1st Year Statistics 1st Quarter Book Paper

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 12 × 1 = 12)

1. Registration is the source of:

   1. Primary data

   2. Secondary data

   3. Ogive

   4. Histogram

2. Graphs of frequency distrubutions are used because:

   1. They have a long history in practical applications

   2. They attract attention to data pattern

   3. They account for biased or incomplete data

   4. None of these

3. If any value in a series is zero, then we cannot calculate the:

   1. Mean

   2. Harmonic mean

   3. Mode

   4. Median

4. A numerical characteristics of a sample is called:

   1. Statistic

   2. Parameter

   3. Variable

   4. Sample

5. Histogram is a graph of:

   1. Frequency distribution

   2. Time series

   3. Qualitative data

   4. Ogive

6. Which of the following measures cannot be calculated for the numbers 5, 8, 12, 6, 9, 13, 10.

   1. Median

   2. Mode

   3. Mean

   4. None of these

7. In the plural sense, statistics mean:

   1. Methods

   2. Numerical Data

   3. Sample values

   4. Population values

8. Classification of data by attributes is called:

   1. Temporal classification

   2. Geographical classification

   3. Quantitative classification

   4. Qualitative classification

9. If the values in a series are not of equal importance, we compute the:

   1. Median

   2. Harmonic mean

   3. Mean

   4. Weighted mean

10. In the singular sense, statistics means:

    1. Methodology

    2. Numerical data

    3. Sample values

    4. Count data

11. The section of table that contains the column caption is called:

    1. Box head

    2. Box plot

    3. Stub

    4. Body

12. Which is appropriate average for finding the average speed of a journey?

    1. Mean

    2. Geometric mean

    3. Harmonic mean

    4. Weighted mean