Stats MCQs from past papers
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 despersion is
A. Semi-interquartile range
B. Range
C. Standard deviation
D. Mean deviation
3. On the bases of absolute deviation a measure of dispersion is_____________
A. Mean deviation
B. Coefficient of quartile deviation
C. standard deviation
D. Quartile deviation
4. 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 ______________ 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 remain same for a week thenthe 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 id always_________
A. more than S.D
B. Equals to S.D
C. Less tha 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
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