Republic of the Philippines

MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – MAGUINDANAO

Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte
INTEGRATED LABORATORY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
Name: ____________________________________________Date: __________
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MULTIPLE CHOICE (30 items)
General Instruction: Read the questions carefully, encircle the correct answer
among the given alternatives.
1. What is the definition of the mean in a set of numbers?
a) The highest value in the dataset
b) The middle value of dataset
c) The most frequently occurring value in the dataset
d) The sum of all values divided by the total number of values
2. What is the definition of mode in a set of numbers?
a) The highest value in the dataset
b) The middle value of dataset
c) The most frequently occurring value in the dataset
d) The sum of all values divided by the total number of values
3. Which of the following statements best defines group data in statistics?
a) Each group typically represents a range of values, treating data within as if
they are at the midpoint.
b) Grouping facilitates the identification of patterns or trends, making analysis
and interpretation more manageable.
c) Grouping involves categorizing numerical values into intervals.
d) It is particularly useful for simplifying the presentation of large datasets.
4. Which of the following statements best defines ungrouped data in statistics?
a) Each data point in ungrouped data represents an individual, uncategorized
value.
b) It is particularly useful for simplifying the presentation of large datasets.
c) Ungrouped data facilitates the identification of patterns or trends, making
analysis and interpretation more manageable.
d) Ungrouped data refers to organizing numerical values into intervals.
5. What is the most accurate definition of weighted mean in statistics?
a) It involves organizing numerical values into intervals to simplify data
presentation.
b) It provides a simple indication of the spread or variability within the data.
 c) Weighted mean is a measure of central tendency that considers the sum of all
data points in a dataset.
d) Weighted mean is calculated by multiplying each data point by its
corresponding weight and then dividing by the sum of the weights.
6. What best describes the midpoint method in statistics?
a) Each group in the midpoint method represents the exact midpoint between
the smallest and largest values.
b) It is a technique for simplifying the presentation of large datasets by grouping
numerical values into intervals.
c) The midpoint method involves calculating the average of the smallest and
largest values in a dataset.
d) The midpoint method is a measure of central tendency that considers the
distribution of values within a dataset.
7. Which statement correctly defines the range in statistics?
a) It refers to the method of organizing data points into categories or intervals.
b) Range is a statistical method used to identify the central value of a dataset.
c) The range is determined by subtracting the smallest value in a dataset from
the largest value.
d) The range is the sum of all values in a dataset, divided by the number of
values.
8. Which of the following statements best defines standard deviation in statistics?
a) It involves organizing numerical values into intervals to simplify data
presentation.
b) It is a measure of central tendency that considers the distribution of values
within a dataset.
c) Standard deviation is calculated by taking the square root of the variance,
which is the average of the squared differences from the mean.
d) Standard deviation is the average of the smallest and largest values in a
dataset.
9. What is the most accurate definition of population in statistics?
a) It involves categorizing numerical values into intervals for analysis.
b) It is the entire set of individuals or objects that possess certain characteristics
and are of interest to a study.
c) Population is the average value of a variable in a dataset.
d) Population refers to a group of people living in a specific geographic area.
10. What best defines a sample in statistics?
a) A sample is a subset of the population, selected to represent the larger group
for statistical analysis.
b) A sample is the entire set of individuals or objects that possess certain
characteristics and are of interest to a study.
c) It refers to a group of people living in a specific geographic area.
 d) Sample is the average value of a variable in a dataset.
11. What accurately describes "i" in statistics?
a) i refers to the sum of all values in a dataset, providing a measure of the
dataset's size.
b) It involves organizing numerical values into intervals to simplify data
presentation.
c) i represents the average or mean of a set of values in a sample or population.
d) i is a variable or index used to denote individual data points or observations in
a dataset.
12. What accurately describes "Xi" in statistics?
a) It refers to the method of organizing data points into categories or intervals.
b) Xi is a specific data point or observation in a dataset, denoting individual
values.
c) Xi is the sum of all values in a dataset, divided by the number of values.
d) Xi represents the average or mean of a set of values in a sample or
population.
13. What accurately describes "MD" in statistics?
a) It is the method of organizing data points into categories or intervals.
b) MD is a measure of central tendency that considers the distribution of values
within a dataset.
c) MD represents the average or mean of a set of values in a sample or
population.
d) MD stands for Mean Deviation, which is calculated by finding the average of
the absolute differences between each data point and the mean of the
dataset.
14. Which statement accurately defines "N" in statistics?
a) It involves organizing numerical values into intervals to simplify data
presentation.
b) N is the total number of observations or data points in a dataset, indicating the
dataset's size.
c) N refers to the sum of all values in a dataset, providing a measure of the
dataset's size.
d) N represents the average or mean of a set of values in a sample or
population.
15. In a set of age of the students: 20, 23, 15, 15, 19, 25, and 17, what is the mode?
a) 17
b) 19
c) 15
d) 20
16. In a set of exam scores: 75, 80, 85 and 90, what is the mean?
 a) 80
b) 82.5
c) 83.5
d) 90
17. In a set numbers: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 what is the median?
a) 20
b) 25
c) 30
d) 35
18. Consider the following set of data representing the age of participants in a
competition: 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30. What is the mean age of the
participants?
a) 22
b) 24
c) 26
d) 28
19. In a set of numbers: 5, 8, 10, 8, 12 and 8, what is the mode?
a) 5
b) 8
c) 10
d) 12
20. The recorded temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) over a week were 72, 74, 72,
70, 72 and 76. What is the mode?
a) 70
b) 72
c) 74
d) 76
21. The ages of five students in a class are 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26 years. Find the
mean age of the students?
a) 22 years
b) 21 years
c) 23 years
d) 24 years
22. The weights of six apples are 120 grams, 130 grams, 140 grams, 150 grams,
160 grams, and 170 grams. Find the mean weight of the apples?
a) 140 grams
b) 145 grams
c) 150 grams
d) 155 grams
23. What is the definition of median in a set of numbers?
a) The highest value in the dataset
b) The middle value of the dataset
c) The most frequency occurring value in the dataset
d) The sum of all values divided by the total number of value
24. Suppose Mr. Antoling conducting his research and the objective of his research
is to determine the relationship and the performance of the students in Calculus and
English subjects. What types of statistics he is dealing?
a) It is descriptive statistics because he will be dealing with grades.
b) It is inferential statistics because he will be determining the relationship
between the performance of the students in both subject.
c) Both descriptive and inferential since he will be dealing with the average of
the grades of the students and the relationship of both subjects.
d) Both descriptive and inferential since these types of statistics must be apply in
all kinds of research.
25. The monthly salaries of six employees in a company are as follows: 30,000,
30,500, 40,200, 30,800, 40,000 and 30,600. Calculate the mean monthly salary of
the employees.
a) 32,700.00
b) 33,700.00
c) 33,683.33
d) 32,683.33
26. Considering the dataset: 8, 12, 15, 18, 22, 27, 31, 35, 40. What is the mean and
median of the data set?
a) Mean: 24, median: 27
b) Mean: 20.5, median: 22
c) Mean: 28, median: 25
d) Mean: 22.5, median 28
27. Consider the following dataset: 12, 18, 24, 24, 30, 35, 36, 42. What is the mean,
median and mode of this dataset?
a) Mean: 28, median: 27, mode: 24
b) Mean: 27, median: 30, mode: 36
c) Mean: 30, median: 36, mode: 24
d) Mean: 36, median: 30, mode: 24
28. What measure of dispersion describes the spread of data around the mean?
a) Mean absolute deviation
b) Variance
c) Standard deviation
d) Range
29. The following table represents the fathers’ ages of the 15 STT061 students. Find
the range, standard deviation, and variance of the date set.

40 44 47 52 45
45 39 51 58 51
39 42 50 50 38

a) Range: 12, Standard Deviation: 5.5, Variance: 32

b) Range: 20, Standard Deviation: 5.67, Variance: 32.20
c) Range: 28.5, Standard Deviation: 55.6, Variance: 32
d) Range: 20, Standard Deviation: 5.20, Variance: 32.50
30. If you toss coin three times, what is the probability of getting 2 heads?
a) 37.10%
b) 37.5%
c) 35.5%
d) 35.10%