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Statistics 2

This document provides 15 multiple choice questions about basic statistics concepts. The questions cover topics like the differences between descriptive and inferential statistics, definitions of populations and samples, examples of qualitative and quantitative data, measures of central tendency and dispersion. The answers to each question are also provided.

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Statistics 2

This document provides 15 multiple choice questions about basic statistics concepts. The questions cover topics like the differences between descriptive and inferential statistics, definitions of populations and samples, examples of qualitative and quantitative data, measures of central tendency and dispersion. The answers to each question are also provided.

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Statistics MCQs on Basic Statistics

Question 1: In inferential statistics, we study


A) the methods to make decisions about population based on
sample results
B) how to make decisions about mean, median, or mode
C) how a sample is obtained from a population
D) None of the above
Question 2: In descriptive statistics, we study
A) The description of decision making process
B) The methods for organizing, displaying, and describing data
C) How to describe the probability distribution
D) None of the above
Question 3: When data are collected in a statistical study for
only a portion or subset of all elements of interest we are using:
A) A sample
B) A Parameter
C) A Population
D) Both b and c
Question 4: In statistics, a sample means
A) A portion of the sample
B) A portion of the population
C) all the items under investigation
D) none of the above
Question 5: The height of a student is 60 inches. This is an
example of 
A) Qualitative data
B) Categorical data
C) Continuous data
D) Discrete data
Question 6: Data in the Population Census Report is:
A) Grouped data
B) Ungrouped data
C) Secondary data
D) Primary data
E) Arrayed data

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Question 7: Which of the following is not based on all the


observations?
A) Arithmetic Mean
B) Geometric Mean
C) Harmonic Mean
D) Weighted Mean
E) Mode
Question 8: Statistic is a numerical quantity, which is
calculated from:
A) Population
B) Sample
C) Data
D) Observations
Question 9: Which one of the following measurement does not
divide a set of observations into equal parts?
A) Quartiles
B) Standard Deviations
C) Percentiles
D) Deciles
E) Median
Question 10: Which branch of statistics deals with the
techniques that are used to organize, summarize, and present
the data:
A) Advanced Statistics
B) Probability Statistics
C) Inferential Statistics
D) Descriptive Statistics
E) Bayesian Statistics
Question 11: You asked ve of your classmates about their
height. On the basis of this information, you stated that the
average height of all students in your university or college is 67
inches. This is an example of:
A) Descriptive statistics
B) Inferential Statistics
C) Parameter

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D) Population
Question 12: In statistics, conducting a survey means
A) Collecting information from elements
B) Making mathematical calculations
C) Drawing graphs and pictures
D) None of the above
Question 13: The algebraic sum of deviations from mean is:
A) Maximum
B) Zero
C) Minimum
D) Undened
Question 14: In statistics, a population consists of:
A) All People living in a country
B) All People living in the are under study
C) All subjects or objects whose characteristics are being studied
D) None of the above
Question 15: Which one is the not measure of dispersion.
A) The Range
B) 50th Percentile
C) Inter-Quartile Range
D) Variance
Answers:
1) A 2) B 3) A 4) B 5) C
6) D 7) E 8) B 9) B 10) D
11) B 12) A 13) B 14) C 15) B

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