MIDTERM EXAMINATION

(STATISTICS)
ST
1 SEMESTER 2021-2022

Multiple Choices: Write the letter of the correct answer in the test booklet. (5
points each).

1. The median is always

A. The most frequently occurring score in a data set.
B. The middle score when results are ranked in order of magnitude.
C. The same as the mean.
D. The difference between the maximum and minimum scores.

2. What is the mean for the following scores: 2, 5, 4, 1, 8?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 20

3. What is the median for the following scores: 2, 5, 4, 1, 8?

A. 3.5 B. 4 C. 4.5 D. 7

4. A teacher gave a statistics test to a class of maritime students and computed

the measures of central tendency for the test scores. Which of the following
statements cannot be an accurate description of the scores?
A. The majority of students had scores above the mean
B. The majority of students had scores above the median
C. The majority of students had scores above the mode
D. All of the above options (A, B and C) are false statements

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5. What is the mean for the scores shown in the frequency distribution?

A. 1.5 Value f
B. 3.0 1 1
C. 2.9 2 3
D. 5.8 3 3
4 2
5 1

6. The median, mode, deciles, and percentiles are all considered as measures of
A. mathematical averages B. population averages
C. sample averages D. averages of position

7. If the central tendency is found by using whole population as input data then
this is classified as
A. sample statistic B. population statistic
C. population tendency D. population parameters

8. If the mean is 11 and the median is 13, then the value of mode is
A. 15 B. 13 C. 11 D. 17

9. According to percentiles, the median to be measured must lie in

A. 80th B. 40th C. 50th D. 100th

10. If the most repeated observations recorded are outliers of data then the
mode
Is considered as
A. intended measure B. percentage measure
C. best measure D. poor measure

11. It is a measure of position that divides the distribution into ten equal parts.
A. decile B. percentile C. quartile D. tentiles

12. The median of the decile value is …?

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 A. D3 B. D7 C. D5 D. D6
13. Given the scores of 10 maritime students in Statistics. Find D8.
7, 8, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 15
A. 14 B. 13 C. 15 D. 12
14. The median score is also the ____________
A. 75th percentile B. 5th decile C. 3rd decile D. 1st quartile

15. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point
Describes the distribution as ___________
A. percentile B. decile C. quartile D. median

16. The lower quartile is equal to ___________

A. 50th percentile B. 25th percentile C. 2nd decile D. 3rd quartile

17. What is the Q1 of this data set?

6, 7, 2, 1, 5, 2, 1, 6
A. 1 B. 2 C. 1.5 D. 2.5

18. The median is equivalent to…

A. the second quartile (Q2) B. the fifth decile (D5)
C. the 50th percentile (P50) D. all of these

19. How many percent corresponds to P25 if you will interpret it?
A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 60%

20. How many percent corresponds to D6 if you will interpret it?

A. 20% B. 60% C. 40% D. 80%

PREPARED BY: VINICIUS C. JIMENEZ