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nat
ionf
orGr
aduat
ingSt
udent
sofA/
Year2015E.
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MEALLOWED: 3hr
s Date: 08/09/2015E.
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CHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFORTHEFOLLOWI
NGQUESTI
ONS:
1.The r
elat
ionshi
p bet
ween numberofbeer x)and bl
s consumed ( ood al
cohol
cont y)wasst
ent( udi
ed i
n 16 mal
ecol
l
egest
udent
sbyusi
ng l
eastsquar
es
r
egr
essi
on.Thef
oll
owi
ngr
egr
essi
onequat
ionwasobt
ainedf
rom t
hisst
udy
:

Theabov
eequat
ioni
mpl
i
est
hat
:
A.eachbeerconsumedi
ncr
easesbl
oodal
cohol
by1.
27%
B.onav
eragei
ttakes1.
8beer
stoi
ncr
easebl
oodal
cohol
cont
entby1%
C.eachbeerconsumedi
ncr
easesbl
oodal
cohol
byanav
erageofamountof1.
8%
D.eachbeerconsumedi
ncr
easesbl
oodal
cohol
byexact
ly0.
018
ANSWER:C
2.I
nleastsquar
esr
egr
essi
on,whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snotar
equi
redassumpt
ion
aboutt
heer
rort
erm
?

A.Theexpect
edv
alueoft
heer
rort
ermi
sone.
B.Thev
ari
anceoft
heer
rort
ermi
sthesamef
oral
lv uesofx.
al
C.Thev
aluesoft
heer
rort
erm ar
eindependent
.
D.Theer
rort
ermi
snor
mal
l
ydi
str
ibut
ed.
ANSWER:A
3.Regr
essi
onmodel
i
ngi
sast
ati
sti
calf
ramewor
kfordev
elopi
ngamat
hemat
ical
equat
iont
hatdescr
ibeshow

A.oneexpl
anat
oryandoneormor
eresponsev
ari
abl
esar
erel
ated
B.sev
eral
expl
anat
oryandsev
eral
responsev
ari
abl
esr
esponsear
erel
ated
C.oner
esponseandoneormor
eexpl
anat
oryv
ari
abl
esar
erel
ated
D.Al
loft
hesear
ecor
rect
.

~1~
 ANSWER:
C

4.I
nal
i
nearr
egr
essi
onpr
obl
em,wear
eusi
ng“
R-squar
ed”t
omeasur
egoodness-
of-
f
it
.Weaddaf
eat
urei
nli
nearr
egr
essi
onmodelandr
etr
aint
hesamemodel
.Whi
ch
oft
hef
oll
owi
ngopt
ioni
str
ue?

A.I
fRSquar
edi
ncr
eases,
thi
svar
iabl
eissi
gni
fi
cant

B.I
fRSquar
eddecr
eases,
thi
svar
iabl
eisnotsi
gni
fi
cant

C.I
ndi
vi
dual
l
yRsquar
edcannott
ell
aboutv
ari
abl
eimpor
tance.

D.Noneoft
hese

ANSWER:
C

5.Whi
choneoft
hest
atementi
str
uer
egar
dingr
esi
dual
sinr
egr
essi
onanal
ysi
s?

A.Meanofr
esi
dual
sisal
way
szer
o

B. Meanofr
esi
dual
sisal
way
slesst
hanzer
o

C.Meanofr
esi
dual
sisal
way
sgr
eat
ert
hanzer
o

D. Ther
eisnosuchr
ulef
orr
esi
dual
s.

ANSWER:
A

6.Whi
choft
heonei
str
ueaboutHet
eroskedast
ici
ty?

A.Li
nearRegr
essi
onwi
thv
ary
inger
rort
erms

B. Li
nearRegr
essi
onwi
thconst
anter
rort
erms

C. Li
nearRegr
essi
onwi
thzer
oer
rort
erms

D.Al
loft
heabov
e

ANSWER:
A

7.Logi
sti
cRegr
essi
ont
ransf
ormst
heout
putpr
obabi
l
ityt
obei
nar
angeof[
0,1]
.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngf
unct
ioni
susedbyl
ogi
sti
cregr
essi
ont
o conv
ertt
he
pr
obabi
l
ityi
nther
angebet
ween[
0,1]
.

~2~
 A.Si
gmoi
d

B. Mode

C. Squar
e

D.Al
loft
heabov
e

ANSWER:
A

8.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngopt
ioni
str
uer
egar
ding“
Regr
essi
on”and“
Cor
rel
ati
on”?
Not
e:yi
sdependentv
ari
abl
eandxi
sindependentv
ari
abl
e.

A.Ther
elat
ionshi
pissy
mmet
ri
cbet
weenxandyi
nbot
h

B.Ther
elat
ionshi
pisnotsy
mmet
ri
cbet
weenxandyi
nbot
h

C.Ther
elat
ionshi
pisnotsy
mmet
ri
cbet
weenxandyi
ncaseofcor
rel
ati
onbuti
n
caseofr
egr
essi
oni
tissy
mmet
ri
c

D.Ther
elat
ionshi
pissy
mmet
ri
cbet
weenxandyi
ncaseofcor
rel
ati
onbuti
ncase
ofr
egr
essi
oni
tisnotsy
mmet
ri
c

ANSWER:
D
9.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atementi
sfal
seaboutsampl
i
ng?
A.Sampl
i
nguni
tist
heel
ement
soft
hepopul
ati
ont
obesampl
ed.
B.Sampl
i
nger
rori
sat
ypeofer
rort
hatmayar
iseduet
oappr
opr
iat
esampl
i
ng
t
echni
quesappl
i
ed.
C.Sampl
i
ngi
ncr
easest
hel
evel
ofaccur
acy
.
D.Sampl
i
ngf
ramei
sacompl
etel
i
stofal
lel
ement
swi
thi
nthepopul
ati
on
ANSWER:
B

~3~
10.Wer
evi
ewt
her
elev
antl
i
ter
atur
etoknow:
A.Whati
sal
readyknownaboutt
het
opi
c
B.Whatconcept
sandt
heor
ieshav
ebeenappl
i
edt
othet
opi
c

C.Whoar
ethekeycont
ri
but
orst
othet
opi
c
D)Al
loft
heabov
e
ANSWER:D
11.
Mov
ingav
eragemet
hodi
susedf
ormeasur
ementoft
rendwhen_
___
___
_
A.Tr
endi
sli
near
B.Tr
endi
snon-
li
near
C.Tr
endi
scur
vil
i
near
D.Noneoft
hem
ANSWR:
A
12.
Whent
het
rendi
sexponent
ialt
ype,
themov
ingav
eragesar
etobecomput
edusi
ng
_
___
__
A.Ar
it
hmet
icmean
B.Geomet
ri
cmean
C.Har
moni
cmean
D.Wei
ght
edmean
ANSWER:
B
13.
Ther
iseandf
all
ofat
imeser
iesov
erper
iodsl
ongert
hanoney
eari
scal
l
ed_
___
_
A.Secul
art
rend
B.Seasonal
var
iat
ion
C.Cy
cli
cal
var
iat
ion
D.I
rr
egul
arv
ari
ati
on
ANSWER:
C
14.
Thedi
ff
erencebet
weent
heact
ualv
alueoft
het
imeser
iesandt
hef
orecast
edv
alue
i
scal
l
ed
A.Resi
dual
B.Sum ofv
ari
ati
on
C.Sum squar
esofr
esi
dual
D.Sum squar
esofv
ari
ati
on
ANSWER:A
15.
Sum oft
hewei
ght
sinexponent
ial
smoot
hingi
s__
___
___

~4~
 A.<1
B.>1
C.1
D.[
-1,
1]
ANSWER:
C
16.
Whatdoesaut
o-cov
ari
ancemeasur
e?
A.Li
neardependencebet
weenmul
ti
plepoi
ntsont
hedi
ff
erentser
iesobser
vedat
di
ff
erentt
ime
B.Quadr
ati
cdependencebet
weent
wo poi
ntsont
hesameser
iesobser
ved at
di
ff
erentt
imes
C.Li
neardependencebet
weent
wopoi
ntsondi
ff
erentser
iesobser
vedatsame
t
ime
D.Li
neardependencebet
weent
wopoi
ntsont
hesameser
iesobser
vedatdi
ff
erent
t
imes
ANSWER:
D
17.
Ift
hedemandi
s100dur
ingOct
ober2022,
200i
nNov
ember2022,
300i
nDecember
2022,400 i
n Januar
y2023.Whati
sthe 3-
mont
h si
mpl
e mov
ing av
erage f
or
Febr
uar
y2023?
A.300
B.350
C.400
D.Needsmor
einf
ormat
ion
ANSWER:
A

18.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
str
uef
orwhi
tenoi
se?
A.Mean=zer
o
B.Zer
oaut
o-cov
ari
ance
C.Zer
oaut
o-cov
ari
anceexceptatl
agzer
o
D.Quadr
ati
cvar
iance
ANSWER:
C
19.
Foranaut
oregr
essi
vepr
ocesst
obeconsi
der
edst
ati
onar
y
~5~
 A.Ther
oot
soft
hechar
act
eri
sti
cequat
ionmustal
ll
iei
nsi
det
heuni
tci
rcl
e
B.Ther
oot
soft
hechar
act
eri
sti
cequat
ionmustal
ll
ieont
heuni
tci
rcl
e
C.Ther
oot
soft
hechar
act
eri
sti
cequat
ionmustal
ll
ieout
sidet
heuni
tci
rcl
e
D.Ther
oot
soft
hechar
act
eri
sti
cequat
ionmustal
lbel
esst
hanonei
nabsol
ute
v
alue
ANSWER:
C
20.Bi
bli
ogr
aphygi
veni
nar
esear
chr
epor
t

A.Hel
pst
hosei
nter
est
edi
nfur
therr
esear
chandst
udy
ingt
hepr
obl
em f
rom anot
her
angl
e

B.Showst
hev
astknowl
edgeoft
her
esear
cher

C.Makest
her
epor
taut
hent
ic

D.Noneoft
heabov
e
ANSWER:
A
21.Thest
agei
nst
ati
sti
cali
nvest
igat
ion,wher
eonedr
awsv
ali
dconcl
usi
onsf
rom t
he
r
esul
tsobt
ainedt
hroughdat
aanal
ysi
sisknownas_
___
___
_
A.Dat
acol
l
ect
ion
B.Dat
apr
esent
ati
on
C.Dat
aor
gani
zat
ion
D.Dat
aint
erpr
etat
ion
ANSWER:
D
22.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snotadat
a-col
l
ect
ionmet
hod?
A.Resear
chquest
ions

B. Unst
ruct
uredi
nter
viewi
ng

C.Post
alsur
veyquest
ionnai
res
D.Par
ti
ci
pantobser
vat
ion
ANSWER:
A

23.
Whi
l
ewr
it
ingr
esear
chr
epor
tar
esear
cher

~6~
 A.Mustar
rangei
tinl
ogi
cal
,topi
cal
andchr
onol
ogi
cal
order
B.Mustnotuset
henumer
ical
figur
esi
nnumber
sint
hebegi
nni
ngofsent
ences
C.Mustcompar
ehi
sresul
tswi
tht
hoseoft
heot
herst
udi
es

D.Al
loft
heabov
e

ANSWER:
D
24.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sapr
imar
ysour
ceofdat
a?
A.Of
fi
ci
alr
ecor
ds,
gov
ernment
s’document
s,i
nfor
mat
ionpr
eser
vedby
or
gani
zat
ions
B.Per
sonal
recor
ds,
let
ter
s,di
ari
es,
aut
o-bi
ogr
aphi
es,
wil
l
,et
c.
C.Or
alt
est
imonyoft
radi
ti
onsandcust
oms
D.Al
loft
heabov
e
ANSWER:
D
25.Ar
esear
cherdi
vi
deshi
spopul
ati
oni
ntocer
tai
ngr
oupsandf
ixest
hesi
zeoft
he
sampl
efr
om eachgr
oup.I
tiscal
l
ed
A)St
rat
if
iedsampl
e

B) Quot
asampl
e

C)Cl
ust
ersampl
e

D)Al
loft
heabov
e
ANSWER:
B
26.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snott
hepur
poseofExper
iment
aldesi
gn?
A.Toi
ncr
easeav
ari
abi
l
ityamongt
hesy
stems
B.Todecr
easet
imeofpr
oduct
ion
C.Tor
educeov
eral
lcoastf
ort
hesy
stems
D.Toi
mpr
ovet
hepr
ocessoft
hey
iel
ds
ANSWER:
A
27.
Thef
oll
owi
ngout
putwasobt
ainedf
rom acomput
erpr
ogr
am t
hatper
for
medaone-
way ANOVA on exper
iment
alDesi
gn.Then whati
s degr
ee off
reedom f
or
Ex
per
iment
alEr
ror
?

A.9

B.11

~7~
 C.13

D.15
ANSWER:
C

ONEWAYANOVA

Sour
ceofVar
iat
ion Degr
ee Sum Squar
e Mean FCalculate
Fr
eedom Squar
e

Tr
eat
ment ? 0.
978 ? 6.
392

Exper
iment
alEr
ror ? ? 0.
051

Tot
al 16

28.
Ifwewi
sht
otestt
heequal
i
tyofdi
ff
erentt
reat
mentmeansbyusi
ngpai
rwi
se
compar
isonofT-
test
,whati
sthePr
obl
em?

A.Ty
peIer
rorwi
l
lincr
ease

B.Ty
peI
Ier
rorwi
l
lincr
ease

C.Thepr
obabi
l
ityofcor
rect
lyaccept
ingt
henul
lhy
pot
hesi
swi
l
lincr
ease

D.Ther
eisnopr
obl
em
ANSWER:
A
29.
WhyweuseBl
ocki
ngi
nExper
iment
alAnal
ysi
s?

A.Tomi
nimi
zepowerofat
est

B.Tomi
nimi
zeexper
iment
aler
ror

C.Toi
ncr
easet
hev
ari
abi
l
ityofexper
iment
aluni
ts

D.Tomakewi
deraconf
idencei
nter
val
ANSWER:
B
30.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
susedt
ocont
rolt
hev
ari
ati
oni
nanexper
imentt
hati
s
r
elat
edt
orowsandcol
umnsi
nthef
iel
d?

A.Compl
etel
yRandomi
zedDesi
gn

B.Randomi
zedCompl
eteBl
ockDesi
gn

~8~
 C.Lat
inSquar
eDesi
gn

D.Gr
aeco-
Lat
in-Squar
eDesi
gn
ANSWER:
C
31.
Thenumberoft
reat
ment
sisequalwi
tht
henumberofbl
ockswhi
chi
s4.The
numberofbl
ocksi
nwhi
cheacht
reat
ment
sappl
i
edi
sequalwi
tht
henumberof
bl
ocksi
zewhi
chi
s3.Thenwhati
sthenumberofbl
ocksi
nwhi
cheachpai
rof
t
reat
ment
sappl
i
ed?

A.2

B.3

C.4

D.5
ANSWER:
A
32.
Ifani
nvest
igat
orwant
stoscr
eenabestt
reat
mentf
oragi
vencr
opi
ndesi
gnof
ex
per
iment
,thenwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngwi
l
lusedasaneconomi
cal
?

A.Lat
inSquar
eDesi
gn

B.Fact
ori
alDesi
gn

C.Compl
eteRandomi
zedDesi
gn

D.Randomi
zedCompl
eteBl
ockDesi
gn
ANSWER:
B
33.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
scor
rect
?

A.I
ncompl
etel
yRandomi
zedBl
ockdesi
gnt
heexper
iment
aluni
tswi
thi
nbl
ockar
e
r
elat
ivel
yhet
erogeneoust
hanbet
weenbl
ocks

B.I
fther
eisl
argernumberofr
epl
i
cat
iont
hent
her
ewi
l
lbel
esspr
eci
sionsi
nthe
exper
iment
aldesi
gn

C.ANOVAcangi
veusani
ndi
cat
ionofwhi
cht
reat
mentmeani
sdi
ff
erentf
rom t
he
ot
hert
reat
mentmean

D.Compl
etel
yRandomi
zedDesi
gnsconsi
der
sonl
yonef
act
oratat
ime

~9~
 ANSWER:
D
34.
Consi
dert
het
wo-Fact
orFact
ori
alExper
imentshowni
nbel
ow f
igur
e.Thenbased
ont
hisf
igur
e,whati
stheMai
n-Ef
fectofFact
or?
A
+30 52

(
High+)

Fact
orB

(
Low-
) 20 40

(
Low-
) (
High+)

Fact
orA
Fi
gur
e1TwoFact
orFact
ori
alExper
iment
A.A.
11

B.21

C.25

D.46
ANSWER:
B

AnswerQuest
ion35-
39basedont
hef
oll
owi
ngSPSSout
put
.
Toi
nvest
igat
ether
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenageandSy
stol
i
cbl
oodpr
essur
ear
esear
cher
col
l
ect
eddat
afr
om 10pat
ient
s.Thedat
awer
eanal
yzedbySPSSandt
hef
oll
owi
ng
r
esul
tsar
eobt
ainedasshowni
nthef
oll
owi
ngt
abl
es.AnswerQuest
ion1-
5basedon
t
hef
oll
owi
ngSPSSout
put
.
Tabl
e1:
ModelSummar
y

Mode R RSquar
e Adj
.RSquar
e St
d.Er
ror

1 0.
93 .
865 .
848 6.
49823

a.Pr
edi
ctor
s:(
Const
ant
),f
ert
il
izer

~10~
 Tabl
e2:Anov
aTabl
e
Sum of
Model Squar
es df MeanSquar
e F Si
g.
Regr
essi
on 2167.
784 1 2167.
784 51.
36 000a
.
Resi
dual 337.
816 8 42.
27
Tot
al 2505.
6 9
Pr
edi
ctor
s:(
Const
ant
),Age,
DependentVar
iabl
e:B_
pressur
e

Tabl
e3:
Coef
fi
cientt
abl
e
Unst
andar
dized St
andar
diz
ed
Coef
fi
cient
s Coef
fi
cient
s
B B St
d.Er
ror Bet
a t Si
g.
Const
ant 62.
76 10.
672 5.
881 0
Age 1.
58 0.
22 0.
93 7.
165 0
DependentVar
iabl
e:B_
pressur
e

35.Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
str
ue?
A.sy
stol
i
cbl
oodpr
essur
eofpat
ienti
s62.
76whenagei
szer
o
B.sy
stol
i
cbl
oodpr
essur
eofpat
ienti
ncr
easesby62.
76asagei
ncr
easesby1uni
t
C.Ther
egr
essi
onl
i
necr
ossyaxi
sat1.
56
D.Ther
eisnor
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenageandbl
oodpr
essur
eofpat
ient
ANSWER:
A

~11~
 36.
Whatper
cent
ageofSy
stol
i
cbl
oodpr
essur
ewasexpl
ainedbyage?
A.86.
5
B.51.
36
C.42.
27
D.100
ANSWER:
A
37. The =1.
58r
epr
esent
s:
A.Pr
edi
ctedv
alueofbl
oodpr
essur
ewhenagei
szer
o
B.Pr
edi
ctedv
alueofbl
oodpr
essur
e
C.Var
iat
ionar
oundt
her
egr
essi
onl
i
ne
D.Changei
nest
imat
edav
eragebl
oodpr
essur
eperuni
tchangei
nage
ANSWER:
D
38. Assumi
ngal
i
nearr
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenageandbl
oodpr
essur
ethecoef
fi
cientof
cor
rel
atonr
i =0.
93i
ndi
cat
est
hat
A.t
her
eisnocor
rel
ati
onbet
weenageandbl
oodpr
essur
e
B.t
her
eisnegat
iver
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenageandbl
oodpr
essur
e
C.t
her
eisposi
ti
ver
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenageandbl
oodpr
essur
e
D.93%ofv
ari
ati
oni
nbl
oodpr
essur
ewasexpl
ainedbyage
ANSWER:
C

39. Thel
eastsquar
eregr
essi
onequat
ion i
ndi
cat
est
hat
A.Bl
oodpr
essur
edecr
easesby62.
76f
oruni
tchangei
nage

B.Ther
egr
essi
onl
i
necr
ossest
heY-axi
sat1.
58

C.Thebl
oodpr
essur
eincr
easesby62.
76f
oruni
tchangei
nage

D.Ther
eisanegat
iver
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenageandbl
oodpr
essur
e
ANSWER:
C
40.
Ananal
ysi
soft
hey
ear
lywagespai
d(i
nBi
rr
)towor
ker
sint
wof
ir
msA andB
bel
ongi
ngt
othesamei
ndust
rygi
vest
hemeanwageoff
ir
m AandBar
e47.
5and
52.
5andt
hev
ari
ancear
e121and100.Whi
chst
atementi
scor
rect
?
A.Fi
rm AandBar
elessv
ari
abl
eormor
econsi
stent
.

B.
Fi
rm Amor
evar
iabl
eandl
essconsi
stent
.

C.
Fi
rm Bmor
evar
iabl
eandmor
econsi
stent
.

~12~
D.Fi
rm Amor
evar
iabl
eandmor
econsi
stent
ANSWER:
B

~13~
41.
Afi
rm wi
shest
ocompar
ethr
eepr
ogr
amsf
ort
rai
ningwor
ker
stoper
for
m acer
tai
nmanual
t
ask.Twent
yfournewempl
oyeesar
erandoml
yassi
gnedt
othet
rai
ningpr
ogr
ams,wi
th8i
n
eachpr
ogr
am.Att
heendoft
het
rai
ningper
iod,at
esti
sconduct
edt
oseehow qui
ckl
y
t
rai
neescanper
for
mthet
ask.Thedat
awer
eanal
yzedbySPSSr
esul
ti
ngi
nthef
oll
owi
ngt
abl
e
ANOVATabl
e
Sum of df Mean F Si
g.
Squares Squar
e
Bet
weenPr ograms 260.54 2 130.27 13.
36 0.
004
Wit
hinPrograms 204.
8 21 9.75
Tot
al 465.34 23
Basedonthi
soutputwhichdeci
sioncanbemade?
A.Rej
ectHobecauset
her
eisev
idenceal
lthemeansdi
ff
erf
rom eachot
her
B.Rej
ectHobecauset
her
eisev
idenceatl
eastoneoft
hemeansdi
ff
ersf
rom t
heot
her
s
C.Donotr
ejectHobecauset
her
eisnoev
idenceofadi
ff
erencei
nthemeans
D.Donotr
ejectHobecauseonemeani
sdi
ff
erentf
rom t
heot
her
s
ANSWER:
B
42.
TheFol
l
owi
nggr
aphshowst
hescat
terpl
otofageandbl
oodpr
essur
eof10pat
ient
s

Whi
chst
atementbestdescr
ibest
her
elat
ionshi
pint
hisgr
aph?
A.Negat
ivecor
rel
ati
on
B.Nocor
rel
ati
on
C.Posi
ti
vecor
rel
ati
on
D.Spur
iouscor
rel
ati
on
ANSWER:
C
43.
Themeasur
eofl
ocat
ionwhi
chi
sthemostl
i
kel
ytobei
nfl
uencedbyex
tremev
alues

14
 i
nthedat
aseti
s:
A.Range
B.Medi
an
C.Mode
D.Mean
ANSWER:D
44.
Twogr
oupsofSt
ati
sti
csst
udent
swer
etr
ainedt
oper
for
m acer
tai
ntask,t
hemean
ofgr
ouponeandt
woar
e11.
9and10.
4andt
hest
andar
ddev
iat
ionar
e1.
3and1.
2,
Supposeaper
sonAf
rom gr
ouponest
udent
stake9.
2mi
nut
eswhi
l
eper
sonBf
rom
Gr
oupt
wost
udent
stake9.
3mi
nut
es,whi
chgr
oupi
sfast
ert
olear
nandwhowas
f
ast
eri
nper
for
mingt
het
ask?
A.Gr
ouponei
smor
econsi
stentandper
sonBi
sfast
eri
nit
sper
for
mancet
het
ask.
B.Gr
ouponei
smor
econsi
stentandper
sonAi
sfast
eri
nit
sper
for
mancet
het
ask.
C.Gr
oupt
woi
smor
econsi
stentandper
sonBi
sfast
eri
nit
sper
for
mancet
het
ask.
D.Gr
oupt
woi
smor
econsi
stentandper
sonAi
sfast
eri
nit
sper
for
mancet
het
ask.
ANSWER:
B
45.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atementi
s/ar
efal
se?
A.Thesum oft
hesquar
eddev
iat
ionsofasetofi
temsf
rom t
hei
rmeani
sthe
maxi
mum.
B.Themodemaynotexi
standev
eni
fitdoesexi
st,
itmaynotbeuni
que.
C.Medi
ani
sthemi
ddl
emostv
aluei
nthesenset
hatt
henumberofv
aluesl
esst
han
t
hemedi
ani
sequal
tot
henumberofv
aluesgr
eat
ert
hani
t.
D.Themedi
ancl
assi
sthecl
asswi
tht
hesmal
l
estcumul
ati
vef
requency(
lesst
han
t
ype)gr
eat
ert
hanorequal
ton/
2.
E.Thesum oft
hedev
iat
ionsofasetofi
temsf
rom t
hei
rmeani
sal
way
szer
o.
ANSWER:
A
46.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngst
atementi
s/ar
efal
se?
A.Measur
esofcent
ralt
endencyar
est
ati
sti
calmeasur
eswhi
chpr
ovi
deway
sof
measur
ingt
heext
enti
nwhi
chdat
aar
espr
eadout
.
B.Sampl
evar
iancei
ssi
mpl
ytobet
hepopul
ati
onv
ari
ancewi
tht
hepopul
ati
on
meanr
epl
acedbyt
hesampl
emean.
C.Meandev
iat
ioni
sther
ati
oofst
andar
ddev
iat
iont
othemeanusual
l
yexpr
essed

15
 asper
cent
s.
D.Coef
fi
ci
entofv
ari
ati
oni
sthemeanoft
heabsol
utedev
iat
ionsofobser
vat
ions
f
rom somesui
tabl
eav
eragewhi
chmaybet
hear
it
hmet
icmeant
hemedi
anort
he
mode.
ANSWER:
B
47.
Dat
acanbeobt
ainedt
hroughmeasur
ementt
hatpr
ovi
desaccur
atei
nfor
mat
ionbut
i
tisex
pensi
veandi
nconv
eni
ent
,whi
chmet
hodofdat
acol
l
ect
ioni
sconduct
?
A.Sel
f-
admi
nist
eredquest
ionnai
re
B.Di
recti
nvest
igat
ion
C.Face-
to-
Facei
nter
view
D.Useofdocument
arysour
ce
ANSWER:
C
48.
Whi
chst
atementi
s/ar
ewr
ongadv
ant
agesofconst
ruct
ingaf
requencydi
str
ibut
ion?
A.Toor
gani
zet
hedat
ainameani
ngf
ul,
butnoti
ntel
l
igi
bleway
.
B.Toenabl
ether
eadert
odet
ermi
net
henat
ureorshapeoft
hedi
str
ibut
ion
C.Tof
aci
l
itat
ecomput
ati
onal
procedur
esf
ormeasur
esofav
erageandspr
ead
D.Toenabl
ether
esear
chert
odr
awchar
tsandgr
aphsf
ort
hepr
esent
ati
onofdat
a
E.Toenabl
ether
eadert
omakecompar
isonsbet
weendi
ff
erentdat
aset
.
ANSWER:
A
49.
Thedi
str
ibut
ionofageatf
ir
stmar
ri
ageof130mal
eswasasgi
venbel
ow
Agei
nyear
s(X)
:18,
19,20,21,
22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29
No.ofmal
es(
f):2,1,4,8,10,12,17,19,18,14,13,12
Theav
erageageofmal
esatf
ir
stmar
ri
agei
s
A.14.
92
B.20.
52
C.34.
23
D.24.
92
ANSWER:
D
50.
Ift
hemedi
anoft
hedi
str
ibut
ioni
s46andt
het
otalnumberoft
hedi
str
ibut
ioni
s229,
whati
sthev
aluesofXandYr
espect
ivel
y?

Cl
ass 10-
2020-
3030-
4040-
5050-
6060-
707080
i
nter
val

16
 Fr
equency 12 30 X 65 Y 25 18

A.34and45
B.45and34
C.79and23
D.23and79
ANSWER:
A
51.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sthepr
oper
tyofagoodest
imat
or?
A.Unbi
ased
B.Consi
stent
,
C.Rel
ati
vel
yef
fi
cient
D.Al
l
ANSWER:
D
52.
Whena99%conf
idencei
nter
vali
scal
cul
atedi
nst
eadofa95%conf
idencei
nter
val
wi
thnbei
ngt
hesame,
themar
ginofer
rorwi
l
lbe:
-
A.Smal
l
er
B.Lar
ger
C.Thesame
D.D.I
tcannotbedet
ermi
ne
ANSWER:
B
53.
Whent
hepopul
ati
onst
andar
ddev
iat
ioni
sunknownandt
hesampl
esi
zei
slesst
han
30,
whatt
abl
eval
ueshoul
dbeusedi
ncomput
ingaconf
idencei
nter
val
foramean?
A.z

B. t

C.Chi
-squar
e

D.Noneoft
heabov
e
ANSWER:B
54.
Whent
hev
alueofαi
sincr
eased,
thepr
obabi
l
ityofcommi
tt
ingat
ypeIer
rori
s
A.Decr
eased
B.I
ncr
eased

17
 C.Thesame
D.Noneoft
heabov
e
ANSWER:
B
55.
Ify
ouwi
sht
otestt
hecl
aimt
hatt
hemeanoft
hepopul
ati
oni
s100,t
heappr
opr
iat
e
nul
lhy
pot
hesi
sis
A.µ=100
B.µ≤100
C.µ≥100
̅
D.X =100
ANSWER:
A
56.
Themeanv
alueoft
heFi
sappr
oxi
mat
elyequal
to
A.0
B.1
C.0.
5
D.I
tcannotbedet
ermi
ned
ANSWER:
B
57.
Ift
henul
lhy
pot
hesi
sisr
eject
edi
nANOVA,
whi
cht
estcany
ouuset
oseewher
ethe
di
ff
erencei
nthemeansi
sfound?
A.zort
B.ForChi
-squar
e
C.Schef
féorTukey
D.Anyoft
heabov
e
ANSWER:
C
58.
Thenul
lhy
pot
hesi
sfort
hechi
-squar
etestofi
ndependencei
sthatt
hev
ari
abl
esar
e
A.Dependent
B.I
ndependent

C.Rel
ated

D.Al
way
s0
ANSWER:
B

18
59.
Thenonpar
amet
ri
ccount
erpar
tofANOVAi
sthe
A.Wi
l
coxonsi
gned-
rankt
est
B.Si
gnt
est
C.Runst
est
D.Kr
uskal
-Wal
l
ist
est
ANSWER:
D

60.
The t
estwhi
ch i
s used t
otestmeans when sampl
es ar
e dependentand t
he
nor
mal
i
tyassumpt
ioncannotbemet
.
A.Wi
l
coxonsi
gned-
rank
B.Wi
l
coxonr
anksum
C.Mann-
Whi
tneyt
est
D.Kr
uskal
-Wal
l
is
ANSWER:
A
61.
Whatdoest
hedemogr
aphi
cbal
anci
ngequat
ion(
Pt+1 =Pt+B-D +IM -OM)r
epr
esent
s?

A.Popul
ati
onchangef
rom y
eart
oyear
.

B.Theamountoft
axesagov
ernmentneedst
obal
ancet
hebudget
.

C.Theav
erageage,
incomeorl
i
fespanofapopul
ati
on.

D.Theav
eragewei
ghtofapopul
ati
on.

ANSWER:
A

62.Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snott
rueaboutdependencyr
ati
o(DR)
?

A.I
tist
her
ati
oofdependentagegr
oupofpopul
ati
ont
owor
kingagegr
oupof
popul
ati
on.

B.Hi
gherDRi
ndi
cat
est
hatt
hemor
epeopl
eeachwor
kerhast
osuppor
t.

C.LowerDRi
ndi
cat
est
hatt
hef
ewerpeopl
ear
edependent
.

D.I
nDRt
hewor
kingagegr
oupoft
hepopul
ati
oni
sint
hei
nter
val
of0-
14y
ear
sol
d.

ANSWER:
D

19
63.
Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snotamoder
nchar
act
eri
sti
cofcensus?

A.I
ndi
vi
dual
Enumer
ati
on

B.Uni
ver
sal
i
ty

C.Si
mul
tanei
ty

D. Per
iodi
cit
y

E. None

ANSWER:
E

64.
Whi
choneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snott
rueaboutMy
er’
sBl
endedI
ndex?

A. Thet
heor
eti
calv
alueofMBIi
sequalt
o90whi
chwoul
dresul
tifal
lages
r
epor
tedatasi
ngl
edi
git
.

B.MBImeasur
est
hepr
efer
encesf
oreachoft
het
enpossi
bledi
git
sandpr
oposesa
bl
endedi
ndex.

C.Thesummar
yval
ueofMBIi
sobt
ainedbysummi
ngt
heabsol
utedev
iat
ions
bet
weent
heaggr
egat
eandt
heor
eti
cal
dist
ri
but
ions(
10%)by2.

D.MBIi
soneoft
hemeasur
eusedt
odet
ectt
hepr
esenceorabsenceofdi
git
pr
efer
enceofager
epor
ti
ngf
oragr
oupy
ear
sofage.

ANSWER:
D

65.
Usual
l
yagespeci
fi
cfer
ti
li
tyr
atesar
ecal
cul
atedf
rom womani
nfi
vey
earagegr
oup,
r
esul
ti
ngi
nat
otal
of

A.8agegr
oups

B. 4agegr
oups

C. 5agegr
oups

D.6agegr
oups

E. 7agegr
oups

20
 ANSWER:
E
66.
Ifwewoul
dli
ket
oconsi
dert
hel
evelofpopul
ati
onr
epl
acementofaspeci
fi
cregi
on,
aswel
last
hef
act
orofmor
tal
i
tyamongmot
her
sdur
ingt
hei
rchi
l
dbear
ing,we
shoul
dest
imat
e
A.Cr
udebi
rt
hrat
e

B.Tot
alf
ert
il
it
yrat
e

C. Netr
epr
oduct
ionr
ate

D.Gr
ossr
epr
oduct
ionr
ate

ANSWER:
C

67.
Thef
oll
owi
ngmeasur
esar
eincl
udedi
nal
i
fet
abl
eexcept
:

A)Thepr
obabi
l
ityofdy
ingbet
weenagexandx+n

B)Thenumberofbi
rt
hsf
orwomanagex(
15-
49)

C)Thenumberofsur
viv
orsateachagex

D)Li
feexpect
anceateachagex

ANSWER:
B
68.
Supposeacensust
hatwast
akeni
n1975enumer
ated6490per
sonsatages45t
o
49i
nacer
tai
nar
ea;and10y
ear
slat
er,i
n1985,asecondcensusenumer
ated7380
per
sonsatages55t
o59i
nthesamear
ea.Dur
ingt
he10y
earper
iod625per
sons
di
ed.Whati
sthenumberofmi
grant
s?
A.1515

B.5865

C.7482

D.6293
ANSWER:
A

69.
Thedegr
eet
owhi
chapr
oductmeet
spr
e-est
abl
i
shedst
andar
dsi
ster
medas:
-
A.Conf
ormance
B.Per
for
mance

21
 C.Rel
i
abi
l
it
y
D.Per
cei
vedqual
i
ty
ANSWER:
A
70.
All
oft
hef
oll
owi
ngar
edi
mensi
onsofqual
i
tyf
ormanuf
act
uredpr
oduct
s,except
,
A.Conf
ormance
B.Rel
i
abi
l
it
y
C.Dur
abi
l
it
y
D.Feasi
bil
i
ty
ANSWER:
D
71.
Thepr
obabi
l
ityt
hatapr
oductwi
l
loper
atepr
oper
lywi
thi
nanexpect
edt
imef
ramei
s
t
hedi
mensi
onofqual
i
tyknownas:
-
A.Dur
abi
l
it
y
B.Rel
i
abi
l
it
y
C.Per
for
mance
D.Ser
vi
ceabi
l
it
y
ANSWER:
C
72.
Ifasampl
eofi
temsi
smeasur
edandt
hemeanoft
hesampl
eisout
sidet
hecont
rol
l
i
mit
sthepr
ocessi
s
A.Outofcont
rol
andt
hecauseshoul
dbeest
abl
i
shed
B.I
ncont
rol
,butnotcapabl
eofpr
oduci
ngwi
thi
ntheest
abl
i
shedcont
rol
li
mit
s
C.Wi
thi
ntheest
abl
i
shedcont
rol
li
mit
swi
thonl
ynat
ural
causesofv
ari
ati
on
D.Moni
tor
edcl
osel
ytoseei
fthenextsampl
emeanwi
l
lal
sof
allout
sidet
he
cont
rol
li
mit
s
E.Pr
oduci
nghi
ghqual
i
typr
oduct
s
ANSWER:
A
73.
Amanuf
act
urerusesst
ati
sti
calpr
ocesscont
rolt
ocont
rolt
hequal
i
tyoft
hef
ir
m's
pr
oduct
s.Sampl
es of50 ofPr
oductA ar
etaken,and a def
ect
ive/
accept
abl
e
deci
si
oni
smadeoneachuni
tsampl
ed.ForPr
oductB,
thenumberoff
lawsperuni
t
i
scount
ed.Whatt
ype(
s)ofcont
rol
char
tsshoul
dbeused?
A.P-
char
tsf
orAandB
B.P-
char
tforA,
c-char
tforB
C.C-
char
tsf
orbot
hAandB
D.P-
char
tforA,
meanandr
angechar
tsf
orB

22
 E.C-
char
tforA,
meanandr
angechar
tsf
orB
ANSWER:
B
74.
Indexnumber
srev
eal
thest
ateof
A.I
nfl
ati
on
B.Def
lat
ion
C.Bot
h
D.None
ANSWER:
C
75.
From t
hef
oll
owi
ngwhi
chi
snotaki
ndofi
ndexnumber
?

A.Pr
ice

B.Quant
it
y

C.Val
ue

D.Qual
i
ty

ANSWER:
D

76.
Indexnumber
smaybeconst
ruct
edt
oref
lectper
cent
agechangesi
n:-

A.Pr
ices

B. Wages

C.Tr
anspor
tcost
s

D. Al
loft
hese
ANSWER:
D
77.
From t
hef
oll
owi
ngwhi
chi
snotapr
obl
em i
ntheconst
ruct
ionofI
ndexnumber
s?

A.Under
standi
ngoft
hepur
pose

B. Sel
ect
ionofcommodi
ti
es

C.Sel
ect
ionofpr
ice

D.Sel
ect
ionofbase
ANSWER:
C

23
78.
IfTn i
sunbi
asedest
imat
orf
orunknownpar
amet
erθwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
snot
t
rue?

A.MSE(
Tn)=Var
(Tn)

B.Bi
as(
Tn)=0

C.MSE(
Tn)-
Var
(Tn)=0

D.Noneoft
heabov
e
ANSWER:
D
79.
SupposeX1, …Xn bear
X2, andom sampl
efr
om nor
maldi
str
ibut
ionwi
thmeanµand
v
ari
ance4t
henwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
spi
vot
alquant
it
y?

A.

B.

C.
D.Al
loft
heabov
e
ANSWER:
D
80.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngar
e/i
snott
hepr
oper
ti
esofmax
imum l
i
kel
i
hoodest
imat
or?
A.ML-
est
imat
ori
snecessar
il
yuni
que

B.ML-
est
imat
ori
snecessar
il
yunbi
ased

C.ML-
est
imat
orcan’
tbeobt
ainedbydi
ff
erent
iat
ionmet
hod

D.Anyv
alueof whi
chmaxi
mizesLal
somaxi
mizesl
nL

E.Al
loft
heabov
e
ANSWER:
C
81.
Meansquar
eofanest
imat
orTni
sequal
to.
A.Var
iance(
Tn)+(
Bias(
Tn)
)2

B.E(
Tn)+(
Bias(
Tn)
)2

C.(
Bias(
Tn)
)2

24
 D.Var
iance(
Tn)

ANSWER:
A

82.
Ifcondi
ti
onal
pdfi
sindependentf
rom par
amet
ert
hent
hest
ati
sti
cissai
dtobe.

A.Ef
fi
cient

B.Suf
fi
ci
ent

C.Est
imat
or

D.Noneoft
hese
ANSWER:
B
83.
Oneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngdi
str
ibut
ionhast
hemeanequal
tot
hev
ari
ance,

A.Uni
for
m

B.Gamma

C.Ber
noul
l
i

D.Poi
sson

ANSWER:
D

84.
IfXi
sar
andom v
ari
abl
ewi
thPoi
ssondi
str
ibut
ionsat
isf
yingP[
X=0]
=P[
X=1]
,then
Expect
edv
alueofXi
s

A.1

B.e1

C.λ

D.0.
5
ANSWER:
A
85.
Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sNOTanassumpt
ionoft
heBi
nomi
aldi
str
ibut
ion?
A.Thepr
obabi
l
ityofsuccessi
sequal
to.
5inal
ltr
ial
s.
B.Al
ltr
ial
smustbei
dent
ical
.

25
 C.Al
ltr
ial
smustbei
ndependent
.
D.Eacht
ri
almustbecl
assi
fi
edasasuccessoraf
ail
ure.
E.Thenumberofsuccessesi
nthet
ri
alsi
scount
ed.
ANSWER:
E
86.Oneoft
hef
oll
owi
ngdi
str
ibut
ionsi
sadi
str
ibut
iont
hatanswer
sthequest
ionof
“
howmanyt
ri
alsneededt
ogett
hef
ir
stsuccess?
”

A.Poi
ssondi
str
ibut
ion

B.Hy
pergeomet
ri
cdi
str
ibut
ion

C.Geomet
ri
cdi
str
ibut
ion

D.Negat
ivebi
nomi
aldi
str
ibut
ion

ANSWERC

87.Themel
ti
ngpoi
ntX,ofacer
, tai
nsol
i
dmaybeassumedt
obeacont
inuousr
andom
v
ari
abl
ethati
suni
for
mlydi
str
ibut
edbet
weent
het
emper
at es100◦Cand120◦C.
ur
t
hepr
obabi
l
ityt
hatsuchasol
i
dwi
l
lmel ween112◦Cand115◦Ci
tBet s

A.0

B.0.
15

C.3

D.None

ANSWER:
B
88.
Dependi
nguponquest
ionnumber11abov
ethepr
obabi
l
ityt
hatsuchsol
i
dwi
l
lmel
t
ow100◦Ci
bel s
A.5
B.0
C.1
D.None
ANSWER:
B
89.I
fVar
(X)andVar
(Y)ar
e2and3r
espect
ivel
yandal
soVar
(2X +4Y) i
s88 t
hen

26
 Cov
( Y)i
X, s
A.-
2
B.2
C.16
D.8
ANSWER:
B
90.
Random v
ari
abl
eXandYhav
ethef
oll
owi
ngj
ointpr
obabi
l
itydi
str
ibut
iont
hent
he
v
alueofKi
s
x-y
{
K( ) , 0≤y≤x≤1
fY(
X, x,
y)=
0 , el
se

A.2
B.½
C.6
D.1
ANSWER:
C
91.
Thest
andar
dchi
-squar
edt
estf
ora2by2cont
ingencyt
abl
eisv
ali
donl
yif
:
A.al
ltheexpect
edf
requenci
esar
egr
eat
ert
hanf
ive;
B.bot
hvar
iabl
esar
econt
inuous;
C.atl
eastonev
ari
abl
eisf
rom aNor
mal
dist
ri
but
ion;
D.al
ltheobser
vedf
requenci
esar
egr
eat
ert
hanf
ive;
E. Thesampl
eisv
eryl
arge.
ANSWER:
D

92.
All
oft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
ncr
easet
hewi
dthofaconf
idencei
nter
val
except
:
A.I
ncr
easedconf
idencel
evel
B. I
ncr
easedv
ari
abi
l
ity
C.I
ncr
easedsampl
esi
ze
D.Decr
easedsampl
esi
ze
ANSWER:
C
93.
Logi
sti
cregr
essi
oni
susedwheny
ouwantt
o:
A.Pr
edi
ctadi
chot
omousv
ari
abl
efr
om cont
inuousordi
chot
omousv
ari
abl
es.

27
 B.Pr
edi
ctacont
inuousv
ari
abl
efr
om di
chot
omousv
ari
abl
es.
C.Pr
edi
ctanycat
egor
ical
var
iabl
efr
om sev
eral
othercat
egor
ical
var
iabl
es.
D.Pr
edi
ctacont
inuousv
ari
abl
efr
om di
chot
omousorcont
inuousv
ari
abl
es.
ANSWER:
A
94.I
nbi
nar
ylogi
sti
cregr
essi
on:
A.Thedependentv
ari
abl
eiscont
inuous.
B.Thedependentv
ari
abl
eisdi
vi
dedi
ntot
woequal
subcat
egor
ies.
C.Thedependentv
ari
abl
econsi
stsoft
wocat
egor
ies.
D.Ther
eisnodependentv
ari
abl
e.
ANSWER:
C
95.Thel
ogi
sti
cmodel
isest
imat
edbywayof
?
A.Or
dinar
yleastsquar
es
B.Maxi
mum l
i
kel
i
hoodest
imat
ion
C.Poi
ssondi
str
ibut
ion
D.Negat
ivebi
nomi
aldi
str
ibut
ion
ANSWER:
B
96.I
nlogi
sti
cregr
essi
on,
whatdoweest
imat
eforoneeachuni
t’ nX?
schangei
nYmul
A.Thechangei ti
pli
edwi
thY
nYf
B.Thechangei rom i
tsmean
C.HowmuchYchanges
D.Howmucht
henat
ural
logar
it
hm oft orY=1changes
heoddsf
ANSWER:
D

97.
Ther
esear
cherwantt
ost
udyt
her
elat
ionshi
pbet
weenseatbel
tuseandout
come
ofanaut
omobi
l
ecr
ashf
ordr
iver
sinacci
dent
sandt
hepr
opor
ti
onsofpr
obabi
l
iti
es
ar
easf
oll
ows
Seatbel
tuse Pr
obabi
l
ityofcr
ash

Fat
ali
ty Nonf
atal
i
ty

Yes 0.
28 0.
42

No 0.
12 0.
18

28
98.Dependi
ngonquest
ion97Mar
ginal
ofSeatBel
tusei
s
A.0.
7and0.
3
B.1
C.0.
7
D.0.
4and0.
6
ANSWER:
A
99.Basedon97abov
ewhati
sthemar
ginal
ofpr
obabi
l
ityofcr
ash
A.0.
7and0.
3
B.1
C.0.
7
D.0.
4and0.
6
ANSWER:
D
100.Whi
chf
unct
ioni
susedt
ocr
eat
ethev
ect
orwi
thmor
ethanoneel
ement
?
A.Li
brar
y()
B.pl
ot(
)
C.c(
)
D.par
()
ANSWER:
C

29
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