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Multiple Choice Quiz in Statistics (With Answers) | EducatorsFiles.com
Introduction to Statistics
1. Analysis of labor turnover rates, performance appraisal, training programs and planning of incentives are
examples of role of
a. statistics in personnel management c. statistics in finance
b. statistics in marketing d. statistics in production
2. Focus groups, individual respondents and panels of respondents are classified as
a. pointed data sources c. itemized data sources
b. secondary data sources d. primary data sources
3. Variables whose measurement is done in terms such as weight, height and length are classified as
a. continuous variables c. measuring variables
b. flowchart variables d. discrete variables
4. Technique used to analyze unemployment rate, inflation rate anticipation and capacity utilization to
manufacture goods is classified as
a. data supplying technique c. forecasting technique
b. data importing technique d. data exporting technique
5. Numerical methods and graphical methods are specialized procedures used in
a. social statistics c. business statistics
b. descriptive statistics d. education statistics
6. Measure of how well is a technique, concept or process is considered as
a. continuity of variables c. goodness of variables
b. validity d. reliability
7. Branch of statistics which considers ratio scale and interval scale is considered as
a. parametric statistics c. non-parametric statistics
b. distribution statistics d. sampling statistics
8. Reports on quality control, production and financial accounts issued by companies are considered as
a. external secondary data sources c. internal secondary data sources
b. external primary data sources d. internal primary data sources
9. In every phenomenon, process of thought that focus on identifying, controlling and reduction of variations in
data is classified as
a. parallel thinking c. serial thinking
b. statistical thinking d. managerial thinking
10. Scale which categorize events in collectively exhaustive manner and mutually exclusive manner is classified as
a. discrete scale c. continuous scale
b. valid scale d. nominal scale
11. Type of rating scale which allows respondents to choose most relevant option out of other stated options is
classified as
a. marking rating scale c. graphical rating scale
b. itemized rating scale d. pointed rating scale
12. Government and non-government publications are considered as
a. external secondary data sources c. internal secondary data sources
b. external primary data sources d. internal primary data sources
13. Type of variable which can take fixed integer values is classified as
a. flowchart variable c. discrete variable
b. continuous variable d. measuring variables
14. Data which is generated within company such as routine business activities is classified as
a. external primary data sources c. internal primary data sources
b. external secondary data sources d. internal secondary data sources
15. Question which have different answers for its subparts is considered as
a. double barreled questions c. single barreled questions
b. multiple barreled questions d. dichotomous questions
16. Analytical study of relationship between output commodity and its price is classified as
a. demand analysis c. supply analysis
b. imports analysis d. export analysis
17. Process of converting inputs into outputs in presence of repeatedly same conditions is classified as
a. Sampler c. parameters
b. Process d. mixer
18. Branch of statistics which deals with development of particular statistical methods is classified as
a. industry statistics c. economic statistics