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Which one of the following statistical measures is based on all observations?

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Sample is the representative of . . . . . . . .

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Which of the following is not a theoretical distribution of probability?

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The statistical study begins with collection of data and ends with

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Consider the following statements:
1. Correlation analysis helps in determining the relationship between two or more variables it does not tell us anything about the cause and effect relationship
2. The ratio of explained variation to the 1 total variation is called the coefficient of correlation
3. Pearsonian coefficient always assumes linear relationship and is unduly effected by the extreme items
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Match the following.
List-I (In Case of Correlation) List-II (Value of 'r')
a. Perfect positive 1. 0
b. Perfect negative 2. +1
c. No correlation 3. -1

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Sample proportion taken from a population is equal to

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One of the following is not a method of studying dispersion:

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Which one of the following is not a measure of disperison?

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Which of the following can be calculated for grouped data with open-ended classes?

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Which average is most affected by extreme values?

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Which of the following approach of probability assumes 'degree of belief'?

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A commuter drives 10 miles on first day at a speed of 60 km/hour, the second day at 15 km/hour and third day 10 km/hour. The mean speed of the commuter is

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The mode of 2, 4, 2, 3, 1 is

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If variance is 144, then the standard deviation will be

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When a population is heterogeneous, it is divided into groups, so that there is homogeneity within the group and heterogeneity between the groups, and some items are selected at random from each group. It is a case of:

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If all values of a variable are multiplied by a given number, which one of the following will NOT be effected?

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If A B and B A, then:

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Which of the following is a causes of correlation?

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Match the items of List-I and List-II and indicate the correct matching of the items.
List-I List-II
a. 1. Measurement for Kurtosis
b.   2. Calculated value of F ratio
c. 3. Statistical approach to find out the size of sample
d. 4. Calculated z value of mean differences

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