Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science
Business Statistics and Analytics Assignment – 1
Topic: Unit – 1 INTRODUCTION TO DISCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Done By: Gokulnath G
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❖ Multiple Choice Questions:
1. What is the primary goal of descriptive statistics?
a) To make predictions about future data
b) To summarize and describe the main features of a
dataset
c) To infer conclusions about a population based on a
sample
d) To test hypotheses and relationships between variables
2. Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?
a) Standard deviation
b) Variance
c) Median
d) Range
3. What does the mode of a dataset represent?
a) The most frequently occurring value
b) The middle value
c) The arithmetic average
d) The spread of data points
4. Which measure of central tendency is most affected by
extreme outliers?
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Range
5. In descriptive statistics, what does the "variance"
measure?
a) The central value of the dataset
b) The spread or dispersion of data points around the
mean
c) The total range of the dataset
d) The frequency of each data point in the dataset
6. Which type of data is described by measures of central
tendency?
a) Nominal data only
b) Ordinal data only
c) Interval and ratio data only
d) All types of quantitative data
7. What is the primary limitation of descriptive statistics?
a) They do not use graphical representations.
b) They cannot infer conclusions about populations from
samples.
c) They require extensive computational resources.
d) They focus solely on qualitative data.
8. Which graphical representation is best for showing
proportions of a whole?
a) Bar diagram
b) Histogram
c) Pie chart
d) Line graph
9. In a frequency distribution, what does the cumulative
frequency represent?
a) The total number of observations in each class interval
b) The sum of frequencies for all intervals up to and
including the current interval
c) The highest frequency observed in the dataset
d) The average frequency across all intervals
10. What type of diagram is used to represent frequency
distributions visually?
a) Scatter plot
b) Bar chart
c) Histogram
d) Box plot
11. Which measure indicates how much scores deviate
from the mean in a dataset?
a) Mode
b) Median
c) Standard deviation
d) Range
12. What does an ogive represent in statistics?
a) A graphical representation of cumulative frequencies
b) A measure of central tendency
c) A type of bar chart
d) A method for calculating variance
13. When would you use a histogram instead of a bar chart?
a) When comparing different categories
b) When showing the distribution of numerical data
c) When representing non-numeric data
d) When displaying time series data
14. What is the first step in collecting primary data?
a) Analyzing existing research
b) Designing a survey or experiment
c) Selecting participants
d) Reporting findings
15. Which type of data has already been collected by
someone else?
a) Primary data
b) Secondary data
c) Tertiary data
d) Qualitative data
16. In which situation would you use secondary data
collection?
a) When conducting an original experiment
b) When existing information suffices for analysis
c) When primary sources are unavailable
d) Both b and c
17. What does tabulation refer to in statistics?
a) Arranging data into rows and columns
b) Summarizing qualitative data only
c) Creating graphical representations
d) Collecting primary data
18. Which statement about descriptive statistics is true?
a) They can predict future trends based on historical data.
b) They provide insights into causal relationships
between variables.
c) They summarize and organize large amounts of
information effectively.
d) They are primarily used for hypothesis testing.
19. What type of diagram would you use to compare
different categories side by side?
a) Histogram
b) Pie chart
c) Bar diagram
d) Line graph
20. Which statistical method is used to analyze how two
variables relate to each other?
a) Descriptive statistics
b) Inferential statistics
c) Bivariate analysis
d) Univariate analysis
21. In which scenario is it crucial to use graphical
representation in descriptive statistics?
a) When analyzing qualitative data only
b) To enhance understanding and interpretation of
complex datasets
c) To perform calculations on numerical values only
d) When presenting findings without any context
22. What does skewness indicate about a dataset?
a) The average value within the dataset
b) The symmetry or asymmetry in the distribution
c) The spread or dispersion around the mean
d) The frequency count within specific intervals
23. Which statistic would be most appropriate to use with
ordinal data?
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Variance
24. The range in statistics refers to:
a) The difference between the highest and lowest values
b) The average value in the dataset
c) The most common value
d) The spread around the mean
25. If all values in a dataset are identical, which measure
will be zero?
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Standard deviation
d) Mode
Answers
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. B
14. B
15. B
16. D
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. C
21. B
22. B
23. B
24. A
25. C
