1

Class width of the given data is defined as

ratio of c) Curvilinear linear regression
Select correct option:
d) Both (a) and (b)
Range and number of values in the given
data If the standard deviation of a population is
9, the population variance is
Range and the number of classes Select correct option:

Range and mid point/value

3
None of these
9
For the regression line: Y= -X + 5, y-
21.35
intercept is
Select correct option: 81

-5
Which of the following is the better
5 average?
Select correct option:
-1
arithmetic mean
1
geometric mean
For the regression line:Y= a+bX,'a' is the
Select correct option: harmonic mean

Slope of the regression line all above

y-intercept FREQUENCY Function calculates how often

values occur within a range of values.
x-intercept Select correct option:

none of these True

Different ways of organizing univariate False

categorical data are
Select correct option: Which of the following correlation
coefficients represents the weakest
correlation between two variables?
The Summary Table
Select correct option:
Bar and Pie Charts, the Pareto Diagram
0.15
Contingency Tables
-0.15
Only option 1 & 2
0.02
The rate of change along the regression
line is called -1.00
Select correct option:
The frequency of the required class can be
Linear regression obtained from the cumulative frequency
Select correct option:
Non Linear regression
by subtracting the cumulative frequency of
Slope
the relative class from the next cumulative
frequency
Curve

by subtracting the cumulative frequency of

If the graph is very much scattered, then
what can be the suitable value of r?
Select correct option:
r = - 0.9
the relative class from the total frequency
by subtracting the cumulative frequency of
the relative class from the previous
cumulative frequency

r = -0.5 None of these

r = 0.1 If the value of r is 0.8 ,then the coefficient

of determination is
r = 0.8
Select correct option:
In scatter diagram, clustering of points
around a straight line indicates 67%
Select correct option:
64%
a) Linear regression
80%
b) Non-linear regression
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75%
-45
If the dependent variable increases with
the independent variable then the Ms. Faiza calculated a correlation
coefficient of correlation is coefficient of .75. Which of the following
Select correct option: reflects the best interpretation of this?

0 to -1 Select correct option:

0 to – 0.5 Weak negative

0 to -2 Strong negative

0 to 1 Weak positive

Strong positive
In negatively skewed distribution the true
relation is
Select correct option: A statistical measure of the variability of a
distribution around its mean is referred to
A.M < MEDIAN < MODE as

A.M > MEDIAN > MODE Select correct option:

A.M = MEDIAN = MODE
None of these A probability distribution

The syntax intercept (known y’s, known x’s The standard deviation
) gives
The expected return
Select correct option: Coefficient of variation
a)x- intercept
The equation of regression line is y + 5x =
b)y- intercept 0. What will be the intercept?
c)Both (a) and (b) are same
Select correct option:
d)None of these
5
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Trimmed mean is the mean of .... 0

Select correct option:
-5
A moving average is one of a family of
The remaining data similar techniques used to analyze

The middle data Select correct option:

Time series data

The data from last
Correlation data
None of these Regression model

Fitting a curve
A full…… is 360 degrees.
-------------- measures the strength of the
linear relationship between the dependent
Select correct option:
and the independent variable.

Parabola
Select correct option:
Sphere
Simple correlation coefficient
Circle
Distance value
Cone
Y intercept
If actual value is 180 and trend is 150, the
seasonal variation is Normal plot

Suppose we developed the following least

Select correct option:
squares regression equation: Y = 3.5 +
2.1X. Which of the following statements is
30 correct?
40
Select correct option:
-30
 3

The dependent variable increases Arithmetic mean of 3 numbers

2.1 for an increase of 1 in X continuously

The equation crosses the Y-axis at Sum of 3 numbers continuously

3.
If X = 5, then Y =15.
X and Y are inversely proportional
The Marks of mathematics on weekly basis
for three months Period Marks Moving
Averages Month 1 Week 1 70 Week 2 60 ?
Week 3 65 ? Month 2 Week 1 80 ? Week 2
82 ? Week 3 85 ? Month 3 Week 1 60 ?
Week 2 75 ? Week 3
80 The Moving Averages will be ------------
Average of 3 fixed numbers
Sum of 3 fixed numbers
The price of wheat falls after the
harvesting of crop and rise before the
sowing time” Is an example of
Select correct option:
Seasonal variation
Cyclical fluctuation

Secular trend
Select correct option:
None of these

65 68.3 75.7 82.3 75.7 73.3 71.7

65 70 75.7 82.3 71 72 71.7
65 71 73 82.3 75.7 73.3 71.7
65 68.3 70 72 73 73.3 71.7
If the data collected from a factory in three
shifts; morning, afternoon and evening for
four days. Then average of one day is
known as
Select correct option:
The following results were obtained from a
simple regression analysis: y = 37.2895 -
1.2024 X r^2 = .6774 s = .2934
____________ is the proportion of the
variation explained by the simple linear
regression model
Select correct option:
-1.2024
0.6774

Moving Average 37.2895

Weighted average 0.2934

When two dice are rolled together, the
both outcomes on the faces are Mutually
exclusive.
None Select correct option:

For a data, if mean > median then its True

distribution is
Select correct option: False
The following results were obtained from a
simple regression analysis: y = 37.2895 -
asymmetrical
1.2024 X r^2 = .6774 s = .2934
symmetrical ____________ is the proportion of the
variation explained by the simple linear
left asymmetrical regression model
Select correct option:
right asymmetrical
-1.2024
The method of least squares finds the best
0.6774
fit line that _______ the error between
observed & estimated points on the line. 37.2895
Select correct option:
0.2934
a) maximises
How many words can be formed by using
b) minimizes all letters of the word ‘LAHORE’?
Select correct option:
c) reduces to zero

d) choice # b & c 120

The probability of drawing any one spade
320
card is
Select correct option: 520

1/32 720

1/13
The marketing manager of a company
4/13 receives average10 complaint calls during
a week .Suppose that the number of calls
¼ during a week follows the Poisson
distribution. The probability that she gets
Three year moving averages is five such calls in one day is:
Select correct option: Select correct option:
 4

6
(10^5e^-10)/5!

1-(10^5e^-10)/5! none of the given choices

The sign of regression coefficient is
10C5 * 0.55 * 0.55 associated with

None of these Select correct option:

Which of the following formula is correct? variance of x

Select correct option:
variance of y
=BINOMDIST( 7, 4, 0.5, FALSE ) co-variance of x and y
=BINOMDIST( -4, 7, 1.5, FALSE ) none of these
All of the following are assumptions of the
=BINOMDIST( 4, -7, 1.5, FALSE )
error terms in the simple linear regression
=BINOMDIST( 4, 7, 0.5, FALSE ) model except
The Excel command
CRITBINOM(trials,p,alpha) where n is the Select correct option:
number of trials, p is the probability of
success in trials, and alpha is the criterion normality
value. If trials < 0 , then CRITBINOM
returns #NUM! error. error terms with a mean of zero

Select correct option: constant variance

True variance of one

The probability of any event must be
Flase between …...
When A and B are mutually exclusive, then
P (A or B) = ….. Select correct option:

Select correct option:

Zero and one inclusive
P (A) - P (B)
-1 and one inclusive
P (A) + P (B)

P (A) * P (B) Zero and -1 inclusive

P (A) / P (B) Greater than 1
In how many ways a team of 4 players be
chosen from a total 10 persons? If in regression line Y on X the y
intercept is zero then
Select correct option: Select correct option:

40 The line is parallel to x-axis

210 The line is parallel to y-axis
Y is multiple of X
5040 None of these
None of these
The sum of deviation of the observed For two mutually exclusive
values of Yi from the regression line is
always equal to
events A and B, P(A)= 0.3 and P(B)=
0.6 Then P(A or B)is
Select correct option: Select correct option:

1 0.8
0.7
0
0.9
-1 None of these
None
If a = 2 , b = 1 , independent variable = 4 In standard normal distribution;
then dependent variable for an estimating Select correct option:
regression line is

Mean = 1, Standard Deviation=0

Select correct option:
Mean = 0, Standard Deviation=1
Mean = 1, Standard Deviation=1
2 Mean = 0, Standard Deviation=0

4 Evaluate 13C4?
Select correct option:

615
715
815
None of these
What is the range of probability
of any event?
Select correct option:
-1 to 0
-1 to 1
0 to 1
None of these
The number of false fire alarms
in a suburb of London on averages 4 per
day. Assuming that a Poisson
distribution is appropriate, the
probability that 3 false alarms will occur
on a given day is given by
Select correct option:
P(X=3 ) = (4^3e^-3)/4!
P(X=3 ) =1- (4^3e^-3)/3!
P(X=3 ) = (4^3e^-4)/3
P(X=3 ) =1- (4^3e^-4)/4!
Exponential Smooth constant/
proportion of error
Select correct option:
Is positive always
Negative
between 0and 1 Lies
None of these
A scatter diagram:
Select correct option:
a) Is a graphic tool designed to
portray the relationship between
variable.
b) Uses interval or ratio scale
data.
c) Does not allow negative
values.
d) Both a and b are correct
If A={1,2,3,4},B={2,4,6} then
OR rule can be used to calculate P(A or
B)
Select correct option:
True
False
What is not a characteristic of
poisson distribution.
Select correct option:
Either/or situation.
5
mean number of successes per
unit,m,known and fixed.
p,chance unknown and large
None of these.
In the excel formulation for
Poisson distribution i-e
"POISSON(x,mean,cumulative)", if X<0
then it returns to
Select correct option:
TRUE
FALSE
#VALUE!
#NUM!
If the regression equation is
equal to 23.6 - 54.2X, then 23.6 is the
_________ while -54.2 is the ________
of the regression line
Select correct option:
slope, intercept
intercept, slope
slope, regression coefficient
radius, intercept
Which of the following formula
is correct?
Select correct option:
=BINOMDIST( 7, 4, 0.5,
FALSE )
=BINOMDIST( -4, 7, 1.5,
FALSE )
=BINOMDIST( 4, -7, 1.5,
FALSE )
=BINOMDIST( 4, 7, 0.5,
FALSE )
The moving averages represent
------------------
Select correct option:
Time series variations
Co-efficient of variations
Statistical Dispersion
Absolute deviation
For mutually exclusive events A
and B
Select correct option:
Probability of A intersection B > 0
Probability of A intersection B < 0
Probability of A intersection B = 0
None of these
regression equation Y on X, if
slope is zero then regression equation is
a straight line parallel to
Select correct option:

X-axis
Y-axis
Y=X
None of above
In binomial distribution, the
experiment is repeated for
Select correct option:
Variable number of times
Fixed number of times
Many number of times
None of these
Faulty apple toffees in a production line
average out at 6 per box.The
management is willing to replace one
box in a hundred.What is the number of
faulty toffees that this probabilty
corresponds to?
Select correct option:
20
18
13
None of these
Is In the regression line
Select correct option:
The point (Xbar , Yabr) lies on
the regression line
The point (Xbar , Yabr) doesn’t
lies on the regression line
The point (Xbar,Yabr) lies on
origion always
None of these None of these
None of these
When a straight line is fitted to
time series data, it is called
Select correct option:
Linear equation
Linear regression
Linear trend
Non-Linear equation
The slope of the regression line
may be
Select correct option:
Positive
Negative
Zero
All of these
In given Qrtly, data the first step
in computing seasonal index is
calculating:
Select correct option:
6
4 qtr moving average.
Discard highest and lowest
values.
4 qtr. Moving total.
3 qtr. moving average.
If xm=4, ym=80, s(x)=sqrt2,
s(y)=2sqrt10 and r=0.8, then the
regression is given by
Select correct option:
y = 6x + 46
y = 16x - 64
y = 48x + 46
y = 8x + 48
The graph of time series is called
Select correct option:
Straight line
Smooth Curve
Parabola
Histogram
The moving averages of the
Prices 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 are
Select correct option:
30, 40, 50
35, 45, 55
20, 40, 60
40, 40, 40
The ratio of the standard deviation of a
distribution to the mean of that
distribution is referred to as
Select correct option:
a probability distribution
the expected return
Coefficient of variation
the standard deviation
The estimated regression line of Y on X
is
Select correct option:
Y` = a + bX
X` = a + bY
Y` = a - bX
iv. None of above
The value that occurs most frequently in
the data is called…..
Select correct option:
Median
Mode
Mean
Range
 7

In the arrangement of numbers,by More dispersion in the lengths of service

following stem and leaf format a number
say ‘27’ is located by taking
Select correct option:
2 as its leaf and 7 as its stem
2 as its stem and 7 as its leaf
27 as its stem with nil leaf
Nil as its stem 27 as a leaf
If the estimating equation is Y = a – b X,
which of the following is true
Select correct option:
compared with income
Dispersion in the two distributions
(income and service) cannot be
compared using percents
Dispersions are equal
Which method of trend analysis is useful
for data not having a pronounced trend
or seasonality?
Select correct option:

The y intercept is b Multiplicative model

Slope of line is positive Decomposition model
There is inverse relationship Exponential smoothing method
all of these Trend analysis

Last year a small statistical consulting The sign of regression coefficient is

company paid each of its five statistical associated with
clerks $22,000, two statistical analysts Select correct option:
$50,000 each, and the senior
statistician/owner $270,000. The number variance of x
of employees earning less than the mean variance of y
salary is: co-variance of x and y
Select correct option: none of these

4 The degree of steepness of a straight line

5 is called
6 Select correct option:
7
orientation
A data in which we study about income intercept
is called …… slope
Select correct option: skewness

Qualitative The minimum value of the correlation

Quantitative coefficient r can be
Geographical Select correct option:
Chronological
-infinity
Standard deviation can be calculated by 0
taking deviation from any measure of -1
central tendency 1

Select correct option: Which of the following is the measure of

central tendency?
True Select correct option:
False
Arithmetic Mean
The coefficient of variation for a set of Standard deviation
annual incomes is 18%; the coefficient Variance analysis
of variation for the length of service with None of these
the company is 29%. What does this
indicate? In EXCEL use the …………….function
Select correct option: to calculate correlation
Select correct option:
More dispersion in the distribution of
the incomes compared with the COREL
dispersion of their length of service CORREL
CORRELE

CORRELATION
Which of the following is true?
Select correct option:
Arithmetic Mean is based on all and
Mode is on the middle values.
Median based on most frequent value
and mode on middle value.
Arithmetic Mean is based on all and
median on the middle value.
None of these.
Ogives are determines …………… at
different values
Select correct option:
Frequency
Frequency distribution
The cumulative Frequency
None of these
The median of the numbers 2, 4, 7, 12 is
Select correct option:
4 Two more the number of values in the
5.5
7
There is no median for this data
Under what conditions the Winsorized
Mean is less than the Arithmetic Mean.
Select correct option:
If values below Q1 are less than Q1 and
values above Q3 are less than Q3.
If values below Q1 are greater than
Q1 and values above Q3 are greater
than Q3.
If values below Q1 are less than Q1 and
values above Q3 are greater than Q3.
If values below Q1 are greater than Q1
and values above Q3 are less than Q3.
The intercept of a line passing through
origin is
Select correct option:
finite
positive
zero
does not exists
Suppose we developed the following
least squares regression equation: Y =
3.5 + 2.1X. Which of the following
statements is correct?
Select correct option:
The dependent variable increases 2.1 for
8
an increase of 1 in X
The equation crosses the Y-axis at 3.
If X = 5, then Y =15.
X and Y are inversely proportional
When there is no linear correlation
between two variables, what will the
value of r be?
Select correct option:
-1
+1
0
a very small negative number
In case of variance, for the sample, the
sum of squares of the deviations is
divided by
Select correct option:
One less the number of values in the
population i-e (N-1)
Exactly the number of values in the
population i-e N
One more the number of values in the
population i-e (N+1)
population i-e (N+2)
A relationship between variables that
can be represented by a straight line
equation is
Select correct option:
Non linear regression model
Non linear equation
Simple linear regression model
Population regression model
In more dispersed ( spread out) set of
data
Select correct option:
Difference between mean and the
median is greater
value of the mode is greater
inter-quartile range is smaller
standard deviation is greater
The median of the numbers 2, 4, 7, 12 is
Select correct option:
4
5.5
7
There is no median for this data
………use the division of a circle into
different sectors. Select correct option:
Line graph
 9

Sector graphs 63.33, 70

Frequency Polygon 73.33, 80
Conversion Graphs 45.45, 68
65.50, 75
If Mean of X = 20.143 , Mean of Y = 6 ,
and Slope = 0.181176 Then intercept of Let, Variation (Y) = n*Sum(y^2) –
the data is Select correct option: [Sum(y)]^2 Variation (X) = n*Sum(x^2)
– [Sum(x)]^2 Then, the following
4.51 formula of slope b = {Sum(X*Y) –
3.45 [ Sum(x)*Sum(y)] }/ Variation (Y)
2.35 Select correct option:
3.58
a)for the regression line Y on X
The measurement of measure of degree
of to which any two variables vary b)for the regression line X on Y
together is called Select correct option:
c)Both (a) and (b)
a)Regression Coefficient
d)None of these
b)Correlation
A simple linear regression model is an
c)Both (a) and (b) equation that describes the straight-line
relationship between a dependent
d)None of these variable and an independent variable.
Select correct option:
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is a test
for equality of: Select correct option: True

variances False
means
if the equation of regression line is y = 5,
proportions then what result will you take out from
it?
only two parameters Select correct option:

For some data you are given Maximum
value = 96 , Minimum Value = 23 ,
Range = 73, number of classes selected
between 5 and 15 Then class width will
be Select correct option:
15
8
5 tendency measures that value which
All options 1,2 ,3 are possible
If strength of the association between X
and Y is very weak, then r = ? Select
correct option:
r=-1
r=0
r=1
r=2
The line passes through origin.
The line passes through (5, 0)
The line is parallel to y-axis.
The line is parallel to x-axis.
Which of the following reveals the
weakest fact.
Select correct option:
a) The measure of central
depends only on the extreme values
b) The measure of central
tendency measures that value in tha data
which occurs in the data most frequent
times.
c) The measure of central
tendency measures the value which
has tendency to lie in the central part
of the data.
The measure of central tendency
measures the distance of values from
means

The moving averages of the Prices Frequency polygon is …………

90,70,30,110 are Select correct option: Select correct option:
 10

Bar Charts The degree to which numerical data tend

A line graph to spread about an average is called
Pareto Chats Select correct option:
None of these The dispersion
Standard deviation
A bar graph uses ……to show data. Correlation
Select correct option: None of these

Points …………..graphs are similar to bar

Bars graphs.
Lines Select correct option:
Pictures column
line
conversion
Geographical data deals with… sector
Select correct option:
A pattern of variation of a time series
Religion that repeats every year is called:
Height Select correct option:
Income Cyclical
Regions Seasonal
Trend
If the regression line: Y= 3+5X meets Secular
y-axis at ‘8’ units distance from origin
then the value of x-intercept is If the values of variables are increasing
Select correct option: or decreasing in the same direction then
such kind of correlation is referred as
-(3/5) Select correct option:
3/5 Zero Correlation
11/5 Perfect Correlation
1 Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
A data in which we study about Regions
is called …… The moving averages of the Prices
Select correct option: 55,60,65,70 are
Select correct option:
Qualitative 70, 75
Quantitative 60, 65
Geographical 65,65
Chronological 70,60

The regression equation should only The best measure of variation is

used
Select correct option:
When there is significant linear
correlation
When there is significant
mluticorrelation
When there is significant quadratic
correlation
When there is significant simple
correlation
In the central tendency Mean, Median
and Mode
Select correct option:
Mean is better than Median
Median is better than Mode
Mean is better than Mode
All of these are true
Select correct option:
Range
Quartile deviation
Variance
Coefficient of variance
In the scatter diagram, clustering of
points around a straight line indicates
Select correct option:
linear regression
non-linear regression
curvilinear regression
none of these
Ms. Christian calculated a correlation
coefficient of .75. Which of the
following reflects the best interpretation
of this?
Select correct option:
Weak negative.
 11

Strong negative. _ measures of shape

Weak positive. _ measures of association
Strong positive.
If the value of r is zero then the graph of
Q1-if the equation of regression line is y the data points shows
= 5, then what result will you take out evenly skewness
from it? _ positively scattered
Select correct option: _ no associations
The line passes through origin. _ negative associations
The line passes through (5, 0)*doubt
The line is parallel to y-axis. The minimum number of points required
The line is parallel to x-axis. to calculate the intercept of a straight
line is/are
Sum of three terms whose mean is equal _ one
to 90 is _ two
Select correct option: _ three
270 _ one or theree
30
Also 90 Coefficient of variation shows dispersion
None of these of the
standard deviation about mean.
If the median of an arrangement of _ standard deviation about mode.
numbers is equal to the mean of its _ variance about mean.
middle terms then the arrangement _ variance about mode
contains
Select correct option: A regression equation was computed to
Odd number of terms be Y = 35 + 6X,the value of 35 indicates
Even number of terms that
Unlimited number of terms An increase in one unit of X will result
Prime number in an decrease of 35 in Y
If the estimating equation is Y = a – b X, The coefficient of correlation is 35
which of the following is true _ The coefficient of determination is 35
_ The y intercept is b The regression line crosses the Y-axis at
_ Slope of line is positive 35
_ There is inverse relationship
_ There is direct relationship For what purpose is the method of least
squares used on time-series data?
An arrangement of data by successive _ It is used for eliminating irregular
time periods is called a movements
___Exponential Smoothing _ It is used for obtaining the trend
___Time Series equation.
___Combination _ It is used for deseasonalizing the data.
___Permutation _ It is used for exponentially smoothing
a series.
What variation does moving average
method eliminate? Which one of the following statements is
___Seasonal not true?
___Cyclical _ Correlation shows a degree of
___Irregular association between two variables.
Secular trend _ You can make any predictions with
results of correlation.
Frequency of occurrence is used in _ Correlation helps proceed further with
finding the regression analysis.
__weighted mean _ You can make Predictions on the base
___median of regression equations.
___mode
___variance If high or low numbers have a
significant effect on a list of numbers,
Which of the following describe the the
middle part of a group of numbers? may
Measures of central tendency be better than the mean.
_ measures of variability _ mode
 12

_ median If an event A is a proper subset of an

_ range event B then Probability of the event
_ quartile Select correct option:

If many data points are close to the B is less than the event A
mean, then the standard deviation is A is equals the event B
_0 A is less than the event B
_ Small None of these
_ Large
_ Middle value An arrangement of all or some of a set of
objects in a definite order is called
In a linear regression of y on x, y = a + Select correct option:
bx,
_ the variance of x is constant for all Combination
values of y Permutation
_ a fitted straight line goes through (0, 0)
_ Both variables have the same variance In scatter diagram the dependent
_ x is the explanatory variable variable is plotted on the
Select correct option:
A ___________ graph gives a visual
picture of how some whole x-axis
quantity is being divided. y-axis
bar Equation of line having slope 0 and
line passing through the point A (0, 1) is
circle Select correct option:
histogram
Y =1
Which type of graph is the most useful Y-1= X
for illustrating how data X=1
are divided? X-1= 2(Y+1)
bar graph Probability of occurrence of an event
line graph A = -------- (Where X=Number of
circle graph outcomes favorable to event A and
pictorial graph n=total number of outcomes)
Select correct option:
Which type of graph is best used to
present a progression in nX
historical data? n/X
bar graph X/n
line graph None of these
circle graph If the mean & standard deviation on
pictorial graph an examination are ‘74’ & ‘12’
respectively and the grades ‘x=74’
A pair of dice is thrown, the probability then the scores (z) in standard units of
of getting a total of 5 or 11 is students receiving are
Select correct option: Select correct option:

1/5 0.8378
1/7 -0.8378
1/6 1
1/8 0
In negative binomial distribution, the What is the probability that a value
probability of success, p chosen at random from a particular
Select correct option: population is larger than the median
of the population?
Remains the same on every trial Select correct option:
Remains constant for different
outcomes 0.25
Change on every trial 0.50
None of these 1.0
0.67
 13

If the value of any regression

coefficient is zero, then two variables
are
Select correct option:

dependent
independent
correlated
none of these
In a simple linear regression analysis,
the correlation coefficient (r) and the
slope (b1) have the same sign.
Select correct option:

Always
Sometimes
Never
Most of the times
Significant birth defects occur at a
rate of about 4 per 1000 births in
human populations. Which type of
distribution can better deal with the
above mentioned case?
Select correct option:

Binomial Distribution.
Normal Distribution.
Poisson Distribution.
None of the above.