Government Associate College Dhoke Syedan, Rawalpindi
Statistics-II Assignment for Winter Vacation (2nd Year)
Note: This assignment is prepared from already covered chapters and is according to Paper
Pattern of BISE Rawalpindi. Submission of this assignment is mandatory for all students
Section-I: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Attempt all questions. Each question has four options.
1. Sampling is the process of:
A) Collecting all data
B) Studying a part of population
C) Tabulating data
D) Analyzing results
2. The entire group under study is called:
A) Sample
B) Statistic
C) Population
D) Parameter
3. Which of the following is a probability sampling method?
A) Judgment sampling
B) Convenience sampling
C) Simple random sampling
D) Quota sampling
4. A sample that represents the population well is called:
A) Small sample
B) Biased sample
C) Representative sample
D) Random error
5. The size of a sample is denoted by:
A) N
B) μ
C) n
D) σ
6. Which method gives equal chance to every unit?
A) Stratified sampling
B) Simple Random sampling
C) Systematic sampling
D) Cluster sampling
7. Sampling error occurs due to:
A) Census
B) Natural variation
C) Complete data
D) Measurement
8. Non-probability sampling includes:
A) Random sampling
B) Stratified sampling
C) Convenience sampling
D) Systematic sampling
9. Which is cheaper and faster?
A) Census
B) Sampling
C) Enumeration
D) Observation
10. Sampling is preferred when:
A) Population is small
B) Population is infinite
C) Data is unnecessary
D) No analysis required
11. Attributes are:
A) Numerical values
B) Qualitative characteristics
C) Constants
D) Frequencies
12. Positive association means:
A) Attributes occur independently
B) Presence of one implies absence of other
C) Presence of one implies presence of other
D) No relation
13. Negative association shows:
A) Similar movement
B) Opposite movement
C) No movement
D) Constant value
14. Independence of attributes means:
A) Complete association
B) No association
C) Negative association
D) Partial association
15. Yule’s coefficient of association lies between:
A) 0 and 1
B) -1 and +1
C) -∞ to +∞
D) 0 and ∞
16. If Q = 0, attributes are:
A) Positively associated
B) Negatively associated
C) Independent
D) Completely associated
17. If Q = +1, association is:
A) Negative
B) Zero
C) Perfect positive
D) Independent
18. Which table is used in association of attributes?
A) Frequency table
B) Time series
C) Contingency table
D) Bar chart
19. Dichotomous attributes have:
A) Many classes
B) Two classes
C) Infinite classes
D) No class
20. Association deals with:
A) Quantitative data
B) Qualitative data
C) Continuous data
D) Discrete data
21. Correlation measures:
A) Cause and effect
B) Degree of relationship
C) Difference
D) Ratio
22. Correlation coefficient lies between:
A) 0 and 1
B) -1 and +1
C) -∞ to +∞
D) 0 and ∞
23. Positive correlation indicates:
A) Opposite movement
B) No movement
C) Same direction movement
D) Random movement
24. If r = 0, variables are:
A) Positively correlated
B) Negatively correlated
C) Uncorrelated
D) Perfectly correlated
25. Regression is used for:
A) Prediction
B) Classification
C) Sampling
D) Tabulation
26. There are how many regression lines?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
27. Perfect negative correlation is:
A) r = 0
B) r = +1
C) r = -1
D) r = 0.5
28. Correlation does not imply:
A) Relationship
B) Dependence
C) Cause and effect
D) Association
29. Karl Pearson’s coefficient is based on:
A) Ranks
B) Frequencies
C) Mean and SD
D) Median
30. Regression coefficient can be:
A) Only positive
B) Only negative
C) Both positive and negative
D) Zero only
31. Normal distribution is:
A) Symmetrical
B) Skewed
C) Irregular
D) Discrete
32. In normal distribution mean, median and mode are:
A) Different
B) Unequal
C) Equal
D) Zero
33. The curve of normal distribution is:
A) U-shaped
B) J-shaped
C) Bell-shaped
D) L-shaped
34. Total area under the normal curve is:
A) 0
B) 1
C) 50%
D) 100 units
35. Normal distribution is also called:
A) Poisson distribution
B) Binomial distribution
C) Gaussian distribution
D) Uniform distribution
36. Standard normal distribution has mean:
A) 1
B) 0
C) 10
D) 100
37. Standard deviation in standard normal distribution is:
A) 0
B) 1
C) 10
D) 100
38. Normal curve approaches the x-axis at:
A) One point
B) Two points
C) Infinity
D) Zero
39. The highest point of the curve is at:
A) Mean
B) Mode
C) Median
D) Mean, Median and Mode
40. Normal distribution is used in:
A) Small samples only
B) Large samples
C) Qualitative data
D) Attributes
Section-II: Short Questions
Attempt all questions.
1. Define population.
2. Define sample.
3. What is sampling?
4. State two advantages of sampling.
5. What is random sampling?
6. Define attributes.
7. What is association of attributes?
8. Define positive association.
9. What is a contingency table?
10. State the range of Yule’s coefficient of association.
11. Define correlation.
12. What is regression?
13. State the range of correlation coefficient.
14. What is positive correlation?
15. Name two uses of regression.
16. Define normal distribution.
17. What is normal curve?
18. State six properties of normal distribution.
19. What is standard normal distribution?
20. Why is normal distribution important?
Section-III: Long / Numerical Questions
Attempt all questions.
1. Explain different methods of sampling.
2. Distinguish between census and sampling.
3. Explain Yule’s coefficient of association.
4. Discuss independence of attributes.
5. Explain correlation with the help of an example.
6. Explain regression and its importance.
7. Explain the properties of normal distribution.
8. Write a note on applications of normal distribution.