1. Darna obtained 99 percentile in a national mental health examination held in Mandaluyong. What does this mean?

- 99% of those who took the same national mental health examination scored lower than she did.

2. Who is the prominent Russian Mathematician who primarily remembered for his work on the theory of prime
numbers, fundamental limit theorems in probability theory, theory of polynomial approximations to
functions, theory of interpolation, the theory of moments and the approximate calculus of definite integrals?
- Pafnuty Chebyshev

3. The Philippine Statistical Association Inc (PSAl) is a professional association that plays a significant role In
the growth and development of the Philippine Statistical System. Nineteen (19) individuals from the business
sector and the academe collaborated many years ago to form this group that has now become an institution, In
what year was the PSAl organized?
- In 1951

4. is a theory developed by a Russian Mathematiclan/Statistician, which is also known as the Strong Law of
Large Numbers.
- Kolmogorov’s Theorem

5. Kurtosis came from the Greek word "kurtos" meaning convex, It is used to describe the shape of the hump
of a relative frequency distribution as compared to the normal distribution. Who is the founder of
blometrics and a major contributor to the theory of modern applied statistics who colned the term kurtosis
in 1905?
- Karl Pearson

6. What is the Inflation rate of the Philippines September 2023?

- 6.1%

7. One of the primary aims of the government is to reduce (if not totally eliminate) poverty. To measure the impact of
its programs, the goverment uses the poverty statistics produced by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA),
which are derived from the Annual Poverty Indicators Survey and the Family Income and Expenditure Survey.
One of the poverty statistics being generated by the PSA is the number of poor families. Poor families refer
to familles whose per capita income fall below the annual per capit threshold. What term is used to describe
the proportion of poor families to the total number of families in the country?
- Poverty Incidence

8. What is the probability of drawing a king from a deck of cards?

- 1/13

9. The probability which is based on the self-beliefs of the persons involved in the experiment is classified as.
- Subjective Approach

10. It is the process of adjusting current value series such as wages, Income; consumption expenditures or sales
to eliminate the influence of price changes. This process of adjustment is accomplished by dividing the current
value series by an appropriate price index. What is this process called?
- Deflation

11. It is an organized technology-based system of collecting, processing, and validating necessary disaggregated
data that may be used for local planning, program Implementation, and Impact monitoring while
empowering communities to participate in the process. It involves generation of data at the local level which
serves as a basis in targeting households for government programs geared towards poverty alleviation and
economic development.
- Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS)

12. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is used as an exercise for students in typing
classes because it contains all the letters in the English alphabet .. If you were to get the central tendency of the
appearance of the letters in this sentence, what would be the appropriate measure?
- Mode

13. There are four types of measurements or levels of measurements used in statistics. Which of the four given
choices is NOT a level of measurements:
- Proportion

14. What is the range of the statistics scores of the 10 students given by 24, 27, 36, 39, 42, 15, 25, 51, 55, 24.
- 40

15. Assuming Normality, what test should a researcher use to determine whether there is evidence that the average
family size of poor families in the Philippines is greater than 5?
- One-tailed Test

16. What is the mode of the following dataset: 2,4,5,6,6,7,8,9,10?

- 6

17. It represents the numerical value of a simple event of an experiment.

- Random Variable

18. This is a complete description of all the possible values of the random variable, along with their associated
probabilities.
- Probability Distribution

19. The Millennial Generation also known as Generation Y (persons born between 1981 and 2000) is the demographic
cohort following Generation X (persons born from the early 60s to the carly 80s). The Generation Y is known to
be confident, ambitious, achtevement oriented, and not afraid to question authority. The given dot plot shows the
length of services in years of Generation Y employees in Company ARC. Which of the following statements is not
true?

- Ten employees are in service of 2 years in company ABC

20. Suppose the table below is the quarterly revenue responses of Establishment A from the Quarterly Survey of
Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI), What is possibly wrong?

- The revenue for each quarter is not increasing

21. It is a perfectly symmetric, mound-shaped distribution.

- Normal Distribution

22. In descriptive statistics, a boxplot is a quick and convenient way of graphically presenting groups of numerical
data. Boxplots may also have lines extending vertically from the boxes (whiskers) indicating varlabllity
outside the upper and lower quartiles. Boxplots were first introduced by John Tukey In his 1977 book
"Exploratory Data Analysis". Which of the following is not true about the boxplot?
- The boxplot shows the mean of the data

23. It is a type of statistical chart appropriate for time series data that shows trends, patterns and forecasts. It is
applicable for one or more time series data for comparison purposes.
- Line Chart

24. In horse racing, an exacta bet is one where the player tries to predict the top two finishers in a particular race in
order. If there are 9 horses in a race, and a player decided to make an exacta bet at random, what is the
probability that they win?
- 1/72

25. In a bell-shaped curve (normal distribution), approximately. What percentage of the values lie within three
standard devations of the mean?
- 99.7%

26. Rudy, a Senior Data Analyst, noticed that most of survey questionnaires he received from one of the enumeration
areas in a municipality under his supervision were only partially accomplished. He reported this to his team leader
and he was instructed to do re-interviews. Rudy found out that the Interviewer assigned in the area wrongly,
though unintentionally, translated the questions so as to mislead the respondent. The error made by the
Interviewer is commonly referred to as:
- Non-Sampling Error

27. It is a statisical test that is used to make unplanned comparisons, rather than in pre-planned comparisons, among
group means In an Analysis of Varlance (ANOVA) experiment. An unplanned comparison is a comparison made
within a data set after an ANOVA test has been run, so the parameters of the comparisons are not built into the
ANOVA experiment. This test can be used in situations where the results of an ANOVA experiment have
yielded a significant F-test. This, indicates that there is meaningful difference in the means of the groups
being compared. What is the test? Choose the letter only
- Scheffe Test
28. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is the government agency tasked to execute Executive Order No.
352 where all households and institutional population will be enumerated to count all members and
determine their respective demographics and socio-economic characteristics. In 2020, what is the population
of llocos Sur?
- 706, 009

29. It is a decentralized system-policy making body, data producers, users, research and training institutions
and data providers. It is the government wide system of providing statistical information and services to the
public.
- Philippine Statistical System

30. The National Statistics Month (NSM) was observed in pursuant Presidential Proclamation No. 647, declaring the
mgath October every year as the National Statistics Month. Who is the President who signed this Presidential
Proclamation?
- President Corazon C. Aquino

31. Which of the following sampling methods involves dividing the population into homogeneous subgroups and
then taking a simple random sample from each subgroup?
- Stratified random sampling

32. The_____ is a regular survey conducted by the PSA every quarter that generates data on Production, Area
and Yield of palay and corn. Each survey round generates the estimates for the past quarter and two-
quarter ahead forecasts based on standing crop and planting intention. Choose the letter only:
- Crops Production Survey (CrPS)

1. ____ was a French mathematician who worked in probability and analytic geometry. He is most remembered
for de Moivre’s formula, which links trigonometry and complex numbers. He discovered the formula for the
normal distribution in probability, and first conjectured the central limit theorem. He also found a non-recursive
formula for Fibonacci numbers, linking them to the golden ratio φ.
- Abraham De Moivre

2. ___ was a French mathematician ,geometer, and physicist whose mathematical skills enabled him to compute
the distribution of electrical charges on the surface of conductors. He developed Poisson distribution a discrete
probability distribution. It is used to approximate the count of events that occur randomly and
independently. The Poisson distribution may calculate number of instances that should occur in a certain amount
of time, distance, area, or volume.
- Simeon Denis Poisson
3. _____ was a French mathematician who pioneered in analysis and the theory of substitution groups (groups
whose elements are ordered sequences of a set of things). He was one of the greatest of modern
mathematicians.
- Augustin-Louis Cauchy
4. Is a theory developed by a Swiss mathematician, which is also known used to establish a relationship between
the partial derivatives and the function product with its degree.
- Euler’s Theorem
5. Expresses any given function f(r) as the weighted sum of an infinite number of Bessel functions of the first
kind Jν(kr).
- Hankel’s Theorem
6. gives an important criterion for proving that a function is holomorphic, regarded as the converse of
Cauchy-Goursat Theorem, which states that if a function f(z) is analytic and single-valued inside and on a
simple closed contour C.
- Morera’s Theorem
7. A British polymath who was active as a mathematician, statistician, biologist, geneticist, and academic. For
his work in statistics, he has been described as " a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations
for modern statistical science" and "the single most important figure in 20th century statistics". He laid the
foundation of statistical inference, invented experimental design, randomization, ANOVA, etc.
- Ronald Fisher
8. ______was a Soviet mathematician who played a central role in the creation of modern probability theory. He
also contributed to the mathematics of topology, intuitionistic logic, turbulence, classical mechanics,
algorithmic information theory and computational complexity.
- Andrey Kolmogorov
9. ____was an American mathematician and statistician, best known for the development of the fast Fourier
Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot. The Tukey range test, the Tukey lambda distribution, the Tukey
test of additivity, and the Teichmüller–Tukey lemma all bear his name.
- John Tukey
10. Poor families refer to familles whose per capita income fall below the annual per capita threshold. What term is
used to describe the proportion of poor families to the total number of families in the country?

- Poverty Incidence
11. Refers to the proportion of families/individuals with per capita income less than the per capita food
threshold to the total number of families/ individuals.
- Subsistence Incidence
12. Refers to the minimum income required for a family/ individual to meet the basic food needs, which satisfies
the nutritional requirements for economically necessary and socially desirable physical activities. Also
referred to as the subsistence threshold or the food poverty line.
- Food Threshold
13. Refers to the minimum income required for a family/individual to meet the basic food and non-food
requirements.
- Poverty Threshold
14. defines “Poor as individuals and families whose income fall below the poverty threshold as defined by the
NEDA and/or cannot afford in a sustained manner to provide their minimum basic needs of food, health,
education, housing and other essential amenities of life.”(Section 3 of the RA 8425).
- RA 8425 of 1997 (Social Reform & Poverty Alleviation Act )
15. Is a ratio showing the average income shortfall of a total population from the poverty line.
- Poverty Gap
16. The minimum level of income required to secure the basic necessities for survival.
- Poverty Line

17. Measures the average amount of income required by the poor in order to get out of poverty, expressed in
relation to the poverty thresholds.

- Income Gap

18. The probability which is based on the self-beliefs of the persons involved in the experiment is classified as:

- Subjective Approach

19. Refers to a viewpoint or approach that is unbiased, impartial, and based on facts and verifiable evidence.

- Objective Approach

20. Means selecting the group that you will actually collect data from in your research.

- Sample Approach
21. A method used in various fields, including education, psychology, economics, and mental health research, to
test hypotheses and study causal relationships.

- Experimental Approach

22. The process of decreasing a company's expenses to maximize profits. It involves identifying and removing
expenditures that do not provide added value to customers while also optimizing processes to improve
efficiency.

- Reduction

23. The rate of increase in prices over a given period of time.

- Inflation

24. A downward adjustment to a country's value of money relative to a foreign currency or standard.

- Devaluation

25. This process of adjustment is accomplished by dividing the current value series by an appropriate price
index. What is this process called?

- Deflation

26. Also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to
end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. Blueprint to
achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including
those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.

- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

27. Is a mechanism that identifies and designates the most critical and essential statistics required for social and
economic planning/analysis based on approved criteria per Executive Order (EO) No.

- System of Designated Statistics (SDS)

28. The 1st level of measurement scale in which the numbers serve as “tags” or “labels” to classify or identify the
objects. Usually deals with the non-numeric variables or the numbers that do not have any value.
- Nominal Scale

29. The 2nd level of measurement that reports the ordering and ranking of data without establishing the degree

of variation between them.

- - Ordinal Scale

30. The 3rd level of measurement scale. It is defined as a quantitative measurement scale in which the

difference between the two variables is meaningful. In other words, the variables are measured in an exact

manner, not as in a relative way in which the presence of zero is arbitrary.

- - Interval Scale

31. The 4th level of measurement scale, which is quantitative. It is a type of variable measurement scale. It

allows researchers to compare the differences or intervals.

- - Ratio Scale

32. A statistical test in which the critical area of a distribution is one-sided so that it is either greater than or less
than a certain value, but not both.

- One-Tailed Test
33. A method in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is greater or
less than a range of values.

- Two-Tailed Test

34. Gives the possibility of each outcome of a random experiment or event. It provides the probabilities of
different possible occurrences.

- Probability Distribution

35. It represents the numerical value of a simple event of an experiment.

- Random Variable

36. A collection or a set of possible outcomes of a random experiment.

- Sample Space

37. A type of statistical analysis in which you put your assumptions about a population parameter to the test. It
is used to estimate the relationship between 2 statistical variables.

- Hypothesis Testing

38. An experiment whose outcome cannot be predicted.

- Random Experiment

39. The degree of asymmetry observed in a probability distribution. When data points on a bell curve are not
distributed symmetrically to the left and right sides of the median, the bell curve is skewed.

- Skewed Distribution

40. A continuous probability distribution that often concerns the amount of time until some specific event
happens. It is a process in which events happen continuously and independently at a constant average rate.

- Exponential Distribution

41. A type of probability distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely.

- Uniform Distribution
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42. A chart or graph that presents categorical data with rectangular bars with heights or lengths proportional
to the values that they represent.

- Bar Graph

43. A type of graph representing data in a circular form, with each slice of the circle representing a fraction or
proportionate part of the whole.

- Pie Chart

44. Used to display the spatial pattern of a phenomena or one or more geographic attributes.

- Thematic Map/Statistical Map

45. Measures the dispersion of estimated values obtained from a sample around the true value to be found in
the population.

- Standard Error

46. A statistical error that occurs when an analyst does not select a sample that represents the entire population
of data.

- Sampling Error
47. (False-Positive) occurs if an investigator rejects a null hypothesis that is actually true in the population.

- Type I Error

48. (False-Negative) occurs if the investigator fails to reject a null hypothesis that is actually false in the
population.

- Type II Error

49. Refer to either the rank sum test or the signed rank test version, is a nonparametric statistical test that
compares two paired groups. The tests essentially calculate the difference between sets of pairs and analyze
these differences to establish if they are statistically significantly different from one another.

- Wilcoxon Test

50. Non-parametric alternative to the one-way ANOVA with repeated measures. It is used to test for differences
between groups when the dependent variable being measured is ordinal. It can also be used for continuous
data that has violated the assumptions necessary to run the one-way ANOVA with repeated measures (e.g.,
data that has marked deviations from normality).

- Friedman Test

51. Used to compare differences between two independent groups when the dependent variable is either ordinal or
continuous, but not normally distributed.

- Mann-Whitney Test

52. Is the central statistical authority of the Philippine government that collects, compiles, analyzes, and
publishes statistical information on economic, social, demographic, political affairs, and general affairs of
the people of the Philippines, as well as enforcing the civil registration functions in the country.

- Philippine Statistics Authority

53. The premier socioeconomic planning body of the government of the Philippines. It is highly regarded as the
country’s authoritative agency on macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis, and research. It provides
high-level advice to policymakers in the Congress of the Philippines and the executive branch of the
government.

- National Economic and Development Authority

54. A social insurance institution that provides a defined benefit scheme under the law.

- Government Service Insurance System

55. The process of studying the population by gathering information and analyzing that data. It is the basis of
the data where the sample space is enormous.

- Sampling Method/Technique

56. Every item in the population has an equal and likely chance of being selected in the sample.

- Simple Random Sampling

57. The items are selected from the target population by selecting the random selection point and selecting the
other methods after a fixed sample interval.

- Systematic Sampling

58. The total population is divided into smaller groups to complete the sampling process. The small group is
formed based on a few characteristics in the population. After separating the population into a smaller
group, the statisticians randomly select the sample.

- Statified Sampling
 59. The cluster or group of people are formed from the population set. The group has similar significatory
characteristics. Also, they have an equal chance of being a part of the sample. This method uses simple
random sampling for the cluster of population.

- Cluster Sampling

60. Is a technique in which the researcher selects the sample based on subjective judgment rather than the
random selection. In this method, not all the members of the population have a chance to participate in the
study.

- Non-Probability Sampling

61. the samples are selected from the population directly because they are conveniently available for the
researcher. The samples are easy to select, and the researcher did not choose the sample that outlines the
entire population.

- Convenience Sampling

62. The researcher picks a single person or a group of people for sampling. Then the researcher researches for
a period of time to analyze the result and move to another group if needed.

- Consecutive Sampling

63. The researcher forms a sample that involves the individuals to represent the population based on specific
traits or qualities. The researcher chooses the sample subsets that bring the useful collection of data that
generalizes the entire population

- Quota Sampling

64. The samples are selected only based on the researcher’s knowledge.

- Purposive Sampling

65. Also known as a chain-referral sampling technique.

- Snowball Sampling

66. Is to gather information on the current level of stock being maintained by farming and non-farming
households.

- Palay and Corn Stocks Survey (PCSS)

67. Conducted monthly, in between PCPS rounds. It covers samples from one (1) replicate of the PCPS. The
data gathered include updates on standing crop, actual plantings and crop damages.

- Monthly Palay and Corn Situation Report (MPCSR)

value, a collection or a set

researcher forms a sample that involves the individuals to represent the population based on specific traits or
qualities. The researcher chooses the sample subsets that bring the useful collection of data that generalizes the entire
population.
of possible outcomes of a random experiment.but nboth. of a distributione-sided or less than poverty threshold