BASIC STATISTICS

The collection of numerical facts is

called_________?
Who give the concept of standard
A. Data
deviation and CV?
B. Datum
A. R.A Fisher
C. Statistic
B. John Tukey
D. Raw
C. Karl Pearson
D. All of the above
When there is in our dataset which mean
we cannot calculate?
Which of the following statement is not A. GM
true? B. HM
A. SE cannot be zero C. AM
B. SE cannot be one D. Both A and B
C. SE cannot be negative
D. All of these
Founder of statistics is_________?
A. R A Fisher
The term variance introduced by B. Smith
___________? C. Karl pearson
A. Ronald Fisher D. Neyman
B. Karl Pearson
C. John Tukey
D. None of these Another name of word population
is_________?
A. Individuals
What’s the largest known Prime B. Whole
Number? C. Universe
A. 282,589,933 − 3 D. None of these
B. 282,589,933 − 1
C. 282,589,933 − 5
D. None of these Which sampling technique is appropriate
when there is homogeneity in population?
A. Simple random sampling
Which hypothesis tell us weather test is B. Stratified sampling
one tail or 2 tail? C. Cluster sampling
A. simple hypothesis D. Systematic sampling
B. null hypothesis
C. all of the above
D. None of these Which sampling method we will apply if
there is no sampling frame?
A. Systematic sampling
The data obtained very first are B. Cluster sampling
called:___________? C. Simple random sampling
A. Primary data  D. Stratified sampling
B. Secondary data
C. Raw data When the word random variable use in
D. None of these statistics it must have?
A. Variable
B. Probability distribution 
If any statistical tool apply on primary C. Values
data it becomes a__________? D. None of these
A. Primary data
B. Secondary data 
C. Raw data Which mean is most effected by extreme
D. None of these values?
A. GM
B. AM
Single numerical fact is called________? C. HM
A. Point D. Median
B. Data
C. Datum
D. Statistic
If x is 4 and the distribution is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A. X1+X2
the sum of squared deviations from the x B. X1+X2x
will be______________? C. X1+X2−−−−−−−√
A. 8 D. X1×X2−−−−−−−√
B. 1 E. X1−−−√+X2−−−√
C. 6
D. 12
Which of the following Measure of
Averages is not based on all the values
A contractor employs 2 male, 15 female given in the data set?
and 5 children in his factory. Male wages  
are Rs. 1 per day, female Rs. 8 per day, A. Arithmetic Mean
and children Rs. 3 per day. The weighted B. Geometric Mean
x of wages paid per day will C. Median
be_____________? D. Mode
A. 3.86 E. Both C. and D.
B. 8.37
C. 9.21
D. 1.63 If 1% is added to each value of variable,
the geometric mean of new variable is
added by_______________?
In a week the prices of a bag of rice were  
35 ,28, 34, 29, 32, 31, 3. The range A. 5%
is_____________? B. 1%
A. 6 C. No Change
B. 9 D. 11%
C. 7 E. 9%
D. 1

The Geometric Mean of -2, 4, 3, 6, will

If a distribution has two modes then this be______________?
distribution is called______________?  
  A. -3
A. Uni-Modal B.
B. Bi-Modal C. 3
C. Tri-Modal D. Cannot be Computed
D. Multi-Modal E. None of these
E. None of these

Which of the following cannot be less

The Harmonic Mean of any two numbers than zero (negative)?
is________________?  
  A. Median
A. a+b2 B. Geometric Mean
B. 2aba+b C. Arithmetic Mean
C. ab−−√ D. Harmonic Mean
D. a+b E. Mode

Which of the following Measure of If any of the value in data set is zero then
averages is affected by extreme (very it is not possible (i.e. impossiblE. to
small or very largE. values in data set? compute_______________?
   
A. Geometric Mean A. Mode
B. Median B. Median
C. Arithmetic Mean C. Mean
D. Harmonic Mean D. Harmonic Mean
E. Mode E. Geometric Mean

Geometric means of X1 and X2 Data must be arranged either in

is________________? ascending or descending order, if some
  wants to compute____________?
  C. 16th item
A. Mode D. 15th item
B. Median
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Geometric Mean Given the N values in a series, the
E. Median geometric mean is______________?
 
A. The third root of the product of N values
2nd Quartile = 5th Decile = 5th Percentile B. The square root of the product of N
=? values
  C. The fourth root of the product of N values
A. Mode D. The Nth root of the product of N
B. Median values
C. Mean
D. Geometric Mean
E. Harmonic Mean The sum of squared deviation is least
from_________________?
 
_____________is the measure of average A. Median
which can have more than one value? B. Mean
  C. Mode
A. Mean D. Standard Deviation
B. Median
C. Harmonic Mean
D. Mode The average of first n natural numbers
E. Geometric Mean is_______________?
A. n+12
B. n2
In a frequency distribution the last C. All of the above
cumulative frequency is 5. Q3 must lie D. None of these
in_____________?
 
A. 275th item The mean of a constant “b”
B. 375th item is_________________?
C. 15th item  
D. 175th item A. Zero
B. b
C. None
The average monthly production of a Sum of deviations will be zero if it is
factory for the first 8 months is 2,5 units, taken from_________________?
and for the next 4 months the production  
was 1,2 units. The average monthly A. Mean
production of the year will B. Mode
be_____________? C. Median
A. 266.55 units D. Standard Deviation
B. 531.1 units
C. 421.12 units
D. 312.11 units The mean of 1 numbers is 9, then sum of
these numbers will
be__________________?
Find the median of the following datA. 16,  
18, 2, 28, 3, 32, 4? A. 9
A. 14 B .9
B. 3 C. 7
C. 18 D9
D. 28

For a certain distribution if

In a frequency distribution the last ∑(x−2)=18,∑(x−24)=,∑(x−28)=−24) then
cumulative frequency is 3, Median shall arithmetic mean is_______________?
lie in____________? A. 21
A. 14th item B. 24
B. 13th item
C. 28 A. Range
D. B. Standard Deviation
C. Coefficient of Variation
D. Mean Deviation
Arithmetic mean of two positive numbers
“X” and “Y” is_________________?
2  For a symmetrical distribution
A. ab2 approximately 68% of the cases are
B. 2a2 included between _________________?
C. (a+b)/2  
D. a−b2 A. X¯¯¯¯−S and X¯¯¯¯+S
E. 2a+b B. X¯¯¯¯−2S and X¯¯¯¯+2S
C. X¯¯¯¯−3S and X¯¯¯¯+3S
D. None of these
The calculation of mean and variance is
based on______________?
  If Y=−8X − 5 and SD of X is 3, then SD of
A. Small values only Y is _______________?
B. Large values only  
C. Extreme values only A. 8
D. All values B. 3
C. 5
D. 24
If β2=m4m22<3, the distribution is E. None
called______________?
 
A. Normal The variance of a constant
B. Mesokurtic is_______________?
C. Leptokurtic  
D. Platykurtic A. Zero
B. Constant
C. a
The degree of peakedness is D. None
called__________________?
 
A. Dispersion Var(2X+3) is________________?
B. Skewness  
C. Symmetry A. 5 Var(X)
D. Kurtosis B. 4 Var(X)
C. 4 Var(X)+3
D. 5 Var(X)+3
Quartile Coefficient of skewness lies
between______________?
  Suppose for 4 observations, the variance
A. and 1 is 5. If all the observations are increased
B. -1 and +1 by 2, the variance of these increased
C. -1 and observation will be______________?
D. None of these  
A. 5
B. 7
If the third moment about mean is zero C. 5/2
then distribution is_______________? D. 5-2 = 3
  E. 5
A. Mesokurtic
B. Positively Skewed
C. Symmetrical The variance of 5 numbers is 1. If each
D. Negatively Skewed number is divided by 2, then the variance
of new numbers is______________?
 
____________ is used to criterion of A. 2
consistency i.e for consistence B. 5
performance? C. 2.5
  D. 5.5
The standard deviation is always
_________ than mean deviation? For Mesokurtic curve of the distribution,
  β2 is__________________?
A. Greater  
B. Less A. Zero
C. Equal B. 3
D. None C. 3
E. None of these

The measure of Dispersion can never

be________________? In uni-model distribution, if mode is less
  than mean_______________?
A. Positive  
B. Negative A. Symmetrical
C. 0 B. Normal
D. 1 C. Positively Skewed
D. Negatively Skewed

If mean is 25 and standard deviation is 5

then C.V (Coefficient of variation) The Coefficient of Skewness is always
is_______________? zero for ____________ distribution?
   
A. 1% A. Symmetrical
B. 25% B. Skewed
C. 2% C. All of above
D. None of these D. None of these

The first moment about means is Second moment about mean

always_________________? is_______________?
   
A. Zero A. Standard Deviation
B. 1 B. Variance
C. Negative C. Coefficient of Variation
D. None of these D. None of these

Lack of symmetry is _____________is used to compare the

called_______________? variation or dispersion in two or more
  sets of data even though they are
A. Absolute Dispersion measured in different units?
B. Relative Dispersion  
C. Skewness A. Range
D. Non of these B. Standard Deviation
C. Coefficient of Variation
D. Mean Deviation
If right tail is longer than left tail then
distribution is called _________________?
  If all values are same then the measure of
A. Negatively Skewed dispersion will be________________?
B. Positively Skewed  
C. All of above A. 1
D. None of these B. 0
C. Mean
D. Mode
______________is based on all E. Median
observations of data?
 
A. Median If the standard deviation of the values 2,
B. Mode 4, 6, 8 is 2.58, then the standard deviation
C. Mean of the values 4, 6, 8, 1 is_______________?
D. None of these  
A. C. Least
B. 2.58 D. None
C. 5
D. 4.66
E. 2.33 Mean Deviation, Variance and Standard
Deviation of the values 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
is_________________?
If X and Y are independent then SD (X −  
Y) is________________? A. 4
  B. 8
A. SD(X)−SD(Y) C. 2
B. SD(X)+SD(Y) D. 12
C. SD(X)+SD(Y)−−−−−−−−−−−−−−√ E. 0
D. Var(X)+Var(Y)−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−√
18) If Y=−8X − 5 and SD of X is 3, then SD
of Y is The measure of dispersion is changed by
a change of_____________?
 
tandard deviation is calculated from the A. Origin
Harmonic Mean (HM) B. Scale
________________? C. Algebraic Signs
  D. None
A. Always
B. Sometimes
C. Never A measure of dispersion is always
D. None of these ________________?
 
A. Zero
If a and b are two constants, then B. Positive
Var(a+bX) is_______________? C. Negative
  D. Infinity
A. a±bVar(X)
B. Var(a)±Var(X)
C. ±bVar(X) The algebraic sum of deviations from
D. b2Var(X) mean is_____________?
E. (a±b)Var(X)  
A. Maximum
B. Zero
Variance remains unchanged by change C. Minimum
of________________? D. Undefined
 
A. Origin
B. Scale You asked five of your classmates about
C. Both their height. On the basis of this
D. None of these information, you stated that the average
height of all students in your university or
college is 67 inches. This is an example
Lowest value of variance can of ?
be________________?  
  A. Descriptive statistics
A. 1 B. Inferential Statistics
B. -1 C. Parameter
C. 3 D. Population
D. -3
E. 1 to -1
Which one of the following measurement
does not divide a set of observations into
The sum of squared deviations of a set of equal parts ?
n values from their mean  
is__________________? A. Quartiles
  B. Standard Deviations
A. Zero C. Percentiles
B. Maximum
D. Deciles A. Collecting information from elements
E. Median B. Making mathematical calculations
C. Drawing graphs and pictures
D. None of the above
Which of the following is not based on all
the observations ?
  Which branch of statistics deals with the
A. Arithmetic Mean techniques that are used to organize,
B. Geometric Mean summarize, and present the data?
C. Harmonic Mean  
D. Weighted Mean A. Advanced Statistics
E. Mode B. Probability Statistics
C. Inferential Statistics
D. Descriptive Statistics
The height of a student is 6 inches. This is E. Bayesian Statistics
an example of________________?
 
A. Qualitative data Statistic is a numerical quantity, which is
B. Categorical data calculated from?
C. Continuous data  
D. Discrete data A. Population
B. Sample
C. Data
In statistics, a sample D. Observations
means______________?
 
A. A portion of the sample Data in the Population Census Report
B. A portion of the population is____________?
C. all the items under investigation  
D. none of the above A. Grouped data
B. Ungrouped data
C. Secondary data
The mean deviation of the values, 18, 12, D. Primary data
15 is____________? E. Arrayed data
4 
A. 6
B. Zero When data are collected in a statistical
C. 3 study for only a portion or subset of all
D. 2 elements of interest we are using?
 
A. A sample
Which of these is a relative measure of B. A Parameter
dispersion_____________? C. A Population
  D. Both b and c
A. Standard Deviation
B. Variance
C. Coefficient of Variation In descriptive statistics, we
D. None of these study______________?
 
A. The description of decision making
Which one is the not measure of process
dispersion? B. The methods for organizing,
  displaying, and describing data
A. The Range C. How to describe the probability
B. 5th Percentile distribution
C. Inter-Quartile Range D. None of the above
D. Variance

In statistics, conducting a survey
means_____________?
 
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 A. Height of a student
C. how a sample is obtained from a B. Liking or disliking of (5) persons of a
population product
D. None of the above C. Income of a government servant in a city
D. Yield from a wheat plot

A constant variable can take

values______________? Sum of dots when two dice are rolled
  is____________?
A. Zero  
B. Fixed A. a discrete variable
C. Not fixed B. a continuous variable
D. Nothing C. a constant
D. a qualitative variable

A chance variation in an observational

process is_____________? If a distribution is abnormally tall and
  peaked, then is can be said that the
A. Dispersion/ Variability distribution is_____________?
B. Measurement error  
C. Random error A. Leptokurtic
D. Instrument error B. Pyrokurtic
C. Platykurtic
D. Mesokurtic
Population census is conducted
through_______________?
  If the standard deviation of a population
A. Sample survey is 9, the population variance
B. Accounting is_____________?
C. Investigation  
D. Complete enumeration A. 9
B. 3
C. 21
Life of a T.V picture tube is D. 81
a____________?
 
A. Discrete variable Which of the following is not a measure of
B. Continuous variable central tendency ?
C. Qualitative variable  
D. Constant A. Percentile
B. Quartile
C. Standard deviation
The grouped data is also D. Mode
called_____________?
 
A. Raw data The sum of the deviations about the mean
B. Primary data is always______________?
C. Secondary data  
D. Qualitative data A. Range
B. Zero
C. Total Standard Deviation
The first hand and unorganized form of D. Positive
data is called_______________? E. Negative
 
A. Secondary data
B. Organized data The mean of a distribution is 23, the
C. Primary data median is 24, and the mode is 25.5. It is
D. None of these most likely that this distribution
is_____________?
 
Which of these represent qualitative A. Positively Skewed
data______________? B. Symmetrical
C. Asymptotic
D. Negatively Skewed Eyes color of employees is the example
of____________?
 
Which of the following describe the A. Continuous variable
middle part of a group of numbers ? B. Constant variable
  C. Discrete variable
A. Measure of Variability D. Attribute
B. Measure of Central Tendency
C. Measure of Association
D. Measure of Shape f1x12 + f2x22 + —————+
fxx42=___________?
 
The mean of a distribution is 14 and the A. Σu1=1 ƒ ixi2
standard deviation is 5. What is the value B. Σni-1 ƒ ixi2
of the coefficient of variation ? C. Σpi=1 ƒ ixi2
  D. Σmi=1 ƒ ixi2
A. 6.4%
B. 48.3%
C. 35.7% Data published by Bureau of statistics in
D. 27.8% its publications are _______________?
 
A. Secondary data
Which of the following is not based on all B. Discrete data
the observations ? C. Continuous data
  D. None
A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Geometric Mean
C. Harmonic Mean Data regarding opinions of consumers
D. Weighted Mean about some product obtained through
E. Mode lady workers are ____________?
 
A. Cheapest method
You asked five of your classmates about B. Existing Sources
their height. On the basis of this C. Primary
information, you states the average height D. Secondary
of all student in your university or college
is 67 inches. This is an example
of____________? Continuous variable can assume
  __________ value?
A. Descriptive statistics  
B. Inferential Statistics A. All possible
C. Parameter B. Constant
D. Population C. Accuracy
D. Specific

making a entrance slip in service hospital

is the method of collection of data Usually measurements give rise to
by______________? ________ data?
   
A. Registration A. Discrete
B. Entry B. Specific
C. Correspondents C. Continuous
D. none of these D. Constant

Results obtained by counting Data being used by an agency which is

are_____________? originally collected by them are _______
  data?
A. Continuous  
B. Discrete A. Quantitative
C. Both (a) and (b) B. Primary
D. None of these
C. Discrete A. Inferential
D. Secondary B. Descriptive
C. Collection
D. Two
Dependence of difference on statistics is
for_______________?
  Most of the recent developments in
A. Two reasons statistics arose to meet the needs of
B. Short run ____________?
C. Three reasons  
D. Natural Sciences A. Biology
B. Three reasons
C. Hands
Statistics laws are true D. Physics
for______________?
 
A. Short run Statistics Laws are
B. Long run true________________?
C. Medium period  
D. None of these A. In each case
B. Average
C. Facts
Statistical Laws are valid in the D. Field
________________?
 
A. Long run A Constant can assume _______ value?
B. Plural sense  
C. indefinite A. One
D. Short run B. Four
C. More than value
D. Resindent
The word statistics is at present used in
_______________?
  ________ data are collected for the first
A. Two ways time.
B. Four ways  
C. Six ways A. Research
D. Three way B. Statistical
C. Secondary
D. Primary
A characteristics that does not change is
called______________?
  Age of a shopkeeper is the example
A. variable of___________?
B. Attribute  
C. Constant A. Qualitative
D. None of these B. Quantitative data
C. Variable data
D. Continuous data
_________ used the word statistics for the
first time during one of his lectures at a
German university?
 
A. Fisher Identify the attribute?
B. unavoidable  
C. Feet A. Blood group
D. Achenwall B. Blood Pressure
C. Temperature of room
D. Religions of people of a country
_________ statistics deals with collection,
presentation and analysis of data?
  Proportion becomes percentage when
multiplied by___________?
 
A. 1/1 Which of the following divides a group of
B. 1/1 data into four subgroups?
C. 1/1  
D. 1 A. Percentiles
B. Deciles
C. Median
Marital status of an individual is the D. Quartiles
example of___________? E. Standard Deviation
 
A. Attribute
B. Discrete variable The weights of students in a college/school
C. Continuous variable is a___________?
D. Constant  
A. Discrete Variable
B. Continuous Variable
Which branch of statistics deals with the C. Qualitative Variable
techniques that are used to organize, D. None of these
summarize, and present the data?
 
A. Advance Statistics The number of accidents in a city during
B. Descriptive Statistics 212 is____________?
C. Inferential Statistics  
D. Bayesian Statistics A. Discrete variable
B. Continuous variable
C. Qualitative variable
In descriptive statistics, we study: D. Constant
 
A. The description of decision making
process The data which have already been
B. The methods for organizing, collected by some one are
displaying, and describing data called____________?
C. How to describe the probability  
distribution A. Raw data
D. None of the above B. Array data
C. Secondary data
D. Fictitious data
Life of a T.V picture tube is
a:___________?
  Primary data and _____________ data
A. Discrete variable are same?
B. Continuous variable  
C. Qualitative variable A. Grouped
D. Constant B. Secondary data
C. Ungrouped
D. None of these
According to the empirical rule,
approximately what percent of the data
should lie within μ±σ? A parameter is a measure which is
A. 75% computed from___________?
B. 99.7%  
C. 9% A. Population data
D. 95% B. Sample data
C. Test statistics
D. None of these
The middle value of an ordered array of
numbers is the____________?
  Questionnaire survey method is used to
A. Mode collect____________?
B. Mean  
C. Median A. Secondary data
D. Mid Point B. Qualitative variable
C. Primary data
D. None of these The sum of values divided by their
number is called___________?
 
In a distribution of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, the x is 3, A. Median
the sum of deviations from x will B. Harmonic Mean
be:________? C. Mean
  D. Mode
A: 6 E. None of these
B: 3
C: Zero
D: 15 Variance is always calculated
from___________?
 
Which of the measures given here are A. Mean
based on every item of the series (uses all B. Variance
observations)? C. Geometric Mean
  D. Median
A: Range E. Mode
B: Standard Deviation
C: Quartile Deviation
D: All of them The sum of squares of deviation is least if
measure from__________?
 
The most repeated (popular) value in a A. Mean
data set is called___________? B. Mode
  C. Median
A. Median D. Variance
B. Mean
C. Mode
D. Geometric Mean In Statistics, a population consists
E. Harmonic Mean of:_____________?
 
A. All People living in a country
If any of the value in data set is negative B. All People living in the are under study
then it is impossible to C. All subjects or objects whose
compute:_____________? characteristics are being studied
  D. None of the above
A. Arithmetic Mean
B. Harmonic Mean
C. Geometric Mean The Number of road accidents is the
D. Mode example of____________?
E. Median  
A. variable
B. Constant
To find the average speed of a journey C. Discrete variable
which is the appropriate measure of D. Continuous variable
central tendency?
 
A. Mean Major area of statistics today is
B. Geometric Mean concerned with drawing of conclusions
C. Harmonic Mean from__________?
D. Weighted Mean  
E. Mode A. Samples
B. Primary
C. Two
Arithmetic Mean is___________affected D. Complete study
by extreme values?
 
A. Not Statistics has handicap dealing
B. Highly with_____________?
C. Less  
D. None of these
A. Constant C. Business
B. Variable D. Literary subjects
C. Quantitative data
D. Qualitative data
Use of Statistics in planning is
____________?
Village Patwari collecting the data about  
cotton crops is the example A. Useless
of_____________? B. Various Methods
  C. Unavoidable
A. variable D. Samples
B. Constant
C. Primary data
D. Secondary data Statistics is the backbone
of_____________?
 
The data collected by NADRA to issue A. Economics
National Identity cards B. Mathematics
are______________? C. Research
  D. Computer
A. Official data
B. un-official data
C. Primary data The word statistics is defined
D. Secondary data as_____________?
 
A. Singular Sense
Census reports used as a source of data B. Plural Sense
is____________? C. Singular as well as plural sense
  D. Non of these
A. Primary source
B. secondary source
C. Organized data In the plural sense, statistic
D. none means____________?
 
A. Methods
A numerical value calculated from B. Data
sample is called____________? C. Science
A. Mathematics D. Meteorology
B. Economics
C. Statistic
D. None of these Statistics are ___________ expressed?
 
A. Descriptive
In statistics, a sample means__________? B. Ability
  C. Qualitatively
A. A portion of the sample D. Quantitatively
B. A portion of the population
C. All the items under investigation
D. None of the above
In natural Sciences,
statistics____________.
 
A. Has no role
B. Average
C. Plays an Important role
D. Study

Statistics tests the law of ____________?

 
A. Other sciences
B. physics