Multiple Choice Questions on Agriculture Statistics

1. Some sources of secondary data are

a) interaction record of a firms sales

b) a firm in a survey conducted by it

c) reports and publications of Central and State Governments

2. Diagram and Graphs are tools of

a)collection of data

b) analysis

c) presentation

d)none of these

3. In a moderately symmetrical distribution

a)AM>HM>GM

b) GM>HM>GM

c) HM>AM>GM

d) AM>HM>GM

4. In a negatively skewed distribution

a)mode<median<mean

b) median<mode<mean

c) mean<median>mode

d) median<mode<mean

5. Karl Pearson’s and coefficient of skewness is

a) equal to

b)less than

c) greater than

d) not related to Bowley and coefficient of skewness for any skewed distribution

6. When one regression coefficient is negative, the other would be

a)zero

b)positive

c)negative

d)bivariate

7. Yule’s coefficient of association can be

a) greater than 1

b) less than1

c)between +1

d)can be zero

8. When observed and expected frequencies completely coincide,  Ci square will be

a)+1

b)-1

c)+2

d)zero

9. If gross reproduction rate is more than 1, It indicates  population would

a)increases

b)decreases

c)neither increase nor decrease

d)none of these

10. P X Q would always be

a) zero

b) one

c)two

d) less than 1

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Answers

1. c) reports and publications of Central and State Governments

2. b) analysis

3. a)AM>HM>GM

4. c) mean<median>mode

5. d) not related to Bowley and coefficient of skewness for any skewed distribution

6. d)bivariate

7. c)between +1 

8. d)zero

9. a)increases 

10. b) one