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Which of the following is an absolute measure of dispersion?

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If both the regression coefficient of two series are negative, the coefficient of correlation should be

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Which one of the following statement is false regarding normal distribution?

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Geometric mean of 04 and 09 will be-

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Which of these must always be avoided for a technical report?

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The correlation coefficient of Karl Pearson is denoted by

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For calculating posterior probabilities (conditional probabilities under statistical dependence), the following information is available:-
(1) Conditional probabilities
(2) original probability estimates (prior-probabilities) of mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive events
(3) Arbitrary event with probability ≠ 0 and for which conditional probabilities are also known
(4) Joint probabilities of prior probability and conditional probability
Given the information that the arbitrary event has occurred, arrange the above information in a sequence of their requirement as per Baye's Theorem

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The expected value of a random variable is the:

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In a Poisson probability distribution:

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Standard error of estimate is obtained by the following formula.

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Which of the following steps would be included in hypothesis testing?
1. State the null and alternative hypothesis.
2. Set the significance level before the research study.
3. Eliminate all outliers.
4. Obtain the probability value using a computer program such as SPSS.
5. Compare the probability value to the significance level and make the statistical decision.

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Which one of the following is not the correct property of normal distribution?

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While calculating which mean the next year's value is included but the previous value is not omitted?

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Probable error is-

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Which of the following can be reduced by proper interviewer training?

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The price index that uses base year quantities as weights is called

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E(x + y) = ?

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Which one of the following index number is based on geometric mean?

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All the properties of order, interval and zero origin are simultaneously possessed by:

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Arrange the following steps in sequence in constructing histogram.
1. Convert frequency table into equal class interval.
2. Check that class intervals are shown on X-axis and frequencies on the Y-axis.
3. Check that height of the rectangle is proportional to the respective frequency of grouped data.
4. Check that width of the rectangle represent the class interval.
5. Each rectangle is then joined.
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