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The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to statistical methods, hypothesis testing, sampling techniques, and data analysis concepts. It covers topics such as types of sampling, errors in hypothesis testing, statistical distributions, and measures of central tendency and dispersion. The questions also address research methodologies and the application of statistics in various fields.

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The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to statistical methods, hypothesis testing, sampling techniques, and data analysis concepts. It covers topics such as types of sampling, errors in hypothesis testing, statistical distributions, and measures of central tendency and dispersion. The questions also address research methodologies and the application of statistics in various fields.

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1.

If the population is not homogenous, then use the method :


a) Simple random sampling without replacement method
b) Simple random sampling with replacement method
c) Stratified random sampling method
d) None of the above

2. If the population size 100, then in simple random sampling with replacement method
(SRSWOR), the population size at each draw is …......
a) 50
b) 100
c) 25
d) 10

3. The possibility of rejecting a true hypothesis is called as :


a) Type I error
b) Type II error
c) Type III error
d) Type IV error

4. For large sample test, we use -----.


a) Normal distribution
b) Student t-distribution
c) Chi-square distribution
d) F-distribution

5. The mean of t-distribution is …..


a) 1
b) 2
c) 0
d) –1

6. Which of the test is parametric test ?


a) Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
b) Student t-distribution
c) Mann-Whitney U-test
d) Friedman Test
7. If the assume hypothesis is tested for rejection considering it to be true is called as …........
a) Null Hypothesis
b) Statistical Hypothesis
c) Simple Hypothesis
d) Composite Hypothesis

8. Analysis of variance is a statistical method of comparing of……of several populations.


a) Mean
b) Variance
c) Proportion
d) Standard Deviation

9. If MSC > MSE, then F ratio =


a.
MSC+ MSE
MSE

MSC
b.
MSE

MSE
c.
MSC

MSC+ MSE
d.
MSC

10. If calculated value of T > critical value of T, then :


a) Accept and reject
b) Reject and accept
c) Accept both and
d) Reject both and

11. A 2 × 2 factorial design :


a) is called a one-way ANOVA
b) cannot yield interactions.
c) results in a four-cell matrix
d) must include an organismic independent variable
12. Which of the following statements is correct about interactions ?
a) They are enhancements of the effect
b) They are additive effects
c) They are spurious effects
d) They occur only in interaction with organismic dependent variables

13. What are the factors in a factorial design ?


a) the independent variables
b) the dependent variables
c) the organismic variables
d) the experimental variables

14. What is listed in the first column of an ANOVA summary table ?


a) degrees of freedom
b) sums of squares
c) source of variation
d) significance level

15. What is the appropriate statistical test for a factorial design ?


a) the Modes test
b) ANOVA
c) t-test
d) Chi-square

16. If the population is not homogenous, then use the method :


a) Simple random sampling without replacement method
b) Simple random sampling with replacement method
c) Stratified random sampling method
d) None of the above

17. The median of data 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 is :
a) 26
b) 27
c) 25
d) 23

18. Which of the variable is a Discrete variable ?


a) Weight
b) Height
c) Temperature
d) Number of states in India
19. Why is it important for a researcher to review the literature ?
a) Because it will find if anyone has done the work before
b) Because it is traditional
c) Because it identifies like-minded researchers
d) Because it shows time has been spent on the subject

20. Mean deviation can be computed from :


a) arithmetic mean
b) mode
c) median
d) variance

21. Colour of flower is


a) Quantitative variable
b) Qualitative variable
c) Continuous variable
d) Absolute variable

22. Types of class interval are


a) Exclusive
b) Inclusive
c) Both a & b
d) None

23. Mean can also be called as


a) Median
b) Mode
c) Average
d) None

24. Which is not a type of Measure of Dispersion?


a) Range
b) Mean
c) Standard deviation
d) Quartile deviation

25. Primary data and _____data are same


a) Grouped
b) Ungrouped
c) Secondary
d) None
26. Interviewing all members of a given population is called
a) Sample
b) Audit
c) Poll
d) Census

27. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test compares


a) Two populations
b) Three or more populations
c) A sample mean to the population mean
d) None of these

28. Total angle in Pie chart is ___ degree.


a) 360
b) 270
c) 180
d) 300

29. The variable that are not related to the study but affects the response is called as
a) Dependent variable
b) Extraneous variable
c) Independent variable
d) None

30. The type of clinical trial in which the intervention is preventive and not therapeutic is known
as____
a) Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
b) Randomized Controlled Field Trial
c) Risk Factor Trial
d) None

31. The most frequently occurring number in a set of values is called the ____.
a) Median
b) Mode
c) Average
d) None
32. What is the median of the following set of scores 19, 5, 12, 10, 14?
a) 9
b) 15
c) 14
d) 12

33. The group of people with something in common is known as


a) Cohort
b) Group
c) Crowd
d) None of the above

34. In hypothesis testing, the hypothesis tentatively assumed to be true is


a) Alternate hypothesis
b) Null hypothesis
c) Both a and b
d) None

35. When the probability of success is 0.1, then the probability of failure will be
a) 1
b) 0.6
c) 0.9
d) 0.1

36. Sample is regarded as a subset of?


a) Data
b) Set
c) Distribution
d) Population

37. As sampling size increases, the error:


a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Having no any effect
d) All of the above

38. In normal distribution curve, mean of the data lie on the


a) Right side
b) Centre
c) Left side
d) None
39. Basic research is also called as:
a) Applied research
b) Descriptive research
c) Fundamental research
d) None

40. Plagiarism includes___


a) Copying someone’s work
b) Failure to cite a source
c) Turning in another person’s work as your own
d) All of the above

41. Karl Pearson's coefficient of correlation is also known as....


a) Product moment correlation
b) Result moment correlation
c) Both and
d) None of these

42. The basic relationship between X & Y in regression is given by........


a) X=b+bX
b) Y= b+bX
c) X= a+X
d) Y= a+ bX

43. Which among the following is properties and features of response methodology?
a) Orthogonality
b) Rotatability
c) Uniformity
d) All of these

44. Simple linear regression is a statistical method that allows us to summarize and study
relationships between continuous (quantitative) variables
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

45. ......is process discovering new knowledge.


a) Null Hypothesis
b) Alternative Hypothesis
c) Parametric test
d) Research
46. ........ is a pictorial diagram that shows how total amount is divided between levels of a
categorical variables.
a) Pie chart
b) Bar graph
c) Line graph
d) Scatter diagram

47. When 'n' is very large and p or q is very small then binomial distribution tends to
a) Normal distribution
b) Poison's distribution
c) Binomial distribution
d) All of these

48. Find X when Y=0.730 Y=0.1558X + 0.0424


a) 5.4134
b) 4.685
c) 4.4134
d) 5.65

49. Power of study is used to measure


a) Sample size
b) data
c) experiment
d) results

50. Biostatistics is the application of statistics to a wide range of topics in.....


a) Statistics
b) Biology
c) Both and
d) None of these

51. A technique to measure the closeness of the relationship between two variables is called
a) Probability distribution
b) Mean
c) Mode
d) Correlation
52. ......is arranging experiments to make high order interactions to be indistinguishable from
blocks.
a) Blocking
b) Confounding
c) Hypothesis
d) Regression

53. The median of the data 1, 4, 2, 5, 0:


a) 1
b) 4
c) 2
d) 5

54. .....is a measure of the amount of variation or how spread out numbers in a set of values.
a) Standard Deviation
b) Coefficient of Correlation
c) Variance
d) Regression

55. Blocking is a technique for dealing with .............nuisance variables


a) Uncontrollable
b) Unbearable
c) Bearable
d) Controllable

56. …...is a set of advanced DoE technique, helps researcher to better understand and optimize
experimental responses.
a) Response surface design
b) Optimization designs
c) Factorial designs
d) All of above

57. One Variable at a time while keeping other constant means...


a) OFAT
b) OVATKOC
c) OVAT
d) OFATKOC
58. The value that occurs with the greatest frequency or count in data set is called....
a) Mean
b) Mode
c) Range
d) Median

59. which among the following is not a type of research ?


a) Qualitative
b) Empirical
c) Analytical
d) None of these

60. Tests whether matched pair samples are drawn from populations with different mean ranks
is known as..........
a) Sigma test
b) Wilcoxon signed-rank test
c) Median test
d) Friedman test

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