QUIZ QUESTIONS: Applied Statistics
A bank wants to predict whether a customer will default on a loan (Yes/No). Which
statistical model would you recommend?
a) Multiple Linear Regression b) Logistic Regression
c) ANOVA d) Chi-Square Test
Which distribution is often used to model the number of disease cases in a fixed population?
a) Normal b) Exponential
c) Poisson d) Uniform
The Kaplan–Meier method is used in:
a) Regression analysis b) Case-control studies
c) Logistic regression d) Survival analysis
Overfitting in machine learning means:
a) The model performs well on training but b) The model performs well on both training
poorly on test data and test data
c) The model underfits the data d) The model ignores irrelevant variables
Support Vector Machines (SVM) are mainly used for:
a) Factor analysis b) Classification
c) Clustering d) Time series decomposition
Which of the following is NOT a component of time series?
a) Trend b) Seasonality
c) Regression d) Random variation
Seasonal decomposition of time series separates:
a) Mean, Median, and Mode b) Regression, Residuals, and Outliers
c) Normal, Skewness, and Kurtosis d) Trend, Seasonality, and Random
MOSPI stands for
a) Ministry of Statistics and Planning b) Ministry of Sociology and Planning
Implementation Implementation
c) Ministry of Statistics and Programme d) Ministry of Scientific and Planning
Implementation Implementation
What sampling design is most appropriate for cluster sampling?
a) simple random sampling without b) simple random sampling with
replacement replacement
c) stratified random sampling d) quota sampling
An appropriate control chart for number of defectives is
a) p-chart b) u-chart
c) c-chart d) d-chart
The farces like floods, earthquakes, famines are classified under the components
a) Irregular variations b) Seasonal variations
c) Trend d) Cyclical variations
R supports…………………. functions
a) Procedural programming b) Object-oriented programming
c) Interpreted language programming d) Assembly programming
The six sigma quality level means
a) 3.4 defects per one lakh opportunities b) 3.4 parts per million defects
c) 3.0 defects per one thousand opportunities d) 3.4 defects per one million opportunities
Who developed R?
a) Dennis Ritchie b) John chambers
c) Bjarne Stroustrup d) James Gosling