SUBJECT- Business statistic

CLASS- BBA I YEAR

SECTION A (Objective Type Questions)

1-If three letters are to be put in three addressed envelopes randomly, the probability that none of
the letters are in the correct envelope is :
(a) 0

(b) 1/6

(c) 1/3

(d) ½

2-For which of the following distributions mean and variance are equal? 
(a) Normal Distribution 

(b) Poisson Distribution 

(c) Binomial Distribution

(d) Negative Binomial Distribution

3-A coin is tossed five times in succession. What is the probability of getting at least four heads?
(a) 1/4

(b) 3/4

(c) 1/16

(d) 3/16

4-Sampling error can be reduced by

(a) Non-probability sampling

(b) Increasing the population size

(c) Decreasing the sample size

(d) Increasing the sample size

5-Neymann Pearson lemma provides always 
(a) an unbiased test 

(b) a most powerful test 

(c) an admissible test 

(d) a minimax test

6-If there is linear trend present in the population, then which of the following methods is the
most efficient sampling technique?  
(a) Cluster sampling 

(b) Systematic sampling

(c) Stratified sampling 

(d) Simple random sampling

7-When the population consists of heterogeneity, which sampling procedure is preferred?  

(a) Stratified Random Sampling

(b) Simple Random Sampling 

(c) Systematic Sampling

(d) Double Sampling

8-Which of the following sampling technique is preferred when population units are numbered
and arranged in order? 
(a) Simple Random Sampling

(b) Stratified Sampling 

(c) Systematic Sampling

(d) Sequential Sampling

9-Which of the following is not a basic principle of experimental design? 

(a) Randomization 

(b) Confounding  

(c) Local control  

(d) Replication

10-The Wishart distribution is a multivariate generalization of  

(a) Normal distribution 

(b) t-distribution 

(c) Chi-square distribution

(d) F-distribution

11-The range of a regression coefficient is  

(a) – ∞ to + ∞

(b) 0 to + 1

(c) – 1 to + 1

(d) 0 to + ∞

12-The regression coefficient is independent of the change of  

(a) Scale only  

(b) Origin only 

(c) Both scale and origin 

(d) Neither scale nor origin

13-The distribution of Hotelling’s T-square is :  

(a) Chi-square

(b) Normal

(c) F

(d) Student’s t

14-The distribution of test statistic used in sign test is 

(a) Normal

(b) Poisson

(c) Gamma

(d) Binomial

15-The distribution of test statistic used in median test is 

(a) Binomial

(b) Normal
(c) t – test

(d) Chi – square 

16-The non-parametric equivalent of one way analysis of variance is : 

(a) Friedman test  

(b) Kruskal Wallis test 

(c) Cochran test  

(d) Chi-square test

17.   Find the mean of x + 77, x + 7, x + 5, x + 3 and x – 2?

        (a) x + 8
(b) x + 18
(c) x – 8
(d) x – 18
18.   If the mean of n observations x1, x2, x3, .... xn is 

        (a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
19.   If each observation of the data is increased by 5, then what happens to its mean?
        (a) is increased by 4
(b) is increased by 5
(c) is decreased by 4
(d) is decreased by 5
20.   In the class intervals 40 – 50, 50 – 60, the number 50 is included in which of the following?
        (a) 40 – 50
(b) 30 – 40
(c) 50 – 60
(d) 60 – 70
21.   If the mean of x, x + 3, x + 5, x + 7 and x + 10 is 9 then what is the means of last three
observations?
        (a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 12
22.   If x be the mid-point and 1 be the upper class limit of a class in a containous frequency
distribution. What is the lower limit of the class?
        (a) x – 1
(b) 3x + 8
(c) 2x + 2
(d) 2x – 1
23.   The mean of five numbers is 30. If one number is excluded, their mean becomes 28. What is the
excluded number?
        (a) 38
(b) 35
(c) 33
(d) 36
24.   What is the median of the data 78, 56, 22, 34, 45, 54, 39, 68, 54, 84?
        (a) 54
(b) 53
(c) 55
(d) 51

ANSWERS:
1-(c), 2-(b), 3-(c), 4-(d), 5-(b), 6-(b), 7-(a), 8-(c), 9-(b), 10-(c), 11-(c), 12-(b), 13-(c), 14-(d), 15-(d),
16-(b),17(b),18-a,19-b,20-c,21-c,22-d,23-a,24-a

Statistics MCQs
25. A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as a sample mean, is known as
a
A) Population Parameter
B) Sample Parameter
C) Sample Statistic
D) Population Mean
Answer: C
26. Statistics branches include
A) Applied Statistics
B) Mathematical Statistics
C) Industry Statistics
D) Both A and B
Answer: D
27. To enhance a procedure the control charts and procedures of descriptive statistics are classified
into
A) Behavioural Tools
B) Serial Tools
C) Industry Statistics
D) Statistical Tools
Answer: A
28. Sample statistics are also represented as
A) Lower Case Greek Letter
B) Roman Letters
C) Associated Roman Alphabets
D) Upper Case Greek Letter
Answer: B
29. Individual respondents, focus groups, and panels of respondents are categorised as
A) Primary Data Sources
B) Secondary Data Sources
C) Itemized Data Sources
D) Pointed Data Sources
Answer: A
30. The variables whose calculation is done according to the height, length, and weight are categorised
as
A) Discrete Variables
B) Flowchart Variables
C) Measuring Variables
D) Continuous Variables
Answer: A
31. A method used to examine inflation rate anticipation, unemployment rate, and capacity utilization to
produce products is classified as
A) Data Exporting Technique
B) Data Importing Technique
C) Forecasting Technique
D) Data Supplying Technique
Answer: C
32. Graphical and numerical methods are specialized process utilized in
A) Education Statistics
B) Descriptive Statistics
C) Business Statistics
D) Social Statistics
Answer: B
33. The scale applied in statistics which imparts a difference of magnitude and proportions is
considered as
A) Exponential Scale
B) Goodness Scale
C) Ratio Scale
D) Satisfactory Scale
Answer: C
34. Review of performance appraisal, labour turnover rates, planning of incentives, and training
programs and are examples of
A) Statistics in Production
B) Statistics in Marketing
C) Statistics in Finance
D) Statistics in Personnel Management
Answer: D

35. Out of four points which is not an economic activity?

A. Production
B. Social service
C. Professional
D. Trading in goods

Answer B
36. Which option is not a business activity?

A. Production of goods
B. Transportation
C. Exchange of goods
D. Work in a factory for wages

Answer D
37. Which of the following is the characteristic of a business?

A. Production
B. Exchange or sale
C. Risk element
D. All the above
Answer D
38. Oil refinery and sugar mill are classified under which industries?

A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. None of the above

Answer B
39. Identify the activity which does not support trade?

A. Banking
B. Warehousing
C. Insurance
D. Mining

Answer D
40. In which occupation people get salary or wages in return for their word?

A. Employment
B. Business
C. Profession
D. None of the above

Answer A
41. Which item does not cause any business risk?

A. Breakdown of machinery
B. Efficient management
C. Riot
D. Changing government policy

Answer D
42. In which business, the support service activities are categorized?

A. Commercial industries
B. Primary industries
C. Secondary industries
D. Tertiary industries

Answer D
43. In business, why it is essential to make a profit?

A. It provides a return to investors.

B. It provides funds for future extension
C. It increases the reputation of a company
D. All the above
Answer D
44. Which of the following is a false statement?

A. The scope of commerce is narrower than business.

B. Commerce includes trade and auxiliaries to trade.
C. Foreign trade is purchase and sale by the traders of the same country.
D. Traders serve as a link between producers and consumers.

Answer C
45. Which of the following is not a management function.

A. Planning
B. Staffing
C. Cooperating
D. Controlling

Answer C
46. Policy formulation comes under which role?

A. Top-level managers
B. Middle-level managers
C. Operational management
D. All of the above

Answer A
47. Management is defined as?

A. An art
B. A science
C. Both art and science
D. None of the above

Answer C
48. Which of the below-mentioned item does not follow the scalar chain?

A. Functional structure
B. Divisional structure
C. Formal organization
D. Informal organization

Answer D
49. What is Centralisation?

A. Retention of decision-making authority

B. Dispersal of decision-making authority
C. Creating division as a profit centre
D. Opening the new centre of braches
Answer A
50. To have an effective delegation is important to have a responsibility along with?

A. Authority
B. Manpower
C. Incentives
D. Promotion

Answer A
51. Grouping of activities on the basis product lines is a part of.

A. Delegated organization
B. Divisional organization
C. Functional organization
D. Autonomous organization

Answer B
52. Policy formulation is a task of?

A. Top-level managers
B. Middle-level managers
C. Operational management
D. All of the above

Answer A
53. Which of the element is not a part of the communication process?

A. Decoding
B. Communication
C. Channel
D. Receiver.

Answer B
54. Name the process that converts a message into communication symbols

A. Media
B. Encoding
C. Feedback
D. Decoding

Answer B

1. One of the methods for determining mode is

(a) Mode = 2 Median -3 Mean
(b) Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean
(c) Mode = 2 Mean – 3 Median
(d) Mode = 3 Mean – 2 Median

Answer-d

2. Mode is the
(a) middle most frequent value
(b) least frequent value
(c) maximum frequent value
(d) none of these

Answer
Answer: c

3. The algebraic sum of the deviations of a frequency distribution from its

mean is always,
(a) greater than zero
(b) less than zero
(c) zero
(d) a non-zero number

Answer-b

4. While computing mean of grouped data, we assume that the frequencies

are
(a) centred at the upper limits of the classes
(b) centred at the lower limits of the classes
(c) centred at the classmarks of the classes
(d) evenly distributed over all the classes
5. Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
(a) mean
(b) median
(c) mode
(d) none of these

Answer
Answer: c

6. Which of the following can not be determined graphically?

(a) Mean
(b) Median
(c) Mode
(d) None of these

Answer
Answer: a

Statistics MCQ Class 10 Question 7. The absccissa of the point of intersection of

the less than type and of the more than type cumulative frequency curves of a
grouped data gives its
(a) Mean
(b) Median
(c) Mode
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: b

8. For the following distribution

C.I. 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

f 20 30 24 40 18
the sum of lower limits of the modal class and the median class is
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 50

Answer
Answer: d

9. For the following distribution

C.I. 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-23 24-29

f 26 20 30 16 22
the upper limit of the median class is
(a) 18.5
(b) 18
(c) 17.5
(d) 17
Answer
Answer: c

MCQ of Statistics Class 10 Question 10. For the following distribution

Marks No. of students

Less than 20 4

Less than 40 12

Less than 60 25

Less than 80 56

Less than 100 74

Less than 120 80

the modal class is
(a) 20 – 40
(b) 40 – 60
(c) 60 – 80
(d) 80 -100

Answer

11. For the following distribution

Monthly Expenditure (?) No. of families

 Expenditure les than ? 10,000 15

Expenditure les than ? 13,000 31

Expenditure les than ? 16,000 50

Expenditure les than ? 19,000 67

Expenditure les than ?22,000 85

Expenditure les than ?25,000 100

The number of families having expenditure range (in ?) 16,000 – 19,000 is
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 19

Answer
Answer: c

12. In the given data:

C.I. f

65-85 4

85 – 105 5

105 – 125 13

125 – 145 20

145 – 165 14
 165 – 185 7

185 – 205 4
the difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower limit of the
modal class is
(a) 38
(b) 20
(c) 19
(d) 0

Answer

Statistics Class 10 MCQ Question 13. For the following distribution

Cl 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25

f 10 15 12 20 9
the difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower limit of the
modal class is
(a) 0
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) -5

Answer
Answer: a

14. For the following distribution

 Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

No. of students 3 9 13 10 5
the number of students who got marks less than 30 is
(a) 13
(b) 25
(c) 10
(d) 12

Answer

15. For the following distribution

Marks obtained No. of students

More than or equal to 0 63

More than or equal to 10 58

More than or equal to 20 55

More than or equal to 30 51

More than or equal to 40 48

More than or equal to 50 42

the frequency of the class 20-30 is
(a) 35
(b) 4
(c) 48
(d) 51

Answer
MCQ Questions for Class 10 Maths with Answers Question 16. The times, in
seconds, taken by 150 atheletes to run a 100 m hurdle race are tabulated
below:

C.I. f

13.8-14 3

14 – 14.2 4

14.2 – 14.4 6

14.4 – 14.6 69

14.6 – 14.8 48

14.8-15 20
The number of atheletes who completed the race in less than 14.6 seconds is
(a) 13
(b) 69
(c) 82
(d) 130

Answer

17. di is the deviation of xi from assumed mean a. If mean = x+∑fidi∑fi, then x
is
(a) class size ‘
(b) number of observations
(c) assumed mean
(d) none of these
Answer/Explanation

18. Mean of 100 items is 49. It was discovered that three items which should
have been 60, 70, 80 were wrongly read as 40, 20, 50 respectively. The correct
mean is
(a) 48
(b) 49
(c) 50
(d) 60

Answer/Explanation

MCQ on Statistics Class 9 Question 19. Choose the correct answer from the
given four options : In the formula

for finding the mean of grouped data d1 s are deviation from a of [NCERT
Exemplar Problems]
(a) lower limits of the classes
(b) upper limits of the classes
(c) mid points of the classes
(d) frequencies of the class marks
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explaination: (c) mid-points of the classes.
20. While computing mean of grouped data, we assume that the frequencies
are [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) evenly distributed over all the classes
(b) centred at the classmarks of the classes
(c) centred at the upper limits of the classes
(d) centred at the lower limits of the classes

Answer/Explanation
MCQ for Class 10 Maths with Answer: bExplaination: (b) centred at the classmarks of the classes.

CBSE Class 10 Maths MCQ Pdf Question 21. A car travels from city A to city B,
120 km apart at an average speed of 50 km/h. It then makes a return trip at an
average speed of 60 km/h. It covers another 120 km distance at an average
speed of 40 km/h. The average speed over the entire 360 km will be

Answer/Explanation
22. Mean of n numbers x1, x2, … xn is m. If xn is replaced by x, then new mean is

Answer/Explanation

Statistics MCQ Question 23. In the formula x¯=a+h(∑fiui∑fi) finding the

mean of grouped frequency distribution, ui = [NCERT Exemplar Problems]

Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explaination: xi−ah

24. The abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than type and of the
more than type cumulative frequency curves of a grouped data gives its
[NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) mean
(b) median
(c) mode
(d) all the three above

Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination: median
25. For the following distribution:

Marks Number of Students

Below 10 3

Below 20 12

Below 30 27

Below 40 57

Below 50 75

Below 60 80
the modal class is
(a) 10 – 20
(b) 20 – 30
(c) 30 – 40
(d) 50 – 60

Answer

26. The times, in seconds, taken by 150 atheletes to run a 110 m hurdle race
are tabulated below:

Class Frequency

13.8 – 14.0 2
 14.0 – 14.2 4

14.2 – 14.4 5

14.4 – 14.6 71

14.6 – 14.8 48

14.8 – 15.0 20
The number of atheletes who completed the race in less then 14.6 seconds is:
[NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) 11
(b) 71
(c) 82
(d) 130

Answer/Explanation

27. Mode is the value of the variable which has:

(a) maximum frequency
(b) minimum frequency
(c) mean frequency
(d) middle most frequency [CBSE 2012]

Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explaination: (a) maximum frequency.
28. Mode and mean of a data are 12k and 15A. Median of the data is
(a) 12k
(b) 14k
(c) 15k
(d) 16k

Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination:
(b) ∵ Mode = 3 median – 2 mean
⇒ 12k = 3 median – 2 × 15k
⇒ 42k = 3 median
⇒ Median = 14k.

29. If mean = (3 median – mode) . k, then the value of k is

(a) 1
(b) 2
(C) 12
(d) 32
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explaination:
(c) ∵ Mode = 3 median – 2 mean
⇒ 2 mean = 3 median – mode
⇒ mean = 12 (3 median – mode)
⇒ k= 12

30. The median of set of 9 distinct observations is 20.5. If each of the largest 4
observations of the set is increased by 2, then the median of the new set
(a) is increased by 2
(b) is decreased by 2
(c) is two times of the original number
(d) Remains the same as that of the original set.

Answer/Explanation

Maths Multiple Choice Questions with Answers for Class 10 Question 31. The
median from the table is

Value Frequency

7 2

8 1

9 4

10 5

11 6

12 1

13 3
(a) 11
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 11.5

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination:

32. The relationship between mean, median and mode for a moderately
skewed distribution is
(a) mode = median – 2 mean
(b) mode = 3 median – 2 mean
(c) mode = 2 median – 3 mean
(d) mode = median – mean

Answer/Explanation

33. The abscissa of the point of intersection

of both types (less than & more than) of cumulative frequency curves help in
finding
(a) mean
(b) median
(c) mode
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: b

34. Cumulative frequency curve is also called

(a) histogram
(b) ogive
(c) bar graph
(d) median

Answer
Answer: b

35. The A.M. of a set of 50 numbers is 38. If two numbers of the set namely 55
and 45 are discarded, the A.M. of the remaining set of numbers is ______ .

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination: 37.5

36. If x is the mean of a distribution, then Σfi(xi – x) is eclual t0 _____ .

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination: (zero)
Maths MCQ for Class 10 CBSE with Answers Pdf Question 37. Find the class
marks of classes 10 – 25 and 35 – 55.

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination:

38. If Σfi = 11, Σfixi = 2p + 52 and the mean of any distribution is 6, find the value
of p.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination:
39. A set of numbers consists of four 5’s, six 7’s, ten 9’s, eleven 12’s, three 13’s,
two 14’s. The mode of this set of numbers is ____ .

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination: 12

40. The mode of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 4. 3, 5, 3, 6 is ______ .

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination: 3

41. Find the value of x, if the mode of the following data is 25.
15, 20, 25, 18, 14, 15, 25, 15, 18, 16, 20. 25, 20, x, 18

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination:

Observations Tally Marks f

14 1 1

15 III 3

16 1 1

18 III 3

20 III 3
 25 III 3
Observations 15,18,20, and 25 all have the same frequency i.e., 3. For 25 be the mode of the data it
should have the maximum frequency.
∴ 25 should repeat itself at least once more i.e., x should be 25.

42. If the mode of a data is 18 and the mean is 24. then median is _____ .

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination: Median = 663 = 22.

43. Construction of cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the

Answer/Explanation

Statistics Questions And Answers for Class 10 Question 44. In an arranged

series of an even number of 2n terms the median is _______.

Answer/Explanation

45.
 x f c.f.

1 8 8

2 10 18

3 11 29

4 16 45

5 20 65

6 25 90

7 15 105

8 9 114

9 6 120
Find the median distribution.

Answer/Explanation

46.

Marks Number of students

0 and above 80

10 and above 77

20 and above 72

30 and above 65
 40 and above 55

50 and above 43

60 and above 28

70 and above 16

80 and above 10

90 and above 8

100 and above 0

Write the proper data (marks) and frequency (Number of students).

Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explaination:

Marks Frequency

0 – 10 3

10 – 20 5

20 – 30 7

30 – 40 10

40 – 50 12

50 – 60 15

60 – 70 12

70 – 80 6

80 – 90 2

90 – 100 8
47. Find the median class of the following data:

Marks obtained Frequency

0-10 8

10-20 10

20-30 12

30-40 22

40-50 30

50-60 18
Answer/Explanation

48. There are ____ types of cumulative frequency curve.

Answer/Explanation-two

49. Which measure of central tendency is given by the x-coordinate of the point
of intersection of the “more than ogive” and “less than ogive”?

Answer/Explanation-median
50. In drawing ogive, cumulative frequencies are marked on _____ axis.

Answer/Explanation-y axis

Business statistic
SHORT ANSWERD TYPE-
UNIT-I

1. short note on all of following :

a. Coefficient of Range

b. Harmonic Mean

c. Consumer Price Index

2. Write a detailed note on various methods of graphical presentation of data.

3. Determine the value of Q3, D6 and P80 for following series :

 Age 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60

No. of 60 80 90 150 180 130 140 60

Persons

4. What do you mean by Regression analysis? Discuss the difference between

regression and correlation.

5. Explain the term probability. Critically evaluate various approaches of probability also.

6. In a factory, weights of 4000 workers are found to be normally distributed with

mean weight of 50 kgs and standard deviation of 5 kgs. Find the numbers of
workers having weight :

(a) Less than 45 Kgs

(b) Between 45 to 60 Kgs

(c) Above 65 kgs

7. Calculate Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation between following variables :

Marks in 77 54 27 52 14 35 90 25 56 60
Accounting

Marks in 35 58 60 40 50 40 35 56 34 42
Statistics

8) short note on all of following :

a) Seasonal variations of Time series

b) Fisher’s Ideal Index

9) Whatis the definition of statistics?

10) What is meant by statistical investigation?
11) Mention the main sources of secondary data.
12) What is the difference between internal and external data?
13) What do you mean by unbiased errors?
14) What do you mean by statistical hypothesis?

UNIT-II

1) What do you mean by quota sampling?

2)  What do you mean by linear and non-linear correlation ?
3) What do you understand by the collection of data?
4) What do you understand by ‘errors’ in statistical sampling?
5) What are sampling errors?
6) What are non-sampling errors?
7)  What is meant by biased errors?
8)  Which type of errors may be termed as unbiased errors?
9)  What are absolute and relative errors?
10) What is probability sampling?
11) What do you understand by mixed sampling?
12) What is simple random sampling?
13)What is quota sampling?
14)Write short note on hypothesis testing.
15) What is correlation?

UNIT-III

1)  Write down the limitations of standard deviation.

2)  What is the range of the values of correlation?
3) The owner of a shoe shop recorded the sizes of the feet of all the customers who
bought shoes in his shop in one morning.
These sizes are listed below:
8 7 4 5 9 13 10 8 8 7 6 5 3 11 10 8 5 4 8 6
1) (a) What is the mean of these values?
  
(b) What is the median of these values?
  
(c) What is the mode of these values?
 4) What are the tools used to related to statistical study?
5) What are the scopes of statistics?
6) What is inferential statistics?
7) What are the three components of Economics?
8) What are descriptive economics?
9. out the uses of analysis of Time series.

10. Calculate Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s index numbers

if ∑p1q0 = 400 , ∑p0q0 = 465 ∑p1q1 = 520 and

∑ p0q1 = 640 .

11. What do you mean by systematic sampling?

12. A sample of 1000 students from Bombay University

was taken and their average weight was found to be
112 lbs with a standard deviation of 20 lbs. Could the
mean weight of students in the population be 120
lbs?

UNIT-IV

1) What are the advantages of graphic presentation of data?

2) What are the general rules in construction of a statistical table?
3) What are the characteristics of a good measure of central tendency?
4) Define coefficient of variation.
5) What do you mean by regression analysis?
6) Define Index Number.
7) What is mean,median and mode.
8) How we find median from data.
9) When to use Geometric mean.
 10) What is the relation between arithmetic,geometric and harmonic mean.
11) Explain Weighted Mean.
12) What is meant by variability.

UNIT-V

1) Describe Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation.

2) Define the Mean Deviation.
3) What is the importance of Deviation in our real time life.
4) Define Absolute Dispersion.
5) what is meant by Frequency.

6. out the quartile deviation and its coefficient for

the data given below :

x : 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

f: 3 61 132 153 140 51 3

7. Calculate the mean deviation from median for the

data given below :

100 150 200 250 360 490 500 600 671.

8. From the following data calculate the coefficient of

rank correlation between x and y.

x: 36 56 20 65 42 33 44 50 15 60

y: 50 35 70 25 58 75 60 45 80 38
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 9. Compute Fisher’s ideal index number for the data
given below :

Commodity 2005 2006

Price Quantity Price Quantity

A 5 100 6 150

B 4 80 5 100

C 2.5 60 5 72

D 12 30 9 33

10. The life time of electric bulbs for a random sample

of 10 from a large consignment gave the following
results : mean life is 4.4 and the standard
deviation is 0.589. Can we accept the hypothesis
that average life time of bulb is 4. (For a degree of
freedom at 5% level of significance t= 2.262)

LONG ANSWERD TYPE-

UNIT-I

1. Define Statistics.

2. List out the elements of a Table.

3. Draw a bar diagram for the data given below.

Year :2006 2007 2008 2009

Profits : 3 5 7 10
(Rs. lakhs)

4. What are the advantages of median?

5. Find the geometric mean of 2, 4 and 8.

6. Define standard deviation.

7. What is meant by Kurtosis?

8. State the meaning of ‘‘Regression’’.

11. List out the uses of analysis of Time series.

12. Calculate Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s index numbers

if ∑p1q0 = 400 , ∑p0q0 = 465 ∑p1q1 = 520 and

∑ p0q1 = 640 .

13. What do you mean by systematic sampling?

14. A sample of 1000 students from Bombay University

was taken and their average weight was found to be
112 lbs with a standard deviation of 20 lbs. Could the
mean weight of students in the population be 120
lbs?

UNIT-II

1. What is primary data?

2. What is the use of diagram?

3. What is median?

4. What is mean deviation?

5. What do you mean by ‘Quartiles’?

6. What is Regression?
7. What is ‘Time Series’?

8. What is ‘Secular Trend’?

9. What is cost of living index?

10. What do you mean by statistical quality control?

11. What is simple random sample?

12. Write a note on ‘Analysis of Variance’.

UNIT-III

1) What do you mean by regression analysis?

2) Define Index Number.
3) What is mean,median and mode.
4) How we find median from data.
5) When to use Geometric mean.
6) What is the relation between arithmetic,geometric and harmonic mean.
7) Explain Weighted Mean.
8) What is meant by variability.
9) The procedure of testing hypothesis requires a researcher to adopt
several steps. Describe in brief all such steps.
10)
11) Discuss the types of measurement scales with examples.
12) . Explain the Components of Time series.
13) . Statistics plays a vital role in almost every facet of human life.
Describe the functions of Statistics. Explain the applications of statistics.
14) Explain the various measures of Dispersion.
UNIT-IV

1. Explain the characteristics of Statistics.

2. What are the components of Statistics? Give a brief description of each
of the components.
3. Explain the objectives of Statistical Average. What are the requisites of a
good average?

4. Mention the Characteristics of Chi-square test.

5. (a) Describe the addition and multiplication rules of probability with and example of
Each case.
(b) In a randomly selected leap year what is the probability that there are 53 Sunday
Or 53 Wednesday.
(c) A problem in statistics is given to three students, whose chances of solving it correctly
Are ½, 1/3 and ¼ respectively. What is the probability that the problem will not be
solved ? [ MARKS 5]
(d) In how many ways can a vowel and a consonant be selected out of the letters of word
'COURAGE' ? [ MARKS 5]

6. (a) A decision problem has been expressed in the following Pay-off table :

Pay-off Table
State of Nature Alternatives
a1 a2 a3
```
E1 3,800 3,720 3,640
E2 3,280 3,240 3,320
E3 2,840 2,880 3,480

7.What will be the manager's decision if he uses the following criteria ?

(I) Maxi-max;
(II) Maxi-min;
(III) Mini-max regret;
(IV) Hurwitz criterion with c = 0.7.
(b) The overall pass percentage in certain examination is 70. What is the probability that
at least 4
Candidates would pass the examination out of a group of 6 candidates ? [ MARKS 8]
(c) Find the binomial distribution if the mean is 48 and standard deviation is 4. [MARKS
4]
3. Fit a normal curve for the following data and find out theoretical frequencies (µ =
11.57)

Weight (kg) Number of Students

20-30 7
30-40 10
40-50 20
50-60 18
60-70 7

8. (a) A sample of size 10 is found to have mean of 3.24 cm. Could it be regarded as a
sample
From a large population whose mean is 2.74 cm. and standard deviation is 2.5 cm. at 5
per
-cent level of
significance ? [MARKS 10]
(b) Will your answer differ in case you test it at 99 percent level of confidence ? [MARKS
5]
(c) What is central limit theorem ? [MARKS 5]
9. Differentiate between the following : [MARKS 5+5+5+5]
i. type I error and type II error ;
ii. Point estimate and Interval Estimate;
iii. Parameter and Statistics;
iv. Null Hypothesis and Alternative Hypothesis.

10 . Set up a two way ANOVA table for the data given below. Use coding method
subtracting
40 from the given numbers :
Plots Treatments
ABCD
P 45 40 38 37
Q 43 41 45 38
R 39 39 41 41

Test two hypotheses, first hypotheses for treatments and second hypotheses for plots.
[MARKS 20]
Section C
11. Find out trend values on the basis of parabolic curve of second order from the data
given below
And forecast the value for 2010 : [MARKS 16+4]

Year Sales
(RS`in crores )
2005 10
2006 12
2007 13
2008 10
2009 8

12. (A) In an examination in which 500 candidates appeared, boys outnumbered girls by
14 %
Of all candidates. Number of passed candidates exceeded number of failed candidates
by 300. Boys
Failing in examination numbered 80. Calculate Yule's coefficient of association between
boys and
Success in examination. [MARKS 15.]
(b) Distinguish between association of attributes and correlation. [MARKS 5.]

13. (a) compute the two regression coefficients using the values of actual means of X an
Y from the data
Given below, then work out the value of correlation coefficient : [MARKS 15.]

XY
76
45
89
68
52

(B) What do you mean by partial correlation ? How is it different from multiple
correlation ? [MARKS 5.]
UNIT-V

1. Indicate whether the following are True or False:

a. A listing of all population units is called a frame.
b. One of the biggest problems in survey is that of non – response.
2. What is a questionnaire?
3. What is Skewness?
4. Indicate whether the following are True or False:
a. In a symmetrical distribution, Mean = Median = Mode.
b. β2 is a measure of Kurtosis.
5. What are the components of Time Series?
6. Three perfect coins are tossed together. What is the probability of
getting at least one head?
7. What is meant by theoretical frequency distribution?
8. What do you mean by the statistical quality control charts?
9. What are non parametric tests?
10. Define Type I and Type II errors.
11.What are the characteristics of a good measure of central tendency?
12.Define coefficient of variation.
13.What do you mean by regression analysis?
14.Define Index Number.
15.What is mean,median and mode.