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Practise focused basic statistics questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

basic statistics Mcqs

121. Which sampling method we will apply if there is no sampling frame?
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A. Simple random sampling

B. Cluster sampling

C. Systematic sampling

D. Stratified sampling

122. Major area of statistics today is concerned with drawing of conclusions from__________?
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A. Two

B. Samples

C. Primary

D. Complete study

123. 2nd Quartile = 5th Decile = 50th Percentile = ?
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A. Median

B. Mean

C. Mode

D. Harmonic Mean

E. Geometric Mean

124. The standard deviation is always _________ than mean deviation?
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A. Less

B. None

C. Greater

D. Equal

125. The mean deviation of the values, 18, 12, 15 is____________?
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A. 3

B. Zero

C. 2

D. 6

126. If all values are same then the measure of dispersion will be________________?
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A. Mode

B. Median

C. 0

D. 1

E. Mean

127. Find the median of the following datA. 160, 180, 200, 280, 300, 320, 400?
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A. 140

B. 300

C. 280

D. 180

128. The Geometric Mean of -2, 4, 03, 6, 0 will be______________?
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A. 0

B. None of these

C. -3

D. 3

E. Cannot be Computed

129. Questionnaire survey method is used to collect____________?
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A. None of these

B. Primary data

C. Secondary data

D. Qualitative variable

130. _____________is the measure of average which can have more than one value?
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A. Median

B. Mean

C. Harmonic Mean

D. Mode

E. Geometric Mean

131. The data which have already been collected by some one are called____________?
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A. Raw data

B. Secondary data

C. Array data

D. Fictitious data

132. The sum of squared deviations of a set of n values from their mean is__________________?
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A. Zero

B. Least

C. Maximum

D. None

133. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency ?
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A. Standard deviation

B. Mode

C. Quartile

D. Percentile

134. The first hand and unorganized form of data is called_______________?
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A. Primary data

B. None of these

C. Secondary data

D. Organized data

135. The degree of peakedness is called__________________?
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A. Symmetry

B. Dispersion

C. Skewness

D. Kurtosis

136. Identify the attribute?
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A. Temperature of room

B. Blood Pressure

C. Religions of people of a country

D. Blood group

137. In inferential statistics, we study____________?
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A. the methods to make decisions about population based on sample results

B. how a sample is obtained from a population

C. how to make decisions about mean, median, or mode

D. None of the above

138. If Y=?8X ? 5 and SD of X is 3, then SD of Y is _______________?
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A. 3

B. 24

C. 8

D. 5

E. None

139. The Coefficient of Skewness is always zero for ____________ distribution?
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A. Symmetrical

B. All of above

C. Skewed

D. None of these

140. f1x12 + f2x22 + + fxx42=___________?
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A. ?mi=1 ixi2

B. ?u1=1 ixi2

C. ?pi=1 ixi2

D. ?ni-1 ixi2

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