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This set of Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Quantitative Methods For Economic Analysis II Set 1

Q1 | A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as a sample mean, isknown as a
  • population parameter
  • sample parameter
  • sample statistic
  • population mean
Q2 | Statistics branches include
  • applied statistics
  • mathematical statistics
  • industry statistics
  • both a and b
Q3 | To enhance a procedure the control charts and procedures of descriptive statistics areclassified into
  • behavioural tools
  • serial tools
  • industry statistics
  • statistical tools
Q4 | Sample statistics are also represented as
  • lower case greek letter
  • roman letters
  • associated roman alphabets
  • upper case greek letter
Q5 | Individual respondents, focus groups, and panels of respondents are categorised as
  • primary data sources
  • secondary data sources
  • itemised data sources
  • pointed data sources
Q6 | The variables whose calculation is done according to the weight, height and length andweight are known as:
  • flowchart variables
  • discrete variables
  • continuous variables
  • measuring variables
Q7 | A method used to examine inflation rate anticipation, unemployment rate and capacityutilisation to produce products is classified as
  • data exporting technique
  • data importing technique
  • forecasting technique
  • data supplying technique
Q8 | Graphical and numerical methods are specialized processes utilised in
  • education statistics
  • descriptive statistics
  • business statistics
  • social statistics
Q9 | The scale applied in statistics which imparts a difference of magnitude and proportionsis considered as
  • exponential scale
  • goodness scale
  • ratio scale
  • satisfactory scale
Q10 | Review of performance appraisal, labour turnover rates, planning of incentives andtraining programs and are examples of
  • statistics in production
  • statistics in marketing
  • statistics in finance
  • statistics in personnel management
Q11 | Which one is correct for a binomial distribution?
  • mean = variance
  • mean > variance
  • mean < variance
  • mean ≤ variance
Q12 | In a binomial distribution, n =5 mean equals 2, what is the value of q?
  • .40
  • .50
  • .60
  • .70
Q13 | Three fair coins tossed simultaneously what is the probability to get exact 2 head?
  • 3/8
  • 2/8
  • 1/8
  • 1
Q14 | In a binomial distribution variance found to be 1 and q=1/2, what is the value of n?
  • 10
  • 5
  • 6
  • 4
Q15 | In a basket there are 5 red balls and 3 black balls, what is the probability to select 2balls from that in which one is black and one is red?
  • 2/8
  • 5/8
  • 8/28
  • 15/28
Q16 | What is true for a poison Distribution?
  • mean = variance
  • mean > variance
  • mean < variance
  • mean ≤ variance
Q17 | A statement about a population developed for testing is called
  • hypothesis
  • hypothesis testing
  • level of significance
  • test-statistic
Q18 | Any hypothesis, which are tested for the purpose of rejection under the assumptionthat it is true, is called
  • null hypothesis
  • alternative hypothesis
  • statistical hypothesis
  • composite hypothesis
Q19 | The alternative hypothesis is also called
  • null hypothesis
  • statistical hypothesis
  • research hypothesis
  • simple hypothesis
Q20 | A rule or formula that provides a basis for testing a null hypothesis is called
  • test-statistic
  • population statistic
  • both of these
  • none of the above
Q21 | The range of test statistic-t is
  • 0 to ∞
  • 0 to 1
  • -∞ to +∞
  • -1 to +1
Q22 | If Ho is true and we reject it is called
  • type-i error
  • type-ii error
  • standard error
  • sampling error
Q23 | A passing student is failed by an examiner, it is an example of
  • type-i error
  • type-ii error
  • best decision
  • all of the above
Q24 | 1 – α is also called
  • confidence coefficient
  • power of the test
  • size of the test
  • level of significance
Q25 | 1 – α is the probability associated with
  • type-i error
  • type-ii error
  • level of confidence
  • level of significance