Q8.

Which two of the following meflsures of central tendency are

llOT rapahle of algehraic treatment?

a) Geometlk Mean

b) IrIedian

c] Arithmetic Mean

d! It'lode

e] Hannonic Mean

Choose the correct answer fronr the options girren below:

1. a) and b)
Z. d| and e)
3. b) and d)
4. c] and e)
Q24

Match the tests with suitahle shuations of their application for

hypothesis-testing:

lest Situation
a) z-test iJ Comparing the differences in the ffirean
values of more than tnuo sample grnups
iParametric datal
b].AFrol/A iiJ Testing the significanre of the
difference hetween auerageE of truo large
sized sample groups (Parametric data]

$ Chi-Square Test iii) Comparing the differences in the

mean ualues uf more than two sample
groups fFlon - parametuic data]
C] l(ruskal - Wallis
iv) Testing the signffif,ancE of the
l-est
ass,oc iation between tvrro athi br.rtes

Choose the correct option frorn those given below

1.a) - i); bI - ii); c) - ii[; dl - iv}

Z.aI - iil; bI - iI; c) - irrl dl - iiiJ
l.aI - iil; bI - iii); c) - iI d] - iv}
4.aI - i); bI - iu} cl - ir) dl - iiil
Q 26.

Which two of the following statements are true?

a) Skewness studies the flatness or peakedness of the

distribution

b] A positively skewed distribution curve is stretched more to ttre

rlght than to the Ieft

c] On the basis of empirical relationship betuneen mean, mode

and median for moderately asymmetrical distribution. Karl
Pearsnn's coeffEcient of skewness can be measured by 3 iMean -
Mediani divided by Standard Deviation

d] lf mean < mode, the distrihution is positive[y skewed

Choose the correcl option from those helow:

t. a] and hi
Z. b] and c)
3. c] and d)
4. b] and d]

Q 34.

Which of the following statements is faEse?

1. When ualue of eorrelation coefftcient is one, the two

regression lines coincide
Z. The regression coefficients are independent of the change of
origin and of scale
3. The sign of the regression coefficients are always the same
4. The squarE of the coefJicient of correlation is called eoefficient
of determination
Q s6.

Which two of the following statements are true?

a) The sum of the deviations from mean fignoring alqehraic

signsi is greater than the sum of the deviations from median
[ignoring algebraic signs]

b] Standard deviation is independent of change of origin and

change of scale

c] ln a symmetricaldistribution. mean deviation equals 4/5 of

standard deviation

d] ln a symmetricaland bellshaped distribution, quartile

deviation is 1/3 of standard deviation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. b] and d)
Z. a) and c)
3. c] and d)
4. a) and hi

Q 61.

Which of the following is the non - random method of selecting

samples frorn a giuen population?

't. Strafified Sampling

Z. Systematic Sampling
3. Quota Sampling
4. Multi - stage Sampling