1.

______ is a branch of mathematics working with data collection, organization, analysis,

interpretation and presentation. (a) Data (b) Statistics (c)Quantitative Variables (d)
Variables
2. _____ provides information about a group of individuals (a) A Data set (b) Table (c)
Package (d) Mean
3. _____ variables partition the individuals into classes (a) Qualitative (b) Quantitative (c)
Marginal (d) Categorical
4. ______ variables are those for which arithmetic operations like addition and differences
make sense (a) Qualitative (b) Quantitative (c) Marginal (d) Categorical
5. The _____ is the most popular and well known measure of central tendency (a) Range (b)
Median (c) Mode (d) Mean
6. The ___ is the middle score for a set of data that has been arranged in order of magnitude
(a) Variant (b) Median (c) Mean (d) Mode
7. The ____ is the most frequent score in our data set (a) Mode (b) Mean (c) Range (d) Median
8. ____ are pictures of data that can help answer questions about the distribution of data (a)
Tables (b) Lines (c) Art work (d) Graphs
9. ____ is basically unorganized statistical facts and figures collected for some specific
purpose (a) Deviation (b) Variance (c) Mean (d) Data
10. _____ is a raw material from which information is obtained (a) Deviation (b) Variance (c)
Mean (d) Data
11. One of the following is not a type of data (a) Deviation (b) Non-statistical (c) Statistical (d)
Primary
12. A type of data which is also known as first hand or raw data is called (a) Deviation (b)
Non-statistical (c) Statistical (d) Primary
13. Primary data can be collected through various methods, some of which includes the
following except (a) Interview (b) Observation (c) Surveys (d) News paper
14. The type of data that is already collected or produced by others which can be adapted for
use by a researcher is called (a) Secondary (b) Non-statistical (c) Statistical (d) Primary
15. All of the following are methods to obtain secondary data except (a) Articles (b)
Newspaper (c) Phone call (d) Books
16. One of the following is an advantage of secondary source of data (a) It is readily available
(b) The information are not useful (c) It takes much time to collate (d) It is not easy to get
17. A form of data concerned with descriptions, which can be observed but cannot be computed
(a) Secondary Data (b) Primary data (c) Quantitative data (d) Qualitative data
18. Data which describes nominal dimensions of subjects such as gender, socioeconomic status
and religious preferences of subjects may be considered as (a) Secondary Data (b) Primary
data (c) Quantitative data (d) Qualitative data
19. The type of data that focuses on numbers and mathematical calculations and can be
calculated and computed is called (a) Secondary Data (b) Primary data (c) Quantitative
data (d) Qualitative data
20. _____ essentially deals with facts derived from collecting, organize and interpreting data
(a) Data (b) Statistics (c)Quantitative Variables (d) Variables
21. The kind or type of data that provides precise answers to specific question pertaining a
subject is called (a) Non statistical (b) Statistical (c) Primary (d) Secondary
22. One of the primary source of data used collect Quantitative information about items in a
population is called (a) Investigation (b) Interview (c) Observation (d) Survey method
23. A technique that is primarily used to gain an understanding of the underlying reasons and
motivations for people’s attitude preferences and behavior, it could be undertaken on a
one on one basis or in group is known as (a) Investigation (b) Interview (c) Observation
(d) Survey method
24. A data collection tool that is common to most of the research methods employed in the
social sciences is known as (a) Questionnaire (b) Interview (c) Observation (d) Survey
method
25. A set of questions that have been specially designed to vapture the objectives of the
research is called (a) Investigation (b) Interview (c) Questionnaire (d) Survey method
26. The strategies or methods that are applied by researchers during the sampling process in
order to guide against unforeseen errors that are likely to erupt or emerge during the course
of the research is known as (a) Sampling technique (b) Framing (c) Questionnaire (d)
Survey method
27. The process done when the researchers aims to draw conclusions from the entire population
after conducting a study on a sample taken from the same population (a) Sampling
technique (b) Framing (c) Questionnaire (d) Survey method
28. . are collected data that have not been organized numerically (a) Used data (b) Raw
data (c) Organized data (d) Complete data
29. . is an arrangement of raw numerical data in ascending or descending order of
magnitude (a) An Array (b) Framing (c) Questionnaire (d) Numbering
30. The difference between the largest and smallest number and observation in a set of data is
called (a) Mode (b) Median (c) Range (d) Mean
31. A speculation, conjecture, assumption or a guess which is provisionally adopted so as to
guide in the investigation of a population is called (a) Formulation (b) Hypothesis (c)
Theory (d) Research
32. _____ is explained as the process of reasoning from the general observation to the specific
statement (a) Formulation (b) Inductive reasoning (c) Deductive reasoning (d) Complex
33. _____ is the process of reasoning from the observation to building theories (a) Formulation
(b) Inductive reasoning (c) Deductive reasoning (d) Complex
34. Which of the following is not a type of Hypothesis (a) Formulation (b) Null (c) Simple (d)
Complex
35. Find the Range of 8, 17, 11, 9 and 5 (a) 6 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 5
36. Find the Mode of 8, 17, 11, 9 and 5 (a) 6 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 5
37. Find the mean of 8, 17, 11, 9 and 5 (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 10
38. What is the sum total of colours in the table (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 50
39. Determine the range of 17, 45, 38, 27, 6, 48, 11, 57, 34 and 22 (a) 49 (b) 50(c) 51 (d) 52
40. Determine the mean of 17, 45, 38, 27, 6, 48, 11, 57, 34 and 22 (a) 30.2 (b) 30.3 (c) 30.4
(d) 30.5
41. Determine the median of 17, 45, 38, 27, 6, 48, 11, 57, 34 and 22 (a) 30.2 (b) 30.3 (c) 30.4
(d) 30.5
42. Find the median of 104, 107, 110, 103, 118 and 100 (a) 115.5 (b) 105.5 (c) 104 (d) 100
43. Find the mean of 104, 107, 110, 103, 118 and 100 (a) 115 (b) 105 (c) 104 (d) 107
44. Find the range of 104, 107, 110, 103, 118 and 100 (a) 11 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 10
45. What type of hypothesis examines the connectedness or relationship between independent
variable and the dependent variable (a) Simple (b) Null (c) Directional (d) Complex
46. The type of hypothesis that does not specify the direct connectedness or relationship
between the independent and the dependent variables is called (a) Formulation (b)
Inductive reasoning (c) Deductive reasoning (d) Non-Directional
47. _____ is the hypothesis that is evidence based (a) Null (b) Empirical (c) Directional (d)
Simple
48. ____ is particularly useful when we want to show the trend of a variable over time (a) Pie
chart (b) Pictograph (c) Bar graph (d) Line graph
49. One of the following is not a method of questionnaire administration (a) Structure (b)
Postal Survey (c) Phone Survey (d) Through the internet
50. The type of questionnaire that restricts participants to a range of response is called (a)
Formulation (b) Structure (c) Closed-end (d) Open-end
51. The kind of questionnaire that does not restrict participants to a range of response is known
as (a) Formulation (b) Structure (c) Closed-end (d) Open-end
52. ____ is the midpoint of the class interval and is obtained by adding the lower and upper
class limits and dividing by 2 (a) class interval (b) class mark (c) class range (d) class list
53. What is the mean of 5, 10, 3, 6, 4, 8, 9, 3, 15, 21, 9, 4, 19, 11, 4 (a) 7.49 (b) 7.44 (c) 7.42
(d) 7.46
54. What is the median of 5, 10, 3, 6, 4, 8, 9, 3, 15, 21, 9, 4, 19, 11, 4 (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 6
55. What is the mode of 5, 10, 3, 6, 4, 8, 9, 3, 15, 21, 9, 4, 19, 11, 4 (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 6
56. Characteristics of a questionnaire include the following except (a) Clarity (b) Legibility (c)
Confusion (d) Relevance
57. The mean of the absolute values of the deviation from some measures of central tendency
such as mean is called _____ (a) class interval (b) Mode (c) Mean deviation (d) Variance
58. A _____ can take on different values or characteristics under varying circumstances (a)
class interval (b) Formulation (c) Variant (d) Variable
59. ____ allows us to perform certain arithmetical operations on the data collected from the
respondent (a) Ratio scale (b) ordinal scale (c) Classical scale (d) Interval scale
60. ____ is the most basic method of measurement (a) Nominal scale (b) ordinal scale (c)
Classical scale (d) Interval scale
61. What is the mean if this data is given: 20, 32, 18, 44, 44, 36 and 28 (a) 31.71 (b) 32.71 (c)
33.71 (d) 34.71
62. What is the median of 20, 32, 18, 44, 44, 36 and 28 (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 44 (d) 32
63. What is the mode of 20, 32, 18, 44, 44, 36 and 28 (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 44 (d) 32
64. Find the mean of the first 10 integers (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40
65. Find the mean of the first 10 odd numbers (a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 11
66. If the age of the students in a class is: 20, 24, 24, 24, 18, 22 respectively. Find the mode (a)
22 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 20
67. If the age of the students in a class is: 20, 24, 24, 24, 18, 22 respectively. Find the mean
(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 20
68. ___ is equal to the sum of all the values in the data set divided by the number of values in
the data set (a) Frequency (b) Mean (c) Median (d) Mode
69. ____ is the highest frequency in a given data (a) Deviation (b) Mean (c) Median (d) Mode
70. ____ of a set of number is that value which occurs with the greatest or highest frequency
(a) Frequency (b) Mean (c) Median (d) Mode