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This section includes 154 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Statistics Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
The algebraic sum of deviations from mean is_____________? |
| A. | Maximum |
| B. | Zero |
| C. | Minimum |
| D. | Undefined |
| Answer» C. Minimum | |
| 102. |
A measure of dispersion is always ________________? |
| A. | Zero |
| B. | Positive |
| C. | Negative |
| D. | Infinity |
| Answer» C. Negative | |
| 103. |
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» D. Discrete data | |
| 104. |
The measure of dispersion is changed by a change of_____________? |
| A. | Origin |
| B. | Scale |
| C. | Algebraic Signs |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Algebraic Signs | |
| 105. |
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 |
| E. | Median |
| Answer» C. Percentiles | |
| 106. |
Which one is the not measure of dispersion? |
| A. | The Range |
| B. | 50th Percentile |
| C. | Inter-Quartile Range |
| D. | Variance |
| Answer» C. Inter-Quartile Range | |
| 107. |
Which of the following is not based on all the observations ? |
| A. | Arithmetic Mean |
| B. | Geometric Mean |
| C. | Harmonic Mean |
| D. | Weighted Mean |
| E. | Mode |
| Answer» F. | |
| 108. |
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» B. A Parameter | |
| 109. |
In descriptive statistics, we study______________? |
| A. | The description of 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» C. How to describe the probability distribution | |
| 110. |
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 |
| E. | Bayesian Statistics |
| Answer» E. Bayesian Statistics | |
| 111. |
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. Making mathematical calculations | |
| 112. |
The mean deviation of the values, 18, 12, 15 is____________? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | Zero |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
Data in the Population Census Report is____________? |
| A. | Grouped data |
| B. | Ungrouped data |
| C. | Secondary data |
| D. | Primary data |
| E. | Arrayed data |
| Answer» E. Arrayed data | |
| 114. |
Which of these represent qualitative data______________? |
| A. | Height of a student |
| B. | Liking or disliking of (500) persons of a product |
| C. | Income of a government servant in a city |
| D. | Yield from a wheat plot |
| Answer» C. Income of a government servant in a city | |
| 115. |
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» E. | |
| 116. |
The first hand and unorganized form of data is called_______________? |
| A. | Secondary data |
| B. | Organized data |
| C. | Primary data |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 117. |
Life of a T.V picture tube is a____________? |
| A. | Discrete variable |
| B. | Continuous variable |
| C. | Qualitative variable |
| D. | Constant |
| Answer» C. Qualitative variable | |
| 118. |
The grouped data is also called_____________? |
| A. | Raw data |
| B. | Primary data |
| C. | Secondary data |
| D. | Qualitative data |
| Answer» D. Qualitative data | |
| 119. |
Dependence of difference on statistics is for_______________? |
| A. | Two reasons |
| B. | Short run |
| C. | Three reasons |
| D. | Natural Sciences |
| Answer» D. Natural Sciences | |
| 120. |
Continuous variable can assume __________ value? |
| A. | All possible |
| B. | Constant |
| C. | Accuracy |
| D. | Specific |
| Answer» B. Constant | |
| 121. |
Data being used by an agency which is originally collected by them are _______ data? |
| A. | Quantitative |
| B. | Primary |
| C. | Discrete |
| D. | Secondary |
| Answer» C. Discrete | |
| 122. |
Usually measurements give rise to ________ data? |
| A. | Discrete |
| B. | Specific |
| C. | Continuous |
| D. | Constant |
| Answer» D. Constant | |
| 123. |
Results obtained by counting are_____________? |
| A. | Continuous |
| B. | Discrete |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both (a) and (b) | |
| 124. |
making a entrance slip in service hospital is the method of collection of data by______________? |
| A. | Registration |
| B. | Entry |
| C. | Correspondents |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Entry | |
| 125. |
Statistical Laws are valid in the ________________? |
| A. | Long run |
| B. | Plural sense |
| C. | indefinite |
| D. | Short run |
| Answer» B. Plural sense | |
| 126. |
The word statistics is at present used in _______________? |
| A. | Two ways |
| B. | Four ways |
| C. | Six ways |
| D. | Three way |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
Statistics laws are true for______________? |
| A. | Short run |
| B. | Long run |
| C. | Medium period |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Medium period | |
| 128. |
_________ used the word statistics for the first time during one of his lectures at a German university? |
| A. | Fisher |
| B. | unavoidable |
| C. | Feet |
| D. | Achenwall |
| Answer» E. | |
| 129. |
A characteristics that does not change is called______________? |
| A. | variable |
| B. | Attribute |
| C. | Constant |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 130. |
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» D. 27.8% | |
| 131. |
_________ statistics deals with collection, presentation and analysis of data? |
| A. | Inferential |
| B. | Descriptive |
| C. | Collection |
| D. | Two |
| Answer» C. Collection | |
| 132. |
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» B. a continuous variable | |
| 133. |
Eyes color of employees is the example of____________? |
| A. | Continuous variable |
| B. | Constant variable |
| C. | Discrete variable |
| D. | Attribute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
Which of the following describe the middle part of a group of numbers ? |
| A. | Measure of Variability |
| B. | Measure of Central Tendency |
| C. | Measure of Association |
| D. | Measure of Shape |
| Answer» C. Measure of Association | |
| 135. |
Data published by Bureau of statistics in its publications are _______________? |
| A. | Secondary data |
| B. | Discrete data |
| C. | Continuous data |
| D. | None |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
Statistics is the backbone of_____________? |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Mathematics |
| C. | Research |
| D. | Computer |
| Answer» D. Computer | |
| 137. |
You asked five of your classmates about their height. On the basis of this information, you states the average height of all student in your university or college is 67 inches. This is an example of____________? |
| A. | Descriptive statistics |
| B. | Inferential Statistics |
| C. | Parameter |
| D. | Population |
| Answer» C. Parameter | |
| 138. |
If the standard deviation of a population is 9, the population variance is_____________? |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | 81 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
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» B. Pyrokurtic | |
| 140. |
f1x12 + f2x22 + —————+ fxx42=___________? |
| A. | Σu1=1 ƒ ixi2 |
| B. | Σni-1 ƒ ixi2 |
| C. | Σpi=1 ƒ ixi2 |
| D. | Σmi=1 ƒ ixi2 |
| Answer» B. Σni-1 ƒ ixi2 | |
| 141. |
Data regarding opinions of consumers about some product obtained through lady workers are ____________? |
| A. | Cheapest method |
| B. | Existing Sources |
| C. | Primary |
| D. | Secondary |
| Answer» C. Primary | |
| 142. |
In inferential statistics, we study____________? |
| A. | the methods to make decisions about 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» B. how to make decisions about mean, median, or mode | |
| 143. |
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» C. all the items under investigation | |
| 144. |
The sum of the deviations about the mean is always______________? |
| A. | Range |
| B. | Zero |
| C. | Total Standard Deviation |
| D. | Positive |
| E. | Negative |
| Answer» C. Total Standard Deviation | |
| 145. |
Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency ? |
| A. | Percentile |
| B. | Quartile |
| C. | Standard deviation |
| D. | Mode |
| Answer» D. Mode | |
| 146. |
Which of these is a relative measure of dispersion_____________? |
| A. | Standard Deviation |
| B. | Variance |
| C. | Coefficient of Variation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 147. |
A chance variation in an observational process is_____________? |
| A. | Dispersion/ Variability |
| B. | Measurement error |
| C. | Random error |
| D. | Instrument error |
| Answer» D. Instrument error | |
| 148. |
Statistics tests the law of ____________? |
| A. | Other sciences |
| B. | physics |
| C. | Business |
| D. | Literary subjects |
| Answer» B. physics | |
| 149. |
A constant variable can take values______________? |
| A. | Zero |
| B. | Fixed |
| C. | Not fixed |
| D. | Nothing |
| Answer» C. Not fixed | |
| 150. |
A parameter is a measure which is computed from___________? |
| A. | Population data |
| B. | Sample data |
| C. | Test statistics |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Sample data | |