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Statistics

Question 1Single Answer
Which of the following statement is true?
  1. A
    statistics is derived from the French word ‘Statistik’
  2. B
    statistics is derived from the Latin word ‘Status’
  3. C
    statistics is derived from the Italian word ‘Statista’
  4. D
    none of these
Question 2Single Answer
Statistics is concerned with _____
  1. A
    qualitative information
  2. B
    quantitative information
  3. C
    either (a) or (b)
  4. D
    both (a) and (b)
Question 3Single Answer
Statistics is defined in terms of numerical data in the _____
  1. A
    singular sense
  2. B
    plural sense
  3. C
    either or (b)
  4. D
    both (a) and (b)
Question 4Single Answer
Drinking habit of a person is _____
  1. A
    an attribute
  2. B
    a discrete variable
  3. C
    a variable
  4. D
    a continuous variable
Question 5Single Answer
Marks of a student is an example of _____
  1. A
    a continuous variable
  2. B
    a discrete variable
  3. C
    an attribute
  4. D
    none of these
Question 6Single Answer
Annual income of a person is _____
  1. A
    a continuous variable
  2. B
    a discrete variable
  3. C
    an attribute
  4. D
    (b) or (c)
Question 7Single Answer
An attribute is _____
  1. A
    a qualitative characteristic
  2. B
    a measurable characteristic
  3. C
    a quantitative characteristic
  4. D
    all these
Question 8Single Answer
Nationality of a student is ____
  1. A
    an attribute
  2. B
    a discrete variable
  3. C
    a continuous variable
  4. D
    either (a) or (C)
Question 9Single Answer
The most attractive method of data presentation is ____
  1. A
    diagrammatic
  2. B
    textual
  3. C
    tabular
  4. D
    either (a) or (b)
Question 10Single Answer
In tabulation source of the data, if any, is shown in the ____
  1. A
    footnote
  2. B
    body
  3. C
    stub
  4. D
    caption
Question 11Single Answer
The mode of presentation of data are ____
  1. A
    textual, tabulation and diagrammatic
  2. B
    tabular, internal and external
  3. C
    textual, tabular and internal
  4. D
    tabular, textual and external
Question 12Single Answer
The most accurate mode of data presentation is _____
  1. A
    diagrammatic method
  2. B
    tabulation
  3. C
    textual presentation
  4. D
    none of these
Question 13Single Answer
The best method of presentation of data is ____
  1. A
    textual
  2. B
    tabular
  3. C
    diagrammatic
  4. D
    both (b) and (c)
Question 14Single Answer
Details are shown by ____
  1. A
    charts
  2. B
    tabular presentation
  3. C
    both (a) and (b)
  4. D
    none of these
Question 15Single Answer
The unit of measurement in tabulation is ____
  1. A
    box head
  2. B
    body
  3. C
    caption
  4. D
    stub
Question 16Single Answer
In general the number of types of tabulation are ____
  1. A
    two
  2. B
    three
  3. C
    one
  4. D
    four
Question 17Single Answer
For tabulation, 'caption' is ____
  1. A
    the lower part of the table
  2. B
    the main part of the table
  3. C
    the upper part of the table
  4. D
    the upper part of a table that describes the column and sub-column
Question 18Single Answer
A table has ____
  1. A
    four parts
  2. B
    two parts
  3. C
    five parts
  4. D
    none of these
Question 19Single Answer
The entire upper part of a table is known as ____
  1. A
    caption
  2. B
    stub
  3. C
    box head
  4. D
    body
Question 20Single Answer
'Stub' of a table is the ____
  1. A
    right part of the table describing the columns
  2. B
    left part of the table describing the columns
  3. C
    right part of the table describing the rows
  4. D
    left part of the table describing the rows
Question 21Single Answer
Which of the following statements is not true for tabulation?
  1. A
    complicated data can be presented
  2. B
    it facilitates comparison between rows and not columns
  3. C
    statistical analysis of data requires tabulation
  4. D
    diagrammatic representation of data requires tabulation
Question 22Single Answer
Diagrammatic representation of data is done by ____
  1. A
    pictures
  2. B
    charts
  3. C
    diagrams
  4. D
    all these
Question 23Single Answer
The relationship between two variables are shown in ____
  1. A
    histogram
  2. B
    pictogram
  3. C
    bar diagram
  4. D
    line diagram
Question 24Single Answer
The data collected on the height of a group of students after recording their heights with a measuring tape are 
  1. A
    primary data
  2. B
    continuous data
  3. C
    discrete data
  4. D
    secondary data
Question 25Single Answer
The quickest method to collect primary data is ____
  1. A
    personal interview
  2. B
    by observation
  3. C
    telephone interview
  4. D
    indirect interview
Question 26Single Answer
Some important sources of secondary data are ____
  1. A
    international and Government sources
  2. B
    private and primary sources
  3. C
    international and primary sources
  4. D
    government sources
Question 27Single Answer
Data collected on religion from the census reports are ___
  1. A
    (a) sample data
  2. B
    secondary data
  3. C
    primary data
  4. D
    either (a) or (b)
Question 28Single Answer
Which method of collection of data covers the widest area?
  1. A
    direct interview method
  2. B
    mailed questionnaire method
  3. C
    telephone interview method
  4. D
    all of these
Question 29Single Answer
In case of a rail accident, the appropriate method of data  collection is by ____
  1. A
    direct interview
  2. B
    personal interview
  3. C
    indirect interview
  4. D
    all of these
Question 30Single Answer
The best method to collect data, in case of a natural calamity, is __
  1. A
    personal interview
  2. B
    questionnaire method
  3. C
    indirect interview
  4. D
    direct observation method
Question 31Single Answer
The number of observations falling within a class is called ___
  1. A
    density
  2. B
    frequency
  3. C
    both (a) and (b)
  4. D
    none of these
Question 32Single Answer
Classes with zero frequencies are called ____
  1. A
    class
  2. B
    empty class
  3. C
    nill class
  4. D
    none of these
Question 33Single Answer
Frequency distribution ____
  1. A
    arranges observations in an increasing order
  2. B
    arranges observations in terms of a number of groups
  3. C
    relates to a measurable characteristic
  4. D
    all of these
Question 34Single Answer
The number of "Frequency distribution" is ___
  1. A
    two
  2. B
    one
  3. C
    five
  4. D
    four
Question 35Single Answer
The Frequency distribution of a continuous variable is known as ___
  1. A
    grouped frequency distribution
  2. B
    simple frequency distribution
  3. C
    either (a) or (b)
  4. D
    both (a) and (b)
Question 36Single Answer
(Class frequency)/(Width of the class) is defined as ____
  1. A
    frequency density
  2. B
    frequency distribution
  3. C
    both (a) and (b)
  4. D
    none of these
Question 37Single Answer
The distribution of shares is an example of the frequency distribution of ____
  1. A
    a discrete variable
  2. B
    an attribute
  3. C
    a continuous variable
  4. D
    either (a) or (c)
Question 38Single Answer
Tally marks determines ____
  1. A
    class width
  2. B
    class boundary
  3. C
    class limit
  4. D
    class frequency
Question 39Single Answer
Mutually inclusive classification is usually meant for ____
  1. A
    a discrete variable
  2. B
    an attribute
  3. C
    a continuous variable
  4. D
    none of these
Question 40Single Answer
For determining the class frequencies it is necessary that these classes are _____
  1. A
    mutually exclusive
  2. B
    not mutually exclusive
  3. C
    independent
  4. D
    none of these
Question 41Single Answer
If x and y are related by x – y – 10 = 0 and mode of x is known to be 23, then the mode of y is :
  1. A
    20
  2. B
    13
  3. C
    3
  4. D
    23
Question 42Single Answer
A man travels at a speed of 20 km/hr and then returns at a speed of 30 km/hr. His average speed of the whole journey is
  1. A
    25 km/hr
  2. B
    24.5 km/hr
  3. C
    24 km/hr
  4. D
    None
Question 43Single Answer
A student obtained the mean and standard deviation of 100 observations as 40 and 5.1 respectively. It was later discovered that he had wrongly copied down an observation as 50 instead of 40. The correct standard deviation is
  1. A
    5
  2. B
    6
  3. C
    3
  4. D
    7
Question 44Single Answer
For a moderately skewed distribution, quartile deviation and the standard deviation are related by
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
Question 45Single Answer
The median of the data 13, 8, 11, 6, 4, 15, 2, 18 is
  1. A
    5
  2. B
    8
  3. C
    11
  4. D
    9.5
Question 46Single Answer
The sum of the squares of deviations of a set of observations has the smallest value; when the deviations are taken from their
  1. A
    A.M.
  2. B
    H. M.
  3. C
    G. M.
  4. D
    None
Question 47Single Answer
If two samples of sizes 30 and 20 have means as 55 and 60 and variances as 16 and 25 respectively, then what would be the S.D. of the combined sample size 50 ?
  1. A
    5.33
  2. B
    5.17
  3. C
    5.06
  4. D
    5
Question 48Single Answer
If two variables x & y are related by 2x + 3y –7 = 0 and the mean and mean deviation about mean of x are 1 and 0.3 respectively, then the coefficient of mean deviation of y about mean is
  1. A
    –5
  2. B
    4
  3. C
    12
  4. D
    50
Question 49Single Answer
Which of the following result hold for a set of distinct positive observations ?
  1. A
    A.M > G.M > H.M
  2. B
    G.M. > A.M. > H.M
  3. C
    G.M > A.M > H.M
  4. D
    A.M > G.M > H.M
Question 50Single Answer
Measures of dispersion are called averages of the ____ order .
  1. A
    1st
  2. B
    2nd
  3. C
    3rd
  4. D
    None
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