A simple random sample is one in which:
A. from a random starting point, every nth unit from the sampling frame is selected
B. a non-probability strategy is used, making the results difficult to generalize
C. the researcher has a certain quota of respondents to fillfor various social groups
D. every unit of the population has an equal chance of being selected
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The prabability that the throw of two dice yields a total of 5 or 8 is . . . . . . . .
A. 4 1
B. 5 1
C. 5 2
D. None of these
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. . . . . . . . is drawn by joining the mid-points of the upper widths of adjacent rectangles of the histogram, with straight lines.
A. A frequency polygon
B. Histogram
C. Ogive curve
D. None of these
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When coefficient of skewness is zero the distribution is
A. J-shaped
B. U-shaped
C. Symmetrical
D. L-shaped
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Z-test is better used when sample size is
A. less than 30
B. equal to 30
C. more than 30
D. infinitely large
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For testing of independence of two attributes, which of the following tests is used?
A. Z Test
B. Chi-square Test
C. F Test
D. T Test
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In which sampling the entire population is segmented into mutually exclusive groups?
A. Convenience sampling
B. Quota sampling
C. Judgment sampling
D. Snowball sampling
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Sampling method is prove to be a better method over census under which of the following condition?
1. When sample size is infinite.
2. When each unit of population is heterogenous.
3. When approximated results are required.
A. Both 1 and 2
B. Both 2 and 3
C. Both 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Important factors causing seasonal variations are
A. Increasing in population
B. Change in fashion
C. Weather and social customs
D. Technology improvement
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A prior probability is an . . . . . . . . probability value.
A. eventual
B. initial
C. final
D. None of these
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"Statistics is not only a science but it is also a scientific method". Whose statement is this-
A. Croxton and Cowden
B. Simpson and Kafka
C. Wallis and Robert's
D. Yule and Kendall's
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If the value of correlation coefficient is zero, then both the regression lines
A. Cover to each other
B. Makes an angle of 45°
C. Parallel to each other
D. Perpendicular to each other
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Reciprocal of 0.062 is-
A. 0.1613
B. 1.613
C. 16.13
D. 161.3
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Which of the following tells us what the report is all about?
A. Abstract
B. Summary
C. Acknowledgements
D. Table of contents
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Statistical methods
1. Technique used for collection, summarisation, analysis, comparison, classification and interpretation of huge and complex numerical data
b. Branch of statistics
2. Inductive and descriptive statistics
c. Nature of statistics
3. Science and art
d. First user of statistics
4. Hemlet
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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From the given table match the following.
Class Interval
350-369
370-389
390-409
410-429
430-449
450-469
Frequency
15
27
31
19
13
6
List-I
List-II
a. Mid-value of class interval 370-389
1. 379.5
b. Σf
2. 111
c. Σfx
3. 44464.5
d. Arithmetic mean
4. 400.58
A. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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The graph showing the paired points of (Xi, Yi) is called:
A. Scatter diagram
B. Histogram
C. Pie diagram
D. None of the above
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Ethnological research design focuses on
A. how individual interpret their own behaviour
B. how researchers interpret behaviour of people
C. how researcher and subject reacts to each others situation
D. All of the above
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The standard error of the mean is equal to:
A. the population standard deviation divided by the sample size n
B. the population standard deviation divided by the square root of n
C. the population variance divided by the sample size n-1
D. the population variance divided by the square root of n
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Inductive logic proceeds from:
A. General to General
B. Particular to General
C. General to Particular
D. Particular to Particular
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