Name of the student:________________________________ Student ID: ___________________

Sample Class Test

School of Business, AUST
Research Methodology for Business
Full Marks: **** Time: **** minutes

Answer the following questions:

1. Explain whether each of the following constitutes a population or a sample

a) Ages of all members of a family: _______________________
b) Marital status of 50 persons selected from a large city : _______________________
c) Number of personal computers owned by all families in Dhaka : ____________________
d) Scores of all students in Business Statistics class : ____________________________
e) Cell phones owned by 100 families in Dhaka : _______________________________

2. Indicate which of the following variables are quantitative and which are qualitative
a) Number of persons in a family: (i) quantitative variable, (ii) qualitative variable
b) Time to commute from home to work: (i) quantitative variable, (ii) qualitative variable
c) Summer break locations favored by NSU students: (i) quantitative variable, (ii) qualitative variable
d) The blood group of BUS students of NSU: (i) quantitative variable, (ii) qualitative variable
e) Gender of BUS students of NSU: (i) quantitative variable, (ii) qualitative variable

3. Which of the following is an example on nominal data?

a) Attractiveness b) Gender c) Height d)Temperature

4. Level of agreement: No, Maybe, Yes

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio

5. Religious preference: Islam, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Other

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio

6. ____________________ scales possess an absolute zero.

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio

7. _____________________ scales possess an arbitrary zero.

a) Nominal b) Ordinal c) Interval d) Ratio

8. Discrete variables and continuous variables are two types of

a) open end classification b) time series classification c) qualitative classification
d) quantitative classification

9. Curve of cumulative frequency is also known as

a) Ogive b) A-give c) C-give d) B-give

10. Sample statistic(s) are denoted by the

a) upper case Greek letter b) Roman letters c) lower case Greek letter
3. ___________________________ tells us about the shape and nature of the distribution.
(a) Central tendency (b) Probability
4. Which is not a measure of Central tendency
(a) Mean, (b) Standard deviation, (c) Median, (d) Mode
5. Which is not a measure of Dispersion
(a) Range, (b) Standard deviation, (c) Median, (d) Coefficient of variation
6. If a distribution has negative skewness, in what order (lowest to highest) will the averages be?
(a) mean, mode, median; (b) mean, median, mode; (c) mode, median, mean
7. A card is pulled from a pack of fifty-two playing cards. What is the probability that it is an 'ace'?
(a) 1/4, (b) 1/13
8. What is the probability of getting an odd number when you roll a dice?
(a) 1/3, (b) 1/2
9. Any measures of Dispersion cannot be negative.
(a) True, (b) False
10. For two observations standard deviation is the half of the _________________________________.
(a) Range, (b) Standard deviation, (c) Median, (d) Coefficient of variation

11. Discrete variables and continuous variables are two types of

a) open end classification

b) time series classification
c) qualitative classification
d) quantitative classification

12. Classification method in which upper limit of interval is same as of lower limit class interval is called

a) exclusive method
b) inclusive method
c) mid-point method
d) ratio method

13. Type of cumulative frequency distribution in which class intervals are added in top to bottom order is
classified as

a) variation distribution
b) less than type distribution
c) more than type distribution
d) marginal distribution

14. Largest value is 60 and smallest value is 40 and number of classes desired is 5 then class interval is
 a) 20
b) 4
c) 25
d) 15

15. Classification method in which upper and lower limits of interval is also in class interval itself is called

a) exclusive method
b) inclusive method
c) mid-point method
d) ratio method

16. Type of cumulative frequency distribution in which class intervals are added in bottom to top order is
classified as

a) more than type distribution

b) marginal distribution
c) variation distribution
d) less than type distribution

17. 'less than type distribution' and 'more than type distribution' are types of

a) class distribution
b) cumulative class distribution
c) cumulative frequency distribution
d) upper limit distribution

18. Data classification which is based on variables such as production, cost, height and weight is considered
as

a) qualitative classification
b) quantitative classification
c) open end classification
d) time series classification

19. Frequency distribution which is result of cross classification is called

a) bivariate frequency distribution

b) univariate frequency distribution
c) multi-variables distribution
d) close ended distribution

20. Halfway point between lower class limits and upper class limits is classified as

a) nominal mid-point
b) class mid-point
c) interval mid-point
d) ordinal mid-point
21. Class interval classification method which ensures data continuity is classified as

a) midpoint method
b) ratio method
c) exclusive method
d) inclusive method

22. Curve of cumulative frequency is also known as

1. Ogive
2. A-give
3. C-give
4. B-give

23. Cumulative frequency distribution which is 'greater than' type is correspondent to

a) upper limit of range

b) lower limit of range
c) upper limit of class intervals
d) lower limit of class intervals

24. In statistics out of 100, marks of 21 students in final exams are as 90, 95, 95, 94, 90, 85, 84, 83, 85, 81,
92, 93, 82, 78, 79, 81, 80, 82, 85, 76, 85 then mode of data is

a) 85
b) 95
c) 90
d) 81

25. Sample statistic(s) are denoted by the

a) upper case Greek letter

b) associated roman alphabets
c) roman letters
d) lower case Greek letter

26. Value of any sample statistic which is used to estimate parameters of population is classified as

a) point estimate
b) population estimate
c) sample estimate
d) parameter estimate

27. If value of three measures of central tendencies median, mean and mode then distribution is considered
as

a) negatively skewed modal

b) triangular model
c) unimodal
d) bimodal
28. Variables whose measurement is done in terms such as weight, height and length are classified as

a) continuous variables
b) measuring variables
c) flowchart variables
d) discrete variables

29. Type of variable which can take fixed integer values is classified as

a) flowchart variable
b) discrete variable
c) continuous variable
d) measuring variables

30. Type of variable which can take any numerical figure for calculation is classified as

a) continuous variable
b) measuring variable
c) flowchart variable
d) discrete variable

31. Examples of variables in statistical phenomenon consists

a) job satisfaction
b) consumer behaviors
c) leadership ability
d) all of above

32. Number of employees according to human resource manager is an example of

a) flowchart variable
b) discrete variable
c) continuous variable
d) measuring variable

33. Numerical methods and graphical methods are specialized procedures used in

a) social statistics
b) business statistics
c) descriptive statistics
d) education statistics

34. Measure of how well is a technique, concept or process is considered as

a) continuity of variables
b) goodness of variables
c) validity
d) reliability

35. Branch of statistics which considers ratio scale and interval scale is considered as
 a) parametric statistics
b) non-parametric statistics
c) distribution statistics
d) sampling statistics

36. One of category of statistical method is

a) managerial statistics
b) decision science
c) inferential statistics
d) industry statistics

37. Branch of statistics in which data is collected according to ordinal scale or nominal scale is classified as

a) distribution statistics
b) sampling statistics
c) parametric statistics
d) non-parametric statistics

38. For a normal distribution, approximately __________ percent of the data lie within one standard
deviation of the mean.
(a) 50% (b) 68.26% (c) 95.44% (d) 99.7%

39. For a normal distribution, approximately __________ percent of the data lie within two standard
deviation of the mean.
(a) 50% (b) 68.26% (c) 95.44% (d) 99.7%

40. For a normal distribution, approximately __________ percent of the data lie within three standard
deviation of the mean.

(a) 50% (b) 68.26% (c) 95.44% (d) 99.7%

41. ________________ is a motivation for research students

Research degree
Research Academy
Research Labs
Research Problems
42. A short summary of Technical Report is called
Article
Research Abstract
Publication
Guide

43. The method by which a sample is chosen

Unit
Design
Random
Census

44. Failure to knowledge the borrowed materials is called (Take and use of others as ones own)
Acknowledgement
Foot note
Index
Plagiarism

45. An essential Criterion of scientific research

Belief
Value
Objectivity
Subjectivity

46. Fundamental research is otherwise called

Action research
Survey
Pilot study
Pure research

47. The chief merit of survey

Adaptability
Sensibility
Connectivity
Versatility

48. The first page of research report is

Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Title page

49. Hypothesis which explain relationship between two variables is

a) Causal
b) Relational
c) Descriptive
d) Tentatie
Ans:- b) Relatonal

50, ... ………….. is a source of Hypothesis

a) Intuition
b) Knowledge
c) Energy
d) Survey
Ans:- a) Intuition

51. Hypothesis must have ………………

a) Applicability
b) Durability
c) Testability
d) Measurement
Ans:- a) Applicability

52. Statistical Hypothesis is derived from

a) Frame
b) Data.
c) Sample
d) Facts
Ans:- b) Data

53. In testing a Hypothesis the common error is

a) Type I
b) Type I and II
c) Type II
d) None of these
Ans:- b) Type I and II

54. Survey is a ……………. Study

a) Descriptive
b) Fact finding
c) Analytical
d) Systematic
Ans:- b) Fact finding

55. Survey is always a ………….. study

a) Field
b) Laboratory
c) Office
d) Class room
Ans:- a) Field

56. In a survey there is an enumerator and a ………………….

a) Guide b) Respondent
c) Supervisor
d) Messenger
Ans:- b) Respondent

57. The first step in a survey is ……………. of a problem

a) Application
b) Rejection
c) Selection
d) Planning
Ans:- c) Selection

58. The first purpose of a survey is to ……………..

a) Description
b) Evaluation
c) Propagation
d) Provide Information
Ans:- d) Provide Information

59. All surveys are essentially ……….

a) Narrative
b) Explanatory
c) Interdisciplinary
d) Communal
Ans:- c) Interdisciplinary

60. A survey is limited by the willingness and ……………. of respondent

a) Co-operation
b) Help
c) Access
d) Attitude
Ans:- a) Co-operation

61. Final stage in the Research Process is

a) Problem formulation
b) Data collection
c) Data Analysis
d) Report Writing
Ans:- d) Report Writing

62. A Research Report is a formal statement of ……………….

a) Research Process
b) Research Problem
c) Data collection
d) Data Editing
Ans:- a) Research Process

63. A comprehensive full Report of the research process is called

a) Thesis
b) Summary Report
c) Abstract
d) Article
Ans:- a) Thesis
64. In Research Report ……………. is used to acknowledge indebtness
a) Bibliography
b) Index
c) Appendix
d) Foot note
Ans:- d) Foot note

65. ………….. is a way to systematically solve the research problem

a) Technique
b) Operations
c) Research methodology
d) Research Process
Ans:- c) Research methodology

66. Good Research is always ……………

a) Slow
b) Fast
c) Narrow
d) Systematic
Ans:- d) Systematic

67. Good research is ……………

a) Logical
b) Non logical
c) Narrow
d) Systematic
Ans:- a) Logical

68. The process of drawing a sample from a population is known as _________.

a. Sampling
b. Census
c. Survey research
d. None of the above
Answer: a