. . . . . . . . data is original in character and is generated by surveys conducted by individuals or research institutions.
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tabulated
D. None of these
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By which one of the following formula is the standard deviation (s) of natural numbers found in sequence?
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A measure of central tendency means
A. an average of a distribution
B. a single figure which can be regarded as a representative of the whole distribution
C. representative of a set of data
D. All of the above
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Which of the following are the methods of forming the class interval?
A. Exclusive method
B. Inclusive method
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
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Read the following statement and indicate the correct options from the alternative given below.
Statement I When the null hypothesisis true but as per the hypothesis-testing, it is rejected, it is known as beta type error in hypothesis testing.
Statement II Chi-square test is exclusively a non-parametric test.
A. Both the statements are true
B. Both the statements are false
C. Statement I is true, while Statement II is false
D. Statement I is false, while Statement II is true
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High degree of correlation is assumed, when
A. r = 0.52
B. r = 0.45
C. r = 0.9
D. r = 0.65
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Which of the following measures are unit free?
1. Correlation coefficient
2. Covariance
3. Coefficient of variation
4. Index numbers
Select the correct answer using the options given below
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. Both 1 and 4
D. None of the above
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The sampling distribution of the mean is a distribution of:
A. inferential statistics
B. sample statistics
C. population values
D. population parameters
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Proportion of changes in y due to changes in x is denoted by the following measure.
A. Standard error of estimate
B. Coefficient of correlation
C. Coefficient of determination
D. Probable error
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Find the Mean, Mode and Median of given set of data-5, 8, 12, 14, 12, 13, 6, 8, 12 and 10
Select the correct answer using options given below
A. 10, 12, 10
B. 10, 12, 13
C. 11, 12, 13
D. 10, 12, 11
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In a correlation study the results were: The correlation coefficient will be:
∑xy = 40, N = 100, ∑x2 = 80, ∑y2 = 20
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Spearman's rank correlation explores relationship between:
A. Two ordinal data
B. Two interval data
C. Two ratio data
D. Two nominal data
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In a chronological classification, data are classified on the basis of
A. attributes
B. class-intervals
C. time
D. location
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Which of the following should be considered in report writing?
1. Structure
2. Content
3. Presentation
4. Use of english
5. Style
6. Detailed preparation
Select the correct answer using the options given below
A. 1, 2, 4 and 5
B. 2, 3, 5 and 6
C. 1, 3, 5 and 6
D. All of these
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The p.d.f of Poisson Distribution is given by
A. x ! e − m m z
B. m z e − m x !
C. m z − e − m x !
D. z ! e m m z
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The definition of statistics "Statistics is the science of estimates and probabilities" is given by
A. Bowley
B. Boddington
C. Roberts
D. Fisher
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The data obtained from a newspaper called economic times is referred to as
A. primary data
B. secondary data
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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Correlation coefficient is measure of
A. Relationship between two variables
B. Linear relationship between two variables
C. Independence between two variables
D. Dependence between two variables
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Which of the following is NOT a part of measuring the central tendency?
A. Weighted Average
B. Mean
C. Median
D. Harmonic Mean
E. Chi Square Test
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The average of the squared deviations from the arithmetic mean is called:
A. Mean deviation
B. Variance
C. Standard deviation
D. Quartile deviation
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