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North Luzon Philippines State College: Midterm Examination IN Biostatistics

This document contains a midterm examination in biostatistics from North Luzon Philippines State College. The exam includes 25 multiple choice questions testing concepts in biostatistics such as measures of central tendency, sampling, standard deviation, and variance. It also includes two short answer questions requiring calculations related to population statistics and finding the standard deviation. The exam tests fundamental statistical concepts applied to biological and medical data analysis.

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North Luzon Philippines State College: Midterm Examination IN Biostatistics

This document contains a midterm examination in biostatistics from North Luzon Philippines State College. The exam includes 25 multiple choice questions testing concepts in biostatistics such as measures of central tendency, sampling, standard deviation, and variance. It also includes two short answer questions requiring calculations related to population statistics and finding the standard deviation. The exam tests fundamental statistical concepts applied to biological and medical data analysis.

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NORTH LUZON PHILIPPINES STATE COLLEGE

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
IN
BIOSTATISTICS

Name: ______________________ Course/Year/Section: ____________

I. Choose the best answer from the choices.

1. It is the application of statistical principles to queries and problems in medicine,


public health or biology.
a. Statistics
b. Biostatistics
c. Statistical Analysis
d. Data Gathering

2. The median of a series of numerical values is _____________.


a. A value for which half of the values are higher and half of the values are lower
b. The value located exactly midway between the minimum and maximum of the
series
c. The most commonly encountered values among the series
d. A measure of the eccentricity of the series

3. The average of a series of numerical values is ____________.


a. Lower than the minimum value in the series
b. Higher than the maximum value in the series
c. Not an indicator of central tendency for the values of the series
d. The sum of the values divided by their number

4. It involves the drawing of conclusion from the analyzed data. It is also the formulation
of conclusion or judgment or prediction.
a. Interpretation of data
b. Collection or data gathering
c. Analysis of data
d. Organization or the Presentation

5. It deals with making a judgment or a conclusion about the population based on the
findings from a sample that is taken from the population.
a. Descriptive Statistics
b. Conclusive Statistics
c. Hypothetical Statistics
d. Inferential Statistics

6. In statistics, it is the totality of objects or individual having the same characteristics.


a. Sample
b. Census

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c. Population
d. Category

7. A quantitative data that are obtained through a measure like height, weight, age.
a. Constant
b. Discrete
c. Distinct
d. Continuous

8. A researcher wants to determine the factors that affect successful child delivery of
pregnant mothers in Candon City with a population of 3,400 mothers. If he allows a
margin of error of 3%, how many must he consider into his sample?
a. 1111
b. 837
c. 1700
d. 33

9. The formula [∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑋𝑖 ]2 refers to the ___________.


a. Square of the sum of variables
b. Sum of the square of variables
c. Variables of the sum of squares
d. None of the above

10. A summary table in which the data are arranged into conveniently established,
numerically ordered class groupings or ungrouping.
a. Frequency Distribution
b. Tabular Method
c. Graphical Method
d. Textual Method

11. The most commonly used measure of central tendency


a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Middle

12. What is the median of the scores 1, 3, 5, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 4?


a. 0.5
b. 1.5
c. 2.5
d. 3.5

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13. Used for groups of data which do not tend to group around a central point like a
bimodal set of data with the modes at the extreme ends of the distribution.
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. All of the above

14. It is the difference between the highest and the lowest values in a set of observation.
a. Range
b. Average Deviation
c. Standard Deviation
d. Variance

15. The greater the range, the more ___________ is the group and the more spread is
the distribution.
a. Homogenous
b. Heterogenous
c. Complex
d. Simple

16. It ignores extreme scores and measures the range covered by the middle 50% of the
distribution.
a. Central Range
b. Middle Range
c. Interquartile Range
d. Semi-interquartile Range

17. It is the square root of the mean of the squared deviations from the mean of a
distribution.
a. Range
b. Average Deviation
c. Standard Deviation
d. Variance

18. It is the mean of the squared deviations from the mean.


a. Range
b. Average Deviation
c. Standard Deviation
d. Variance

19. If S.D. is equal to 2.0, then variance is equal to _______.


a. 0.5
b. 1.0
c. 2.0
d. 4.0

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20. It is the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean/average.


a. Coefficient of Variation.
b. Average Deviation
c. Mean Deviation
d. None of the above

21. If the average of a series of values is 10 and their variance is 4, then the coefficient of
variation is ______.
a. 40%
b. 20%
c. 80%
d. 10%

22. These are observations or values that are abnormally higher or lower from normal
observations.
a. Outliers
b. Outfielders
c. Abnormalities
d. None of the above

23. A manufacturer of contact lenses is studying the curvature of the lenses it sells. In
particular, the last 500 lenses sold had an average curvature of 0.5. The population is
__________.
a. the 500 lenses.
b. 0.5
c. the lenses sold today
d. all the lenses sold by the manufacturer

24. What is the variance for the following set of scores: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2?


a. 0
b. 2
c. 4
d. 10

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25. Which of the following sets of scores has the greatest range?
a. 2, 5, 8, 11
b. 13, 13, 13, 13
c. 20, 25, 26 ,27
d. 42, 43, 44, 45

II. Complete the table. (25 pts)

Male Female 𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥𝑦 (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ) (𝑥 + 𝑦)2


12 31 144 961 372 1105 1849
10 19 100 361 190 505 841
28 22 784 484 616 1268 2500
4 9 16 81 36 97 169
18 22 324 484 396 808 1600
Σx = 72 Σy = 103 Σx2 = 1368 Σy2 = 2371 Σxy = 1583 Σ (x2 + y2) = 3783 Σ (x + y)2 = 6959
(Σx)2 = 5184 (Σy)2 = 10609 Σx Σy = 7416

III. Find for the standard deviation. (25 pts)

Statistics Scores 𝑋𝑖 − 𝑋̅ (𝑋𝑖 − 𝑋̅)2


12 0 0
15 3 9
13 1 1
12 0 0
12 0 0
9 -3 9
8 -4 16
11 -1 1
13 1 1
15 3 9

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