1. In a throw of coin what is the probability of getting head.

A. 1 B. 2 C. ½ D. 0

7. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two
numbers whose product is even ?
A. 3/4 B. 1/4 C. 7/4 D. ½

1.In special rule of addition of probability, the events are always

A Independent events

B Mutually Exclusive events

C Bayesian

D Empirical
Which of the following is not a correct statement about a probability.

A It must have a value between 0 and 1

B It can be reported as a decimal or a fraction

A value near 0 means that the event is not likely to

C occur/happens

D It is the collection of several experiments.

Question 5
In which approach to probability the outcomes are equally likely to occur?

A Classical Probability

B Subjective Probability
C Relative Frequency

D Independent
Question 6
In a Poisson probability distribution

A The mean and variance of the distribution are same (equal)

B The probability of success is always greater than 5

C The number of trials is always less than 5

D It always contains a contingency table

Question 7
Which of the following is not a condition of the binomial distribution?

A Only 2 possible outcomes

B have constant probability of success

C must have at least 3 trials

D trials must be independent

Question 8
If a card is chosen from a standard deck of cards, what is the probability of getting a five or a seven?

A 4/52
B 1/26

C 8/52

D 1/169
Question 9
The joint probability is

A The likelihood of two events happening together

The likelihood of an event happening given that another event

B has already happened

C Based on two mutually exclusive events

D Also called Prior probability

Question 10
A listing of the possibile outcomes of an experiment and their corresponding probability is called

A Random Variable

B Contingency table

C Bayesian table

D Probability distribution

E Frequency distribution

Question 11
If you roll a pair of dice, what is the probability that (at least) one of the dice is a 4 or the sum of the dice is
7?

A 4/36

B 13/36

C 21/36

D 15/36
Question 12
The collection of one or more outcomes from an experiment is called

A Probability

B Event

C Random Variable

D Z-Value

E Random Experiment

Question 13
Which of the following is not an example of a discrete probability distribution?

A The sale or purchase price of a house

B The number of bedrooms in a house

C The number of bathrooms in a house

D Whether or not a home has a swimming pool in it.

Question 14
The the special rule of multiplication of probability, the events must be

A Independent

B Mutually exclusive

C Bayesian

D Empirical
Question 1
In hypergeometric distribution, the trials are

A Independent

B Dependent

C Collectively Exhaustive

D None
Question 2
Binomial distribution is symmetrical when

A p=q
B p>q

C p<q

D np > npq
Question 3
The mean of binomial distribution is

A npq

B np

C npq−−−√npq
D np−−√np
E nq−−√nq
Question 4
In binomial distribution n=6 and p=0.9, then the value of P(X=7) is

A One

B Less than zero

C Zero

D More than zero

Question 5
The mean, median and mode for binomial distribution will be equal when
A p =0.5

B p< 0.5

C p> 0.5

D p= 1

E None of these

Question 6
If in a binomial distribution n = 1 then E(X) is

A q

B p

C0

D1
Question 7
The successive trials are with replacement in

A Hypergeometric distribution

B Binomial distribution

C Geometric distribution
D None of above
Question 8
Binomial distribution has parameters

A Three

B Two

C One

D Four

E None

Question 9
In a binomial probability distribution it is impossible to find

A P(X < 0)

B P(X = 0)

C P(X > 0)

D P(0 ≤ X ≤ n)
Question 10
Hypergeometric distribution has parameters

A 2
B 1

C3

D4

E No

Question 11
Which of the following is not the property of binomial distribution

A n is fixed

B has two outcomes

C Trials are independent

D Probability of success varies from trial to trial

Question 12
The probability of success changes from trial to trial in

A Binomial distribution

B Geometric distribution

C Sampling distribution

D Hypergeometric distribution
Question 13
Each trial in Binomial distribution has

A One Outcome

B Two Outcome

C Three Outcome

D Four Outcome
Question 14
A random variable X has binomial distribution with n = 10 and p = 0.3 then variance of X is

A 10

B 12

C 2.1

D 21

E None

Question 15
Binomial distribution is negatively skewed when

A p=0

B p>1/2
C p<1/2

D p=-1/2

E p=1/3

Question 16
The mean of hypergeometric distribution is

A nkNnkN

B N−knN−kn

C nNknNk

D n+kNn+kN

Question 17
A fair coin is tossed four times, the probability of getting four heads is

A 1/4

B 1/2

C 1/16

D1

E 0

Question 18
Successive trials in binomial distribution are

Dependent
A
B Independent

C Equally Likely

D Mutually exclusive

E None

Question 19
In which distribution successive trials are without replacement

A Hypergeometric distribution

B Binomial distribution

C Poisson distribution

D Geometric distribution
Question 20
The variance of binomial distribution is always

A Less than mean

B Equal to mean

C Greater than mean

D Equal to standard deviation

E None of these

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Question 1
What is the probability that a ball drawn at random from a jar?

A 0.1

B 1

C 0.5

D0

E Cannot be determined from given information

Question 2
Total Area under the curve in probability of density function is

A 0

B -1

C1

D Infinity
Question 3
For distribution Function F(X),  F(−∞)=0F(−∞)=0 and  F(∞)=F(∞)=?
A 0

B -1

C1
Question 4
A discrete probability distribution may be represented by

A A table

B A graph

C A mathematical Equation

D All of these
Question 5
The distribution function F(X) is represented by

A P(X=x)

B P(X<x)< div="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></x)<>

C P(X>x)

D P(X≤x)P(X≤x)
Question 6
For a probability density function (pdf), the probability of a single point is
A 1

B 2

C0

D Constant
Question 7
The probability function is always

A Negative

B Non Negative

C Positive

D None
Question 8
Probability of occurrence of an event lies between

A -1 and 0

B 0 and 1

C -1 and 1

D exactly 1
Question 9
If C is non-random variable, the E(C) is

A Zero

B C

C1

D2

E None

Question 10
For a random variable X, E(X) is

A Harmonic Mean (HM)

B Geometric Mean (GM)

C Arithmetic Mean (AM)

D Non
Question 11
Probability distribution of a random variable is also known as

A Probability

B Probability Function
C Distribution Function

D Probability Distribution

E Probability Density Function

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The Normal Distribution has parameters

A 3

B 2

C1

D4
Question 2
In case of symmetrical distribution

A Mean=Mode=Median

B μ3=μ4μ3=μ4

C β =β β1=β4
1 4

D μ =μ μ1=μ2
1 2

Question 3
Normal Distribution

A Have no Mode
B Multi Modal

C Uni Modal

D Bi Modal

E Tri Modal

Question 4
The lower and upper quartiles of standard normal variate are respectively

A -0.7979 and 0.7979

B μ+0.6745σμ+0.6745σ and μ−0.6745σμ−0.6745σ

C -0.6745 and 0.6745

D −0.7979σ−0.7979σ and 0.7979σ0.7979σ
Question 5
In a normal distribution E(X−μ)2E(X−μ)2 is

A Variance

B Quantile Deviation

C Mean Deviation

D Standard Deviation
Question 6
The median of normal distribution corresponds to the value of Z equal to
A 0

B μμ

C1
D 0.5
Question 7
Total Area under the normal curve is

A 0

B 1

C Less than 1

D Greater than 1

E None

Question 8
In Normal distribution, the parameters which controls the flatness of the curve is

A None

B 2π−−√,e2π,e

C μ,σμ,σ
D μ,MDμ,MD
Question 9
Shape of normal curve can be related to
A Rectangle

B L

CJ

D Circle

E Bell

Question 10
Area under the normal curve on either side of mean is

A -1

B 0.5

C1

D2

E Mean value

Question 11
If Y=5X + 10 and X is N(10,25), then mean of Y is

A 135

B 60
C 50

D 70
Question 12
If X~N(16, 49), then mean is

A 49

B 7

C4

D 16
Question 13
We use normal distribution when "n" is

A Fixed

B Small

C Large

D None
Question 14
The Normal Curve is asymptotic to the

A Y-axis
B None

C Along Y=X

D X-axis
Question 15
Mean deviation of Normal Distribution is

A 34σ34σ

B 45σ45σ

C 78σ78σ

D 23σ23σ

Question 16
If X N(55,49)X N(55,49) then σσ

A 7

B 55

C 49

D 104
Question 17
Normal Distribution is

A Leptokurtic
B Mesokurtic

C None

D PLatykurtic
Question 18
The shape of normal curve depends upon

A Mean Deviation

B None

C Mean

D Quartile Deviation

E Standard Deviation

Question 19
Which of the following parameter control the relative flatness of normal distribution

A Standard Deviation

B Mean

CMode
None
D
Question 1
CORRECT
The strength  (degree) of the correlation between a set of independent
variables X and a dependent variable Y is measured by

A Coefficient of Correlation

B Coefficient of Determination

CStandard error of estimate

All of the above

Question 2
WRONG
The percent of total variation of the dependent variable Y explained by
the set of independent variables X is measured by

Coefficient of Correlation

Coefficient of Skewness

Coefficient of Determination

D Standard Error or Estimate

E Multicollinearity

Question 3
WRONG
A coefficient of correlation is computed to be -0.95 means that

A The relationship between two variables is weak.

The relationship between two variables is strong and positive

 The relationship between two variables is strong and but negative

D Correlation coefficient cannot have this value

Question 4
CORRECT
Let the coefficient of determination computed to be 0.39 in a problem
involving one independent variable and one dependent variable. This
result means that  

A The relationship between two variables is negative

B The correlation coefficient is 0.39 also

39% of the total variation is explained by the independent

variable

D 39% of the total variation is explained by the dependent variable

Question 5
WRONG
Relationship between correlation coefficient and coefficient of
determination is that

A both are unrelated

The coefficient of determination is the coefficient of correlation

squared

The coefficient of determination is the square root of the

coefficient of correlation

D both are equal

Question 6
WRONG
Multicollinearity exists when

independent varialbes are correlated less than -0.70 or more than

0.70

An independent variables is strongly correlated with a dependent

variable.

There is only one independent variable

The relationship between dependent and independent variable is

D non-linear
Question 7
WRONG
If "time" is used as the independent variable in a simple linear regression
analysis, then which of the following assumption could be violated

There is a linear relationship between the independent and

dependent variables

The residual variation is the same for all fitted values of Y

The residuals are normally distributed

Successive observations of the dependent variable are

uncorrelated

Question 8
CORRECT
In multiple regression, when the global test of significance is rejected, we
can conclude that

A All of the net sample regression coefficients are equal to zero

B All of the sample regression coefficients are not equal to zero

At least one sample regression coefficient is not equal to zero

The regression equation intersects the Y-axis at zero.

D
Question 9
WRONG
A residual is defined as

Y−Y^

B Error sum of square

Regression sum of squares

D Type I Error
Question 10
WRONG
What test statistic is used for a global test of significance?
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Z test

t test

Chi-square test

F test
MCQs on Correlation and Regression Analysis III
Question 1
The best fitting trend is one for which the sum of squares of error is

A Zero

B Minimum (Least)

C Maximum

D None
 MCQS about Statistical Inference
Question 1
A quantity obtained by applying certain rule or formula is known as

A Test Statistics

B Estimator

C Estimation

D Sample

E Estimate

Question 2
Criteria to check a point estimator to be good are

A Unbiasedness

B All Above

C Consistency

D Efficiency
Question 3
1 – α is the probability of

A Rejection Region
B Type-II Error

C Type-I Error

D Acceptance Region
Question 4
Parameter is a _____________ quantity

A Variable

B Non of the above

C Constant
Question 5
Consistency of an estimator can be checked by comparing

A Mean

B Standard Deviation

C Variance

D Mean Square Error

Question 6
If we reject the null hypothesis, we might be making

A correct Decision
A
B Type-II Error

C Type-I Error

D Unpredictable
Question 7
Herbicide A has been used for years in order to kill a particular type of weed. An experiment is to be
conducted in order to see whether a new herbicide, Herbicide B, is more effective than Herbicide A.
Herbicide A will continue to be used unless there is sufficient evidence that Herbicide B is more effective.
The alternative hypothesis in this problem is

A Herbicide B is more effective than Herbicide A

B Herbicide A is not more effective than Herbicide B

C Herbicide A is more effective than Herbicide B

D Herbicide B is not more effective than Herbicide A

Question 8
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is a test for equality of

A Variances

B Means

C Only two parameters

D Proporitons
Question 9
Which of the following is an assumption underlying the use of the t-distributions?

A The samples are drawn from a normally distributed population.

B The variance of the population is known

s (sample standard deviation) is an unbiased estimate of the

C population variance.

D All above
Question 10
For t distribution, increasing the sample size, the affect will be on

A Degrees of Freedom

B All Above

C Standard Error of the Means

D The t-ratio
Question 11
The t distributions are

A None of these

Skewed
B
C Symmetrical

D Same as Normal Curve

Question 12
Condition for applying Central Limit Theorem (CLT) which approximate the sampling distribution of the
mean with a normal distribution is?

A n > 30

B N < 30

C 2n<N

D n/N > 5

E N(1 - p) > 5

Question 13
Which of the following is a true statement, for comparing the t distributions with standard normal,

The Normal Curve is symmetrical whereas the t-distributions are

A slightly skewed

B None of the Above

The proportion of area beyond a specific value of "t" is less than the
C proportion of normal curve
 Greater the degree of freedom, the more the t-distribution resembles
D the standard normal distribution
Question 14
What is the probability of a type II error when α=0.05?

A 0.025

B Cannot be determined without more information

C 0.95

D 0.05
Question 15
The critical value of a test statistic is determined from

A The sampling distribution of the statistics assuming Null Hypothesis

B Calculations from the data

C Calculations based on many actual repetitions of the same experiment

The sampling distribution of the statistic assuming Alternative
D Hypothesis

MCQs about Statistical Inference-II

Question 1
When testing for randomness, we can use

None of these
A
B Mann-Whitney U test

C Sign test

D Runs test
Question 2
Which of the following tests is most likely assessing this null hypothesis: H 0 The number of violations per
apartment in the population of all city apartments is binomially distributed with a probability of success in
any one trial of P=0.3 dd

A The Mann-Whitney test

B The Wilcoxon Signed Rank test

C The Kruskal-Wallis test

D The Kolmogorove-Simirnov test

Question 3
The sign test assumes that the

A Samples are dependent

B Samples are independent

C Samples have the same mean

D None of these
Question 4
The non parametric equivalent of an unpaired samples t-test is

A Kruskal Wallis Test

B Sign test

C Mann-Whitney U test

D Wilcoxon signed rank test

Question 5
The Spearman Rank-Correlation test requires that the   (visit: http://itfeature.com)

A Data must be measured on the same scale

B Data must be from two independent samples

C Data should be of ordinal scale at least

D Data must be distributed at least approximately as a t-distribution

Question 6
The sign test is

A Less Powerful than that of the Wilcoxon signed rank test

Equivalent to Mann-Whitney test

B
C More Powerful than the paired sample t-test

D More Powerful than the Wilcoxon signed rank test

Question 7
When using the sign test, if two scores are tied, then

A we depends upon the scores

B we discard them

C we count them

D None of these
Question 8
Comparing the times-tofailur of radar transponders made by firms A, B, and C based on an airline's
sample experience with the three types of instruments one may use

A Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test

B Spearman Rank Correlation test

C Kruskal-Wallis test

D Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
Question 9
Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test can be of

A None of the above

B Either of the above

C Upper tailed

D Lower tailed
Question 10
Three brands of coffee are rated for taste on a scale of 1 to 10. Six persons are asked to rate each brand
so that there is a total of 18 observations. The appropriate test to determine if three brand taste equally
good is

A One way analysis of variance (ANOVA)

B Spearman Rank difference

C Kruskal-Wallis test

D Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test

Question 11
Which of the following test must be two-sided?

A Sign test

B Kruskal-Wallis

Wilcoxon Signed Rank

C
D Runs test
Question 12
The Runs test results in rejecting the null hypothesis of randomness when

A Either of the above

B There is an unusually large number of runs

C None of the above

D There is an unusually small number of runs

Question 13
In testing for the difference between two populations, it is possible to use

A None of the above

B The Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test

C Either of the above

D The Sign test

Question 14
The Mann-Whitney U test is preferred to a t-test when

Sample sizes are small

A
B The assumption of normality is not met

C Sample are dependent

D Data are paired

Question 15
Which of the following test use Rank Sums

A Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon tests

B Runs test

C Chi-Square and Sign tests

D F test
Question 16
To perform a Runs test for randomness the data must be

A Divided into at least two classifications

B Qualitative

C Quantitative
Divided into exactly two classification
D
Question 17
In a Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test

Ties within one sample may affect the decision

A

B Ties between the two samples may affect the decision

C Ties always affect the decision

D Ties never affect the decision

Question 18
The Wilcoxon Signed Rank test is used

A To test for randomness

B Only in matched pairs samples (dependent samples)

C As an alternative to the Kruskal-Wallis test

D Only with independent samples

Question 19
The Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test used to compares

A Any number of populations

Two populations
B
C Three Populations

D A sample mean to the population mean