Multiple Choice questions<\/span><\/p>\nQuestion 1.
\nThe word ‘statistics’ is used as ……………..
\na) Singular
\nb) Plural
\nc) Singular and Plural
\nd) None of above
\nAnswer:
\nc) Singular and Plural<\/p>\n
Question 2.
\nWho stated that statistics as a science of estimates and probabilities.
\na) Horace Secrist
\nb) R. A Fisher
\nc) Ya – Lun – Chou
\nd) Boddington
\nAnswer:
\nd) Boddington<\/p>\n
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Question 3.
\nSources of secondary data are ……………..
\na) Published sources
\nb) Unpublished sources
\nc) neither published nor unpublished sources
\nd) Both (A) and (B)
\nAnswer:
\nd) Both (A) and (B)<\/p>\n
Question 4.
\nThe data collected by questionnaires are ………………….
\na) Primary data
\nb) Secondary data
\nc) Published data
\nd) Grouped data
\nAnswer:
\na) Primary data<\/p>\n
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Question 5.
\nA measure of the strength of the linear relationship that exists between two variables is called:
\na) Slope
\nb) Intercept
\nc) Correlation coefficient
\nd) Regression equation
\nAnswer:
\nc) Correlation coefficient<\/p>\n
Question 6.
\nIf both variables X and Y increase or decrease simultaneously, then the coefficient of correlation will be:
\na) Positive
\nb) Negative
\nc) Zero
\nd) one
\nAnswer:
\na) Positive<\/p>\n
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Question 7.
\nIf the points on the scatter diagram indicate that as one variable increases the other variable tends to decrease the value of r will be :
\na) Perfect positive
\nb) Perfect negative
\nc) Negative
\nd) Zero
\nAnswer:
\nc) Negative<\/p>\n
Question 8.
\nThe value of the coefficient of correlation r lies between :
\na) 0 and 1
\nb) -1 and 0
\nc) -1 and +1
\nd) -0.5 and +0.5
\nAnswer:
\nc) -1 and +1<\/p>\n
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Question 9.
\nThe term regression was used by :
\na) Newton
\nb) Pearson
\nc) Spearman
\nd) Galton .
\nAnswer:
\nd) Galton .<\/p>\n
Question 10.
\nThe purpose of simple linear regression analysis is to:
\na) Predict one variable from another variable
\nb) Replace points on a scatter diagram by a straight-line
\nc) Measure the degree to which two variables are linearly associated
\nd) Obtain the expected value of the independent random variable for a given value of the dependent variable
\nAnswer:
\na) Predict one variable from another variable<\/p>\n
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Question 11.
\nA process by which we estimate the value of dependent variable on the basis of one or more independent variables is called:
\na) Correlation
\nb) Regression
\nc) Residual
\nd) Slope
\nAnswer:
\nb) Regression<\/p>\n
Question 12.
\nIf Y = 2 – 0.2 X, then the value of Y-intercept is equal to
\na)-0.2
\nb) 2
\nc) 0.2 X.
\nd) All of the above
\nAnswer:
\nb) 2<\/p>\n
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Question 13.
\nIn the regression equation Y = \u03b20<\/sub>+ \u03b21<\/sub> X, the Y is called
\na) Independent variable
\nb) Dependent variable
\nc) Continuous variable
\nd) none of the above
\nAnswer:
\nb) Dependent variable<\/p>\nQuestion 14.
\nIn the regression equation X =\u03b20<\/sub>+ \u03b21<\/sub> X, the X is called :
\na) Independent variable
\nb) Dependent variable
\nc) Continuous Variable
\nd) none of the above
\nAnswer:
\na) Independent variable<\/p>\n
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Question 15.
\nEconometrics is the integration of
\na) Economics and Statistics
\nb) Economics and Mathematics
\nc) Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics
\nd) None of the above
\nAnswer:
\nc) Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics<\/p>\n
Question 16.
\nEconometric is the word coined by
\na) Francis Gal ton
\nb) RagnarFrish
\nc) Karl Person
\nd) Spearsman
\nAnswer:
\nb) RagnarFrish<\/p>\n
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Question 17.
\nThe raw materials of Econometrics are :
\na) Data
\nb) Goods
\nc) Statistics
\nd) Mathematics
\nAnswer:
\na) Data<\/p>\n
Question 18.
\nThe term Uiin regression equation is
\na) Residuals
\nb) Standard error
\nc) Stochastic error term
\nd) none
\nAnswer:
\nc) Stochastic error term<\/p>\n
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Question 19.
\nThe term Uiis introduced for the representation of
\na) Omitted Variable
\nb) Standard error
\nc) Bias
\nd) Discrete Variable
\nAnswer:
\na) Omitted Variable<\/p>\n
Question 20.
\nEconometrics is the amalgamation of
\na) 3 subjects
\nb) 4 subjects
\nc) 2 subjects
\nd) 5 subjects
\nAnswer:
\na) 3 subjects<\/p>\n
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PART-B<\/span><\/p>\nAnswer the following questions in one or two sentences.<\/span><\/p>\nQuestion 21.
\nWhat is Statistics?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The term\u2018Statistics\u2019is used in two senses: as singular and plural.<\/li>\n
- In singular form it simply means statistical methods.<\/li>\n
- Statistics when used in singular form helps in the collection, presentation, classification and interpretation of data to make it easily comprehensible.<\/li>\n
- In its plural form it denotes collection of numerical figures and facts.<\/li>\n
- In the narrow sense it has been defined as the science of counting and science of averages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 22.
\nWhat are the kinds of Statistics?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n