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1. Teacher Ryan gave an achievement test to measure the performance of 15,000 students in the
high school leavel. If the average performance of the students and the degree to which the
students differ in their performance are the questions asked, what branch of statistic is
concerned?

A. Descriptive B. Inferential C. Correlation D. Skewness

2. Which of the following measure/s of central tendency is the most appropriate based on type of
data is interval or ratio?
A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Mean and Mode
3. Which of the following measure/s of central tendency is the most appropriate based on type of
data is interval or ratio?
A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Mean and Mode
4. What is the mean value of the following scores of 8 students in Mathematics quiz: 85, 79, 80, 99,
88, 75, 93?
A. 86.25 B. 86.5 C. 86.75 D. 87
5. What will happen to the mean value if all the scores in the distribution increase ?
A. The mean value remains the same. C. The mean value increases by 1 point.
B. The mean value increases by 5 points. D. The mean value decreases by 5 points.
6. The admission officer of a certain school conducted an entrance test to 5 groups of students. In
the data shown below which of the following is the overall average of the students who took the
test?
Group Number of Takers Average
A 10 90
B 15 85
C 20 92
D 25 95
E 30 88
A. 4.5 C. 90.3
B. 90 D. 92

7. Given the following scores: 15,20,23,17,25,30,30. Which of the following is the median value of
the given score distribution.
A. 17 C. 30
B. 23 D. 25

8. Which is NOT correct about median?

A. It is a measure of central tendency.
B. It is appropriate when scores are symmetrical.
C. It is equal to the 2nd quartile.
D. It is appropriate when there are extreme scores.

9. What measure/s of central tendency does the number 23 represent in the following score
distribution: 30,15,20,23,25,27,23?
A. Mode only C. Median only
B. Mode and median D. Mean and Mode

10. Using the score distribution: 89,88,86,84,83,80,75,75,75,70,86,83, which of the following best
describes the score distribution?
A. Unimodal C. Trimodal
B. Bimodal D. Cannot be determined
11. The table below represents the scores of 40 students in a Science class which composed of 60
items. Which of the following is the mode value?
X f
10-14 5
15-19 2
20-24 3 A. 10
25-29 10 B. 24.5
30-34 2 C. 26.83
35-39 7 D. 27.83
40-44 6
45-49 3 Answer : C. 26.83
50-54 5
n=43
12. Using the given data: 6,8,10,12,14,15,16,20, which of the following of the value of P 65?
A. 14.00 C. 14.20
B. 14.10 D. 14.30

13. The table below shows the scores of fifty (50) students in Filipino test. Which of the following
represents P82?
A. 41.00 C. 76.50
B. 72.50 D. 82.00
X f cf<
25-32 3 3
33-40 7 10
41-48 5 15
49-56 4 19
57-64 12 31
65-72 6 37
73-80 8 45
81-88 3 48
89-97 2 50
n=50

14. Ryan Christopher's raw score in the test for Mathematics is 65, which is in the percentile. What
does this mean?
A. 94% of Ryan Christopher's classmates got a score higher than 65.
B. 94% of Ryan Christopher's classmates got a score lower than 65.
C. Ryan Christopher's score is less than the 65% of his classmates.
D. Ryan Christopher's score is higher than the 94% of his classmates.

15. Mean: Measure of Central Tendency:: _____ : Measure of Variability

A. Quartile Deviation C. Quartile
B. Correlation D. Mode