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Education / Re: Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 7:59pm On Jan 03, 2022
141. Statistical data obtained from hospital records
are called
A. qualitative data
B. primary data
C. quantitative data.
D. secondary data

142. A random sample of seven observations was
taken from a population of 100 observations.
The results were as follows: 14, 19, 15, 18, 10,
13, and 16. Calculate the variance of the
observations
A. 7 B. 8
C. 9 D. 10

143. Which of the following measures can we use to
obtain the strength of the relationship between
two or more variables when our data are on
interval scale?
A. coefficient of determination
B. Regression
C. Spearman’s coefficient of rank correlation
D. Pearson’s product moment correlation
coefficient.


144. If 5, 8, 6 and 2 occur with frequencies 3, 2, 4 and
1 respectively, Find the product of the modal
and the median numbers
A. 42 B. 37
C. 44 D. 47

145. The range of the set of numbers 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 8,
10, 12 is
A. 53 B. 1
C. 10
D. 100

146. In statistical analysis of data involving two or
more variables, the degree of relationship
between the variables can be measured by
A. coefficient of variation
B. regression equation
C. correlation coefficient
D. absolute measure of spread

147. Statistical data obtained from hospital records
are calledA. quantitative data.
B. qualitative data
C. secondary data
D. primary data

148. In a class of 150 students, the sector in a pie
chart representing the students offering STA117
has angle 12 degree. How many students are
offering STA117?
A. 4 B. 5
C. 5.5 D. 6.5

149. The first moment about the origin 4 for the set
of numbers 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 is
A. 12 B. 3
C. 2 D. 13

150. The mean of the numbers 1.2, 1.0, 0.9, 1.4, 0.8,
0.8, 1.2 and 1.1 is
A. 1.05 B. 1.02
C. 1.0 D. 0.8

151. The difference between a nominal and a ratio
scale of measurement is that a ratio scale of
measurement has
A. unit of measurement

B. decimal point
C. whole number
D. origin

152. The first moment about the origin for the set of
numbers 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 is
A. 6 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5

153. Observations that cannot be measured on a
natural numerical scale but can be classified
into groups of categories are known as?
A. Raw data
B. Data
C. Quantitative Data
D. Qualitative Data

154. Which of these is not a characteristic of a
histogram?
A. The areas of the rectangles are proportional to
the class mark

B. All the rectangles have their centers on the
class mark
C. All the rectangles having their bases on the
horizontal axis
D. The areas of the rectangles are proportional to
the class frequencies

155. The mean of the set of numbers 12, 6, 7, 3, 15,
10, 18, 5 is
A. 4.87 B. 48.7
C. 9.50 D. 23.716

156. Quartile is a measure of
A. Scale B. Partition
C. Dispersion D. Central tendency

157. Which of the following measures can we use to
obtain the strength of the relationship between
two or more variables when our data are on
interval scale?
A. Spearman’s coefficient of rank correlation
B. Regression
C. coefficient of determination
D. Pearson’s product moment correlation
coefficient


158. The Geometric mean of the numbers 3, 5, 6, 6 is
A. 6.43 B. 4.82
C. 5.41 D. 0.643

159. A students final marks in MAT111, PHY113,
GST110 and STA117 are respectively 82, 86, 90
and 70. If the respective credits received for
these course are 3, 5, 3 and 1. Determine an
approximate mean mark
A. 84.3 B. 85.4
B. 84.7 D. 84

160. In studying a population the characteristics of
interest is referred to as
A. Respondent B. Variable
C. Property D. Response
Education / Re: Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 7:56pm On Jan 03, 2022
101. Dot plot, Stem and leaf and Histogram can all be
used to describe only
A. Qualitative data
B. Secondary data
C. Quantitative data
D. Primary data

102. A student received the following grades on the
10 quizzes he took during a semester 6, 7, 6, 8,
5, 7, 6, 9, 10 and 6. Which of these statements is
true of median from this distribution?
A. 5.5 B. 5.5th item
C. 6 or 7
D. 6.5th item

103. Given that for a distribution of wages data
mean = $79.76,
median = $79.06,
mode = $77.50,
standard deviation = $15.60.
Find the Pearson’s second coefficient of
skewness
A. 0.14
B. 145
C. 1.44 D. 14.48

104. A tabular arrangement of data by classes
together with the corresponding class
frequencies is called
A. Frequency table

B. Frequency distribution
C. All of the above
D. None of the above

105. The mean of four numbers is 5 and the mean
deviation is 3. Find the fourth number if the
mean deviation of the first three number is 2
A. 11 B. 6 C. 10 D. 27

106. The second moment about 1 for the set of
numbers 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 is
A. 45.21 B. 36.6
C. 4.52 D. 34.20

107. A population is defined statically as a set of
A. Things B. Units items
C. Animals D. Human being

108. Raw data are collected data which have ______
numerically
A. been graphed
B. not been organized
C. been organized
D. been presented

109. The advantages of secondary data include the
following except
A. They are less expensive.
B. The data allow for timely results.
C. The data usually involve loss of details.
D. The information is quickly gathered.

110. Suppose you are given a data set that classifies
each sample unit into one of four categories A, B,
C, D. If you decide to code the data as A = 1, B =
2, C = 3, D = 4. The data consisting of A, B, C,
and D are described as
A. Qualitative B. Numerical
C. Quantitative D. Primary

111. The mean of twelve positive numbers is 3. When
another number is added, the mean becomes 5.
Find the thirteenth number
A. 29 B. 28 C. 27
D. 26 E. 25

Should be 24 na undecided

112. Calculate the harmonic mean of the following
numbers. 100, 47, 96, 80, 3, 1, 10, 2
A. 1.0984 B. 2.0987
C. 3.3456 D. 4.0251

113. The series of 16 students in STA117 for
2009/2010 academic session are: 65, 65, 55, 60,
60, 65, 60, 70, 75, 70, 65, 70, 60, 65, 65, 70. What
is the sum of the median and modal scores
A. 130 B. 140
C. 150 D. 160

114. One of the following is a class or major class of
data
A. Quantitative data
B. ObservationC. Interval
D. Experimental data

115. The second moment about origin for the set of
numbers 3, 2, 4, 1, 5 is
A. 55 B. 11
C. 4 D. 18

116. A student receives marks of 85, 76, 93, 82 and
96 in five subjects. Obtain the modal mark
A. 76 C. 432
C. it does not exist D. 86.4

117. Find the harmonic mean and the geometric
mean of 2, 4 and 8
A. 4 and 3.43 B. 34.3 and 3
C. 3 and 34.3 D. 3.43 and 4

118. Given the following class intervals:
50.00 - 59.99, 60.00 - 69.99, 70.00 - 79.99, 80.00
- 89.99. The class mark of the third class is
A. 77.50 B. 79.68
C. 74.995 D. 65.78

119. Evaluate the median of the set of data below 18,
10, 15, 13, 17, 15, 12, 15, 18, 16, 11
A. 13 B.14
C. 15 D. 16

120. Data collected through telephone enquiry,
survey and interview are known as
A. primary data

B. qualitative data
C. secondary data
D. quantitative data

121. Experimental data is always a
A. Qualitative data
B. Primary data
C. Quantitative data
D. Secondary data

122. Suppose that we have data on the incomes of
1000 Nigerian families. This body of data can be
summarized by finding the average family
income and the spread of these family incomes
above and below the average. The data also can
be described by constructing a table, chart, or
graph of the number or proportion of families in
each income class. What aspect of statistics is
this?
A. Inferential statistics
B. Elementary statistics
C. Introductory statistics
D. Descriptive statistics

123. Which of the following is true for a unimodal
frequency curve?
A. mean — mode = 3(mean — median)

B. mean + median = mode
C. mode mean = 3median
D. mean — mode = mean

124. Find the geometric mean of 5, 10, 15.
A. 9.09
B. 9.20
C. 2.97 D. 2.90

125. Marks scored by some student in arithmetic test
are 5, 3, 6, 9, 4, 7, 8, 6, 2, 7, 8, 4, 5, 2, 1, 0, 6, 9, 0,
8. The arithmetic mean of the marks is
A. 6 B. 5 C. 8 D. 9

126. Both circles and rectangles can be used to plot a
histogram
A. True B. False no na..

127. The harmonic mean of the numbers 3, 2, 5, 6 is
A. 2.90 B. 3.33
C. 6.9 D. 3.8

128. A random sample of seven observations was
taken from a population of 100 observations.
The results were as follows: 14, 19, 15, 18, 10,
13 and 16. Calculate the standard deviation of
the observations
A. 3.06 B. 3.90
C. 2.83 D. 2.54

129. The unknown intercept parameter in a linear
regression model determines
A. the value of the dependent variable when the
effect of the independent variable is zero

B. the value of the independent variable when
the effect of the dependent variable is zero.
C. the relationship between the dependent
variable and the error term.
D. the relationship between the independent
variable and the error term

130. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The width of the bar rectangle could be of any
convenient size
B. All the bars must have the same width and
they should overlap
C. A bar chart is a series of rectangles whose
heights are drawn proportionally to the values
that are being represented or assessed
D. The heights of the bars should be drawn to
scale to show the relative measurements

131. The use of published data as reference for your
survey work is an example
A. Tertiary data
B. Primary data
C. Secondary data
D. Universal data

132. The difference between a census and a survey is
that
A. Census require enumerating every unit of the
population

B. Survey is used when an information is
required about a population
C. Census require identifying the population of
interest
D. Survey required trained personnel

133. Find the second moment of the set 2, 3, 7, 8, 10.
A. 6.9 B. 10.3
C. 45.2 D. 3.4

134. Given the regression line of y = 6 + 5x. obtain
the estimate of y if x = 2
A. 16 B. 17
C. 18 D. 19

135. The standard deviation of the numbers 3, 6, 2, 1,
7, 5 is
A. 12 B. 2.16
C. 3.87 D. 5

136. The Pearson’s first coefficient of skewness is
given by
A. skewness = mean − mode
standard deviation

B. skewness = 3(mean − mode)
standard deviation
C. skewness = mean − median
standard deviation
D. skewness = 3( mean − median)
standard deviation

137. The Pearson’s second coefficient of skewness is
given by
A. skewness = mean − mode
standard deviation
B. skewness = 3(mean − mode)
standard deviation
C. skewness = mean − median
standard deviation
D. skewness = 3( mean − median)
standard deviation


138. The third moment about the mean for the set of
numbers 5, 7, 4, 6, 3, 8, 9 is
A. 0.4 B. 0
C. 25 D. 4

139. All of the following are branches of statistics
except one which is a sub branch
A. Biostatistics

B. Biometrics
C. Economitrics
D. Quality control

140. Suppose that we have data on the incomes of
1000 Nigerian families. If these 1000 families
are representative of all Nigerian families, we
can then estimate and test hypotheses about the
average family income in Nigerian as a whole.
Since this conclusion are subject to error, we
also would have to indicate the probability of
error. What aspect of statistics is this?
A. Elementary statistics
B. Introductory statistics
C. Inferential statistics

D. Descriptive statistic
Education / Re: Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 7:55pm On Jan 03, 2022
81. A food frequency questionaire is a questionaire
to assess the type ofA. Diet B. Toxins
C. Vitamins D. All of the above

82. The geometric mean of the numbers 2, 6, 9, 12
A. 18 B. 6
C. 5.67 D. 2.25

83. What is Statistics?
A. The collection, presentation, analysis, and
utilization of numerical data to make inferences
and reach decisions in the face of uncertainty in
economics, business, and other social and
physical Sciences
B. The body of procedures and techniques used
to collect, present, and analyze data on which to
base decisions in the face of uncertainty or
incomplete information
C. A branch of Mathematics that deals with the
analysis and interpretation of numerical data in
terms of samples and populations
D. All of the above

84. The greater the number of intervals the more
_____ is retrieved. Supply the missing word in the
above sentence.
A. Information B. Class width
C. Class size D. Frequency

85. The second moment about zero for the set of numbers 4, 7, 5, 9, 8, 3, 6 is
A. 40
B. 28.50
C. 40.00 D. 20.16

86. A set of numbers consists of six 6’s, seven 7’s,
eight 8’s, nine 9’s and ten 10’s. What is the
arithmetic mean of the numbers?
A. 6.77 B. 7.67
C. 8.25 B. 9.25

87. The second moment about the mean for the set
of numbers 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 is
A. 26.25 B. 0
C. 11.9 D. 31.5

88. 7 pupils of average age 12years leave a class of
25 pupils of average age 14years. if 6 new pupils
of average age 11 years join the class, what is
the average age of pupils now in the class?
A. 13years 10months B. 12years
C. 12years 10months D. 13years

dunno, I got 13years 7 months

89. In correlation analysis, a correlation coefficient
(r = 1) is an indication of which type of
relationship?
A. Zero correlation
B. Curve
C. Nonlinear correlation
D. *Positive perfect correlation

90. Which of the following is not a method of data
gathering
A. Experimentation
B. Paper and pencil
C. Interview
D. Observation

91. Given the following class intervals:
50.00 - 59.99, 60.00 - 69.99, 70.00 - 79.99, 80.00
- 89.99.
The class mark of the second class is
A. 79.95 B. 75.5
C. 77.10 D. 64.995

92. Types of Price index include the following
except
A. Gross Domestic Product Deflator
B. Consumer Price Index
C. Producer Price Index
D. Demand Price Index

93. The degree of asymmetry or departure from
symmetry of a distribution is referred to as
A. kurtosis B. skewness
C. standard error D. mean deviation

94. Representation of data in which every observed
value is paired with its relative frequency is
called
A. frequency distribution table
B. cummulative frequency distribution table
C. relative frequency distribution table
D. cummulative distribution table

95. Which of the following statements is not
correct?
A. A frequency polygon is a line graph of class
mark obtained by connecting the class
frequencies
B. A line graph is needed for a frequency polygon
C. A frequency polygon is a line graph of class
frequencies obtained by connecting the midpoints of the tops of the rectangles forming a
histogram
D. A straight line is needed for a frequency
polygon

96. In a class of 120 students, 18 of them scored an
"A" grade. If the section representing the "A"
grade students on a pie chart has angle Z at the
centre of the circle, what is Z?
A. 15 B. 54
C. 50 D. 27

97. Given that for a distribution of wages datamean = $79.76,
median = $79.06,
mode = $77.50,
standard deviation = $15.60.
Find the Pearson’s first coefficient of skewness
A. 145 B. 14.48
C. 0.14 D. 1.44

98. The largest of a set of 50 measurements is
8.34kg. If the range is 0.46kg, find the smallest
measurement.
A. 78kg B. 7.88kg
C. 8.5kg D. 82kg

99. The second moment about the mean of the set of
numbers 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 is
A. 92.10 B. 9.25
C. 11.50 D. 19.21

100. Find the sum of the range and the mode of the
set of numbers 10, 5, 10, 9, 8, 7, 7, 10, 8, 4,
6, 9, 10, 9, 10, 9, 7, 10, 6, 5.
A. 16 B.14
C. 12 D. 10
Education / Re: Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 7:55pm On Jan 03, 2022
61. The set of numbers 5, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, and 18
has median
A. 9 B. 10
C. 10.5 D. 11
Ans: B. 10

62. The set 2, 2, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, and 18
has mode
A. 7 B. 9
C. 9.5 D. 10
Ans: B. 9

63. What is the mode of set 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, and 16
A. 10 B. 12
C. 8 D. no mode
Ans: D. no mode


64. What is the mode of set 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7,
and 9.
A. 4 B. 7 C. 4 or 7
D. 4 and 7 E. none of the above
Ans: 4 and 7


65. The geometric mean of the numbers 2, 4, and 8
is
A. 2 B. 4
C. 6 D. 8
Ans: 3rt(2/4/cool B


66. The harmonic mean of the numbers 2, 4, and 8
A. 2.43 B. 3.43
C. 4.43 D. 4.43
Ans: 3/(1/2 + 1/4 + 1/cool B. 3.4288

67. Find the geometric mean of the numbers 3, 5, 6,
6, 7, 10, and 12.
A. 6 B. 6.43
C. 7 D. 7.7
Ans: B. 6.4283

68. Find the arithmetic mean of the numbers 3, 5, 6,
6, 7, 10, and 12.
A. 6 B. 6.43
C. 7 D. 7.7
Ans: C. 7

69. Find the mean deviation of the set 2, 3, 6, 8, 11
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 7

70. Find the harmonic mean H of the numbers 3, 5,
6, 6, 7, 10, and 12
A. 5.85 B. 5.86 C. 5.87
D. 5.88 E. 5.89
Ans: C. 5.87

71. The second moment about the mean is
A. mean deviation
B. geometric mean
C. variance
D. standard deviation
Ans: Variance

72. For unimodal frequency curves, which are
symmetrical, the empirical relation between
mean, median and mode is
A. mean — mode = 3(mean — median)
B. mean + median = mode
C. mode mean = 3median
D. mean — mode = mean
Ans: Option A

73. Given the following number, evaluate the
average mean of the distribution.
51, 50, 47, 50, 48, 41, 59, 68, 45, 37
A. 49.6 B. 49.8
C. 49.9 D. 50.1
Ans: A. 49.6

74. A student receives marks of 85, 76, 93, 82 and
96 in five subjects. Obtain the median mark
A. 96 B. *85
C. 76 D. it does not exist
Ans: B. 85

75. The variance of the numbers 4, 7, 5, 9, 8, 3, 6 is
A. 9 B. 6
C. 7 D. 4
Ans: D. 4

76. Which of the following is not true?
A. A continuous variable assumes any value
within an interval
B. A discrete variable is a variable that assumes
only counting set of values.
C. Two sources of statistical data are quantitative
and qualitative data
D. Data are raw materials of research
Ans: Option C

77. The variance of the set of numbers 3, 5, 2, 6, 5, 9,
5, 2, 8, 6 is
A. 5.1 B. 51
C. 5.43 D. 9

78. The harmonic mean of the numbers 3, 5, 6, 6, 7,
10, 12 is
A. 58.7 B. 87
C. 587 D. *5.87
Ans: D. Obviously


79. One of the differences between a population and
a sample is that
A. a population is a subset of the units of a
sample
B. a sample is a subset of the units of a
population
C. a sample is a set of units
D. a population is a set of units
Ans: Option B

80. One of the following graphical methods does not
require at least an axis to plot
A. Bar graph B. Stem and leaf
C. Histogram D. Dot spot
Ans: B. Stem and leaf
Education / Re: Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 3:07am On Jan 03, 2022
41. A distribution having a relatively low peak is
known as
A. leptokurtic B. platykurtic
C. mesokurtic D. kurtic
Ans: Platykurtic

42. Data can be represented in the following forms
except
A. raw form B. tabular form
C. graphical form D. statistical form
Ans: Statistical

43. The following are advantages of secondary data
except
A. the data allow for timely result
B. the data constitute the exact and more
detailed information being sought
C. the information is quickly gathered
D. the data are less expensive to collect
Ans: Option B

44. A skewed frequency curve with its longer tail
occurring to the right is said to have
A. zero skewness
B. negative skewness
C. moderate skewness
D. positive skewness
Ans: Postive skewness

45. A bimodal frequency curve has
A. one and a half maxima
B. two maxima
C. half maxima
D. four maxima
Ans: Two maxima

46. The degree of peakedness of a distribution is
referred to as
A. histogram B. skewness
C. moment D. kurtosis
Ans: D. kurtosis

47. Data collected through enquiry, survey and
interview are known as
A. primary data
B. secondary data
C. quantitative
D. qualitative data
Ans: Primary data

48. The degree of asymmetry or departure from
symmetry of a distribution is referred to as
A. mean deviation B. kurtosis
C. standard error D. skewness
Ans: Skewness

49. A line graph of class frequencies plotted against
corresponding class marks is referred to as
A. frequency histogram
B. frequency polygon
C. frequency interval
D. frequency curve
Ans: B. frequency polygon

50. One of these describes the subject of statistics
more adequately than others is
A. it is a science of subject
B. it is a numerical science subject
C. it is a mathematical subject
D. it is a natural science subject
Ans: Option B

51. The mean of a set of data is 25 and the variance
is 25.34. obtain the coefficient of variation
A. 2.01 B. 20.1
C. 2.01% D. 20.1%
Ans: D. 20.1%
CV = SD/mean * 100 = sqrt(25.34)/25 * 100

52. Determine the range of these numbers 17, 45,
38, 27, 6, 48, 11, 57, 34, and 22
A. 33 B. 34
C. 51 D. 40
Ranging = Highest value - lowest = 57 -17
Ans: 40

53. _____ is the difference between the largest and
smallest number of a group of numbers is
A. mode B. range
C. mean D. mode
Ans: Range Obviously

54. Which of the following is not a measure of
central of tendency
A. mode B. range
C. mean D. mode
Ans: Range

55. Which of the following is not a measure of
central of tendency
A. harmonic mean
B. geometric mean
C. mode
D. variance
Ans: Variance is a measure of dispersion

56. Determine the range of the numbers: 12, 56, 42,
21, 5, 18, 10, 3, 61, 34, 65, and 24
A. 56 B. 58
C. 60 D. 62
Ans: D. 62

57. The arithmetic mean of the numbers 8, 3, 5, 12,
and 10 is
A. 7.5 B. 7.6
C. 7.7 D. 7.8
Ans: 7.6
8+3+5+12+10/5

58. If 5, 8, 6, and 2 occur with frequencies 3, 2, 4,
and 1, respectively, the arithmetic mean is
A. 5.5 B. 5.6
C. 5.7 D. 5.8
Ans: 5.7

59. The algebraic sum of the deviations of a set of
numbers from their arithmetic mean is
A. zero B. unity C. infinite D. ten
Ans: Zero

60. The set of numbers 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8, 8, and 10
has median
A. 4 B. 5
C. 5.5 D. 6
Ans: 6
Education / Re: Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 1:22am On Jan 03, 2022
Some things to note

Data/Data set – Set of values collected or obtained when gathering information on some
issue of interest.

Statistics – Collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, and then
organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting the data and drawing
conclusions from it.
Statistics in the above sense refers to the methodology used in drawing meaningful
information from a data set. This use of the term should not be confused with statistics
(referring to a set of numerical values) or statistics (referring to measures of description
obtained from a data set).

Ratio scale – Level of measurement where differences and ratios are meaningful and there
is a natural zero. This is the “highest” level of measurement in terms of possible operations
that can be performed on the data.

Parameter – Characteristic or measure of description obtained from a population while Statistic is obtained from a sample

Sampling frame (synonyms: "sample frame", "survey frame"wink – This is the actual set of units
from which a sample is drawn

Simple random sampling – Sampling in which each sample of a given size that can be drawn
will have the same chance of being drawn. Most of the theory in statistical inference is
based on random sampling being used.

Systematic sampling – Sampling in which data is obtained by selecting every kth object,
where k is approximately
N/n.

Convenience Sampling – Sampling in which data that is readily available is used e.g. surveys
done on the internet. These include quota sampling.
Quota sampling – Quota sampling is performed in 4 stages.
a) Stage 1: Decide which characteristics of the elements/individuals in the population
to be sampled are of importance.
b) Stage 2: Decide on the categories to be sampled from. These categories are
determined by cross-classification according to the characteristics chosen at stage 1.
c) Stage 3: Decide on the overall number (quota) and numbers (sub-quotas) to be
sampled from each of the categories specified in step 2.
d) Stage 4: Collect the information required until all the numbers (quotas) are
obtained.

Example
A company is marketing a new product and needs to know how potential customers might
react to the product.
Stage 1: It is decided that age (the 3 groups under 20, 20-40, over 40) and gender
(male, female) are the characteristics that will determine the sample.
Stage 2: The 6 categories to be sampled from are (male under 20), (male 20-40),
(male over 40), (female under 20), (female 20-40) and (female over 40).
Stage 3: The numbers (sub-quotas) to be sampled are (male under 20) - 40,
(male 20-40) - 60, (male over 40) - 25, (female under 20) - 35, (female 20-40) - 65
and (female over 40) -30. The total quota is the total of all the sub-quotas i.e. 255.
Stage 4: Visit a place where individuals to be interviewed are readily available e.g. a
large shopping center and interview people until all the quotas are filled.
Quota sampling is a cheap and convenient way of obtaining a sample in a short space of
time. However, this method of sampling is not based on the laws of chance and cannot
guarantee a sample that is representative of the population from which it is drawn.
When obtaining a quota sample, interviewers often choose who they like (within criteria
specifications) and may therefore select those who are easiest to interview. Therefore
sampling bias can result. It is also impossible to estimate the accuracy of quota sampling
(because sampling is not random)

Education / Re: Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 12:35am On Jan 03, 2022
21. Which of the following is an example of ordinal
data
A. rank in army B. types of fish
C. home town D. dress colour
Ans: A. Rank in army

22. The set of all unit or object in a defined area of
interest is
A. population B. sample
C. census D. frame
Ans: population

23. The fractional part of the unit of the population
of area of interest is
A. population B. sample
C. census D. frame
Ans: Sample

24. The approach used when information is
required on every member of the population of
interest is
A. population B. sample
C. census D. micro study
Ans: Census

25. The method used when an interviewer attended
an occasion and records the event on the basis
of questioning the participants and observing
the event is
A. direct observation
B. questionnaire
C. case study
D. micro study
Ans: Direct Observation

26. The chart that comprises of a number of equally
spaced rectangles is
A. histogram B. piechart
C. simple bar chart D. polygon
Ans: Simple Bar Chart

27. ____ is a sequence of questions relevant to the
data or information being sought
A. postal B. interview
C. record D. questionnaire
Ans: Questionaire

28. Questionnaire are usually of two parts; the
classification section and section that contain
A. tables and graphs
B. conclusion
C. appendices
D. details of the respondent
Ans: D. details of the respondent

29. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
a questionnaire? Questions should
A. entails calculation
B. be in logical order
C. be short
D. be simple and easy to understand
Ans: A. Entail calculations

30. ____ contains the basic details of all members of
the population from which sample are to be
drawn
A. sample data B. sample survey
C. sample record D. sample frame
Ans: Sample Frame

31. The sampling design used when the population
is homogenous and fairly small and the
sampling frame is complete is
A. quota sampling
B. simple random
C. systematic sampling
D. stratified sampling
Ans: Systematic sampling

32. The sampling design that involves dividing the
population into a number of non-overlapping
sub-population called strata is
A. quota sampling
B. simple random
C. systematic sampling
D. stratified sampling
Ans: D. Stratified sampling

33. A stratified sample of size n = 60 is been taken
from a population of size N = 400 which
consists of 3 strata of size N1 = 200, N2 = 120
and N3 = 80. If sample is to be proportional to
size of starta, how many sample should be taken
from each strata?
A. 12, 18 and 30 B. 30, 18 and 12
C. 10, 15 and 25 D. 25, 15 and 10
Ans: Option B

34. A skewed frequency curve with its longer tail
occurring to the left is said to have
A. zero skewness
B. negative skewness
C. moderate skewness
D. positive skewness
Ans: B. Negative Skewness

35. Statistical data obtained from published source
are called
A. primary data
B. secondary data.
C. qualitative data
D. quantitative data
Ans: Secondary Data

36. Raw data are collected data which have ____
numerically
A. been organized
B. not been organized
C. been presented
D. been graphed
Ans: not been organized

37. Observation that cannot be measured on a
natural numerical scale but can be classified
into groups of categories are known as
A. data
B. raw data
C. qualitative data
D. quantitative data
Ans: Qualitative data

38. The following are methods of data collection
except
A. graph B. interview
C. survey D. questionnaire
Ans: Graph

39. A distribution having a relatively high peak is
known as
A. leptokurtic B. platykurtic
C. mesokurtic D. kurtic
Ans: A. leptokurtic

40. A distribution which is moderately peaked is
known as
A. leptokurtic B. platykurtic
C. mesokurtic D. kurtic
Ans: C. Mesokurtic

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Education / Re: Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 11:45pm On Jan 02, 2022
ALL QUESTIONS CARRY MARKS sad

1. The degree of peakedness of a distribution is referred to as __________
a. kurtosis
b. moment
c. skewness
d. Histogram

2. For unimodal frequency curves, which are symmetrical, the empirical relation
between mean, median and mode is given as
a. mean - mode = 3(mean median)
b. mean +median = mode
c. mode mean = 3median
d. mean mode = mean median

3. What is Pearson first coefficient of skewness?
3(mean - mode) / standard deviation

4. What is Pearson second coefficient of skewness
3 ( mean - median ) / standard deviation

5. ____ refers to the numerical description of
quantitative aspect of things
A. data B. method
C. state D. number

6. ____ is a technique used to present numerical
data
A. data B. method
C. state D. number
Ans : B. method

7. ____ is the science of decision making in the face
of uncertainty
A. mathematics B. statistics
C. technology D. survey
Ans: B. statistics

8. ____ statistics is concerned with processing,
summarizing, conclusions and presentation of
data
A. descriptive B. inferential
C. inductive D. conclusive
Ans: A. descriptive

9. ____statistics utilizes sample data to make
estimates, decisions and predictions about a
population
A. descriptive B. inferential
C. inductive D. conclusive
Ans: B. Inferential

10. ____ statistics is concerned with the method of
analysis
A. inferential B. inductive
C. analytical D. B and C
Ans: Option D (Analytical and inductive)

11. Statistics is applied in all the following areas
except
A. Banking B. Economics
C. military intelligence
D. none of the above
Ans: D. None of the above

12. All but one is not a characteristic of statistical
data
A. must be in aggregate
B. must be collected systematically
C. must be comparable
D. must be cumbersome
Ans: B. Statistic must be collected systematically

13. Data obtained from records is
A. primary B. secondary
C. recorded D. qualitative
Ans: Secondary

14. ____ data are originated by an investigator
A. primary B. secondary
C. recorded D. qualitative
Ans: Primary (A)

15. Quantitative data is divided into
A. large and small
B. grouped and ungrouped
C. interval and ratio
D. nominal and ordinal
Ans: Interval and Ratio

Qualitative data is divided into
A. large and small
B. grouped and ungrouped
C. interval and ratio
D. nominal and ordinal

_____ is the set of all units or objects in a defined
are of interest
A. survey B. population
C. census D. sample

A partition of the population is called
A. survey B. population
C. census D. sample

Which of the following is not a source of data
A. direct observation
B. sample surveys
C. designed experiment
D. population

16. The area of statistics that deals with utilization
of sample data to make estimate, decision or
prediction about population is
A. inferential B. inductive
C. descriptive D. intuitive

17. The two types of data are
A. primary and secondary data
B. quantitative and qualitative data
C. ordinal and nominal
D. grouped and ungrouped
Ans:primary and secondary data

18. The two forms of data are
A. primary and secondary data
B. quantitative and qualitative data
C. ordinal and nominal
D. grouped and ungrouped
Ans:Quantitative and qualitative

19. Which of the following is an example of nominal
data
A. car models
B. rank in the army
C. health condition
D. home town

20. Which of the following is an example of nominal
data
A. model of cars B. colour of dress
C. brand of soap D. beauty grades
Education / Statistic 117 Questions And Answers (no Solving Tho) by ABCthingx: 11:36pm On Jan 02, 2022
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Romance / Re: My Experience Dating A Lady From Zimbabwe by ABCthingx: 11:51am On Oct 04, 2021
Disclaimer12:
Then whoever you are, u must either be a slowpoke or suffering from extremes poverty of the mind! We all know about year of the return, but u making it seems it's a Ghana initiative is weird ! Hardly will u watch a major league game without a certain Nigerian on either side of the team , that alone gives u sense of belongings! It's a milestone to have a young African based artists winning the prestigious grammy award! Yes Burna boy did it! Whizkid did it! We all thought it's a big deal featuring those A list musicians in America ! Until drake jump to savour afro beat ! Rick Ross is vibing it! Chris Brown dances to afro beat like king David in the bible! Recently justin Bieber and Brandy has join the bandwagon! Afrobeat is the future of African music ! And incase u don't know, Nigerians are the most educated migrant in the United States! If all u read about Nigeria is the negative aspect , then that's your own headache! U can choke on it! We have our own internal problems, the more reason we don't respond to u African countries when u throw your tantrums! We only responded to SA when they thought they had the monopoly of violence
You forgot Sia with burna boy
Food / Re: See the meal a churchy Nigerian almost made me missed today. by ABCthingx: 9:18pm On Oct 03, 2021
descarado:

You know, I have never seen people who live in la la land like Nigerian Christians especially the team born again.
You get home and put on your electricity but you forget somebody was there all day keeping everything intact so you will have electricity

Emergency happens on sunday morning and u rush to the hospital to meet pagans.
I do wish you lots look the meaning of hypocrite in the dictionary.

Actually healthcare related works are understandable because they render 'essential' services.
Ask yourself, if she didn't trade today would she had die?
Food / Re: See the meal a churchy Nigerian almost made me missed today. by ABCthingx: 6:17pm On Oct 03, 2021
Opening your shop on Sundays isn't something you should brag about let alone bring online for some cheap social media justification.

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Food / Re: See the meal a churchy Nigerian almost made me missed today. by ABCthingx: 2:33pm On Oct 03, 2021
chatinent:


Honestly, it makes more sense to send people in need money than sending big prayers. The money is like a prayer answered. Think about it.


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True

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Food / Re: See the meal a churchy Nigerian almost made me missed today. by ABCthingx: 2:31pm On Oct 03, 2021
Lubbish! Na only Sunday You sabi sell market abi?

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Food / Re: Please What Is The Best Brand Of Spaghetti In Nigeria? by ABCthingx: 2:28pm On Oct 03, 2021
Bola146:


God forbid I cook that spaghetti again angry Honeywell spaghetti is the best for me
haha.. And Honeywell no dey my area now..
Food / Re: Please What Is The Best Brand Of Spaghetti In Nigeria? by ABCthingx: 2:26pm On Oct 03, 2021
OBALOLA55:
grin

ALLOW THE WATER TO BOIL FIRST, ADD SMALL GROUNDNUT OIL INSIDE THE BOILING POT, THEN POUR YOUR SPAGHETTI INSIDE.


ALLOW IT TO BOIL FOR LIKE FIVE MINUTES, WATCH OF THE STARCH, PUT YOUR INGREDIENTS INSIDE THE POT AND CONTINUE COOKING YOUR JOLLOF SPAGHETTI MEAL


NA AKAMU I FIRST PREPARE BEFORE I LEARN grin
Thanks...I will try this next time
Food / Please What Is The Best Brand Of Spaghetti In Nigeria? by ABCthingx: 2:06pm On Oct 03, 2021
I wanted to cook Bua Spaghetti but I ended up with Bua Semovita. Very Sticky. grin
Jokes Etc / Re: BankyGee's Funny Jokes And Riddles Thread by ABCthingx: 2:35pm On Aug 02, 2021
Breaking news:

SOME LECTURERS FROM A UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING BOARDED A PLANE.
WHEN THE PLANE WAS READY TO TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT SAID......"WELCOME ON BOARD LADIES &
GENTLEMEN MAY I PLEASE INFORM YOU THAT THIS PLANE WAS MANUFACTURED BY YOUR STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OF FLYING".
IMMEDIATELY THEY HEARD THAT, EVERYONE RAN OUT OF THE PLANE EXCEPT ONE PROFESSOR IBRAHIM YUSUF WHO SAT COMFORTABLY.
PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED AND WENT TO HIS SEAT TO ASK HIM WHY HE DID NOT RUN OUT
OF THE PLANE LIKE OTHERS?
HE SMILED AND REPLIED..."THERE IS NO NEED TO RUN OUT BECAUSE IF IT IS TRUE THAT THIS PLANE WAS MADE BY OUR STUDENTS, THEN WITH WHAT WE TAUGHT THEM, AM VERY SURE THE PLANE WILL NOT EVEN MOVE".

Pls don't laugh all alone. Just to put a smile on someone's face���

copy pasta

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Nairaland / General / Re: Martin --- A Forum Based Game Discussion Thread. by ABCthingx: 11:28pm On Jul 31, 2021
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Forum Games / Re: The Comment Without Any 'Like', Wins. (LIKERS' PARADISE) by ABCthingx: 11:15pm On Jul 31, 2021
VickyRotex:


That's AWESOME!!!

Congratulations dear. Keep it up!!!

Less than 11 days to end of month. MARTIN is next ooo grin
Damn: I'm just seeing this...Thank you so much!!!
Martin is a priority, I just need to brush up my drawing skills a bit. wink
I'll do a little update to the comment thread
https://www.nairaland.com/5995616/martin-forum-based-game-discussion

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Jokes Etc / Re: BankyGee's Funny Jokes And Riddles Thread by ABCthingx: 11:04pm On Jul 31, 2021
BankyGee:

That's a Riddle for another day grin wink
Oya na! cheesy

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Education / Sauces And Leferences by ABCthingx: 5:35pm On Jul 27, 2021
1. World Wide Web which includes Google, Bing, Facebook and Other Inconsequential Websites.
2. The Free High School Science Texts (Physics).
3. Tonad Essential Physics
4. New School Physics
5.
Education / Re: Work, Energy And Power by ABCthingx: 5:30pm On Jul 27, 2021
An object with energy can do work. But when that work is done energy is lost by the object and gained by the object on which work was done.

If you kick a ball. You lose energy while the ball you kicked gains energy. wink
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Art, Graphics & Video / Re: ABCx Designs Journal by ABCthingx: 4:38pm On Jul 27, 2021
Another one

Education / Re: Work, Energy And Power by ABCthingx: 3:27pm On Jul 27, 2021
Energy is the ability or capacity to do work. It is also measured in joules and it is a scalar quantity. Anything capable of doing work has energy e.g a falling fruit, a man throwing a ball.

There are various forms of energy. Some of which are;
1. Mechanical Energy
2. Electrical Energy
3. Light Energy
4. Solar Energy
5. Nuclear Energy
6. Thermal Energy
7. Sound Energy



We get energy from the foods we eat, especially from energy giving foods like carbohydrates. The Sun (the real sun and not that newspaper), from burning fuels and also hydro energy from dams.

Education / Work, Energy And Power by ABCthingx: 3:01pm On Jul 27, 2021
To whom it may or may not concern.

Work is the product of force and the displacement in the direction of that force. For work to be done. The applied force has to cause a body to move, meaning the resultant displacement must not be equal to zero. Example is pushing or pulling a box.

Question 1
If you push a chair of 20m forward by applying a force of 30N. What is the work you have done on the box?
Answer
work done = force x distance
force = 30N
distance = 20m
work done = 30 x 20
work done = 600 J (Unit of work is Joule)

Question 2
What is the work done if you try to push a drum of oil of by directing a force of 60N up the slope but instead it roles down 50m?
Answer
The distance and force are in opposite direction so we'll write it as force = -60N,distance = 50m
work done = -60 x 50m
work done = -300 J (meaning the drum does work on you)

Question 3
What is the work done when a box of mass 50kg slides down a lorry from a height of 400cm?
Answer
Here the invisible force of gravity is acting on the box. Force = mass x acceleration; Force = 50kg x 10m-2 (acc. due to gravity)
Force = 500 N
Distance = 400cm
but the distance is the wrong unit, so we shall convert to the proper S.I unit i.e metres.
Distance = 400cm x 1/100
Distance = 4m

Work done = Force x Distance; 500N x 4m
Work done = 2000Nm or 2000 J
Jokes Etc / Re: BankyGee's Funny Jokes And Riddles Thread by ABCthingx: 2:53pm On Jul 27, 2021
What level are you?

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Jokes Etc / Re: BankyGee's Funny Jokes And Riddles Thread by ABCthingx: 2:52pm On Jul 27, 2021
BankyGee:
I'm dedicating this award to all the great members of this thread and my friends and fans on this platform! More wins together as we advance!

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BankyGee cool
You deserve it lol! Congrats!

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JESUS! 700+ PAGES ON REDPILL! shocked

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