Introduction to Statistics

Quiz 2

Section A - MCQs

1. Number which occurs most frequently in a set of numbers is

A. mean
B. median
C. mode
D. None of above

2. The mode of 12, 17, 16, 14, 13, 16, 11, 14 is

A. 13
B. 11
C. 14
D. 14 and 16

3. If the mean of 6 numbers is 17 then the sum of numbers is

A. 102
B. 103
C. 150
D. 120

4. The median of 7, 6, 4, 8, 2, 5, 11 is
A. 6
B. 12
C. 11
D. 4

5. If the mean of 6 numbers is 41 then the sum of these numbers is

A. 250
B. 246
C. 134
D. 456

6. The summary statistics which measure the middle or center of the data are called
A. logarithms
B. measures of central tendency
C. measures of dispersion
D. proportions

7. The sum of deviations of values from their mean is always

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

8. If the mean is 11 and the median is 13 then the value of mode is

A. 15
B. 13
C. 11
D. 17

9. The distribution in which the values of median, mean and mode are not equal is
considered as
A. experimental distribution
B. asymmetrical distribution
C. symmetrical distribution
D. exploratory distribution

10. If the value of three measures of central tendencies median, mean and mode then
the distribution is considered as
A. negatively skewed modal
B. triangular modal
C. unimodal
D. bimodal

Section B

Qs.1 i) Six persons worked for a supermarket at these daily wages rate A: Rs.22, B: Rs.25, C:
Rs.20, D: Rs.25, E: Rs.30 and F: Rs.40. Find average daily rate for six persons.

ii) In problem (a) above if A worked 20 days, B worked 12 days, C worked 25 days, D worked
15 days, E worked 18 days, F worked 22 days during the month. Find their average daily
wage.

iii) If each worked 25 days during the month. Find their average daily wage.

Qs.2 Calculate (i) Arithmetic Mean (ii) Geometric Mean (iii) Harmonic Mean from the
following frequency table

Height in 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73
inches
Number of 1 2 3 18 24 20 17 5
persons

Qs.3 The measurements of height (in cm) of 400 individuals are given in the following
frequency distribution

Height (in cm) 140 - 154 155 - 169 170 - 184 185 - 199 200 - 214
No. of Individuals 35 76 150 85 54
a) Compute mean, median & mode
b) Verify median graphically
c) Locate mode graphically

Qs.4 a) For data given below:

x -8 -4 -3 0 4 6 10
f 3 7 10 30 4 16 10

Calculate: (i) Arithmetic mean of x and of y = 2x + 10

(ii) Mode
(iii) If possible then calculate GM and if not, then give reason

b) If ‘x1’ and ‘x2’ are only two observations of the ungrouped data i.e. n = 2, then find A.M,
G.M and H.M.

c) If x1 = 3 and x2 = 1 then show that A.M > G.M > H.M and A.M * H.M = (G.M)2.

Qs.5 Calculate Median and Quartiles for the data given below.

Marks 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99

Frequency 2 3 11 20 32 25 7