HAWASSA UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MODEL EXAM

83.Which of the following is not true about data processing?

Select one:
a. Editing, Coding, Entry and Tabulation are data processing activities
b. It is a link between data collection and data analysis.
c. Editing refers to checking and correction of data manually or by computer.

d. Central editing uncovers errors in recording responses during the data collection
stage.
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The correct answer is: Central editing uncovers errors in recording responses during the
data collection stage.
24.Which of the following are necessarily true

Select one:
a. For an events A independent of itself, probability of A is one or zero
b. Generally, probability can be less than one
c. For independent events A and B, probability of A or B is one or zero

d. The sample space cannot be manifested in terms of events in a random experiment

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The correct answer is: For an events A independent of itself, probability of A is one or
zero
64.The confidence level of a confidence interval is

Select one:
a. The probability that this interval captures the any parameter
b. The probability that this interval captures the area of rejection for the true parameter
c. The probability that this interval captures the mean

d. The probability that this interval captures the true parameter

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The correct answer is: The probability that this interval captures the true parameter
49.Which one is not the basic principle of experimental design?

Select one:
a. Randomization
b. Replication
c. Confounding

d. Blocking
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The correct answer is: Confounding

53.If the researcher’s interest is confined in the treatments only involved in the
experiment, then the statistical model is

Select one:
a. Component of variance model
b. Random effect model
c. Mixed effect model

d. Fixed effect model

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The correct answer is: Fixed effect model

23.Which of the Following is true

Select one:
a. The variance and standard deviation are equal in magnitude for standardized scores
b. It is necessarily possible to make decision upon the values of measures of central
tendency
c. It is necessarily that variance and standard deviation are equally important

d. It is necessarily possible to use the measures of central tendency alternatively for one
aspect
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The correct answer is: The variance and standard deviation are equal in magnitude for
standardized scores
34.Which of the following is assumption of analysis of variance?

Select one:
a. Normal distribution and independent sample
b. Constant variance and independent sample
c. Normal distribution and constant variance

d. Normal distribution and random sample

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The correct answer is: Normal distribution and constant variance

25. In how many ways can a flag of three colors x, y and z be arranged in horizontal
triples.

Select one:
a. Three
b. Twelve
c. Six

d. Twenty
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The correct answer is: Six

56.The experiment in which the effects of the levels of a factor are considered at various
levels of the other factor is

Select one:
a. simple experiment
b. Symmetric experiment
c. Rotational experiment

d. Factorial experiment
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The correct answer is: Factorial experiment

84.Which of the following is false about popular report?

Select one:
a. It makes more use of pictures, charts and graphs.
b. It is intended for a more general audience.
c. It makes more use of detailed and complex statistical methods.

d. It is designed for easy comprehension of the main findings of the survey

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The correct answer is: It makes more use of detailed and complex statistical methods.
17. Which of the following sampling techniques is different from others?

Select one:
a. Cluster sampling
b. Convenient sampling
c. Systematic sampling

d. Stratified random sampling

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The correct answer is: Convenient sampling

2. The main types of measurement scales in Categorical variables are

Select one:
a. Nominal and Ordinal Scale
b. Interval and Ratio Scale
c. Ratio and Nominal Scale

d. Interval and Ordinal Scale

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The correct answer is: Nominal and Ordinal Scale

1. In order to use the binomial distribution, this setting needs to satisfy the conditions
except:

Select one:
a. There are two possible outcomes for each trial
b. There are n identical trials
c. The trials are independent of each other

d. The probability of success varies for each trial

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The correct answer is: The probability of success varies for each trial
36. Types of error which occurs when failing to reject the null hypothesis when it is false?

Select one:
a. Correct decision
b. Type I error
c. Type III

d. Type II error
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The correct answer is: Type II error

26.The study finds that the mean amount spent on produce per visit by the customers in
the sample is Birr 42.84. This is an example of a:

Select one:
a. Sample
b. Population
c. Parameter

d. Statistic
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The correct answer is: Statistic

39.For which one of the following is used to measure the strength and direction of a
relationship between two variables?

Select one:
a. Coefficient of determination
b. Simple linear regression model
c. Correlation coefficient

d. Covariance
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The correct answer is: Correlation coefficient

3. A likelihood ratio test in logistic regression is applied for

Select one:
a. Testing the general significance of the model
b. Comparing the log likelihood of the full model versus reduced model
c. Testing importance of individual covariates in the model

d. Testing independency of covariates

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The correct answer is: Comparing the log likelihood of the full model versus reduced
model
71.Which of the following is true about sample survey?

Select one:
a. It provides precise estimate at the lowest possible cost
b. Pilot survey may be used to estimate population variance.
c. It develops methods of sample Selection.

d. Population variance estimate cannot be obtained from previous related studies

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The correct answer is: Population variance estimate cannot be obtained from previous
related studies
95.A mental health counselor is conducting a research study on satisfaction that married
couples have with their marriage. Marital status as (single, married, divorced, widowed),
in this scenario, which one of the following describes the situation?
Select one:
a. Variable
b. Constant
c. Quantitative variable

d. All except A
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The correct answer is: Variable

66.Which of the following is not necessarily true about the Binomial distribution

Select one:
a. Failure probability at each trial is the different
b. Each trial produces 1 of 2 outcomes
c. Success probability at each trial is the same

d. It has n independent trials

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The correct answer is: Failure probability at each trial is the different
70.Suppose a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of Ethiopians who exercise
regularly is 0.29 to 0.37. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

Select one:
a. The hypothesis that 33% of Ethiopians exercise regularly cannot be rejected
b. It is reasonable to say that more than 40% of Ethiopians exercise regularly
c. It is reasonable to say that more than 25% of Ethiopians exercise regularly

d. It is reasonable to say that fewer than 40% of Ethiopians exercise regularly

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The correct answer is: It is reasonable to say that more than 40% of Ethiopians exercise
regularly
86.Which of the following sampling techniques is different from others?

Select one:
a. Convenient sampling
b. Systematic sampling
c. Stratified random sampling

d. Cluster sampling
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The correct answer is: Convenient sampling

91.Identify one activity that is not included under survey design and preparation.

Select one:
a. Conducting pilot survey
b. Data collection
c. Preparing survey instrument

d. Sample frame preparation

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The correct answer is: Data collection

63.The Larger the value of the log-likelihood statistic in logistic model indicates that

Select one:
a. The statistical model fits the data well
b. The statistical model is a poor fit of the data
c. There are a greater number of explained vs. unexplained observations

d. As the predictor variable increases the likelihood of the outcome occurring decreases
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The correct answer is: The statistical model fits the data well
12. Which of the following is not true about sample survey?

Select one:
a. It needs better organization by qualified personnel.
b. It saves money, labor and time.
c. It minimize disturbance in the process of data collection.

d. National demographic and health survey are small scale survey.

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The correct answer is: National demographic and health survey are small scale survey.
19. Which of the following is not true about non –sampling error?

Select one:
a. Non-sampling error is not captured by formulae for standard error of estimates.
b. Non-sampling errors are not random in nature.
c. Non-sampling errors decrease as the sample size increase.

d. It is difficult to measure most components of non–sampling error

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The correct answer is: Non-sampling errors decrease as the sample size increase.
45.A researcher wants to perform a simple linear regression to find out if the socio-
economic status of a teacher can predict whether they work at a primary or a secondary
school. Why can’t this be done?

Select one:
a. Because the outcome variable is continuous
b. Because the outcome variable is nominal not continuous
c. Because there are not enough variables for the analysis

d. Because socio-economic status cannot be used as a predictor variable

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The correct answer is: Because the outcome variable is nominal not continuous
68.Which of the following would be a legitimate reason for removing an outlier from a
dataset?

Select one:
a. The outlier clearly belongs to a different population
b. The outlier is the result of natural variability in the measurement of interest
c. The outlier is more than two standard deviations from the mean

d. The outlier is the only negative number in the dataset

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The correct answer is: The outlier clearly belongs to a different population
32.Which of the following is necessarily true in hypothesis testing relating to the null
and alternative hypotheses?
Select one:
a. It is possible for both hypotheses to be true
b. It is possible for neither hypothesis to be true
c. Both hypotheses must be true

d. Exactly one hypothesis must be true

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The correct answer is: Exactly one hypothesis must be true

An experiment has been conducted at a certain university to compare the mean number
of studies hours spend by male students with that of female students. Random samples
of 55 male students produced a mean 20.6hr/week and standard deviation is
5.3hr/week. The second random samples of 75 female students produced a mean
23.5hr/week and standard deviation is 4.1hr/week. Do the samples provides sufficient
evidence to conclude that there is different in mean number of hours of studied per
week between male and female students? Use Alpha = 0.05

Select one:
A. There is no difference in mean study hours between male and female students.
B. Male students more mean number of hours of studied per week than female.
C. There is a difference in mean study hours between male and female students.

D. Female students more mean number of hours of studied per week than male.
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The correct answer is: There is a difference in mean study hours between male and
female students.
43.A regression line is used for all of the following except one. Which one is not a valid
use of a regression line?

Select one:
a. To estimate the average value of Y at a specified value of X.
b. To predict the value of Y for an individual, given that individual's X-value.
c. To estimate the change in Y for a one-unit change in X.

d. To determine if a change in X causes a change in Y.

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The correct answer is: To determine if a change in X causes a change in Y.

87.In sample size determination, which on is not needed?

Select one:
a. Confidence level.
b. Level of precision for estimation of parameter.
c. Level of variability of variable.

d. Serial number of population elements.

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The correct answer is: Serial number of population elements.

35. We have three groups of with 12 observations. If we want to compare them in pairs,
how many pair of comparison we will have?

Select one:
a. 9
b. 12
c. 15

d. 3
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The correct answer is: 3

69.Suppose that the mean of the sampling distribution for the difference in two sample
proportions is 0. This tells us that

Select one:
a. The two population proportions are equal to each other
b. The two sample proportions are equal to each other
c. The two population proportions are both 0

d. The two sample proportions are both 0

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The correct answer is: The two population proportions are equal to each other
59.Which one is false about split plot design?

Select one:
a. More precision is attained for subplot treatments.
b. It is confounded design.
c. It is generalization of factorial design for some multifactor experiment

d. Subplot treatments are confounded.

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The correct answer is: Subplot treatments are confounded.

80.In the population there are 10 clusters of equal sizes; since the fund is not enough
only 3 clusters are selected randomly and the cluster means are 23, 35 and 44. The
estimated value of population mean is

Select one:
a. 36
b. 34
c. 51

d. 38
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The correct answer is: 34

88.In the choice of sample design which one does not work jointly with the statisticians

Select one:
a. Subject matter specialist
b. Survey executing agency
c. Data users

d. Data collectors
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The correct answer is: Data collectors

28.Which one of the following variables is not categorical?

Select one:
a. Choice on a test item: true or false
b. Gender of a person: male or female
c. Marital status of a person (single, married, divorced, other)

d. Age of a person
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The correct answer is: Age of a person

27. In a left-skewed distribution, which is greater?

Select one:
a. Impossible to decide
b. The media
c. The mean

d. The mode
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The correct answer is: The mode

99.A medical investigation claims that the average number of infections per week at a
hospital in southwestern Pennsylvania is 16.3. A random sample of 10 weeks had a
mean number of 17.7 infections. The sample standard deviation is 1.8. Is there enough
evidence to reject the investigator’s claim at alpha 0.05?

Select one:
a. Enough evidence to reject the claim that the average number of infections is 16.3.
b. Enough evidence to reject the claim that the average number of infections is 17.7.
c. Enough evidence to accept the claim that the average number of infections is 17.7.

d. Enough evidence to accept the claim that the average number of infections is 16.3.
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The correct answer is: Enough evidence to reject the claim that the average number of
infections is 16.3.
67.The MLE of a parameter has not a good statistical property if

Select one:
a. The sample size n is large
b. The variance of an MLE is almost zero
c. The sample size n is large, an MLE has an approximate skewed distribution

d. The sample size n is large, an MLE has an approximate normal distribution

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The correct answer is: The sample size n is large, an MLE has an approximate skewed
distribution
92.Which of the following is not true about data processing?

Select one:
a. It is a link between data collection and data analysis.
b. Editing, Coding, Entry and Tabulation are data processing activities
c. Central editing uncovers errors in recording responses during the data collection
stage.

d. Editing refers to checking and correction of data manually or by computer.

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The correct answer is: Central editing uncovers errors in recording responses during the
data collection stage.
72.Which one is not true about planning of sample survey?

Select one:
a. Sample size estimation and selection procedures may be considered in planning of
sample survey.
b. Level of break down for tabulation may not be important in planning of sample
survey
c. It may involve in preparation of sampling frame.

d. Questionnaire preparation may be considered in planning of sample survey.

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The correct answer is: Level of break down for tabulation may not be important in
planning of sample survey
7. If the researcher’s interest is confined in the treatments only involved in the
experiment, then the statistical model is

Select one:
a. Mixed effect model
b. Random effect model
c. Fixed effect model

d. Component of variance model

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The correct answer is: Fixed effect model
\60.Theappropriate modelling applied for a response with three or more categories
cannot be

Select one:
a. Ordinal logistic regression
b. Multinomial logistic regression
c. Binary logistic regression

d. Either ordinal or multinomial logistic regression

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The correct answer is: Binary logistic regression

48.Which of the following is not true about randomization?

Select one:
a. It is the corner stone to use statistical methods in experimental design
b. It makes statistical assumptions valid.
c. It eliminates dependency among observations

d. It does not eliminate systematic influences.

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The correct answer is: It does not eliminate systematic influences.

97.A medical investigation claims that the average number of infections per week at a
hospital in southwestern Pennsylvania is 16.3. A random sample of 10 weeks had a
mean number of 17.7 infections. The sample standard deviation is 1.8. Is there enough
evidence to reject the investigator’s claim at alpha 0.05?

Select one:
a. Enough evidence to reject the claim that the average number of infections is 16.3.
b. Enough evidence to accept the claim that the average number of infections is 16.3.
c. Enough evidence to reject the claim that the average number of infections is 17.7.

d. Enough evidence to accept the claim that the average number of infections is 17.7.
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The correct answer is: Enough evidence to reject the claim that the average number of
infections is 16.3.
75.Which of the following is not true about cluster random sampling?

Select one:
a. Units with in clusters should be homogeneous
b. Cluster sampling uses list of clusters as sampling unit.
c. In cluster sampling there is reduction in total interviewer travel expenses compared
with a simple random sample.

d. In single stage cluster sampling, all units in the selected clusters are included the
study
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The correct answer is: Units with in clusters should be homogeneous

21.Selection of n units situated at equal distance is property of

Select one:
a. Stratified sampling
b. Simple random sampling
c. Systematic sampling

d. Cluster sampling
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The correct answer is: Stratified sampling

54.A linear combination of treatment means is contrast if

Select one:
a. The sum of the coefficients of treatment means is zero.
b. The number of positive and the number of negative.
c. All the coefficients of treatment means are unity.

d. The sum of treatment effects is zero.

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The correct answer is: The sum of the coefficients of treatment means is zero.
14. Which of the following is not true about census Survey?
Select one:
a. It is universal with in a defined territory.
b. Census should be taken at regular time interval.
c. Simultaneity to express population with reference to point of time

d. Census is done every 5 years in most country.

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The correct answer is: Census is done every 5 years in most country.
85.Which of the following is false about coding?

Select one:
a. A researcher codes unstructured questionnaires after data collection
b. A researcher thinks about coding after data collection
c. It prepares data in a form suitable for entry into the computer.

d. A researcher codes structured questionnaires before data collection

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The correct answer is: A researcher thinks about coding after data collection
93.Which of the following is true of the null and alternative hypotheses?

Select one:
a. It is possible for neither hypothesis to be true
b. Both hypotheses must be true
c. It is possible for both hypotheses to be true

d. Exactly one hypothesis must be true

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The correct answer is: Exactly one hypothesis must be true

61.In a binomial distribution, trials are identical means that

Select one:
a. the response categories are the same
b. the response outcomes are the same for each trial
c. the probability of success is the same for each trial
d. the response outcomes are independent random variables
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The correct answer is: the probability of success is the same for each trial
37. Which of the following is false statement about chi square test?

Select one:
a. For each population, the sampling method is simple random sampling
b. The population is at least 10 times as large as the sample
c. The only difference between the test for independence and homogeneity test is the
stating of null hypothesis.

d. The chi-square test is used to apply for continuous variable.

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The correct answer is: The chi-square test is used to apply for continuous variable.
77. Which is false about pilot survey?

Select one:
a. It is small scale survey on part of operations in a few selected areas
b. It may not help to identify problems with survey procedures.
c. It is used to check the adequacy of questionnaires.

d. It helps us to estimate the cost and duration of the main survey

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The correct answer is: It may not help to identify problems with survey procedures.
82.Which of the following is not longitudinal survey?

Select one:
a. Panel study
b. Trend study
c. Study sample of a population at a single point in time.

d. Cohort study
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The correct answer is: Study sample of a population at a single point in time.
9.Which one of the following is not reason for the difference between the fitted and
observed of study variable?

Select one:
a. Variables may be quantitative
b. Variables may be categorical
c. Inherit randomness in the observation

d. The effect of all deleted variables in the model

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The correct answer is: Variables may be categorical

18.Which sampling design is most appropriate for cluster sampling?

Select one:
a. Quota sampling
b. Simple random sampling
c. Stratified Sampling

d. Systematic sampling
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The correct answer is: Stratified Sampling

50.Which one is not true about paired comparison design?

Select one:
a. Self-pairing is not paired comparison design.
b. Group of pairs of similar units may be needed.
c. The difference in response due to treatments can be detected easily.

d. A single object may be measured before and after application of treatments

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The correct answer is: Self-pairing is not paired comparison design.

73.Which of the following is not true about census Survey?

Select one:
a. Census should be taken at regular time interval.
b. Census is done every 5 years in most country.
c. It is universal with in a defined territory.

d. Simultaneity to express population with reference to point of time

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The correct answer is: Census is done every 5 years in most country.
51.The test statistic to compare two population variances is

Select one:
a. t-test
b. Z-test
c. F-test

d. Chi squared test

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The correct answer is: F-test

33.The estimator which gets closer to the value of the parameter as the sample size
increases is

Select one:
a. Relatively Efficient Estimator
b. Consistent Estimator
c. Point estimate

d. Unbiased Estimator
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The correct answer is: Consistent Estimator

52.Which one is not true about analysis of variance?

Select one:
a. Analysis of variance method provides F-test and pooled error variance.
b. Analysis of variance split the total variation into component variances.
c. Analysis of variance considers different designs of an experiment.
d. In one way analysis of variance, the design is randomized complete block design
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The correct answer is: In one way analysis of variance, the design is randomized
complete block design
79.In sample size determination, which on is not needed?

Select one:
a. Level of precision for estimation of parameter.
b. Level of variability of variable
c. Serial number of population elements.

d. Confidence level.
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The correct answer is: Serial number of population elements.

94. Which of the following is false statement about chi square test?

Select one:
a. The only difference between the test for independence and homogeneity test is the
stating of null hypothesis.
b. The chi-square test is used to apply for continuous variable.
c. The population is at least 10 times as large as the sample

d. For each population, the sampling method is simple random sampling

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The correct answer is: The chi-square test is used to apply for continuous variable.
30.Which of the following statements is true about the t-distribution?

Select one:
a. Like the Normal distribution, the t-distribution is symmetric for small n
b. For large sample sizes, the t-distribution has the same properties as the normal
distribution
c. For small sample sizes, the t-distribution has the same properties as the normal
distribution
d. Since population standard deviation is usually unknown, the standard error uses the
sample standard deviation to estimate population standard deviation
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The correct answer is: For large sample sizes, the t-distribution has the same properties
as the normal distribution
62.Application of chi-square test are except

Select one:
a. Testing independence association
b. Test of autocorrelation
c. Testing of goodness-of-fit

d. Testing for homogeneity

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The correct answer is: Test of autocorrelation

5. Which one is not the basic principle of experimental design?

Select one:
a. Randomization
b. Blocking.
c. Bonfounding

d. Replication
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The correct answer is: Bonfounding

98.A state employee wishes to see if there is a significant difference in the number of
employees at the interchanges of three state toll roads at 0.05 level of significance.
Then, we have 459.18 sum square treatments with degree of freedom 2 and 682.5 sum
square error with degree of freedom 15. Find F test value?

Select one:
a. 5.05
b. 0.67
c. 1.49
d. 0.19
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The correct answer is: 5.05

78.Which one is not true about quality related property of frame?

Select one:
a. It should have well defined boundaries.
b. It must be up-to date.
c. It may not minimize coverage error

d. It must be complete.
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The correct answer is: It may not minimize coverage error

42.If plots of the residual can be contained in an outward opening funnel, then, such
pattern indicates one of the following

Select one:
a. Variance of error term is constant
b. Variance of error term is an increasing function of response variable
c. The variance of errors is not constant

d. No model defects
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The correct answer is: The variance of errors is not constant

74. Which of the following is not true about stratified random sampling?

Select one:
a. The samples must be drawn independently in different strata.
b. Precise estimates from each stratum can be combined into a precise estimate for the
whole population.
c. Field organization and supervision is easy.

d. Some strata can overlap to each other.

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The correct answer is: Some strata can overlap to each other.
29.Choose the statement that best describes what is meant when we say that the
sample mean is unbiased when estimating the population mean

Select one:
a. The sample mean will always greater than the population mean
b. The standard deviation of the sampling distribution (also called the standard error)
and the population standard deviation are equal
c. On average, the sample mean is the same as the population mean.

d. The sample mean will always equal the population mean

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The correct answer is: On average, the sample mean is the same as the population
mean.
31.Suppose there is a correlation of r = 0.9 between number of hours per day students’
study and GPAs. Which of the following is a reasonable conclusion?

Select one:
a. 10% of the variation in GPAs cannot be explained by variation in number of study
hours per day
b. 81% of the variation in GPAs can be explained by variation in number of study hours
per day
c. 90% of the variation in GPAs can be explained by variation in number of study hours

d. 90% of students who receive high grades study a lot

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The correct answer is: 81% of the variation in GPAs can be explained by variation in
number of study hours per day
22.Which one is not true about quality related property of frame?

Select one:
a. It must be up-to date.
b. It may not minimize coverage error.
c. It should have well defined boundaries.

d. It must be complete.
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The correct answer is: It may not minimize coverage error.
65.The Pearson chi-squared test and likelihood ratio test are used for

Select one:
a. The spread-out between the expected and observed frequencies
b. Testing the correlation between two or more variables
c. The closeness between the expected and observed frequencies

d. Testing the independence of the two continuous variables

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The correct answer is: The closeness between the expected and observed frequencies
20.Which of the following is not true about cluster random sampling?

Select one:
a. Samples of individual units are selected rather than sample of clusters.
b. We may use natural grouping of the units as clusters.
c. If all units in the selected clusters are included , it is Single stage cluster sampling

d. If sample of units from the selected clusters are included in the survey, it is called
two-stage cluster sampling.
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The correct answer is: Samples of individual units are selected rather than sample of
clusters.
57.Consider the following experiment on factorial design. Suppose temperature and
material plates affect the battery life. Temperature in degree F has 3 levels (70,125,150)
and material plates are 3 types (P1, P2, P3). Which one of the following questions may
not be answered in factorial design?

Select one:
a. Is there a choice of material that would give uniformly long life regardless of
temperature levels?
b. What effects do temperature has on the life of the battery?
c. Which combination of temperature levels and material plate’s levels are better for
long life of a battery?

d. What effects do material type and temperature have on the life of the battery?
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The correct answer is: What effects do temperature has on the life of the battery?
16.Which of the following is not true about cluster random sampling?

Select one:
a. Units with in clusters should be homogeneous
b. Cluster sampling uses list of clusters as sampling unit.
c. In single stage cluster sampling, all units in the selected clusters are included the
study.

d. In cluster sampling there is reduction in total interviewer travel expenses compared

with a simple random sample.
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The correct answer is: Units with in clusters should be homogeneous

76.A population is divided into clusters and it has been found that all the units within a
cluster are homogenous. In this situation which sampling technique is more appropriate

Select one:
a. Simple random sampling
b. Stratified random sampling
c. Cluster sampling

d. Systematic sampling
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The correct answer is: Stratified random sampling

96.Which of the Following is true

Select one:
a. The variance and standard deviation are equal in magnitude for standardized scores
b. It is necessarily possible to make decision upon the values of measures of central
tendency
c. It is necessarily possible to use the measures of central tendency alternatively for one
aspect

d. It is necessarily that variance and standard deviation are equally important

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The correct answer is: The variance and standard deviation are equal in magnitude for
standardized scores
10. Residual analysis is used for main purposes one is incorrect

Select one:
a. To spot heteroscedasticity
b. To spot outliers (influential cases)
c. To identify other patterns of error

d. Tospot hemoscedasticity
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The correct answer is: Tospot hemoscedasticity

6. Which one is power of a test in hypothesis testing procedure?

Select one:
a. P(reject Ho/Ho is true)
b. P (fail to reject Ho/Ho is false)
c. P (accepting Ho/when it is true)

d. P(rejecting Ho/when it is false)

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The correct answer is: P(rejecting Ho/when it is false)

46.For which regression assumption does the Durbin–Watson statistic test?

Select one:
a. Multi co-linearity
b. Homoscedasticity
c. Linearity

d. Independence of errors
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The correct answer is: Independence of errors

81.Identify one activity that is not included under survey design and preparation.

Select one:
a. Conducting pilot survey
b. Sample frame preparation
c. Data collection

d. Preparing survey instrument

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The correct answer is: Data collection

13. Which one is not true about planning of sample survey?

Select one:
a. Sample size estimation and selection procedures may be considered in planning of
sample survey.
b. Level of break down for tabulation may not be important in planning of sample
survey.
c. Questionnaire preparation may be considered in planning of sample survey.

d. It may involve in preparation of sampling frame.

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The correct answer is: Level of break down for tabulation may not be important in
planning of sample survey.
47. In test for lack of fit of a regression model, which one of the following assumptions
is not satisfied?

Select one:
a. Normality
b. Independency
c. Homoscedasticity

d. Linearity
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The correct answer is: Normality

8. Which one is not true about analysis of variance?

Select one:
a. In one way analysis of variance, the design is randomized complete block design.
b. Analysis of variance method provides F-test and pooled error variance.
c. Analysis of variance split the total variation into component variances.

d. Analysis of variance considers different designs of an experiment.

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The correct answer is: In one way analysis of variance, the design is randomized
complete block design.
15. Which of the following is not true about stratified random sampling?

Select one:
a. Field organization and supervision is easy.
b. The samples must be drawn independently in different strata.
c. Precise estimates from each stratum can be combined into a precise estimate for the
whole population.

d. Some strata can overlap to each other.

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The correct answer is: Some strata can overlap to each other.
90.Which of the following is not true?

Select one:
a. Relatively secondary data can be obtained rapidly and inexpensively.
b. Primary data is less subject to intentional bias.
c. Secondary data should be checked for population coverage

d. Primary data is collected by immediate users.

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The correct answer is: Primary data is less subject to intentional bias.
41. What does the value of Correlation coefficient between response and explanatory
variables equal to zero indicate?

Select one:
a. If the correlation between the explanatory variable and response is zero, then the
slope will be zero
b. There is linear relationship between response and explanatory variables
c. There is no relationship between response and explanatory variables

d. There is a strong non-positive and non-negative relationship between response and

explanatory variables
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The correct answer is: If the correlation between the explanatory variable and response
is zero, then the slope will be zero
38. What is the reason to use multiple comparisons?

Select one:
a. For comparing the difference between every pair of group population means.
b. Alternative method for comparing population variance.
c. For comparing more than two populations mean.

d. For comparing two populations mean at any time.

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The correct answer is: For comparing the difference between every pair of group
population means.
4. Which of the following is not true about randomization?

Select one:
a. It does not eliminate systematic influences.
b. It eliminates dependency among observations
c. It is the corner stone to use statistical methods in experimental design

d. It makes statistical assumptions valid.

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The correct answer is: It does not eliminate systematic influences.

58.The method of confounding is a procedure to reduce the size of

Select one:
a. Treatments
b. Replications
c. Experiment

d. Blocks
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The correct answer is: Blocks

44.Which of the following methods of graphing sample data uses fences to detect
outliers?

Select one:
a. box-and-whiskers display
b. histogram
c. stem-and-leaf display

d. dot plot
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The correct answer is: box-and-whiskers display

11. Which of the following is true about sample survey?

Select one:
a. It develops methods of sample Selection.
b. Pilot survey may be used to estimate population variance.
c. Population variance estimate cannot be obtained from previous related studies.

d. It provide precise estimate at the lowest possible cost

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The correct answer is: Population variance estimate cannot be obtained from previous
related studies.
40. What does a multiple linear regression analysis examine?

Select one:
a. The relationship between more than one independent variables
b. The relationship between one dependent and more than one independent variables
c. The relationship between more than one dependent and only one independent
variable

d. The relationship between one or more than one dependent and only one
independent variable
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The correct answer is: The relationship between one dependent and more than one
independent variables
89.Sampling is not inevitable in one of the following situation

Select one:
a. When the population is infinite.
b. When testing is destructive.
c. Blood test of a person

d. When the population is not large.

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The correct answer is: When the population is not large.

55.A Chemist wishes to test the effect of four chemical agents on the strength of
particular type of cloth from five bolts, the chemist decides to use randomized block
design , with bolts of cloth considered as blocks. All four chemicals are applied in
random order to each bolt, the resulting tensile strength are recorded and mean square
of treatment=4.32 ,mean square of block =39.25 ,mean square error=1.82 and p-
value=0.15

Select one:
a. The null hypothesis on treatments is not rejected.
b. F-value to test the effect of treatments is 21.56
c. The chemical agents have no significant effect on mean strength of cloth

d. The degree of freedom for error is 12.

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The correct answer is: F-value to test the effect of treatments is 21.56