Rajkiya Engineering College Kannauj, India

B. Tech. [SEM IV]

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK-III
(Session: 2020-21)

KAS-402: MATHEMATICS-IV

Unit: III Unit Name: STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES-I

Course Outcome: CO3 Name of Faculty: Dr. Shimpi Singh Jadon &
Dr. Anurag Shukla

TOPIC-WISE OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Topic Set-1:Measures of Central Tendency Source Lecture(s):U3_L1 to U3_L1 Ref.:T1, T2, R1&
R2

In the below mentioned questions: the statements have G S

[A]
only one correct option:
Individual respondents, focus groups, and panels of respondents are
categorized as

A) Primary Data Sources

B) Secondary Data Sources

Q1) L (a)
C) Itemized Data Sources

D) Pointed Data Sources

If the standard deviation of the values 2, 4, 6, 8 is 2.58, then the

standard deviation of the values 4, 6, 8, 10 is:

A) 0

Q2) B) 2.58 M (b)

C) 5

(d) 4.66

The mean of a distribution is 14 and the standard deviation is 5.

What is the value of the coefficient of variation?
Q3) (a) 60.4% H (C)
(b) 48.3%
(c) 35.7%
Page 1 of 13
 (d) 27.8%
If all values are same then the measure of dispersion will beRaw data
(a) 1
(b) 0
Q4) M (b)
(c) Mean
(d) Median

Primary data and _____________ data are same

(a) Grouped
Q5) (b) Secondary data M (c)
(c) Ungrouped
(d) None of these
A constant variable can take values
(a) Zero
Q6) (b) Fixed L (c)
(c) Not Fixed
(d) Nothing
Census reports used as a source of data is:
(a) Primary source
Q7) (b) Secondary source L (b)
(c) Organized data
(d) None
Questionnaire survey method is used to collect:
(a) Secondary data
Q8) (b) Qualitative data L (a)
(c) Primary data
(d) None of these
Sum of dots when two dice are rolled is:
(a) A discrete variable
Q9) (b) A continuous variable M (a)
(c) A constant
(d) A Qualitative variable
According to the empirical rule, approximately what percent of the
data should lie within μ±σ?
(a) 75%
Q10) H (b)
(b) 68%
(c) 99.7%
(d) 95%
Which one is the not measure of dispersion.
(a) The range
(b) 50th percentile
Q11) H (b)
(c) Inter-Quartile range
(d) Variance

You asked five of your classmates about their height.

On the basis of this information, you stated that the
average height of all students in your university or
college is 67 inches. This is an example of:
Q12) H (b)
(a) Descriptive statistics
(b) Inferential statistics
(c) Parameter
(d) Population

Page 2 of 13
 Which of the following is not based on all the observations?
(a) Arithmetic Mean
(b) Geometric Mean
(c) Weighted Mean
Q13) H (d)
(d) Mode

Which one of the following measurement does not divide a set of

observations into equal parts?
(a) Quartiles
Q14) M (b)
(b) Standard deviations
(c) Percentiles
(d) Deciles
The variance of 5 numbers is 10. If each number is divided by 2, then
the variance of new numbers is:
(a) 20
Q15) H (b)
(b) 5
(c) 2.5
(d) 5.5

In the below mentioned questions: the statements may have more

[B] G S
than one correct option(s):

Statistics branches include

A) Applied Statistics
B) Mathematical Statistics
Q1) M (a), (b)
C) Industry Statistics
D) Both A and

The following scores were obtained by eleven footballers in a goal-shoot competition:

5 3 6 8 7 8 3 11 6 3 2 8
The modal scores are: (a) &
Q2) (a) 3 L
(c)
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 11
Which of the following are central tendencies?
(a) Median
Q3) (b) Standard deviation M (a) (d)
(c) Range
(d) Mode
Scores that do not differ from the measure of central
tendency are:
Q4) (a) Raw score H (a) (b)
(b) The best score
(c) Extreme scores
(d) None of the above
Q5) For an ungrouped frequency distribution, median is calculated H (c),(d)
by:
Page 3 of 13
 (a) Median=l+h/2(N/2-C)
(b) Median=l+h/f(h/4-C)
(c) Median=[(n+1)/2]th value
(d) Median=(N/2)th value

[C] Analytical and Numerical Problems: Fill in the blanks “….....” G S

so that the following statements are complete and correct.
Basic statistics deals with the measure of _____(a)______
tendencies such as mean, median, mode, weighted mean, geometric (a)
mean, and Harmonic mean and measure of _______(b)_____ such as central
Q1) range, standard deviation, and variances. M
(b)dispe
(a)
rson
(b)
A quartile is a type of quintiles which divides the number of
data points into ______(a)______or more or less equal parts, or
quarters. The first ______(b)______(Q1) is defined as the middle
number between the smallest number and the median of the data
set (a)
Four
Q2) H
(a) (b)
(b) quartile

The regression equation has the form Y= a + bX, where Y is the

(a)
dependent ______(a)______ (that's the variable that goes on the
Y axis), X is the _________(b)________ variable (i.e. it is Variable
plotted on the X axis), b is the slope of the line and a is the (b)
Q3) M
y-intercept. Independ
(a) ent
(b)
Mean deviation is a statistical measure of the (a)
mean______(a)_____ of values from the mean in a sample. It is deviatio
calculated first by finding the average of the observations. n
The ______(b)_____ of each average from the mean then is
Q4) H (b)
determined. The deviations then are averaged
differen
(a)
ce
(b)
The ______(a)_____ is the middle number in a sorted, ascending or
________(b)______, list of numbers and can be more descriptive of that data (a)
set than the average. The median is sometimes used as opposed to the mean median
Q5) when there are outliers in the sequence that might skew the average of the H (b)
values descendin
(a) g

Page 4 of 13
 (b)

Topic Set-2: Moments & Curve Fitting Source Lecture(s):U3_L2 to U3_L6 Ref.: T1, T2,
R1& R2

In the below mentioned questions: the statements have G S

[A]
only one correct option:
If the beta one is 9, and beta two is 11 then coefficient of skewness
is:

(a) 5
Q1) (b) 3 H (b)

(c) 0.48

(d) 0.89

The measurement techniques used to measure the extent of skewness in

data set values are called:
(a) Measure of distribution width
Q2) M (d)
(b) Measure of median tail
(c) Measure of tail distribution
(d) Measure of skewness
The method of calculating skewness which is based on the positions of quartiles and
median in a distribution is called
(a) Gary’s coefficient of skewness
Q3) H (C)
(b) Sharma’s coefficient of skewness
(c) Bowley’s coefficient of skewness
(d) Jack karl’s coefficient of skewness
The moment about population mean which is expressed in standard units
is denoted by:
(a) Latin letter beta
Q4) M (c)
(b) Greek letter beta
(c) Greek letter alpha
(d) Latin letter alpha
The moment about mean which is indication whether distribution is
symmetrical or asymmetrical is considered as:
(a) First moment
Q5) H (b)
(b) Third moment
(c) Second moment
(d) Fourth moment
The mean of a distribution is 23, the median is 24, and the mode is
25.5. It is most likely that this distribution is:

Q6) (a) Positively skewed H (d)

(b) Symmetrical
(c) Asymptotic
(d) Negatively skewed
The kurtosis defines the peakedness of the curve in the region which
Q7) is M (a)
(a) Around the mode
Page 5 of 13
 (b) Around the mean
(c) Around the median
(d) Around the variance
The frequency distribution is considered as negatively skewed if all
the values of distribution moves to:
(a) Lower tail
Q8) H (a)
(b) Median tail
(c) Variance tail
(d) Upper tail
Fit a straight line into the following data.

x: 0 1 2 3 4 5

Q9) y: 3 6 8 11 13 14 H (a)

a) y=3.52+2.26x
b) y=3.52
c) y=2.26x
d) y=4+3x
Fit a straight line y=a+bx into the given data:
(x,y):(5,12)(10,13)(15,14)(20,15)(25,16).
a) y=11 H
Q10) (c)
b) y=0.2x
c) y=11+0.2x
d) y=1.1+0.2x
Fit a straight line y=a+bx into the given data. Also estimate the production in the
year 2000.

Year(x): 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006

Q11) Production in lbs(y): 10 12 13 16 17 H (b)

a) 12.33
b) 14.96
c) 11.85
d) 18.67

If a distribution is abnormally tall and peaked, then the

Distribution
is:
(a) Leptokurtic
Q12) H (a)
(b) Pyrokurtic
(c) Platykurtic
(d) Mesokurtic

Fit a straight line y=a+bx into the given data. What is the value of y when x=8 ?

x: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Q13) H (b)
y: 20 21 22 23 24 25
advertisement
a) 45.2

Page 6 of 13
 b) 26
c) 28
d) 37

In kurtosis, the beta is greater than three and quartile range is

preferred for
(a) Mesokurtic curve
Q14) H (d)
(b) Mega curve distribution
(c) Leptokurtic distribution
(d) Patykurtic distribution
In measure of skewness, the absolute skewness is equal to
(a) Mean+mode
(b) Mean-mode
(c) Mean+median
Q15) (d) Mean-median H (b)

In the below mentioned questions: the statements may have more

[B] G S
than one correct option(s):

The normal equations to the straight line Y=a+bx are:

(a) ∑ 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑎 + 𝑏 ∑ 𝑥
Q1) (b) ∑ 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑎 ∑ 𝑥 + 𝑏 ∑ 𝑥
M (a), (b)
(c) ∑ 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑎 + 𝑏 ∑ 𝑦𝑥
(d) ∑ 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑎 + 𝑏 ∑ 𝑥

Which of the following are the types of moments:

(a) Moment about mean
Q2) (b) Moment about origin M (a), (b)
(c) Moments about infinite
(d) None

A curve can be fit by:

(a) Graphical method
Q3) (b) Method of least square M (a), (b)
(c) Simpson’s method
(d) none
Which of the following is/are type of Kurtosis:
(a) mesokurtic
Q4) (b) platykurtic H (a), (b)
(c) symmetric
(d) metric

The constant occurring in the equation of curve fitting can be

calculated by: (a),
Q5) (a) Graphical method H (b),(c)
(b) Method of group average & (d)
(c) Method of least square
(d) Method of moments
Page 7 of 13
[C] Analytical and Numerical Problems: Fill in the blanks “….....” G S
so that the following statements are complete and correct.
Curve fitting is the way we model or represent a data spread by
assigning a _______(a)______curve along the entire range. (a)
Ideally, it will capture the trend in the data and allow us to Best fit
make ______(b)_____ of how the data series will behave in the
Q1) M (b)
future
predicti
(a)
ons
(b)

The purpose of regression analysis is to predict an outcome

based on given data. So regression analysis is used to
_____(a)_____ the behavior of an ________(b)______ variable (a)
based on the behavior of a few/large no. of independent
Predict
variables(age, height, financial status).
Q2) H (b)
dependen
(a)
t
(b)

Curve fitting is the process of constructing a _____(a)____, or (a)

mathematical function, that has the _____(b)____value to a Curve
series of data points, possibly subject to constraints.
Q3) H (b)
(a)
Best fit
(b)
Kurtosis is a statistical ______(a)_______ that defines how
heavily the tails of a distribution differ from the tails of a (a)
normal _______(b)______. In other words, kurtosis identifies Measure
whether the tails of a given distribution contain extreme
Q4) H (b)
values.
Distribu
(a)
tion
(b)
Skewness is asymmetry in a statistical distribution, in which
the curve appears distorted or skewed either to the (a)
______(a)_____ or to the right. Skewness can be quantified to Left
Q5) define the extent to which a _______(b)_______differs from a M (b)
normal distribution. distribu
(a) tion
(b)

Page 8 of 13
Topic Set-3:Correlation & Regression Source Lecture(s): U3_L7 to Ref.: T1, T2, R1&
U3_L1 R2

In the below mentioned questions: the statements have only one G S

[A]
correct option:

The range of a correlation coefficient is:

(a) – ∞ to + ∞

(b) 0 to + 1

Q1) (c) – 1 to + 1 L (C)

(d) 0 to + ∞

The regression coefficient is independent of the change of

(a) Scale only

(b) Origin only

Q2) M (b)
(c) Both scale and origin

(d) Neither scale nor origin

Relationship between the correlation coefficient and

coefficient of determination is:
(a) Both are unrelated
(b) The coefficient of determination is the coefficient of
Q3) correlation squared M (c)
(c) The coefficient of determination is the square root of
the coefficient of correlation
(d) Both are equal

In multiple regression, when the global test of

significance is rejected, we can conclude that:
(a) All of the net sample regression coefficients are equal to
zero
Q4) (b) All of the sample regression coefficients are not equal to L (c)
zero
(c) At least one sample regression coefficient is not equal to
zero
(d) The regression equation intersects the Y-axis at zero.
Q5) The percent of the total variation of the dependent M (c)
Page 9 of 13
 variable Y explained by the set of independent variables X is
measured by:
(a) Coefficient of correlation
(b) Coefficient of skewness
(c) Coefficient of determination
(d) multicollinearity
Which of the method is the most systematic procedure to fit a unique curve from
given data
a) least squares
Q6) b) least cube M (a)
c) square
d) none of these

The average of two regression coefficients is always greater

than or equal to the correction coefficient is called:
(a) Fundamental property
Q7) H (d)
(b) Signature property
(c) Magnitude property
(d) Mean property
The geometric mean of both the regression coefficients is
equal to:
(a) r M (a)
Q8)
(b) r2
(c) 1
(d) none
One of the normal equations for fitting the parabola y = a + bx + cx2 is:
(a) ∑ 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑎 + 𝑏 ∑ 𝑥 + 𝑐 ∑ 𝑥
(b) ∑ 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑎 ∑ 𝑥 + 𝑏 ∑ 𝑥
Q9) (c) ∑ 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑎 + 𝑏 ∑ 𝑦𝑥 + ∑ 𝑐𝑥 H (a)
(d) ∑ 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑎 + 𝑏 ∑ 𝑥

The lines of regression intersect at the point:

(a) (0, 0)
(b) (1, 1)
Q10) H (c)
(c) Mean points
(d) (x, y)

If βYX>1, then βXY is:

(a)Less than 1
(b) Greater than 1
Q11) M (a)
(c) equal to 1
(d) Equal to 0

If the correlation coefficient between the variables

X and Y is ρ, the correlation coefficient between X 2 and Y2
is: M (b)
Q12)
(a) ρ
(b) ρ2
(c) 0
Page 10 of 13
 (d) 1
The range of a partial correlation coefficient is:
(a)0 to 1
(b) 0 to ∞
Q13) M (C)
(c)−1 to 1
(d)−∞ to ∞

In multiple linear regression analysis, the square root of Mean

Squared Error (MSE) is called the:
(a) Multiple correlation coefficient
Q14) (b) Standard error of estimate H (b)
(c) Coefficient of determination
(d) none

The estimate of β in the regression equation Y=α+βX+e by the

method of least square is:
(a)Biased
Q15) (b)unbiased H (b)
(c)Consistent
(d)Efficient

In the below mentioned questions: the statements may have more G S

[B]
than one correct option(s):

The strength (degree) of the correlation between a set of

independent variables X and a dependent variable Y is measured
by:
Q1) (a) Coefficient of correlation (a),(b) &
H
(b) Coefficient of determination (c)
(c) Standard error of estimate
(d) None

Find method to find correlation coefficient from the following:

(a) Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
Q2) (a), (b),
(b) Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient M
& (d)
(c) Jack man’s coefficient of correlation
(d) Scatter diagram method
Regression line for two variable are:
(a) X on y
Q3) (b) Y on x
M (a) & (b)
(c) 2
(d) none

Find the type of regression from the following:

(a) Linear regression
Q4) (a), (b)
(b) Multiple regression H
& (c)
(c) Curvilinear regression
(d) None
Page 11 of 13
 On the basis of scatter diagram, correlation is of the
following types:
Q5) (a) Positive correlation (a),(b) &
H
(b) Zero correlation (d)
(c) Rank Correlation
(d) Negative correlation

[C] Analytical and Numerical Problems: Fill in the blanks “….....”

G S
so that the following statements are complete and correct.

If the correlation coefficient value is 1 or -1, there will be

a perfect _____(a)_____ relationship between the variables.
Positive sign with coefficient value shows a (a)
_______(b)______correlation while a negative sign with Linear
Q1) coefficient value shows the negative correlation relationship H (b)
between the variables. positiv
e
(a)
(b)
The ______(a)_______ coefficient is ________(b)_______ with
(a)
respect to X and Y i.e. rXY=rYX.
Correlati
(a) on
Q2) H
(b)
(b)
symmetric
al

The correlation coefficient is independent of the choice of

_______(a)_______ and scale of measurement of the variables,
i.e. r remains unchanged if constants are added to or
(a)
subtracted from the ________(b)_______ and if the variables
having the same size are multiplied or divided by the class Origin
Q3) H
interval size. (b)
variable
(a)
(b)
Regression analysis is a powerful statistical method that
allows you to examine the _________(a)________relationship
between two or more variables of interest. While there are many (a)
types of _______(b)________analysis. Relations
hip
Q4) (a) M
(b)
(b) regressio
n

Page 12 of 13
 The purpose of regression analysis is to _______(a)_____ an
outcome based on a historical data. ... So regression
analysis is used to predict the behavior of an (a)
________(b)______variable(people who buy a wine) based on the Predict
Q5) behavior of a few/large no. of independent variables(age, M
(b)
height, financial status). dependent
(a)
(b)

REFERENCES:

TEXT BOOKS:
Ref. [ID] Authors Book Title Publisher/Press Year of Publication
Peter V.O. Neil and S. K. A Textbook of Engineering Cengage Learning India
[T1] 2009
Sengar Mathematics Pvt. Ltd
[T2] E. Kreysig's Advanced Engineering Mathematics Wiley India Pvt. Ltd 2014
REFERENCE BOOKS:
Ref. [ID] Authors Book Title Publisher/Press Year of Publication
[R1] B. S. Grewal Higher Engineering Mathematics Khanna Publishers 2015
Ordinary and Partial Differential S. Chand & Company
[R2] M. D. Raisinghania 2011
Equations Ltd

…………………. X………………….

Page 13 of 13