1st Year Statistics Chapter 1 TestIntroduction to Statistics

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

1. Registration is the source of:

   1. Primary data

   2. Secondary data

   3. Ogive

   4. Histogram

2. A numerical characteristics of a sample is called:

   1. Statistic

   2. Parameter

   3. Variable

   4. Sample

3. In the plural sense, statistics mean:

   1. Methods

   2. Numerical Data

   3. Sample values

   4. Population values

4. In the singular sense, statistics means:

   1. Methodology

   2. Numerical data

   3. Sample values

   4. Count data

5. Statistics came from the German word:

   1. Status

   2. Statista

   3. Statistik

   4. Statistique

6. Colour of hair is a:

   1. Continuous variable

   2. Discrete variable

   3. Qualitative variable

   4. Quantitative variable

7. The word statistics is at present used in:

   1. Two senses

   2. Three senses

   3. Four senses

   4. None of these

8. Information recorded in its original form, whether counts or measurements, is referred to as:

   1. Continuous data

   2. Raw data

   3. Discrete data

   4. Arrayed data

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

   1. Discrete variable

   2. Continuous variable

   3. Qualitative variable

   4. Constant

10. A collection some of the elements from a group is called:

    1. Census

    2. Population

    3. Sample

    4. Registration