1) A measure of dispersion of a set of observations in which it is calculated by
the difference between the highest and lowest values produced is called:
A. Standard deviation
B. Variance
C. Range
D. Mode
E. Mean
2) Consider the following two distribution curves. Which numerical
summary measure would allow you to discriminate between the two
distributions?
3) In normal distribution:
A.Mean = Median = Mode
B. Mean < Median < Mode
C. Mean> Median > Mode
D. Mean ≠ Median ≠ Mode
4) Identify the best measure of central tendency for representing a set of nominal
data:
a) Standard deviation
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Range
[Link] of the following statements is true regarding the arithmetic mean of a set of values:
a) Is a measure of spread .
b) Used to summarize measure of location if the data are skewed
c) Coincides with the median if the distribution of the data is normal and symmetrical.
d) Is always greater than the median
6. A part of the population selected for study is called:
a) Variable
b) Data
c) Sample
d) Parameter
7. One thousand randomly selected men from a primary health center, have a mean fasting blood
glucose level of 80 mg/dl and a standard deviation of 10 mg/dl. Assuming normal distribution, how
many persons have fasting blood glucose level between 60-100 mg/dl?
A. 1000 persons.
B. 999 persons.
C. 997 persons.
D. 950 persons.
A researcher studied the barriers of hand hygiene among physicians. This variable can be summarized
in tables by:
A. Mean, standard deviation.
B. Number, percent.
C. Median, range.
D. Mode
E. Mean, median
Which of the following variables is measured on a nominal scale?
A. Race.
B. Body mass index.
C. Blood glucose (mg/dl).
D. Age as young, middle-aged and old.
E. Height.
Which of the following variables is measured on an ordinal scale?
A. age/years
B. Sex
C. Blood glucose (mg/dl).
D. Age as young, middle-aged and old.
E. Height.
The pregnant females attending the MCH center for routine examination had a mean blood
hemoglobulin of 11 mg/dl and a standard deviation of 1 gm/dl. Assuming normal distribution, which
of the following is true?
A. 68% of the pregnant females have a blood hemoglobin between 9 and 13 gm /dl.
B. 95% of the pregnant females have a blood hemoglobin between 9- 13 gm/ dl.
C. 99% of the pregnant females have a blood hemoglobin between 9- 13 gm/ dl.
D. 34% of the pregnant females have a blood hemoglobin between 10- 12 gm/ dl.
E. 68% of the pregnant females have a blood hemoglobin between 10-11 gm/dl.
Among women aged 18 to 34 in a community, weight is normally distributed with a mean of 52 kg and
a standard deviation of 7.5 kg. What percentage of women will have a weight over 59.5 kg?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 16%
D. 20%
E. 32%
Most of values in a set of data range from a minimum of 0 up to a maximum of 35. However, the data
are highly skewed with few values as large as 60. Data are best described by:
A. Mean.
B. Median.
C. Mode.
D. Range.
E. Variance.
The test of significance best used to compare continuous parametric variables between 2
independent groups :
A. Student t test
B. Paired t test
C. Pearson correlation
D. Mann Whitney U test
The result of research carried out to compare incidence of coronary heart
disease between cases and control groups yields a P value of 0.002) , this
means that :
A.No statistically significant difference between studied groups
B. Difference will only have happened by chance 2 in 100 times
C. Rejection of the null hypothesis
D.Acceptance of the null hypothesis
To compare the sex distribution between 2 groups in an experimental study , the
best used test is:
A.Chi-Square test
B. Pearson correlation
C. Paired t test
D. Mann Whitney U test
Mark the type of variable in the following table:
Variables Contin Discr Nominal Ordinal
uous ete
1. age (years)
2. Race (Asian, black, white, or other)
3. Body mass index (kg/m2)
4. cancer stage (stage I, stage II, stage III)
5. Number of hospital beds
6. EEG (normal, abnormal)
7. blood glucose level (hypoglycemia, normal,
hyperglycemia)
8. serum cholesterol level (Mmol/L)
9. Number of women using
contraceptive pills
10. body weight (< 60 kg, ≥ 60 kg)