MCQs of Statistics from latest books editions
1. The collection of data, items or individuals under statistical study is called ______________
A. parameter
B. Sample
C. Population
D. Statistics
2. When the sum of all the observations are dividing by their number, we obtain ____________
A. Arithmetic mean
B. geometric mean
C. Harmonic mean
D. Mode
3.Statistics is a body of methods dealing with _____________
A. The collection of data
B. The analysis and interpreting of data
C. The description of data
D. All of the Above
4. A positively skewed distribution is _______
A. Mean > Mode
B. Mode > Mean
C. Median > Mean
D. None of these
5. ______________ is a part of population selected for study.
A. Sample
B. Parameter
C. population
D. Statistic
6. The formula for obtaining arithmetic mean of first n numbers is
A. n(n+1)/2
B. n(n-1)/2
C. n/2
D. (n+1)/2
7. ______________ is the combination of probability assessment and monetary consequences for making business decision.
A. Statistical inference
B. Statistical Decision theory
C. Statistical description
D. None of these
8. ___________ is the most suitable method for calculating average increase in population.
A. Mean
B. Median
C. G.M
D. H.M
9. A descriptive measure of a sample is called ________________
A. statistics
B. Parameter
C. Variable
D. Sample
10. if deviation is taken from ______________ the sum of deviation of observation is zero.
A. Geometric Mean
B. Mode
C. Median
D. Arithmetic mean
11. For representation of the distribution as a whole by calculation of central value is called measure of _________
A. Kurtosis
B. Skewness
C. Central tendency
D. Dispersion
12. We compute ______________, if the values in a series are not of equal importance.
A. weighted mean
B. Harmonic mean
C. Mean
D. Median