Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Biostatistics

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  1. Correlation is the ratio of

    • a. 2 standard deviation
    • b. two X^2
    • c. Covariance and 2 standard deviation
    • d. Two regression coefficients
  2. Which of the following are not the diagrams?

    • a. Histogram, Frequency polygon
    • b. Square and angular
    • c. Cartogram and pictogram
    • d. None
  3. Two gives (less than and more than) bisects at

    • a. Arithmetic mean
    • b. Mode
    • c. Geometric mean
    • d. Median
  4. The best measure of dispersion in which all observations participate

    • a. Mean deviation
    • b. Standard deviation
    • c. Quartile deviation
    • d. All
  5. In normal distribution, the area between +/- 2S.D. is

    • a. 99.73%
    • b. 95.45%
    • c. 68.27%
    • d. 100 %
  6. The mean and variance are equal in

    • a. Binomial Distribution
    • b. Normal Distribution
    • c. Poisson distribution
    • d. None
  7. Normal distribution was given by

    • a. Bernauli
    • b. Fisher
    • c. Student
    • d. A. De. Moivre
  8. Two samples' mean are tested by

    • a. f-test
    • b. t- test
    • c. Chi- square test
    • d. None
  9. In throwing of two dice simultaneously, the probability of not getting two on the face is

    • a. 1/36
    • b. 6/36
    • c. 35/36
    • d. 2/ 36
  10. The sum of the deviation taken from the arithmetic mean is

    • a. 1
    • b. 100
    • c. 0
    • d. infinity
  11. Tabulation is the process of arranging the data in an orderly manner into ………and ……… capable of being read into proper directions

    • a. Row, Column
    • b. Tables
    • c. Class, Tables
    • d. None
  12. Which measure of dispersion, is calculated by only extreme values

    • a. Mean deviation
    • b. Variance
    • c. Range
    • d. Standard deviation
  13. If all the value are same, the S.D. is

    • a. 1
    • b. 0
    • c. 100
    • d. 50
  14. In simple bar diagram, ……. is kept constant but ………. varies.

    • a. Length, width
    • b. length, height
    • c. width and length
    • d. None
  15. The range of f - test statistic value is

    • a. 0 to 1
    • b. 0 to infinity
    • c. negative infinity to positive infinity
    • d. None
  16. In testing of Hypothesis, we commit which types of error

    • a. 1
    • b. 2
    • c. 3
    • d. 4
  17. Occurrence of one event excludes the occurrence of other, event is known as

    • a. Dependent
    • b. independent
    • c. Simple
    • d. All above
  18. If the correlation coefficient between two variable is -1, then the variables are

    • a. Uncorrelated
    • b. positively correlated highly
    • c. negatively correlated highly
    • d. Just correlated
  19. The limit of correlation coefficient is

    • a. 0 to 1
    • b. 0 to -1
    • c. -1 to +1
    • d. -infinity to + infinity
  20. The under root of which coefficient product is correlation coefficient

    • a. variation
    • b. relation
    • c. regression
    • d. None
  21. The degree of freedom we refer for a t-test to test correlation coefficient based on 15 pairs of observations shall be

    • a. 15
    • b. 14
    • c. 13
    • d. 30
  22. For construction the frequency polygon from histogram of each interval

    • a. Lower limits are joined
    • b. Upper limits are joined
    • c. Middle points are joined
    • d. Cumulative frequencies are joined
  23. Group of individuals under study is called

    • a. Statistic
    • b. Parameter
    • c. Population
    • d. None
  24. Which measures of dispersion is free from units

    • a. Range
    • b. Standard deviation
    • c. Coefficient of variation
    • d. Variance
  25. Following approach of defining probability relates set theory

    • a. A priori
    • b. Axiomatic
    • c. Empirical
    • d. Classical