Statistics MCQs [set-1]

Chapter: Concept of Statistics

1. A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as a sample

mean, is known as a_______
A. Population Parameter
B. Sample Parameter
C. Sample Statistic
D. Population Mean
Answer: C

2. Statistics branches include___________

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A. Applied Statistics
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B. Mathematical Statistics
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C. Industry Statistics
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D. Both A and B
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3. To enhance a procedure the
statistics are classified into_______
A. Behavioural Tools
B. Serial Tools
C. Industry Statistics
D. Statistical Tools
Answer: A

4. Sample statistics are also represented as__________

A. Lower Case Greek Letter
B. Roman Letters
C. Associated Roman Alphabets
D. Upper Case Greek Letter
Answer: B
5. Individual respondents, focus groups, and panels of respondents are categorized
as_________
A. Primary Data Sources
B. Secondary Data Sources
C. Itemised Data Sources
D. Pointed Data Sources
Answer: A

6. The variables whose calculation is done according to the weight, height and
length and weight are known as:_______
A. Flowchart Variables
B. Discrete Variables
C. Continuous Variables
D. Measuring Variables
Answer: C

7. A method used to examine inflation rate anticipation, unemployment rate and

capacity utilisation to produce products is classified as________
A. Data Exporting Technique
B. Data Importing Technique
C. Forecasting Technique
D. Data Supplying Technique
Answer: C

8. Graphical and numerical methods are specialized processes utilized in_________

A. Education Statistics
B. Descriptive Statistics
C. Business Statistics
D. Social Statistics
Answer: B

9. The scale applied in statistics which imparts a difference of magnitude and

proportions is considered as_____
A. Exponential Scale
B. Goodness Scale
C. Ratio Scale
D. Satisfactory Scale

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Answer: C

10. Review of performance appraisal, labour turnover rates, planning of incentives

and training programs and are examples of ___________
A. Statistics in Production
B. Statistics in Marketing
C. Statistics in Finance
D. Statistics in Personnel Management
Answer: D

11. The number of accidents in a city during 2010 is__________

A. Discrete variable
B. Continuous variable
C. Qualitative variable
D. Constant
Answer: B

12. The mean of a distribution is 23, the median is 24, and the mode is 25.5. It is
most likely that this distribution is__________
A. Positively Skewed
B. Symmetrical
C. Asymptotic
D. Negatively Skewed
Answer: D

13. According to the empirical rule, approximately what percent of the data should
lie within $\mu \pm 2\sigma$?_______
A. 75%
B. 68%
C. 99.7%
D. 90%
Answer: C

14. Census reports used as a source of data is________

A. Primary source
B. Secondary source
C. Organized data

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 D. None
Answer: D

15. The first hand and unorganized form of data is called____________

A. Secondary data
B. Organized data
C. Primary data
D. None of these
Answer: C

16. If a distribution is abnormally tall and peaked, then is can be said that the
distribution is__________
A. Leptokurtic
B. Pyrokurtic
C. Platykurtic
D. Mesokurtic
Answer: A

17. A chance variation in an observational process is____________

A. Dispersion/ Variability
B. Measurement error
C. Random error
D. Instrument error
Answer: C

18. Given $$$X_1=12,X_2=19,X_3=10,X_4=7$$$, then $$$\sum_{i=1}^4 X_i$$$

equals?________
A. 36
B. 48
C. 41
D. 29
Answer: C

19. Questionnaire survey method is used to collect____________

A. Secondary data
B. Qualitative variable
C. Primary data

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 D. None of these
Answer: C

20. The mean of a distribution is 14 and the standard deviation is 5. What is the
value of the coefficient of variation?____________
A. 60.4%
B. 48.3%
C. 35.7%
D. 27.8%
Answer: B

21. Sum of dots when two dice are rolled is___________

A. A discrete variable
B. A continuous variable
C. A constant
D. A qualitative variable
Answer: C

22. The data which have already been collected by someone are
called_____________
A. Raw data
B. Array data
C. Secondary data
D. Fictitious data
Answer: C

23. Data collected by NADRA to issue computerized identity cards (CICs)

are__________
A. Unofficial data
B. Qualitative data
C. Secondary data
D. Primary data
Answer: B

24. A parameter is a measure which is computed from______________

A. Population data
B. Sample data

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 C. Test statistics
D. None of these
Answer: B

25. The grouped data is also called_________

A. Raw data
B. Primary data
C. Secondary data
D. Qualitative data
Answer: D

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 Statistics MCQs [set-2]

Chapter: Concept of Statistics

26. Primary data and _____________ data are sam

A. Grouped
B. Secondary data
C. Ungrouped
D. None of these
Answer: B

27. A constant variable can take values____________

A. Zero
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B. Fixed
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C. Not fixed
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D. Nothing
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Answer: C

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28. Cumulative frequency is___________
A. Decreasing M
B. Increasing
C. Different
D. None of these
Answer: D

29. Data Classified by attributes are called____________

A. Qualitative Data
B. Quantitative Data
C. Ungrouped Data
D. Geographical Data
Answer: A

30. Statistics results are_____________

A. Absolutely Correct
B. Not True
 C. True on Average
D. Universally True
Answer: C

31. Measurements usually provide_____________

A. Discrete Data
B. Continuous Data
C. Qualitative Data
D. Primary Data
Answer: B

32. Which one is the not measure of dispersion.____________

A. The Range
B. 50th Percentile
C. Inter-Quartile Range
D. Variance
Answer: B

33. Statistic is a numerical quantity, which is calculated from_____________

A. Population
B. Sample
C. Data
D. Observations
Answer: B

34. 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
Answer: B

35. Data in the Population Census Report is___________

A. Grouped data
B. Ungrouped data
C. Secondary data
D. Primary data
Answer: C

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36. 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
Answer: A

37. The algebraic sum of deviations from mean is___________

A. Maximum
B. Zero
C. Minimum
D. Undefined
Answer: B

38. In inferential statistics, we study____________

A. The methods to make decisions about the 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
Answer: D

39. 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
Answer: A

40. In statistics, a population consists of____________

A. All People living in a country
B. All People living in the area under study
C. All subjects or objects whose characteristics are being studied
D. None of the above
Answer: C

41. In descriptive statistics, we study____________

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 A. The description of the decision-making process
B. The methods for organizing, displaying and describing data
C. How to describe the probability distribution
D. None of the above
Answer: B

42. 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
Answer: C

43. 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
Answer: B

44. You asked five 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
D. Population
Answer: B

45. 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
Answer: C

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46. Which of the following is not based on all the observations?________
A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Geometric Mean
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Mode
Answer: C

47. The weights of students in a college/ school is a___________

A. Discrete Variable
B. Continuous Variable
C. Qualitative Variable
D. None of these
Answer: B

48. Life of a T.V picture tube is a__________

A. Discrete variable
B. Continuous variable
C. Qualitative variable
D. Constant
Answer: B

49. Population census is conducted through________

A. Sample survey
B. Accounting
C. Investigation
D. Complete enumeration
Answer: D

50. Which of these represent qualitative data___________

A. Height of a student
B. Liking or disliking of (500) persons of a product
C. The income of a government servant in a city
D. Yield from a wheat plot
Answer: B

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 Statistics MCQs [set-3]

Chapter: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

51. What is the arithmetic mean of the data set: 4, 5, 0, 10, 8, and 3?____________
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 5
Answer: A

52. What is the geometric mean of: 1, 2, 8, and 16?___________

A. 4
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B. 5
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C. 6
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D. 7
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Answer: A

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53. The arithmetic mean of all possible
A. expected value M
B. critical value
C. variance
D. standard deviation
Answer: A

54. What is the average of 3%, 7%, 10%, and 16% ?____________
A. 8%
B. 9%
C. 10%
D. 11%
Answer: B

55. The mean, mode, and median of the data set: 5, 4, 10, 12, 1, 5, 3, 7, 15, and 8 is
respectively___________
A. 5, 6, 7
 B. 7, 6, 5
C. 6, 5, 7
D. 7, 5, 6
Answer: D

56. Harmonic men gives more weigntage to____________

A. Small Values
B. Large Values
C. Positive Values
D. Negative Values
Answer: A

57. If the distribution is symmetric about mean then the skewness

is_____________.
A. 1
B. Positive
C. negative
D. none
Answer: A

58. Standard deviation is calculated from the Harmonic Mean (HM)____________

A. Always
B. Sometimes
C. Never
D. None of these
Answer: B

59. 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
Answer: B

60. The algebraic sum of deviations from mean is__________

A. Maximum
B. Zero

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 C. Minimum
D. Undefined
Answer: B

61. Sum of deviations will be zero if it is taken from___________

A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Median
D. Standard Deviation
Answer: A

62. Arithmetic Mean is __________ affected by extreme values

A. Not
B. Highly
C. Less
D. None of these
Answer: B

63. The sum of squared deviation is least from____________

A. Median
B. Mean
C. Mode
D. Standard Deviation
Answer: B

64. __________ is based on all observations of data

A. Median
B. Mode
C. Mean
D. None of these
Answer: C

65. The mean of 10 numbers is 9, then the sum (total) of these numbers will
be________
A. 9
B. 0.9
C. 70

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 D. 90
Answer: D

66. The sum of values divided by their number is called__________

A. Median
B. Harmonic Mean
C. Mean
D. Mode
Answer: C

67. The calculation of mean and variance is based on_____________

A. Small values only
B. Large values only
C. Extreme values only
D. All values
Answer: D

68. The Geometric Mean of -2, 4, 03, 6, 0 will be______________

A. -3
B. 0
C. Cannot be Computed
D. None of these
Answer: C

69. The most repeated (popular) value in a data set is called____________

A. Median
B. Mean
C. Mode
D. Geometric Mean
Answer: C

70. Which of the following Measure of Averages is not based on all the values given
in the data set___________
A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Geometric Mean
C. Median
D. Mode
Answer: C

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71. Which of the following Measure of averages is affected by extreme (very small
or very large) values in the data set?____________
A. Geometric Mean
B. Median
C. Arithmetic Mean
D. Harmonic Mean
Answer: C

72. Data must be arranged either in ascending or descending order if some want to
compute________________
A. Mode
B. Median
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Median
Answer: D

73. If any of the value in data set is negative then it is impossible to

compute___________
A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Harmonic Mean
C. Geometric Mean
D. Mode
Answer: C

74. If any of the value in the data set is zero then it is not possible (i.e. impossible)
to compute_____________
A. Mode
B. Median
C. Mean
D. Harmonic Mean
Answer: D

75. To find the average speed of a journey which is the appropriate measure of
central tendency____________
A. Mean
B. Geometric Mean
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Weighted Mean

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Answer: C

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 Statistics MCQs [set-4]

Chapter: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

76. Which of the following cannot be less than zero (negative)?_____________

A. Median
B. Geometric Mean
C. Arithmetic Mean
D. Harmonic Mean
Answer: B

77. ________ is the measure of average which can have more than one
value____________
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A. Mean
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B. Median
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C. Harmonic Mean
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D. Mode
Answer: D q M
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78. Find the median of the following
400______________
A. 140
B. 300
C. 180
D. 280
Answer: D

79. Which of the following describe the middle part of a group of

numbers?_____________
A. The Measure of Variability
B. The Measure of Central Tendency
C. The Measure of Association
D. The Measure of Shape
Answer: B
80. The middle value of an ordered array of numbers is the_____________
A. Mode
B. Mean
C. Median
D. Mid-Point
Answer: C

81. If mean, median, and mode are all equal then distribution will
be_______________
A. Positive Skewed
B. Negative Skewed
C. Symmetrical
D. None of these
Answer: C

82. The values of mean, median and mode can be____________

A. Some time equal
B. Never equal
C. Always equal
D. None of these
Answer: A

83. In symmetrical distribution, mean, median, and mode are__________

A. Equal
B. Different
C. Zero
D. None of these
Answer: A

84. The empirical relation between mean, median, and mode is____________
A. $ 3 mean – 2 median $
B. $ 3 median – 2 mean $
C. $ 2 mean – 3 median $
D. $ mean = median = mode $
Answer: B

85. In a symmetrical distribution, mean is ____________ mode

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 A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. Not equal to
Answer: A

86. If in a distribution left tail is longer than right tail, then the distribution will
be____________
A. Symmetrical
B. Positive skewed
C. Negative skewed
D. None of these
Answer: C

87. In Uni-model distribution, if mode is less than mean, then the distribution will
be__________
A. Symmetrical
B. Normal
C. Positively skewed
D. Negatively skewed
Answer: C

88. The shape of symmetrical distribution is _______

A. U shaped
B. Bell Shaped
C. J Shaped
D. None of these
Answer: B

89. The distribution in which mean = 60 and mode = 50, will be ____________
A. Symmetrical
B. Positive skewed
C. Negative skewed
D. None of these
Answer: B

90. If mean is less than mode, the distribution will be____________

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 A. Positively skewed
B. Negatively skewed
C. Symmetrical
D. None of these
Answer: B

91. A symmetrical distribution has mean equal to 4. Its mode will be____________
A. Equal to 4
B. Less than 4
C. Greater than 4
D. Not equal to 4
Answer: A

92. A set of values is said to be relatively uniform if it has___________

A. High Dispersion
B. Zero Dispersion
C. Littel Dispersion
D. Negative Dispersion
Answer: C

93. The measures of dispersion are changed by the change of_______________

A. Scale
B. Origin
C. Unit
D. None of these
Answer: A

94. Statistics are aggregates of______________

A. Methods
B. Calculations
C. Facts
D. Data
Answer: D

95. The appropriate average for calculating average percentage increase in

population is____________
A. Arithmetic Mean

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 B. Harmonic Mean
C. Mode
D. Geometric Mean
Answer: D

96. Which mean is most affected by extreme values?____________

A. Geometric Mean
B. Harmonic Mean
C. Arithmetic mean
D. Trimmed Mean
Answer: C

97. When mean, median, and mode are identical, the distribution is___________
A. Positively Skewed
B. Negatively Skewed
C. Symmetrical Bivariate
D. Uniform
Answer: C

98. Sum of absolute deviations about median is_________

A. Zero
B. Maximum
C. Minimum
D. One
Answer: C

99. Sum of square of the deviations about mean is___________

A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Zero
D. None of these
Answer: B

100. The extreme values in negatively skewed distribution lie in the_____________

A. Middle
B. Right Tail
C. Left Tail
D. Whole Curve

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Answer: C

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 Statistics MCQs [set-5]

Chapter: Measures of Dispersion

101. Study of scatteredness of observations is known as ________

A. Measure of dispersion
B. Standard deviation
C. Measure of central tendency
D. None of the above
Answer: A

102. Standard deviation of first 50 natural number is__________

A. 12.43
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B. 10.43
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C. 14.43
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D. 16.43
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Answer: C

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103. Calculate coefficient of variation
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A. 48.86
B. 42.86
C. 40.86
D. 0.49
Answer: A

104. Calculate Standard deviation for the following sample data 2,4,6,8,10 and 12.
Is________
A. 4.42
B. 2.42
C. 3.42
D. 5.42
Answer: C

105. Standard deviation is always___________

 A. Negative
B. Positive
C. Zero
D. None of the above
Answer: B

106. The arithmetic average of the absolute deviation of a series known as

the________
A. Standard deviation
B. Coefficient of mean deviation
C. Mean deviation
D. None of the above
Answer: C

107. The average of the squared deviations about the arithmetic mean for a set of
numbers is__________
A. Standard deviation
B. Coefficient of mean deviation
C. Mean deviation
D. Variance
Answer: D

108. The measure of dispersion which is expressed in terms of the nits of

observations__________
A. Absolute measure
B. Variance
C. Relative measure
D. None of the above
Answer: A

109. If the difference of the third and first quartiles is divided by the sum of the
third and first quartiles then it is known as __________
A. Quartile
B. Coefficient of mean deviation
C. Coefficient of quartile deviation
D. None of the above
Answer: C

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110. The average of squared deviations about the arithmetic mean for a set of
numbers is called___________
A. Standard deviation
B. Coefficient of mean deviation
C. Mean deviation
D. Variance
Answer: D

111. The measure of dispersion which is expressed in terms of the units of the
observations I called________ Absolute measure
A. Variance
B. Relative measure
C. None of the above
D. All of the Above
Answer: A

112. If the difference of the third and first quartile is divided by the sum of the
third and first quartile then it is known as__________
A. Quartile
B. Coefficient of mean deviation
C. Coefficient of quartile deviation
D. None of the above
Answer: C

113. The scatter in a series of values about the average is called___________

A. Central tendency
B. Dispersion
C. Skewness
D. Symmetry
Answer: B

114. The measurements of spread or scatter of the individual values around the
central point is called________
A. Measures of dispersion
B. Measures of central tendency
C. Measures of skewness
D. Measures of kurtosis

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Answer: A

115. The measures used to calculate the variation present among the observations
in the unit of the variable is called___________
A. Relative measures of dispersion
B. Coefficient of skewness
C. Absolute measures of dispersion
D. Coefficient of variation
Answer: C

116. The measures used to calculate the variation present among the observations
relative to their average is called_______
A. Coefficient of kurtosis
B. Absolute measures of dispersion
C. Quartile deviation
D. Relative measures of dispersion
Answer: D

117. The degree to which numerical data tend to spread about an average value
called________
A. Constant
B. Flatness
C. Variation
D. Skewness
Answer: C

118. The measures of dispersion can never be__________

A. Positive
B. Zero
C. Negative
D. Equal to
Answer: C

119. If all the scores on examination cluster around the mean, the dispersion is said
to be________
A. Small
B. Large
C. Normal

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 D. Symmetrical
Answer: A

120. If there are many extreme scores on all examination, the dispersion
is____________
A. Large
B. Small
C. Normal
D. Symmetric
Answer: A

121. Given below the four sets of observations. Which set has the minimum
variation?____________
A. 46, 48, 50, 52, 54
B. 30, 40, 50, 60, 70
C. 40, 50, 60, 70, 80
D. 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
Answer: D

122. Which of the following is an absolute measure of dispersion?___________

A. Coefficient of variation
B. Coefficient of dispersion
C. Standard deviation
D. Coefficient of skewness
Answer: C

123. The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is

called___________-
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Range
D. Coefficient of variation
Answer: C

124. The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is

called__________
A. Range
B. Quartile deviation

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 C. Mean deviation
D. Standard deviation
Answer: A

125. In quality control of manufactured items, the most common measure of

dispersion is___________
A. Range
B. Average deviation
C. Standard deviation
D. Quartile deviation
Answer: A

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 Statistics MCQs [set-6]

Chapter: Measures of Dispersion

126. The range of the scores 29, 3, 143, 27, 99 is_____________

A. 140
B. 143
C. 146
D. 70
Answer: B

127. If the observations of a variable X are, -4, -20, -30, -44 and -36, then the value
of the range will be_________
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A. -48
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B. 40
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C. -40
a
D. 48
Answer: D q M
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128. The range of the valuesM
-5, -8, -10, 0, 6, 10 is___________
A. 0
B. 10
C. -10
D. 20
Answer: D

129. If the maximum value in a series is 25 and its range is 15, the maximum value
of the series is___________
A. 10
B. 15
C. 25
D. 35
Answer: B

130. Half of the difference between upper and lower quartiles is called___________
 A. Interquartile range
B. Quartile deviation
C. Mean deviation
D. Standard deviation
Answer: C

131. If Q3=20 and Q1=10, the coefficient of quartile deviation is___________

A. 3
B. 1/3
C. 2/3
D. 1
Answer: B

132. Which measure of dispersion can be computed in case of openend

classes?___________
A. Standard deviation
B. Range
C. Quartile deviation
D. Coefficient of variation
Answer: C

133. The sum of absolute deviations is minimum if these deviations are taken from
the_____________
A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Median
D. Upper quartile
Answer: C

134. The mean deviation is minimum when deviations are taken

from____________
A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Median
D. Zero
Answer: D

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135. If Y = ax ± b, where a and b are any two numbers but a 0, then M.D(Y) is
equal to__________
A. M.D(X)
B. M.D(X) ± b
C. a M.D(X)
D. M.D(Y) + M.D(X)
Answer: D

136. The mean deviation of the scores 12, 15, 18 is_____________

A. 6
B. 0
C. 3
D. 2
Answer: B

137. Mean deviation computed from a set of data is always____________

A. Negative
B. Equal to standard deviation
C. More than standard deviation
D. Less than standard deviation
Answer: A

138. The average of squared deviations from mean is called_____________

A. Mean deviation
B. Variance
C. Standard deviation
D. Coefficient of variation
Answer: B

139. The sum of squares of the deviations is minimum, when deviations are taken
from__________
A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Median
D. Zero
Answer: C

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140. Which of the following measures of dispersion is expressed in the same units
as the units of observation?__________
A. Variance
B. Standard deviation
C. Coefficient of variation
D. Coefficient of standard deviation
Answer: C

141. Which measure of dispersion has a different unit other than the unit of
measurement of values________
A. Range
B. Standard deviation
C. Variance
D. Mean deviation
Answer: B

142. Which of the following is a unit free quantity___________

A. Range
B. Standard deviation
C. Coefficient of variation
D. Arithmetic mean
Answer: D

143. If the dispersion is small, the standard deviation is____________

A. Large
B. Zero
C. Small
D. Negative
Answer: C

144. The value of standard deviation changes by a change of__________

A. Origin
B. Scale
C. Algebraic signs
D. None
Answer: D

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145. The standard deviation one distribution divided by the mean of the
distribution and expressing in percentage is called_____________
A. Coefficient of Standard deviation
B. Coefficient of skewness
C. Coefficient of quartile deviation
D. Coefficient of variation
Answer: A

146. The positive square root of the mean of the squares of the deviations of
observations from their mean is called____________
A. Variance
B. Range
C. Standard deviation
D. Coefficient of variation
Answer: D

147. The variance is zero only if all observations are the___________

A. Different
B. Square
C. Square root
D. Same
Answer: D

148. The standard deviation is independent of_____________

A. Change of origin
B. Change of scale of measurement
C. Change of origin and scale of measurement
D. Difficult to tell
Answer: B

149. If there are ten values each equal to 10, then standard deviation of these
values is___________
A. 100
B. 20
C. 10
D. 0
Answer: C

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150. Which is a method of measuring correlation?________

A. Graphic correlation
B. Scatter diagrams
C. None of these
D. Both of these
Answer: D

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 Statistics MCQs [set-7]

Chapter: Corelation and Regression

151. A scatter diagram is________

A. A statistical test
B. Linear
C. Curvilinear
D. A graph showing x and y values
Answer: D

152. If there exists any relation between the sets of variables, it is called__________
A. Regression
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B. Skewness
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C. Correlation
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D. All of these
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Answer: C

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c correlation is one in which_________
153. Perfect correlation is one Perfect
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A. Area of a circle is in definite constant relationship with radius
B. When area of the circle is ½ radius
C. None of these
D. All of these
Answer: C

154. Which of the following measurement scales is required for the valid
calculation of Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient?__________
A. Ordinal
B. Interval
C. Ratio
D. Nominal
Answer: A

155. Which of the following point is not related with the utility of
correlation?________
 A. Relation between two variables
B. Help in decision making
C. Useful in research work
D. All of these
Answer: D

156. Which of the following is not cause of the correlation?____________

A. Direct relationship
B. Correlation due to any other common cause
C. Mutual Reaction
D. None of these
Answer: D

157. Which of the following is the highest range of r?__________

A. 0 and 1
B. -1 and 0
C. -1 and 1
D. None of these
Answer: C

158. When the correlation coefficient between x and y is positive, then as variable x
decreases, variable y Remains the same________
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Changes linearly
D. none
Answer: B

159. Which of the following is most likely to be an inverse relationship?__________

A. Between income and expenditure on education
B. Between price increase and demand for a certain product
C. Between average number of hours studied per day and the performance of the students in the
examination
D. Between advertising expenditure and sales of a product.
Answer: B

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160. Which of the following measurement scales is required for the valid
calculation of spearman correlation coefficient?_____________
A. Ordinal
B. Interval
C. Nominal
D. Ratio
Answer: B

161. The ratio of the average deviations is called__________

A. Regression
B. Correlation
C. Skewness
D. All of these
Answer: A

162. What will be the range of r when we find that the dependent variable
increases as the independent variable increases?__________
A. 0 to -0.05
B. 1 to 2
C. 0 .1 to 1
D. None of these
Answer: C

163. Which of the following is true if the estimating equation has to be a perfect
estimator of the dependent variable?______________
A. The coefficient of determination is -1
B. All the data points are on the regression line.
C. The standard error of the estimate is zero
D. B and C
Answer: D

164. When a multiple correlation coefficient R 1.23 =1 , then R 2.13 is________

A. 1
B. -1
C. 0
D. None of these
Answer: A

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165. When a multiple correlation coefficient r 1.2=1, then it shows __________
A. Reasonably good relationship
B. Lack of linear relationship
C. Perfect relationship
D. None of these
Answer: C

166. When the two regression line coincide, then r is_________

A. 1
B. -1
C. 0
D. None of these
Answer: C

167. Statistics branches include__________

A. Applied Statistics
B. Mathematical Statistics
C. Industry Statistics
D. Both A and B
Answer: D

168. The variables whose calculation is done according to the weight, height and
length and weight are known as__________
A. Flowchart Variables
B. Discrete Variables
C. Continuous Variables
D. Measuring Variables
Answer: C

169. The number of accidents in a city during 2010 is___________

A. Discrete variable
B. Continuous variable
C. Qualitative variable
D. Constant
Answer: B

170. The correlation coefficient is used to determine________

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 A. A specific value of the y-variable given a specific value of the x-variable
B. A specific value of the x-variable given a specific value of the y-variable
C. The strength of the relationship between the x and y variables
D. None of these
Answer: C

171. If there is a very strong correlation between two variables then the correlation
coefficient must be _______
A. any value larger than 1
B. much smaller than 0, if the correlation is negative
C. much larger than 0, regardless of whether the correlation is negative or positive
D. None of these alternatives is correct.
Answer: B

172. In regression, the equation that describes how the response variable (y) is
related to the explanatory variable (x) is___________
A. the correlation model
B. the regression model
C. used to compute the correlation coefficient
D. None of these alternatives is correct.
Answer: B

173. The relationship between number of beers consumed (x) and blood alcohol
content (y) was studied in 16 male college students by using least squares
regression. The following regression equation was obtained from this study: != -
0.0127 + 0.0180x The above equation implies that__________
A. each beer consumed increases blood alcohol by 1.27%
B. on average it takes 1.8 beers to increase blood alcohol content by 1%
C. each beer consumed increases blood alcohol by an average of amount of 1.8%
D. each beer consumed increases blood alcohol by exactly 0.018
Answer: C

174. SSE can never be _____________

A. larger than SST
B. smaller than SST
C. equal to 1
D. equal to zero

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Answer: A

175. Regression modeling is a statistical framework for developing a mathematical

equation that describes how __________
A. one explanatory and one or more response variables are related
B. several explanatory and several response variables response are related
C. one response and one or more explanatory variables are related
D. All of these are correct.
Answer: C

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 Statistics MCQs [set-8]

Chapter: Corelation and Regression

176. In regression analysis, the variable that is being predicted is the __________
A. response, or dependent, variable
B. independent variable
C. intervening variable
D. is usually x
Answer: A

177. Regression analysis was applied to return rates of sparrowhawk colonies.

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Regression analysis was used to study the relationship between return rate (x: % of
o
c
birds that return to the colony in a given year) and immigration rate (y: % of new
.
e
adults that join the colony per year). The following regression equation was
t
a
obtained) ! = 31.9 – 0.34x Based on the above estimated regression equation, if the
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return rate were to decrease by 10% the rate of immigration to the colony
q
would________________
c
A. increase by 34%
B. increase by 3.4%
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C. decrease by 0.34%
D. decrease by 3.4%
Answer: B

178. In least squares regression, which of the following is not a required

assumption about the error term ?? ___________
A. The expected value of the error term is one.
B. The variance of the error term is the same for all values of x.
C. The values of the error term are independent.
D. The error term is normally distributed)
Answer: A

179. Larger values of r 2 (R2 ) imply that the observations are more closely
grouped about the __________
A. average value of the independent variables
 B. average value of the dependent variable
C. least squares line
D. origin
Answer: C

180. In a regression analysis if r 2 = 1, then ___________

A. SSE must also be equal to one
B. SSE must be equal to zero
C. SSE can be any positive value
D. SSE must be negative
Answer: B

181. The coefficient of correlation____________

A. is the square of the coefficient of determination
B. is the square root of the coefficient of determination
C. is the same as r-square
D. can never be negative
Answer: B

182. In regression analysis, the variable that is used to explain the change in the
outcome of an experiment, or some natural process, is called ________
A. the x-variable
B. the independent variable
C. the predictor variable
D. all of the above (a-c) are correct
Answer: D

183. In the case of an algebraic model for a straight line, if a value for the x
variable is specified, then________
A. the exact value of the response variable can be computed
B. the computed response to the independent value will always give a minimal residual
C. the computed value of y will always be the best estimate of the mean response
D. none of these alternatives is correct.
Answer: A

184. A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and price (in dollars) resulted in
the following equation: ! = 50,000 - 8X The above equation implies that an
________

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 A. increase of $1 in price is associated with a decrease of $8 in sales
B. increase of $8 in price is associated with an increase of $8,000 in sales
C. increase of $1 in price is associated with a decrease of $42,000 in sales
D. increase of $1 in price is associated with a decrease of $8000 in sales
Answer: D

185. In a regression and correlation analysis if r 2 = 1, then ___________

A. SSE = SST
B. SSE = 1
C. SSR = SSE
D. SSR = SST
Answer: D

186. If the coefficient of determination is a positive value, then the regression

equation__________
A. must have a positive slope
B. must have a negative slope
C. could have either a positive or a negative slope
D. must have a positive y intercept
Answer: C

187. If two variables, x and y, have a very strong linear relationship, then
____________
A. there is evidence that x causes a change in y
B. there is evidence that y causes a change in x
C. there might not be any causal relationship between x and y
D. None of these alternatives is correct.
Answer: C

188. If the coefficient of determination is equal to 1, then the correlation coefficient

_______
A. must also be equal to 1
B. can be either -1 or +1
C. can be any value between -1 to +1
D. must be -1
Answer: B

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189. In regression analysis, if the independent variable is measured in kilograms,
the dependent variable ______
A. must also be in kilograms
B. must be in some unit of weight
C. cannot be in kilograms
D. can be any units
Answer: D

190. The data are the same as for question 4 above. The relationship between
number of beers consumed (x) and blood alcohol content (y) was studied in 16 male
college students by using least squares regression. The following regression
equation was obtained from this study: != -0.0127 + 0.0180x Suppose that the legal
limit to drive is a blood alcohol content of 0.08. If Ricky consumed 5 beers the
model would predict that he would be____________
A. 0.09 above the legal limit
B. 0.0027 below the legal limit
C. 0.0027 above the legal limit
D. 0.0733 above the legal limit
Answer: B

191. If the correlation coefficient is 0.8, the percentage of variation in the response
variable explained by the variation in the explanatory variable is____________
A. 0.80%
B. 80%
C. 0.64%
D. 64%
Answer: B

192. If the correlation coefficient is a positive value, then the slope of the regression
line ___________
A. must also be positive
B. can be either negative or positive
C. can be zero
D. can not be zero
Answer: D

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193. If the coefficient of determination is 0.81, the correlation coefficient
__________
A. is 0.6561
B. could be either + 0.9 or - 0.9
C. must be positive
D. must be negative
Answer: A

194. A fitted least squares regression line ____________

A. may be used to predict a value of y if the corresponding x value is given
B. is evidence for a cause-effect relationship between x and y
C. can only be computed if a strong linear relationship exists between x and y
D. None of these alternatives is correct.
Answer: B

195. Regression analysis was applied between $ sales (y) and $ advertising (x)
across all the branches of a major international corporation. The following
regression function was obtained) ! = 5000 + 7.25x If the advertising budgets of two
branches of the corporation differ by $30,000, then what will be the predicted
difference in their sales? __________
A. $217,500
B. $222,500
C. $5000
D. $7.25
Answer: A

196. Suppose the correlation coefficient between height (as measured in feet) versus
weight (as measured in pounds) is 0.40. What is the correlation coefficient of height
measured in inches versus weight measured in ounces? [12 inches = one foot; 16
ounces = one pound] _______
A. 0.40
B. 0.30
C. 0.533
D. cannot be determined from information given e. none of these
Answer: A

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197. Assume the same variables as in question 28 above; height is measured in feet
and weight is measured in pounds. Now, suppose that the units of both variables
are converted to metric (meters and kilograms). The impact on the slope
is__________
A. the sign of the slope will change
B. the magnitude of the slope will change
C. both a and b are correct
D. neither a nor b are correct
Answer: A

198. Suppose that you have carried out a regression analysis where the total
variance in the response is 133452 and the correlation coefficient was 0.85. The
residual sums of squares is____________
A. 37032.92
B. 20017.8
C. 113434.2
D. 96419.07
Answer: A

199. In a regression analysis if SSE = 200 and SSR = 300, then the coefficient of
determination is ___________
A. 0.6667
B. 0.6000
C. 0.4000
D. 1.5000
Answer: B

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