Probability and Statistics (3130006) MCQs

MCQs of Applied Statistics

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1.

Level of significance of 3% is same as ______________ . 

(a)

95% confidence interval

(b)

93% confidence interval

(c)

97% confidence interval

(d)

103% confidence interval

Answer:

Option (c)

2.

The rejection of null hypothesis when it is true is called as __________ .

 

(a)

Level of significance

(b)

Level of confidence

(c)

Level of Margin

(d)

Level of rejection

Answer:

Option (a)

3.

A statistical abstract reported that 17% of adults attended a musical play in the past year. To test this claim, a researcher surveyed 90 people and found that 22 had attended a musical play in the past year at the 0.05 significance level, test the claim that this figure is corrected. 

(a)

H0=22 is accepted

(b)

H0=22 is rejected

(c)

H0=17 is rejected

(d)

H0=17 is accepted

Answer:

Option (d)

4.

Consider a hypothesis where H0:σ=30 and H1:σ<30 then the test is called ___________ .  

(a)

Left tailed test

(b)

Right tailed test

(c)

Center Tailed test

(d)

Cross tailed test

Answer:

Option (a)

5.

Assume the blood sugar levels in a certain group of diabetic people have mean μ=200 and standard deviation σ=24 . The sugar levels for a random sample of n=9 individuals are measured and the sample mean x¯ is determined. What is the test statistics z for a sample mean x¯=180 

(a)

3.75

(b)

-3.75

(c)

2.50

(d)

-2.50

Answer:

Option (d)

6.

A statistical abstract reported that in the last year  17% of students participated in a technical festival organised by a college. To test this claim, a researcher surveyed 90 students and found that 22 had participated in a technical festival in the last year at 0.05 significance level, test the claim that this figure is correct. z0.05=1.96  

(a)

Researcher's claim is invalid.

(b)

Researcher's claim is valid.

(c)

Researcher doesn;t claim anything about the participant.

(d)

Data insufficient

Answer:

Option (b)

7.

In the class of 75 , 13 students are left handed. Does this class fit the prevailing theory that 16% of people are left handed? [χ2 at 5% level of significance for 1 df is 0.95]   

(a)

χ20.95

(b)

χ2=0.95

(c)

X2<0.95

(d)

X2> 0.95

Answer:

Option (d)

8.

Two random samples having the following data:

Sample No. Size Variance
I 4 40.917
II 15 16.714

Test whether the samples come from the same normal population. [F for 3 and 4 df is 3.34]  

(a)

Accept the null hypothesis and both the samples come from the different normal population.

(b)

Reject the null hypothesis and both the samples come from the same normal population.

(c)

Accept the null hypothesis and both the samples come from the same normal distribution.

(d)

None of these.

Answer:

Option (c)

9.

Test statistics for correlation coefficient is __________ . 

(a)

t=rn-21-r2

(b)

t=rn-21-n2

(c)

t=nr-21-r2

(d)

t=rn-12-r2

Answer:

Option (a)

10.

For sample-I , n1=22 , s1=0.5 , x¯=1.3 and for sample-II , n2=24 , s2=0.3 , y¯=1.6 . Discuss the significance of the difference of the means. [z0.05=1.96]

(a)

z=-2.44 and there is no significance difference between the means.

(b)

z=0 and there is a significance difference between the means.

(c)

z=2.44 and there is a significance difference between the means.

(d)

z=-4.22 and there is a significance difference between the means.

Answer:

Option (a)

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