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Biostatistics MCQs
1. Biostatistics is
A. Branch of applied statistic directed toward applications in the health sciences
and biology
B. Not applications in the health sciences and biology
C. Study of statistics as applied to biological areas, Biological laboratory
experiments, medical research.
D. A and C

2. age, weight, marital status are

A. Variables
B. Constant data
C. A and B
D. All are true

3. Qualitative variables are classified into

A. Nominal variables
B. Ordinal variables
C. Continuous variables
D. A and B

4. The mean of a distribution is 23, the median is 24, and the mode is 25.5. It is most likely
that this distribution is:
A. Positively skewed.
B. Symmetrical
C. Negatively skewed.
D. Cannot be determined.
E. a and b can be true

5. According to the normal distribution rule, approximately what percentage of data

should lie within mean ± 1 SD?
A. 75%
B. 68%
C. 99.7%
D. 90%
E. 95%

6. Which among the following is the possible value of Coefficient of Correlation between 2
sets of values?
A. - 3
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B. 2
C. - 1.9
D. 1.9
E. – 0.5

7. From the following, select type(s) of figure(s) that would be appropriate for illustrating
data of the heights of children?
A. Scatter plot
B. Pie chart
C. Bar chart
D. b and c
E. Histogram

8. Since the mode is the most frequently occurring data value, it:
A. Can never be larger than the mean x
B. Is always larger than the median x
C. Is always larger than the mean
D. Must have a value of at least two x
E. None of the above answers is correct X

9. Continuous variables, all are true, except.

A. It may take integer or fractional values
B. It is obtained by measurement
C. It always take integer values
D. Quantitative variable

10. Examples of Discrete variables.

A. Weight
B. Height
C. Number of Patient
D. A and B

11. Examples of Continuous variables

A. Family Size
B. Number of Patient
C. Number of Student
D. Height

12. Qualitative Variable of Graphical presentation

A. Stem and leaf plot
B. Histogram
C. Line diagram
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D. Bar Chart and Pie Chart

13. All bars have the same width.

A. Bar Charts
B. Histogram
C. Frequency polygon
D. All are true

14. It is a circle divided into sectors with areas proportional to the frequencies or
percentages.
A. Component bar chart
B. Multiple bar chart
C. Pie Charts
D. Histogram

15. Stem and leaf plot

A. Provide information about the range of data set.
B. Shows the information in single values.
C. Quantitative Variable
D. All are true

16. The width of the bar depends on the width of the interval
A. Frequency Polygon
B. Bar Charts
C. Histogram
D. A and C

17. Type of graph is particularly suitable to represent certain observations over time period.
A. Line Diagram
B. Frequency Polygon
C. Histogram
D. Bar Charts

18. It represents one quantitative variable. It cannot be used to compare tow variables.
A. Frequency Polygon
B. Histogram
C. A and B
D. All are true

19. It is obtained by joining the mid-points of the histogram bars.

A. Frequency Polygon
B. Histogram
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C. Bar Charts
D. All are true

20. It can be used to compare two set of observations.

A. Frequency Polygon
B. Histogram
C. Bar Charts
D. All are true

21. It considers all of the values in the data set

A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. A and C

22. very sensitive to outliers

A. Median
B. Range
C. Mode
D. All are true

23. It is the difference between the highest and lowest values.

A. Variance
B. Standard Deviation
C. Coefficient of variation
D. Range

24. Which of the fowling are false, Except

A. Variance and Standard Deviation must be measured in different units.
B. The larger the S2 & SD, the closer the individual values are to the mean.
C. Coefficient of variation uses for comparing sets that have been measured by
different units.
D. Coefficient of variation It is not expressed as percentage

25. Coefficient of variation

A. It is a measure of relative variation.
B. It is the positive square root of the variance
C. It is the average of the squared deviations of observations from the mean
D. All are true
26. Which of the following is NOT correct about constructing histograms?
A. The approximate number of classes is 1+3.3log(n)
B. All class intervals should be of equal width
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C. The bars of the histogram are centered over the class mark (midpoint).
D. There should be no spaces between bars

27. An analysis of the gender of patients who visit an emergency room reveals that 40%
were males. And 60% were females. These data would best be presented graphically
with a:
A. Histogram
B. Bar chart
C. Line graph
D. Scatter diagram
E. Frequency polygon

28. A study was done to measure the percentage of childhood obesity in the city. The data
was collected and it was normally distributed. The result showed that 68% of the
children in the study were between 7 and 13 years, the standard deviation of the data
was 3. Calculate the mean of the sample
A. The mean is 7
B. The mean is 9
C. The mean is 10
D. The mean is 12
E. The mean is 13

29. Which of the following is mot nominal data presentation?

A. Pie chart
B. Bar diagram
C. Stem & leaf
D. Histogram
E. Both c &d

30. Select the best graph illustrating the relationship between hemoglobin level and
concentration of iron (mg) within the administrated iron therapy
A. Frequency polygon
B. Bar diagram
C. Pie char
D. Histogram
E. Line graph:

31. An analysis of the race of patients who visit an emergency room reveals that 40% are
white, 25% are black,, 20% are Native Libyan, and 15% are Asian. These data would best
be depicted graphically with a
A. Scatter diagram
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B. Frequency polygon
C. Histogram
D. Pie char
E. None of the above

32. Heights measurements of school children in cm

A. Continuous quantitative data that can be distributed more or less normally
B. Can be presented directly by bar diagram
C. SD cannot be measured when needed.
D. They are discrete quantitative variables
E. They are ordinal qualitative variable

33. the following are quantitative data except:

A. Height
B. Blood glucose level
C. Diastolic Blood pressure
D. Family size
E. Social class

34. Which means re of central tendency is the most sensitive to extreme varies?
A. Median
B. Mode
C. variance
D. Mean
E. Range

35. The most frequently occurring value of a data set is called the
A. Range
B. Median
C. None is correct
D. Mean
E. Mode

36. The suitable measure for nominal data is:

A. Mean
B. None of the above
C. Quartile
D. Percentile
E. Median

37. The proper measure of dispersion for nominal data is:

A. Range
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B. Variance
C. Coefficient of variance
D. Standard deviation e
E. None of the above

38. Blood group variable is:

A. Ordinal qualitative
B. Nominal Qualitative
C. Continuous quantitate
D. Discrete quantitative
E. None of the above

39. The distribution of certain disease by age and sex can be presented graphically by:
A. Pie-chart
B. Frequency curve
C. Bar chart
D. Histogram
E. Scatter Plot

40. A circle divided into sectors proportional to the frequency of items shown is called:
A. Bar chart.
B. Frequency polygon.
C. Scatter plot
D. Pic chart.
E. Histogram.

41. The difference between the largest and the smallest data values is the:
A. Variance.
B. Interquartile range.
C. Range.
D. Coefficient of variation.
E. None of the above answers is correct.

42. The most frequently occurring value of a data set is called the:
A. Range.
B. Mode.
C. Mean.
D. Median.
E. None of the above answers is correct.

43. Descriptive statistics does not include one of the following:

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A. Scatter (variation) measures

B. Graphic presentation of data
C. Test of significance
D. Tabulation of data
E. Central tendency measures

44. Which of the following is NOT correct about constructing histograms?

A. All class intervals should be of equal width
B. There should be no spaces between bars.
C. (The bars of the histogram are centered over the class mark (midpoint).
D. The first and last classes should be open-ended to account for extreme
points.
E. None of above

45. Which of the following is a nominal data presentation?

A. Pie chart.
B. SD & mean
C. Stem & leaf
D. Frequency polygon
E. Histogram
46. All the following are measures of variations (dispersion) except one:
A. Range.
B. Mode
C. The mean deviation.
D. SD
E. Variance

47. In a study carried out to estimate systolic blood pressure of 10 cases The following
blood pressure measurements were recorded in (mmHg): 140.110.150, 180,
120.200,210,140, 190, 160 The mean of these set of data is:
A. 120
B. 150
C. 160
D. 180
E. 140

48. The median of these set is

A. 145
B. 155
C. 150
D. 170
E. 160
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49. The mode of these set of data is:

A. 120
B. 140
C. 160
D. 200
E. 180

50. What is the type of these set of data?

A. Categorical qualitative data
B. Ordinal qualitative data
C. Normally distributed continuous quantitative data
D. Discrete quantitate data
E. Skewed continuous quantitate data

51. The range of these set of data is

A. 90
B. 100
C. 80
D. 210
E. 10