EXCEL MINDS ACADEMIC GROUP

LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA

2.The measurements of spread or scatter of the individual values around the central point is called: (a) Measures
of dispersion (b) Measures of central tendency (c) Measures of skewness (d) Measures of kurtosis

3.The degree to which numerical data tend to spread about an average value called: (a) Constant (b) Flatness (c)
Variation (d) Skewness

4.The measures of dispersion can never be: (a) Positive (b) Zero (c) Negative (d) Equal to 2

5.Given below the four sets of observations. Which set has the minimum variation? (a) 46, 48, 50, 52, 54 (b) 30,
40, 50, 60, 70 (c) 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 (d) 48, 49, 50, 51, 52

6.Which of the following is an absolute measure of dispersion? (a) Coefficient of variation (b) Coefficient of
dispersion (c) Standard deviation (d) Coefficient of skewness

7.The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is called: (a) Mean (b) Median (c) Range (d)
Coefficient of variation

8.The range of the scores 29, 3, 143, 27, 99 is: (a) 140 (b) 143 (c) 146 (d) 70

9.If the observations of a variable X are, -4, -20, -30, -44 and -36, then the value of the range will be: (a) -48 (b)
40 (c) -40 (d) 48

10.The maximum value in a series is 25 and its range is 15, the maximum value of the series is: (a) 10 (b) 15 (c)
25 (d) 35

11.The mean deviation of the scores 12, 15, 18 is: (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 3

12.Mean deviation computed from a set of data is always: (a) Negative (b) Equal to standard deviation (c) More
than standard deviation (d) Less than standard deviation

13.Standard deviation of the values 2, 4, 6, 8 is 2.236, then standard deviation of the values 4, 8,12, 16 is: (a) 0
(b) 4.472 (c) 4.236 (d) 2.236

14.Primary data and _____________ data are same a.Grouped b)Secondary data c)Ungrouped d)None of these

15.The data which have already been collected by someone are called a)Raw data b)Array data c)Secondary
data d)Fictitious data

16.The grouped data is also called a)Raw data b)Primary data c)Secondary data d)Qualitative data
17.Given X1=12,X2=19,X3=10,X4=,7 , then∑x4 equals? a)36 b)48 c)41 d)29

18.Data collected by NADRA to issue computerized identity cards (CICs) are a)Unofficial data b)Qualitative
data(c)Secondary data (d)Primary data

19.The number of accidents in a city during 2010 is (a)Discrete variable (b)Continuous variable (c)Qualitative
variable (d)Constant

20.Questionnaire survey method is used to collect (a)Secondary data. (b)Qualitative variable (c)Primary data
(d)None of these

21.The measure of central tendency listed below is: (a)The raw score (b)The mean (c)The range (d)Standard
deviation

22.The population mean µ is called: (a)Discrete variable (b)Continuous variable (c)Parameter (d)Sampling unit

23.Standard deviation is the square root of (a)variance (b) mean (c) none of the options (d) all of the options

24.For moderately skewed distribution, the value of mode is calculated as: (a)2Mean-3Median (b)3Median-
2Mean (c)2Mean + Mode (d)3Median - Mode

25.Sum of mode and median of the data 12, 15, 11, 13, 18, 11, 13, 12, 13 a. 26 b. 31 c. 36 d. 25

26.The difference of mode and mean is equal to (a)3(mean-median) (b) 2(mean median) (c)3(mean-mode)
(d)2(mode mean)

27.The median of 7, 6, 4, 8, 2, 5, 11 is (a)6 (b) 12 (c)11 (d)4

28.The mode of 12, 17, 16, 14, 13, 16, 11, 14 is (a)13 (b)11 (c)14 (d)14 and 16

29.If the mean of 6 numbers is 41 then the sum of these numbers is (a)250 (b)246 (c)134 (d)456

30.If the mean of 6 numbers is 17 then the sum of numbers is (a)102 (b)103 (c)150 (d)120

31.The following represents age distribution of students in an elementary class. Find the mode of the values: 7,
9, 10, 13, 11, 7, 9, 19, 12, 11, 9, 7, 9, 10, 11. (a) 7 (b)9 (c) 10 (d)11

32.These numbers are taken from the number of people that attended a particular church every Friday for 7
weeks: 62, 18, 39, 13, 16, 37, 25. Find the mean. a)25 (b)210 (c)62 (d)30

33.A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as a sample mean, is known as a
(a)Population Parameter (b)Sample Parameter (c)Sample Statistic (d)Population Mean

34.Statistics branches include (a)Applied Statistics (b)Mathematica Statistics (c)Industrial statistics (d)a and b

35.Individual respondents, focus groups, and panels of respondents are categorised as (a)Primary Data Sources
(b)Secondary Data Sources (c)Itemized Data Sources (d)Pointed Data Sources

36.The variables whose calculation is done according to the height, length, and weight are categorised as
(a)Discrete Variables (b)Flowchart Variables (c)Measuring Variables (d)Continuous Variables

37.The frequency distribution whose most values are dispersed to the left or right of the mode is classified as (a)
skewed (b)explored (c)bimodal (d) unimodal
 38.What is the coefficient of variation of a sample that has a mean of 20 and standard deviation of 2? (a)1000%
(b)10% (c)-1000% (d)-10%

39.Which scenario will give you a coefficient of variation of 30%? (a)Mean of 30 and standard deviation of 15
(b)Mean of 4 and standard deviation of 16 (c)Mean of 3 and standard deviation of 3 (d)Mean of 10 and standard
deviation of 3

40.The standard deviation is divided by the coefficient of variation to calculate (a)arithmetic mean (b)coefficient
of arithmetic (c)coefficient of variance (d)multiplier of deviation

41.A researcher has collected the following sample data. 5 12 6 8 5 6 7 5 12 4..what is the sum of its median and
Mean? (a) 7 (b)6 (c)13 (d)1

42.from the above information find the squared value of the mode (a)5 (b)25 (c)10 (d)0

43..Which of the following is a non-numeric ordinal data? (a)Income (b)Price of commodity (c)Occupation
(d)Rating in beauty contest

44.A schedule in statistics refers to (a)Examination time table (b)set of questions used to gather pieces of
information which is filled by an informant or respondent. (c)A set of questions used to gather information and
filled by the investigator him/herself. (d) A set of past examination questions.

45.Which of the following sampling methods does not need sampling frame? (a)Simple random sampling.
(b)Purposive sampling (b)Systematic sampling (d)Cluster sampling

46.The following are qualities of a good questionnaire except (a)That each question in the questionnaire must be
precise and unambiguous. (b)Avoidance of leading question in the questionnaire. (c)That a questionnaire must
be lengthy in order to accommodate many questions. (d)That a questionnaire must be well structured into
sections such that questions in each section are related.

47.Which of the following is not a measure of partition? (a)Median (b)Mode (c)Percentile (d)Quantiles E.
Quintile

48.In the graphical method of obtaining the quartiles, which of the following diagrams is used? (a)Bar chart
(b)Histogram (c)Pie chart (d)Ogive

Use the following data to answer questions 6 to 10: 6, 3, 8, 8, 5

49. Calculate the Arithmetic mean. (a)6 (b)3 (c) 17 (d) 0

50.Calculate the Geometric mean. (a)5.65 (b)5.55 (c) 6 (d) 6.65

51.Determine the Mode. (a)3 (b)8 (c)2 (d)5

52.Determine the Median. (a)3 (b)8 (c)6 (d)5

53.Find the difference between the median and the mean. (a)0 (b)2 (c)5 (d)-2

54.For a set of data, the difference between the highest and the lowest number is known as (a)Mean
(b)Variance (c)Range (d)Interquatile range
55.The main difference between the mean deviation and variance is the (a)Differences between the data set and
mean are zero. (b)Differences between the data set and the mean are squared before being summarized in
variance. (c)Square roots of differences between the data set and the mean are obtained (d)Differences in the
order of arrangement.

56.For a non-skewed distribution, the coefficient of skewness is (a)1 (b)-1 (c)0 (d)2

57.In a sampling technique, a list consisting of all units in a target population is known as (a)sampling frame (b)
samples (c)all (d)none

58.A small or fractional part of a population selected to meet some set objective is known as (a)population
(b)sample (c)amber (d)none

59.Data presentation in form of charts and graphs is known as (a)Diagrammatic presentation (b)pie chart (c) bar
chart (d) drawings

60.Which of the following is an advantage of primary data? (a)It allows for detailed and accurate information to
be collected. (b) The methods used and the level of accuracy are known. (c)It is reliable. (d) all of the above.

61.The following are the data generated from the measurement of iron-rods; 2.5, 2.0, 2.1, 3.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.0,
2.5, 2.2, calculate both the mode and median. (a)2.5,2.5 respectively (b)2.3,2.5 respectively (c)2.5,2.3
respectively (d) none

62.The following are the data generated from the sales of orange within 12 days 4, 7, 12, 3, 5, 3, 6, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4,
calculate the mode and median. (a)3,5 respectively (b) 3, 6.5 respectively (c) 3, 3.5 respectively (d) 6.5, 3
respectively

The following are the data generated on the sales of electric components Class interval Frequency 2-4. 3 4-6. 4
6-8. 6 8-10. 7 10-12. 2 Determine the mode and median using the formula.

63.The mode is.... (a)8.33 (b)8.03 (c)5.34 (d) 8.56

64.The Median is... (a)4.4 (b) 7.3 (c) 6.3 (d) 6

65.The features of Mean include (a)It takes all observations into consideration (b)it is used for further statistical
calculations (c)It is affected by extreme values (d)all of the options

66.The characteristics of Median include (a)It does not take all observation into consideration (b)it is not
affected by extreme values (c)It is not used for further statistical calculations (d) none of the options

67.If total sum of square is 20 and the sample variance is 5 then total number of observations are (a)15 (b)25
(c)4 (d)100

68.The formula in which Σ(x-x‾)² is divided by one less than number of observations in sample is classified as
(a)coefficient of deviation (b)mean variance (c)sample variance (d)population variance

69.Calculate the mean number of children per family for the sample from the following table. Number of
children. No of families 0. 8 1. 16 2. 22 3. 14 4. 6 5. 4 6 2 a. 1.91 b. 2.47 c. 3.14 d. 2.19
70. national random sample of 20 ACT scores from 2010 is listed below. Calculate the sample mean and
standard deviation. 29, 26, 13, 23, 23, 25, 17, 22, 17, 19, 12, 26, 30, 30, 18, 14, 12, 26, 17, 18 a)20.50, 5.79 b.
20.50, 5.94 c. 20.85, 5.79 d. 20.85, 5.94

71.A parameter is: a. a sample characteristic b. a population characteristic c. unknown d. normal normally
distributed

72.A statistics is ... a sample characteristic b. a population characteristic c. unknown d. normally distributed

73.A list of 5 pulse rates is: 70, 64, 80, 74, 92. What is the median for this list? (a) 74 (b)76 (c)77 (d)80

74.Analysis of variance is a statistical method of comparing the ________ of several populations. a. standard
deviations b. variances c. means d. proportions

75.The sum of absolute deviations is minimum if these deviations are taken from the: (a) Mean (b) Mode (c)
Median (d) Upper quartile

76.The mean deviation is minimum when deviations are taken from: (a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) Zero

77.The mean deviation of the scores 12, 15, 18 is: (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d)2

78.The average of squared deviations from mean is called: (a) Mean deviation (b) Variance (c) Standard
deviation (d) Coefficient of variation

79.Which of the following measures of dispersion is expressed in the same units as the units of observation? (a)
Variance (b) Standard deviation (c) Coefficient of variation (d) Coefficient of standard deviation

80.If the dispersion is small, the standard deviation is: (a) Large (b) Zero (c) Small (d)negative

81.If Var(X) = 25, then S.D[2x+5/2] is equal to: (a) 15/2 (b) 50 (c) 25 (d) 5

82.The standard deviation of -5, -5, -5, -5, 5 is: (a) -5 (b) +5 (c) 0 (d)-25

83.The variance of 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27 is 8. The variance of 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 is: (a) Greater than 8 (b) 8 (c)
Less than 8 (d) 8 - 5 = 3

84.In a set of observations the variance is 50. All the observations are increased by 100%. The variance of the
increased observations will become: (a) 50 (b) 200 (c) 100 (d) No change

85.The first moment about X = 0 of a distribution is 12.08. The mean is: (a) 10.80 (b) 10.08 (c) 12.08 (d) 12.88

86.Departure from symmetry is called: (a) Second moment (b) Kurtosis (c) Skewness (d)variation

87.In a symmetrical distribution, the coefficient of skewness will be: (a) 0 (b) Q1 (c) Q3 (d) 1

88.Given below the four sets of observations. Which set has the minimum variation? (a) 46, 48, 50, 52, 54 (b) 30,
40, 50, 60, 70 (c) 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 (d) 48, 49, 50, 51, 52

89.The degree of peaked ness or flatness of a unimodel distribution is called: (a) Skewness (b) Symmetry (c)
Dispersion (d) Kurtosis 90.For a symmetrical distribution (a)x>0 (b)x