Statistics Model Exam
Statistics Model Exam
2.How would you use the drop-down menus in SPSS to generate a frequency table?
A.Open the Output Viewer and click: Save As; Pie Chart
B.Click on: Analyze; Descriptive Statistics; Frequencies
C.Click on: Graphs; Frequencies; Pearson
D.Open the Variable Viewer and recode the value labels
3.Once you input the Numeric data type in Minitab, you will not be able to convert it to Text
type. Hence you need to be very careful when adding information to Minitab.
A.FALSE
B.TRUE
C.
D.
6.Which one of the fallowing in SPSS provide up-to-date information concerning special
manipulations of the data file?
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A.Tool bar
B.Menu bar
C.Status bar
D.View tab
8.For what is the ‘variable view’ in IBM SPSS’s data editor used?
A.Entering data.
B.Writing syntax.
C.Viewing output from data analysis
D.Defining characteristics of variables.
9.What is the default level of probability that is often in SPSS when conducting statistical?
Tests?
A.0.1
B.0.05
C.0.5
D.0.001
10.With IBM SPSS Statistics you can assign one of three levels of measurement to a variable.
Which is the correct list of all three levels?
A.Nominal - Ordinal – Interval
B.Categorical - Interval – Ratio
C.Nominal - Ordinal – Scale
D.Nominal - Interval – Scale
11.STATA regressed the dependent variable y on four explanatory variables and a constant.
The following information is available: Number of observations = 30 Total sum of squares
(SST) = 400 Sum of Squared Errors (SSE) = 100. What is the value of R^2?
A.0.25
B.0.75
C.0.4
D.0.10
12.Weight (y) is regressed on height (x) of 40 adults. The height range in the data is 50-100
and the regression line is y = 100+0.1x with R2= 0.12. Which of the conclusions below does not
necessarily follow?
A.The data suggests a weak relationship between x and y.
B.An adult with an x-value of 60 has an estimated y-value of 106
C.An adult with an x-value of 80 has an estimated y-value of 108
D.An adult suggests a weak relationship between x and y.
13.Which of the following is correct about fitting of the linear regression model, estimation of
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14.Of the following methods are better to measure Leverage and influence in model
diagnostic checking procedure except.
A.Cook’s D-statistics
B.Residual
C.DFFITS
D.DFBETAS
15.Which of the following are the key benefits of using regression analysis?
A.To indicate if independent & dependent variables have a significant relationship.
B.To indicate the relative strength of different independent variables’ on a dependent variable
C. To make predictions.
D. all
19.A Linear regression analysis produces the equation Y = -3.2X + 7. This indicates that:
A.A 1 unit increase in X results in a 3.2 unit decrease in Y
B.A 1 unit decrease in X results in a 3.2 unit decrease in Y
C.A 1 unit increase in X results in a 3.2 unit increase in Y
D.An X value of 0 would increase Y by 7
20.What is Multicollinearity?
A.Correlation between outliers
B.High correlation between independent variables
C.Low correlation between independent variables
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22.Which one of statistical method is not used for quality control and quality improvement.
A.Statistical process control
B.Design of experiment
C.Product development plan
D.Acceptance sampling
23.From the following statistical process control charts, one is different from the other.
A.X ̅-chart
B.R- chart
C.P-chart
D.S^2-chart
26.The ability of the process to meet the design specifications for a service or product refers
to:
A.Sampling plan
B.Operating Characteristic Curves
C.Process Capability
D.Acceptable quality level
27.Which one of the following statement is correct about X ̅ -chart and cumulative sum
(CUSUM) control chart.
A.Both charts are sensitive to small process shifts
B.Both charts are used for monitoring process mean
C.Both charts are used for attribute quality characteristics
D.None
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34.Which of the following is a statistical hypothesis completely specify the distribution or the
parameter.
A.Null hypothesis
B.Composite hypothesis
C.Alternative hypothesis
D.Simple hypothesis
35._____is a single statistic value that is the “best guess” for the parameter value.
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A.Estimator
B.Estimation
C.Point estimate
D.All
36.An interval of numbers around the point estimate, that has a fixed “confidence level” of
containing the parameter value is called a
A.Confidence coefficient
B.Confidence interval
C.Confidence level
D.Point estimation
38.The formula uses to estimate the true but unknown value of population parameter is called
an.
A.Estimation
B.Estimate
C.Estimator
D.None of these
39.An estimator it contains all the information in the sample regarding the parameter is said
to be
A.Unbiased estimator
B.Sufficient estimator
C.Consistent estimator
D.Efficient estimator
41.Let p be the probability that a coin will fall head in a single toss in order to test H_o: p=1/2
vs H_1: p=3/4. The coin is tossed 5 times and Ho is rejected if more than 3 heads are obtained.
The value of power of the test is
A.0.1875
B.0.633
C.0.367
D.0.25
46.The null hypothesis for the Mann-Whitney U test is used to test that
A.Two samples are from different populations
B.Two samples are from different populations but have the same mean
C.Two samples are from the same population and have the same mean
D.Two samples are from the same population and have the same variance
48.Parametric test, unlike the non-parametric tests, make certain assumptions about
A.The population size
B.The distribution of parameter
C.The sample size
D.Distribution free
49.If my null hypothesis is ‘English people do not differ from Ethiopian people in height’,
what is my alternative hypothesis?
A.Ethiopian people are taller than English people.
B.English people are taller than Ethiopian people.
C.Ethiopian people differ in height from English people
D.All of the statements are plausible alternative hypotheses
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51.You obtained a significant test statistic when comparing three treatments in a one-way
ANOVA. In words, how would you interpret the alternative hypothesis HA?
A.All three treatments have different effects on the mean response.
B.Exactly two of the three treatments have the same effect on the mean response
C.At least two treatments are different from each other in terms of their effect on the mean
response.
D.All of the above.
52.If the true means of the k populations are equal, then MSTR/MSE should be
A.more than 1.00
B.close to 1.00
C.close to 0.00
D.close to -1.00
54.A sampling distribution is the probability distribution for which one of the following:
A.a sample
B.a sample statistic
C.a population
D.a population parameter
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58.Consider a random sample of 100 females and 100 males. Suppose 15 of the females are
left-handed and 12 of the males are left-handed. What is the estimated difference between
population proportions of females and males who are left-handed (females - males)? Select
the choice with the correct notation and numerical value.?
A.p1 - p2 = 3
B.p ̂1 - p ̂ 2 = 3
C.p1 - p2 = 0.03
D.p ̂1 - p ̂ 2 = 0.03
60.Suppose that X1, X2, . . . , X16 is a random sample from a Normal distribution with mean
of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Then the distribution of the sample mean X ̅ =
(X_1+X_2+⋯+X_16)⁄16 has mean, µx ̅ , and standard deviation, σ x ̅, given by:
A.µx ̅= 50, σ x ̅ = 6.25
B. µx ̅= 50, σ x ̅= 0.625
C.µx ̅= 800, σ x ̅= 10
D.µx ̅= 50, σ x ̅= 2.5
62.In which type of research is mostly the researcher has to use facts or information already
available, and analyze these to make a critical evaluation of the material.
A.Descriptive research
B.Analytical research
C.Applied research
D.Basic research
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B.Availability of data
C.The cost involved and time
D.None
64.While conducting sample surveys preparation for processing such as data files, data
structures, data checking, coding, and data entry step is
A.Survey Design and Preparation
B.Data Collection
C.Survey Analysis
D.All
66.During recruitment of field works, one of the following is not the role of the interviewer:
A.Gathering data upon which major decisions are based.
B.The interviewer must not be informed about the survey and its objective.
C.The interviewer must establish good relations with respondents, avoid arousing
unnecessary prejudice.
D. None
68.The range and standard deviation of a data set are 20 and 4, respectively. If each value in
the data set is increased by 12, the range and standard deviation of the transformed data set,
respectively, are:
A.20 and 4
B.32 and 4
C.40 and 8
D. 32 and 16
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D.Population composition
71.In a population census, the method to list all persons present in the household or other
living quarters at midnight of the census day or all who passed the night there is:
A.De facto census
B.Retrospective surveys
C.De jure census
D.Prospective surveys
72.Among the essential features of modern census, which one is the the timing of the
enumeration, a census is taken as of a given day, and in practice is difficult to attain.
A.Universality
B.Individual enumeration
C.Simultaneity
D.Defined periodicity
74.In demographic studies, which one is the reasons of errors in the tabulated data on age;
A.Coverage errors,
B.Failure to record age
C.Misreporting of age.
D.All
76.According to 1994 Population Census of Ethiopia, the Male population was 26,733,847
persons and the female population was 26,398,404 persons, in the country. What is the
Masculinity Proportion for males?
A.49.68%
B.1.01
C.50.32%
D.0.99
77.What is the ratio of females to males based on Question 8 in Ethiopia since 1994?
A.49.68%
B.1.01
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C.50.32%
D.0.99
78.Suppose the number of students infected with COVID 19 since 2021 at a high school after t
days is modeled by the function: P(t) = 2000/ (1 + 49e−0.2t). What is the initial number of
infected students?
A.200
B.40
C.2000
D.50
79.____ is a person who enters a migration-defining area by crossing its boundary from some
point outside the area, but within the same country.
A.Mobility
B.In-migrant
C.Immigrant
D.Emigrant
80.In 1960 the population size of Addis Ababa was 123, 000 and it was 343,000 in 1970.
Assuming that the change is exponentially distributed. Then the rate of change is______.
A.10.26%
B.78.9%
C.35.86%
D.None
81.The types of population estimates which is related to a past or current date following a
census and take that census and possibly earlier censuses into account, but not later censuses.
A.Intercensal Estimates
B.Projections
C.Postcensal Estimates
D.None
82.If A and B are two events such that P(a) = 0.2, P(b) = 0.6 and P(A /B) = 0.2 then the value
of P(A /Bc) is ___________
A.0.2
B.0.5
C.0.8
D.1⁄3
83.In a Binomial Distribution, if p, q and n are probability of success, failure and number of
trials respectively then variance is given by ___________
A.np
B.np2q
C.npq
D.npq2
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86.Three companies A, B and C supply 25%, 35% and 40% of the notebooks to a school. Past
experience shows that 5%, 4% and 2% of the notebooks produced by these companies are
defective. If a notebook was found to be defective, what is the probability that the notebook
was supplied by A?
A.44⁄69
B.25⁄69
C.13⁄24
D.11⁄24
91.If ‘m’ is the mean of a Poisson Distribution, the standard deviation is given by
___________
A.√m
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B.m^2
C.m
D.m/2
93.A mobile conversation follows a exponential distribution f (x) = (1/3) e-x/3. What is the
probability that the conversation takes more than 5 minutes?
A.e-5/3
B.e-15
C.5e-15
D.e-5/3
94.Suppose Y1< Y2< Y3< Y4< Y5< Y6 =[X1,6, X2,6, X3,6, X4,6, X5,6, X6,6] be the order
statistics associated with n=6 independent observations each from the distribution with
probability density function , for 0< x<2; If F(x)=x^2, then the minimum probability density
function in the order statistics is:
A.12x(1-x^2)^5
B.6(1-x^2)^10
C.6x(1-x^2)^8
D.2x^2(1-x^2)^10
95.In all Possible Regressions approach, if there are 6 candidate regressors_____ total
possible regression models to be examined.
A.6
B.7
C.64
D.65
96.If you want to install the packages name MASS for the analysis, the R- code is written as
A.install.packages("MASS")
B.install.package("MASS")
C.installpackages("MASS")
D.install.packages(MASS)
97.If Pearson’s correlation coefficient between stress level and workload is 0.7, how much
variance in stress level is not accounted for by workload?
A.30%
B. 70%
C.49%
D.51%
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B.In ordinal scale of measurement, the difference between data values are meaningful
C.Multiplication and division are possible in interval scale of measurement.
D.The ratio of data values is meaningful for ratio scale of measurement.
100.Mailed questionnaire method of data collection is used except the following aspects?
A.When the area under investigation is large
B.When the informants are illiterate
C.When the informants are expected to leave for faraway places
D.All
101.For the interval estimator to be good the error should be small. So, how can we minimize
the error?
A.By increasing sample size n
B.By decreasing variability
C.By taking small test statistics
D.All
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