Statistics Questions with Solutions
Statistics deals with collecting, summarising and interpreting data. This topic covers measures of central tendency (mean, median and mode) for ungrouped and grouped data, and measures of dispersion such as range, mean deviation, variance, standard deviation and the coefficient of variation. Exam questions test calculating these measures, the effect of adding or multiplying every observation by a constant, combined mean and variance of two groups, and comparing the consistency of two data sets. Remember that adding a constant to every value changes the mean but not the variance or standard deviation, while multiplying by k multiplies the standard deviation by |k|. Facts like these solve many questions without any calculation. Practise the statistics questions below, each with a step-by-step solution.
- Q21.
If and , then a possible value of n among the following is:
A. 9B. 12C. 15D. 18mediumAsked in NIMCET 2019View solution āŗ - Q22.
Let , be n observations and , , where p and k are constants. If the mean of the 's is 48 and their standard deviation is 12, whereas the mean of the 's is 55 and their standard deviation is 15, then the values of p and k should be:
A. p = 1.25, k = -5B. p = -1.25, k = 5C. p = 2.5, k = -5D. p = 25, k = 5easyAsked in NIMCET 2019View solution āŗ - Q23.
In a reality show, two judges independently provided marks based on the performance of the participants. The marks provided by the second judge are given by , where is the marks provided by the first judge. If the variance of the marks provided by the second judge is 100, then the variance of the marks provided by the first judge is
A. 49.5B. 25C. 50D. 99easyAsked in NIMCET 2024View solution āŗ - Q24.
It is given that the mean, median and mode of a data set are , and respectively. The possible values of the mode are
A. 1, 4B. 1, 9C. 3, 9D. 9, 8mediumAsked in NIMCET 2024View solution āŗ - Q25.
Which one of the following is NOT a correct statement?
A. The value of standard deviation changes by a change of scaleB. The standard deviation is greater than or equal to the mean deviation (about mean)C. The sum of squares of deviations is minimum when taken from the meanD. The variance is expressed in the same units as the units of observationeasyAsked in NIMCET 2025View solution āŗ