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Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis 2 | Set 1
1. A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as a sample mean, is known as a
A. population parameter
B. sample parameter
C. sample statistic
D. population mean
Correct : C. sample statistic
2. Statistics branches include
A. applied statistics
B. mathematical statistics
C. industry statistics
D. both a and b
Correct : D. both a and b
3. To enhance a procedure the control charts and procedures of descriptive statistics are classified into
A. behavioural tools
B. serial tools
C. industry statistics
D. statistical tools
Correct : A. behavioural tools
4. Sample statistics are also represented as
A. lower case greek letter
B. roman letters
C. associated roman alphabets
D. upper case greek letter
Correct : B. roman letters
5. Individual respondents, focus groups, and panels of respondents are categorised as
A. primary data sources
B. secondary data sources
C. itemised data sources
D. pointed data sources
Correct : A. primary data sources
6. The variables whose calculation is done according to the weight, height and length and weight are known as:
A. flowchart variables
B. discrete variables
C. continuous variables
D. measuring variables
Correct : C. continuous variables
7. A method used to examine inflation rate anticipation, unemployment rate and capacity utilisation to produce products is classified as
A. data exporting technique
B. data importing technique
C. forecasting technique
D. data supplying technique
Correct : C. forecasting technique
8. Graphical and numerical methods are specialized processes utilised in
A. education statistics
B. descriptive statistics
C. business statistics
D. social statistics
Correct : B. descriptive statistics
9. The scale applied in statistics which imparts a difference of magnitude and proportions is considered as
A. exponential scale
B. goodness scale
C. ratio scale
D. satisfactory scale
Correct : C. ratio scale
10. Review of performance appraisal, labour turnover rates, planning of incentives and training programs and are examples of
A. statistics in production
B. statistics in marketing
C. statistics in finance
D. statistics in personnel management
Correct : D. statistics in personnel management
11. Which one is correct for a binomial distribution?
A. mean = variance
B. mean > variance
C. mean < variance
D. mean ≤ variance
Correct : B. mean > variance
12. In a binomial distribution, n =5 mean equals 2, what is the value of q?
A. .40
B. .50
C. .60
D. .70
Correct : C. .60
13. Three fair coins tossed simultaneously what is the probability to get exact 2 head?
A. 3/8
B. 2/8
C. 1/8
D. 1
Correct : A. 3/8
14. In a binomial distribution variance found to be 1 and q=1/2, what is the value of n?
A. 10
B. 5
C. 6
D. 4
Correct : D. 4
15. In a basket there are 5 red balls and 3 black balls, what is the probability to select 2 balls from that in which one is black and one is red?
A. 2/8
B. 5/8
C. 8/28
D. 15/28
Correct : D. 15/28
16. What is true for a poison Distribution?
A. mean = variance
B. mean > variance
C. mean < variance
D. mean ≤ variance
Correct : A. mean = variance
17. A statement about a population developed for testing is called
A. hypothesis
B. hypothesis testing
C. level of significance
D. test-statistic
Correct : A. hypothesis
18. Any hypothesis, which are tested for the purpose of rejection under the assumption that it is true, is called
A. null hypothesis
B. alternative hypothesis
C. statistical hypothesis
D. composite hypothesis
Correct : A. null hypothesis
19. The alternative hypothesis is also called
A. null hypothesis
B. statistical hypothesis
C. research hypothesis
D. simple hypothesis
Correct : C. research hypothesis
20. A rule or formula that provides a basis for testing a null hypothesis is called
A. test-statistic
B. population statistic
C. both of these
D. none of the above
Correct : A. test-statistic
21. The range of test statistic-t is
A. 0 to ∞
B. 0 to 1
C. -∞ to +∞
D. -1 to +1
Correct : C. -∞ to +∞
22. If Ho is true and we reject it is called
A. type-i error
B. type-ii error
C. standard error
D. sampling error
Correct : A. type-i error
23. A passing student is failed by an examiner, it is an example of
A. type-i error
B. type-ii error
C. best decision
D. all of the above
Correct : A. type-i error
24. 1 – α is also called
A. confidence coefficient
B. power of the test
C. size of the test
D. level of significance
Correct : A. confidence coefficient
25. 1 – α is the probability associated with
A. type-i error
B. type-ii error
C. level of confidence
D. level of significance
Correct : A. type-i error
26. Area of the rejection region depends on
A. size of α
B. size of β
C. test-statistic
D. number of values
Correct : A. size of α
27. Level of significance is also called
A. power of the test
B. size of the test
C. level of confidence
D. confidence coefficient
Correct : B. size of the test
28. Critical region is also called
A. acceptance region
B. rejection region
C. confidence region
D. statistical region
Correct : B. rejection region
29. The weighted average of price relations using basic values as weights is same as the ………………
A. laspeyres quantity index
B. paasches’ price index
C. laspeyres price index
D. kelly’s price index
Correct : A. laspeyres quantity index
30. Which one of the following indices satisfies both time reversal and factor reversal list ?
A. lasperyres index number
B. fischer’s index number
C. paasches index number
D. bowley’s index number
Correct : B. fischer’s index number
31. Which one of the following index numbers is based on Geometric Mean ?
A. lasperyres index number
B. fischer’s index number
C. paasches index number
D. bowley’s index number
Correct : B. fischer’s index number
32. If the Paasches’ index is 196 and Fishers index is 210, What is the value of the Laspeyres’ index?
A. 220
B. 215
C. 225
D. 230
Correct : C. 225
33. The major purpose of price index is to measure change in the …………
A. standard of living
B. gold content of money
C. buying power of money
D. capacity to produce
Correct : C. buying power of money
34. Which of the following statement is not correct ? Fishers’ index :
A. lies between laspeyres’ (l) & paasches’ index
B. is the arithmetic mean of l & p
C. is the geometric mean of l & p
D. is equal to l or p if l = p
Correct : B. is the arithmetic mean of l & p
35. In consumer price index number weights are determing on the basis of ………..
A. actual price of the index
B. the consumption pattern of the class of population
C. actual consumption expenditure
D. both price & consumption expenditure
Correct : B. the consumption pattern of the class of population
36. Consumer price index number indicates
A. the general price level
B. the wholesale price level
C. export price
D. all of these
Correct : A. the general price level
37. Index Numbers measure
A. the change in base year prices
B. the change in current year prices
C. real changes
D. none of the above
Correct : A. the change in base year prices
38. Simple fixed quantity relative
A. × 100
B. × 100
C. × 100
D. × 100
Correct : C. × 100
39. The day to day irregularities in business activity are the example of
A. secular trend
B. seasonal fluctuations
C. cyclical fluctuations
D. random or erratic fluctuations
Correct : D. random or erratic fluctuations
40. Fisher’s ideal index Number satisfies
A. time reversal & factor reversal list
B. only time reversal list
C. only factor reversal list
D. circular list
Correct : A. time reversal & factor reversal list
41. Fishers ideal index is obtained as :
A. the sum of laspeyre’s & paasche’s indices
B. the geometric mean of laspeyer’s & paasche’s indices
C. the arithemetic mean of laspeyer’s & paasche’s indices
D. the harmonic mean of laspeyre’s & paasche’s indices
Correct : B. the geometric mean of laspeyer’s & paasche’s indices
42. ∑ ∑ × 100 is the formula for calculating ……..
A. bowley’s index
B. fisher’s index
C. laspeyer’s index
D. paasche’s index
Correct : C. laspeyer’s index
43. Laspeyres index measures change in
A. fixed market basket
B. current consumption
C. both fixed and current market basket
D. none
Correct : A. fixed market basket
44. is the formula for calculating
A. fishers index
B. bowley’s method
C. laspeyre’s index
D. paasche’s index
Correct : B. bowley’s method
45. Recurrent variations in time series that usually last longer than a year is known as ……………
A. seasonal variation
B. secular trend
C. irregular variation
D. cyclical variation
Correct : D. cyclical variation
46. Paasche’s index measures change in
A. fixed market basket
B. current consumption
C. both fixed and current market
D. none
Correct : B. current consumption
47. A lock-out in a factory for a month is associated with the component of time series
A. trend
B. seasonal variation
C. cyclic variation
D. irregular variation
Correct : D. irregular variation
48. Consumer price index number is constructed for
A. a well defined section of people
B. workers only
C. all people
D. all the above
Correct : A. a well defined section of people
49. Which one is not the test of index Number
A. unit test
B. time reversal test
C. triangular test
D. factor reversal test
Correct : C. triangular test
50. The average of Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s index number which gives Fisher’s index number is
A. am
B. gm
C. hm
D. weighted average
Correct : B. gm
51. Purchasing power of money
A. price index × 100
B. 100
C. 100/
D. real wage
Correct : C. 100/
52. Factor reversal list permits the interchange of
A. base periods
B. price & quantity
C. weights
D. none of the above
Correct : B. price & quantity
53. The method which is not used for estimating seasonal components of a time series
A. ratio to trend method
B. link relative method
C. method of simple average
D. method of least squares
Correct : D. method of least squares
54. Cost of living index is known as
A. consumer price index
B. whole sale price index
C. quantity index
D. none
Correct : A. consumer price index
55. Paasches index number is based on
A. base year quantity
B. current year quantity
C. day year quantity
D. none
Correct : B. current year quantity
56. Measures of change in the level of phenomenon is called
A. correlation
B. dispersion
C. mean
D. index numbers
Correct : D. index numbers
57. Which of the following is described as ‘barometers of economic activity’?
A. index number
B. correlation
C. regression
D. time series
Correct : A. index number
58. Test to determine whether a given method will work both forward & backward
A. unit test
B. factor reversal test
C. time reversal test
D. none
Correct : C. time reversal test
59. Data which are collected, observed or recorded at successive intervals of time is known as ……
A. index numbers
B. time series
C. regression
D. correlation
Correct : B. time series
60. Earthquake is an example of
A. secular trend
B. seasonal variation
C. cyclical variation
D. irregular variation
Correct : D. irregular variation
61. All methods of index numbers except simple (unweighted) aggregative index satisfies
A. unit test
B. time reversal list
C. factor reversal test
D. circular test
Correct : A. unit test
62. The word statistics was used in…………..
A. 1749
B. 1849
C. 1790
D. 1801
Correct : A. 1749
63. Statistics is ………………
A. science only
B. art only
C. science and art
D. neither science nor art
Correct : C. science and art
64. Statistics can……………
A. prove anything
B. disprove any thing
C. neither prove nor disprove anything is just a tool
D. none of these
Correct : C. neither prove nor disprove anything is just a tool
65. Bar diagrams are ……………………..dimensional diagrams
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. none of these
Correct : A. one
66. The number of observations corresponding to a class is known as ………………..of that class.
A. population
B. frequency
C. class interval
D. none of these
Correct : B. frequency
67. Diagrams and graphs are the tools of…………………
A. collection of data
B. analysis of data
C. summarisation of data
D. presentation of data
Correct : D. presentation of data
68. Circle diagram is also called
A. pie diagram
B. pictogram
C. sectors
D. none of these
Correct : A. pie diagram
69. Histogram is a ………………
A. graph
B. curve
C. diagram
D. pictogram
Correct : A. graph
70. In a Histogram bars……………….
A. touch each other
B. do not touch
C. either way
D. neither way
Correct : A. touch each other
71. With the help of histogram we can prepare
A. frequency polygon
B. frequency cure
C. both
D. done
Correct : C. both
72. Media is same as ………………..guartile
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
Correct : B. second
73. Median is the average suited for ……………classes
A. open-end
B. closed-end
C. both of these
D. none of these
Correct : A. open-end
74. Which average is affected most by extreme observations
A. mode
B. medium
C. geometric mean
D. arithmetic mean
Correct : C. geometric mean
75. Which of the following is the most unstable average ?
A. mode
B. median
C. arithmetic mean
D. geometric mean
Correct : A. mode
76. For dealing with qualitative data, the best average is …………..
A. arithmetic mean
B. geometric mean
C. harmonic mean
D. median
Correct : D. median
77. The sum of deviations taken from arithmetic Mean is
A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. one
Correct : C. zero
78. The sum of squares of deviations from arithmetic mean is ………
A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. one
Correct : B. minimum
79. The best measure of central tendency is …………….
A. arithmetic mean
B. geometric mean
C. median
D. harmonic mean
Correct : A. arithmetic mean
80. The 75th percentile is
A. greater than d6
B. less than d6
C. equal to d6
D. equal to d6
Correct : A. greater than d6
81. Average is a measure of ………….
A. central tendancy
B. dispersion
C. symmetry
D. concentration
Correct : A. central tendancy
82. Histogram can be used to estimate……………
A. median
B. mode
C. mean
D. quartile
Correct : B. mode
83. Deciles divide the data in to ……………….equal parts.
A. 100
B. 10
C. 2
D. 4
Correct : B. 10
84. The positionl value which divide the data into 100 equal parts are
A. decile
B. percentile
C. quartiles
D. octiles
Correct : B. percentile
85. Which of the following represents median ?
A. fiftieth percentile
B. first quartile
C. sixth decile
D. 20th percentile
Correct : A. fiftieth percentile
86. When Mean = 20 Median = 30, Mode = ?
A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 70
Correct : B. 50
87. Harmonic Mean is the ………………of arithmetic Mean
A. reciprocal
B. substitute
C. both of these
D. none of these
Correct : A. reciprocal
88. Square of standard deviation of a distribution is the
A. median
B. variance
C. mode
D. none of these
Correct : B. variance
89. The best measure of dispersion is …………….
A. range
B. variance
C. quartile deviations
D. standard deviation
Correct : D. standard deviation
90. The measure of dispersion based on all the observations of the series is …………….
A. range
B. quartile deviation
C. standard deviation
D. inter quartile range
Correct : C. standard deviation
91. The Mean is 1000 and standard deviation is 50 then coefficient of variation is
A. 15
B. 5
C. 8
D. 10
Correct : B. 5
92. Mean deviation is minimum when deviations are taken from
A. mean
B. median
C. mode
D. zero
Correct : B. median
93. Meaures of dispersion which ignores the sign is……………
A. mean deviation
B. range
C. quartile deviation
D. standard deviation
Correct : A. mean deviation
94. When 5 is added to all the values of a series then standard deviation
A. does not change
B. becomes 5 times
C. increased by 5
D. decreased by 5
Correct : A. does not change
95. In a normal distribution Q.D = …………..
A. sd
B. sd
C. (sd)
D. √sd
Correct : A. sd
96. For the open-end class frequency distribution the appropriate measure of dispersion is………….
A. range
B. quartile deviation
C. mean deviation
D. standard deviation
Correct : B. quartile deviation
97. For a symmetrical distribution the coefficient of skewness is
A. +1
B. -1
C. +3
D. -3
Correct : C. +3
98. The relationship between x and y is y = 2x + 1. The correlation between x and y is:
A. 1
B. -1
C. 0
D. 4
Correct : A. 1
99. When there is perfect correlation, the value of the correlation coefficient is:
A. -1
B. +1
C. ±1
D. 0
Correct : C. ±1
100. When the correlation coefficient r = ±1, the two regression lines:
A. are perpendicular to each other
B. are parallel to each other
C. coincide
D. do not exist
Correct : C. coincide