Elements of Statistics
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1. 'Temperature of city in particular month' is an example of _____________.
A. Attribute
B. Discrete Variable
C. Continuous variable
D. Categorical variable
2. A study of quantitative classification is term as ___________.
A. Tabulation
B. Graph
C. Diagram
D. Frequency distribution
3. In tabulation, the source of the data, if any, is shown in the _______.
A. Source note
B. Body
C. Caption
D. Stub
4. The vital part of the table is called __________.
A. Title
B. Body
C. Caption
D. Stub
5. The logical listing of related quantitative data in vertical columns and horizontal rows of numbers is called _______.
A. Tabulation
B. Data collection
C. Graphical presentation
D. classification
6. Which of the following is not an essential part of statistical table?
A. Body
B. Stub
C. Caption
D. Attribute
7. Row heading in statistical table is term as_________.
A. Body
B. Stub
C. Caption
D. Attribute
8. Column heading in statistical table is term as ______.
A. Body
B. Stub
C. Caption
D. Attribute
9. Actual numerical information can be presented in ______part of statistical table.
A. Body
B. Stub
C. Caption
D. Attribute
10. _________gives explanation about the data contained in the major part of the table and it is placed below the title of the table. Generally it is put in brackets.
A. Stub
B. Caption
C. Foot note
D. Head note
11. _______is must in Tabulation if the secondary data are used.
A. Classification
B. Frequency distribution
C. Source note
D. Head note
12. Table cannot be classified as
A. Primary table
B. Simple table
C. Complex table
D. Special purpose table
13. _______gives information about two interrelated characteristics of a particular phenomenon.
A. Primary table
B. Secondary table
C. Two way table
D. Simple table
14. Table showing “contribution for a college trip according faculty wise Members: Students, non-teaching staff, teaching staff Gender: Male and Female Faculty: Commerce, Science, Arts” is ________.
A. Complex table and Special purpose table
B. Three way table and General purpose table
C. Three way table and Special purpose table
D. Simple table and General purpose table
15. Table used to find normal probability is _______table.
A. Special purpose
B. General purpose
C. Primary
D. secondary
16. Frequency distribution of two variables is called ______.
A. Univariate frequency distribution
B. Bivariate frequency distribution
C. Manifold frequency distribution
D. Secondary frequency distribution
17. For a sample of size 50 how many classes can be constructed?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
18. Class width (class limit) is calculated as
A. Maximum observation –minimum observation
B. (Maximum observation –minimum observation)/2
C. (Maximum observation –minimum observation)/number of classes
D. (Maximum observation +minimum observation)/2
19. For a certain data set Maximum observation is 56, minimum observation is 12 and 5 classes to be constructed, then appropriate class interval is _______.
A. 34
B. 22
C. 9
D. 10
20. The classes in which both the upper and lower limit are included in the class are called ______classes.
A. Inclusive
B. Exclusive
C. Open end
D. mixed
21. The classes in which lower limit is included and upper limit is excluded from the class are called ___classes.
A. Inclusive
B. Exclusive
C. Open end
D. mixed
22. If the lower limit of the first class or the upper limits of the last class are not specified then the frequency distribution is called______.
A. Ungrouped frequency distribution
B. Open end frequency distribution
C. Grouped frequency distribution
D. Unequal classed frequency distribution.
23. The classes 0-10, 10-25, 25-40, 40-50 is an example of _________.
A. Ungrouped frequency distribution
B. Open end frequency distribution
C. Grouped frequency distribution
D. Unequal classed frequency distribution.
24. Relative frequency is obtained by _______.
A. Frequency of class/Class interval
B. Frequency of class/ Total frequency
C. Frequency of class × Class interval
D. Frequency of class × Total frequency
25. Frequency distribution cannot be graphically presented by _________.
A. Histogram
B. Frequency polygon
C. Frequency curve
D. Pie chart
26. Frequency density is calculated by _______.
A. Frequency of class/Class interval
B. Frequency of class/ Total frequency
C. Frequency of class × Class interval
D. Frequency of class × Total frequency
27. With the help of histogram _________ can be located graphically.
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mean and Median
D. Mode
28. With the help of Ogive _________can be located graphically.
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mean and Median
D. Mode
29. For drawing Frequency curve and Frequency polygon _______should be taken on X-axis.
A. Class limits
B. Class boundaries
C. Mid values of classes
D. Upper limits of classes
30. For drawing Histogram ________ should be taken on X-axis.
A. Class limits
B. Lower limits of classes
C. Mid values of classes
D. Upper limits of classes
31. For drawing Histogram for unequal classes frequency distribution __________ should be taken on Y-axis.
A. Frequencies
B. Relative frequencies
C. Frequency density
D. Class limits
32. Less than cumulative values are plotted against _________in Ogive.
A. Class limits
B. Lower limits of classes
C. Mid values of classes
D. Upper limits of classes
33. More than cumulative values are plotted against_______in Ogive
A. Class limits
B. Lower limits of classes
C. Mid values of classes
D. Upper limits of classes
34. In _________ successive class frequencies are added from top to bottom.
A. Relative frequency
B. Frequency density
C. Less than type cumulative frequency
D. More than type cumulative frequency
35. In _________ successive class frequencies are added bottom to top.
A. Relative frequency
B. Frequency density
C. Less than type cumulative frequency
D. More than type cumulative frequency
36. If the given population is divided into classes on the basis of simultaneous study of more than one attributes at a time, then also it is termed as ____________.
A. manifold classification
B. simple classification
C. one way classification
D. quantitative classification
37. The midpoint of the class 62-68 is ____________.
A. 66
B. 65
C. 63
D. 64
38. The class width of the class 34-48 is _________.
A. 7
B. 12
C. 8
D. 14
39. For frequency distribution with classes 8-13, 14-19, 20-25 and so on the lower class boundary for class 14-19 is __________.
A. 6
B. 14.5
C. 14
D. 13.5
40. For the data if maximum observation is 86 and minimum observation is 23 and number of classes to be taken is 7 then class width of frequency distribution is ___________.
A. 10
B. 7
C. 9
D. 8
41. For frequency distribution with classes 8-13, 14-19, 20-25 and so on, the class 8 - 13 will include observation _________.
A. 8
B. 13
C. 8 and 13
D. 14
42. For frequency distribution with classes 8-16, 16-24, 24-32 and so on, the class 16-24 will exclude observation _________.
A. 16
B. 24
C. 16 and 22
D. 22
43. For frequency distribution with classes 12-16, 16-32, 32-40 and 40-56, if class 16-32 has frequency 48 then frequency density of the class is ______.
A. 48
B. 24
C. 12
D. 3
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