Statistical Description of Data

Question 1
Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Statistics is derived from the Latin word ‘Status’
(b) Statistics is derived from the Italian word ‘Statista’
(c) Statistics is derived from the French word ‘Statistik’
(d) None of these

Solution
(c)
Question 2
Statistics is concerned with:
(a) Qualitative information (b) Qualitative information
(c) (a) or (b) (d) Both (a) and (b)

Solution
(d)
Question 3
Statistics is defined in terms of numerical data in the:
(a) Singular Sense (b) Plural Sense
(c) Either (a) or (b) (d) Both (a) and (b)

Solution
(b)
Question 4
Statistics is applied in:
(a) Economics (b) Business Management
(c) Commerce and Industry (d) All these

Solution
(d)
Question 5
An attribute is:
(a) A Qualitative Characteristic (b) A Quantitative Characteristic
(c) A Measurable Characteristic (d) All these

Solution
(a)
Question 6
Nationality of a student is:
(a) An attribute (b) A continuous variable
(c) A discrete variable (d) (a) or (c)

Solution
(a)
Question 7
Drinking habit of a person is:
(a) An attribute (b) A variable
(c) A discrete variable (d) A continuous variable

Solution
(a)
Question 8
Marks of a student is an example of
(a) An attribute (b) A discrete variable
(c) A continuous variable (d) None of these

Solution
(b)
Question 9
Annual income of a person is
(a) An attribute (b) A discrete variable
(c) A continuous variable (d) (a) or (c)

Solution
(c)
Question 10
Age of a person is
(a) An attribute (b) A discrete variable
(c) A continuous variable (d) A variable

Solution
(c)
Question 11
The data collected on the height of a group of students after recording their heights with
a measuring tape are
(a) Primary Data (b) Secondary Data
(c) Discrete Data (d) Continuous Data

Solution
(a)
Question 12
The primary data are collected by
(a) Interview Method (b) Observation Method
(c) Questionnaire Method (d) All these

Solution
(d)
Question 13
The quickest method to collect primary data is
(a) Personal Interview (b) Indirect Interview
(c) Telephone Interview (d) By observation

Solution
(c)
Question 14
The best method to collect data, in case of a natural calamity, is
(a) Personal Interview (b) Indirect Interview
(c) Questionnaire Method (d) Direct Observation Method

Solution
(a)
Question 15
In case of a rail accident, the appropriate method of data collection is by:
(a) Personal Interview (b) Direct Interview
(c) Indirect Interview (d) All these

Solution
(c)
Question 16
Which method of data collection covers the widest area?
(a) Telephone Interview Method (b) Mailed Questionnaire Method
(c) Direct Interview Method (d) All these

Solution
(b)
Question 17
The amount of non-responses is maximum in
(a) Mailed Questionnaire Method (b) Interview Method
(c) Observation Method (d) All these

Solution
(a)
Question 18
Data collected on religion from the census reports are
(a) Primary Data (b) Secondary Data
(c) Sample Data (d) (a) or (b)

Solution
(b)
Question 19
Some important sources of secondary data are
(a) Some important sources of secondary data are
(b) International and primary sources
(c) Private and primary sources
(d) Government sources.

Solution
(a)
Question 20
Internal consistency of the collected data can be checked when
(a) Internal data are given (b) External data are given
(c) Two or more series are given (d) A number of related series are given

Solution
(d)
Question 21
The accuracy and consistency of data can be verified by:
(a) Internal checking (b) External checking
(c) Scrutiny (d) Both (a) and (b)

Solution
(c)
Question 22
The mode of presentation of data are
(a) Textual, tabulation and diagrammatic (b) Tabular, internal and external
(c) Textual, tabular and internal (d) Tabular, textual and external

Solution
(a)
Question 23
For tabulation, ‘caption’ is:
(a) The upper part of the table
(b) The lower part of the table
(c) The main part of the table
(d) The upper part of a table that describes the column and sub-column

Solution
(d)
Question 24
‘Stub’ of a table is the:
(a) Left part of the table describing the columns
(b) Right part of the table describing the columns
(c) Right part of the table describing the rows
(d) Left part of the table describing the rows

Solution
(d)
Question 25
The entire upper part of a table is known as
(a) Caption (b) Stub
(c) Box Head (d) Body

Solution
(c)
Question 26
The unit of measurement in tabulation is shown in
(a) Box Head (b) Body
(c) Caption (d) Stub

Solution
(a)
Question 27
In tabulation source of the data, if any, is shown in the
(a) Footnote (b) Body
(c) Stub (d) Caption

Solution
(a)
Question 28
Which of the following statements is untrue for tabulation?
(a) Statistical analysis of data requires tabulation
(b) It facilitates comparison between rows and not columns
(c) Complicated data can be presented
(d) Diagrammatic representation of data requires tabulation

Solution
(b)
Question 29
The most accurate mode of data presentation is
(a) Diagrammatic Method (b) Tabulation
(c) Textual Presentation (d) None of these

Solution
(b)
Question 30
The chart that uses logarithm of the variable is known as:
(a) Line Chart (b) Ratio Chart
(c) Multiple Line Chart (d) Component Line Chart

Solution
(b)
Question 31
Multiple line chart is applied for:
(a) Showing multiple charts
(b) Two or more related time series when the variables are expressed in the same unit
(c) Two or more related time series when the variables are expressed in different unit
(d) Multiple variations in the time series

Solution
(b)
Question 32
Multiple axis line chart is considered when:
(a) There is more than one time series (b) The units of the variables are different
(c) (a) or (b) (d) (a) and (b)

Solution
(d)
Question 33
Horizontal bar diagram is used for
(a) Qualitative Data (b) Data varying over time
(c) Data varying over space (d) (a) or (c)

Solution
(d)
Question 34
Vertical bar diagram is applicable when
(a) The data are qualitative (b) The data are quantitative
(c) When the data vary over time (d) (b) or (c)

Solution
(d)
Question 35
In order to compare two or more related series, we consider:
(a) Multiple Bar Chart (b) Grouped Bar Chart
(c) (a) or (b) (d) (a) and (b)

Solution
(c)
Question 36
Divided bar chart is considered for:
(a) Comparing different components of a variable
(b) The relation of different components to the table
(c) (a) or (b)
(d) (a) and (b)

Solution
(d)
Question 37
Pie-diagram is used for:
(a) Comparing different components and their relation to the total
(b) Representing qualitative data in a circle
(c) Representing quantitative data in circle
(d) (b) or (c)

Solution
(a)
Question 38
Cost of sugar in a month under the heads raw materials, labour, direct production and
others were 12, 20, 35 and 23 units respectively. What is the difference between the
central angles for the largest and smallest components of the cost of sugar?
(a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 92

Solution
(d)
Question 39
Hidden trend, if any, in the data can be noticed in:
(a) Textual presentation (b) Tabulation
(c) Diagrammatic Representation (d) All these

Solution
(c)
Question 40
Diagrammatic representation of data is done by
(a) Diagrams (b) Charts
(c) Pictures (d) All these

Solution
(d)
Question 41
The best method of presentation of data is
(a) Textual (b) Tabular
(c) Diagrammatic (d) (b) and (c)

Solution
(b)
Question 42
The most attractive method of data presentation is
(a) Tabular (b) Textual
(c) Diagrammatic (d) (a) or (b)

Solution
(c)
Question 43
The distribution of shares is an example of the frequency distribution of:
(a) A discrete variable (b) A continuous variable
(c) An attribute (d) (a) or (c)

Solution
(a)
Question 44
The number of accidents for seven days in a locality are given below:
No. of Accidents 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 15 19 22 31 9 3 2
What is the number of cases when 3 or less accidents occurred?
(a) 56 (b) 6 (c) 68 (d) 87

Solution
(d)
Question 45
The distribution of profits of a blue-chip company relates to:
(a) A discrete variable (b) A continuous variable
(c) An attribute (d) (a) or (b)

Solution
(b)
Question 46
Mutually exclusive classification
(a) Excludes both the class limits
(b) Excludes the upper class limit but includes the lower class limit
(c) Includes the upper class limit but excludes the upper class limit
(d) Either (b) or (c)

Solution
(b)
Question 47
Mutually inclusive classification is usually meant for
(a) A discrete variable (b) A continuous variable
(c) An attribute (d) All these

Solution
(a)
Question 48
Mutually exclusive classification is usually meant for
(a) A discrete variable (b) A continuous variable
(c) An attribute (d) Any of these

Solution
(b)
Question 49
The LCB is
(a) An upper limit to LCL (b) A lower limit to LCL
(c) (a) and (b) (d) (a) or (b)

Solution
(b)
Question 50
The UCB is
(a) An upper limit to UCL (b) A lower limit to LCL
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) (a) or (b)

Solution
(a)
Question 51
Length of a class is:
(a) The difference between the UCB and LCB of that class
(b) The difference between the UCL and LCL of that class
(c) (a) or (b)
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Solution
(a)
Question 52
For a particular class boundary, the less than cumulative frequency and more than
cumulative frequency add up to:
(a) Total frequency (b) Fifty per cent of the total frequency
(c) (a) or (b) (d) None of these

Solution
(a)
Question 53
The following data relate to the incomes of 86 persons:
Income in ₹ 500 – 999 1000 – 1499 1500 – 1999 2000 – 2499
No. of Persons: 15 28 36 7
What is the percentage of persons earning more than ₹1,500?
(a) 50 (b) 45 (c) 40 (d) 60

Solution
(a)
Question 54
The following data relate to the marks of a group of students:
Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50
No. of Students 15 38 65 84 100
How many students got marks more than 30?
(a) 65 (b) 50 (c) 35 (d) 43

Solution
(c)
Question 55
Find the number of observations between 250 and 300 from the following data:
Value More than 200 More than 250 More than 300 More than 350
No. of Observations 56 38 15 0

(a) 56 (b) 23 (c) 15 (d) 8

Solution
(b)
Question 56
A frequency distribution
(a) Arranges observations in an increasing order
(b) Arranges observation in terms of a number of groups
(c) Relates to a measurable characteristic
(d) All these

Solution
(b)
Question 57
The frequency distribution of a continuous variable is known as:
(a) Grouped Frequency Distribution
(b) Simple Frequency Distribution
(c) (a) or (b)
(d) (a) and (b)

Solution
(a)
Question 58
From the following data find the number class intervals if class length is given as 5.
73, 72, 65, 41, 54, 80, 50, 46, 49, 53
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 8

Solution
(d)
Question 59
Frequency density corresponding to a class interval is the ratio of:
(a) Class frequency to the total frequency
(b) Class frequency to the class length
(c) Class length to the class frequency
(d) Class frequency to the cumulative frequency

Solution
(b)
Question 60
Relative frequency for a particular class
(a) Lies between 0 and 1
(b) Lies between 0 and 1, both inclusive
(c) Lies between –1 and 0
(d) Lies between –1 to 1

Solution
(a)
Question 61
Mode of a distribution can be obtained from:
(a) Histogram (b) Less than type Ogives
(c) More than type Ogives (d) Frequency Polygon

Solution
(a)
Question 62
A comparison among the class frequencies is possible only in:
(a) Frequency Polygon (b) Histogram
(c) Ogives (d) (a) or (b)

Solution
(b)
Question 63
Frequency curve is a limiting form of
(a) Frequency Polygon (b) Histogram
(c) (a) or (b) (d) (a) and (b)

Solution
(d)
Question 64
Most of the commonly used frequency curves are
(a) Mixed (b) Inverted J-shaped
(c) U-shaped (d) Bell-shaped

Solution
(d)
Question 65
The distribution of profits of a company follows
(a) J-shaped frequency curve (b) U-shaped frequency curve
(c) Bell-shaped frequency curve (d) Any of these

Solution
(c)
Question 66
Median of a distribution can be obtained from
(a) Frequency Polygon (b) Histogram
(c) Less than type Ogives (d) None of these

Solution
(c)
Question 67
Out of 1000 persons, 25 per cent were industrial workers and the rest were agricultural
workers. 300 persons enjoyed world cup matches on TV. 30 per cent of the people who
had not watched world cup matches were industrial workers. What is the number of
agricultural workers who had enjoyed world cup matches on TV?
(a) 260 (b) 240 (c) 230 (d) 250

Solution
(a)

No. of Industrial Workers = 25% of 1,000 = 250

No. of Agricultural Workers = 75% of 1,000 = 750
No. of persons who enjoyed world cup matches on TV = 300
No. of persons who had not watched world cup matches on TV = 1,000 – 300 = 700
Percentage of Industrial Workers who had not watched world cup matches on TV = 30%
⸫ Percentage of Agricultural Workers who had not watched world cup matches on TV =
70%
⸫ No. of Agricultural Workers who had not watched world cup matches on TV = 70% of
700 = 490.
⸫ No. of Agricultural Workers who enjoy world cup matches on TV = Total No. of
Agricultural Workers – No. of Agricultural Workers who had not watched world cup
matches on TV = 750 – 490 = 260.
Question 68
A sample study of the people of an area revealed that total number of women were 40%
and the percentage of coffee drinkers were 45 as a whole and the percentage of male
coffee drinkers was 20. What was the percentage of female non-coffee drinkers?
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 20

Solution
(b)
Total Population = 100
Men = 60
Women = 40
Total Coffee Drinkers = 45
Male Coffee Drinkers = 20
Female Coffee Drinkers = 45 – 20 = 25
Female Non-Coffee Drinkers = 40 – 25 = 15