Central Tendency MCQs

Q. The appropriate average for calculating average percentage increase in population is____________ Arithmetic Mean Harmonic Mean Mode Geometric Mean Answer: Geometric Mean

Q. The measures of dispersion are changed by the change of_______________ Scale Origin Unit None of these Answer: Scale

Q. Statistics are aggregates of______________ Methods Calculations Facts Data Answer: Data

Q. If mean is less than mode, the distribution will be____________ Positively skewed Negatively skewed Symmetrical None of these Answer: Negatively skewed

Q. A symmetrical distribution has mean equal to 4. Its mode will be____________ Equal to 4 Less than 4 Greater than 4 Not equal to 4 Answer: Equal to 4

Q. The shape of symmetrical distribution is _______ U shaped Bell Shaped J Shaped None of these Answer: Bell Shaped

Q. The distribution in which mean = 60 and mode = 50, will be ____________ Symmetrical Positive skewed Negative skewed None of these Answer: Positive skewed

Q. In Uni-model distribution, if mode is less than mean, then the distribution will be__________ Symmetrical Normal Positively skewed Negatively skewed Answer: Positively skewed

Q. If in a distribution left tail is longer than right tail, then the distribution will be____________ Symmetrical Positive skewed Negative skewed None of these Answer: Negative skewed

Q. The empirical relation between mean, median, and mode is____________ $ 3 mean – 2 median $ $ 3 median – 2 mean $ $ 2 mean – 3 median $ $ mean = median = mode $ Answer: $ 3 median – 2 mean $