Statistics MCQs on Basic Statistics

Q. 1: The sum of values divided by their number is called

A) Median
B) Harmonic Mean

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C) Mean
D) Mode
E) None of these
Q. 2:  is based on all observations of data
A) Median

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B) Mode
C) Mean
D) None of these
Q. 3: The calculation of mean and variance is based on
A) Small values only
B) Large values only
C) Extreme values only
D) All values
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Q. 4: Arithmetic Mean is - aected by extreme values
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A) Not
B) Highly
C) Less
D) None of these
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Q. 5: Arithmetic mean of two positive numbers "X" and "Y" is

A) ab
2
B) 2a
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C) a+b
2
D) a−b
2
E) a+b
2

Q. 6: The mean of 10 numbers is 9, then sum of these numbers

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will be
A) 9
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B) 0.9
C) 70
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Q. 7: For a certain distribution if (x − 2) = 18, (x − 24) =
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0, (x − 28) = −24) then arithmetic mean is

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A) 21

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B) 24
C) 28
D) 0
Q. 8: If C= A - B then C is
A) A − A

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B) A + A
C) X × Y
D) 0
Q. 9: Sum of deviations will be zero if it is taken from
A) Mean
B) Mode
C) Median
D) Standard Deviation
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Q. 10: The sum of squared deviation is least from
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A) Median
B) Mean
C) Mode
D) Standard Deviation
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Q. 11: If "X" is a constant then 2i=1 a =

P
A) X
B) 2X
C) nX
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Q. 12: The mean of a constant "b" is

A) Zero
B) b
C) None
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Q. 13: Which
P of the following is least if X = 14
A) P (X − 10)2
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B) P(X − 12)2
C) P(X − 14)2
D) (X − 15)2

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Q. 14: The average of rst n natural numbers is

A) n+12

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B) n2
C) None of these
Q. 15: The combined arithmetic mean is calculated as
A) Xn11 +X
+n2
2

B) n1 +n
2
2

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C) n1 Xn11 +n
+n2
2X2

D) n1 Xn11 +n
+n2
2 X2

Answers
1) C 2) C 3) D 4) B 5) D
6) D
11) B
7) B
12) B
8) A
13) C
9) A
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10) B
15) C
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