This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Data Interpretation > Statistics – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Statistics Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ratio or fraction of the sample orpopulation that has a specific characteristicof interest A) Proportion. B) Z values. C) Critical Values. D) Alpha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proportion. 2. A mayor wanted to see if the people in his town thought he was doing a good job.Which choice best represents a statistic? A) The percentage of all townspeople who believe the mayor is doing a good job. B) The percentage of townspeople surveyed who believe the mayor is doing a good job. C) All townspeople. D) A random selection of 100 townspeople. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The percentage of townspeople surveyed who believe the mayor is doing a good job. 3. Statistics help us to ..... A) Obtain data and then organize and analyse. B) Obtain data and then organize, summarize, present, analyze, interpret and reach conclusions. C) Obtain data and then organize, summarize, present and analyze. D) It is a set of methods to plan studies and experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obtain data and then organize, summarize, present, analyze, interpret and reach conclusions. 4. Locate the number that shows up the most. A) Finding the mean. B) Finding the median. C) Finding the mode. D) Finding the range. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finding the mode. 5. Will conducting this survey introduce bias? Surveying parents of Year 8 students to find out how many children the average adult has. A) Yes, because the survey was conducted with only parents of Year 8s. B) Yes, because the survey was conducted only with adults. C) Yes, because parents are able to opt out and not complete the survey. D) No, there is no bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, because the survey was conducted with only parents of Year 8s. 6. Your test grades are 72, 83, 78, 85, and 90. You have one more test and want an average of an 82. What must you earn on your next test? A) 100. B) 82. C) 81. D) 84. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 84. 7. Statistics is defined in terms of numerical data in the ..... A) Singular sense. B) Plural sense. C) Either a or b. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plural sense. 8. If you were conducting a survey, in what order would you perform the following tasks? A) analysis; B) observation; C) sample; D) statistic A) C B D A. B) C B A D. C) A C B D. D) B A C D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C B A D. 9. It is a graph that uses symbols to present and compare data. These graphs are often used where there are people who need to understand things, even if they do not read or speak the language. A) Line Graph. B) Pie Graph. C) Pictograph. D) Bar Graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pictograph. 10. What is the RANGE of a data set? A) The middle value. B) The number that occurs most frequently. C) The average. D) The difference between the max and min values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The difference between the max and min values. 11. A frequency distribution is A) A graphical device for presenting categorical data. B) A tabular summary of a set of data showing the relative frequency. C) A tabular summary of a set of data showing the frequency of items in each of several nonoverlapping classes. D) A graphical form of representing data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tabular summary of a set of data showing the frequency of items in each of several nonoverlapping classes. 12. Applied statistics can be A) Descriptive. B) Scientific. C) Both Desctiptive & Scientific. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both Desctiptive & Scientific. 13. The independent variable is also known as A) Outcome variable. B) Explanatory variable. C) Control variable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explanatory variable. 14. How many parts are there to a box-and-whisker-plot? A) 3. B) 2. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 15. A toy store owner is tracking how much kids spend each month on toys.Which choice best represents a population? A) All of the kids who buy toys. B) 227 rich kids. C) 228 boys age 7-15. D) 235 kids from age 10 to 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the kids who buy toys. 16. What is a census? A) A group chosen from a population. B) A tool used to collect statistical data. C) Statistics collected from an entire population. D) The factual information collected from a survey or other source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistics collected from an entire population. 17. A P-value indicates: A) The probability that the alternative hypothesis is true. B) Probability of a Type I error. C) The probability that the null hypothesis is true. D) The probability of obtaining the results (or one more extreme) if the null hypothesis is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The probability of obtaining the results (or one more extreme) if the null hypothesis is true. 18. Find the median from the list of numbers:60, 58, 52, 48, 60, 67 A) 59. B) 118. C) 58. D) 60. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 59. 19. Example of quantitative data .. A) Color of eyes. B) Marital status. C) Numbers of chairs. D) Types of glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Numbers of chairs. 20. Overestimated the parameter A) Biased Estimate. B) Positive Bias. C) Unbiased Estimate. D) Negative Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive Bias. 21. A number line showing the frequency of data by marking an X on the umber line for each occurrence. A) Box Plot. B) Line Plot. C) Mode. D) Measure of Center. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Line Plot. 22. It is a process that aims to describe an observable event by using any instruments or devices. A) Open-Ended Questions. B) Questionnaire. C) Statistical Instruments. D) Close-Ended Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistical Instruments. 23. What is the median of:6, 12, 16, 11, 8, 4, 1, 11, 4 A) 7. B) 8. C) 6. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 24. To find the ..... you put all numbers in order from least to greatest and then take the largest number minus the smallest number . A) Median. B) Range. C) Mean. D) Mode. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Range. 25. A survey that chose every nth person from a list to answer the questions. A) Satistics. B) Population. C) Census. D) Random Sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Random Sample. 26. Identify the population:A survey of 500 adults in the U.S. found that 54% drink coffee daily. A) Collection of the 500 adults surveyed. B) Collection of all adults in the U.S. C) 54%. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collection of all adults in the U.S. 27. What is the mode in the set of data? 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7 A) 2. B) 6. C) 2 and 6. D) 2, 4, and 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 and 6. 28. Qualitative observations that fall into separate and distinct categories. A) Measure of Center. B) Data. C) Numerical Data. D) Categorical Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Categorical Data. 29. Given the following data:the following data 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 A) The variance is 40. B) The variance is 12.5. C) The variance is 8. D) The variance is 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The variance is 10. 30. Find the median of these numbers:4, 2, 7, 4, 3 A) 4. B) 10. C) 7. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesStatistics Quiz 1Statistics Quiz 2Statistics Quiz 3Statistics Quiz 4Statistics Quiz 5Statistics Quiz 6Statistics Quiz 7Statistics Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books