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DAMODARAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, COIMBAORTE 641 014 (Autonomous and affiliated to Bharathiar University & recognized by the UGC. School of Commerce and International Business MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS CLASS: II BCOM CS 405E IV SEMESTER BUSINESS STATISTICS 1. Who stated that statistics is a branch of applied mathematics which specializes in data? a. Horace Secrist. b. R.A Fisher. c. Ya-Lun-Chou. d. L.R. Connor. Answer: B 2. The word statistics is used as a. Singular. b. Plural. c. Singular and Plural. d. None of above. Answer: C 3. Out of various definitions, given by the following workers, which definition is considered to be more exact? a. R .A. Fisher. b. A.L.Bowley. c. M.G.Kendall. d. Cecil H.Meyers. Answer: A 4. The statement, designing of an appropriate questionnaire itself wins half the battle, was given by a.A.R.Ilersic. b.W.I.King. c.H.Huge. d.H.Secrist. Answer: C 5. Method of complete enumeration is applicable for a. Knowing the production. b. Knowing the quantum of export and import. c. Knowing the population. d. All of above. Answer: D 6. Which of the following example does not constitute an infinite population? a. Population consisting of odd numbers. b.Population of weights of newly born babies. c. Population of heights of 15 year old children. d.Population of head and tails in tossing a coin successfully.

Answer: C 7. A study based on complete enumeration is known as a. Sample survey. b. Pilot survey. c. Census survey. d. None of above. Answer: C 8. Stastistical results are a. Absolutely correct b. Not true. c. True on average. d. Universally true. Answer: C 9. Statistics can be considered as a. an art. b. a science. c. neither an art not science. d. both art and science. Answer: D 10. Sources of secondary data are a. published sources. b. unpublished sources. c. neither published nor unpublished sources. d. both published and unpublished sources. Answer: D 11. Whether classification is done is done first or tabulation? a.classification follows tabulation. b.classification precedes tabulation. c.both are done simultaneously. d.no criterion. Answer: B 12. A series showing the sets of all distinct values individually with their frequencies is known as a. grouped frequency distribution. b. simple frequency distribution. c. cumulative frequency distribution. d. none of the above. Answer: B 13. A series showing the sets of all values in classes with their corresponding frequencies is known as a.grouped frequency distribution. b.simple frequency distribution. c.cumulative frequency distribution. d.none of the above. Answer: A 14. In a grouped data, the number of classes preferred are

a.minimum possible. b.adequate. c.maximum possible. d.any arbitrarily chosen number. Answer: B 15. Class interval is measured as a.the sum of the upper and lower limit. b.half the sum of upper and lower limit. c.half the difference between upper and lower limit. d.the difference between upper and lower limit. Answer: D 16. A grouped frequency distribution with uncertain first or last classes is known as a.exclusive class distribution. b.inclusive class distribution. c.open end distribution. d.discrete frequency distribution. Answer: C 17. Frequency of a variable is always a.in percentage. b.fraction. c.an integer. d.none of the above. Answer: C 18. The data given as 5, 7, 12, 17, 79, 84, 91 will be called as a. a continuous series. b. a discrete series. c. an individual series. d. time series. Answer: C 19. In an ordered series, the data are a. in ascending order. b. in descending order. c. either (1) or (2) d. neither (1) or (2) Answer: C 20. The following frequency distribution, CLASSES FREQUENCY 0-10 3 0-20 8 0-30 14 0-40 20 0-50 25 Is known as: a. continuous frequency distribution. b. discrete frequency distribution. c. cumulative distribution in more than type.

d. cumulative distribution in less than type. Answer: D 21. Trilinear chart is used to portray simultaneously a. two variables. b. three variables. c. four variables. d. any number of variables. Answer: B 22. Which of the following statements is not correct? a. The bars in a histogram touch each other. b. The bar in a column chart touch each other. c. There are bar diagrams which are known as broken bar diagrams. d. Multiple bar diagrams also exist. Answer: B 23. Ogives for more than type and less than type distributions intersect at a. mean. b. median. c. mode. d. origin. Answer: B 24. In case of frequency distribution with classes of unequal widths, the heights of bars of a histogram are proportional to a. class frequency. b. class intervals. c. frequencies in percentage. d. frequency densities. Answer: D 25. Yearwise production of rice, wheat and maize for the last ten years can be displayed by a. simple column chart. b. subdivided column chart. c. broken bar diagram. d. multiple column chart. Answer: D 26. When we have the number of court cases of different categories and information about number of cases settled, the information can be better portrayed through a. sliding bar diagram. b. histogram. c. paired bar diagram. d. column chart. Answer: A 27. Pictograms are a. very accurate. b. least accurate. c. mostly used. d. scientifically correct.

Answer: B 28. When there are a large number of values in an individual series, preference for portraying the data goes to a. bar diagram. b. column chart. c. line chart. d. scatter diagram. Answer: C 29. Pie chart represents the components of a factor by a. percentages. b. angels. c. sectors. d. circles. Answer: C 30. The immigration and out migration of people in a number of countries and also the net migration can be better displayed by a. duo-directional column chart. b. gross-deviation column chart. c. net deviation column chart. d. range chart. Answer: B 31. If a constant 5 is added to each observation of a set, the mean is a. increased by 5. b. decreased by 5. c. 5 times the original mean. d. not affected. Answer:A 32. If each observation of a set is multiplied by 10, the mean of the new set of observations a. remains the same. b. is 10 times the original mean. c. is one-tenth the original mean. d. is increased by 10. Answer: B 33. If each value of a series is multiplied by 10, the median of the coded values is a. not affected. b. 10 times the original median value. c. one-tenth of the original median value. d. increased by 10. Answer: B 34. If the grouped data has open end classes, one cannot calculate a. median. b. mode. c. mean. d. quartiles. Answer: C

35. Extreme value have no effect on a. average. b. median. c. geometric mean. d. harmonic mean. Answer: B 36. What percentage of values is greater the 3rd quartile? a. 75% b. 50% c. 25% d. 0% Answer: C 37. Shoe size of most of the people in India is No. 8. Which measure of central value does it represent? a. mean. b. second quartile. c. eighth decile. d. mode. Answer: D 38. The median of the variate values 11, 7, 6, 9, 12, 15, 19 is a. 9 b. 12 c.15 d. 11 Answer: D 39. The median of the variate values 48, 35, 36, 40, 42, 54, 58, 60 is a. 40 b. 41 c. 44 d. 45 Answer: D 40. The number of partition values in case of quartiles is a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1 Answer: B 41. Which of the following is a unitless measure of dispersion? a. standard deviation. b. mean deviation. c. coefficient of variation. d. range. Answer: C 42. Which one of the given measures of dispersion is considered best? a. standard deviation. b. range.

c. variance. d. coefficient of variation. Answer: A 43. Out of all measures of dispersion, the easiest one to calculate is a. standard deviation. b. range. c. variance. d. quartile deviation. Answer: B 44. Mean deviation is minimum when deviations are taken from a. mean. b. median. c. mode. d. zero. Answer: B 45. Which measure of dispersion ensures highest degree of reliability? a. range. b. mean deviation. c. quartile deviation. d. standard deviation. Answer: D 46. Which measure of dispersion is least affected by extreme values? a. range. b. mean deviation. c. standard deviation. d. quartile deviation. Answer: D 47. The average of the sum of squares of the deviations about mean is called a. variance. b. absolute deviation. c. standard deviation. d. mean deviation. Answer: A 48. For a negatively skewed distribution, the correct inequality is a. mode<median. b. mean<median. c. mean<mode. d. none of the above. Answer: C 49. For a negatively skewed frequency distribution curve, the third central moment, a. 3>0 b.3<0 c.3=0 d.3 does not exist Answer: B 50. Variance of the following frequency distribution,

CLASSES FREQUENCY 2-4 2 4-6 5 6-8 4 8-10 1 Is approximately equal to a. 5 b. 9 c. 0 d. none of the above Answer: B 51.If X and Y are two variates, there can be atmost a. one regression line. b. two regression lines. c. three regression lines. d. an infinite number of regression lines. Answer: B 52. Scatter diagram of the variate values (X,Y) give the idea about a. functional relationship. b. regression model. c. distribution of errors. d. none of the above. Answer: C 53. If yx and xy are two regression coefficients, they have a. a same sign. b. opposite sign. c. either same or opposite signs. d. nothing can be said. Answer: A 54. The property if X and Y are independent, then yx=xy=0 is called a. fundamental property. b. mean property. c. independence property. d. magnitude property. Answer: C 55. The coordinates (X, Y) satisfy the lines of regression of a. Y on X. b. X on Y. c. both the regression lines. d. none of the two regression lines. Answer: C 56. If =0, the angle between the two lines of regression is: a. zero degree b. ninety degree c. sixty degree d. thirty degree

Answer: B 57. The idea of product movement correlation was given by a. R.A.Fisher. b. Sir Frances Galton. c. Karl Pearson. d. Spearman. Answer: C 58. If is the simple correlation, the quantity( 1-) is called a. coefficient of determination. b. coefficient of non determination. c. coefficient of alienation. d. none of the above. Answer: B 59. The value of correlation ratio varies from a. -1 to 1 b. -1 to 0 c. 0 to 1 d. 0 to Answer: A 60. If each group consists of one observation only, the value of correlation ratio is a. 0. b. 1. c. between 0 and 1. d. between -1 and 1. Answer: B 61. A time series consist of a. two components. b. three components. c. four components. d. five components. Answer: C 62. The general decline in sales of cotton clothes is attached to the component of the time series a. secular trend. b. cyclical variation. c. seasonal variation. d. all of the above Answer: A 63. Secular trend is indicative of long term variation towards a. increase only. b. decrease only. c. either increase or decrease. d. none of the above Answer: C 64. Method of least squares to fit in the trend is applicable only if the trend is a. linear.

b. parabolic. c. both (1) and (2). d. neither (1) nor (2). Answer: C 65. Cyclic variations in a time series are caused by a. lockouts in a factory. b. war in a country. c. floods in the states. d. none of the above Answer: D 66. Trend in a time series means a. long term regular movement. b. short term regular movement c. both (a) and (b) d. neither (a) nor (b) Answer: A 67. The terms prosperity, recession, depression and recovery are in particular attached to a. secular trend. b. seasonal fluctuations. c. cyclic movements. d. irregular variations. Answer: C 68. An additive model of time series with the components T, S, C and I is a. Y=T+S+C*I b. Y=T+S*C*I c. Y=T+S+C+I d. Y=T+S*C+I Answer: C 69. Moving average method of ascertaining trend is not suitable for a. finding trend values. b. projections c. both (1) and (2) d. neither (1) nor (2) Answer: B 70. Moving average method suffers from a. loss of information. b. the element of subjectivity. c. the decision about the number of years in groups. d. all of the above. Answer: D 71.Link relatives in a time series remove the influence of a. the trend. b. cyclic variation. c. irregular variations d. all the above Answer: A

72. First difference method for isolating cycles is applicable if observations pertain to a. yearly data. b. quarterly data. c. monthly data. d. any data Answer: A 73. In percentage ratio method of measuring cyclic variations one finds a. actual changes. b. relative changes. c. percent ratio changes. d. all the above. Answer: C 74. Reference cycle analysis method of measuring cycles is applicable to a. current time series. b. past time series. c. both (1) and (2) d. neither (1) nor (2) Answer: B 75. To which component of the time series, the term recession is attached? a. trend. b. seasonal. c. cycles. d. random variation. Answer: C 76. If the slope of the trend line is positive, it shows a. rising trend. b. declining trend. c. stagnation. d. all of the above. Answer: A 77. Index numbers are also known as a. economic barometers b. signs and guide posts c. both (a) and (b) d. neither (a) nor (b) Answer:C 78. Index number is a a. measure of relative changes b. a special type of an average c. a percentage relative d. all the above Answer: D 79. Most commonly used index number is a. diffusion index number. b. price index number. c. value index number.

d. none of the above. Answer: D 80. Base period for an index number should be a. a year only. b. a normal period. c. a period of distant past. d. none of the above. Answer: B 81. Laspeyres index numbers possess a. downward bias. b. no bias. c. upward bias. d. none of the above. Answer: C 82. The difference between the index numbers based on n selected items and total number of items is called a. formula error. b. sampling error. c. homogeneity error. d. none of the above. Answer: B 83. Sampling error in respect of index numbers can be reduced by a. taking a random sample of items. b. including large number of items. c. both (a) and (b). d. neither (a) nor (b). Answer: C 84. The range of homogeneity error in reference to index numbers is: a. 0 to 1. b. 0 to . c. -1 to 1. d. - to . Answer: A 85. Combining of two index number series having different base periods into one series with common base period is known as a. splicing. b. base shifting. c. both (1) and (2). d. neither (1) nor (2). Answer: A 86. An appropriate method for working out consumer price index is a. weighted aggregate expenditure method. b. family budget method. c. price relatives method. d. none of the above. Answer: B

87. Index of industrial production measures the changes in a. the quantum production. b. the value of products. c. the demand of industrial goods . d. none of the above. Answer: A 88. Factor reversal test permits the interchange of a. base periods. b. price and quantity. c. weights. d. none of the above. Answer: C 89. The statement, Statistics is both a science and an art, was given by a. R.A.Fisher. b.Tippet. c.L.R. Connor. d. A.L.Bowley . Answer: B 90. Which of the following can be classified as hypothetical population? a. all labourers of a factory. b. female population of a country. c. population of real numbers between 0 and 100. d.students of the world. Answer: C 91. Mailed questionnaire method of enquiry can be adopted if respondents a.live in cities. b. have high income. c. are educated. d. are known. Answer: C 92. Numerical data presented in descriptive form called a.classical presentation. b. tabular presentation. c. graphical presentation. d. textual presentation. Answer: D 93.In an exclusive type distribution, the limits excluded are a.lower limits. b. upper limits. c. either of the lower or upper. d. lower and upper limits both . Answer: C

94. The column headings of a table are known as a. sub titles. b. stubs. c. reference notes. d. captions. Answer: D 95.Which of the followings is NOT a two-dimensional diagram? a.bar diagram. b.Pie-chart. c.cylinder. d.a graph. Answer: A 96.Profit and loss of a firm during various years can be displayed through a. simple bar diagram. b. duo-directional bar diagram. c. deviation bar chart. d. multiple bar diagram. Answer: C 97. It is necessary to find commutative frequencies in order to draw an a.histogram. b. frequency polygon. c. ogive curve. d. column chart . Answer: C 98.The suitable chart to emphasize the difference between two time series, which one is at higher level, is a. range chart. b. deviation bar chart. c. paired bar diagrams. d. band chart . Answer: 99.Mean is a measure of a. location. b. dispersion. c. correlation. d. regression. Answer: A 100.Which of the following is a measure of central value? a. Median. b. Standard deviation. c. Mean deviation.

d.Quartile deviation. Answer: A 101.Geometric mean is better than other means a.When the data are positive as well as negative. b.When the data are in ratios or percentages. c.When the data are binary. d.When the data are on interval scale . Answer: B 102.The correct relationship between A.M, G.M and H.M is a. A.M=G.M=H.M. b. G.M A.MH.M. c. H.MG.MA.M. d. A.MG.MH.M. Answer: D 103. Which mean is most affected by extreme values? a.Geometric mean. b.Harmonic mean. c.Arithmetic mean. d.Trimmed mean . Answer: C 104.Graphically partition be determined with the help of a.frequency polygon. b.bar diagram. c.line diagram. d.ogive curve . Answer: D 105. Formula for coefficient of variation is S .D a. C.V X 100 . Mean Mean b. C.V X 100 . S .D S .D c. C.V . Mean d. C.V S .DXMean . Answer: A 106.The measure of dispersion which ignores signs of the deviations from central value is a.Range. b.Quartile deviation. c.Standard deviation.

d.Mean deviation. Answer: D 107. In a case of positive skewed distribution the relation between mean, median and mode that hold is a.median > mean > mode. b.mean > median > mode. c.mean = median = mode. d.mean < median < mode. Answer: D 108. If for a distribution, coefficient of kurtosis ,0 < 2the frequency curve is a.leptokurtic. b.platykurtic. c.mesokurtic. d.normal curve. Answer: B 109.The average of two regression coefficients is always greater than or equal to the correlation coefficient is called: a.fundamental property b.signature property c.magnitude property d.mean property Answer: D 110.If r is called simple correlation coefficient, the quantity r2 is known as a.Coefficient of determination b.Coefficient of non determination c.Coefficient of alienation d.Coefficient of variation Answer: A 111.The range of simple correlation coefficient is a.0 to b.- to c.0 to 1 d.-1 to 1 Answer: D 112.The sales of a departmental store on Dushera and Diwali are associated With the component of a time series: a.Secular trend b.Seasonal variation c.Irregular variation d.Cyclical variation

Answer: B 113.Least square method of fitting a trend is a.Most exact b. Least exact c.Full of subjectivity d.Mathematically unsound Answer: A 114. If the trend line with 1975 as origin is Y = 20.6 + 1.68X, the trend line with 1971 as origin is a.Y = 20.6 + 6.72X b.Y = 13.88 + 1.68X c.Y = 34.61 + 1.68X d. Y = 34.61 1.68X Answer: B 115. Consumers price index number is constructed for a. a well defined section of people b. all people c. factory workers only d. in a group of peoples Answer: A 116.Laspeyres index formula uses the weights of the a.base year b.current year c.average of the weights of a number of years d.to any arbitary chosen year Answer: A 117.The weights used in Paaches formula belong to a. the base period b. the given period c. to any arbitary chosen period d. average of the weights of a number of periods Answer: B 118. Fishers ideal formula does not satisfy a. time reversal test b. circular test c. factor reversal test d. unit test Answer: A 119. The data collected by questionnaires are a. primary data b. secondary data

c. published data d. grouped data Answer: A 120.Which one of the following is not a sources of secondary data? a. personal contact b. Records c. journal d. News paper Answer: A 121.Classification is the process of arranging data in a. columns b. rows c. Columns and rows d. ascending order Answer:C 122. When a population is infinite, the appropriate method is a. census method b. sample method c. both the census and sample method d. neither census nor sample method. Answer: B 123. Every unit of the population has equal chances of being selected as unit of the sample in a. random sampling b. non-random sampling c. cluster sampling d. quota sampling Answer: A 124. Column headings are a. titles b. stubs c.captions d. header Answer: C 125.Diagrams and graphs are tools of a. collection of data b. analysis c. presentation d. classification Answer: C

126.The shape of pie diagram is a. square b.conical c. rectangle d. circular Answer: D 127.Histograms are a. one dimensional diagrams b. two dimensional diagrams c. three dimensional diagrams d. none of the above Answer: A 128.The other name of the cumulative frequency curve is a. Histogram b. Ogive c. Pie chart d. Bar diagram Answer: B 129. In a series of observations arithmetic mean is the a. largest value b. smallest value c. middle value d. centre of gravity Answer: D 130. It is one of the measures of central tendency a. mean deviation b. standard deviation c. median d. correlation. Answer: C 131. The value in a series occurs most frequently is called a. mean b. median c. mode d. harmonic mean Answer: C 132.The geometric mean of 2 and 8 is a. 5 b. 4 c.2

d. 16 Answer: B 133.Second quartile is nothing but a. mean b. median c. mode d. harmonic mean Answer: B 134.Which one of the following is not a measure of dispersion ? a. range b. standard deviation c. mean deviation d. geometric mean Answer: D 135. Range of 8,12,5,15 is a.2 b. 5 c. 10 d. 15 Answer: C 136. When mean = 40 S.D = 4 the coefficient of variation is a. 40 b. 100 c. 10 d. 1/10 Answer: C 137. Quartile deviation includes a. first 50% b. last 50% c. central 50% d. none Answer: C 138. Range for the given values 10,10,10,10,10,10, is a. 0 b.10 c.20 d.-10 Answer: A 139.If Mean=50, mode=45 and s.d= 10 then karl pearsons coefficient of skewness is a. 0.5 b. -0.5 c. 2 d.-2

Answer: A 140. The best average to calculate index numbers is a. A.M b. G.M c. H.M d. none Answer: B 141.The nature of correlation between two variables is known from a. Bar diagram b. Pie diagram c. Pictogram d. Scatter diagram Answer: D 142. The co-efficient of correlation is not affected by a. change of origin b. change of scale c. both origin and scale d. none Answer: C 143.If one of the regression coefficient is negative, the other a. must be positive b. must be negative c. may be positive or negative d. non-negative Answer:B 144. When r=1 the two regression lines are a. perpendicular to each other b. parallel to each other c. coincide d. none Answer: C 145. _________is not a component of time series a. Secular trend b. Seasonal variation c. Coefficient of variation d. Cyclic variation Answer: C 146.The regression lines 5x+2y=16 , and 9x+10y=48 intersect at a. 0,8 b. 2,3 c. 3,2 d. 8,0 Answer: B 147.Most unstable measure of central tendency is a. A.M b. G.M

c. H.M d. Mode Answer: D 148. Graphical method under dispersion is a. frequency curve b. normal curve c. Lorenz curve d. ogive Answer: C 149.Seasonal variation occur at an interval of a. 7 years b. 5 years c. 1 year d. 2 years Answer: C 150. Cyclic fluctuations are caused by a. flood b. war c. strike d. none Answer: D 151.Sum of the deviations taken form mean is a. 0 b.-1 c.+1 d.2 Answer: A 152.Statistical information is expressed in a. descriptive form b. numerical form c. both descriptive and numerical form d. neither descriptive nor numerical form Answer: B 153.Which average is affected most by extreme observations a. mean b. median c. mode d. G.M Answer: A 154. If a frequency distribution is positively skewed, the mean of the distribution is a. greater than the mode b. less than the mode c. equal to mode d. less than the mean Answer: A 155.The trend can be found by the method of least squares

a. if the nature of trend is known. b. if the trend is not linear c. if the trend is linear d. if the nature of the trend is unknown. Answer: C 156. Sampling errors are present only in a. complete enumeration b. sample survey c. both sample and census survey. d. neither census nor sample survey. Answer:B 157. _______ is the grouping of related facts into classes a. Classification b. Tabulation c. Presentation d. Analysing Answer: A 158.In ______ classification, data are classified on the basis of certain attribute a. qualitative b. quanatitative c. chronological d. geographical Answer: A 159. In chronological classification data are classified on the basis of a. quality b. quantity c. time d. area Answer: C 160. The point of intersection of the two ogives is a. mean b. median c. mode d. G.M Answer: B 161. Measure of central tendency is otherwise known as measure a.dispersion b.correlation c.location d. regression Answer: C 162. A measure of ______ gives a single representative value for a set of usually unequal values. a. dispersion b. central tendency c. variation

d. relation Answer: B 163. In a symmetrical distribution mean median and mode are a. equal b. unequal c. zero d. one Answer: A 164. All the points lie on a line in a scatter diagram when r= a. +1 b. -1 c. 1 d. 0 Answer: 165.The line obtained by the method of least squares is known as the line of a. best fit b. correlation c. regression d. none Answer: A 166. Rank correlation method was developed by a. Karl Pearson b. R.A. Fisher c. Spearman d. Croxten and cowden Answer: C 167.________ is the geometric mean of two regression coefficient a. mean b. correlation c. rank correlation d. mode Answer: B 168.Climate and weather conditions cause a. cyclic variation b. seasonal variation c. secular trend d. non-secular trend. Answer: B 169. Regression coefficients are affected by change of a. origin b. scale c. both origin and scale d. neither origin nor scale. Answer: B 170. Median usually lies between a. mean and mode b. mean and G.M

c. mean and H.M d. G.M and H.M Answer: 171. Population census of India is a. primary data b. census method c. taken decennially d. all of the above are true. Answer: D 172. When the coefficient of skewness is zero, the frequency curve is a. U shaped b. J shaped c. Bell shaped d. none of the above Answer: 173. The word statistics is used as a. singular word. b. a plural word. c.both singular and plural words. d. neither singular nor plural word. Answer: 174.Statistics is a. a quantitative science. b. a qualitative science. c. both quantitative and qualitative science. d. neither quantitative nor qualitative science. Answer: 175.Statistics considers a. single item. b. a set of items. c.either a single item or a set of items. d. neither a single item nor a set of items. Answer: C 176.Statistics can a. prove anything. b.disprove anything. c. neither prove nor disprove anything but it is just a tool. d. none of these. Answer: C 177.Statistics can be considered as a. an art. b.a science. c. both an art and a science. d. neither an art nor a science. Answer: C 178.Number of sources of data is

a.2 b.3 c.4 d.5 Answer: A 179.Number of methods of collection of primary data is a.2. b.3. c.4. d.5. Answer: D 180.Number of questions in a questionnaire should be a.5. b..10. c.maximum. d.minimum. Answer: D 181.Sources of secondary data are a.Published sources. b.Unpublished sources. c.Neither published sources nor unpublished sources. d.Both published and Unpublished sources. Answer: D 182.Compared with primary data, secondary data are a.more reliable. b.less reliable. c.equally reliable. d.none of these. Answer: D 183.Tabulation is the process of arranging data in a.different columns. b.different rows. c.different columns and rows. d.grouping of related facts in different classes. Answer: C 184.Classifying the data on time basis is known as a.Geographical. b.Chronological. c.Serial. d.Calendar. Answer: B 185..Exclusive class intervals suit a.discrete variables. b.continuous variables. c.both. d.neither.

Answer: B 186.Number of class intervals should be a.less than 10. b.5. c.20. d.between 5 and 20. Answer: D 187.Column headings are a.titles. b.stubs. c.captions. d.none of these. Answer: C 188.Captions and stubs should be in a.alphabetical order. b.chronological order. c.traditional order. d.any one of these orders. Answer: D 189. Special purpose tables are a.reference tables. b. repository tables. c.summary tables. d.work tables. Answer: C 190. Complex tables are a.one-way tables. b.two-way tables. c.higher order tables. d.two-way or higher order tables. Answer: D 191. A continuous variable can assume any a.Fractional value. b.Qualitative value. c.Infinite value. d.None of the above. Answer: A 191. Diagrams and graphs are tools of a.Collection of data. b.analysis . c.presentation. d.summarisation. Answer: C 192. In a bar diagram a.only height is considered. b.only width is considered.

c.both height and width are considered. d.height, width and thickness are considered. Answer: A 193.If the cost of a component is Rs. 500 and the total cost is Rs.2500, the percentage for representing this in a percentage bar diagram is a.20. b.25. c.50. d.72. Answer:A 194.The shape of Pie diagram is a.Square. b.Conical. c.Oval. d.Circular. Answer: D 195. Pie diagram is superior to bar diagram as a.it involves less calculations. b.it depicts absolute values. c.it is easy to draw. d.it signifies relative importance of each item. Answer: B 196. Graphs of frequency distributions are a.Bar digram. b.Histograms. c.Pie charts. d.none of these. Answer: B 197. Geometric mean of 2 and 4 is a. 4 b. 2 c.-2 d.8 Answer: B 198. If correlation coefficient is negative then the two regression coefficient must be a. positive b. negative c. zero d. either positive or negative Answer: B 199. If one value of the regression coefficient exceeds unity then other regression coefficient must be a. lesser than one b. greater than one c. zero d. equal to one

Answer: A 200.In general the relationship between A.M,G.M and H.M is a. A.M>G.M>H.M b. A.M <G.M<H.M c. G.M>A.M>H.M d. A.M>G.M>H.M Answer: A 201. Find the median for the values 4,45,60,20,83,19,26,11,27,12,52 a. 26. b. 19. c. 83. d. 20. Answer: A 202. Calculate median 35,23,45,50,80,61,92,40,52,61. a. 50. b. 51. c. 61. d. 60. Answer: B 203. Find mode 23,35,28,42,62,53,35,28,42,35,23,42,35. a. 23. b. 28. c. 42. d. 35. Answer: D 204. Find mode from the values 40,25,60,35,81,75,90,10. a. 46. b. 47. c. 45. d. 40. Answer: A 205. Calculate median from the values 48, 86,29,32,5,10,18. a. 29. b. 32. c. 10. d. 18. Answer: A 206. Find median 86,93,42,25,85,29. a. 63. b. 64. c. 63.5. d. 64.5. Answer: C 207. Find mode 23, 26, 34, 37, 38,23, 21. a. 26. b. 21.

c. 34. d. 23. Answer: D 208. Mode = a. 3 median- 2 mean. b. 2 median- 3 mean. c. 3 median+ 2 mean. d. 2 median+ 3 mean. Answer: A 209. Find mode 2,4,1,5,6,5,7,5,8 a. 1. b. 2. c. 3. d. 5. Answer: D 210. Find mode 45,67,87,76,45,23. a. 45. b. 45.5. c. 43. d. 23. Answer: A 211. Collection of facts from a survey conducted by other industry is a. Census. b. Primary data c. Secondary data. d. News. Answer: C 212. The shape of Pie diagram is a. Square. b. Conical. c. Oval. d. Circular. Answer: D 213. The other name of cumulative frequency curves is a. Histogram. b. Bars. c. Ogive. d. Pie diagram. Answer: C 214. The best mean to find the average percentage of increase is a. Arithmetic mean. b. Geometric mean. c. Harmonic mean. d. Weighted mean. Answer: B 215. Leptokurtic means the distribution of frequencies is

a. More peaked. b. Normal. c. Flat. d. Scattered. Answer: A 216. Correlation analysis deals with a. Two attributes. b. Two variables alone. c. Variables. d. Averages. Answer: C 217. Population census is a. Secondary data. b. Collection of data. c. Primary data. d. Rare data. Answer: C 218. Classifying the data on time basis is known as a. Geographical. b. Chronological. c. Serial. d. Calendar. Answer: B 219. To calculate the average speed of vehicles, the most suitable method is a. Arithmetic mean. b. Geometric mean. c. Harmonic mean. d. Median. Answer: B 220. Standard deviation is used to know the a. Quantity of data. b. Consistency of data. c. Classification of data. d. Statistics. Answer: B 221. Correlation between the number of children born and the number of train accident is a. Positive correction. b. Spurious correlation. c. Negative correlation. d. Rank correlation. Answer: B 222. In paaches Index Number priority is given to the price of a. Current year. b. Base year. c. Future year. d. None of the above.

Answer: D 223. Gathering information from the periodicals is a. Primary data. b. Secondary data. c. Census. d. Sample. Answer: B 224. One of the parts of the table is a. Stub. b. Figures. c. Number. d. Margin. Answer: A 225. To find the percentage of increase or decrease in rates, the suitable average is a. Hormonic mean. b. Geometric mean. c. Mode. d. Median. Answer: B 226. Standard deviation will reveal the quality of a. Arithmetic mean. b. Average. c. Median. d. Range. Answer: D 227. Proportion between width and height of a diagram is__________. a. 1:1.414. b. 1:2. c. 1:2.414. d. 2:1. Answer: A 228. Bar diagram are _______ dimensional diagram. a. One. b. Two. c. Three. d. Four. Answer: A 229. In percentage bar diagram, the heights of the bars are ___________. a. Unequal. b. Equal. c. Large. d. None. Answer: B 230. The total of the angles of the sectors of a pie diagram is ________ degrees. a. 180. b. 45.

c. 60. d. 360. Answer: D 231. Graphs of time erie are called________. a. Hitorigrams. b. Hitograms. c. Pie charts. d. Bar diagrams. Answer: A 232. __________ is the uitable form of graph to represent a frequency distribution. a. Hitorigrams. b. Hitograms. c. Pie charts. d. Bar diagrams. Answer: B 233. Ogives are known also as ______ frequency curves. a. Cumulative. b. Histograms. c. Bars. d. Pie diagrams. Answer: A 234. The points of intersection of the le than and the more than ogives corresponds to a. Mean. b. Mode. c. Median. d. Range. Answer: C 235. X coordinate of the point of intersection of both the ogives is________. a. Mean. b. Mode. c. Median. d. Range. Answer: C 236. If the cost of component is Rs.500 and the total cost is Rs.2500,the percentage for representing this in a percentage bar diagram is a. 20. b. 25. c. 50. d. 72. Answer: A 237. When an item of expenditure is 20 per cent of the total expenditure, the angle of the corresponding sector in the pie diagram is a. 20 degrees. b. 40 degrees. c. 72 degrees. d. 200 degree.

Answer: D 238. Find the average of all the numbers between 6 and 34 which are divisible by 5. a. 18. b. 20. c. 24. d. 30. Answer: B 239. The average of first five multiples of 3 is a. 3. b. 9. c. 12. d. 15. Answer: B 240. A student was asked to find the arithmetic mean of the numbers 3,11,7,9,15,13,8,19,17,21,14 and x. he found the mean to be 12.what should be the number in place of x? a. 3. b. 7. c. 17. d. 31. Answer: B 241. The average of first 50 natural numbers is a. 12.25 b. 21.25 c. 25 d. 25.5 Answer: D 242. The mean of 1 2 ,2 2 , 3 2 ,4 2 ,5 2,6 2 ,7 2 is a. 10. b. 20. c. 30. d. 40. Answer: B 243. The average of all odd numbers upto 100 is a. 49. b. 49.5. c. 50. d. 51. Answer: C 244. If a,b,c,d,e are five consecutive numbers, their average is a. 5(a+4). b. abcde/5. c. 5(a+b+c+d+e). d. (a+b+c+d+e)/5. Answer: D

245. The radii of the circles in a pie diagram which represent two families with total expenditures of Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 40,000 should be in the ratio a. 10000:40000. b. 1:3. c. 1:2. d. 3:2. Answer: C 246. The most important two dimensional diagram is a. Pie diagram. b. Rectangular diagram. c. Square diagram. d. Bar diagram. Answer: A 247. Squares are________ dimensional diagrams. a. one. b. two. c. three. d. four. Answer: B 248. For any given data, frequency polygon and frequency curve are drawn along a. Same points. b. Different points. c. Equal points. d. Nothing can be said. Answer: A 249. The areas enclosed by histogram and frequency polygon are a. Equal. b. Unequal. c. Nothing can be said. d. Large. Answer: A 250. The other name of cumulative frequency curve is a. Hitogram. b. Bars. c. Ogive. d. Pie diagram. Answer: C