BIO-STATISTICS MCQS

1. Variable whose values can expressed numerically are called:

Options:
a. Quantitative variables
b. Qualitative variables
c. Absolute variables
d. Continuous variables

2. Biostatistics is also called as:

Options:
a) Statistics in biology
b) Bionemerology
c) Biometry
d) Numerical

3. The branch of biostatistics that deals with testing of hypothesis, making predictions using data collected is
called as:
Options:
a. Interferential biostatistics
b. Descriptive biostatistics
c. Applied biostatistics
d. Comparative biostatistics

4. The fundamental statistical indicators are:

Options:
a. Mean& standard deviation
b. Median& Variance
c. Variance& Median
d. Standard deviation

5. The median of a series of numerical values is:

Options:
a. Equal to the average
b. A graph or hart
c. A number
d. A frequency tables

6. A clinical trial is more valuable when:

Options:
a. Sensitivity and Specificity have higher values
b. Sensitivity is higher than specificity
c. Specificity is higher than Sensitivity
d. The sensitivity and specificity values are close, even equal, regardless of their values

7. Height or weight of patient are known as;

Options:
a. Nominal data
b. Continuous data
c. Discrete data
d. Random variable

8. Estimation is the process of estimating parameters on the basis of:

Options:
a. Parameters
b. Statistics
c. Inferential
d. Descriptive

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 9. What is true for descriptive statistics;
Options:
a. Organization & displaying of data
b. Drawing inferences for population
c. Hypothesis testing
d. Calculation p-value

10. Level of education is;

Options:
a. Nominal data
b. Ordinal data
c. Discrete data
d. None of these

11. The series Is of the type:

Options:
a. Inclusive
b. Exclusive
c. Geographical
d. Time series

12. The frequency distribution according to individual variate values is called:

Options:
a. Discrete frequency distribution
b. Percentage frequency distribution
c. Cumulative frequency distribution
d. Continuous frequency distribution

13. Classification of data by attributes is called:

Options:
a. Quantitative classification
b. Chronological classification
c. Qualitative classification
d. Geographical classification

14. In classification, the data are arranged according to:

Options:
a. Similarities
b. Differences
c. Percentages
d. Ratios

15. Cumulative frequency polygon can be used for the calculation of:
Options:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Geometric mean

16. Ogive curve can be occurred for the distribution of:

Options:
a. Less or more type
b. Equal type
c. Centre type
d. Negative type

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 17. In a cumulative frequency polygon, the cumulative frequency of each class is plotted against:
Options:
a. Mid-point
b. Lower class boundary
c. Upper class boundary
d. Upper class limit

18. The graph of the cumulative frequency distribution is called:

Options:
a. Histogram
b. Frequency polygon
c. Pictogram
d. Ogive

19. Histogram is a graph of:

Options:
a. Frequency distribution
b. Time series
c. Qualitative data
d. Ogive

20. A data collected by the investigator personally from the informants are called.?
Options:
a. Primary data
b. Unofficial data
c. Group data
d. Secondary data

21. When in a frequency distribution the maximum frequency occurs at one end, then the frequency curve of
such distribution is?
Options:
a. J- shaped
b. U- shaped
c. Bell- shaped
d. V- shaped

22. The graph obtained by joining the mid points of the tops of adjacent rectangles in histogram is called. ?
Options:
a. Frequency polygon
b. Pie chart
c. Ogive
d. Histogram

23. Data arranged in ascending or descending order of magnitude is called:

Options:
a. Ungrouped data
b. Grouped data
c. Discrete frequency distribution
d. Arrayed data

24. The grouped data are called:

Options:
a. Primary data
b. Secondary data
c. Raw data
d. Difficult to tell

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 25. Appropriate graph to display marital status (Married, Unmarried, Divorced, widow) is;
Options:
a. Frequency polygon
b. Scatter plot
c. Pie chart
d. Histogram

26. The birth weights in a hospital are to be presented in a graph. This is best done by an8.
Options:
a. Bar diagram
b. Pie chart
c. Histogram
d. Pictogram

27. Frequency polygon can be drawn with the help of:

Options:
a. Pie Chart
b. Histogram
c. Circle
d. Percentage

28. Any measure indicating the Centre of a set of data, arranged in an increasing or decreasing order of
magnitude, is called a measure of:
Options:
a. Skewness
b. Symmetry
c. Central tendency
d. Dispersion
Key: C

29. The measure of central tendency listed below is:

Options:
a. The raw score
b. The mean
c. The range
d. Standard deviation
Key: B

30. The total of all the observations divided by the number of observations is called:
Options:
a. Arithmetic mean
b. Geometric mean
c. Median
d. Harmonic mean
Key: A

31. Change of origin and scale is used for calculation of the:

Options:
a. Arithmetic mean
b. Geometric mean
c. Weighted mean
d. Lower and upper quartiles
Key: A

32. The sum of deviations taken from mean is:

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Options:
a. Always equal to zero
b. Sometimes equal to zero
c. Never equal to zero
d. Less than zero
Key: A

33. When the values in a series are not of equal importance, we calculate the:
Options:
a. Arithmetic mean
b. Geometric mean
c. Weighted mean
d. Mode
Key: C

34. A measurement that corresponds to largest frequency in a set of data is called

Options:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Percentile
Key: C

35. A curve that tails off to the right end is called:

Options:
a. Positively skewed
b. Negatively skewed
c. Symmetrical
d. U shaped
Key: A

36. If all the items in a variable are non-zero and non-negative then:
Options:
a. A.M > G.M > H.M
b. G.M > A.M > H.M
c. H.M > G.M > A.M
d. A.M < G.M < H.M

Key: A

37. The population mean µ is called:

Options:
a. Discrete variable
b. Continuous variable
c. Parameter
d. Sampling unit
Key: C

38. The sum of the squares of the deviations about mean is:

Options:

a. Zero
b. Maximum
c. Minimum
d. Negative

Key: B

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 39. The sample mean of first n natural numbers is:

Options:
a. (n (n+ 1) / 2
b. (n+ 1) / 2
c. n/2
d. (n+ 1) / 2

Key: B

40. The suitable average for qualitative data is:

Options:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Geometric mean

Key: B
41. We must arrange the data before calculating:

Options:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Geometric mean

Key: B

42. The median of the following data, 1,2,4,6,8,10,11,13,35 is:

Options:
a. 6
b. 8
c. 7
d. 10

Key: B

43. A household survey of 10 families was conducted by students of 4th year MBBS. In the data they collected,
the ages of heads of families were: 32,32,36,48,34,46,35,44,36 and 32 years. The mode in this series is:

Options:
a. 32
b. 34
c. 36
d. 44

Key: A

44. If the arithmetic mean of 20 values is 10, then sum of these 20 values is:

Options:

a. 10
b. 20
c. 200
d. 20 + 10

Key: C

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 45. If the arithmetic means of the two numbers X1 and X2 is 5 if X1=3, then X2 is:

Options:
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 10

Key: C

48 The frequency distribution of the hourly wage rate of 60 employees of a hospital is as follows:
Options:

Wage rate (Rs.) 54----56 56----58 58----60 60----62 62----64

Number of workers 10 10 20 10 10

The mean wage rate is:

a. Rs. 58.60
b. Rs. 59.00
c. Rs. 57.60
d. Rs. 57.10
Key: B

49 The frequency distribution of the hourly wages rate of 100 employees of a paper mill is as follows:
Options:

Wage rate (Rs.) 54----56 56----58 58----60 60----62 62----64

Number of workers 20 20 20 20 20

The median wage rate is:

a. Rs.55
b. Rs.57
c. Rs.56
d. Rs.59
Key: D

50 If in a discrete series 75% values are less than 30, then:

Options:
a. Q3 < 75
b. Q3 < 30
c. Q3 = 30
d. Q3 > 30

Key: C

51 Mode of the series 0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 8, 10 is:

Options:

a. 0
b. 2
c. 3
d. No mode

Key: A

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 52 The mode for the following frequency distribution is:
Options:

Weekly sales of burner units 0 1 2 3 Over 3

Number of weeks 38 6 5 1 0

a. 0
b. 2
c. 3
d. No mode
Key: C

53 The geometric mean and harmonic mean of two values are. 8 and 16 respectively, then arithmetic mean of
values is:
MEASURES OF DISPERSION (30)

Options:
a. 4
b. 16
c. 24
d. 128
Key: B

54 The scatter in a series of values about the average is called:

Options:

a. Central tendency
b. Dispersion
c. Skewness
d. Symmetry

Key: B

55 The measures used to calculate the variation present among the observations in the unit of the variable is
called:

Options:
a. Relative measures of dispersion
b. Coefficient of skewness
c. Absolute measures of dispersion
d. Coefficient of variation
Key: C

56 Half of the difference between upper and lower quartiles is called:

Options:
a. Interquartile range
b. Quartile deviation
c. Mean deviation
d. Standard deviation

Key: B

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 57 The measurements of spread or scatter of the individual values around the central point is called:
Options:
a. Measures of dispersion
b. Measures of central tendency
c. Measures of skewness
d. Measures of kurtosis
Key: A

58 All odd order moments about mean in a symmetrical distribution are:

Options:
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Zero
d. Three

Key: C

59 Bowley's coefficient of skewness lies between:

Options:

a. 0 and 1
b. 1 and +1
c. -1 and 0
d. -2 and +2

Key: B

60 The measures used to calculate the variation present among the observations relative to their average is
called:
Options:
a. Coefficient of kurtosis
b. Absolute measures of dispersion
c. Quartile deviation
d. Relative measures of dispersion
Key: D

61 The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is called:

Options:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Range
d. Coefficient of variation
Key c

62 The measures of dispersion can never be:

Options:
a. Positive
b. Zero
c. Negative
d. Equal to 2
Key: C

63 If all the scores on examination cluster around the mean, the dispersion is said to be:
Options:
a. Small
b. Large
c. Normal
d. Symmetrical

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Key: A

64 If there are many extreme scores on all examination, the dispersion is:
Options:
a. Large
b. Small
c. Normal
d. Symmetric

Key: A

65 Which of the following is an absolute measure of dispersion?

Options:
a. Coefficient of variation
b. Coefficient of dispersion
c. Standard deviation
d. Coefficient of skewness
Key: C

66 The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is called:

Options:
a. Range
b. Quartile deviation
c. Mean deviation
d. Standard deviation
Key: A

67 The average of squared deviations from mean is called:

Options:
a. Mean deviation
b. Variance
c. Standard deviation
d. Coefficient of variation
Key: B

68 The sum of squares of the deviations is minimum, when deviations are taken from:
Options:
a. Mean
b. Mode
c. Median
d. Zero
Key: A

69 Which of the following measures of dispersion is independent of the units employed?

Options:
a. Coefficient of variation
b. Quartile deviation
c. Standard deviation
d. Range
Key: A

70 The range of the scores 29, 3, 143, 27, 99 is:

Options:
a. 140
b. 143
c. 146
d. 70
Key: A

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 71 The range of the values -5, -8, -10, 0, 6, 10 is:
Options:
a. 0
b. 10
c. -10
d. 20
Key: D

72 Given below the four sets of observations. Which set has the minimum variation?
Options:
a. 46, 48, 50, 52, 54
b. 30, 40, 50, 60, 70
c. 40, 50, 60, 70, 80
d. 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
Key: D

73 If the maximum value in a series is 25 and its range is 15, the minimum value of the series is:
Options:
a. 10
b. 15
c. 25
d. 35
Key: A

74 If Q3=20 and Q1=10, the coefficient of quartile deviation is:

Options:
a. 3
b. 1/3
c. 2/3
d. 1
Key: B

75 The mean deviation of the scores 12, 15, 18 is:

Options:

a. 6
b. 0
c. 3
d. 2
Key: D

76 The standard deviation of -5, -5, -5, -5, 5 is:

Options:
a. -5
b. +5
c. 0
d. -25
Key: C

77 The variance of 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27 is 8. The variance of 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 is:
Options:
a. Greater than 8
b. 8
c. Less than 8
d. 8 - 5 = 3
Key B

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 78 Normal Distribution?
Options:
a. Multi Modal
b. Bi Modal
c. Tri Modal
d. Uni Modal
Key: B

79 The second moment about arithmetic mean is 16, the standard deviation will be:
Options:
a. 16
b. 4
c. 2
d. 0
Key B

80 The first and second moments about arbitrary constant are -2 and 13 respectively, The standard deviation
will be:
Options:
a. -2
b. 3
c. 9
d. 13
Key: B

81 First two moments about the value 2 of a variable are 1 and 16. The variance will be:
Options:

a. 13
b. 15
c. 16
d. Difficult to tell
Key: B

82 For a symmetrical distribution:

Options:
a. β1 > 0
b. β1 < 0
c. β1 = 0
d. β1 = 3
Key: C

83 In a symmetrical distribution Q1 = 20 and median= 30. The value of Q3 is:

Options:
a. 50
b. 35
c. 40
d. 25
Key: C

84 The joint probability is:

Options:
a. The likelihood of two events happening together
b. The likelihood of an event happening given that another event has already happened
c. Based on two mutually exclusive events
d. Also called prior probability
Key: C

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 85 The collection of one or more outcomes from an experiment is called:

Options

a. Probability
b. Event
c. Random variable
d. Z-value
Key: B

86 Which of the following is not correct statement about probability?

Options:
a. Only two possible outcomes
b. Have a constant probability of success
c. Must have at least three trails
d. Trials Must be independent

Key: C

87 In Poisson probability distribution:

Options:
a. The Mean and variance of the distribution are the same (equal)
b. The probability of success is always greater than 4
c. The number of trials is always greater than 4
d. It is always containing a contingency table.

Key: A

88 The special rule of multiplication in probability, the events must be:

Options:
a. Independent
b. Mutually Exclusive
c. Bayesian
d. Empirical

Key: A

89 In the special rule of addition of probability, the events are always

Options:
a. Independent Events
b. Mutually exclusive events
c. Bayesian
d. Empirical

Key: B

90 Probability distribution of a statistics is called:

Options:
a. Sampling
b. Parameter
c. Data
d. Sampling Distribution
Key: D

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 91 Events that have no sample points in common are called:

Options:
a. Mutually exclusive events
b. Independents events
c. Conditional events
d. Posterior events
Key: A

92 Events that have no sample points in common are called:

Options:
a. Mutually exclusive events
b. Independents events
c. Conditional events
d. Posterior events

Key: A
93 The symbol ∩ shows the
Options:
a. Union of events
b. Intersection of events
c. Total of the probabilities of the events
d. Sum of events
Key: B

94 When the results historical data or experimentation are used to assign probability values, the method used
to assign probabilities is referred as the:

Options:
a. Relative frequency method
b. Subjective method
c. Classical method
d. Posterior method

Key: A

95 The sample space (Experimental outcomes) refers to:

Options:
a. Any particular experimental outcomes
b. The sample size minus one
c. The set of all possible experimental outcomes
d. The sum of all experiments

Key: C

96 In statistical experimental, each time the experiment is repeated:

Options:
a. The same outcomes must occur
b. The same outcomes cannot occur again
c. A different outcome may occur
d. A constant outcome may occur

Key: C

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 97 The probability assigned to each experimental outcome must be:

Options:
a. Any value larger than zero
b. Smaller than zero
c. One
d. Between zero to one

Key: D

98 A Method assigning probabilities that assumes the experimental outcomes are equally likely called:
a. Options:
b. Objective method
c. Classical method
d. Subjective method
e. Conditional method

Key: B

99 If two events are mutually exclusive, then the probability of their intersection:

Options:
a. Will be equal to zero
b. Can have any value larger than zero
c. Must be larger than zero, but less than one
d. Will be one

Key: A

100 The addition law is helpful in computing the probabilities of:

Options:
a. Independent events
b. The intersection of two events
c. The union of two events
d. Conditional events

Key: C

101 When the assumption of equally likely outcomes is used to assign probability values, the method used to
assign probabilities is referred to as the:

Options:
a. Relative Frequency method
b. Subjective probability
c. Classical probability
d. Conditional probability

Key: C

102 The set of all possible outcomes (sample points) is called:

Options:

a. A sample
b. An event
c. A population
d. sample space

Key: D

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 103 A population about which we want to get some information is called:

Options:
a. Finite population
b. Infinite population
c. Sampling population
d. Target population

Key: D

104 List of all the units of the population is called:

Options:
a. Random sampling
b. Bias
c. Sampling frame
d. Probability sampling
Key C

105 Sample is a sub-set of:

Options:
a. Population
b. Data
c. Set
d. Distribution

Key: A

106 Sampling based upon equal probability is called:

Options:
a. Probability sampling
b. Systematic sampling
c. Simple random sampling
d. Stratified random sampling
Key: C

107 Sampling error can be reducing by:

Options:
a. Non-probability sampling
b. Increasing the population
c. Decreasing the sample size
d. Increasing the sample size
Key: D

108 For a survey, a village is divided into 5 lanes, each lane is sampled randomly. It is an example of:

Options:

a. Simple random sampling

b. Standard random sampling
c. Systematic random sampling
d. Cluster random sampling

Key: D

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 109 In a village of 300 population, 60% constitute Hindus, 20% Muslims, 10% Sikhs and 10% Christians. We want
to take a sample of 23:10% of the population to study the eating habits of this population. The best method
would be
Options:
a. Simple random sampling
b. Stratified random sampling
c. Systematic random sampling
d. Non-random sampling
Key: B

110 Non-random sampling is also called:

Options:

a. Biased sampling
b. Non-probability sampling
c. Random sampling
d. Representative sample

Key B

111 The difference between a statistic and the parameter is called:

Options:
a. Probability
b. Sampling error
c. Random
d. Non-random

Key: B

112 The sum of the frequencies of the frequency distribution of a statistic is equal to:

Options:

a. Sample size
b. Population size
c. Possible samples
d. Sum of X values

Key: C

113 Any population constant is called a:

Options:
a. Statistic
b. Parameter
c. Estimate
d. Estimator

Key: B

114 The special rule of multiplication of probability, the events must be :

Options:
a. Independent
b. Mutually exclusive
c. Bayesian
d. Empirical
Key: A

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 115 Any measure of the population is called:

Options:

a. Finite
b. Parameter
c. Without replacement
d. Random

Key: B

116 Study of population is called:

Options:
a. Parameter
b. Statistic
c. Error
d. Census

Key: D

117 If all the units of a population are surveyed, it is called:

Options:
a. Random sample
b. Random sampling
c. Sampled population
d. Complete enumeration

Key: D

118 A distribution formed by all possible values of a statistics is called

Options:
a. Binomial distribution
b. Normal distribution
c. Hypergeometric distribution
d. Sampling distribution
Key: D

119 Among these, which sampling is based on equal probability?

Options:
a. Simple random sampling
b. Stratified random sampling
c. Systematic sampling
d. Probability sampling
Key: A

120 Estimation is possible only in case of a:

Options:
a. Parameter
b. Random Sample
c. Sample
d. Population
Key: B

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 121 Estimate & Estimator are:
a. Same
b. Different
c. Maximum
d. Minimum
Key: B

122 Types of estimation

Options:
a. One sided and two sided
b. Type I & Type II
c. Point estimation & Interval estimation
d. Biased & Unbiased
Key: C

123 The end point of confidence interval is called:

Options:
a. Confidence coefficient
b. Confidence limits
c. Error estimation
d. Parameters
Key: B

124 A formula or rule used for estimating the parameter is called.

Options:
a. Estimate
b. Estimation
c. Estimator
d. Interval estimate
Key: C

Subject Biostatistics MCQS for Q-Bank (Deficiency)

Topic Type I and Type II Error (02)

1. When P-Value is Less than α (Level of Significance) then we:

Options:
a. Accept Ho
b. Reject Ho
c. Reject Ha
d. Accept Ha

Key: B

2. A Researcher commits type ii error when he / She:

Options:
a. Rejects a null hypothesis when it is true
b. Accepts a null hypothesis when it is false
c. Accept a null hypothesis when it is true
d. Rejects a null hypothesis when it is false

Key: B

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 Topic: T-test One Sample (5)

1. Null and alternative hypotheses are statements about:

Options:
a. population parameters.
b. sample parameters.
c. sample statistics.
d. it depends - sometimes population parameters and sometimes sample statistics

Key: A

2. A group of ten students were randomly drawn from class 12 and was given Yoga training for three weeks.
Their Wellness Life Style was compared with another similarity selected groups which did not undergo such
training. Which type of Statistical test will be appropriate for testing tenability of Null hypothesis?

Options:
a. Dependent t-test
b. Independent t-test
c. Wilcoxon test
d. Sign test

Key: B

3. A t-test is a significance test that assesses

Options:
a. The means of two independent groups
b. The medians of two dependent groups
c. The modes of two independent variables
d. The standard deviation of three independent variables
Key: A

4. To use a t-test, the dependent variable must have:

Options:
a. Nominal or interval data
b. Ordinal or ratio data
c. Interval or ratio data
d. Ordinal or interval data
Key: C

5. Statistical significance or the probability of finding statistical significance is also known as:
Options:
a. Degrees of freedom (df)
b. p-value
c. Standard deviation (sd)
d. A constant source of frustration!
Key: B
TOPIC: T- Test Two Independent Sample (7)

1. A Statement about Population Developed for the purpose of testing is called?

Options:
a. Hypothesis
b. Hypothesis Testing
c. Level of Significance
d. Test-Statistics

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Key: A

2. Any Hypothesis which is tested for the purpose of rejection under the assumption that it is true called:

Options:
a. Alternative Hypothesis
b. Null Hypothesis
c. Statistical Hypothesis
d. Composite Hypothesis

Key: B

3. A Quantitative statement about a population is called?

Options:
a. Research Hypothesis
b. Composite Hypothesis
c. Statistical Hypothesis
d. Simple Hypothesis

Key: C

4. The Dividing point between the region where the null hypothesis is rejected and the region where it is not
rejected is said to be:

Options:
a. Critical place
b. Critical Value
c. Acceptance Regions
d. Significant Region

Key: A

5. 1 – α is also called:

Options:
a. Power of the t –test
b. Confidence Co-efficient
c. Size of the Test
d. Level of the significance

Key: B

6. 1 – α is a probability associated with:

Options:
a. Type I error
b. Type ii error
c. Level Of Confidence
d. Level of Significance

Key: D

7. Area of rejection region depends upon:

Options:
a. Size of α
b. Size of β
c. Test Statistic
d. Number of Values

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Key: A

Topic Paired t-test (7)

1. Size of critical region is known as:

Options:
a. Critical value
b. β
c. 1- β
d. Size of the test

Key: D

2. A rule or formula that provides a basis for testing a null hypothesis is called:

Options:
a. Population Statistic
b. Test- Statistic
c. Proportion Statistic
d. Average Statistic

Key: B

3. Level of significance α lies between:

Options:
a. -1 and +1
b. 0 and 1
c. 0 and n
d. -∞ to +∞

Key: B

4. α / 2 is called:

Options:
a. One tailed significance level
b. Left tailed significance level
c. Two tailed significance level
d. Right tailed significance level

Key: C

5. Student’s t-test is applicable only when:

Options:
a. n>30 and σ is unknown
b. n<30 and σ is unknown
c. n≤30 and σ is known
d. n= 30 and σ is unknown

Key: C

6. The degree of freedom for paired t-test based on n pairs of observations is:

Options:
a. 2n - 1
b. n - 2
c. 2(n – 1)

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 d. n - 1

Key: D

7. Statistic-t is defined as deviation of sample mean from population mean µ expressed in terms of:

Options:
a. Standard deviation
b. Coefficient of variation
c. Coefficient of standard deviation
d. Standard error

Key: D

Topic Regression Analysis (4)

1. Student’s t-distribution has (n-1) d.f when all the n observations in the sample are:

Options:
a. Dependent
b. Independent
c. Maximum
d. Minimum

Key: B

2. When σ is known, the hypothesis about population mean is tested by:

Options:
a. T- test
b. F-test
c. Z-test
d. x2 test

Key: C

3. P (Type II error) is equal to:

Options:
a. α
b. β
c. 1- β
d. 1- α

Key: B

4. Which of the following statements is true for correlation analysis?

Options:

a. It is a bivariate analysis
b. It is a multivariate analysis
c. It is a univariate analysis
d. It is a trevorite

Key: C

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 Topic Co-relation (3)

1. If the values of two variables move in the opposite direction is:

Options:

a. The correlation is said to be linear

b. The correlation is said to be non-linear
c. The correlation is said to be positive
d. The correlation is said to be negative

Key: D

2. Which of the following techniques is an analysis of the relationship between two variables to help provide
the prediction mechanism?

Options:

a. Standard error
b. Correlation
c. Regression
d. T-test independent

Key: C

3. The independent variable is used to explain the dependent variable in ________.

Options:
a. Linear regression analysis
b. Multiple regression analysis
c. Non-linear regression analysis
d. Analysis of variance

Key: A
TOPIC: Chi-Square and contingency Table (9)

1. Which Chi-Square Distribution looks the most like a normal Distribution?

Options:
a. Chi-Square with 4 degrees of freedom
b. Chi-Square with 5 degrees of freedom
c. Chi-Square with 6 degrees of freedom
d. Chi-Square with 16 degrees of freedom

Key: D

2. Which of these Distributions is used for testing Hypothesis?

Options:
a. Normal Distribution
b. Chi-Squared Distribution
c. Gama Distribution
d. Poisson Distribution

Key: B

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 3. Chi-Square is used to Analyze?

Options:
a. Scores
b. Ranks
c. Frequencies
d. Ratios

Key: C

4. On Which one of the following does the critical value for a Chi-Square Statistics Rely?

Options:
a. The Sum of the Frequencies
b. The Degree of the freedom
c. The Total Sum
d. The Number of Variables

Key: B

5. Using goodness of fit test, we can Assess Whether a set of obtained frequencies differ from a set of?

Options:

a. Mean Frequencies
b. Actual Frequencies
c. Expected Frequencies
d. Predicted Frequencies

Key: C

6. If Chi-Square Calculated test’s calculated value is less then critical value, then Ho is always be?

Options:
a. Accepted and rejected both
b. Rejected
c. Accepted
d. Re-calculated

Key: C

7. P-Value is the probability of calculated value, if p Value is zero then we reject the Ho, after Comparing
with?

Options:
a. D.f
b. Critical Value
c. Level of significance
d. Sample size

Key: C

8. Square root of the mean of the square deviation is known as?

Options:
a. Mean
b. SD
c. Variance
d. Median

Key: B

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 9. A contingency table (2x2) is used to calculate:

Options:
a. T-statistic
b. Correlation coefficient
c. Variance
d. Chi-Square Statistic

Key: D

Topic: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) (8)

1. Analysis of variance is a statistical method of comparing the of several population.

Options:
a. Mean
b. Variances
c. Slandered Deviations
d. Proportions

Key: A

2. When the Population means are truly different from each other, it is likely that average error deviation:

Options:
a. Is relatively small compare to the average treatment deviations
b. Is about to equal to the average treatment deviation
c. Is relatively large compare to the average treatment deviation
d. Is completely a different phenomenon

Key: A

3. When conducting an ANOVA F data will always fall within what range?

Options:
a. between 0 and infinity
b. between 0 and 1
c. between negative infinity and infinity
d. between 1 and infinity

Key: B

4. In ANOVA with 4 groups and a total sample size of 44, the computed F static is 2.33 in this case, the p value
is:

Options:
a. greater than 0.05
b. exactly 0.05
c. cannot – it depends on the SSE
d. less than 0.05

Key: A

4. What is the function of Post-test in ANOVA?

Options:
a. Describe those groups that have reliable difference between group means
b. set the critical value for the F test (Chi-Square)
c. Determine if any statistically significant group differences have occurred
d. Because it tells accurate results for two proportions.

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KEY: A

5. In One way ANOVA, which of the following is used within the F-ratio as a measurement of the variance of
individual observations?

Options:
a. SSE
b. MSE
c. MSTR
d. T – Critical

KEY: E

6. The Sum of Squares measures the variability of the observed values around their respective treatment
means?

Options:
a. Error
b. Total
c. Treatment
d. Interaction

Key A

7. In Study, subjects are randomly assigned to one of three groups: Control, Experiment A, Experiment B, after
treatment, mean scores for three groups are compared. The Appropriate Statistical test for comparing these
means is?

Options:
a. The Correlation Coefficient
b. Analysis of Variance
c. Chi-Square
d. The T-test

Key: B

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