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STA301-Mid term Solved MCQs With References

Statistics and Probability (Virtual University of Pakistan)

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STA301- Statistics and Probability

Solved MCQS March 19,2012
From Midterm Papers

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION (Spring 2011)

STA301- Statistics and Probability
Question No: 1 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one
A five number summery consist of :
► X 0 , Q1 , Median, Q3 , andX m ( Page97)
► X m , Q1 , Mean, Q3 , and X 0
► X m , Q1 , Mode, Q3 , and X 0
► X 0 , Q1 , Median, Q2 , andX m

Question No: 3 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

in a multiplication theorem P( A  B) equals:
►P(A) P(B)
►P(A) + P(B)
►P(A) * P(B|A) (Page 159)
►P(B\A) * P(B)

Question No: 4 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The probability of drawing 8White9 ball from a bag containing 4 red , 8 black and 3 white ball is
►0
►3/15
►1/12
►1/2

Question No: 6 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If A and B are mutually exclusive events then P(A or B) equals:
►P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)
►P(A) * P(B)
►P(A) + P(B) (Page 155)
►P(A|B) + P(B|A)

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Question No: 7 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The simultaneous occurrence of two events is called
►Prior probability
►Subjective probability not confirmed
►Conditional probability
►Joint probability click here for detail

Question No: 8 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

First moment about origin is always equals to:
►Mean (Page 119)
►Variance
►Standard Deviation
►Zero

Question No: 9 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following measurement does not divide a set of observations into equal parts?

► Quartiles
► Deciles
► Percentiles
► Standard deviations

Question No: 10 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

if first and third quartile are 21.16 and 56.36 respectively, then the quartile deviation is:
►17.1 (Page 84)
►34.2
►51.3
►50.5

Question No: 11 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The height of student is 60 inch. This is an example of……?
►Continues data
►Qualitative data
►Categorical data
►Discrete data

Question No: 12 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which of the statement is true regarding a sample?
►It is a part of population (Page 13)
►It must contain at least five observations
►It refers to descriptive statistics
►It produces true value

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Question No: 13 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following graphs is used for a time series data?
► Histogram
► Historigram
► Frequency curve
► Frequency polygon Click here for detail

Question No: 14 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which of the following comes first to make frequency distribution

►No. of groups
►Class intervals
►Rang (Page 28)
►Tally marks

Question No: 15 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The average which is defines as reciprocal of arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the values is called

►Geometric Mean
►Harmonic mean (Page 77)
►Mode
►Median

Question No: 16 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If a car is running at the rate of 15km/hr during first 30km, at 20km/hr during the second 30, which type of
average will be used to find the average speed/hr:

►Weighted mean (Not sure)

►Harmonic mean
►Arithmetic mean
►Geometric mean

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION (Spring 2011)

STA301- Statistics and Probability

Question No: 1 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The probability of drawing a 8jack card 8from 52 playing cards is:
1
►
52
4
►
52
13
52
►
26
52
►

Question No: 2 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If all the values fall on the same straight line and the line has a positive slope then what will be the value of the
correlation coefficient 8r9:
►0frf1
►rg0
► r = +1
► r=-1

Question No: 3 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If a curve has a longer tail to the right, it is called:
► Positively skewed (Page 39)
► Negatively skewed
► J-shaped
► Symmetric

Question No: 04 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is not included in measures of central tendency?

► Quartile deviation (Page 82)

► Harmonic mean
► Geometric mean
► Arithmetic mean

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Question No: 05 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is not based on all the observations?

► Arithmetic Mean
► Geometric Mean
► Harmonic mean
► Mode

Question No: 06 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the Standard Deviation of 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

►49
►1
►0 Standard deviation will always be zero if all the values in data are same
►7

MIDTERM EXAMINATION (Spring 2010)

STA301- Statistics and Probability (Session - 4)
Question No: 1 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one
10! =………….

► 362880
► 3628800
► 362280
► 362800

Question No: 2 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If a player well shuffles the pack of 52 playing cards, then the probability of a black card from 52 playing cards
is:

►1/52
► 13/52
►4/52
►26/52

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Question No: 3 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The probability of drawing a 8jack card 8from 52 playing cards is:
►1/52
►4/52
►13/52
►26/52

Question No: 4 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which dispersion is used to compare variation of two series?
► C.V. (Page 93)
► Q.D.
► M.D.
► S.D.

Question No: 5 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If all the values fall on the same straight line and the line has a positive slope then what will be the value of the
correlation coefficient 8r9:

►0frf1
►rg0
► r = +1 (Page 129)
► r=-1

Question No: 6 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

In a regression line Y= a + bX, the value of the correlation coefficient will be zero if:

► ►Intercept a = 0
► Intercept a ≠ 0
► ►Slope b = 0
► ►Slope b ≠ 0

Question No: 7 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

When two coins are tossed the probability of at least one head is:

► 1/4
► 3/4 (HH, HT, TH, TT)
► 2/4
► 4/4

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Question No: 8 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following measurement does not divide a set of observations into equal parts?

► Quartiles
► Deciles
► Percentiles
► Standard deviations rep

Question No: 9 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

In the model Y = mX + a, Y is also known as the:

► Predictor variable
► Independent variable
► Predicted (dependent) variable (Page 121)
► Explanatory variable

Question No: 10 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

According to empirical rule approximately 95% of the measurements will fall under which interval?

► X S
► X  2S correct
► X  3S
► X  4S

Question No: 11 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is written at the top of the table?

► Source note
► Foot note
► Prefatory note
► Title Click here for detail

Question No: 12 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If a curve has a longer tail to the right, it is called:
► Positively skewed rep
► Negatively skewed
► J-shaped
► Symmetric

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Question No: 13 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is the class frequency?
► The number of observations in each class
► The difference between consecutive lower class limits
► Always contains at least 5 observations
► Usually a multiple of the lower limit of the first class

Question No: 14 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

f ( x)
If X is a discrete random variable, then the function is

► A probability function
► A probability density function
► A density function
► A distribution function (Page 173)

Question No: 15 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following graphs is used for a time series data?
► Histogram
► Historigram
► Frequency curve
► Frequency polygon

Question No: 16 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If you connect the mid-points of rectangles in a histogram by a series of lines that also touches the x-axis from
both ends, what will you get?

► Ogive
► Frequency polygon
► Frequency curve (Page 38)
► Historigram

Question No: 17 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If mean of the two observations is 10.5, then median of these two observations will be:
► 7.5
► 8.5
► 9.5
► 10.5 (Page 68)

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Question No: 18 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one is the formula of mid range?
xm  x0
►
x0  xm
►
x0  xm
2
►
x x
► 0 m (Page 80)
2

Question No: 19 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is not included in measures of central tendency?

► Quartile deviation (page 82)

► Harmonic mean
► Geometric mean
► Arithmetic mean

Question No: 20 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

For the given data 2, 3, 7, 0, -8 G. M will be:

► Negative
► Positive
► Zero (Page 75)
► Undefined

MIDTERM

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Question No: 2 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The probability of drawing a 8jack card 8from 52 playing cards is:
►1/52
►13/52
►4/52 rep
►26/52

Question No: 3 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

In a regression line Y= a + bX, the value of the correlation coefficient will be zero if:

► Intercept a = 0 rep
► Intercept a ≠ 0
► Slope b = 0
► Slope b ≠ 0

Question No: 4 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following measurement does not divide a set of observations into equal parts?

► Quartiles
► Deciles
► Percentiles
► Standard deviations rep

Question No: 5 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one of the following graphs is used for a time series data?

► Histogram
► Historigram
► Frequency curve
► Frequency polygon rep

Question No: 6 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If you connect the mid-points of rectangles in a histogram by a series of lines that also touches the x-axis from
both ends, what will you get?

► Ogive
► Frequency polygon
► Frequency curve (Page 38) rep
► Historigram

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Question No:7 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one is equal to explained variation divided by total variation?

►Sum of square due to regression

► Coefficient of determinant Click here for detail
►Standard error estimate
► Coefficient of correlation

Question No: 8 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

in the given series 1,2,1,1,2,2,2,3,4,5,3,2,3,1,4,2,3 mode of given is
►4
►3
►1
►2

Question No: 9 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

True for the population,
► it must be large number of values
► It must refer to people
► It is collection of individual objects or measurement (Page 12)
► It is the small part of whole

Question No:10 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Data arrangement in ascending or descending order
► Array data (Page 47)
► Group data
► Ungroup data
► Raw data

Question No: 11 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

What is the main objective of Descriptive statistics?
► To test population properties
► To describe the data we collected
► To infer something about the population
► Making estimate Click here for detail

Question No: 12 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which measure of central tendency?
► Variation of distribution
► Average of distribution (Page 51)
► Scattering of distribution
► Dispersion of distribution

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Question No: 13 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If a=4 b=2 estimate line (i.e y=a+bx) and independent variable has value 3 the value of dependent variable
►6
►9
► 10 4+2(3)=10
► 11

Question No: 14 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The number of ways in which 4 books can be arranged
►4
►6
► 12
► 24 (Page 142)

Question No: 15 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

If we plot paired observed (x,y)=1…….n on graph is called,
► Polygon
► Freasito diagram
► Scatter diagram
► Cumulative frequency diagram

Question No: 16 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

The simultaneous occurrence of two events is called
► Descriptive probability
► Subjective probability
► Conditional probability
► Joint probability

Question No: 17 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Which one is the not measure of dispersion.
► The range
► 50th percentile
► Inter quartile range
► Variance

Question No: 18 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

In positively skew cure which relation is
► The mean, median and mode are equal
► Mean is greater then median Click here for detail
► Median is greater then mean
► Standard deviation must be greater then mean or median

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Question No: 19 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

When coin tossed we get only
►1 outcome
►2 outcomes
►3 outcomes
►4 outcomes

Question No: 20 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

When mean is 25 and S.D is 5 then CV is

► 100%
► 25%
► 20%
► 10%

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
STA301- Statistics and Probability (Session - 1)

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

For a positively skewed distribution m3 will be:
► Positive (Page 119)
► Negative
► Zero
► 1

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When data is labeled to identify an attribute of element, the measurement scale is:
► Ordinal (Page 9)
► Interval
► Nominal
► Ratio

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Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 )- Please choose one

Yˆ  5  2 X
Suppose the estimated equation is has been calculated for a set of data. What is slop of the line:

►0
►2
►-2 (Page 121)
►5

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

P( A  B)  0.20
If P(B|A) = 0.25 and , then P(A) is:

► 0.05
► 0.80 (Page 159)
► 0.95
► 0.75
P( A  B)
P ø B | Aù 
P ø Aù
P( A  B)
 P ø Aù 
P ø B | Aù
0.20
  0.80
0.25

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which branch of statistics deals with the techniques that are used to organize, summarize, and present the data:
► Advance statistics
► Probability statistics
► Descriptive statistics (Page 61)
► Inferential statistics
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In a sample of 800 students in a university, 160, or 20%, are Business majors. Based on the above
information, the school's paper reported that "20% of all the students at the university are Business majors."
This report is an example of :
► A sample
► A population
► Statistical inference
► Descriptive statistics

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Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A set that contains all possible outcomes of a system is known as

► Finite Set
► Infinite Set
► Universal Set (Page 134)
► No of these

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If X and Y are independent, then Var(X-Y) is equal to:

► Var ( X )  Var (Y )
Var ( X )  Var (Y )
►
Var ( X  Y )
►
► Zero

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is the class frequency
► The number of observations in each class
► The difference between consecutive lower class limits
► Always contains at least 5 observations
► Usually a multiple of the lower limit of the first class

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

How to construct the class interval:
► Divide the class frequencies in half
► Divide the class frequency by the number of observations
► Find the difference between consecutive lower class limits
► Count the number of observations in the class

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Data in the Population Census Report is:

► Ungrouped data (Page 11)

► Secondary data
► Primary data
► Arrayed data

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Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the range of -2,-3,-5,-10 :

►-12 (Page 28)

►8
►-8
►2

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The algebraic sum of deviations from mean is:
► Maximum
► Minimum
► Zero (Page 86)
► Undefined

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The sum of squares of deviations from mean is:
► Undefined
► Zero
► Maximum
► Minimum

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Statistic is a numerical quantity, which is calculated from:

► Population
► Sample (Page 7)
► Data
► Observations

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is not based on all the observations?
► Arithmetic Mean
► Geometric Mean
► Harmonic mean
► Mode (rep)

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
STA301- Statistics and Probability (Session - 1)
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If any value in the data is zero, then it is not possible to have:
►Harmonic Mean
►Arithmetic Mean
►Median
►Mode (rep)

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

For a symmetrical distribution…………is equidistance from median:
►X0 and Xm
►Q1 and Q3 (Page 97)
►X0 and Q1
►Xm and Q3

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following measure is not used in 8five number summery9:
X0
Q3
X ( Page 97)
Q1

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If Mean = 25 & S.D is 5 then C.V is
►100%
►25%
►20% (Page 93)
►10%

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A coin is tossed 3 times then, the number of sample points ii the sample space is:
►3
►8
►6 (Page 145)
►4

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Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the difference between a permutation and a combination:
►In a permutation order is important and in a combination it is not Click here for detail
►In a permutation order is not important and in a combination it is important
►A combination is based on the classical definition of probability
►A permutation is based on the classical definition of probability

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What we consider in simple correlation analysis:
►Several independent variables
►Strength of the association between two variables (Page 128)
►Intercept with the X-axis
►Intercept with the Y-axis

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If all the values fall on the same straight line and the line has a positive slope then what
will be the value of the correlation coefficient 8r9:
►0 = r = 1
►r = 0
►r = +1 (rep)
►r=-1

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following measure of dispersion is least affected by extreme values of observations in a data:
►Range Page 82)
►Quartile deviation
►Mean absolute deviation
►Standard deviation

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The approximate number of observations in a set of data covered by the interval, Median  Q.D are:
►50 per cent (Page 84)
►68.5 per cent
►95.4 per cent
►99 per cent

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The dispersion which is calculated from all observed values is:
►Standard deviation (Page 87)
►Quartile deviation
►Rang
►Coefficient of Rang

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Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In a set of 20 values all the values are 2, what is the value of Geometric Mean:
►2 (Page 75)
►5
►10
►20

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In a set of 10 values all the values are 5, what is the value of 5th Decile:

►2
►5
►10
►20

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If a car is running at the rate of 15km/hr during first 30km, at 20km/hr during the second
30, which type of average will be used to find the average speed/hr:

►W.M
►H.M
►A.M
►G.M

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In stem and leaf plot, data is measured on:

►Ratio Scale
►Interval Scale
►Ordinal scale
►Nominal Scale

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In statistics, we deal with:

►Individuals
►Isolated items
►Aggregates of facts (Page 7)
►Qualitative data

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
STA301- Statistics and Probability (Session - 1)
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a systematic arrangement of data into rows and columns:
►Component bar chart
►Classification
►Tabulation
►Bar chart

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

For any number k ……….1, at least 1 – 1/k2 of the data-values fall within k standard
deviations of the mean:
►Greater than 1 (Page 97)
►Less than 1
►Greater or equal to 1
►Less or equal to 1

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If Mean = 25 & S.D is 5 then C.V is
►100%
►25%
►20% (Page 93)rep
►10%

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one When E is an impossible event,then P(E) is:
►0 (Page 146)
►0.5
►1
►2

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The data for an ogive is found in which distribution:
►A cumulative frequency distribution (Page 43)
►A relative frequency distribution
►A frequency distribution
►A joint frequency distribution

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Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following statements is true regarding a sample:

►It is a part of population (Page 13) rep

►It must contain at least five observations
►It refers to descriptive statistics
►It produces True value

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which level of measurement is required for the median:

►Nominal
►Ordinal
►Interval
►Ratio

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In a the regression line Y= a + bX+ € the variable which is non-random is:

►X Page 122)
►Y
►Both X and Y
►Neither X nor Y

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The variable plotted on the horizontal or X-axis in a scatter diagram is called the:

►Scatter variable Click here for detail

►Independent variable
►Dependent variable
►Correlation variable

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which is the formula of range:
► xm  x0 ( Page 28)
► x0  xm
x x
► m 0
2
xm  x0
►
2

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Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The descriptive measure of dispersion that is based on the concept of a deviation about the mean is:
►Range
►Inter quartile range
►Quartile deviation
►Standard deviation

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which branch of statistics deals with the techniques that are used to organize, summarize, and present the data:
►Advance statistics
►Probability statistics
►Descriptive statistics (rep)
►Inferential statistics

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A population that can be defined as the aggregate of all the conceivable ways in which a specified event can
happen is known as:
►Infinite population
►Finite population
►Concrete population
►Hypothetical population (Page 12)

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

First moment about origin is always equals to:
►Mean Click here for detail
►Variance
►Standard Deviation
►Zero

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When two dice are rolled, the numbers of possible sample points are:
►6
►12
►24
►36 (6*6=36)

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The correlation of coefficient lies between :
►0 to 1
► 0 to 
►- 1 to +1 (Page 128)
► 1 to 

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
STA301- Statistics and Probability (Session - 2)
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Median can be found only when:
►Data is Discrete
►Data is Attributed Data is continuous
►Data is continuous Data is attributed
►Data is arranged (Page 52)

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

From the following observations 2,3,4,5,4,6,4, the mode is:
►2
►3
►4
►5

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

How to construct the class interval:
►Divide the class frequencies in half
►Divide the class frequency by the number of observations
►Find the difference between consecutive lower class limits
►Count the number of observations in the class

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

How many elements are in the sample space of rolling one die:
►6
►12
►24
►36

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When two coins are tossed the probability of at most one head is:
►1/4
►2/4
►3/4
►4/4

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Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If A and B are mutually exclusive events then P(A or B) equals:
►P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)
►P(A) * P(B)
►P(A) + P(B) (Page 155)
►P(A|B) + P(B|A)

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In scatter diagram the variable plotted along Y-axis is:
►Independent variable
►Dependent variable
►Any one
►Undefined

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Positive square root of variance of a distribution is:
►Rang
►Quartile deviation
►Standard deviation (Page 91)
►only (a) &(c)

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When more values are lying at the start of the distribution, it is a:
►Symmetrical distribution
►Positively skewed
►Negatively skewed
►U shape figure

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is 8 f m 9 in the formula of mode:
►First frequency
►Last frequency
►Maximum frequency (Page 54)
►Minimum frequency

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If median = 7 and Mean = 5, what is the value of Q2 :
►1
►3
►5
►7 (because median = Q2)

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Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The probability of drawing a king of spade from a pack of 52 cards is:

►1/4
►1/13
►1/26
►1/52

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When referring to a curve whose longer tail is to the left, you would call it:

►U shape
►Skewed to the left (Page 39)
►Skewed to the right
►Symmetrical

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In statistics,we deal with:

►Individuals
►Isolated items
►Aggregates of facts (Page 7) rep
►Qualitative data

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When data is labeled to identify an attribute of element, the measurement scale is:

►Ordinal (Page 9)
►Interval
►Nominal
►Ratio

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The distribution is mesokurtic if the Moment Coefficient of kurtosis b2 is:

►Equal to 0
►Equal to 3
►Less than 3
►Greater than 3

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
STA301- Statistics and Probability (Session - 2)
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A histogram consists of a set of adjacent rectangles whose bases are marked off by:
►Class boundaries (Page 32)
►Class limits
►Class marks
►Class frequency

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Stem and leaf was introduced by:
►Francis Galton
►Friedman
►John Tukey (Page 47)
►Pearson

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

For positively skewed distribution
Mean…….Median…….Mode:
►=
►<
►> Click here for detail
►

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

For a positively skewed distribution:
►Mean<Mode<Median
►Mdian<Mode>Mean
►Mode>Mean>Median
►Mean>Median>Mode Click here for detail

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

5
C 5 Equals :
►1
►5
►10
►25

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Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If a curve has a longer tail to the right, it is called :
►Positively skewed (Page 39)
►negatively skewed
►J-shaped
►Symmetric

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In measures of relative dispersion unit of measurement is:
►Changed
►Vanish (Page 82)
►Does not changed
►Dependent

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Data used by an agency which is originally collected by them is :
►Primary data (Page 11)
►Raw data
►Secondary data
►Grouped data

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When we toss a coin , we get only:
►1 outcome
►2 outcomes
►3 outcomes
►4 outcomes

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is the class frequency
►The number of observations in each class
►The difference between consecutive lower class limits
►Always contains at least 5 observations
►Usually a multiple of the lower limit of the first class

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Standard deviation is affected by the change of________:
►Origin & scale
►Origin only
►Scale only Click here for detail
►Not origin & scale

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Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

For a moderately skewed distributions, the approximate percentage of case included between
 
X  2S and X  2S is :
►99.7%
►68%
►95% (Page 95)
►50%

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A die is rolled. What is the probability that the number rolled is greater than 2 and even:
►1/2
►1/3
►2/3 (greater than 2 = 3,4,5,6 = 4 numbers , 4/6=2/3)
►5/6

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The probability of drawing any one spade card is:
►1/52
►4/52
►13/52
►52/52

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is not the type of frequency curves?
►The symmetrical frequency curve
►The extremely skewed frequency curve
►The U-shaped frequency curve
►Frequency polygon (Page 38)

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

If the third moment about mean is zero ( m3  0) , then the distribution is:
►Symmetrical
►Negatively skewed
►Positively skewed
►Mesokurtic

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