Introduction to Statistics

Q.

State true or false.
When the data is collected by an investigator himself/herself, such data is called as primary data.

1. True
2. False

Q.

What do we understand by the term statistics?

1. Collection of data

2. Analysis of data

3. Interpretation of data

4. Organisation of data

Q.

Determine whether the following is a statistical question.

Did Shyam watch television last night? (yes/no)

__

Q.

When the information is collected from a source, which already has gathered it, such data is called as secondary data. True or False?

1. True
2. False

Q. The number around which the numbers in the data tend to cluster is called the measure of _______.

1. central tendency
2. grouped frequency distribution
3. frequency distribution
4. measures of dispersion

Q. The word Statistics is originated from the Latin word ‘status’, which means ________.

1. situation of a state
2. situation of an incident
3. situation of a city
4. situation of a country

Q.

What do we understand by the term statistics?

1. Collection of data

2. Analysis of data

3. Interpretation of data

4. Organisation of data

Q. Statistics is a branch of Chemistry.

1. False
2. True

Q. Statistics deals with collection, analysis and intepretation of data.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Find the range of this data:

7, 6, 17, 25, 2, 1

1. 16

2. 24

3. 3

4. 8