Statistical methods (1+1)

Lecture 1
1. When the collected data is grouped with reference to time, we have

a) Quantitative classification b) Qualitative classification

c) Geographical Classification d) Chorological Classification

2. Most quantitative classifications are

a) Chronological b) Geographical

c) Frequency Distribution d) None of these

3. Caption stands for

a) A numerical information b) The column headings

c) The row headings d) The table headings

4. A simple table contains data on

a) Two characteristics b) Several characteristics

c) One characteristic d) Three characteristics

5. The headings of the rows given in the first column of a table are called

a) Stubs b) Captions

c) Titles d) Reference notes

6. In an exclusive class interval

(a) the upper class limit is exclusive. (b) the lower class limit is exclusive.

(c) the lower and upper class limits are exclusive. (d) none of the above.

7. If the lower and upper limits of a class are 10 and 40 respectively, the mid points of the class
is

(a) 15.0 (b) 12.5 (c) 25.0 (d) 30.0

8. Class intervals of the type 30-39,40-49,50-59 represents

(a) inclusive type (b) exclusive type (c) open-end type (d) none.
9. Raw data means

(a) primary data (b) secondary data

(c) data collected for investigation (d)Well classified data.

10. Which of the following is one dimensional Diagram.

(a) Bar diagram (b) Pie diagram

(c) Cylinder (d) Histogram

11. Percentage bar diagram has

(a) Data expressed in percentages (b) equal width

(c) Equal interval (d) equal width and equal interval

12. Frequency curve

(a) Begins at the origin (b) passes through the origin

(c) Begins at the horizontal line. (d) begins and ends at the base line.

13. With the help of histogram we can draw

(a) Frequency polygon (b) frequency curve

(c) Frequency distribution (d) all the above

14. Ogives for more than type and less than type distribution intersect at

(a) mean (b) median (c) mode (d) origin

Answer..

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. ( c) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8.(a) 9. (a) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12.
(d) 13. (d) 14.(b)
 Lecture 2
1. Which of the following represents median?

a) First Quartile b) Fiftieth Percentile c) Sixth decile d) Third quartile

Answers:
 Lecture 3
1. Which of the following is a unitless measure of dispersion?

(a) Standard deviation (b) Mean deviation (c) Coefficient of variation (d) Range

2. Absolute sum of deviations is minimum from

(a) Mode (b) Median (c) Mean (d) None of the above

10. In case of positive skewed distribution, the extreme values lie in the

(a) Left tail (b) right tail (c) Middle (d) any where
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Lecture 4 & 5

10. The binomial distribution is completely determined if it is known (a) p only (b) q only (c) p and q (d) p

4. The trials in a binomial distribution are

(a) mutually exclusive (b) non-mutually exclusive (c) independent (d) non-independent

5. If two independent variables x and y follow binomial distribution with parameters, (n1, p) and (n2, p)
respectively, their sum (x + y) follows binomial distribution with parameters

(a) (n1 + n2, 2p) (b) (n, p) (c) (n1 + n2, p) (d) (n1 + n2, p + q)

6. For a Poisson distribution

(a) mean > variance (b) mean = variance (c) mean < variance (d) mean ≤ variance

7. Poisson distribution correspondents to

(a) rare events (b) certain event (c) impossible event (d) almost sure event

8. If the Poisson variables X and Y have parameters m1 and m2 then X + Y is a Poisson variable with
parameter.
(a) m1m2 (b) m1 + m2 (c) m1– m2 (d) m1/m2

9. Poisson distribution is a

(a) Continuous distribution (b) discrete distribution (c) either continuous or discrete (d) neither
continue nor discrete

10. Poisson distribution is a limiting case of Binomial distribution when

(a) n → ∞ ; p → 0 and np = m (b) n → 0 ; p → ∞ and p=1/m (c) n → ∞ ; p → ∞ and np = m

(d) n → ∞ ; p → 0 ,np = m

11. The normal distribution is a limiting form of Binomial distribution if

(a) n → ∞ p → 0 (b) n → 0 , p → q (c) n → ∞ , p → n (d) n → ∞ and neither p nor q is small.

12. In normal distribution, skewness is

(a) one (b) zero (c) greater than one (d) less than one

13. Mode of the normal distribution is

(a) σ (b) 1 2π (c) μ (d) 0

14. The standard normal distribution is represented by

(a) N (0,0) (b) N(1,1) (c) N(1,0) (d) N(0,1)

15. Total area under the normal probability curve is

(a) less than one (b) unity (c) greater than one (d) zero

16. The probability that a random variable x lies in the interval (μ – 2σ , μ + 2σ) is

(a) 0.9544 (b) 0.6826 (c) 0.9973 (d) 0.0027

17. The area P(- ∞ < z < 0) is equal to

(a) 1 (b) 0.1 (c) 0.5 (d) 0

18. The standard normal distribution has

(a) μ =1, σ = 0 (b) μ = 0, σ = 1 (c) μ = 0, σ = 0 (d) μ =1, σ = 1

19. Normal distribution has

(a) no mode (b) only one mode (c) two modes (d) many mode
20. For the normal distribution

(a) mean = median = mode (b) mean < median < mode (c) mean > median > mode

(d) mean > median < mode

21. The mean of a Normal distribution is 60, its mode will be

(a) 60 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 30

1. b 2. B 3. A 4. c 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. D 11. d 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. b

19. B 20. a 21. A

Lecture 6 & 7
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10 (b) 11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15.
(b) 16. (a)
Lecture 8
17. Testing H0 : μ = 100 vs H1: μ ≠ 100 lead to

(a) One sided right tailed test (b) One sided left tailed test (c) Two tailed test (d) None
of the above

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10 (b) 11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (b)
14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (c)