MCQs

(Measures of central tendency)

OF STATISTICS
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1- For a certain distribution, if 𝑥 − 15 = 0, then 𝑥 is equal to:

a. 15 b. 0 c. 100 d. 200

2- If 𝑥 = 50 and 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 10, then the mean of is:

a. 140 b. 160 c. 10 d. 20

3- If the mean of 5 numbers is 6 then 𝑥 is:

a. 30 b. 36 c. 25 d. 0

4- Sum of the deviation of the values from their mean is:

a. Minimum b. Zero c. Range d. Mode

5- The sum of the squares of the deviations of the values of a variable form their
mean is:

a. Minimum b. Maximum c. Zero d. Range

6- The most frequent value of a data is:

a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Range

7- A distribution with one mode is called:

a. Mean b. Bimodal c. Multimodal d. Unimodal

8- A distribution with two modes is called:

a. Bimodal b. Unimodal c. Multimodal d. Median

9- A distribution with more than two modes is called:

a. Multimodal b. Unimodal c. Bimodal d. Mode

10- The symbol of sample mean is:

a.𝑥 b.µ c.𝑥 d. 𝑥

11- The symbol of population mean is:

a. µ b.𝑥 c.𝑥 d. 𝑥

12- Mode of the series 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 7, 9, 10 is:

a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. Zero

13- The sample mean 𝑥 is a:

a. Sample b. Parameter c. Statistic d. Population

14- The population mean µ is a:

a. Population b. Statistic c. Sample d. Parameter

15- The mean of series 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 is:

a. 7 b. 42 c. Zero d. None
16- We must arrange the data before calculating:

a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Range

17- Median is that value which divide the data into:

a. Four equal parts b. Three equal parts

c. Two equal parts d. None

18- Median of a series 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 is:

a. 4.5 b. 4 c. 5 d. None

19- In a symmetrical distribution mean, median and mode are:

a.𝑥 = 𝑥 = 𝑥 b.𝑥 > 𝑥 > 𝑥 c.𝑥 < 𝑥 < 𝑥 d. None

20- In a positively skewed distribution mean, median and mode are:

a.𝑥 = 𝑥 = 𝑥 b.𝑥 > 𝑥 > 𝑥 c.𝑥 < 𝑥 < 𝑥 d. None

21- In a negatively skewed distribution mean, median and mode are:
a.𝑥 = 𝑥 = 𝑥 b.𝑥 > 𝑥 > 𝑥 c.𝑥 < 𝑥 < 𝑥 d. None

22- A curve that tail off two the right end is called:
a. Positively skewed b. Negatively skewed
c. Symmetrical d. None

23- A curve that tails off to the left end, is called:

a. Negatively skewed b. Positively skewed
c. Symmetrical d. None

24- If the mean, median and mode coincide in a unimodal distribution, then the
distribution will be:

a. Positively skewed b. Symmetrical

c. Negatively skewed d. None
25- In a moderately skewed distribution, mean = 40 and median = 30, then the mode
is:
a. 10 b. 20 c. 90 d. 80

26- A data set contains the observations5, 1, 3, 2, 1 find 𝑥

a. 10 b. 20 c. 90 d. 12

27- The G.M of 2 and 8 is

a. 4 b. 20 c. 90 d. 12

28- An average monthly production of a certain factory for the first 9 months is 2584
units and for the remaining three months it is 2416 units find average monthly
production.

a. 4000 b. 2542 c. 900 d. 1250

29- The average wage of 4 men is Rs. 17 per week. What is the average wage of
further 6 men if the average wage of all 10 men is Rs. 20.

a. 22 b. 20 c. 90 d. 12

30.- An examination candidate’s percentages are: English 73, Urdu 82; Mathematics
75; Science 62; History 60. Find the candidate’s weighted mean if weights of 4,
3, 3, 1,1 respectively are allotted to the subjects.

a. 40% b. 20% c. 90% d. 69.25%

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31- If X1 = 11, X2 = 3, X3 = 4, X4 = 5, Evaluate. 𝑥−1

a. 22 b. 20 c. 90 d. 29

32- The formula u = x + 20 is used to find Mean of x it is found that

𝑓𝑖 = 40, 𝑢𝑖 𝑓𝑖 = 112

a. -17.2 b. - 20 c. 2.8 d. 29
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33- Find 𝑥 given that 𝑖=1 𝑥𝑖 = 226

a. 226 b. 11.3 c. 90 d. 20

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34- Find 𝑦 given that 𝑖=1 𝑦𝑖 − 100 = 226

a. 100 b. 200 c. 111.3 d. 20

35- The numbers 3.2, 5.8, 7.9 and 4.5 have frequencies x, (x + 2), (x – 3) and (x + 6)
respectively if their mean is 4.876 find the value of x.

a. 3 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3.5
36- If the average mark of 100 students is 28. Find missing value A and B.
No. of
Marks students
0-10 A
10-20 18
20-30 27
30-40 20
40-50 B
50-60 6
a. A=12, B=17 b. A=10, B=20
c. A=1, B=2 d. None of these

37- The mean mark of 100 students was given to be 40. It was found later that a
mark 53 read as 83. What is the corrected mean mark?

a. 39.7 b. 40
c. 40.8 d. 38
 Answers
1-a 6-c 11-a 16-b 21-c 26-d 31-d 36-a

2-a 7-d 12-b 17-c 22-a 27-a 32-a 37-a

3-a 8-a 13-c 18-a 23-a 28-b 33-b

4-b 9-a 14-d 19-a 24-b 29-a 34-c

5-a 10-a 15-a 20-b 25-a 30-d 35-b