Stats MCQs from past papersBy: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 20, 2025 12 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/12 Subscribe 1. : Calculate the value of range if the values are -2, -3, -4, -5, and -6. (A) 0 (B) 4 (C) -4 (D) -8 2. : The best general-purpose measure of dispersion is (A) Semi-interquartile range (B) Range (C) Standard deviation (D) Mean deviation 3. : On the basis of absolute deviation, a measure of dispersion is ___________ (A) Mean deviation (B) Coefficient of quartile deviation (C) Standard deviation (D) Quartile deviation 4. : A flat-topped distribution is called ______ (A) Dispersion (B) Platykurtic (C) Skewness (D) Kurtosis 5. : When mean deviation is calculated from __________ it is minimum. (A) Mode (B) Median (C) Mean (D) Harmonic mean 6. : By the change of ______________ the value of standard deviation changes. (A) Algebraic sign (B) Origin (C) Scale (D) None of these 7. : If there are seven values each equal to ‘a’, then variance is (A) 2a (B) a (C) a² (D) Zero 8. : If the price of a commodity remains the same for a week, then the measure of scatterness will be ___________ (A) Rs. 900 (B) Zero (C) 40 (D) 2 9. : Peakedness of a distribution is called _____ (A) Dispersion (B) Platykurtic (C) Skewness (D) Kurtosis 10. : Calculation of mean deviation from a set of data is always ___________ (A) More than S.D (B) Equal to S.D (C) Less than S.D (D) Negative 11. : Standard deviation of 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 is equal to (A) Unity (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) Zero 12. : One-half the difference between the third and first quartile is called __________ (A) Mean deviation (B) Quartile deviation (C) Standard deviation (D) Coefficient of quartile deviation Related Posts:Stats Multiple choice from past papersStats MCQs from books chapterStats multiple choice from books chapterAnatomy - II Universities Past Past PapersAdvance Health Education Past Paper Universities past papers2020 Past Papers PPSC MCQs ZILLADAR/AD L.G MONITORING INSPECTOR