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Practise multiple-choice questions from statistics for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

statistics Mcqs

1. sample linear regression 2. normal distribution 3. presentation of data 4. statistical inference 5. measures of location 6. basic statistics 7. correlation and regression 8. sampling 9. binomial and hyper geometric probability 10. index number 11. hypothesis testing 12. measures of dispersion

1301. 1. Nos. is a ____ for measuring changes in a variable or a group of related variables?
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A. variable

B. Cost

C. Region of goods

D. Device

1302. The Laspeyres price index_____________?
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A. Regards the base year quantities as fixed

B. non of these

C. Regards the current year quantities as fixed

D. Regards the base year price as fixed

1303. The Index number are used to measure seasonal and cyclical variations in ____________?
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A. Wholesale

B. Relatives

C. Time series

D. commodities

1304. Qon means _________ for the given year?
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A. Commodity

B. Quantity Index

C. Price

D. Quantity in current

1305. Base year quantities are used as weights in _______________?
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A. Fishers index

B. None of these

C. Laspeyres index

D. Paasches index

1306. Volume Index in Marshall is ____________?
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A. ?Pn(qo + qn)/?Pn

B. ?Pn(Po + Pn)/?Pn(Po + Pn) x100

C. ?Pn(Po + Pn)/?Pn(Po + Pn)

D. Non of these

1307. A simple aggregate price index_____________?
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A. Ignores relative quantities

B. Compares absolute prices to absolute quantities

C. Compares relative quantities to relative prices

D. Compares relative quantities

1308. The index numbers are used to measure seasonal and cyclical variations in __________?
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A. Commodities

B. Time Series

C. Realtives

D. Whole sale

1309. An Index number which measure the change of a _____ is called Aggregative 1. No?
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A. Industrial activity

B. Goods consumed

C. Cost of living

D. Retail price

1310. An Index Number calculated for more than one items is called ___________?
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A. Consumer Index Number

B. Sensitive Price Index number

C. Simple Aggregation 1. Number

D. Chain Indices

1311. In Chain base method, the base period is ________________?
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A. Change

B. None of these

C. Constant

D. Fixed

1312. In CPI household budget method also known as:_____________?
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A. All of above

B. Average of weights

C. Weighted average of relatives

D. Simple average of relatives

1313. Which of the formula is used in chain indices: ________________?
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A. ?pn/?po x100

B. pn/po x100

C. pn/pn-1 x100

D. Both (a) and (b) but not (c)

1314. An index number is used______________?
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A. To measure changes in a variable over time

B. To measure changes in quantity

C. To measure changes in price

D. To measure changes in demand

1315. The formula ?pnqn/poqn x100 is used to calculate?
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A. The Laspeyres price index

B. The Paasche quantity index

C. The Paasche price index

D. The Laspeyres quantity index

1316. The formula ?poqn/?poqo x100 is used to calculate_______________?
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A. The Laspeyres quantity index

B. The Laspeyres price index

C. The Paasche price index

D. The Paasche quantity index

1317. The weighty system changed with _______________?
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A. Basely

B. Yearly

C. Averagely

D. Timely

1318. Link relative = ________________?
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A. Pn/ Pn-1 x100

B. Pn/P1 x 100

C. Pn/Po x 100

D. Pn/Po x 100

1319. This index measure the change from month to month in the cost of a representative basket of goods and services of the type bought by a typical household?
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A. Financial time Index

B. Laspeyres Price Index

C. Retail Price Index

D. Paasche Price Index

1320. A scaling factor is used to_________________?
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A. Convert the Paasche index to a Laspeyres index

B. Change the base year

C. Change a simple index to a weight index

D. change an aggregate index to a weighted index

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