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This document contains an exam for an introductory statistics course. The exam has two parts, with the first being true/false questions about statistical concepts and the second being multiple choice questions testing understanding of statistical terminology and measures.

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NaRM Mid

This document contains an exam for an introductory statistics course. The exam has two parts, with the first being true/false questions about statistical concepts and the second being multiple choice questions testing understanding of statistical terminology and measures.

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Bule Hora University

Department of Statistics
Introduction to Statistics Mid exam
Max. Marks: 20%
Time allowed: 20min.

Name_______________________________ Id, No. ___________Signature_________


General Instructions:

 Switch off your mobile.

 Cheating or facilitating conditions for cheating is strictly forbidden.

 Write your answers briefly only on the space provided.

 An ineligible answer is not marked.

Part I: Write True if the statement is correct if not write False (1pt each)

1. Statistics is a branch of science that deals with the collection, organization, analysis of
data and drawing of inferences from the samples to the whole population________
2. Sampling is the method of sample selection from the population________
3. Measurement scale refers to the property of value assigned to the data based on the
properties of order, distance and fixed zero ________
4. One use of statistics is to furnishes a technique of comparison________
5. Variable is an item of interest that can take on many different numerical values.________
6. Analysis of data is the process of extracting relevant information from the summarized
data________
Part II: Choose the best answer from the given alternatives (2pts each)

1. Which of the following is not a measure of central location? ________


A. Mean
B. Median
C. Variance
D. Mode
2. A statistics professor asked students in a class their ages. On the basis of this information,
the professor states that the average age of all the students in the university is 21 years.
This is an example of________
A. Census
B. Descriptive statistics
C. An experiment

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D. Inferential statistics
3. A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as sample mean, is
known as a ________
A. Parameter
B. sample parameter
C. sample statistic
D. population mean
E. None of the above answers is correct
4. The data which have already been collected by someone is called ________
A. Secondary data
B. Primary data
C. Array data
D. Quantitative data
5. The value that has half of the observations above it and half the observations below it is
called the________
A. Range
B. Median
C. Mean
D. Mode
6. The most frequently occurring value of a data set is called the________
A. Range
B. Mode
C. Mean
D. median:
7. Given the values in a series, the geometric mean is________
A. The third root of the product of values
B. The square root of the product of values
C. The fourth root of the product of values
D. The Nth root of the product of values

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