Question 1 Flashcards

1
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The word statistics is used as?

A

Both singular and plural

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2
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The statement statistics is both a science and an art was stated by

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L.H.C Tippet

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3
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Statistics is an act of decision making that as to do with?

A

Numerical Qualitative Information

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4
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When statistics use data to solve problem of life it is considered as?

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An Art

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5
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Statistics study numerical data in a systematic way?

A

Science

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6
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What did AL Bowley say about statistics

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A knowledge of statistics is like a knowledge of foreign languages of algebra, it may prove of use at any time under any circumstances

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7
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The science of statistics is like a useful servant but only of great value to those who understand it’s purpose was said by?

A

W.I king

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8
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Which of the following is not a reason for studying statistics

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It provides a necessary to conceptual foundations in qualitative reasoning

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9
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_________ is a branch of statistics that study biological phenomenon

A

Biostatistics

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10
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A attribute computed for each member of population or sample is called?

A

Measurement

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11
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Statistical result are ________
(a) 100% (b) not absolutely correct (c) always correct (d) never correct

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B: Not absolutely correct

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12
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A study based on complete enumeration is known as ________

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Census survey

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13
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Sampling is inevitable under the following situation except

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None of the above

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14
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Which of this represent qualitative data
(a) Height (b) liking or dislike of 500 person of a particular product (c) income of a government salary in a month

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B: liking or dislike of 500 person of a particular product

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15
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The height of a student is 60 Inches, which kind of data is it? Discrete/Continuos

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Continuos

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16
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In descriptive statistics we study _______
(a) The description of decision making process (b) The method of organizing displaying and describing data (c) we generalize from sample to population

A

B

17
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Data in population census is_______ data

A

Secondary data

18
Q

You asked 5 of your classmates about their height, on the basis of these information you stated that the avg height of all students in your class

A

Inferential statistics

19
Q

Which of the following graph is most appropriate for categorical variable.

A

Bar Chart/Graph

20
Q

What summary statistics is suitable for the place of domicial and ethnicity

A

Mode

21
Q

A variable that assume any value within a range is called

A

Continuous

22
Q

The inclusive type of group frequency distribution can be computed using

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Class boundary

23
Q

Which of the following class interval type is most preferred when there is a great fluctuation in the data?

A

Unequal

24
Q

A series showing the set of all values individually with their frequency is known as?

A

Ungrouped or Simple frequency distribution