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Central Tendency in Statistics MCQ

Central Tendency in Statistics MCQ

1. Which is the preferred statistic if a distribution is bimodal?

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Correct Answer: Mode

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2. Which is the preferred statistic if a distribution is symmetric and unimodal?

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Correct Answer: Mean

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3. Using the scores 4, 2, 4, 0, 6, what is the mean?

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Correct Answer: 3.20

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4. The choice of the measure of central tendency is largely based on the shape of the distribution.

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Correct Answer: True

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5. The symbol µ is used for a ______.

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Correct Answer: Population mean

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6. Using the scores 4, 2, 4, 0, 6, what is the mode?

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Correct Answer: 4

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7. µ is an example of a parameter.

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Correct Answer: True

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8. Using the scores 9, 4, 0, 9, 8, what is the median?

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Correct Answer: 8

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9. The measure of central tendency located in the center of a distribution is called the mean.

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Correct Answer: False

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10. Using the scores 4, 2, 1, 2, 2, 7, what is ƩX?

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Correct Answer: 18

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11. Using the scores 9, 4, 0, 9, 8, what is ƩX/N?

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Correct Answer: 6.00

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12. Which is the preferred statistic if a distribution is positively skewed?

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Correct Answer: Median

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13. Using the scores 9, 4, 0, 9, 8, what is N?

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Correct Answer: 5

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14. A numeric characteristic of a population is called a statistic, and a numeric characteristic of a sample is called a parameter.

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Correct Answer: False

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15. Determining the mode requires a mathematical calculation.

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Correct Answer: False

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16. Numeric characteristic of a population is known as

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Correct Answer: Parameter

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17. Numeric characteristic of a sample is called

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Correct Answer: Statistics

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18. Mean associated with an entire population is mean population

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Correct Answer: True

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19. Mean calculated from data for a sample is sample mean

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Correct Answer: True

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20. ____The arithmetic average of a set of scores.

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Correct Answer: Mean

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21. Value of a variable that splits a distribution of scores in half, with the same number of scores above the median as below is called

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Correct Answer: Median

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22. _____is most frequently occurring score or value of a variable in a set of data.

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Correct Answer: Mode

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23. Descriptive statistic that is the most typical, common, or frequently occurring value for a variable is measure of central tendency

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Correct Answer: True

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