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Statistics Mcq's

1. The document provides 35 multiple choice questions related to statistics and measures of central tendency such as mean, median, and mode. 2. The questions cover topics like determining the median from a graph, identifying the modal class of a distribution, relating mean, median and mode values, calculating frequencies from cumulative distribution tables, and interpreting data distributions. 3. Multiple choice options are provided for each question, testing understanding of concepts like calculating class marks, determining median and modal classes, and relating measures of central tendency.

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Statistics Mcq's

1. The document provides 35 multiple choice questions related to statistics and measures of central tendency such as mean, median, and mode. 2. The questions cover topics like determining the median from a graph, identifying the modal class of a distribution, relating mean, median and mode values, calculating frequencies from cumulative distribution tables, and interpreting data distributions. 3. Multiple choice options are provided for each question, testing understanding of concepts like calculating class marks, determining median and modal classes, and relating measures of central tendency.

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Statistics

I – Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along
with its letter of alphabet.

1. In figure the value of the median


of the data using the graph of less
than Ogive and more than ogive is

A] 5 B] 40 C] 80 D] 15

2. For the following distribution.

Marks less 10 20 30 40 50 60
than
No of 3 12 27 57 75 80
students

The modal class is:


A] 10-20 B] 20- 30 C] 30 – 40 D] 50 – 60

3. If mode of a data is 45, mean is 27, then median is:


A] 30 B] 27 C] 33 D] none

4. For a symmetrical distribution, which is correct


A] Mean > Mode > Median B] Mean < Mode < Median
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛+𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛
C] Mode = D] Mean = Median = Mode
2

5. The relation connecting the measures of central tendencies is:


A] mode = 2 median – 3 mean B] mode = 3 median – 2 mean
C] mode = 2 median + 3 mean D] mode = 3 median + 2 mean
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6. The mean and median of a data are 14 and 15 respectively. The value
of mode is
A] 16 B] 17 C] 13 d] 18

7. If mode of the following data is 7, then value of k in


2,4,6,7,5,6,10,6,7,2k+1,9,7,13 is :
A] 3 B] 7 C] 4 D] 2

8. If mode = 80 and mean = 110 then the median is:


A] 110 B] 120 C] 100 D] 90

9. The upper limit of the median class of the following distribution is:
Class 0–5 6 – 11 12 – 17 18 – 23 24 - 29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
A] 17 B] 17.5 C] 18 D] 18.5

10. The measure of central tendency is given by the x coordinate of the


point of intersection of the more than ogive and less than ogive is:
A] Mean B] Median C] Mode D] All the above

11. Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful in determining


the
A] mean B] median C] mode D] All the above three measures

12. The measures of central tendency which can’t be found graphically is:
A] mean B] median C] mode D] none of these

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13. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency:
A] mean B] median C] range D] mode

14. A data has 25 observations ( arranged in descending order). Which


Observation represents the median?
A] 12th B] 13th C] 14th D] 15th

15. For a given data with 50 observations the ‘Less than ogive’ and the
‘more than ogive’ intersect at (15.5, 20). The Median of the data is
A] 4.5 B] 20 C] 50 D] 15.5

16. For a given data with 40 observations the less than ogive and the
more than Ogive intersect at (20.5, 1). The Median of the data is:
A] 5.5 B] 20.5 C] 15 D] 40

17. The class mark of Class Interval is


A] Lower limit + Upper limit B] Upper limit – Lower limit
1 1
C] (Lower limit + Upper limit) D] ( Lower limit + Upper limit)
2 4

18. One of the methods of determining mode is


A] Mode = 2 Median – 3 Mean B] Mode = 2 Median + 3 Mean
C] Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean D] Mode = 3 Median + 2 Mean

19. The arithmetic mean of 1, 2, 3,-------n is


𝑛−1 𝑛+ 1 𝑛 𝑛
A] B] C] D] +1
2 2 2 2

20. Mode is
A] Least frequent value B] middle most value
C] Most frequent value D] none of these

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21. The algebraic sum of the deviations of a frequency distribution from
its mean is
A] always positive B] always negative C] 0 D] a non zero number

22. Which of the following cannot be determined graphically?


A] mean B] median C] mode D] none of these

23] The times, in seconds, taken by 150 athletes to run a 110m hurdle
race are

Class 13.8 -14 14 -14.2 14.2-14.4 14.4 – 14.6 14.6 – 14.8 14.8 - 15

Frequency 2 4 5 71 48 20

The number of athletes who completed the race in less than 14.6
seconds is:
A] 11 B] 71 C] 82 D] 130

24. Consider the following distribution:


Marks obtained Number of students
More than or equal to 0 63
More than or equal to 10 58
More than or equal to 20 55
More than or equal to 30 51
More than or equal to 40 48
More than or equal to 50 42
The frequency of the class ( 30 – 40 ) is
A] 3 B] 4 C] 48 D] 51

25. The abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than type and of
the more than type cumulative frequency curves of a grouped data gives
its
A] mean B] median C] mode D] all the three above

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26. For the following distribution:
Class 0-5 5 - 10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25
Frequency 10 15 12 20 9
The sum of lower limits of the median class and modal class is
A] 15 B] 25 C] 30 D] 35

27. For the following distribution:


Class 0- 5 6 – 11 12 – 18 - 24 -
17 23 29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11

The upper limit of the median class is:


A] 17 B] 17.5 C] 18 D] 18.5

28. for the following distribution:

Marks Number of
students
Below 10 3
Below 20 12
Below 30 27
Below 40 57
Below 50 75
Below 60 80

The modal class is


A] 10 – 20 B] 20 – 30 C] 30- 40 D] 50 – 60

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29. Consider the data:

Class 65-85 85-105 105-125 125-145 145-165 165-185 185-205

Frequency 4 5 13 20 14 7 4

The difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower
limit of the Modal class is:
A] 0 B] 19 C] 20 D] 38

30. Average of first ten prime numbers is:


A] 12.6 B] 12.9 C] 13.9 D] 14.9

31. In the following distribution:


Monthly income range (in ₹ ) Number of families
Income more than ₹ 10000 100
Income more than ₹ 13000 85
Income more than ₹ 16000 69
Income more than ₹ 19000 50
Income more than ₹ 22000 33
Income more than ₹ 25000 15
The number of families having income range (in ₹ ) 16000-19000 is
A] 15 B] 16 C] 17 D] 19

32. Consider the following frequency distribution of the heights of 60


Students of a class:
Height ( in cm ) Number of Students
150-155 15
155-160 13
160-165 10
165-170 8
170-175 9
175-180 5

The sum of the lower limit of the modal class and upper limit of the
median class is
A] 310 B] 315 C] 320 D] 330

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33. What is the arithmetic mean of 30,20,32,16 and 27 ?
A] 23 B] 24 C] 25 D] 26

34. While computing mean of grouped data, we assume that the


frequencies are
A] evenly distributed over all the classes
B] centred at the class marks of the classes
C] centred at the upper limits of the classes
D] centred at the lower limits of the classes

35. Mean of 11 observations is 50. If the mean of first six observations is


49 and that of last six observation is 52, then the sixth observation will
be:
A] 55 B] 56 C] 57 D] 58

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