Basic Statistics MCQs

Option A: Raw data

Option B: Primary data

Option C: Secondary data

Option D: Qualitative data

Correct Answer: Secondary data ✔

Option A: Secondary data

Option B: Organized data

Option C: Primary data

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Primary data ✔

Option A: Height of a student

Option B: Liking or disliking of (500) persons of a product

Option C: Income of a government servant in a city

Option D: Yield from a wheat plot

Correct Answer: Liking or disliking of (500) persons of a product ✔

Option A: a discrete variable

Option B: a continuous variable

Option C: a constant

Option D: a qualitative variable

Correct Answer: a discrete variable ✔

Option A: Leptokurtic

Option B: Pyrokurtic

Option C: Platykurtic

Option D: Mesokurtic

Correct Answer: Leptokurtic ✔

Option A: 9

Option B: 3

Option C: 21

Option D: 81

Correct Answer: 81 ✔

Option A: Percentile

Option B: Quartile

Option C: Standard deviation

Option D: Mode

Correct Answer: Standard deviation ✔

Option A: Range

Option B: Zero

Option C: Total Standard Deviation

Option D: Positive

Correct Answer: Zero ✔

Option A: Positively Skewed

Option B: Symmetrical

Option C: Asymptotic

Option D: Negatively Skewed

Correct Answer: Negatively Skewed ✔

Option A: Measure of Variability

Option B: Measure of Central Tendency

Option C: Measure of Association

Option D: Measure of Shape

Correct Answer: Measure of Central Tendency ✔

Option A: 60.4%

Option B: 48.3%

Option C: 35.7%

Option D: 27.8%

Correct Answer: 35.7% ✔

Option A: Arithmetic Mean

Option B: Geometric Mean

Option C: Harmonic Mean

Option D: Weighted Mean

Correct Answer: Mode ✔

Option A: Descriptive statistics

Option B: Inferential Statistics

Option C: Parameter

Option D: Population

Correct Answer: Inferential Statistics ✔

Option A: Registration

Option B: Entry

Option C: Correspondents

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: Registration ✔

Option A: Continuous

Option B: Discrete

Option C: Both (a) and (b)

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Discrete ✔

Option A: Continuous variable

Option B: Constant variable

Option C: Discrete variable

Option D: Attribute

Correct Answer: Attribute ✔

Option A: Σu1=1 ƒ ixi2

Option B: Σni-1 ƒ ixi2

Option C: Σpi=1 ƒ ixi2

Option D: Σmi=1 ƒ ixi2

Correct Answer: Σu1=1 ƒ ixi2 ✔

Option A: Secondary data

Option B: Discrete data

Option C: Continuous data

Option D: None

Correct Answer: None ✔

Option A: Cheapest method

Option B: Existing Sources

Option C: Primary

Option D: Secondary

Correct Answer: Existing Sources ✔

Option A: All possible

Option B: Constant

Option C: Accuracy

Option D: Specific

Correct Answer: All possible ✔

Option A: Discrete

Option B: Specific

Option C: Continuous

Option D: Constant

Correct Answer: Continuous ✔

Option A: Quantitative

Option B: Primary

Option C: Discrete

Option D: Secondary

Correct Answer: Primary ✔

Option A: Two reasons

Option B: Short run

Option C: Three reasons

Option D: Natural Sciences

Correct Answer: Three reasons ✔

Option A: Short run

Option B: Long run

Option C: Medium period

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Long run ✔

Option A: Long run

Option B: Plural sense

Option C: indefinite

Option D: Short run

Correct Answer: Long run ✔

Option A: Two ways

Option B: Four ways

Option C: Six ways

Option D: Three way

Correct Answer: Three way ✔

Option A: variable

Option B: Attribute

Option C: Constant

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Constant ✔

Option A: Fisher

Option B: unavoidable

Option C: Feet

Option D: Achenwall

Correct Answer: Achenwall ✔

Option A: Inferential

Option B: Descriptive

Option C: Collection

Option D: Two

Correct Answer: Descriptive ✔

Option A: Biology

Option B: Three reasons

Option C: Hands

Option D: Physics

Correct Answer: Biology ✔

Option A: In each case

Option B: Average

Option C: Facts

Option D: Field

Correct Answer: Average ✔

Option A: One

Option B: Four

Option C: More than value

Option D: Resindent

Correct Answer: One ✔

Option A: Research

Option B: Statistical

Option C: Secondary

Option D: Primary

Correct Answer: Primary ✔

Option A: Qualitative

Option B: Quantitative data

Option C: Variable data

Option D: Continuous data

Correct Answer: Continuous data ✔

Option A: Blood group

Option B: Blood Pressure

Option C: Temperature of room

Option D: Religions of people of a country

Correct Answer: Religions of people of a country ✔

Option A: 1/10

Option B: 1/1000

Option C: 1/100

Option D: 100

Correct Answer: 100 ✔

Option A: Attribute

Option B: Discrete variable

Option C: Continuous variable

Option D: Constant

Correct Answer: Attribute ✔

Option A: Advance Statistics

Option B: Descriptive Statistics

Option C: Inferential Statistics

Option D: Bayesian Statistics

Correct Answer: Descriptive Statistics ✔

Option A: The description of decision making process

Option B: The methods for organizing, displaying, and describing data

Option C: How to describe the probability distribution

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: The methods for organizing, displaying, and describing data ✔

Option A: Discrete variable

Option B: Continuous variable

Option C: Qualitative variable

Option D: Constant

Correct Answer: Continuous variable ✔

Option A: 75%

Option B: 99.7%

Option C: 90%

Option D: 95%

Correct Answer: 95% ✔

Option A: Mode

Option B: Mean

Option C: Median

Option D: Mid Point

Correct Answer: Median ✔

Option A: Percentiles

Option B: Deciles

Option C: Median

Option D: Quartiles

Correct Answer: Quartiles ✔

Option A: Discrete Variable

Option B: Continuous Variable

Option C: Qualitative Variable

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Continuous Variable ✔

Option A: Discrete variable

Option B: Continuous variable

Option C: Qualitative variable

Option D: Constant

Correct Answer: Discrete variable ✔

Option A: Raw data

Option B: Array data

Option C: Secondary data

Option D: Fictitious data

Correct Answer: Secondary data ✔

Option A: Grouped

Option B: Secondary data

Option C: Ungrouped

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Ungrouped ✔

Option A: Population data

Option B: Sample data

Option C: Test statistics

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Population data ✔

Option A: Secondary data

Option B: Qualitative variable

Option C: Primary data

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Primary data ✔

A: 60
B: 30
C: Zero
D: 15

Correct Answer: C: Zero ✔

A: Range
B: Standard Deviation
C: Quartile Deviation
D: All of them

Correct Answer: B: Standard Deviation ✔

Option A: Median

Option B: Mean

Option C: Mode

Option D: Geometric Mean

Correct Answer: Mode ✔

Option A: Arithmetic Mean

Option B: Harmonic Mean

Option C: Geometric Mean

Option D: Mode

Correct Answer: Geometric Mean ✔

Option A: Mean

Option B: Geometric Mean

Option C: Harmonic Mean

Option D: Weighted Mean

Correct Answer: Mean ✔

Option A: Not

Option B: Highly

Option C: Less

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Highly ✔

Option A: Median

Option B: Harmonic Mean

Option C: Mean

Option D: Mode

Correct Answer: Mean ✔

Option A: Mean

Option B: Variance

Option C: Geometric Mean

Option D: Median

Correct Answer: Mean ✔

Option A: Mean

Option B: Mode

Option C: Median

Option D: Variance

Correct Answer: Mean ✔

Option A: All People living in a country

Option B: All People living in the are under study

Option C: All subjects or objects whose characteristics are being studied

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: All subjects or objects whose characteristics are being studied ✔

Option A: variable

Option B: Constant

Option C: Discrete variable

Option D: Continuous variable

Correct Answer: variable ✔

Option A: Samples

Option B: Primary

Option C: Two

Option D: Complete study

Correct Answer: Samples ✔

Option A: Constant

Option B: Variable

Option C: Quantitative data

Option D: Qualitative data

Correct Answer: Qualitative data ✔

Option A: variable

Option B: Constant

Option C: Primary data

Option D: Secondary data

Correct Answer: Primary data ✔

Option A: Official data

Option B: un-official data

Option C: Primary data

Option D: Secondary data

Correct Answer: Primary data ✔

Option A: Primary source

Option B: secondary source

Option C: Organized data

Option D: none

Correct Answer: secondary source ✔

Option A: Mathematics

Option B: Economics

Option C: Statistic

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Statistic ✔

Option A: A portion of the sample

Option B: A portion of the population

Option C: All the items under investigation

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: A portion of the population ✔

Option A: Has no role

Option B: Average

Option C: Plays an Important role

Option D: Study

Correct Answer: Plays an Important role ✔

Option A: Other sciences

Option B: physics

Option C: Business

Option D: Literary subjects

Correct Answer: Other sciences ✔

Option A: Useless

Option B: Various Methods

Option C: Unavoidable

Option D: Samples

Correct Answer: Unavoidable ✔

Option A: Economics

Option B: Mathematics

Option C: Research

Option D: Computer

Correct Answer: Research ✔

Option A: Singular Sense

Option B: Plural Sense

Option C: Singular as well as plural sense

Option D: Non of these

Correct Answer: Singular as well as plural sense ✔

Option A: Descriptive

Option B: Ability

Option C: Qualitatively

Option D: Quantitatively

Correct Answer: Quantitatively ✔