Which of the following statistical measures is based on all observations?
A. Harmonic mean
B. Range
C. Mode
D. None of these
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The area under normal distribution covered within μ ± 3σ limit is
A. 0.6827
B. 0.9545
C. 0.9973
D. 1.0000
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Survey research is cross-sectional and as a result, it is:
A. low in internal validity but high in replicability
B. high in internal validity but low in reliability
C. none of the above
D. high in ecological validity but low in external validity
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Which kind of research is conducted to understand and resolve one's own problems?
A. Qualitative research
B. Problem solving research
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which of the following statement is/are correct?
(1) Circle is a two dimensional diagram.
(2) Frequency polygon represents cumulative frequency.
Select the correct answer using the options given below
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Index for base period is always taken as
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Assertion (A) Range is not useful to manager for comparison, if the observations are in different units.
Reason (R) For the purpose of comparison a relative measure of range is required which is called coefficient of range.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true
B. (A) is true, but (R) is false
C. (A) is false, but (R) is true
D. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Which of the following statements are true for a standard normal curve?
1. Standard normal curve is symmetrical.
2. Standard normal curve is non-symmetrical.
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above
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Which of the following test are used for dealing with the problem of small samples?
A. T-test
B. Z-test
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
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Whenever the data is related to speed distance and time, their best average will be
A. Median
B. Mode
C. Geometric mean
D. Harmonic mean
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X measures Wages in Rupees
A. Unit of its average is Rs. and unit of variance is Rs.
B. Unit of its average is Rs. and unit of variance is Rs. Square
C. Unit of its average is Rs. but variance does not have any unit
D. Unit of its average is Rs. but unit of variance is square not of Rs.
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Which of the following relation is correct?
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The probable error of the coefficient of correlation (r) is calculated by which one of the following formulae?
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"Controlled Group" is a term used in:
A. Survey research
B. Historical research
C. Experimental research
D. Descriptive research
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Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms?
A. Socio-economic Status
B. Marital Status
C. Numerical Aptitude
D. Professional Attitude
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The data collected from observation and survey research methods are
A. Primary Data
B. Secondary Data
C. All of the above
D. None of these
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Following is the information about the employees in an organisation in various age groups. Compute range and coefficient of range.
Class (Years)
Number of Employees
56-60
7
61-65
16
66-70
39
71-75
28
76-80
10
A. 22, 1.02
B. 23, 0.12
C. 24, 0.1765
D. None of these
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A rank correlation coefficient is being calculated, using the formula R = 1 − n ( n 2 − 1 ) 6 ∑ d 2 . If Σd2 = 50 and n = 10, R will (to 2 decimal places) be
A. -0.30
B. 0.63
C. 0.30
D. 0.70
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Incorrect understandings, prestige bias, self interest, respondent's inability are the examples of
A. compiling errors
B. response error
C. non-response error
D. publication error
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Given is the following distribution of two variables x and y:
x :
1
2
3
4
5
y :
3
4
5
6
7
The standard deviation of y is
A. Same as standard deviation of x
B. (the standard deviation of x) × 2
C. (the standard deviation of x) + 2
D. (the standard deviation of x) - 2
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