MULTIPLE - CHOICH QUESTIONS

1. The science of collecting, organizing, prscnting, analyzing and interpreting data to assist in making
more effective deçısions is called:

(a) statistic

(b) parameter

(c) population

(d) tatjstics

2. Methods of organizing, summarizing, and presenting data in an informative way is called:

(a) descriptive statistics

(b) inferential statistics

(c) theoretical statistics

(d) applicd statistics

The methods used to determine something about a population on the basis of a

sample is called:

(b) descriptive statistics

(a) inferential statistics

(d) theoretical statistics

(c) applied statistice

4. When the characteristic being studied is nonnumeric, it is called a:

(a) qualitative variable

(b) quantitative variable

(c) continuous vartable

(d) discrete variable

(b) qualitative variable

(a) quantitative variable

(b) dependent variable

(d) Independent variable

6. A specific characteriatic of a population is called:

(a) parameter

(b) atatiatic

(c) sampla

(d) variable

7. A aDecißc characteriatic of a sample

(a) variable

(b) statistic

(b) parameter

(d)

8. A set of all unitso of interest in a study is called:

(a) population

(b) sample

(c) statistic

(d) parameter

9. A part of the population selected for study is called a:

(a) data

(b) variable

(c) parameter

(d) sample
10. Listing of the data in order of numerical magnitude are called:

(a) arrayed data

(b) raw data

(c) continuous data

(d)discrete data

11. Listing of the data in the form in which these are collected are known as:

(a) raw data

(b) secondary dat

(b) qualitative data

(d) arrayed data

12. Data that are eolected by any body for some specific purpose and use are called:

(a) qualitaive data

(b) primary data

(c) continuous data

(d) secondary data

13. The data which have under gone any treatment previously is called:

(a)secondary data

(b) primary data

(c) skewed data

(d) symmetric data

[Link] data obtaincd by conducting a survey is called:

(a) primary data

(b) secondary data

(c) continuous data

(d) qualitative data

(a) discrete data

(b) arrayed data

(c) socondary data

(d) primary data

16. A survey in which information is collected from each and every individual of

the population is known as:

(a) sample survey

(b) pilot survey

(c) biased survey

(a) cenaus survey

17. Data used by an agency which originally collected them are:

(a) primary data

(b) secondary data

(c) raw data

(d) grouped data

18. Registration is the source of:

(a) primary data

(b) secondary dat

(c) qualitative data

(d) continuous data

19. Data in the population census reports are:

(a) ungrouped data

(c) arrayed data

(d) primary data

20. Issuing a national identity card is an example of

(a) statistic

(b) sampling

(c) registration

(d) census

21. A variable that assumes only some selected values in a range is called:

(a) quantitative variable

(b) continuous variable

(c) qualitative variable

(d) discrete variable

22. A variable that assumes any value yithin a range is called:

(a) continuous variable

(b) discrete variable

d) dependent variable

(c) independent variable

23. A variable that provides the basia for estimation is called:

(a) independent variable

(b) dependent variable

(c) continuous variabl

(d) qualitative variable

24. The variable that is being wredicted or estimated is called:

(a) independent variable

(c) discrete variabl

(d) continuous variable

25. Monthly rainfall ina eity during the last ten years is an example of a:

(a) discrete vatiable

(b) continuous variable

(c) qualitative vaiable

(d) independent variable

26. The proportion offemales in a sample of 50 accounts offcers is an example of a:

(a) parameter

(b) statistic

(c) array

(d) variable

27. Number of family members in different families in a town is an example of a:

(a)discrete variable

(b) continuous variable

(c) qualitative variable

(d) dependent variable

28. Colors of flowers is an example of.

(a) qualitative variable

(b) quantitative variable

(c) skewed variable

(d) symmetric variable

29. If each measurement in a data set falls into one and only one of a set of categories, the data set is
called:

(a) qualitative
(b) quantitative

(c) continuous

(d) constant

30. Any phenomenon which is not measurable is called:

(a) variable

(b) constant

(c) parameter

(d) attribute

31. A constant can assume values:

(a) zero

(b) one

(c) fixcd

(d) not fixed

32. A value which does not change from one individual to andther indivıa uul is called:

(a) variable

(b) statistic

(c) constant

(d) array

33. In the plural sense, statistics means:

(a) numerical data

(b) methods

(c) population data

(d) sample data

34. In the singular sen6e, statistics means:

(a) methods
(b) numerical data

(c) population data

(d) sample data

35. Weight of earth is a:

(a) qualitative variable.

(b) discrete variable.

(c)continuous variable.

(d) difficult to tel.

36. Weight of students in a class marks

(a) discrete data.

(b) continuous data.

(c) qualitative data.

(d) constant data.

37. Life of a T.V. tube is a:

(a) discrete variable

(b) continuous variable

(c) qualitative yarable

(d) constant

38. Questionnaire methad s used in collecting:

(a) primary data

(b) secondary data.

(c) published data.

(d) true data.

39. Census returns are:

(a) primary data.

(c) qualitative data.

(d) true data.

40. Students divided into different groups according to their intelligence and gender will generate:

(a) quantitative data.

(b) qualitative data.

(c) continuous data.

(d) constant

41. Gitistics are:

(a) aggregate of facts and figures.

(b) always true.

(c) always continuous.

(d) always qualitative

42. Statistical results are:

(a) randomly true

(b) always true

(c) not true

(d) true on average

43. Statistics does not study:

(a) statistic

(b) constant

(c)parameter

(d) individual

44. A statistical population may consist of:

(a) infinite numbch of values

(c) none of (a) and )

(d) either of (a) and (b)

45. The only continuous variable here is:

(a) rain fall on different days in a city.

(b) number of customers entering a store on different days.

(c) number of flights landing on an airport opdierent days.

(d) none of them

46. Example of descriptive statistics is:

(a) 70 % people in Pakistan live in rural arcas.

(b) 50 % people are likely to vate in the natíonal clection.

(c) 20% of the bulbs produccd in afactory will he defective.

(d) difficult to tell.

47. Example of inlerential statistics is

(a) percentage of smokers in Pakistan.

(b) percentage of skilled workers in a factory.

(c) estimate of increase jnprices in the next ycar.

(d) none of the above

48. Statistics are always:

(a) estimated values.

(a) exact.

(c) constant.

(d) population values.

49. Statistics must

(a) comparable
(b) not comparable.

(c) discrete în nature.

(d) qualitative in nature.

54. The figure 22.25 rounded to one decimal plabel

(a) 22.1

(b) 22.3

(c) 22.2

(d) 22

56. The figure 22.15 rounded to one decimal place i:

(a) 22.2

(b) 22.1

(c) 22

(d) 22.3

56. The figure 22.26 rounded to on deeimal place ia:

(b) 22.3

(a) 22.2

(c) 221

(d) 22

57. The figure 22.24 rounded to one decimal place is:

(a) 22.2

(b) 22.3

(c) 22.1

(d) 22

58. How many methods, are used for the collection of data?

(b) 3
(a) 4

(c) 2

(a) 1