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NDA 2021 Statistics Exam Questions

The document contains a series of statistics questions from NDA 2021, covering various concepts such as measures of central tendency, pie charts, histograms, and correlation coefficients. Each question includes multiple-choice answers, with the correct answers indicated. The questions test knowledge on topics like median, variance, and the relationship between mean, median, and mode.

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NDA 2021 Statistics Exam Questions

The document contains a series of statistics questions from NDA 2021, covering various concepts such as measures of central tendency, pie charts, histograms, and correlation coefficients. Each question includes multiple-choice answers, with the correct answers indicated. The questions test knowledge on topics like median, variance, and the relationship between mean, median, and mode.

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STATISTICS

NDA 2021(1)
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS
Q1. Consider the following measures of central tendency for a set of N numbers :

1. Arithmetic mean 2. Geometric mean

Which of the above uses/use all the data?

(a) 1 only <ANS>


(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q2. The numbers of Science, Arts and Commerce graduates working in a company are 30, 70
and 50 respectively. If these figures are represented by a pie chart, then what is the angle
corresponding to Science graduates ?

(a) 36°
(b) 72° <ANS>
(c) 120°
(d) 168°
Q3. For a histogram based on a frequency distribution with unequal class intervals, the
frequency of a class should be proportional to

(a) the height of the rectangle


(b) the area of the rectangle <ANS>
(C) the width of the rectangle
(d) the perimeter of the rectangle
Q4. The coefficient of correlation is independent of

(a) change of scale only


(b) change of origin only
(c) both change of scale and change of origin <ANS>
(d) neither change of scale nor change of origin
Q5. The following table gives the frequency distribution of number of peas per pea pod of
198 pods :
Number of peas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Frequency 4 33 76 50 26 8 1
What is the median of this distribution?

(a) 3 <ANS>
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Q6. What is the sum of deviations of the variate values 73, 85, 92, 105, 120 from their mean?

(a) -2
(b) -1
(c) 0 <ANS>
(d) 5
Q7. If the mean of a frequency distribution is 100 and the coefficient of variation is 45%, then
what is the value of the varience ?

(a) 2025 <ANS>


(b) 450
(c) 45
(d) 4.5
Q8. For which of the following sets of numbers do the mean, median and mode have the
same value?

(a) 12, 12, 12, 12, 24


(b) 6, 18, 18, 18, 30 <ANS>
(c) 6, 6, 12, 30, 36
(d) 6, 6, 6, 12, 30
Q9. The mean of 12 observations is 75. If two observations are discarded, then the mean of
the remaining observations is 65. What is the mean of the discarded observations ?

(a) 250
(b) 125 <ANS>
(c) 120
(d) Cannot be determined due to insufficient data
Q10. If the mode of the scores 10, 12, 13, 15, 15, 13, 12, 10, x is 15, then what is the value of
x?

(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 15 <ANS>
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