3 (d) 20

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MCQ 12.50
A 95% confidence interval for population proportion p is 32.4% to 47.6%, the value of sample proportion is:
(a) 40% (b) 32.4% (c) 47.6% (d) 80%

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MCQ 12.51
A confidence interval will be widened if:
(a) The confidence level is increased and the sample size is reduced

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(b) The confidence level is increased and the sample size is increased
(c) The confidence level is decreased and the sample size is increased
(d) The confidence level is decreased and the sample size is decreased

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MCQ 12.52
A 95% confidence interval for the mean of a population is such that:
(a) It contains 95% of the values in the population

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(b) There is a 95% chance that it contains all the values in the population.
(c) There is a 95% chance that it contains the mean of the population
(d) There is a 95% chance that it contains the standard deviation of the population

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MCQ 12.53
If the population standard deviation σ is doubles, the width of the confidence interval for the population mean µ
(i.e.; the upper limit of the confidence interval – lower limit of the confidence interval) will be:
(a) Divided by 2 (b) Multiplied by (c) Doubled (d) Decrease

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MCQ 12.54
If α = 0.10 and n = 15; equals:
(a) 1.761 (b) 1.753 (c) 1.771 (d) 2.145

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MCQ 12.55
If n1 = 16, n2 = 9 and α = 0.01;
(a) 2.787
(b) 2.807
equals:
(c) 2.797 (d) 3.767

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MCQ 12.56
If 1 – α = 0.90, then value of
(a) 1.96
(b) 2.575
is:
(c) 1.645 (d) 2.326
MCQ 12.57

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If the population standard deviation σ is known and the sample size n is less than or equal to or more than 30,
the confidence interval for the population mean µ is:

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MCQ 12.58
If the population standard deviation σ is unknown and the sample size n is greater than 30, the confidence
interval for the population mean µ is:

MCQ 12.59 25
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If the population standard deviation σ is unknown and the sample size n is less than or equal to 30, the
confidence interval for the population mean is:

MCQ 12.60 30
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If we have normal populations with known population standard deviations σ1 and σ2, the confidence interval
estimate for the difference between two population means is:

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MCQ 12.61
If the population standard deviations σ1 and σ2 are unknown and sample sizes
n1, n2 ≥ 30, the100 (1 – α)% confidence interval for is:

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MCQ 12.62
If the sample size is large, the confidence interval estimate of a population proportion p is:

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MCQ 12.63

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If n1, n2 ≤ 30, the confidence interval estimate for the difference of two population means when
population standard deviation σ1, σ2 are unknown but equal in case of pooled variates is:

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MCQ 12.64
The confidence interval estimate for the difference of two population means in case of paired
observations small sample (n ≤ 30) is:

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MCQ 12.65
If the sample size is large, the confidence interval estimate for the difference between two population
proportions p1 – p2 is:

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 MCQ TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS

MCQ 13.1

(a) Hypothesis

MCQ 13.2
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A statement about a population developed for the purpose of testing is called:
(b) Hypothesis testing (c) Level of significance (d) Test-statistic

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Any hypothesis which is tested for the purpose of rejection under the assumption that it is true is
called:
(a) Null hypothesis (b) Alternative hypothesis (c) Statistical hypothesis (d) Composite hypothesis

MCQ 13.3

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A statement about the value of a population parameter is called:
(a) Null hypothesis (b) Alternative hypothesis (c) Simple hypothesis (d) Composite hypothesis

MCQ 13.4
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Any statement whose validity is tested on the basis of a sample is called:

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(a) Null hypothesis (b) Alternative hypothesis (c) Statistical hypothesis (b) Simple hypothesis

MCQ 13.5

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A quantitative statement about a population is called:
(a) Research hypothesis (b) Composite hypothesis (c) Simple hypothesis (d) Statistical hypothesis

MCQ 13.6

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A statement that is accepted if the sample data provide sufficient evidence that the null hypothesis is false is
called:
(a) Simple hypothesis (b) Composite hypothesis (c) Statistical hypothesis (d) Alternative hypothesis

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MCQ 13.7
The alternative hypothesis is also called:
(a) Null hypothesis (b) Statistical hypothesis (c) Research hypothesis (d) Simple hypothesis

MCQ 13.8

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A hypothesis that specifies all the values of parameter is called:
(a) Simple hypothesis (b) Composite hypothesis (c) Statistical hypothesis (d) None of the above

MCQ 13.9

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The hypothesis µ ≤ 10 is a:
(a) Simple hypothesis (b) Composite hypothesis (c) Alternative hypothesis (d) Difficult to tell.

MCQ 13.10
If a hypothesis specifies the population distribution is called:

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(a) Simple hypothesis (b) Composite hypothesis (c) Alternative hypothesis (d) None of the above

MCQ 13.11
A hypothesis may be classified as:
(a) Simple (b) Composite (c) Null (d) All of the above

MCQ 13.12
The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true is called:
(a) Level of confidence (b) Level of significance (c) Power of the test (d) Difficult to tell
MCQ 13.13

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The dividing point between the region where the null hypothesis is rejected and the region where it is not
rejected is said to be:

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(a) Critical region (b) Critical value (c) Acceptance region (d) Significant region

MCQ 13.14
If the critical region is located equally in both sides of the sampling distribution of test-statistic, the test is

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called:
(a) One tailed (b) Two tailed (c) Right tailed (d) Left tailed

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MCQ 13.15
The choice of one-tailed test and two-tailed test depends upon:
(a) Null hypothesis (b) Alternative hypothesis (c) None of these (d) Composite hypotheses

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MCQ 13.16
Test of hypothesis Ho: µ = 50 against H 1: µ > 50 leads to:
(a) Left-tailed test (b) Right-tailed test (c) Two-tailed test (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 13.17
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Test of hypothesis Ho: µ = 20 against H 1: µ < 20 leads to:
(d) All of the above

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(a) Right one-sided test (b) Left one-sided test (c) Two-sided test

MCQ 13.18
Testing Ho: µ = 25 against H 1: µ ≠ 20 leads to:

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(a) Two-tailed test (b) Left-tailed test (c) Right-tailed test (d) Neither (a), (b) and (c)

MCQ 13.19
A rule or formula that provides a basis for testing a null hypothesis is called:

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(a) Test-statistic (b) Population statistic (c) Both of these (d) None of the above

MCQ 13.20
The range of test statistic-Z is:
(a) 0 to 1 (b) -1 to +1 (d) -∞ to +∞

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(c) 0 to ∞

MCQ 13.21
The range of test statistic-t is:

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(a) 0 to ∞ (b) 0 to 1 (c) - ∞ to +∞ (d) -1 to +1

MCQ 13.22
If Ho is true and we reject it is called:
(a) Type-I error (b) Type-II error (c) Standard error (d) Sampling error

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MCQ 13.23
The probability associated with committing type-I error is:
(a) β

MCQ 13.24
(b) α (c) 1 – β (d) 1 – α

A failing student is passed by an examiner, it is an example of:

(a) Type-I error (b) Type-II error (c) Unbiased decision (d) Difficult to tell
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A passing student is failed by an examiner, it is an example of:
(a) Type-I error (b) Type-II error (c) Best decision (d) All of the above

MCQ 13.26

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1 – α is also called:
(a) Confidence coefficient (b) Power of the test (c) Size of the test (d) Level of significance

MCQ 13.27
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1 – α is the probability associated with:

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(a) Type-I error (b) Type-II error (c) Level of confidence (d) Level of significance

MCQ 13.28
Area of the rejection region depends on:

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(a) Size of α (b) Size of β (c) Test-statistic (d) Number of values

MCQ 13.29

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Size of critical region is known as:
(a) β (b) 1 - β (c) Critical value (d) Size of the test

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MCQ 13.30
A null hypothesis is rejected if the value of a test statistic lies in the:
(a) Rejection region (b) Acceptance region (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)

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MCQ 13.31
The test statistic is equal to:

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MCQ 13.32
Level of significance is also called:

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(a) Power of the test (b) Size of the test (c) Level of confidence (d) Confidence coefficient

MCQ 13.33
Level of significance α lies between:

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(a) -1 and +1 (b) 0 and 1 (c) 0 and n (d) -∞ to +∞

MCQ 13.34
Critical region is also called:
(a) Acceptance region (b) Rejection region (c) Confidence region (d) Statistical region

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MCQ 13.35
The probability of rejecting Ho when it is false is called:
(a) Power of the test (b) Size of the test (c) Level of confidence (d) Confidence coefficient

MCQ 13.36
Power of a test is related to:
(a) Type-I error (b) Type-II error (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) and (b)
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In testing hypothesis α + β is always equal to:
(a) One (b) Zero (c) Two (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 13.38

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The significance level is the risk of:
(a) Rejecting H o when H o is correct (b) Rejecting Ho when H1 is correct

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(c) Rejecting H1 when H1 is correct (d) Accepting Ho when Ho is correct.

MCQ 13.39

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An example in a two-sided alternative hypothesis is:
(a) H1: µ < 0 (b) H1: µ > 0 (c) H1: µ ≥ 0 (d) H 1: µ ≠ 0

MCQ 13.40

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If the magnitude of calculated value of t is less than the tabulated value of t and H1 is two-sided, we
should:
(a) Reject Ho (b) Accept H1 (c) Not reject H o (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 13.41
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Accepting a null hypothesis Ho:

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(a) Proves that Ho is true (b) Proves that Ho is false
(c) Implies that H o is likely to be true (d) Proves that µ ≤ 0

MCQ 13.42

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The chance of rejecting a true hypothesis decreases when sample size is:
(a) Decreased (b) Increased (c) Constant (d) Both (a) and (b)

MCQ 13.43

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The equality condition always appears in:
(a) Null hypothesis (b) Simple hypothesis (c) Alternative hypothesis (d) Both (a) and (b)

MCQ 13.44
Which hypothesis is always in an inequality form?

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(a) Null hypothesis (b) Alternative hypothesis (c) Simple hypothesis (d) Composite hypothesis

MCQ 13.45
Which of the following is composite hypothesis?

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(a) µ ≥ µo (b) µ ≤ µo (c) µ = µo (d) µ ≠ µo

MCQ 13.46
P (Type I error) is equal to:
(a) 1 – α (b) 1 – β (d) β

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(c) α

MCQ 13.47
P (Type II error) is equal to:
(a) α (b) β (c) 1 – α (d) 1 – β

MCQ 13.48
The power of the test is equal to:
(a) α (b) β (c) 1 – α (d) 1 – β
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The degree of confidence is equal to:
(a) α (b) β (c) 1 – α (d) 1 – β

MCQ 13.50
α / 2 is called:
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(a) One tailed significance level (b) Two tailed significance level

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(c) Left tailed significance level (d) Right tailed significance level

MCQ 13.51

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Student’s t-test is applicable only when:
(a) n≤30 and σ is known (b) n>30 and σ is unknown (c) n=30 and σ is known (d) All of the above

MCQ 13.52

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Student’s t-statistic is applicable in case of:
(a) Equal number of samples (b) Unequal number of samples (c) Small samples (d) All of the above

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MCQ 13.53
Paired t-test is applicable when the observations in the two samples are:
(a) Equal in number (b) Paired (c) Correlation (d) All of the above

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MCQ 13.54
The degree of freedom for paired t-test based on n pairs of observations is:
(a) 2n - 1 (b) n - 2 (c) 2(n - 1) (d) n - 1

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MCQ 13.55
The test-statistic has d.f = ________:

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(a) n (b) n - 1 (c) n - 2 (d) n1 + n 2 - 2

MCQ 13.56
In an unpaired samples t-test with sample sizes n1= 11 and n2= 11, the value of tabulated t should be
obtained for:

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(a) 10 degrees of freedom (b) 21 degrees of freedom
(c) 22 degrees of freedom (d) 20 degrees of freedom

MCQ 13.57

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In analyzing the results of an experiment involving seven paired samples, tabulated t should be
obtained for:
(a) 13 degrees of freedom (b) 6 degrees of freedom
(c) 12 degrees of freedom (d) 14 degrees of freedom

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MCQ 13.58
The mean difference between 16 paired observations is 25 and the standard deviation of differences is
10. The value of statistic-t is:
(a) 4 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 25

MCQ 13.59
Statistic-t is defined as deviation of sample mean from population mean µ expressed in terms of:
(a) Standard deviation (b) Standard error
(c) Coefficient of standard deviation (d) Coefficient of variation
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Student’s t-distribution has (n-1) d.f. when all the n observations in the sample are:
(a) Dependent (b) Independent (c) Maximum (d) Minimum

MCQ 13.61

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The number of independent values in a set of values is called:
(a) Test-statistic (b) Degree of freedom (c) Level of significance (d) Level of confidence

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MCQ 13.62
The purpose of statistical inference is:
(a) To collect sample data and use them to formulate hypotheses about a population

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(b) To draw conclusion about populations and then collect sample data to support the conclusions
(c) To draw conclusions about populations from sample data
(d) To draw conclusions about the known value of population parameter

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MCQ 13.63
Suppose that the null hypothesis is true and it is rejected, is known as:
(a) A type-I error, and its probability is β

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(b) A type-I error, and its probability is α
(c) A type-II error, and its probability is α
(d) A type-Il error, and its probability is β

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MCQ 13.64
An advertising agency wants to test the hypothesis that the proportion of adults in Pakistan who read a Sunday
Magazine is 25 percent. The null hypothesis is that the proportion reading the Sunday Magazine is:

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(a) Different from 25% (b) Equal to 25% (c) Less than 25 % (d) More than 25 %

MCQ 13.65

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If the mean of a particular population is µo, is distributed:
(a) As a standard normal variable, if the population is non-normal
(b) As a standard normal variable, if the sample is large
(c) As a standard normal variable, if the population is normal
(d) As the t-distribution with v = n - 1 degrees of freedom

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MCQ 13.66
If µ1 and µ2 are means of two populations, is distributed:

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(a) As a standard normal variable, if both samples are independent and less than 30
(b) As a standard normal variable, if both populations are normal
(c) As both (a) and (b) state

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(d) As the t-distribution with n1 + n2 - 2 degrees of freedom

MCQ 13.67
If the population proportion equals po, then is distributed:

(a) As a standard normal variable, if n > 30

(b) As a Poisson variable
(c) As the t-distribution with v= n 1 degrees of freedom
(d) As a distribution with v degrees of freedom
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(a) t-test

MCQ 13.69
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When σ is known, the hypothesis about population mean is tested by:
(b) Z-test (c) χ2-test (d) F-test

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Given µo = 130, = 150, σ = 25 and n = 4; what test statistics is appropriate?
(a) t (b) Z (c) χ2 (d) F

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MCQ 13.70
Given Ho: µ = µo, H1: µ ≠ µo, α = 0.05 and we reject Ho; the absolute value of the Z-statistic must have equalled
or been beyond what value?
(a) 1.96 (b) 1.65 (c) 2.58 (d) 2.33

MCQ 13.71
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If p1 and p2 are not identical, then standard error of the difference of proportions (p1 – p 2) is:

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MCQ 13.72
Under the hypothesis Ho: p1 = p2, the formula for the standard error of the difference between
proportions (p1 – p2) is:

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