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2 : measures of dispersion

1- Characteristics that are used to describe the spread, variation & scatter of
series of values :
A) measures of central tendency
B) measures of dispersion
C) inferential statistics
D) non of the above

2- The difference between the highest & lowest values :

A) range
B) percentiles
C) variance
D) coefficient of variation

3- The 50th percentile (p50) is equal to :

A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) range

4- Which of the following is false about the variance :

A) it's the sum of squared deviations from the mean divided by number of
values
B) its principle use is in calculating SD
C) it's mathematically unwidely
D) non of the above
5- The most useful measures of dispersion is :
A) range
B) percentile
C) variance
D) SD

6- When sample size......, the SD.......

A) increase, increase
B) increase, decrease
C) decrease, decrease
D) decrease, increase

7- In standard normal distribution, 68% of data falls within... SD of the mean ,

while 99.7 % falls within... SD of the mean
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 1

8- Which of the following is false regarding normal distribution curve :

A) bell shaped
B) all measures of central tendency are equal
C) there's no limit of numbers of normal distribution
D) non of the above
9- If the mean value of serum bilirubin in a normally distributed data is 0.6 ± 0.2
mg/ml
Which one of the following percent is normal
A) individual 1 ( 1.1 mg/ml)
B) individual 2 ( 0.5 mg/ml)
C) individual 3 ( 1.8 mg/ml)
D) individual 4 ( 0.1 mg/ml)

10- If we have a normal distribution curve for Hb level for normal adult male
with mean Hb level 11 & 1.5 SD
Which person of the following is anemic
A) person 1 ( Hb is 8.6)
B) person 2 ( Hb is 7)
C) person 3 ( Hb is 10)
D) person 4 ( Hb is 13)

Answers :
1- B 2- A 3- B 4- A
5- D 6- B 7- B 8- D
9- B 10- B