Statistics and Probability Quiz, MCQs



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  1. 1)

    A quantity obtained by applying certain rule or formula is known as


    • A) Estimate
    • B) Estimator

  2. 2)

    Criteria to check a point estimator to be good involves


    • A) Consistency
    • B) Unbiasedness
    • C) Efficiency
    • D) Above all

  3. 3)

    The F-distribution always ranges from:


    • A) 0 to 1
    • B) 0 to -8
    • C) -8 to +8
    • D) 0 to +8

  4. 4)

    Parameter is a ………quantity.


    • A) Constant
    • B) Variable

  5. 5)

    A failing student is passed by an examiner. It is an example of:


    • A) Type I error
    • B) Type II error
    • C) No information regarding student exams
    • D) Type III error

  6. 6)

    For two mutually exclusive events A and B, P (A) = 0.2 and P (B) = 0.4, then P(AUB) is:


    • A) 0.8
    • B) 0.2
    • C) 0.6
    • D) 0.5

  7. 7)

    An urn contains 4 red balls and 6 green balls. A sample of 4 balls is selected from the urn without replacement. It is the example of:


    • A) Binomial distribution
    • B) Hypergrometric distribution
    • C) Poisson distribution
    • D) Exponential distribution

  8. 8)

    If P(AnB) = 0.12 P (A) = 0.3, find P (B) where ‘A’ and ‘B’ are independent:


    • A) 0.1
    • B) 0.2
    • C) 0.3
    • D) 0.4

  9. 9)

    The mean deviation of the normal distribution is approximately:


    • A) 7/8 of the S.D
    • B) 4/5 of the S.D
    • C) 3/4 of the S.D
    • D) 1/2 of the S.D

  10. 10)

    We use the Poisson approximation to the binomial when:


    • A) p is 0.01 or less & n is 10 or more
    • B) p is 0.05 or less & n is 20 or more
    • C) p is 0.04 or less & n is 15 or more
    • D) p is 0.02 or less & n is 10 or more