Explore topic-wise MCQs in Statistics .

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1.

Which of the following parameter control the relative flatness of normal distribution?

A. None
B. Mode
C. Standard Deviation
D. Mean
Answer» D. Mean
2.

We use normal distribution when “n” is________________?

A. Small
B. None
C. Fixed
D. Large
Answer» E.
3.

Total area under the normal curve is________?

A. 100
B. 1
C. 50%
D. 1%
Answer» C. 50%
4.

Total Area under the normal curve is_______________?

A. Greater than 1
B. 1
C. None
D. Less than 1
E. 0
Answer» C. None
5.

The value maximum ordinate of a standard normal curve at Z = 0 is:________?

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 0.3989
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
6.

The standardized normal variate z means_________ away from the mean?

A. Mean
B. S.D.
C. Variance
D. None of these
Answer» C. Variance
7.

The shape of normal distribution does depend upon _____ and variance?

A. x
B. S/σ2
C. u
D. 2 µ2
Answer» D. 2 µ2
8.

The shape of normal curve depends upon ?

A. None
B. Mean
C. Quartile
D. Standard Deviation
E. Mean Deviation
Answer» E. Mean Deviation
9.

The range of normal distribution lies between _________?

A. -∞ to +∞
B. 0 to ∞
C. -∞ to 0
D. None of these
Answer» B. 0 to ∞
10.

The quartile deviation is ____ (S.D.) is normal dist?

A. .6734
B. .7879
C. .6745
D. .4567
Answer» D. .4567
11.

The _____ order moments about mean are all zero?

A. None
B. Four
C. Add
D. Even
Answer» D. Even
12.

The normal distribution is_________?

A. Platykurtic
B. Leptokurtic
C. Mesoukurtic
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
13.

The Normal Curve is asymptotic to the?

A. None
B. X-axis
C. Y-axis
D. Along Y=X
Answer» C. Y-axis
14.

The median of normal distribution corresponds to the value of Z equal to_________________?

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. µ
D. 0
Answer» D. 0
15.

The maximum of function is at_______________?

A. X = σ2
B. X = µ
C. X = µ + σ
D. X = 0
Answer» C. X = µ + σ
16.

The lower and upper quartile of standard normal variation are respectively ?

A. µ+0.6745σ and µ-0.6745σ
B. -0.6745 and 0.6745
C. -0.7979 and 0.7979
D. -0.7979σ and 0.7979σ
Answer» C. -0.7979 and 0.7979
17.

The equation of standard normal distribution is f(z)=________?

A. 1/σ√2∏e 1/2×2
B. 1/σ√2∏e -1/2×2
C. 1/√2∏
D. 1/σ√2∏
Answer» C. 1/√2∏
18.

The area under the normal distribution curve outside the interval of z=1 and z=3.09 is_____________?

A. None of the above
B. 0.1477
C. 0.1597
D. 0.3413
E. 0.4990
Answer» D. 0.3413
19.

P95 means _____?

A. The central 95% area
B. The point above above which95% area lies
C. The point above below which 95% area lies
D. Both (a) and (b) but not (c)
Answer» D. Both (a) and (b) but not (c)
20.

P(µ – σ≤x≤µ + σ)=_________?

A. .6826
B. .6743
C. .6745
D. .2345
Answer» B. .6743
21.

Normal Distribution ?

A. have no Mode
B. Multi Modal
C. Bi Modal
D. Tri Modal
E. Uni Modal
Answer» F.
22.

Normal distribution is the distribution of _______________?

A. Discrete r.v.
B. Continuous r.v.
C. Qualitative variable
D. Quantitative variable
Answer» C. Qualitative variable
23.

Normal distribution is _____ distribution?

A. Symmetrical
B. non-symmetrical
C. + vely skewed
D. -vely skewed
Answer» B. non-symmetrical
24.

Normal distribution is a probability distribution of _____ random variable?

A. Continuous
B. Constant
C. Discrete
D. Normal
Answer» B. Constant
25.

Normal distribution has ___________?

A. 1 parameter
B. 2 parameter
C. 3 parameter
D. 4 parameter
Answer» C. 3 parameter
26.

Normal distribution has ____shaped?

A. u-shaped
B. Bell shaped
C. T-shaped
D. Normal shaped
Answer» C. T-shaped
27.

Normal distribution has ______ parameter?

A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. One
Answer» C. Four
28.

N(µ, 2σ) means normally distribution with mean u and variance2σ then (3σ, 4) means _____________?

A. 46
B. 76
C. 76
D. 47
Answer» D. 47
29.

Mean deviation of Normal Distribution is_____________?

A. 45σ
B. 34σ
C. 78σ
D. 23σ
Answer» B. 34σ
30.

In normal distribution u2 = S2 and u4 =___________?

A. 3S2
B. 3S
C. 3S4
D. 4S2/x
Answer» D. 4S2/x
31.

In Normal distribution, the parameter which controls the flatness of the curve is____________?

A. µ,σ
B. None
C. µ, MD
D. 2∏—√,e
Answer» B. None
32.

In normal distribution Q1=_________?

A. u + .6745 (S.D.)
B. u – .7979 (S.D.)
C. u + .6745 (S.D.)
D. u – .6745 (S.D.)
Answer» E.
33.

In normal distribution Q.D. ( quartile deviation)is equal to________?

A. σ
B. 0.7979 σ
C. 0.6745 σ
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
34.

In normal distribution, mean ______= Mode?

A. Quartile
B. Mean deviation
C. Median
D. S.D.
Answer» D. S.D.
35.

In normal distribution β1 = 0 and β2 is equal to _____________?

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» E.
36.

In case of symmetrical distribution?

A. β1=β4
B. Mean=Mode=Median
C. µ1=µ4
D. µ1=µ2
Answer» C. µ1=µ4
37.

In a standard normal distribution z = 0 corresponds to _____________?

A. Mean
B. S.D.
C. S.D.
D. Q.D.
Answer» B. S.D.
38.

In a normal distribution, what is the z score associated with the mode ?

A. -1
B. 0
C. +1
D. None of these
Answer» C. +1
39.

In a normal distribution quartile deviation is _______ (S.D.)?

A. .2745
B. .3789
C. .79079
D. .6745
Answer» E.
40.

In a normal distribution E(X-µ)2 is________________?

A. Variance
B. Mean Deviation
C. Standard Deviation
D. Quartile Deviation
Answer» B. Mean Deviation
41.

In a certain normal distribution having µ = 35 and variance = 16, then mode will be_______________?

A. 3.5
B. 16
C. 4
D. None of these
Answer» B. 16
42.

If Y=5X + 10 and X is N(10,25), then mean of Y is ?

A. 135
B. 50
C. 70
D. 60
Answer» E.
43.

If X N(55,49) then σ ?

A. 7
B. 55
C. 104
D. 49
Answer» B. 55
44.

If X ˜ N (µ, σ2) then Z ˜__________?

A. N(0, σ2)
B. N(1, σ2)
C. N(0, 1)
D. N(1, 1)
Answer» D. N(1, 1)
45.

If X ˜ N(16,49), the mean is___________?

A. 49
B. 16
C. 7
D. 4
Answer» C. 7
46.

If “X” is normally distribution with >µ= 8 and S.D. 4, then P(6≤X≤10) may be______________?

A. 0
B. -0.32
C. 1.2
D. 0.2684
Answer» E.
47.

If n ≥ 30 and _____ then binomial approaches to normal distribution?

A. q/p
B. p = q
C. pq
D. p = n
Answer» C. pq
48.

If β1 = 0 it means the distribution is _______________?

A. Symmetrical
B. + vely skewed
C. -vely skewed
D. Non of these
Answer» B. + vely skewed
49.

For +ve and -ve skewed, check the sign of _______?

A. β1
B. µ2
C. β2
D. µ3
Answer» E.
50.

For a normal distribution having µ = 241 and σ = 2 P (X≥235) is:_______?

A. 0.9986
B. 0.5
C. 0.475
D. 0.235
Answer» B. 0.5