You Will Learn Statistics Mcqs for the Prepration of FPSC

Tests, PSC Tests, NTS Test. Here you will find Basic
statistics mcqs , data, Sample, population, Measure of
dispersion, Measure of central tendency, Descriptive
Statistics, Inferential Statistics etc.

LEARN STATISTICS MCQS TOPICS

 Basic Statistics
 Probability
 Sampling
 Sample Linear Regression
 Correlation and Regression
 Statistical Inference
 Binomial And Hypergeometric Probability
 Index Number
 Measures Of Dispersion
 Normal Distribution
 Presentation Of Data
 Measures Of Location
 Chart and Graph
 Hypothesis
 Statistics MCQs
Which of the following parameter control the relative flatness of normal
distribution?
A. None
B. Mode
C. Standard Deviation
D. Mean

The variance of 5 numbers is 10. If each number is divided by 2, then variance of

new number is_____________?
A. 20
B. 5
C. 2.5
D. 0

Deciles means are 1/( )?

A. 1000
B. 10
C. 100
D. 10000

Sum of dots when two dice are rolled is____________?

A. a discrete variable
B. a continuous variable
C. a constant
D. a qualitative variable

If Skewed distribution the three averages mean, median and mode are
________?
A. Identical
B. Different
C. Zero
D. None of these
In binomial experiment, the probability of success is denoted by
__________________?
A. P
B. q
C. P
D. 1 -P

The Harmonic Mean of any two numbers is________________?

A. a+b2
B. 2aba+b
C. ab−−√
D. a+b

If p=0.6 and q=0.4 than shape of the binomial distribution?

A. Positively skewed
B. Negatively skewed
C. Symmetric
D. Bell shaped

If a distribution has two modes then this distribution is called______________?

A. Uni-Modal
B. Bi-Modal
C. Tri-Modal
D. Multi-Modal
E. None of these

For a given class 30-44 the midpoint will be ________________?

A. 30
B. 34
C. 37
D. 35

The mean of binomial distribution is:__________________?

A. npq
B. np
C. √npq
D. √np
E. nq—√
Use of Statistics in planning is ____________?
A. Useless
B. Various Methods
C. Unavoidable
D. Samples

If β2=m4m22<3, the distribution is called______________?

A. Normal
B. Mesokurtic
C. Leptokurtic
D. Platykurtic

In a binomial probability distribution it is impossible to find______________?

A. P(X < 0)
B. P(X = 0)
C. P(X > 0)
D. p(0 ≤ X≤ n)

Variance remains unchanged by change of_____________?

A. Origin
B. Scale
C. Both
D. None of these

Let Z1,Z2,….Zn be independent and identically distributedrandom variable,

satisfying E*ι Zt ι+<∞. Let N be an integer valued random variable whose value n
depends only on the values of the first n Z¡'s. Suppose E(N)< ∞, then
E(Z1,Z2,….Zn)=E(N)E(Z) is called ?
A. Independence Equation
B. Sequential Probability Likelihood Equation
C. Neyman Pearson Lemma
D. Wald’s Equation

In a normal distribution quartile deviation is _______ (S.D.)?

A. .2745
B. .3789
C. .79079
D. .6745

Three brands of coffee are rated for tasted on a scale of 1 to 10. Six persons are
asked to rate each brand so that there is a total of 18 observations.The
appropriate test to tasted equally good is_____________?
A. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA)
B. Spearman Rank difference
C. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test
D. Kruskal-Wallis test

The mean deviation of the values, 18, 12, 15 is____________?

A. 6
B. Zero
C. 3
D. 2

Binomial distribution is symmetrical when P=_________________?

A. 1/q
B. 1
C. q
D. 2q

The S.D. and variance are ____ of origine?

A. Multiplied
B. Variance
C. Change
D. Independent

G.M. between __________ is called to be Fisher’s Index Number?

A. Paasche’s Index Number
B. Marshall and Laspeyr’es
C. Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s
D. Fisher and Paasche’s

The measure of relative dispersion is called __________________?

A. Quartile deviation
B. Mean dervation
C. Mean coefficient
D. Coefficient of quartile Deviation

Which hypothesis tell us weather test is one tail or 2 tail?

A. simple hypothesis
B. null hypothesis
C. all of the above
D. None of these

A fair coin toss the total events in sample space equal_____________?

A. 7
B. 16
C. 36
D. 6

5C5 is equal to ________________?

A. 5
B. 5×5
C. 1
D. None of these

In binomial experiment successive trials are ______________?

A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. May be inependent or dependent
D. None of these

Correlation coefficient is ___________ with respect to x and y?

A. +vely
B. Non-normal
C. Symmetrical
D. Skewed

Which of the following is not a requirement for binomial distribution ?

A. Constant Probability of Success
B. Only two possible outcomes
C. A fixed number of trials
D. Equally likely outcomes
Who is considered the “Father of Modern Statistics”?
A. John Tukey
B. Ronald Fisher
C. Florence Nightingale
D. W. Edwards Deming

The probability of drawing a diamond card out of 52 cards is ______________?

A. 13/52
B. 1/2
C. 4/52
D. 0

A ________ is a heading at the top of the table describing its contents?

A. Footnote
B. Head note
C. Sub note
D. Title

Base year quantities are used as weights in _______________?

A. Laspeyre’s index
B. Paasche’s index
C. Fisher’s index
D. None of these

Which of the following Measure of Averages is not based on all the values given
in the data set?
A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Geometric Mean
C. Median
D. Mode
E. Both C. and D.

In a binomial distribution mean and variance is _________________?

A. Variance > mean
B. Mean < variance
C. Variance ≠ mean
D. None of these
when a three die rolled the sample space consists of _____________?
A. 6 outcomes
B. 24 outcomes
C. 216 outcomes
D. Non of these

The shape of the symmetrical distribution is _______?

A. U- Shaped
B. J- Shaped
C. Bell- Shaped
D. None of these

Correlation coefficient is _________ of origin and unit of measurement?

A. Origin
B. Dependence
C. Independence
D. None

In a certain normal distribution having µ = 35 and variance = 16, then mode will
be_______________?
A. 3.5
B. 16
C. 4
D. None of these

Usually measurements give rise to ________ data?

A. Discrete
B. Specific
C. Continuous
D. Constant

For a population consisting of 4 members, a sample of size ‘2’ is taken

replacement, then the number of all the possible samples are?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 32
Probability distribution of a random variable is also know as
Probability_________________?
A. Probability Function
B. Distribution Function
C. Probability Distribution
D. Probability Density Function

The Mann-Whitney U test is preferred to a t-test when____________?

A. Sample are dependent
B. The assumption of normality is not met
C. Sample sizes are small
D. Data are paired

Which of the following describe the middle part of a group of numbers ?

A. Measure of Variability
B. Measure of Central Tendency
C. Measure of Association
D. Measure of Shape

Standard deviation is always calculated from _____________?

A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. G.M.

In descriptive statistics, we study______________?

A. The description of decision making process
B. The methods for organizing, displaying, and describing data
C. How to describe the probability distribution
D. None of the above

Criteria to check a point estimator to be good are_____________?

A. Consistency
B. All Above
C. Unbiasedness
D. Efficiency
if you roll a pair of dice, what is the probability that (at least) one of the dice is a
4 or the sum of the dice is 7 ?
A. 4/36
B. 13/36
C. 21/36
D. 15/36

The square bracket is an finite G. Series is obtained by formula

_________________?
A. 1/1-rn
B. a/1-r
C. a/1-rn
D. a/(1-r)n

Eyes color of employees is the example of____________?

A. Continuous variable
B. Constant variable
C. Discrete variable
D. Attribute

We use non parametric tests when the data is_________?

A. Qualitative
B. Ranked
C. Both a and b
D. None of these

In a binomial distribution, n = 10 p= 3/5, its mean is:_________________?

A. 6
B. 1
C. 2/5
D. None of these

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

value of the coefficient of variation ?
A. 60.4%
B. 48.3%
C. 35.7%
D. 27.8%

Attributes are _______ if they have some relation?

A. Disassociation
B. In consistent
C. Associated
D. None of these

Variance of binomial distribution is always:______________?

A. Less than mean
B. Greater than mean
C. Equal to mean
D. Less than equal to mean

Determining sample size for stratum is problem of___________?

A. Sampling
B. Allocation
C. Estimate
D. Population

A random variable is that whose value is determined by the outcome of

_________________?
A. Trial
B. event
C. Experiment
D. Random experiment

Total area under the normal curve is________?

A. 100
B. 1
C. 50%
D. 1%

Which of the following cannot be less than zero (negative)?

A. Median
B. Geometric Mean
C. Arithmetic Mean
D. Harmonic Mean
E. Mode

Data must be arranged either in ascending or descending order, if some wants

to compute____________?
A. Mode
B. Median
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Geometric Mean
E. Median

The median of normal distribution corresponds to the value of Z equal

to_________________?
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. µ
D. 0

Shape of possion distribution depends upon?

A. On random variable X
B. Its parameter
C. Mean
D. Variance

In constructing a histogram which is to be taken along X-axis__________?

A. Class interval
B. Class frequency
C. Class boundaries
D. Class mark

Probability of occurrence of an event lies between______________?

A. -1 and 0
B. 0 and 1
C. -1 and 1
D. exactly 1

Single numerical fact is called________?

A. Point
B. Data
C. Datum
D. Statistic

For a population with any distribution, the form of the sampling distribution of
the sample mean is_____________?
A. Sometimes normal for all sample sizes
B. Sometimes normal for large sample sizes
C. Always normal for all sample sizes
D. Always normal for large sample sizes

_________ statistics deals with collection, presentation and analysis of data?

A. Inferential
B. Descriptive
C. Collection
D. Two

Village Patwari collecting the data about cotton crops is the example
of_____________?
A. variable
B. Constant
C. Primary data
D. Secondary data

The process of systematic arrangement of data in rows and columns is called

___________________?
A. Classification
B. Tabulation
C. Frequency
D. Frequency distribaution

The measure of Dispersion can never be________________?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. 0
D. 1

In binomial experiment, the experiment is repeated ______________?

A. n; fixed number of times
B. a large number times
C. n; where n < 0
D. n = 100

which is poor measure of dispersion in open-end distribution

________________?
A. Quartile- deviation
B. Semi-inter quartile range
C. Range
D. None of these

Data which is not arranged in ascending or descending order is called

___________?
A. Raw
B. Cumulative frequency
C. Group
D. Arrangement

If a & b are constants, then Var (a + bX) equal to_________________?

A. Var(bX) + a
B. b2 Var(X)
C. b Var(x)
D. None of these

The smallest and the largest value of any given class of a frequency distribution
are called ___________?
A. Class marks
B. Class interval
C. Mid point
D. Class limit

The word statistics is at present used in _______________?

A. Two ways
B. Four ways
C. Six ways
D. Three way
Hypergeometric distribution has parameter:_____________________?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4
E. No

Life of a T.V picture tube is a:___________?

A. Discrete variable
B. Continuous variable
C. Qualitative variable
D. Constant

Arithmetic mean is _________ by change of origin and scale of measurement?

A. Vary
B. Negative
C. Affected
D. Not affected

Suppose for 40 observations, the variance is 50. If all the observations are
increased by 20, the variance of these increased observation will
be______________?
A. 50
B. 70
C. 50/20
D. 50-20 = 30
E. 50

Standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistics is

called_____________?
A. Serious error
B. Dispersion
C. Standard error
D. Difference

The two regression co-efficient always have the __________ sign?

A. Different
B. Same
C. None of these
D. +ve

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is a test for equally of______________?

A. Variances
B. Proportions
C. Only two parameters
D. Means

A simple aggregate quantity index is used to______________?

A. Measure the change in quantity of product
B. Measure the overall change in price of a range of products
C. Measure the overall change in quantity of range of product.
D. Measure the change in price of a product

Addition Law of probability for mutually exclusive event is equal

_______________?
A. P(AUB)=P(A) + (B)
B. P(AUB) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A∩B)
C. P(A∩B) = P(A) + P(B) + P(A∩B)
D. P(A∩B) = P(A). P(B

In a frequency distribution the last cumulative frequency is 300, Median shall lie
in____________?
A. 140th item
B. 130th item
C. 160th item
D. 150th item

A measure of dispersion is always ________________?

A. Zero
B. Positive
C. Negative
D. Infinity

If P(A/B)=1/4 and P(A∩B) =1/5 then P(B) is ________________?

A. 4/5
B. 1/20
C. 0
D. 1/9

Data in the Population Census Report is____________?

A. Grouped data
B. Ungrouped data
C. Secondary data
D. Primary data
E. Arrayed data

Area of normal distribution total is equal to _______?

A. Two
B. One
C. Four
D. Three

The most frequent value in data is called ________________?

A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Median
D. H.M.

The _____ order moments about mean are all zero?

A. None
B. Four
C. Add
D. Even

Two mutually exclusive events are __________?

A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Overlapped
D. None of These

The degree to which numerical data tend to spread about an average value is
a________________?
A. Range
B. variance
C. Minimum
D. Dispersion

If (AB) >(A) (B)/n __________ then A and B are?

A. Independent
B. Associated
C. Dis-associated
D. None of these

A numerical value calculated from sample is called____________?

A. Mathematics
B. Economics
C. Statistic
D. None of these

If ‘A’ denotes the males of a town and ‘B’ denotes the females of that town,
then A and B are:___________?
A. Equal sets
B. Over lapping sets
C. Non- overlapping sets
D. None of these

Normal Distribution ?
A. have no Mode
B. Multi Modal
C. Bi Modal
D. Tri Modal
E. Uni Modal

Which of the following statement is true for CDF of the random variable X?
A. From larger values of x
B. From smallest upto specific value of x
C. From zero to specific value of x
D. None of these

The first hand and unorganized form of data is called_______________?

A. Secondary data
B. Organized data
C. Primary data
D. None of these

The variance of binomial distribution is always:________________?

A. Less than mean
B. Equal to mean
C. Greater than mean
D. Equal to standard deviation
E. None of these

If the occurrence of excludes the occurrence of the other is called

________________?
A. Mutually exclusive
B. Exchaustive
C. Likely
D. Probability

Class mark is the value which divides a class into ________ equal parts?
A. Four
B. One
C. Three
D. Two

What is the mean of binomial distribution ____________?

A. X
B. n x p
C. n(1 – 1)
D. ∑fx/∑f

Qon means _________ for the given year?

A. Price
B. Commodity
C. Quantity in current
D. Quantity Index

Lowest value of variance can be____________?

A. 1
B. -1
C. 3
D. 0

If in binomial distribution p ≠ q, the distribution is:___________________?

A. Positively skewed
B. Negative skewed
C. May be positive skewed or negative skewed.
D. None of these

The probability of an event cannot be _____________?

A. Positive
B. Zero
C. None of these
D. Negative

If a distribution is abnormally tall and peaked, then is can be said that the
distribution is_____________?
A. Leptokurtic
B. Pyrokurtic
C. Platykurtic
D. Mesokurtic

Cumulative frequencies are_________________?

A. Increasing
B. Non- increasing
C. Decreasing
D. None of these

In Normal distribution, the parameter which controls the flatness of the curve
is____________?
A. µ,σ
B. None
C. µ, MD
D. 2∏—√,e

Experiment in which outcomes vary from trial to trial _________________?

A. Experiment
B. Variable
C. Random experiment
D. Non of these

When the two regression lines coincide there r is __________________?

A. Zero
B. Less than zero
C. More than zero
D. Great

Data regarding opinions of consumers about some product obtained through

lady workers are ____________?
A. Cheapest method
B. Existing Sources
C. Primary
D. Secondary

If E (ax) = _______________?
A. A
B. a E(x)
C. x E(a)
D. Non of these

Volume Index in Marshall is ____________?

A. ∑Pn(Po + Pn)/∑Pn(Po + Pn)
B. ∑Pn(qo + qn)/∑Pn
C. ∑Pn(Po + Pn)/∑Pn(Po + Pn) x100
D. Non of these

Statistics has handicap dealing with_____________?

A. Constant
B. Variable
C. Quantitative data
D. Qualitative data

The sum of the deviations about the mean is always______________?

A. Range
B. Zero
C. Total Standard Deviation
D. Positive
E. Negative

The Laspeyres and Paasche index are examples of_________________?

A. Aggregate index numbers
B. Weighted index numbers
C. Weighted price index only
D. Weighted quantity index only

2nd Quartile = 5th Decile = 50th Percentile = ?

A. Mode
B. Median
C. Mean
D. Geometric Mean
E. Harmonic Mean

The sum of values divided by their number is called___________?

A. Median
B. Harmonic Mean
C. Mean
D. Mode
E. None of these

P95 means _____?

A. The central 95% area
B. The point above above which95% area lies
C. The point above below which 95% area lies
D. Both (a) and (b) but not (c)

Frequency table is an arrangement of data by classes together with their

_______ class frequencies?
A. Terms
B. Alternate class
C. Same class
D. Corresponding class

Var(2X+3) is________________?
A. 5 Var(X)
B. 4 Var(X)
C. 4 Var(X)+3
D. 5 Var(X)+3

The sum of squared deviation is least from_________________?

A. Median
B. Mean
C. Mode
D. Standard Deviation

For making voters lists in Pakistan we need _______________?

A. Simple random sampling
B. Systematic sampling
C. Quota sampling
D. Census

The collection of numerical facts is called_________?

A. Data
B. Datum
C. Statistic
D. Raw

Given the N values in a series, the geometric mean is______________?

A. The third root of the product of N values
B. The square root of the product of N values
C. The fourth root of the product of N values
D. The Nth root of the product of N values

Sum of deviations will be zero if it is taken from_________________?

A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Median
D. Standard Deviation

In a normal distribution E(X-µ)2 is________________?

A. Variance
B. Mean Deviation
C. Standard Deviation
D. Quartile Deviation

If y= ax + b the S.D. of y is _______________?

A. Mean Deviation of x
B. Minimum
C. S.D. of x
D. Maximum

Which of the following is not the property of binomial distribution ?

A. n is fixed
B. Has two outcomes
C. Trials are independent
D. Probability of success varies from trial to trial

Binomial probability distribution is denoted by b(x ; n, p), is defined as

_______________?
A. {nx}px qn-x
B. {nx}px(1 – P)x-n
C. nCxpnqnx
D. {nx}p(1 – P)x

Which test is better than sign test?

A. Wilcoxon signed rank test
B. Wilcoxon rank sum test
C. Mann Witney U test
D. All the above

Regression analysis is an_______?

A.Absolute measure
B. Relative measure
C. Both a and b
D. None of these

Richness is not a ________________?

A. Constant
B. Discreade
C. Variable
D. Continuous

__________ is the process of using sample information to reach?

A. Population
B. Biased
C. Unbiased
D. Increase

Data being used by an agency which is originally collected by them are _______
data?
A. Quantitative
B. Primary
C. Discrete
D. Secondary

If right tail is longer than left tail then distribution is called _________________?
A. Negatively Skewed
B. Positively Skewed
C. All of above
D. None of these

Most commonly used index number is___________?

A. Quantity index number
B. Price index number
C. Value index number
D. None of these

The difference between the upper and lower class boundaries of a class are
know as _________________?
A. Class interval
B. class mark
C. class frequency
D. Mid point

If all values are same then the measure of dispersion will be?
A. 1
B. 0
C. Mean
D. Mode
E. Median

In a binomial distribution the probability of ___________ changes from trial to

trial?
A. Failure
B. Experiment
C. Success
D. Out come

If any statistical tool apply on primary data it becomes a__________?

A. Primary data
B. Secondary data
C. Raw data
D. None of these

Consumer price Index Number also called _________ is designed to measure

changes?
A. Cost Living Index number
B. Whole Sale Index number
C. weighted Index Number
D. Consumer Index Number

Type II error is committed when the null hypothesis is _________________?

A. Rejected when it is true
B. Rejected when it is false
C. Accepted when it is true
D. Accepted when it is false

If Y=-8X – 5 and SD of X is 3, then SD of Y is______________?

A. 8
B. 3
C. 24
D. None of these

Volume index in Marshall is _______________?

A. ∑pn(Po + Pn)/ ∑pn (Po + Pn)
B. ∑qn(qo + qn)/∑qn(po + pn) x100
C. ∑pn(qo + qn)/∑pn
D. ∑qn(Po + Pn)/ ∑qo (Po + Pn) x100

The sum of absolute deviations from median is _____?

A. Zero
B. Positive
C. Least
D. None of these

Statistic is a numerical quantity, which is calculated from?

A. Population
B. Sample
C. Data
D. Observations

Mean deviation, Variance and Standard Deviation of the values 4,4,4,4,4,4

is_______________?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 2
D. 0

Link relative = ________________?

A. Pn/Po x 100
B. Pn/Po x 100
C. Pn/ Pn-1 x100
D. Pn/P1 x 100

The dependent variable also called_________?

A. Regressand
B. Predicted
C. Response
D. All of above

Which of the following is a true statement for comparing the t distribution with
standard normal ?
A. Greater the degree of freedom, the more the t-distribution resembles the standard
normal distribution
B. The Normal Curve is symmetrical whereas the t-distribution are slightly skewed.
C. The proportion of area beyond a specific value of “t” is less than the proportion of
normal curve
D. Non of these

In statistics, a sample means______________?

A. A portion of the sample
B. A portion of the population
C. all the items under investigation
D. none of the above

The regression co-efficient are _________ origin?

A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Scale
D. Both

In the binomial experiment, the outcomes of each trial maybe classified into
______________?
A. Success
B. Failure
C. Success or Failure
D. None of these

If all values are same then the measure of dispersion will be________________?
A. 1
B. 0
C. Mean
D. Mode
E. Median

If E(x) is the expected value of X then E[x – E(x)]= ___________________?

A. E(x) – E(x)
B. E(X) – 0
C. 0
D. E(x) + E(x)

If in a binomial distribution n = 1 then E(X) is:____________________?

A. q
B. p
C. 0
D. 1

_______are used to represent data classified on qualitative?

A. Vertical bars
B. Simple bar
C. Horizontal bars
D. Pie chart

In a Poisson probability distribution __________________?

A. The mean and variance of the distribution are same (equal)
B. The probability of success is always greater than 5
C. The number of trials is always less than 5
D. it always contains a contingency table

A Constant can assume _______ value?

A. One
B. Four
C. More than value
D. Resindent

________ is the simplest means of dispersion?

A. Standard deviation
B. Variation
C. C.V.
D. Range

Any data collected by the investigator personally from the informants are called
__________ data?
A. Primary
B. Unofficial
C. Group data
D. None of these

Each trial in Binomial distribution has:_________________?

A. One Outcome
B. Two Outcome
C. Three Outcome
D. Four Outcome

In a symmetrical distribution mean, median and mode, _________________?

A. Positive
B. Greater
C. Less than
D. Coincide

The binomial distribution is positively skewed when:________________?

A. p > q
B. p < q
C. p = q
D. both (a) and (b

Find the median of the following datA. 160, 180, 200, 280, 300, 320, 400?
A. 140
B. 300
C. 180
D. 280

For t distribution, increasing the sample size, the affect will be on ?

A. Standard Error of the Means
B. The t-ratio
C. Degrees of Freedom
D. All Above

Third quartile = Q3 = ____________?

A. P33
B. D3
C. Median
D. None of these

The time interval between two successes follows?

A. Possion distribution
B. Exponential distribution
C. Gamma distribution
D. Beta distribution

The mean of a constant “b” is_________________?

A. Zero
B. b
C. None

In statistics, conducting a survey means_____________?

A. Collecting information from elements
B. Making mathematical calculations
C. Drawing graphs and pictures
D. None of the above

Which of the following can never be taken as coefficient of correlation is

_____________?
A. -99
B. .99
C. 0
D. √3

Class interval size is the different between the upper and lower class_________
of a class?
A. Boundary
B. Limits
C. Marks
D. Class Interval

The value of interval x ± S include _______________?

A. 49.45%
B. 95.45%
C. 68.27%
D. 99.73%

The weighty system changed with _______________?

A. Yearly
B. Basely
C. Timely
D. Averagely
The formula ∑poqn/∑poqo x100 is used to calculate_______________?
A. The Laspeyres price index
B. The Paasche quantity index
C. The Laspeyres quantity index
D. The Paasche price index

The average monthly production of a factory for the first 8 months is 2,500
units, and for the next 4 months the production was 1,200 units. The average
monthly production of the year will be_____________?
A. 2066.55 units
B. 5031.10 units
C. 4021.12 units
D. 3012.11 units

If u = 5 and S.D. = 2.5 then Binomial distribution are ________________?

A. Unequal
B. Wrong
C. Fair
D. None of these

An Index number of an average quality of wheat in Lahore__________ Index?

A. Volume Index Number
B. value Index Number
C. Quantity Index Number
D. Weighted Index Number

Mean deviation is always ________________?

A. Equal to S.D.
B. More than S.D.
C. Less than S.D.
D. Negative

The mean and variance of binomial distribution are ______________?

A. Unequal
B. Equal
C. Symmetrical
D. None
Average calculated used in index number by __________ method?
A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. One

In probability sampling each sampling unit has some____________________?

A. Unknown
B. Large
C. Small
D. Know

The maximum of function is at_______________?

A. X = σ2
B. X = µ
C. X = µ + σ
D. X = 0

Class _________ is the difference between two class limit?

A. Boundary
B. Class mark
C. None of these
D. Class interval

If the third moment about mean is zero then distribution is_______________?

A. Mesokurtic
B. Positively Skewed
C. Symmetrical
D. Negatively Skewed

For two independent random variables X & Y, Var (x ± y)=___________?

A. Var(X) + Var (Y)
B. Var(X) – Var (Y)
C. Var (X)±
D. Zero

The stub is the containing__________________?

A. Box head
B. Column captions
C. Caption
D. Row caption

Relative measure of skewness was introduced by _____________?

A. Rowely
B. Lack
C. Karl Person
D. Mode

Area Under the normal curve on either side of mean is _____________?

A. 1
B. Mean value
C. 0.5
D. 2
E. -1

The first moment about means is always_________________?

A. Zero
B. 1
C. Negative
D. None of these

Paasche’s Index number is ______________?

A. ∑pnqo/∑poqo
B. ∑pnqo/∑pnqo x100
C. ∑pnqn/∑poqo
D. ∑pnqn/∑poqn x100

The mean, median and mode for binomial distribution will be equal
when:______________?
A. p= 0.5
B. P 0.5
D. p = 1
E. None of these

In which approach to probability the outcomes are equally likely to occur ?

A. Classical Probability
B. Subjective Probability
C. Relative Frequency
D. Independent

Binomial distribution has _______ parameter?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 6

In normal distribution Q.D. ( quartile deviation)is equal to________?

A. σ
B. 0.7979 σ
C. 0.6745 σ
D. None of these

The mathematical exception of x + y is equal to ________________?

A. E(x + 0)
B. E(x + x)
C. E(x) + E(y)
D. E(y)

You asked five of your classmates about their height. On the basis of this
information, you states the average height of all student in your university or
college is 67 inches. This is an example of____________?
A. Descriptive statistics
B. Inferential Statistics
C. Parameter
D. Population

Ratio between given year and base year is called __________ in percentage?
A. Price relative
B. Link relative
C. Retail prices
D. None of these

An alternative non parametric test of ANOVA?

A. Sign test
B. Wilcoxon sign rank test
C. Median test
D. Kruskal Wallis test

The t distribution are_____________?

A. Symmetrical
B. None of these
C. Same as Normal Curve
D. Skewed

Statistics tests the law of ____________?

A. Other sciences
B. physics
C. Business
D. Literary subjects

Lack of symmetry is called_______________?

A. Absolute Dispersion
B. Relative Dispersion
C. Skewness
D. Non of these

In stratified sampling the strata should be _________?

A. Nonoverlapped
B. Overlapped
C. Same
D. Not equal

Comparing the times to failure of radar transponders made by firms A, B, and C

based on an airline’s sample experience with the three types of instruments one
may use____________?
A. Kolmogorov-Smirnor test
B. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test
C. Spearman Rank Correlation test
D. Kruskal-Wallis test

Response variable is a_________?

A. Fixed
B. Random variable
C. Whole
D. None of above

Var (kY)= ____________?

A. k Var (Y)
B. k2 Var(Y)
C. Var(Y)
D. k2

The area under the normal distribution curve outside the interval of z=1 and
z=3.09 is_____________?
A. None of the above
B. 0.1477
C. 0.1597
D. 0.3413
E. 0.4990

If y= bx + c the range of y is ________?

A. Range of P
B. Quartile of X
C. Range of x
D. Zero

In normal distribution β1 = 0 and β2 is equal to _____________?

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

1. Nos. is a ____ for measuring changes in a variable or a group of related

variables?
A. variable
B. Region of goods
C. Device
D. Cost
Statistical Laws are valid in the ________________?
A. Long run
B. Plural sense
C. indefinite
D. Short run

Binomial distribution is symmetrical when:_________________?

A. p = q
B. p > q
C. p > q
D. np > npq

For Mesokurtic curve of the distribution, β2 is__________________?

A. Zero
B. 3
C. 3
E. None of these

There are ____________ probability sampling?

A. Four
B. Six
C. Three
D. Seven

The probability of drawing an even number in a toss of a balanced die

______________?
A. 1/6
B. 2/6
C. 3/6
D. 6/6

The standard deviation is always _________ than mean deviation?

A. Greater
B. Less
C. Equal
D. None

In the sampling without replacement a sampling unit can be

selected_______________?
A. Only Once
B. More than once
C. Less than once
D. None of these

A sample of 92 observations is taken from an infinite population. The sampling

distribution of is approximately ?
A. Normal because is always approximately normally distributed
B. Normal because the sample size is small in comparison to the population size
C. Normal because of the central limit theorem
D. None of these alternatives is correct.

Life of a T.V picture tube is a____________?

A. Discrete variable
B. Continuous variable
C. Qualitative variable
D. Constant

To cut a population into three classes is called_______________?

A. Dichotomy
B. Capital
C. Tracheotomy
D. Attribute

E(x1 – x2)= ___________________?

A. ux – x2
B. u1 – u2
C. 6x – x2
D. 6×2 – x2

If the conditional distribution of X1,X2,…..Xn given S=s, does not depends on θ,

for any value of S=s the statistics S=s(X1,X2,…..Xn) is called______________?
A. Unbiased
B. Sufficient
C. Consistent
D. Efficient
The non parametric equivalent of an unpaired samples t-test____________?
A. Kruskal Wallis Test
B. Mann-Whitney U test
C. Wilcoxon signed rank test
D. Sign test

if in a binomial probability distribution mean and variance are 6 and 2.4

respectively, then the parameters of this distribution
are:____________________?
A. n = 10, p = 6/10
B. n = 50, p = 6/50
C. n = 10, p = 3/5
D. n = 10, p = 2/5

When we add the lower and upper class limits and dividing the sum by, the
values so obtained are called class____________?
A. Interval
B. Histogram
C. Limits
D. Marks

f1x12 + f2x22 + —————+ fxx42=___________?

A. Σu1=1 ƒ ixi2
B. Σni-1 ƒ ixi2
C. Σpi=1 ƒ ixi2
D. Σmi=1 ƒ ixi2

The range of partial correlation coefficient?

A. 0to1
B. -1to1
C. 0to-1
D. 0 to infinity

Data which have been arranged in ascending or descending order is called

________ data?
A. Group data
B. Classify
C. Array
D. ungrouped data

The mean of hypergeometric distribution is:___________________?

A. Nk/N
B. N-k/n
C. nN/k
D. n+k/N

x=40 is estimator of _________________?

A. (U)
B. 6
C. Ux
D. 6/√n

Lowest value of variance can be________________?

A. 1
B. -1
C. 3
D. -3
E. 0

Shape of normal curve can be related to_______________?

A. Bell
B. Circle
C. L
D. Rectangle
E. J

if Var(θˆ)→0 as n → 0, then θˆ is said to be______________?

A. Sufficient
B. Efficient
C. Unbiased
D. Consistent

Technical & Trade Journals are the source of ___________ data?

A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Ungroup data
D. Group data

A model is linear if it is linear in the dependent variable and also in

______________?
A. Parameter
B. Independent variable
C. Error term
D. Non of these

Another name of word population is_________?

A. Individuals
B. Whole
C. Universe
D. None of these

If variance iv standard deviation is minimum if the deviation taken

from______________?
A. Mode
B. Mean
C. Average
D. G.M.

The process of systematic arrangement of data into rows and columns is called
_________?
A. Bar chart
B. Classification
C. Tabulation
D. None of these

As the normal distribution is symmetrical, its mean, median and mode

are:____________?
A. Coincide
B. Not equal
C. Different

When the word random variable use in statistics it must have?

A. Variable
B. Probability distribution
C. Values
D. None of these

Variance remains unchanged by change of________________?

A. Origin
B. Scale
C. Both
D. None of these

If X ˜ N(16,49), the mean is___________?

A. 49
B. 16
C. 7
D. 4

In r x c table for test of Independence the degree of freedom is _____________?

A. r + c
B. rc
C. ι r – c ι
D. (r -1) (c -1)

What is the probability that a ball drawn at random from a jar ?

A. 0.1
B. 1
C. 0.5
D. 0
E. Cannot be determined from given information

In a distribution of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, the x is 30, the sum of deviations from x
will be:________?
A. 60
B. 30
C. Zero
D. 15

When data are collected in a statistical study for only a portion or subset of all
elements of interest we are using?
A. A sample
B. A Parameter
C. A Population
D. Both b and c

Weighted Index number can be classified into _________ categories?

A. Four
B. Three
C. Five
D. Two

The term variance introduced by ___________?

A. Ronald Fisher
B. Karl Pearson
C. John Tukey
D. None of these

The most repeated (popular) value in a data set is called___________?

A. Median
B. Mean
C. Mode
D. Geometric Mean
E. Harmonic Mean

First moment about origin is always equal to _______________?

A. A.M.
B. variance
C. Zero
D. None of these

Least square regression line always passes through ____________________?

A. (x,y)
B. (X,Y)
C. (X,Z)
D. x/y

When ‘n’ becomes very large, binomial distribution tends to ______________?

A. Poisson dist
B. Standard dist
C. Normal dist
D. Hyper-geometric distribution

Mean Deviation, Variance and Standard Deviation of the values 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

is_________________?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 2
D. 12
E. 0

A contractor employs 20 male, 15 female and 5 children in his factory. Male

wages are Rs. 10 per day, female Rs. 8 per day, and children Rs. 3 per day. The
weighted x of wages paid per day will be_____________?
A. 3.86
B. 8.37
C. 9.21
D. 10.63

If an event consists of only one sample point is called _____________?

A. Appeared
B. Exactly
C. Space
D. Elementary event

The probability that the sum is odd if two dice are thrown:_________________?
A. 18/36
B. 9/36
C. 6/36
D. 12/36

Power of test is denoted by _______________?

A. β
B. α
C. (1 – α )
D. (1 – β)
The Spearman Rank-Correlation test requires that the______________?
A. Data must be measured on the same scale
B. Data should be of ordinal scale at least
C. Data must be distribution at least approximately as a t-distribution
D. Data must be from two independent samples

Range is the difference between largest and ___________?

A. Lowest
B. Smallest
C. Biggest
D. Middlest

In inferential statistics, we study____________?

A. the methods to make decisions about population based on sample results
B. how to make decisions about mean, median, or mode
C. how a sample is obtained from a population
D. None of the above

Binomial distribution is symmetrical when P=___________________?

A. n
B. x
C. q
D. 1 – P

A sampling distribution is the probability distribution for which one of the

following___________?
A. A sample
B. A sample statistic
C. A population
D. A population parameter

Binomial distribution is positively skewed when ______________?

A. p > q
B. P = q
C. p < q
D. P/q
Mean deviation of Normal Distribution is_____________?
A. 45σ
B. 34σ
C. 78σ
D. 23σ

A simple aggregate price index_____________?

A. Ignores relative quantities
B. Compares relative quantities to relative prices
C. Compares absolute prices to absolute quantities
D. Compares relative quantities

Primary data and _____________ data are same?

A. Grouped
B. Secondary data
C. Ungrouped
D. None of these

A sample estimate is used to describe a characteristic of a_____________?

A. Sample
B. Data
C. Population
D. None

Which of the following divides a group of data into four subgroups?

A. Percentiles
B. Deciles
C. Median
D. Quartiles
E. Standard Deviation

Index Number is an important role in the field of Economic and

________________?
A. Science
B. Education
C. Intelligence
D. Business
The weights of students in a college/school is a___________?
A. Discrete Variable
B. Continuous Variable
C. Qualitative Variable
D. None of these

The probability of getting at least one head when two balance coins are tossed
once __________________?
A. 1/4
B. 2/4
C. 3/4
D. 4/4

If mean of the binomial probability distribution is 4.8, then variance of this

distribution is :_______________?
A. -2.3
B. 5.3
C. -4.8
D. 2.3

Confidence interval should be ___________?

A. Shorter
B. Wider
C. Large
D. Small

When using the sign test, if two scores are tied, then_____________?
A. We count them
B. We discard them
C. We depends upon the scores
D. non of these

Non-sample errors are reduced by:________________?

A. Increasing the sample size
B. Reduced the amount of data
C. Decreasing the sample standard deviation
D. None of these
Mean deviation is equal to 4/5 of the _________ manipulation?
A. Quartile deviation
B. Range
C. Standard deviation
D. Variance

The time taken by an athlete to run a 400 mile race in SAF games
________________?
A. Continuous data
B. Random
C. Discrete data
D. Non of these

The average of first n natural numbers is_______________?

A. n+12
B. n2
C. All of the above
D. None of these

Normal distribution is the distribution of _______________?

A. Discrete r.v.
B. Continuous r.v.
C. Qualitative variable
D. Quantitative variable

Since E(X) _______X is said to be unbiased estimator of the population mean?

A. Q
B. X
C. Ux
D. u

Correlation coefficient lies between__________________?

A. 0 ≤ r ≤ 1
B. 0 ≤ r ≤ -1
C. -1 ≤ r ≤ 1
D. 1 ≤ r ≤ 0

The smallest individuals which constitute the entire population are called
__________________?
A. Sampling frame
B. Sampling units
C. Sample pop
D. Sample design

If E(θˆ)=θ, then θˆ is said to be_______________?

A. Unbiased
B. Consistent
C. Sufficient
D. Efficient

If any of the value in data set is zero then it is not possible (i.e. impossiblE. to
compute_______________?
A. Mode
B. Median
C. Mean
D. Harmonic Mean
E. Geometric Mean

What’s the largest known Prime Number?

A. 282,589,933 − 3
B. 282,589,933 − 1
C. 282,589,933 − 5
D. None of these

Standard normal variable Z is___________?

A. x – µ /σ
B. µ- x /σ
C. σ – x/ µ
D. x – σ/ µ

The successive trials are with replacement in:________________?

A. Hpergeometric distribution
B. Binomial distribution
C. Geometric distribution
D. None of these
Correlation coefficient is__________?
A. Absolute measure
B. Relative measure
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above

Mean deviation =______ S.D?

A. 2/3
B. 4/5
C. 5/6
D. 6/5

The sampling error is the_____________?

A. Same as the standard error of the mean
B. Difference between the value of the sample mean and the value of the population
mean
C. Error caused by selecting a bad sample
D. Standard deviation multiplied by the sample size

In Statistics, a population consists of:_____________?

A. All People living in a country
B. All People living in the are under study
C. All subjects or objects whose characteristics are being studied
D. None of the above

Given X1=12,X2=19,X3=10,X4=7, then summation of X equals?

A. 36
B. 48
C. 41
D. None of these

Let X1,X2,…Xn be a random sample from the density f(x;(θ), where θ may be
vector. If the conditional distribution of X1,X2,…Xn given S=s does not depend
on θ for any value of s of S, then statistic is called?
A. Minimal sufficient statistic
B. Sufficient statistic
C. Efficient
D. Minimax statistics
A parameter is a measure which is computed from___________?
A. Population data
B. Sample data
C. Test statistics
D. None of these

If mean and variance are not equal then distribution ________________?

A. None
B. Symmetrical
C. Skewed
D. Equal

The correct variance is define as the __________________?

A. varies of data P2/6
B. S.D. of data h2/12
C. M.D. of data h2/6
D. Variance of data h2/12

The second moment about mean is _____?

A. Variance
B. Mean
C. S.D.
D. Mode

Geometric means of X1 and X2 is________________?

A. X1+X2
B. X1+X2x
C. X1+X2−−−−−−−√
D. X1×X2−−−−−−−√
E. X1−−−√+X2−−−√

Parameter is a _________ quantity?

A. Constant
B. Variable
C. All of above
D. Non of these
Check the consistency used _____________?
A. Coefficient of dispersion
B. Mean coefficient
C. Coefficient of variance
D. Q.D.

The joint probability is _______________?

A. The likelihood of two events happening together
B. The likelihood of two events happening given that another event has already ha
C. Based on two mutually exclusive events
D. Also called Prior probability

Population census is conducted through_______________?

A. Sample survey
B. Accounting
C. Investigation
D. Complete enumeration

If mean is 25 and standard deviation is 5 then C.V (Coefficient of variation)

is_______________?
A. 100%
B. 25%
C. 20%
D. None of these

The probability of success changes from trial to trial in:___________________?

A. Binomial distribution
B. Geometric distribution
C. Sampling distribution
D. Hypergeometrical distribution

Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency ?

A. Percentile
B. Quartile
C. Standard deviation
D. Mode

For a biased estimator θˆ of θ, which one is correct_______________?

A. MSE(θˆ)=SD(θˆ)+Bias
B. MSE(θˆ)=Var(θˆ)+Bias2
C. MSE(θˆ)=SD(θˆ)+Bias2
D. MSE(θˆ)=Var(θˆ)+Bias

The variance of a constant is_______________?

A. Zero
B. Constant
C. a
D. None

The lower and upper quartile of standard normal variation are respectively ?
A. µ+0.6745σ and µ-0.6745σ
B. -0.6745 and 0.6745
C. -0.7979 and 0.7979
D. -0.7979σ and 0.7979σ

Sampling Error decrease by _______ the sample size?

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Sampling
D. Population

When in a frequency distribution the maximum frequency occur at one end,

then the frequency curve of such distribution is ________________?
A. J- shaped
B. U- shaped
C. Bell- shaped
D. V- shaped

There are ____________ parameter in Binomial distribution?

A. n, q
B. n, p, q
C. q, p
D. n, p

The level of significance is denoted by _________________?

A. 1 – ∞
B. β
C. ∞
D. 1 – β

A binomial random variable can assume values from _________ to n?

A. 6
B. 3
C. 2
D. 0

If β1 = 0 it means the distribution is _______________?

A. Symmetrical
B. + vely skewed
C. -vely skewed
D. Non of these

Cumulative frequency is the frequency _________ than the upper class

boundary of a class?
A. Distribution
B. Curve
C. Greater
D. Less

What is the variance of binomial distribution __________________?

A. n p
B. np (1 – p)
C. np/q
D. nq/p

Discrete random variable is real valued function defined on a ___________

sample space?
A. Discrete
B. Variable
C. Scale
D. Non of these

Random numbers are also called__________________?

A. Random experiment
B. random Errors
C. Random digits
D. None of these

If n = 400 and P=.69 then 90% C.I for P is _________________?

A. 652 and . 728
B. .314 and .652
C. .798 and .745
D. None of these

Identify the attribute?

A. Blood group
B. Blood Pressure
C. Temperature of room
D. Religions of people of a country

Binomial distribution is used when ___________ is large?

A. nP
B. nq
C. p
D. n

Binomial word discovered at the end of ________________?

A. 14th century
B. 12th century
C. 10th century
D. 17th century

Statistics Laws are true________________?

A. In each case
B. Average
C. Facts
D. Field

_________ is an estimate expressed by a single value?

A. C.I.
B. Point estimator
C. Parameter
D. Point estimate

Sample variance S2 is unbiased estimator of population variance 26 because

________________?
A. E(S2) = s2
B. E(u) = X
C. E(P) = P
D. Ux = u

The data obtained very first are called:___________?

A. Primary data
B. Secondary data
C. Raw data
D. None of these

Link relative = ________________?

A. Pn/pn-1 x100
B. Pn/Po x10
C. Pn/Po x100
D. None of these

A subset of the sample space is called _________________?

A. Sample point
B. Set
C. Event
D. Space

Statistics is the backbone of_____________?

A. Economics
B. Mathematics
C. Research
D. Computer

The probability of a save event is equal to _________________?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. One
Quartile deviation is not capable of manipulation______________?
A. Easy
B. mathematically
C. Abjectly
D. Algebraic

Which of the following test use Rank Sums____________?

A. Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon tests
B. Runs test
C. Chi-Square and sign test
D. F test

Data classified by many _______ said to be Quantitative?

A. Characteristic
B. Categories
C. Affinities
D. Attributes

If “X” is normally distribution with >µ= 8 and S.D. 4, then P(6≤X≤10) may
be______________?
A. 0
B. -0.32
C. 1.2
D. 0.2684

If a and b are two constants, then Var(a+bX) is_______________?

A. a±bVar(X)
B. Var(a)±Var(X)
C. ±bVar(X)
D. b2Var(X)
E. (a±b)Var(X)

The Number of road accidents is the example of____________?

A. variable
B. Constant
C. Discrete variable
D. Continuous variable
If a card is chosen from a standard deck of cards, what is the probability of
getting a diamond (♦) or a club (♣)?
A. 26/52=1/2
B. 13/52
C. 20/52
D. 12/52

The probability of even/odd numbers when a fair die is rolled is____________?

A. 1/6
B. 2/6
C. 1/36
D. 3/6

The object of Index number also determines its _______________?

A. Index Number
B. Special purpose
C. Reliable
D. Scope

Fisher’s ideal index number is also obtained by _______________?

A. Taking A.M. of Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s index
B. Taking G.M. of Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s index
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these

Which of the measures given here are based on every item of the series (uses all
observations)?
A. Range
B. Standard Deviation
C. Quartile Deviation
D. All of them

A time series is an arrangement of data according to __________________?

A. Place
B. Yearly
C. Time
D. None
The shape of normal curve depends upon ?
A. None
B. Mean
C. Quartile
D. Standard Deviation
E. Mean Deviation

In hypothesis testing probability of (alpha +beta) =1?

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Yes
D. No

If a Binomial experiment is repeated ‘N’ times then binomial frequency

distribution is. _______________?
A. N.{nx}px qn-x
B. N p q
C. N.{n/x}px qn-x
D. N.{n/x}p qn-x

Questionnaire survey method is used to collect____________?

A. Secondary data
B. Qualitative variable
C. Primary data
D. None of these

All Index numbers are not suitable for all _________________?

A. Kind
B. Chain relative
C. Purpose
D. Price

To purchase the fruit, we use the _________ sampling?

A. Systematic
B. Cluster
C. Stratified
D. Judgment
Standard deviation is calculated from the Harmonic Mean (HM)
________________?
A. Always
B. Sometimes
C. Never
D. None of these

Which of these represent qualitative data______________?

A. Height of a student
B. Liking or disliking of (500) persons of a product
C. Income of a government servant in a city
D. Yield from a wheat plot

The height of a student is 60 inches. This is an example of________________?

A. Qualitative data
B. Categorical data
C. Continuous data
D. Discrete data

The standard deviation is affected by the value of every____________?

A. Relative Dispersion
B. Observation
C. Absolute
D. Items

Arithmetic Mean is___________affected by extreme values?

A. Not
B. Highly
C. Less
D. None of these

Binomial distribution has parameters:______________?

A. Three
B. Two
C. One
D. Four
E. None
If we increase the sample size, it means that it:_________________?
A. Increases the Standard error
B. Decreases the Standard error
C. Decreases the Standard error
D. Both (a) and (b)

Sampling error cannot occur in__________?

A. Survey
B. Sampling
C. Census
D. None of these

The probability of getting exactly two heads when two balanced coins are toss
once_________________?
A. 1/4
B. 2/4
C. 3/4
D. 4/4

A random variable X has binomial distribution with n = 10 and p = 0.3 then

variance of X is:_____________________?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 2.1
D. 21
E. None

if Var(T2)_______________?
A. Efficient
B. Sufficient
C. Unbiased
D. Consistent

The index numbers are used to measure seasonal and cyclical variations in
__________?
A. Commodities
B. Time Series
C. Whole sale
D. Realtives

The lack of uniformity is called ______________?

A. Lack
B. variation
C. X= 5
D. Skewness

Hourly temperature recorded by weather bureau is the example of

___________?
A. Discrete variable
B. Qualitative variable
C. Continuous variable
D. None of these

Most of the recent developments in statistics arose to meet the needs of

____________?
A. Biology
B. Three reasons
C. Hands
D. Physics

When testing for randomness, we can use_____________?

A. Sign test
B. None of these
C. Runs test
D. D Mann-Whitney U test

Reason behind probability of (alpha +beta)is not equal 1?

A. Size of n
B. Change distribution
C. Size of alpha
D. None of theseSize of beta

1 – α is the probability of_____________?

A. Acceptance Region
B. Type-I error
C. Type-II Error
D. Rejection Region

If in a sampling distribution of X the sample size is 25, what assumption must

hold for the sampling distribution of X to be normal ?
A. Population distribution is normal
B. μ1 = μx
C. Population distribution is uniform
D. σx = σx /√n

Arithmetic mean of two positive numbers “X” and “Y” is_________________?

A. ab2
B. 2a2
C. (a+b)/2
D. a−b2
E. 2a+b

The number of accidents in a city during 2012 is____________?

A. Discrete variable
B. Continuous variable
C. Qualitative variable
D. Constant

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 ?
A. Descriptive statistics
B. Inferential Statistics
C. Parameter
D. Population

In Chain base method, the base period is ________________?

A. Fixed
B. Constant
C. Change
D. None of these
Two event are said to be equally likely is ______________?
A. As any other
B. both event occurs
C. One occurs
D. not both occurs

If p= 0.1 and n = 400 then mean _______________?

A. 60
B. 30
C. 20
D. 40

When there is 0 in our dataset which mean we cannot calculate?

A. GM
B. HM
C. AM
D. Both A and B

The degree of peakedness is called__________________?

A. Dispersion
B. Skewness
C. Symmetry
D. Kurtosis

The frequency distribution mean > Median > Mode is called __________?
A. Negatively
B. Symmetrical
C. +vely
D. One

Which of the following test must be two-sided ?

A. Sign test
B. Wilcoxon Signed Rank
C. Kruskal-Wallis
D. Runs test

In a binomial distribution, n = 20 and p = 3/5, then variance of this distribution

______________?
A. 60
B. 12
C. 4.8
D. 0

In normal distribution Q1=_________?

A. u + .6745 (S.D.)
B. u – .7979 (S.D.)
C. u + .6745 (S.D.)
D. u – .6745 (S.D.)

Total Area under the curve in probability of density function is ?

A. 0
B. -1
C. 1
D. Infinity

Sampling errors are reduced by:___________________?

A. Increasing the sample size
B. Decreasing the sample size
C. Increasing population s.d.
D. None of these

for two estimators T1=t1(X1,X2,….Xn) and T1=t1(X1,X2,….Xn) then estimators t1

is defined to be Rt1(θ)≤Rt2(θ) for all θ in Θ ?
A. Consistent estimator
B. Admissible estimator
C. Sufficient estimator
D. Minimax estimator

Which of the following Measure of averages is affected by extreme (very small

or very largE. values in data set?
A. Geometric Mean
B. Median
C. Arithmetic Mean
D. Harmonic Mean
E. Mode
If (Bxy>1)then (Byx)?
A. Greater than 1
B. Less than 1
C. Remain same
D. No effect

If A and B are mutually exclusive then?

A. P(AorB) =0
B. P(AandB)=0
C. P(AnorB)=0
D. P(AeitherB)=0

Binomial distribution is used when n is ____________________?

A. Large
B. Small
C. Zero
D. Normal

Measure the change in quantity of goods are called ________________?

A. Simple 1. No.
B. Aggregative 1. No.
C. Appropriate
D. Quantity Index Number

A quantity obtained by applying certain rule or formula is known as

________________?
A. Estimate
B. Test Statistics
C. Estimation
D. Sample
E. Estimator

95% confidence limits u are ________________?

A. x±1.65 6/√n
B. u±1.95 S/√n
C. x±1.96 6/√n
D. ±1.96 6/√n
In CPI household budget method also known as:_____________?
A. Simple average of relatives
B. Average of weights
C. Weighted average of relatives
D. All of above

The headings for various columns are said to be ________________?

A. Portions of column
B. Vertical column
C. Column table
D. Column caption

Second moment about mean is always equal to _____________?

A. S.D.
B. C.V.
C. Variance
D. Square

In sampling with replacement be t a sampling unit can

selected________________?
A. Only once
B. More than once
C. Less than once
D. None

A continuous random variable which can assume all possible values on scale in a
given _______________?
A. Interval
B. Point
C. Time
D. Sample space

Which of the following is not based on all the observations ?

A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Geometric Mean
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Weighted Mean
E. Mode
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
B. 2.58
C. 5
D. 4.66
E. 2.33

The calculation of mean and variance is based on______________?

A. Small values only
B. Large values only
C. Extreme values only
D. All values

An estimator Q is an unbiased estimator of the population parameter Q if

___________________?
A. E(x) = µ
B. E(Q) =Q
C. E(Q) =Q
D. E(P) = P

γxy is always equal to_____________?

A. γyx
B. -γyx
C. γx
D. γo2

Continuous variable can assume __________ value?

A. All possible
B. Constant
C. Accuracy
D. Specific

A graph of cumulative frequency distribution is called ________________?

A. Histrogram
B. Frequency Polgon
C. Ogive
D. None of above

The ________ in the distribution around which the observation to lie?

A. Mean
B. Dispersion
C. Manner
D. Central value

In natural Sciences, statistics____________.

A. Has no role
B. Average
C. Plays an Important role
D. Study

The Coefficient of Skewness is always zero for ____________ distribution?

A. Symmetrical
B. Skewed
C. All of above
D. None of these

A list of sample _________ is called sample space?

A. Events
B. Subset
C. Piont
D. Distinct

To find the average speed of a journey which is the appropriate measure of

central tendency?
A. Mean
B. Geometric Mean
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Weighted Mean
E. Mode

The number of defective bulbs in a lot is example of ____________?

A. Continuous variable
B. Discrete variable
C. Function
D. None of these

How many stages of demographic transition?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

A function probability that a random variable of x has a value less than is called
_____________?
A. Random function
B. Distribution function
C. Continuous function
D. probability function

Two digit random numbers are ________________?

A. 2
B. 10
C. 99
D. 100

Which of these is a relative measure of dispersion_____________?

A. Standard Deviation
B. Variance
C. Coefficient of Variation
D. None of these

Convenience sampling is an example of______________?

A. Probabilistic sampling
B. Stratified sampling
C. No probabilistic sampling
D. Cluster sampling

A scaling factor is used to_________________?

A. Change a simple index to a weight index
B. Convert the Paasche index to a Laspeyres index
C. Change the base year
D. change an aggregate index to a weighted index
All experiments have _______ properties in common?
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. One

______________is based on all observations of data?

A. Median
B. Mode
C. Mean
D. None of these

The lower class boundary of 25-35 will be ______________?

A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35

The Estimation and testing of hypothesis are main branches of

________________?
A. Sampling
B. Probability distribution
C. Regression
D. Statistical Inference

When X denotes the number of success in binomial experiment, it is called

________________?
A. Random variable
B. Binomial random variable
C. Continuous random variable
D. Both (b) and (c) but not (a)

Data which have not been arranged in systematic order is called___________?

A. Group data
B. Tabular data
C. Raw data
D. Undefined data
Herbicide A has been used for years in order to kill a particular type of weed. An
experiment is to be conducted in order to see whether a new herbicide,
Herbicide B, is more effective than Herbicide A. Herbicide A will continue to be
used unless there is sufficient evidence that Herbicide B is more effective. The
alternative hypothesis in this problem is_____________?
A. Herbicide A is more effective than Herbicide B
B. Herbicide A is not more effective than Herbicide B
C. Herbicide B is more effective than Herbicide A
D. Herbicide B is not more effective than Herbicide A

The data collected by NADRA to issue National Identity cards

are______________?
A. Official data
B. un-official data
C. Primary data
D. Secondary data

A source note foot are the _______________?

A. Top
B. Bottom
C. Same
D. Different

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_____________?
A. Positively Skewed
B. Symmetrical
C. Asymptotic
D. Negatively Skewed

The relation showing between whole and its components used chart is said to
be ___________________?
A. Component bar chart
B. Multiple bar chart
C. Pie Chart
D. Simple Bar chart
__________ are said to be exhaustive if they constitute the entire sample
space?
A. Equally
B. Events
C. Outcomes
D. Objects

A random variable is ____________ ?

A. Not a function
B. A continuous variable
C. A function
D. None of these

Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test can be of_______________?

A. Lower tailed
B. Upper tailed
C. Either of the above
D. None of the above

If P(B/A)= 0.25 and P(A∩B) = 0.2 then P(A) will equal to _______________?
A. 0.05
B. 0.75
C. 0.8
D. 0.45

The number of successes in fixed time interval follows?

A. Gamma distribution
B. Binomial distribution
C. Negative binomial dis
D. Possion distribution

The mean of a binomial distribution is always:____________________?

A. Equal to variance
B. Less than variance
C. Greater than varince
D. None of these
A list of sampling _________ is called sampling frame?
A. Point
B. w.r.m
C. w.o.r
D. unit

If _________ then the distribution is positively skewed?

A. p < q
B. q/p
C. p > q
D. p > 1/2

The Geometric Mean of -2, 4, 03, 6, 0 will be______________?

A. -3
B. 0
C. 3
D. Cannot be Computed
E. None of these

An Index number which measure the change of a _____ is called Aggregative 1.

No?
A. Industrial activity
B. Retail price
C. Cost of living
D. Goods consumed

First movement about mean is always equal to ___________?

A. S.D.
B. 1
C. Zero
D. None of these

For a symmetrical distribution approximately 68% of the cases are included

between _________________?
A. X¯¯¯¯−S and X¯¯¯¯+S
B. X¯¯¯¯−2S and X¯¯¯¯+2S
C. X¯¯¯¯−3S and X¯¯¯¯+3S
D. None of these
Which one is the not measure of dispersion?
A. The Range
B. 50th Percentile
C. Inter-Quartile Range
D. Variance

The process of dividing a heterogeneous_____________?

A. Random digit
B. Stratification
C. Random Sampling
D. Cluster

The probability of getting exactly three tails when three balanced coins are
tossed once _______________?
A. 1/8
B. 2/8
C. 5/8
D. 7/8

In correlation, both variables are______________?

A. Random
B. Fixed
C. Non-random
D. Experimental

In uni-model distribution, if mode is less than mean_______________?

A. Symmetrical
B. Normal
C. Positively Skewed
D. Negatively Skewed

(A β C) is a frequency of attributes of order_______________?

A. 3
B. (2)
C. 1
D
In the plural sense, statistic means____________?
A. Methods
B. Data
C. Science
D. Meteorology

A set of events is said to be independent if probability of head on tossing a coin

is _______________?
A. 1/2
B. 2/3
C. 1
D. 3/4

If x = 3 then value of regression co-efficient of X or Y is ________________?

A. (3)
B. (0)
C. -3
D. -4

In x = 2 _________ 6y the value of y are increasing by one unit then values of x

are?
A. Increasing by 6
B. Decreasing by 6
C. No change
D. Non of these

In a normal distribution, what is the z score associated with the mode ?

A. -1
B. 0
C. +1
D. None of these

In which distribution successive trials are without

replacement:____________________?
A. Hypergeometric distribution
B. Binomial distribution
C. Poisson distribution
D. Geometric distribution

The difference between statistics and parameter is called:______________?

A. Bias
B. Standard
C. Sampling error
D. both (a) and (b)

condition for applying Central Limit Theorem (CLT) which approximate the
sampling distribution of the mean with a normal distribution is ?
A. n > 30
B. N(1 – p) > 5
C. 2 n 5
E. N < 30

If two events can both occur at the same time then they are referred
as:__________________?
A. Dependent events
B. Mutually Exclusive events
C. Exclusive events
D. Independent events

Coefficient of variation (C.V) is given below:_________________?

A. Mean/S.D.
B. S.D./Mean x 100
C. Mean/S.D. x 100
D. S.D./Mean

If we reject the null hypothesis, we might be making____________?

A. Unpredictable
B. A correct Decision
C. Type-II Error
D. Type-Error

Results obtained by counting are_____________?

A. Continuous
B. Discrete
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these

If n ≥ 30 and _____ then binomial approaches to normal distribution?

A. q/p
B. p = q
C. pq
D. p = n

A value get which divides a class into two equal parts is called
_________________?
A. Class interval
B. Open interval
C. Size
D. Mid point

A sample of 24 observations is taken from a population that has 150 elements.

The sampling distribution of is___________?
A. Approximately normal because is always approximately normally distributed
B. Approximately normal because the sample size is large in comparsion to the population
size
C. Approximately normal because of the central limit theorem
D. Normal if the population is normally distributed

The possibility of total outcome in a coin equal to _______________?

A. Fifty %
B. Twenty %
C. 60%
D. 30%

Regression co-efficient is denoted by_____________?

A. by
B. byx
C. bzx
D. m

The word regression was first founded by_________?

A. Neyman person
B. R A Fisher
C. Sir F Galton
D. Karl Pearson

Age of a shopkeeper is the example of___________?

A. Qualitative
B. Quantitative data
C. Variable data
D. Continuous data

The sum of squared deviations of a set of n values from their mean

is__________________?
A. Zero
B. Maximum
C. Least
D. None

Normal distribution is _____ distribution?

A. Symmetrical
B. non-symmetrical
C. + vely skewed
D. -vely skewed

If X ˜ N (µ, σ2) then Z ˜__________?

A. N(0, σ2)
B. N(1, σ2)
C. N(0, 1)
D. N(1, 1)

For a binomial distribution with n = 15 as p changes from. 50 toward. 05 the

distribution will__________?
A. Become more positively skewed
B. Become more negatively skewed
C. Become symmetrical
D. All of the above.

Collection of information from complete population is called__________?

A. Census
B. Complete enumeration
C. Survey
D. Both A & B

The normal distribution is_________?

A. Platykurtic
B. Leptokurtic
C. Mesoukurtic
D. None of these

____________ use the division of a circle into different sectors?

A. Frequency Polygon
B. Conversion Graphs
C. Sector Graph
D. Line Graph

(q + p) has variance is ______________?

A. 6 pq
B. npq
C. 7 pq
D. 3 pq

Cluster sampling is useful when sampling units are__________?

A. Close another
B. Far a part
C. Mixed
D. None of these

Which sampling method we will apply if there is no sampling frame?

A. Systematic sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Simple random sampling
D. Stratified sampling

Sample proportion P is __________ estimator?

A. Biased
B. Parameter
C. Unbiased
D. None of these
When the assumption of normality not met we go for__________?
A. Parametric test
B. Non parametric tests
C. Either both
D. None of these

Total Area under the normal curve is_______________?

A. Greater than 1
B. 1
C. None
D. Less than 1
E. 0

If x is 4 and the distribution is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, the sum of squared deviations from

the x will be______________?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 6
D. 12

In binomial distribution with ________ trials mean is np and variance is npq?

A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Linear
D. Equal

The formula ∑pnqn/poqn x100 is used to calculate?

A. The Laspeyres price index
B. The Paasche price index
C. The Paasche quantity index
D. The Laspeyres quantity index

The probability of drawing a picture card out of 52 cards is : ______________?

A. 13/52
B. 12/52
C. 16/52
D. 3/52
The critical value of a test statistic is determined from_____________?
A. The sampling distribution of the statistics assuming Null Hypothesis
B. calculations based on many actual repetitions of the same Experiment
C. The sampling distribution of the statistic assuming Alternative Hypothesis.
D. Non of these

In hypergeometric distribution, the trial are:_______________?

A. Independent
B. Dependent
C. Collectively Exhaustive
D. None

If y = bx + a the mean deviation of y is_____________?

A. S.D. of y
B. var (x)
C. S.D. of x
D. M.D.of x

Consistency of an estimator can be checked by comparing____________?

A. Standard Deviation
B. Mean
C. mean Square Error
D. Variance

A table has at least __________ part?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

If y = 2 + 6x then value of y intercept is _________________?

A. 6
B. 2
C. 0
D. None

We get ________ dividing range by numbers of class interval?

A. Class boundary
B. Class marks
C. Mid point
D. Number of classes

If bxy = -.8 by x = 1.2 then value of r is ________________?

A. √.96
B. √-.96
C. 0
D. None of these

Which sampling technique is appropriate when there is homogeneity in

population?
A. Simple random sampling
B. Stratified sampling
C. Cluster sampling
D. Systematic sampling

The mean of 10 numbers is 9, then sum of these numbers will

be__________________?
A. 9
B. 0.9
C. 70
D 90

Single number which shows ___________ changes in a phenomenon is called an

Index Number?
A. Overall
B. Same
C. Variation
D. Capable

For a certain distribution if ∑(x−2)=18,∑(x−24)=0,∑(x−28)=−24) then arithmetic

mean is_______________?
A. 21
B. 24
C. 28
D. 0

Which one of the following measurement does not divide a set of observations
into equal parts ?
A. Quartiles
B. Standard Deviations
C. Percentiles
D. Deciles
E. Median

CPI also named as__________?

A. Household price index
B. Retail price index
C. Both a and b
D. None of these

Every distribution tends to ____ distribution?

A. Small
B. ∞
C. Large
D. Finite

__________ of the distribution which is measured relative to the distribution

known as Normal?
A. Skewed
B. Flatness
C. Normal
D. Moment

Two attributes are associated if expected frequency is ____________________?

A. Less than observed
B. Greater than observed
C. Equal to observed
D. None of these

The mean and the variance are equal in________________?

A. All probability distribution
B. The hypergeometric distribution
C. The binomial distribution
D. The Poisson distribution

An Index Number calculated for more than one items is called ___________?
A. Sensitive Price Index number
B. Consumer Index Number
C. Simple Aggregation 1. Number
D. Chain Indices

Which of the following is impossible in sampling ?

A. Destructive tests
B. Heterogeneous data
C. To make voters lists
D. None of these

suppose for 40 observation, the variance is 50. If all the observation are
increased by 20, the variance of these increased observation will be_________?
A. 50
B. 70
C. 50/20
D. 50-20=30

The Index number are used to measure seasonal and cyclical variations in
____________?
A. Wholesale
B. Relatives
C. commodities
D. Time series

The class ___ are obtained when we divide the sums of the lower and upper
class limits by 2?
A. Limit
B. Points
C. Marks
D. Class boundary

If the standard deviation of a population is 9, the population variance

is_____________?
A. 9
B. 3
C. 21
D. 81

____________ is used to criterion of consistency i.e for consistence

performance?
A. Range
B. Standard Deviation
C. Coefficient of Variation
D. Mean Deviation

The hypothesis which is being tested is called ___________________?

A. Composite hypothesis
B. Alternative hypothesis
C. Null hypothesis
D. Simple hypothesis

Events occurring together without affecting each other are

called:_________________?
A. Dependent events
B. Independent events
C. Equally likely events
D. Mutually Exclusive events

The hypergeometric probability distribution is used rather than the binomial or

Poisson when the sampling is performed ?
A. With replacement
B. With out replacement from an infinite population
C. With out replacement from a finite population
D. With replacement from a finite population

Which mean is most effected by extreme values?

A. GM
B. AM
C. HM
D. Median

The arithmetic mean _________ by 10 if 10 is added to all values?

A. Decease
B. Smaller
C. Largest
D. Increase

data classified by methods are called __________ data?

A. Row data
B. Grouped data
C. Quantitative data
D. Geographical
E. None of these

If the standard deviation of the values 2,4,6,8 is 2.33, then the standard
deviation of the values 4,6,8,10 is_____________?
A. 0
B. 2.58
C. 4.66
D. 2.33

In testing for the difference between two populations, it is possible to

use____________?
A. The Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test
B. The Sign test
C. None of the above
D. Either of the above

The probability function is always______________?

A. Negative
B. Non Negative
C. Positive
D. None

The sum of square of deviation is least when measured from ____________?

A. Arbitrary value
B. Mean
C. Mode
D. G.M.

Which of the following case is true for hyper geometric

distribution________________?
A. Probability remains constant for all the trials.
B. Probability changes from trial to trial
C. Successive trial are dependent
D. Both (b) & (c) but not (a)

Which of the following is simple hypothesis___________________?

A. u = 20
B. u ≠ 20
C. u 20

The basic random numbers are ________________?

A. 0 and 1
B. 0,1,2,…………9
C. 1,2,3….10
D. None of these

The sum of the squares of deviations is the least when measured

from____________?
A. A.M.
B. Median
C. Mode
D. G.M.

Second moment about mean is_______________?

A. Standard Deviation
B. Variance
C. Coefficient of Variation
D. None of these

if we connect the mid point of rectangles in a histogram with a series of lines,

we get __________
A. Mid point
B. Interval
C. Frequency curve
D. Frequency Polygon

_________ are the numbers obtained by some random process?

A. Two- digit number take
B. Random table
C. Pack
D. Non of these

According to the empirical rule, approximately what percent of the data should
lie within μ±σ?
A. 75%
B. 99.7%
C. 90%
D. 95%

________ paper is needed to show the graphs of frequency distribution?

A. Ordinary
B. Graphs
C. Photo
D. Chart

If in a coin P(H) = 2P(T) then prob. of head is ______________?

A. 1/3
B. 2/3
C. 1/2
D. 0

Absolute sum of deviations is minimum from _______________?

A. Coefficient of variance
B. S.D. of x
C. Mean
D. Normal

Random numbers are used for selection of ____________?

A. Random space
B. Space
C. Random sample
D. Non of these

In a binomial distribution mean and variance is ________________?

A. Variance > mean
B. Mean < variance
C. Variance ≠ mean
D. None of these

Who give the concept of standard deviation and CV?

A. R.A Fisher
B. John Tukey
C. Karl Pearson
D. All of the above

A random variable may be _____________?

A. fixed
B. continuous
C. discrete
D. discrete or continuous

In normal distribution, mean ______= Mode?

A. Quartile
B. Mean deviation
C. Median
D. S.D.

The minimum variance unbiased estimator of the population mean is

_______________?
A. 6/√n
B. S/√n
C. S2/n
D. 6x/√n

The distribution function F(X) is represent by_______________?

A. P(X=x)
B. P(X
C. P(X>x)
D. P(X≤x)

The table representing two attributes is called________________?

A. Random table
B. Contingency table
C. Dichotomy table
D. Chi-square table

The A.M. is greater than mode is equal to ______________?

A. +vely
B. Skewness
C. Negatively
D. zero

In statistics, a sample means__________?

A. A portion of the sample
B. A portion of the population
C. All the items under investigation
D. None of the above

The grouped data is also called_____________?

A. Raw data
B. Primary data
C. Secondary data
D. Qualitative data

N – n/N -1 is called ___________ population?

A. Group
B. Finite
C. Un-finite
D. Correction

_________ used the word statistics for the first time during one of his lectures
at a German university?
A. Fisher
B. unavoidable
C. Feet
D. Achenwall
This index measure the change from month to month in the cost of a
representative ‘basket’ of goods and services of the type bought by a typical
household?
A. Laspeyres Price Index
B. Financial time Index
C. Paasche Price Index
D. Retail Price Index

In a week the prices of a bag of rice were 350 ,280, 340, 290, 320, 310, 300. The
range is_____________?
A. 60
B. 90
C. 70
D. 100

For a random variable X, E(X) is_______________?

A. Harmonic Mean
B. Geometric Mean (GM)
C. Arithmetic Mean (AM)
D. Non

A frequent distribution in which class interval size is not the same is called
frequency distribution with ________class interval size?
A. Open-end
B. Distribution
C. Componemt
D. Unequal

In descriptive statistics, we study:

A. The description of decision making process
B. The methods for organizing, displaying, and describing data
C. How to describe the probability distribution
D. None of the above

Which of the following test is most likely assessing this null hypothesis: Ho The
number of violations per apartment in the population of all city apartments is
binomially distributed with a probability of success in any one trial of P=0.3 dd ?
A. The Mann-Whitney test
B. The Kruskal-Wallis test
C. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank test
D. The Kolmogorove-Simirnor test

Mean of the binomial distribution is ______________?

A. Pq
B. nP
C. xm
D. Non of these

H.M. _____ G.M. _______ A.M?

A. <
B. ≥
C. ≤
D. >

In a table, foot note and source notes are ___________________?

A. Same
B. Different
C. Identical
D. Non-identical

Let X1,X2,……,Xn be a random sample from a density,,,, f(x ι θ) where θ is a value

of the random variable Θwith known density gΘ(θ) Then the estimator ∏(θ)
with…/ respect to the prior gΘ(θ) is define
as______________E*∏(θ)ιX1,X2,…..,Xn+ is called?
A. Posterior Bay’s estimator
B. Minimax estimator
C. Bay’s estimator
D. Sufficient estimator

If the sampled population has a normal distribution, when is the sampling

distribution of the sample mean X also a normal distribution ?
A. Only when the sample size is at least 100.
B. Only when the sample size is smaller than 30
C. Always
D. Only when the sample size is at least 30.

The Normal Curve is asymptotic to the?

A. None
B. X-axis
C. Y-axis
D. Along Y=X

In binomial distribution the probability of success remains __________ from

trial to trial?
A. Constant
B. Varies
C. Four
D. Probability

Data arranging into rows and columns are called______________?

A. Frequency distribution
B. Classification
C. Table
D. Tabulation

When r is zero than both regression coefficients are________?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. Infinity

Binomial distribution ranges from _______________?

A. 1 to n
B. 0 to n
C. 1 to ∞
D. 0 to ∞

If Y=−8X − 5 and SD of X is 3, then SD of Y is _______________?

A. 8
B. 3
C. 5
D. 24
E. None

A box containing 12 balls of color 6 red and 6 white. A ball of white selected ball
finds the probability of white____________?
A. 7/12
B. 6/12
C. 12/12
D. 4/12

The special rule of multiplication of probability, the events must be

______________?
A. Independent
B. Mutually exclusive
C. Bayesian
D. Empirical

In regression the sign of (B’s) and (r)?

A. Same
B. Change
C. Differ
D. None of these

In a frequency distribution the last cumulative frequency is 500. Q3 must lie

in_____________?
A. 275th item
B. 375th item
C. 150th item
D. 175th item

Variance is always calculated from___________?

A. Mean
B. Variance
C. Geometric Mean
D. Median
E. Mode
Marital status of an individual is the example of___________?
A. Attribute
B. Discrete variable
C. Continuous variable
D. Constant

For a probability density function (pdf), the probability of a single point

is_____________?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 0
D. Constant

Confidence interval is a measure of?

A. Accuracy
B. Precision
C. Error
D. All of above

The Runs test results in rejecting the null hypothesis of randomness

when______________?
A. There is an unusually large number of runs
B. There is an unusually small number of runs
C. None of these
D. Either of the above

To perform a Runs test for randomness the data must be_______________?

A. Divided into at least two classifications
B. Divided into exactly two classifications
C. Quantitative
D. Qualitative

Binomial distribution is negatively skewed when:__________________?

A. p=0
B. p>1/2
C. p=1/2
D. p=1/3
For a binomial distribution?
A. n must assume a number between 1 and 20 or 25
B. p must be a multiple of 10
C. There must be at least 3 possible outcomes
D. None of these

Which of the following statement is not true?

A. SE cannot be zero
B. SE cannot be one
C. SE cannot be negative
D. All of these

Sampling error can reduced by __________________?

A. Non-random sampling
B. Increasing the population
C. Decreasing the sample size
D. Increasing the sample size

Founder of statistics is_________?

A. R A Fisher
B. Smith
C. Karl pearson
D. Neyman

If the smallest observation in a data is decreased, the average which is not

affected is______________?
A. G.M.
B. Median
C. Mean
D. Harmonic mean

A test is said to be most powerful test of size α, if_______________?

A. Among all other test of size α or less it has the largest power
B. Among all other test of size α or greater it has the largest 1 – α
C. Among all other test of size α or greater it has the smallest power
D. Among all other test of size α or greater it has the largest β

Median = Q2 = D5 =_________________?
A. P25
B. P55
C. P75
D. p50

When in hypothesis testing (alpha) increases (1-beta)?

A. Decrease
B. Equal
C. Increases
D. None of these

making a entrance slip in service hospital is the method of collection of data

by______________?
A. Registration
B. Entry
C. Correspondents
D. none of these

If X N(55,49) then σ ?
A. 7
B. 55
C. 104
D. 49

Which of the following is not a condition of the binomial distribution ?

A. Only 2 possible outcomes
B. Have constant probability
C. Must have at least 3 trials
D. Trials must be independent

The process of selecting sample from the population is

called_________________?
A. Sampling process
B. Sampling unit
C. Sampling
D. Size

The word statistics is defined as_____________?

A. Singular Sense
B. Plural Sense
C. Singular as well as plural sense
D. Non of these

A coin is so weighted that P (T) = 2P(H) then P(H) is _______________?

A. 1/2
B. 1
C. 2/3
D. 1/3

The sum of p and q is always:___________________?

A. 0
B. 2
C. 1
D. None of these

If Ho is stated as Q = Qo< the alternate hypothesis in general

stated________________?
A. Q Qo
C. Q ≠ Qo
D. None of these

Which branch of statistics deals with the techniques that are used to organize,
summarize, and present the data?
A. Advance Statistics
B. Descriptive Statistics
C. Inferential Statistics
D. Bayesian Statistics

Quartile Coefficient of skewness lies between______________?

A. 0 and 1
B. -1 and +1
C. -1 and 0
D. None of these

In pie-chart, the arrangement of the angles of the different sectors generally

________________?
A. Anti-clockwise
B. Arrayed
C. Clock-wise
D. Alternative

The sum of powers of deviation from mean is zero is called __________?

A. Mean
B. Lack
C. Normal
D. Skewed

A graph consists of _________ lines?

A. Parallel Line
B. Smooth curve
C. Curve
D. Straight

Statistics laws are true for______________?

A. Short run
B. Long run
C. Medium period
D. None of these

If 10% is added to each value of variable, the geometric mean of new variable is
added by_______________?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. No Change
D. 110%
E. 90%

_____________is the measure of average which can have more than one value?
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Mode
E. Geometric Mean
Which of the following is not an example of a discrete probability distribution ?
A. The sale or purchase price of a house
B. The number of bedrooms in a house
C. Whether or no t a home has a swimming pool in it.
D. Non of these

if f(x1,x2,…xn;θ)=g(θˆ;θ)h(x1,x2,….,xn), then θˆ is____________?

A. Consistent
B. Sufficient
C. Efficient
D. Unbiased

The binomial distribution is symmetrical when:______________?

A. P > q
B. P = 1/2
C. Probability of success & probability of failure are equal
D. Both (b) & (c) but not (a)

__________ deviation taken from A.M. is always equal to zero?

A. Mean
B. Sum
C. Average
D. 2.D.

In binomial experiment, the successive trials are _____________?

A. Dependent
B. independent
C. Related
D. constant

In a standard normal distribution z = 0 corresponds to _____________?

A. Mean
B. S.D.
C. M.D.
D. Q.D.

The picture cards having in total fifty two cards is equal_________________?

A. 16
B. 24
C. 12
D. Non of these

The variance of 5 numbers is 10. If each number is divided by 2, then the

variance of new numbers is______________?
A. 20
B. 5
C. 2.5
D. 5.5
E. 0

___________ is a value of sample statistics?

A. Estimate
B. Estimator
C. Probability
D. Numerical

Selection of s by the students to solve a paper is _________________?

A. Random sampling
B. Non-random sampling
C. Prob.Sampling
D. Sampling with replacement

The sum of squares of deviation is least if measure from__________?

A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Median
D. Variance

The Laspeyres price index_____________?

A. Regards the base year quantities as fixed
B. Regards the base year price as fixed
C. Regards the current year quantities as fixed
D. non of these

The values that separate the region of rejection and acceptance region are
called _______________?
A. Critical value
B. Confidence limits
C. Confidence boundaries
D. None of these

If X and Y are independent then SD (X − Y) is________________?

A. SD(X)−SD(Y)
B. SD(X)+SD(Y)
C. SD(X)+SD(Y)−−−−−−−−−−−−−−√
D. Var(X)+Var(Y)−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−√
18) If Y=−8X − 5 and SD of X is 3, then SD of Y is

If any of the value in data set is negative then it is impossible to

compute:_____________?
A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Harmonic Mean
C. Geometric Mean
D. Mode
E. Median

The experiment is repeated a _____________ number of times?

A. Times
B. Fixed
C. Expansion
D. Trial

. If the occurrence of one event means that another cannot happen, then the
events are _______________?
A. Independent
B. Mutually Exclusive
C. Bayesian
D. Empirical

If P(A∩B) =1/4 then P(AUB) is ________________?

A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/12
D. 3/8

Probability distribution of a statistics is called_________________?

A. Sampling
B. Parameter
C. Data
D. Sampling distribution

If p=q than the shape of binomial distribution?

A. Positively skewed
B. Negative skwed
C. Symmeteric
D. No shape

A discrete probability distribution may be represented by____________?

A. A Table
B. A Graph
C. A mathematical Equation
D. All of these

A experiment repeated number of time one by one is called

_________________?
A. Random
B. Raw data
C. Introduce
D. Specified

The graph obtained by joining the mid points of the tops of adjacent rectangles
in histogram is called ______________?
A. Frequency polgon
B. Ogive
C. Pie chart
D. Histgram

We must arrange the data before calculating ______________?

A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. G.M

A listing of the possible outcomes of an experiment and their corresponding

probability is called:______________?
A. Random Variable
B. Contingency table
C. Bayesian table
D. Probability distribution
E. Frequency distribution

A set of jointly sufficient statistic is defined to be minimal sufficient if and only

if_______________?
A. It is a function of some other set of sufficient statistics.
B. It is a function of every other set of sufficient
C. It is a function of any sufficient statistics in the set.
D. It is not a function of every other set of sufficient statistics.

E(ax + b) = A E(x) +___________________?

A. (C)
B. E(x)
C. b E(a)
D. b

The Wilcoxon, Rank-Sum test used to compares_______________?

A. Any number of populations
B. A sample mean to the population mean
C. Two populations
D. Three populations

Census reports used as a source of data is____________?

A. Primary source
B. secondary source
C. Organized data
D. none

If the events have same chance of occurrence they are

called:_______________?
A. Equally likely events
B. Exhaustive events
C. Mutually Exhaustive events
D. dependent events

Range of 5,5,5,5, is ________________?

A. 0
B. 5
C. 25
D. None of these

In grouped data, the range is the difference between ________________?

A. Two extreme class boundaries
B. Two extreme class frequency
C. Two extreme class limits
D. None of these

In symmetrical distribution, the co-efficient of skewness is equal to

______________?
A. -1
B. +1
C. 0
D. None of these

Which of the following is not a correct statement about a Probability

_________________?
A. It must have a value between 0 and 1
B. It can be reported as a decimal or a fraction
C. A value near 0 means that the event is not likely to occur/happens
D. It is the collection of several experiment

The ratio of a new price to the base year price is called the___________?
A. Price decrease
B. Price absolute
C. Price increase
D. Price relative

The mean deviation of the values, 18, 12, 15, is_______________?

A. 6
B. Zero
C. 3
D. 2

If 5 dice are rolled 96 times then N. =___________?

A. 5
B. 96
C. 5/96
D. 96/5

If a card is chosen from a standard deck of cards, what is the probability of

getting a five or a seven ?
A. 4/52
B. 1/26
C. 8/52
D. 1/169

Another name of explanatory variable is_________?

A. Independent
B. Predictor
C. Controlled
D. All of above

If x and y are Independent to each other the coefficient of correlation is

_____________?
A. -1
B. +1
C. .6
D. 0

For distribution Function F(X),F(-∞)=0 and F(∞)= ?

A. 0
B. -1
C. 1
D. Non of These

In case of symmetrical distribution?

A. β1=β4
B. Mean=Mode=Median
C. µ1=µ4
D. µ1=µ2

A constant variable can take values______________?

A. Zero
B. Fixed
C. Not fixed
D. Nothing

An events that contains the finite number point the sample space is called
__________________?
A. Finite
B. Random
C. Continuous
D. values

what is the probability of a type II error when α=0.05 ?

A. 0.025
B. 0.95
C. 0.05
D. Cannot be determined without more information

The variance of randomvariable of x then var(x) = E[x-E[x]2 = E[________]?

A. (X – A)2
B. E(x)
C. (x – u)2
D. (x – 4)2

Random samples of size 17 are from a population that has 200 elements, a
mean of 36, and a standard deviation of 8. which of the following best describes
the from of the sampling distribution of the sample mean for this situation ?
A. Approximately normal because the sample size is small relative to the population size
B. Approximately normal because of the central limit theorem
C. Exactly
D. None of these alternatives is correct
Non-random sampling is also called___________________?
A. Biased sampling
B. Non-prob.sampling
C. Less than sampling
D. Representative sampling

_____________is used to compare the variation or dispersion in two or more

sets of data even though they are measured in different units?
A. Range
B. Standard Deviation
C. Coefficient of Variation
D. Mean Deviation

Which of the following is not based on all the observations ?

A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Geometric Mean
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Weighted Mean
E. Mode

If Y=5X + 10 and X is N(10,25), then mean of Y is ?

A. 135
B. 50
C. 70
D. 60

We use normal distribution when “n” is________________?

A. Small
B. None
C. Fixed
D. Large

In w.o.r 2σx=_____________________?
A. 26/√n√N – n/N – 1
B. σ/√n√N – n/N – 1
C. 26/√n N – n/N – 1
D. 26/√n
For +ve and -ve skewed, check the sign of _______?
A. β1
B. µ2
C. β2
D. µ3

There are ________ important bases of classification?

A. Two
B. Four
C. Three
D. Five

Let X1,X2,……,Xn be a random sample from a density,,,, f(x ι θ) where θ is a value

of the random variable Θwith known density gΘ(θ) Then the estimator ∏(θ)
with…/ respect to the prior gΘ(θ) is define
as_________________E*∏(θ)ιX1,X2,…..,Xn+ is called?
A. Posterior Bay’s estimator
B. Minimax estimator
C. Bay’s estimator
D. Sufficient estimator

A chance variation in an observational process is_____________?

A. Dispersion/ Variability
B. Measurement error
C. Random error
D. Instrument error

Successive trials in binomial distribution are:__________________?

A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Equally Likely
D. Mutually exclusive
E. Non

The graphs of the symmetrical distribution is _____________?

A. J- shaped
B. U- shaped
C. Bell- shaped
D. None of these

For discrete random ‘X’, the expectation of X i.e., E(x) is equal

to:________________?
A. ∑P(x)
B. ∑x.P(x)
C. ∑x2P(x)
D. One

If third moment about mean is equal to zero, then distribution is

______________?
A. Negatively skewed
B. Symmetrical
C. positively skewed
D. None of these

In a Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test__________________?

A. Ties within one sample may affect the decision
B. Ties always affect the decision
C. Ties never affect the decision
D. Ties between the two sample may affect the decision

Mean is relatively ____ measure?

A. Stable
B. manipulation
C. Change
D. Group

The data which have already been collected by some one are
called____________?
A. Raw data
B. Array data
C. Secondary data
D. Fictitious data

The middle value of an ordered array of numbers is the____________?

A. Mode
B. Mean
C. Median
D. Mid Point

The first and starting point in test Hypothesis is ______________?

A. stating H1
B. stating Ho
C. L of significance
D. Test statistics

In moderately skewed distribution if _________________?

A. Mode = 3 median – 2 mean
B. Mode = 2 median -3 mean
C. Median = 2 median-3 mean
D. Mean- mode

A∩B means:_______________?
A. The elements of A or B
B. The elements of A and B
C. The elements A but not of B
D. None of these

Which of the formula is used in chain indices: ________________?

A. ∑pn/∑po x100
B. pn/po x100
C. pn/pn-1 x100
D. Both (a) and (b) but not (c)

Major area of statistics today is concerned with drawing of conclusions

from__________?
A. Samples
B. Primary
C. Two
D. Complete study

Which sampling procedure we prefer if population is heterogenous?

A. Cluster sampling
B. Stratified sampling
C. Simple random sampling
D. None of these

A characteristics that does not change is called______________?

A. variable
B. Attribute
C. Constant
D. None of these

Proportion becomes percentage when multiplied by___________?

A. 1/10
B. 1/1000
C. 1/100
D. 100

The measure of dispersion is changed by a change of_____________?

A. Origin
B. Scale
C. Algebraic Signs
D. None

Which of the following cannot be Ho_________________?

A. Q ≤ Qo
B. Q ≥ Qo
C. Q = Qo
D. Q ≠ Qo

In an open end frequency distribution either the _________ class limit?

A. First
B. Second
C. Last
D. Middle

An index number is used______________?

A. To measure changes in quantity
B. To measure changes in price
C. To measure changes in a variable over time
D. To measure changes in demand

If c is non-random variable, the E(C) is_______________?

A. Zero
B. C
C. 1
D. 2

In perfect association the value of coefficient of association is ______________?

A. (0)
B. +1
C. -1
D. non of these

The sign test assumes that the_______________?

A. Samples are independent
B. Samples have same mean
C. Sample are dependent
D. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank test is used

Dependence of difference on statistics is for_______________?

A. Two reasons
B. Short run
C. Three reasons
D. Natural Sciences

The standard deviation of sampling distribution of a statistics is

_________________?
A. Standard error of statistics
B. Sampling error of statistics
C. Sampling distribution of statistics
D. None of these

___________ data are collected for the first time.

A. Research
B. Statistical
C. Secondary
D. Primary
Area to the right of (z=0) is the area for ____ values of z?
A. Zero
B. Negative
C. Positive
D. None of these

The product of first ‘n’ natural numbers is _____________?

A. 1.2.3.4,………
B. 1.2.3……(n-2) (n-1) (n)
C. n. (n-1) (n-2)…………..3.2.1.0
D. None of these

In binomial distribution n=6 and p=0.9, then the value of______________?

A. P(X=7) is
B. One
C. Less than zero
D. Zero
E. More than zero

In special rule of addition of probability, the events are

Always:_______________?
A. Independent events
B. Mutually Exclusive events
C. Bayesian
D. Empirical

A cumulative frequency distribution is graphically represented by_________?

A. frequency curve
B. frequency polygon
C. pie chart
D. ogive

95% confidence limits for P are _________________?

A. P±2.18√p2q2/n
B. P±1.65(pq/n)
C. P±1.96 p2q2/√n
D. P±1.96√p2q2/n
The collection of one or more outcomes from an experiment is
called:__________________?
A. Probability
B. Event
C. Random Variable
D. Z-Value
E. Random Experiment

The algebraic sum of deviations from mean is_____________?

A. Maximum
B. Zero
C. Minimum
D. Undefined

Data published by Bureau of statistics in its publications are _______________?

A. Secondary data
B. Discrete data
C. Continuous data
D. None

The value maximum ordinate of a standard normal curve at Z = 0 is:________?

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 0.3989
D. None of these

Price in proceeding year used in the method is called __________?

A. Fixed Method
B. Chain Method
C. Aggregation Method
D. Volume

The variance of 4,4,4,4,4,4 is _______________?

A. 4
B. (4)2
C. 8
D. None of these
Which of the following is an assumption underlying the use of the t-distribution
?
A. The sample are drawn from a normally distributed population.
B. The variance of the population is known
C. All above
D. s (sample standard deviation) is an unbiased estimate of the population variance.

A_______ is the specific value of the statistic used to estimate the population
parameter?
A. Point estimator
B. C.I.
C. Estimator
D. None of these

If bxy = byx = r then ________________?

A. 6x < 6y
B. 6y < 6x
C. 6x = 6y
D. Non of These

The index number of base period is always:_______________?

A. 100
B. 200
C. The price of that year
D. None of these

Statistics are ___________ expressed?

A. Descriptive
B. Ability
C. Qualitatively
D. Quantitatively

There are _________ important bases of classification of data?

A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
D. Three
Which branch of statistics deals with the techniques that are used to organize,
summarize, and present the data?
A. Advanced Statistics
B. Probability Statistics
C. Inferential Statistics
D. Descriptive Statistics
E. Bayesian Statistics

The probability of drawing same number on two dice if two dice are thrown
_________________?
A. 1/36
B. 6/36
C. 12/36
D. 18/36

The standardized normal variate z means_________ away from the mean?

A. Mean
B. S.D.
C. Variance
D. None of these

Correlation is _____________ of regression coefficients?

A. A.M.
B. G.M.
C. M.D.
D. H.M.

If r, between u = x and y = -x is _______________?

A. +1
B. -1
C. 0
D. Non of these