Statistics MCQs

Chapter 1 Introduction to Statistics

1. Generally statistics considered to be a subject that deals with,
a) Percentage ,charts ,average and tables
b) Percentage ,probability ,and science, art
c) Average, qualitative ,data, quantitative data

2. Some people thinks that statistics consists of______,______,____of large amount of

data,
a) Planning ,organizing ,controlling
b) Rules ,methods, techniques
c) Analysis, result ,observation

3. Statistics is the subject that making inferences about the …….. Information.
a) Population on the basis of sample information
b) Sample on the basis of population information
c) Analysis and observation on the basis of information

4. The subject that making inferences about particular phenomenon on the basis of
population not sample called.
a) Statistics b) Parameter c) Equation

5. The word statistics comes from the Latin word,

a) Latino b) statuary c) status d) stare

6. The word “Statistics” comes from Latin word status which means,
a) Desire of political economy b) Political state c) Politician

7. “Political state” means

a) Useful to District b) Useful to continent c) Useful to state

8. Statistics refers to
a) Numerical facts systematically arranged
b) Numerical facts which shows possession
c) Numerical data non systematically arranged
9. “Numerical facts systematically arranged” In the above sentence statistics used in,
a) Plural b) singular c) common d) proper

10. The word statistics is defined as a discipline that include______ and _____ used to
collect, process , and analyze numerical data to make inferences to reach decision,
a) Procedures and techniques b) Amendments and laws c) Facts and
decision

11. The word statistics are numerical quantities calculated from,

a) Population observation b) Sample observation

12. The statistical information can be used for a variety of reasons one of them is,
a) To inform school teachers b) To inform internal organization c) To
inform general public

13. Statistics is important for,

a) To estimate the unknown quantities b) To estimate the known quantities
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

14. Statistics is a subject that much more then,

a) Digits b) Numbers c) Decimal

15. Statistics tells us what is done to,

a) Data b) Information c) Numbers

16. One of the best characteristic of statistics is,

a) It deals with behavior of aggregate of large group of data,
b) It deals with energy and matter

17. Statistics can be divided into two branches,

a) Based and decision making b) Qualitative and quantitative c) Descriptive
and inferential

18. The branch of statistics which deals with the concept and methods concerned with
summarization and description called,
a) Descriptive b) Inferential c) Time series
19. The branch of statistics which deals with the procedures for making inferences about
the characteristic called,
a) Descriptive b) Inferential c) Time series

20. A cricket player wants to know his score average for the last 5 matches/ games which
type of statistics is that,
a) Descriptive b) Inferential

21. If the same player wants to estimate his chance of scoring based on his current session
average , What type of this statistics should be,
a) Descriptive b) Inferential

22. The collection of all possible observation is called____

a) Descriptive b) Population c) Sample

23. The number of observation in finite population called?

a) Size of the population b) size of the sample

24. Size of the population denoted by,,

a) Small “ n ” b) Capital “ N ”

25. Numerical quantities describing a population called,,,

a) Statistics b) Sample c) population d) Parameters

26. _______is a subset of population,,,

a) Sample b) Parameter c) deviation

27. Sample is a subset of ________?

a) Statistics b) Parameter c) Population

28. What is consist of some of the observation,,

a) Sample b) Population

29. The number of observation included in a sample is called,,,

a) Size of sample b) Size of population
30. Size of sample denoted by,,,
a) S b) N c) u d) n
31. A numerical quantity computed from a sample is called,,
a) Sample b) Population c) Statistics

32. “Monthly salary of all employees of the company” state is the above statement
population or sample?
a) Sample b) Population

33. Statistics is perhaps a subject used by,,,

a) Somebody b) scientist c) only management d) everybody

34. Any sort of numerically recording of information such as Head or Tail , Yes or No called,,
a) Variable b) observation c) Discrete

35. A characteristic that varies with an individual or an object called,,,

a) Variable b) observation c) Discrete

36. The given set of all possible values is called,,,,

a) Constant b) Domain c) Variable

37. The domain contain only one value is called,,,,,

a) Domain b) Constant c) value

38. Variables may be classified into,,,,

a) Qualitative & quantitative b) Normal & abnormal c) Intrinsic & extrinsic

39. A variable is called a __________ when a characteristic can be expressed numerically

called,,,,,
a) Qualitative b) Quantitative c) continuous

40. If the characteristic are non numerical such as education, gender, eye color etc called,,,
a) Qualitative b) Quantitative c) abstract

41. Qualitative variable is also called,,,,,

a) Continue b) Attribute c) abstract

42. _______is a variable that can take only discrete set of integers or whole numbers
called,,,,,
a) Abstract variable b) Continuous variable c) Discrete variable
43. _______represents count data such as numbers of person in a family is called,,,,
a) Discrete variable b) Continuous data variable c) abstract variable

44. A variable is called ______ if it can be take on any value fractional or integer within a
given intervals is called?
a) Discrete variable b) Continuous variable

45. The hair color of the children is a___?

a) Attribute b) Discrete c) Qualitative d) Contiguous variable e) a
& c both

46. The number of children in your family is a,,,,

a) Attributes variables b) Discrete variables c) Continuous variables

47. The assigning of number of observation called,,,

a) Scale b) Measurement c) Discrete value

48. The process of measuring in statistics called,,,

a) Scaling b) Ranking c) Ranking

49. There are _____ scales of measurement in statistics,,,

a) Three b) Five c) Four

50. The classification or grouping of the observation into mutually exclusive qualitative
categories called,,,
a) Nominal scale b) Ratio scale c) Interval scale

51. Students are classified as male and female the above is the example of,,,
a) Nominal scale b) Ratio scale c) Interval scale

52. The numbers when they are used only to identify the categories of the given scale, carry
no particular significance and there is no particular order for the grouping called,,
a) Ratio scale b) Interval scale c) Nominal scale

53. Ordinal scale is also called,,,

a) Banking scale b) Ranking scale c) Nominal scale
54. _____include the characteristic of nominal scale and in addition has the property of
ordering or ranking measurement called,,,
a) Nominal scale b) Ranking scale c) Ordinal scale d) Both B and C

55. The performance of students is rated as excellent, good , fair and poor is the example of,
a) Nominal scale b) Ratio scale c) Ordinal scale

56. The measurement scale processing a constant interval size (distance) but not a true zero
point,,,
a) Ordinal scale b) Ratio scale c) Nominal scale d) Interval scale

57. Temperature measured in either the Celsius or the Fahrenheit scale is an outstanding
example of,,,,
a) Interval scale b) Ratio scale c) Nominal scale

58. Special kind of interval scale where the scale of measurement has a true zero point as its
origin is called,,,,
a) Nominal scale b) Ratio Scale c) Interval scale

59. _______is used to measure weight ,length ,distance etc,,,

a) Nominal scale b) Ordinal scale c) Ratio scale

60. The sort of departure from the true value called,,

a) Error of measurement b) Error of commission c) Error of ranking

61. (x+E) –x i.e. E is the error. It involves the error the unit of measurement of x and
therefore called…
a) Absolute error b) Relative error c) Percentage error

62. The absolute error divided by the true value is called,,

a) Absolute error b) Relative error c) percentage error

E
63. is the ______error ,,,,
x+ E
a) Absolute error b) Relative error c) Percentage error
E
64. Relative error which when multiplied by 100 is known as…
x+ E
a) Relative error b) Percentage error c) Error of principle
65. An error said to be_____ when the observed value is consistently higher or lower than
the true value….
a) Relative error b) Percentage error c) Biased

66. _____error arises from the personal limitations of the observer,,,,

a) Biased b) Relative error c) Principle error

67. Biased errors are also called….

a) Cumulative and systematic b) Relative and continuous c) Frequent
and associative

68. The error will said to be_____when the deviation I.e. the excesses and defect from the
true value tend to occur equally often,,,,
a) Biased error b) unbiased error c) relative error

69. Unbiased error is also called….

a) Systematic error b) cumulative error c) Random error

70. Unbiased or random error is also called….

a) Accidental error b) biased error c) error of omission

71. A measurement free from all classes of errors is considered as…..

a) Biased error b) cumulative error c) accurate measurement

72. Accuracy in measurement is related to…

a) Numbers b) Errors c) significant digits

73. The _____in a number, are those that represent accurate and meaningful information..
a) Measurement of scale b) significant digits c) Errors

74. The digits accepts zeros, are always….

a) Significant b) consistent c) measurement

75. Zeros are significant if they follow a decimal point e.g. the measurement 2.500
has_____,
a) One significant digits b) three significant digits c) four significant digits

76. Zeros is always significant when they come in such numbers e.g. 20.3, .1001, 4.00507..
 a) Significant b) non significant c) semi significant

77. The process of______ a number means that a certain number of digits counted from the
left are to be retained and the last few digits are to be dropped in a number…
a) Bounding off b) Derivatives c) Rounding off

78. The most important part of statistical work is ______,,

a) Probability b) Collection of data c) Investigation

79. Statistical data collected either by a complete enumeration of the whole field called…
a) Census b) Micro plan c) Collection of sample

80. Data that value has been originally collected (Raw data) and has not undergone any sort
of statistical treatment is called…..
a) Primary data b) secondary data c) information

81. The data have undergone any sort of treatment by statistical method at least once
called…..
a) Primary data b) secondary data c) collected data

82. Data that have been collected, classified, tabulated, or presented in some form of a
certain purpose is called,,,,
a) Primary data b) secondary data

83. Which is the following method investigator collecting the information personally from
the individuals concerned….
a) Direct personal investigation b) indirect investigation c) Questionnaire

84. Sometimes direct sources not exists in such case third party is interviewed called,,,
a) Impersonal interview b) indirect investigation c) direct investigation

85. ______is an inquiry from comprising of a number of pertinent questions asked with
space for entering information….
a) Questionnaire b) interview c) personal investigation

86. ______ are trained persons through whom the organization collects data….
a) Salespersons b) supervisors c) enumerators
87. Data generated within the organization itself such as sales person report, sales invoice
called….
a) Primary data b) secondary data c) internal secondary data

88. Data generated from outsiders e.g. ministry of finance called….

a) Internal data b) external secondary data c) primary

89. Data collected from ministries of food, agriculture is the kind of…..
a) Official data b) semi official data c) internal secondary data

90. The number of heads in the toss of 6 coins is the example of….
a) Discrete variable b) continuous variable c) quantitative variable

91. The weight of a college students is _____

a) Discrete variable b) continuous variable c) quantitative variable

92. Color of eyes is_______

a) Quantitative variable b) qualitative variable c) discrete variable

93. Students weight is _______

a) Quantitative variable b) qualitative variable c) discrete variable

94. In measurement of scale “ the weight of car is_____

a) Nominal scale b) ordinal scale c) ratio scale

95. Ranking of squash player is best example of…

a) Nominal scale b) ordinal scale c) ratio scale

96. IQ of students is the example of _____

a) Nominal scale b) ordinal scale c) ratio scale

97. Rating of movie is the example of……

a) Nominal scale b) ordinal scale c) ratio scale d) interval scale
Chapter 2 Presentation of Data

1. The term_____ is defined as the process of dividing a set of observation in to classes or

groups….
a) Tabulation b) Presentation c) Classification

2. _____ is the sorting of data into homogeneous classes or groups called…..

a) Classification b) Tabulation c) Observation

3. When data is sorted according to one criterion only is called…..

a) One way classification b) two way classification c) three way classification

4. One way classification is also called….

a) Simple classification b) optional classification c) complex classification

5. When data are sorted according to two criterions called…

a) One way classification b) Two way classification c) many way classification

6. Manifold classification or cross classification is known as….

a) One way criterion b) two way criterion c) many way criterion

7. Arrangement of data according to the values of variables characteristics called…

a) Classification b) Distribution c) Location

8. When the defining variables are expressed in term of location called…

a) Spatial distribution b) Geographical distribution c) Both a & b

9. Geographical distribution is also called…..

a) Variables b) Spatial distribution c) Time series

10. Temporal arrangement of values is referred to as a……

a) Variables b) Distribution c) Time series

11. The main aim classification is…..

a) To reduce large set of data to an easily understand summery
b) To display the points of similarity and dissimilarity
c) Both a & b
12. By______ we mean a systematic presentation of data classified under suitable heads
and subheads and placed in columns and rows…..
a) Classification b) Tabulation c) Summarization

13. According to______ tabulation is the intermediate process between the accumulation
of data and final reasoned account of the results shown by the statistics…..
a) Professor Bowley (1869-1947) b) Adam smith c) Prof Agarkar

14. Statistical tables classified according to purpose of ______ types.

a) One b) Two c) Four d) Five

15. The table which is use for general purpose called..

a) Primary table b) Derived table c) Text table

16. The table which is used for specific purpose called..

a) Primary table b) derived table c) text table d) both b & c

17. The ____ purpose table are used with one or two criteria and simple in structure..
a) Primary table b) derived table or specific table c) classified table

18. Tabulation of a dependent variables against the independent variable is an example of…
a) Single tabulation b) Double tabulation c) manifold tabulation

19. Tables with two criteria of classification are example of….

a) Single tabulation b) Double tabulation c) manifold tabulation

20. A______ is the presentation of the population of a country by ages by genders by

residence, by literacy…
a) Single tabulation b) Double tabulation c) Manifold tabulation

21. A table must have a self explanatory ____ which should usually tell us, a what, where,
when, how classified the data in the order…
a) Title b) Box head c) Row caption

22. Title should be brief in the form of______.....

a) Sentence b) Phrase c) Grammar c) Preposition

23. The heading of each column is called….

 a) Box head b) Column caption c) Row

24. The heading of each row called…

a) Column caption b) Row caption c) Box head

25. The section of the table that contains the column caption called…
a) Row caption b) Box head c) Column caption

26. The section of the row the contain row caption called…
a) Stub b) Box head c) Row caption

27. Explanatory notes incorporated in the table beneath the title and below the body is
called…
a) Foot notes b) Prefatory notes c) both a & b

28. _____ are used to clarify anything in the table by giving a fuller description…
a) Foot note b) Head c) Title

29. _____ should be placed immediately below the bottom line of table…
a) Source note b) head box c) footnotes

30. Which must include publication, date of publication etc….

a) Foot note b) source note c) head note

31. Which is the most important part of table that contains entire data arranged in column
and rows…?
a) Body of table b) Title of table c) Foot note of table

32. The organization of a set of data in table showing the distribution of data into classes
together with the number of observation in each class called…
a) Frequency distribution b) observation c) measurement scale

33. The number of observation falling in particular class is referred to_____

a) Class frequency b) frequency c) distribution d) both a & b

34. Frequency is denoted by…..

a) U b) n c) F d) f
35. Data presented in the form of a frequency distribution is called...
a) Ungrouped data b) Group data c) Limited data

36. Data in original form are referred to…..

a) Group data b) Ungrouped data c) Limited data

37. A fairly common frequency pattern is _____

a) Rising to peak and then declining
b) Going straight from upper level to lower level
c) Just like a rectangle shape

38. ______ are defined as the values of variable which describe class…,.
a) Class boundary b) Class limit c) Class mark

39. The smaller number in class limit in tabulation called…

a) Lower class limit b) smallest class limit c) short class limit

40. The large number in class limit in tabulation called…

a) Upper class limit b) biggest class limit c) lower class limit

41. The limits should be ____ in class limits….

a) Inclusive b) exclusive c) decline

42. Sometimes a class has either no lower class limit or no upper class limit, such a class is…
a) Close ended class b) open ended class c) manifold class

43. The _____ are precise number which separate one class from another….
a) Class limit b) class boundaries c) class mark

44. A ____ is located mid way between the upper class limit of a class and lower class limit
of next higher class...
a) Class boundary b) class mark c) frequency

45. ______ is that number which divides each class into two parts…
a) Class boundary b) class mark b) class limit

46. Class mark is also called….

a) Upper class point b) lower class point c) midpoint
47. The _____ is equal to the difference between the class boundaries…
a) Class mark b) class width c) frequency

48. Class width is also called….

a) Interval b) lower class c) upper class

49. The minimum number of classes should be in frequency distribution table….

a) 6 b) 5 c) 10 d) 15

50. The maximum number of classes should in frequency distribution table….

a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 25

51. ______ has proposed an empirical rule for determining the number of classes into which
shape of observation should be grouped…..
a) Professor Bowley b) Jaber Bin Khayam c) H.A Sturges

52. The rule of determining the number of classes in frequency distribution is….
a) K = 1+3.3 √ N b) K = 1-3.3logN c) K= 1+3.3logN

53. ______ is the difference between the largest and smallest value in data…..
a) Range b) class mark c) midpoint

54. Class width or interval is equal to…..

Range Range Classlimit + class boundries
a)
class of equal ¿ ¿ ¿
b) class boundries
c) Range

55. _______ introduced a technique known as stem and leaf…

a) John Tukey b) Alfered c) Barley

56. In stem and leaf, A ______ is leading digit which used in sorting…
a) Stem b) Leaf c) Horizontal

57. Which is rest of the number in stem and leaf…?

a) Stem b) Leaf c) Both a & b

58. The visual display of statistical data in the form of points, lines, areas and other
geographical forms and symbol called,,,
a) Vision b) Tabulation c) Geographical representation
59. Graphical or visual representation may be divided into two groups.
a) Graphs & diagrams b) Tables & Frequency c) Errors & Missing

60. ______ is a representation of data a continue curves.

a) Graphs b) Diagrams c) Tables

61. One, two or three dimensional form of visual representation called.

a) Graph b) Table c) Diagram

62. _______ consist of simple bar, multiple bars, and component bar charts.
a) Linear or one dimensional diagrams
b) Areal or two dimensional diagrams
c) Cubic or three dimensional diagrams

63. ______ consist of rectangles, subdivided rectangles and square.

a) Linear bar b) Areal or two dimensional diagrams c) Cubic diagrams

64. ______ the diagrams which is in the form of cubic and cylinders.
a) Linear diagrams b) Cubic diagrams c) Areal diagrams

65. The diagrams which is in the form of circles and sectors called.
a) Pictogram b) Histogram c) Pie diagram

66. _____ which consist of pictures or small symbolic figures representing statistical data
called.
a) Pictogram b) Histogram c) Pie diagram

67. A _____ consist of vertical and horizontal bars of equal width and lengths proportional
to the values they represent.
a) Simple bar chart b) Component bar chart c) Multiple bar chart d)
Pie diagram

68. The width of the bars in simple bar charts should be equal because
a) Due to population b) Due to simple c) Due to look attractive

69. ______ show two or more characteristic corresponding to the values of common
variables in the form of grouped bars.
a) Simple bar chart b) Multiple bar chart c) Pie diagram
70. ______ Chart is good device for the comparison of two or three kind of information.
a) Simple bar chart b) Multiple bar chart c) component bar chart

71. Years should be written in diagram.

a) Vertically b) Horizontally c) Upper part

72. A ______ is an effective technique in which each bar is divided into two or more
sections.
a) Multiple bar chart b) simple bar chart c) component bar chart

73. Components bar charts are also called.

a) Sub divided bars b) Proportional bars c) Simple bars

74. A ______ is a popular device for portraying the statistical data by means of pictures and
small devices.
a) Simple bar chart b) Pictogram c) Pie diagram
75. A _____ is also called a sector diagram.
a) Pictogram b) Pie diagram c) sinogram

76. A _____ is a graphic device consisting of a circle dividing into sectors or pie-shaped
pieces whose areas are proportional to the parts.
a) Pictogram b) Pie diagram c) sector gram d) Both b & c

77. In pie diagram corresponding proportions i.e. angles are calculated by the formula that
is.
component part component part
a) Angle = x 100 b) Angle = x360 c) Angle
w h ole quantity whole part
w h ole part
= x 100
component part

78. A percentage component bar chart in which profits can be shown above the normal
base line and losses below the line called.
a) Pie chart b) Pictogram c) Profit and loss chart

79. In the construction of graph, the first step is to take a starting point known as
the______.
a) Origin b) contrast c) construct
80. The horizontal line of graph is called.
a) Line b) x-axis c) abscissa d) Both b & c

81. The vertical line of graph is called.

a) Y-axis b) Ordinate c) x-axis d) Both a & b

82. In graph the two lines together are called.

a) Ordinate b) abscissa c) co-ordinate axis

83. In graphs independent variables should always be placed on.

a) Y-axis b) x-axis c) ordinate

84. Dependent variables are taken along.

a) X-axis b) Y-axis c) not taken

85. Title, source and footnote must should be______ in graph.

a) All include b) All exclude c) only title is must

86. A ______ consists of set of adjacent rectangles whose basis are marked off by class
boundaries.
a) Histogram b) Polygon c) Ogive curve

87. Frequency polygon is a graph whose basis is marked off by.

a) Class boundaries b) Range c) Midpoint d) Both b & c

88. Frequency curve is also called.

a) Frequency polygon b) Histogram c) Ogive

89. A cumulative frequency polygon is also known as______.

a) Frequency curve b) Ogive c) Range
90. Ogive curve is a graph whose basis are marked off by.
a) Class boundaries b) Upper class boundaries c) Lower class boundaries d)
Both b & c
91. The vertical line of ogive curve is marked off by.
a) Class limits b) Class boundaries c) Cumulative frequency
92. A diagram that presents properties that look like slices of a pizza is known as:
a) A bar diagram b) A component bar diagram c) A histogram d) A pie diagram
 Chapter 3 Measures of central tendency or averages

1. The tendency of the observation to cluster in the central part of the data set is_____.
a) Frequency b) Sturges rule c) Central tendency

2. Central tendency is also known as.

a) Average b) Measure of location c) Measure of position d) All of the above

3. The measure of central tendency or location is generally known as.

a) Ogive b) Frequency c) Average

4. Average is also called.

a) Location b) Position c) Arithmetic mean

5. The term “Average “has been traced to the time of______.

a) Pythagoras b) Al khwazmi c) Aien Stien

6. Sample is a word of_______.

a) Latin word b) Greek word c) English word

7. Population is a______ word.

a) Latin word b) Greek word c) English word d) None of the above

8. Average is use often for between data sets.

a) Similarities b) Group c) Comparison d) All of the above

9. Arithmetic means is also called…

a) Geo metric mean b) Harmonic mean c) Simply mean d) None of the
above

10. The most common types of averages are:

a) Arithmetic mean b) Harmonic mean c) Geo metric mean d) Median e) All
of the above

11. Median indicates the _______ position:

a) First Position b) Last Position c) The Middle Position d) All of the above
12. ________ provides information about the most frequent value in the distribution or the
data set:
 a) Arithmetic mean b) Median c) Mode d) None of the above

13. ________ is the most familiar average:

a) Arithmetic mean b) Geo metric mean c) Harmonic mean d) None of
the above

14. μ (mu) is the _______ letter:

a) Latin b) Greek c) Persian d) None of the above

15. ∑ (sigma) is used for______:

a) Summation b) Subtraction c) Multiplication d) Division

16. If the given set of observations represents a population, then it is called:

a) Sample mean b) Population mean c) Both a & b d) None of these

17. If the given set of observations represents a sample, the mean is called:
a) Sample mean b) Population mean c) Both a & b d) None of these

18. The arithmetic mean has the following _______properties:

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

19. To reduce the computational labor and to save time is called:

a) Arithmetic mean b) Geometric mean c) Origin and Scale d) Harmonic
mean

20. Which one of the following method is called short method:

a) Arithmetic mean b) Harmonic mean c) Origin and Scale d) All of these

21. The positive nth root of their product is called:

a) Arithmetic mean b) Origin and Scale c) Harmonic mean d) Geometric
mean

22. Antilog of the summation, of log of values is called______.

a) Harmonic mean b) Geometric mean c) Arithmetic mean d) None of
these

23. The reciprocal of the mean of the reciprocals of the values is called:
a) Simply mean b) Geometric mean c) Harmonic mean d) Median
24. Formula to calculate Harmonic mean from group data.
n
a) ∑x/n b) c) Antilog∑flogx/n d) None of these
∑f 1/ x

25. The_______ is an appropriate type to be used in averaging certain kinds of ratios or

rates of change:
a) Arithmetic mean b) Geometric mean c) Harmonic mean d) Median

26. The value which divide the arranged data set into two equal parts is called:
a) Harmonic mean b) Geometric mean c) Median d) Mode

27. If n is odd, what will be the median:

a) n+1/2 b) n+2/2 c) (n/2) +( n+1/2)/2 d) None of these

28. If n is even, what will be the median:

∑x
a) n+1/2 b) c) (n/2) + (n+1/2)/2 d) Both a & b
n

29. Quartiles, Deciles, Percentile, and other values obtained by equal subdivision of the
given set of data, are collectively called:
a) Quantiles b) Fractiles c) Both a & b d) Median

30. Quantiles is also called:

a) Quartiles b) Deciles c) Fractiles d) None of these

31. When the data set is divided into four equal parts are called:
a) Median b) Quartiles c) Deciles d) Percentiles

32. Q1 is called:
a) First Quartile b) Lower Quartile c) Upper Quartile d) Both a & b

33. Q3 is known as the_______.

a) Third Quartile b) Upper Quartile c) Both a & b d) None of these

34. When the data set is divided in to ten equal parts, are called:
a) Quartiles b) Deciles c) Percentile d) None of these
35. When the data set is divided into hundred equal parts, are called:
 a) Deciles b) Percentiles c) Quartiles

36. The second quartile or the fifth decile or the fiftieth percentile is obviously identical with
the_______.
a) Quartiles b) Median c) Deciles d) Percentiles

37. The “Mood” is _______ word:

a) French b) Latin c) Greek d) None of these

38. A distribution having a single mood, is called:

a) Single Modal b) Uni modal c) Bimodal d) None of these

39. A distribution with two or more modes, is called:

a) Two or Three modal b) Bimodal and Trimodal c) Bimodal or Multimodal

40. The Geometric mean of the number 2, 4, and 8 is:

a) 3.67 b) 3.43 c) 4 d) 5

41. In a positively skewed distribution, the mean is always:

a) Smaller than the median b) Equal to the median c) Larger than the median
d) Equal to the mood

x−20
42. If u =
h
, ∑fu = 20, ∑f = 20, h = 10 then x =________:
a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) Zero

43. The AM increased by________ if 10 `ten’ is added to all values:

a) 5 b) 10 c) 20 d) Zero

44. Mr. A received Rs. 77,000 in first 11 months of 2018, what amount he will get in 12 th
months if his average salary Rs. 12,000
a) 7,000 b) 12,000 c) 1,44,000 d) 67,000

45. If Babar Azam having total score 8,000 in 50 matches and Imam Ulhaq having the same
score in 60 matches, who will have high average?
a) Babar Azam b) Imam Ulhaq c) Both (a) & (b)
46. Mr. Ali having 3.3 GPA in 3 semesters if he wants 3.4 CGPA in all 4 semesters, what GPA
he will have in 4th semester?
 a) 3.3 b) 3.4 c) 3.7 d) 3

47. If 60, 70, 80, 90, and X, having average of 80 find x?

a) 80 b) 10 c) 90 d) 100

48. Average of 8 numbers is 10 what will 9th number, if average of 9 number is 11?
a) 9 b) 11 c) 19 d) 18

49. 45, 32, 37, 46, 39, 36, 41, 48, 36 find median?
a) 45 b) 36 c) 46 d) 39

50. If mode = 4, Median = 6 then mean =________?

a) 7 b) 1 c) Zero d) 16

51. If mean = 8, mode = 2, then median =________?

a) 5 b) 8 c) 2 d) 6

52. The mean of a, a, a, a, a, a is_________?

a) a b) Zero c) 6a d) One

53. GM of 16 and 25 is?

a) 10 b) 20 c) 20.5 d) 21