Statistics
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Measures of Dispersion: Range, Mean Deviation
SubtopicMeasures of Dispersion: Range, Mean Deviation under Statistics for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Find the range of the observations: .
A.150
B.100
C.250
D.200
- 2.
Calculate the mean deviation about the mean for the numbers .
A.0.67
B.1.0
C.0.5
D.1.5
- 3.
What is the range of the first five multiples of ?
A.55
B.44
C.33
D.11
- 4.
Calculate the mean deviation about the mean for: .
A.10
B.20
C.6.67
D.5
- 5.
Determine the mean deviation about the mean for the following grouped frequency distribution:
Class Intervals Frequency A.B.C.D. - 6.
Find the mean deviation about the mean for the repeating sequence .
A.3.0
B.3.5
C.4.0
D.7.0
- 7.
Calculate the mean deviation about the median for the arithmetic progression: .
A.3.2
B.3.4
C.3.6
D.3.8
- 8.
Mean deviation about the median for the values is:
A.3.28
B.3.50
C.4.12
D.3.00
- 9.
Which of the following is the range of the set (in the context of statistical spread, Max - Min)?
A.B.2
C.D.0
- 10.
If , where is the mean of the 10 observations, the mean deviation about the mean is:
A.5
B.50
C.1.2
D.0.5
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Variance and Standard Deviation
SubtopicVariance and Standard Deviation under Statistics for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Calculate the variance of the set .
A.B.C.D. - 2.
Coefficient of variation is a:
A.Absolute measure
B.Relative measure
C.Geometric measure
D.None of these
- 3.
If for a sample of observations, , it implies:
A.Mean is 0
B.All observations are 0
C.All observations are equal
D.Variance is 10
- 4.
The standard deviation of the first natural numbers is:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
For a distribution, if the mean is and the sum of squares of observations is for , what is the standard deviation?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
The variance of a set of observations is . If each observation is increased by , the new variance is:
A.B.C.D. - 7.
Find the variance of .
A.B.C.D. - 8.
The variance of observations is . If one observation is multiplied by and all others are kept the same, what is the new mean?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
Find the variance of .
A.100
B.200
C.250
D.500
- 10.
Two series have coefficients of variation and and their means are and . Find the difference between their standard deviations.
A.5.5
B.7.5
C.10
D.15
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Analysis of Frequency Distributions
SubtopicAnalysis of Frequency Distributions under Statistics for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Coefficient of Variation is expressed as a:
A.Ratio
B.Percentage
C.Natural number
D.Fraction
- 2.
If the mean is and the standard deviation is , find the
A.B.C.D. - 3.
When comparing two distributions with the same arithmetic mean, the one with the smaller variance is considered to be more:
A.Variable
B.Consistent
C.Dispersed
D.Unstable
- 4.
If the mean of a frequency distribution is , what is the status of the ?
A.is
B.is
C.is undefined
D.is infinity
- 5.
If and , then is:
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Comparing two companies, Company A (Mean wage: , S.D.: ) and Company B (Mean wage: , S.D.: ). Which company has more uniform wages?
A.Company A
B.Company B
C.Both are equally uniform
D.Cannot be compared
- 7.
If all observations are identical and non-zero, the is:
A.1
B.100
C.0
D.Infinity
- 8.
If the sum of squares of deviations of 10 observations from their mean 15 is 250, then the coefficient of variation is:
A.33.33%
B.25%
C.20%
D.50%
- 9.
If the standard deviation of is , then the standard deviation of is:
A.B.C.D.0
- 10.
In a distribution, if and , find the standard deviation.
A.10
B.15
C.20
D.25
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Mean deviation for ungrouped data
SubtopicMean deviation for ungrouped data under Statistics for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Find the mean deviation about the mean for .
A.4
B.6
C.5
D.7.5
- 2.
Calculate the mean deviation about the median for .
A.5
B.10
C.0
D.7.5
- 3.
Calculate the mean deviation about the mean for .
A.10
B.0
C.15
D.5
- 4.
Find the mean deviation about the median for the data: .
A.4
B.5
C.2
D.8
- 5.
Calculate the mean deviation about the mean for the observations: .
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Find the mean deviation about the median for: .
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If each observation in a data set is multiplied by , and the original mean deviation about the mean was , what is the new mean deviation?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
Calculate the mean deviation about the mean for the observations .
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If the mean deviation about the mean of is , what is the mean deviation about the mean of ?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
Determine the mean deviation about the mean for the sequence .
A.B.C.D.
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Mean deviation for grouped data
SubtopicMean deviation for grouped data under Statistics for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Calculate the Mean Deviation about Mean for and .
A.5
B.0
C.10
D.2.5
- 2.
Mean deviation about mean for grouped data is always:
A.Negative
B.Greater than Variance
C.Non-negative
D.Zero
- 3.
If and with , find the Mean Deviation.
A.2
B.4
C.0.5
D.50
- 4.
What is the midpoint of the class ?
A.75
B.80
C.85
D.90
- 5.
For a distribution where all frequencies are equal and values are , find the mean deviation about the mean.
A.15
B.12
C.18
D.10
- 6.
Given the distribution and , calculate the mean deviation about the median.
A.1.25
B.1.5
C.1.0
D.1.75
- 7.
Calculate the mean deviation about the mean for: .
A.5
B.10
C.15
D.20
- 8.
Compute the mean deviation about the mean for: : 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and : 5, 10, 15, 10, 5.
A.2.88
B.2.67
C.3.05
D.2.40
- 9.
Determine the mean deviation about the median for: Classes 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20 with frequencies 4, 6, 6, 4.
A.3.85
B.4.12
C.4.00
D.3.75
- 10.
For the frequency distribution: Classes 0-20, 20-40, 40-60, 60-80 and frequencies 5, 10, 10, 5, find the mean deviation about the mean.
A.16.67
B.15.00
C.17.50
D.14.85
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Limitations of mean deviation
SubtopicLimitations of mean deviation under Statistics for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Mean deviation is a measure of the ________ of the data.
A.Spread
B.Center
C.Peak
D.Sign
- 2.
Which is generally the least reliable measure of dispersion for testing hypotheses?
A.Standard Deviation
B.Variance
C.Mean Deviation
D.Mean
- 3.
Mean deviation does not have a property analogous to the ________ which standard deviation has.
A.Law of addition
B.Central Limit Theorem
C.Property of squares
D.Combined Mean
- 4.
In the calculation of mean deviation, if we change the origin of the data by adding a constant to all values, how does the mean deviation change?
A.It increases by the constant.
B.It decreases by the constant.
C.It remains unchanged.
D.It becomes zero.
- 5.
The mean deviation of a dataset is . If every value in the dataset is divided by , the new mean deviation will be:
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Which of the following is NOT a recognized limitation of mean deviation?
A.It is difficult to use in algebraic manipulations
B.It is not well-defined for data with a large range
C.It is less stable than standard deviation during sampling
D.The use of absolute values is mathematically inconvenient
- 7.
If the mean deviation of observations is , then the sum of the absolute deviations from the mean is:
A.B.C.D. - 8.
Which of the following is a specific limitation of the Mean Deviation when used in the context of 'Combined Mean' and 'Combined Dispersion' calculations for groups?
A.There is no formula equivalent to for Mean Deviation.
B.The combined Mean Deviation is always the weighted average of the individual mean deviations, regardless of the group means.
C.Mean Deviation can only be calculated for one group at a time.
D.The combined Mean Deviation requires the use of imaginary numbers.
- 9.
The mathematical 'robustness' of the median makes Mean Deviation about the median attractive, yet it is still limited. Why?
A.Because the median is too hard to find.
B.Because robustness often comes at the cost of statistical efficiency; about the median ignores the specific values of outliers, which might be important information.
C.Because about the median is always zero.
D.Because the median only exists for odd .
- 10.
How does the 'Mean Deviation about the Mean' behave when the mean is not one of the observations in a discrete set?
A.It becomes undefined.
B.It is calculated normally, but the absolute deviations will never be zero, potentially creating a 'floor' for the measure.
C.It is always an integer.
D.It becomes equal to the median deviation.
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Standard deviation of a discrete frequency distribution
SubtopicStandard deviation of a discrete frequency distribution under Statistics for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Which measure of dispersion is the most reliable and widely used in statistics?
A.Range
B.Mean Deviation
C.Standard Deviation
D.Quartile Deviation
- 2.
Calculate the standard deviation of with frequencies .
A.B.C.D. - 3.
In the calculation of standard deviation, if we use a step deviation , the standard deviation is related to by:
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If , , and , find the standard deviation.
A.B.C.D. - 5.
A frequency distribution has , , and . Find the standard deviation.
A.2
B.4
C.D. - 6.
Find the standard deviation for the distribution: with .
A.B.C.0.64
D. - 7.
Calculate the variance of with frequencies .
A.1
B.2
C.D.4
- 8.
A discrete distribution has values and with frequencies and . If , find the variance.
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If the values have frequencies , and the standard deviation is , find .
A.B.C.D. - 10.
The standard deviation of is . What is the standard deviation of ?
A.B.C.D.
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Standard deviation of a continuous frequency distribution
SubtopicStandard deviation of a continuous frequency distribution under Statistics for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
What is the square of the standard deviation called?
A.Range
B.Mean deviation
C.Variance
D.Mode
- 2.
If the mean of a continuous distribution is and , what is the variance?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
If the variance of a distribution is , find the standard deviation.
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If and the class width , then is:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
Calculate the variance of the first two classes of a distribution: and with frequencies .
A.24
B.25
C.30
D.10
- 6.
If , find the standard deviation.
A.2
B.4
C.8
D.16
- 7.
Find the standard deviation: Class (Freq 4), (Freq 0), (Freq 4).
A.5
B.10
C.20
D.100
- 8.
In a continuous distribution with classes 0-20, 20-40, 40-60 and frequencies 5, 10, 5, find the standard deviation.
A.14.14
B.200
C.20
D.10
- 9.
Calculate the variance for a continuous distribution with , , , and .
A.28
B.1.75
C.16
D.7
- 10.
If the sum of squares of deviations of a continuous distribution of 10 observations from their mean is 250, find the standard deviation.
A.5
B.25
C.10
D.15
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