Statistics - Questions Final
Statistics - Questions Final
A. Discrete
B. Kilogram
C. Continuous
D. Interval
What are the mean, median and mode best described as?
A. Measures of standard deviation.
B. Measures of central tendency.
C. Measures of standard error.
D. Measures of statistical significance.
Find the mean in the following numbers: 19, 21, 18, 17, 18, 22, 46
A. 23
B. 16
C. 19
D. 500
What is the median in the following numbers: 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 46
A. 15
B. 19
C. 20
D. 22
You are interested in how stress affects the heart rate of humans. Your dependent variable would be the
_____.
A. Interest
B. Heart rate
C. None of them
D. Stress
You are interested in how stress affects the heart rate of humans. Your independent variable would be the
_____.
A. Interest
B. Heart rate
C. None of them
D. Stress
What are the mode and the mean for the following set of numbers? {4, 9, 8, 2, 16, 4, 4, 8 ,9, 6}
A. Mean = 7, mode =8
B. Mean = 7, mode =4
C. Mean = 6, mode =8
D. Mean = 8, mode =9
What would the correlation be between math grades and the flight of airplane?
A. Positive Correlation
B. Negative Correlation
C. No Correlation
D. None
A survey will be given to 100 students randomly selected from the freshmen class at Tashkent State
University of Economics. What is the sample?
A. the 100 selected students
B. all students in Tashkent
C. all students at the University
D. none
Fifty bottles of water were randomly selected from a large collection of bottles in a company's warehouse.
These fifty bottles are referred to as the…
A. median.
B. population.
C. sample.
D. none
Fifty bottles of water were randomly selected from a large collection of bottles in a company's warehouse.
The large collection of bottles is referred to as the
A. median.
B. population.
C. sample.
D. none
What is Statistics?
A. Statistics is a collection of methods for collecting, displaying, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from
data.
B. Statistics is a set of units
C. Statistics is a data element
D. None
Ministry of Higher Education randomly selected 230 university teachers to find out which technology
resource is the most effective. Identify the Population?
A. 230 Teachers
B. All university teachers
C. Students
D. Ministry of Higher Education
Ministry of Higher Education randomly selected 230 university teachers to find out which technology
resource is the most effective. What is the Sample here?
A. 230 Teachers
B. All university teachers
C. Students
D. Ministry of Higher Education
ANSWERs: A
The manager of a book store surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its
hours. What is the Sample?
A. The manager.
B. People who buy mystery novels.
C. Residents of the town
D. People who like to read.
A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice they would prefer. What is
Sample?
A. School
B. Students
C. Ten English Teachers
D. Juice
The world's population in 2011 was approximately 7 billion and a steady rate of growth was expected to
reach 14 billion in approximately 90 years. The period of 90 years is known as:
A. doubling time.
B. life expectancy.
C. overpopulation.
D. demographic transition.
The total number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the:
A. crude birth rate.
B. crude death rate.
C. total fertility rate.
D. natural increase rate.
Why do women in more developed countries (MDCs) have lower rates of fertility?
A. they are engaged in business and political activities
B. they have access to medical care and birth control
C. they pursue education opportunities, thus delaying child birth
D. all of the above
Nick bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is the range of
Roger's scores?
A. 193
B. 127
C. 60
D. 66
Lizzy had test scores of: 72, 94, 108, 60. What is the RANGE of her test scores?
A. 12
B. 72
C. 48
D. 98
What is the range for the numbers 2, 5, 7, 10, 22, 25, and 37?
A. 21
B. 39
C. 35
D. 10
What is the range of the numbers 15, 17, 28, 35, 44, and 56?
A. 71
B. 33
C. 28
D. 41
What is the median for 13, 14, 16, 18, and 20?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 16
D. 20
What is the mode for 22, 22, 51, 60, 60, 60, 83, and 90?
A. 60
B. 22
C. 68
D. 90
What is the mode for 1, 7, 7, 7, 13, 13, 22, 22, 23, and 66?
A. 65
B. 7
C. 22
D. 13
If there is a very strong positive correlation between two variables then the correlation coefficient must be
A. any value larger than 1
B. much smaller than 0
C. close to 1
D. None of these
The number of population of Greece as of January 1, 2011 was 11 123 392. The number of deaths in 2011
was 111 099 and the number of births was 106 428. Find the natural increase.
A. -4671
B. -5000
C. 4000
D. -4000
If the number of immigrants was equal to 60 089, the number of emigrants was equal to 92 404 in the year of
2011 in Greece, find the Net migration.
A. -32315
B. -35000
C. 32000
D. -32000
The number of population of Greece as of January 1, 2011 was 11 123 392. The number of deaths in 2011
was 111 099 and the number of births was 106 428. The number of immigrants was equal to 60 089, the
number of emigrants was equal to 92 404. Find the number of population as of January 1, 2012
A. 11086406
B. 12000000
C. 11000000
D. None of these
What is statistic?
A. is a measure that describes the whole population
B. is a measure that describes the sample
C. A and B are correct
D. None of these
What is parameter?
A. is a measure that describes the whole population
B. is a measure that describes the sample
C. A and B are correct
D. None of these
If a correlation coefficient (r) is -0,9 then what is a correlation between two variables?
A. Strong positive
B. Strong negative
C. no correlation
D. weak correlation
You are analyzing a scatter plot that has a negative correlation. What is true of the of the x and y values?
A. As x increases, y decreases
B. As x increases, y increases
C. A and B are correct
D. None of these
You are analyzing a scatter plot that has a positive correlation. What is true of the of the x and y values?
A. As x increases, y decreases
B. As x increases, y increases
C. As x decreases, y increases
D. None of these
What type of correlation in this sentence? The outside temperature and the amount of layers you wear.
A. Positive correlation
B. Negative correlation
C. No correlation
D. None of these
If a correlation coefficient (r) is 0,5 then what is a correlation between two variables?
A. Strong positive
B. Strong negative
C. moderate positive correlation
D. weak correlation
If a correlation coefficient (r) is -0,5 then what is a correlation between two variables?
A. Strong positive
B. Strong negative
C. moderate negative correlation
D. weak correlation
Alex and Juana went on a 120-mile canoe trip with their class. On the first day they traveled 30 miles. What
percent of the total distance did they canoe?
A) 4%
B) 0.25%
C) 25%
D) 400%
A gardener has 28 clients, 25% of whom are businesses. Find the number of business clients.
A) 7000 clients
B) 700 clients
C) 7 clients
D) 70 clients
Results when the number of possible values is either a finite number or a countable number
A. Statistics
B. Parameter
C. Discrete Data
D. Continuous Data
Results from infinitely many possible values that correspond to some continuous scale that covers a range of
values without gaps, interruptions, or jumps
A. Statistics
B. Parameter
C. Discrete Data
D. Continuous Data
Which of the following sets of scores has the greatest variability (range)?
A. 2, 5, 8, 11
B. 13, 13, 13, 13
C. 20, 25, 26 ,27
D. 42, 43, 44, 45
At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the mode:
12, 10, 10, 10, 13, 12, 11, 13, 10
A. 13
B. 12
C. 11
D. 10
If a coin is tossed once, what is the probability of getting either heads or tails?
A. 0,5 or 50 percent
B. 1 or 100 percent
C. 0,3 or 30 percent
D. None of these
A real estate agent wishes to examine statistically the impact of size of house (measured in square feet) on
house price (in 1000$). What is dependent variable here?
A. House price
B. size of house (measured in square feet)
C. Real estate agent
D. None of these
A real estate agent wishes to examine statistically the impact of the size of house (measured in square feet) on
house price. What is independent variable here?
A. House price
B. the size of house (measured in square feet)
C. Real estate agent
D. None of these
The probability of it raining today is 30%. What is the probability that it will NOT rain?
A. 30%
B. 70%
C. 100%
D. 0%
You are conducting statistical research on how the amount of sleep affects test scores. What is the dependent
variable of your research?
A. Test scores
B. the amount of sleep
C. Both
D. Research
You are conducting statistical research on how the amount of sleep affects test scores. What is the
independent variable of your research?
A. Test scores
B. the amount of sleep
C. Both
D. Research
You are conducting statistical research on the impact of caffeine consumed on sleeping. What is the
independent variable of your research?
A. The amount of caffeine consumed
B. Sleeping
C. Research
D. None of these
You are conducting statistical research on the impact of caffeine consumed on sleeping. What is the
dependent variable of your research?
A. The amount of caffeine consumed
B. Sleeping
C. Research
D. None of these
You are conducting statistical research on the impact of consumption of fast food on blood pressure. What is
the dependent variable of your research?
A. Blood Pressure
B. Consumption of fast food
C. Research
D. None of these
You are conducting statistical research on the impact of consumption of fast food on blood pressure. What is
the independent variable of your research?
A. Blood Pressure
B. Consumption of fast food
C. Research
D. None of these
Is the following statement refer to a relative quantity or absolute quantity? The ratio of females to males at
Tashkent is 1.4
A. relative quantity
B. absolute quantity
C. Both
D. None of these
If the sample variance is 81, then what is the standard deviation?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 8
The political party affiliation (Justice, Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, People's Democratic Party of
Uzbekistan) in a sample of 50 voters. What type of data is this?
A. Quantitative data
B. Qualitative data
C. A and B are correct
D. None of these
The scores of a sample of 150 economic school applicants on the entrance exam. What type of data is this?
A. Quantitative data
B. Qualitative data
C. A and B are correct
D. None of these
The number of convicted murderers who receive the death penalty each year over a 10-year period. What
type of data is this?
A. Quantitative data
B. Qualitative data
C. A and B are correct
D. None of these
Madina observed that a dolphins colour ranges from gray to white. What type of data is this?
A. Quantitative data
B. Qualitative data
C. A and B are correct
D. None of these
Changes in the _________ variable causes changes in the _________ variable. Please find an appropriate
ANSWER for the gaps.
A. independent; dependent
B. dependent; independent
C. dependent; dependent
D. independent; independent
The ___________ is the difference between the least and greatest values in the set of numbers.
A. mean
B. mode
C. median
D. range
The ________ is the value or values that occur most often in the set.
A. mean
B. mode
C. median
D. range
The ____________ is the sum of the items divided by the number of items in a set.
A. mean
B. mode
C. median
D. range
Over 5 days, Alibek jogged 6.5 miles, 5 miles, 2 miles, 2 miles, and 4.5 miles. Find the mean distance that
Alibek jogged?
A. 2 miles
B. 3.5 miles
C. 4 miles
D. 4.75 miles
What is the relationship between “the amount of?Education and Amount of income”?
A. Positive Correlation
B. Negative Correlation
C. No Correlation
D. None of these
Is the following statement refer to a relative quantity or absolute quantity? The ratio of boys to girls at
Tashkent is 1.4
A. relative quantity
B. absolute quantity
C. Both
D. None of these
In a class six students got 30, 50, 80, 70, 20, 50 marks. What is the mode score of the class?
A. 50
B. 51
C. 70
D. Cannot be calculated.
In a class six students got 30, 50, 80, 70, 20, 50 marks. What is the mean score of the class?
A. Cannot be calculated.
B. 60
C. 51
D. 50
In a class 5 students got 20, 30, 50, 70, 80 marks. What is the median score of the class?
A. 50
B. 51
C. 70
D. Cannot be calculated
What is the mode for 1, 7, 7, 7, 13, 13, 22, 22, 23, and 66?
A. 13
B. 65
C. 7
D. 22
What is the range of the numbers 15, 17, 28, 35, 44, and 56?
A. 33
B. 71
C. 41
D. 28
A group of friends receive the following marks on their recent assignment. What is the mode mark? 90%
95% 78% 86% 90% 85% 89%
A. 90
B. 95
C. 86
D. 85
In a study examining the effects of caffeine on reaction time, which of the following is the independent
variable?
A. The amount of caffeine consumed
B. The reaction time
C. The age of the participants
D. The gender of the participants
In a study examining the relationship between exercise and weight loss, which of the following is the
dependent variable?
A. The amount of weight lost
B. The number of calories consumed
C. The type of exercise performed
D. The amount of exercise performed
In a study examining the effects of music on concentration, which of the following is the dependent variable?
A. The level of concentration achieved
B. The type of task performed
C. The volume of music played
D. The genre of music played
In a study examining the experiences of individuals living with chronic illness, which of the following is an
example of qualitative data?
A. The emotions expressed during interviews
B. The number of doctor visits in a year
C. The medication dosage prescribed
D. The duration of symptoms experienced
Which of the following is a common level of confidence used for confidence intervals?
A.95%
B. 80%
C. 75%
D. 65%