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Measures of Central Tendency MCQ

Measures of Central Tendency MCQ

1. A measure of variation for interval-ratio and ordinal variables; it is the average of the squared deviations from the mean is called variance

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Correct Answer: True

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2. Symmetrical distribution is the The frequencies at the right and left tails of the distribution are identical; each half of the distribution is the mirror image of the other.

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Correct Answer: True

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3. A measure of variation for interval-ratio and ordinal variables; it is equal to the square root of the variance is standard deviation

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Correct Answer: True

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4. A distribution with a few extreme values on one side of the distribution is skewed distribution

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Correct Answer: True

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5. A measure of variation in interval-ratio variables is called

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Correct Answer: Range

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6. A distribution with a few extremely high values is positively skewed distribution

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Correct Answer: True

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7. _____ is the score below which a specific percentage of the distribution falls.

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Correct Answer: Percentile

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8. A distribution with a few extremely low values is negatively skewed distribution

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Correct Answer: True

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9. The category or score with the highest frequency (or percentage) in the distribution of main points is called

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Correct Answer: Mode

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10. The score that divides the distribution into two equal parts so that half the cases are above and half below is called

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Correct Answer: Median

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11. Numbers that describe diversity or variability in the distribution.is measures of variability

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Correct Answer: True

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12. Numbers that describe what is average or typical of the distribution is measure of central tendency

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Correct Answer: True

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13. A measure typically used to describe central tendency in interval-ratio variables is called

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Correct Answer: Mean

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14. Interquartile range is defined as the difference between the lower and upper quartiles (Q1 and Q3).

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Correct Answer: True

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15. Consider the following distribution of scores: 5, 8, 2, 6, 4. What is the value of the mean?

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Correct Answer: 5

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16. In a negatively skewed distribution, which of the following is true?

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Correct Answer: The mean is less than the median.

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17. Consider the following distribution of scores: 9, 9, 13, 16. What are the values of the mode, median, and mean?

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Correct Answer: 9.0, 11.0, and 11.75

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18. A bimodal distribution is one wherein ______.

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Correct Answer: There are two modes

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19. In a symmetrical distribution, which of the following is true?

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Correct Answer: The median is approximately equal to the mean.

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20. In a positively skewed distribution, which of the following is true?

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Correct Answer: The median is less than the mean.

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21. What is the value of the median for the following distribution of scores: 5, 5, 7, 10, 13?

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Correct Answer: 7

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22. What is the value of the mean for the following distribution: 3, 3, 8, 9, 12?

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Correct Answer: 7

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23. Which level of data can use the mode, the median, and the mean?

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Correct Answer: Interval–ratio-level data

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24. Which measure(s) of central tendency can be used with ordinal level data?

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Correct Answer: The mode and the median

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25. Which measure of central tendency can be used with nominal level data?

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Correct Answer: Mode

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26. The most appropriate measure of central tendency to describe the variable of political party affiliation would be ______.

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Correct Answer: The mode

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27. ______ is the score that divides the distribution into two equal parts so that half of the scores are above and half of the scores are below.

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Correct Answer: The median

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28. ______ can only be calculated at the interval–ratio level.

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Correct Answer: The mean

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29. ______ are all measures of central tendency.

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Correct Answer: The mode, the median, and the mean

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