Mathematics Test: Statistics And Probability

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    Sum of items divided by the count of items.

    • None of these
    • Median
    • Mode
    • Mean
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  • 2. 

    In all distributions of data, the median is equivalent to the:

    • Mode

    • Variance

    • 50th percentile

    • Mean

    Correct Answer
    A. 50th percentile
  • 3. 

    It is a numeric value on an interval or ratio scale. Whole numbers that cannot be fractioned or divided. Age, number of houses, vehicles, scores of the game, etc.

    • None of these

    • Nominal

    • Ordinal

    • Discrete or Scale Data

    Correct Answer
    A. Discrete or Scale Data
  • 4. 

    Denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an equal probability of falling above or below it.

    • Mean

    • Mode

    • Median

    • None of thess

    Correct Answer
    A. Median
  • 5. 

    Is a systematic approach to estimating the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives that satisfy transactions, activities or functional requirements for a business, sometimes called BCA.

    • Cost effectiveness analysis

    • Cost estimate analysis

    • Cost revenue analysis

    • Cost benefit analysis

    Correct Answer
    A. Cost benefit analysis
  • 6. 

    Tools of planning research which is an indirect measure of a present or past condition that can not be directly measured because of lack of clear data, lack of time, or cost to do the full study.

    • Estimate

    • Projection

    • Forecast

    • Targets

    Correct Answer
    A. Estimate
  • 7. 

    Tools of planning research which is a judgmental statement of what the analyst believes to the most likely future.

    • Estimate

    • Projection

    • Forecast

    • Targets

    Correct Answer
    A. Forecast
  • 8. 

    Is a list of all the individuals (units) in the population from which the sample is taken.

    • Convenience sampling

    • Purposive sampling

    • Quota sampling

    • Sampling frame

    Correct Answer
    A. Sampling frame
  • 9. 

    Data values represent categories with no intrinsic order e.g. male/female, Tagalog/Visayan/Lumad, blood type, color of hair, parcel numbers, ID numbers, license plate number, etc.

    • Discrete or Scale Data

    • Nominal

    • Ordinal

    • Unmeasurable

    Correct Answer
    A. Nominal
  • 10. 

    Value of a set of observations which occur most often or with the greatest frequency; Data sets can have more than mode, while the mean and median have one unique value.

    • Mode

    • Mean

    • Median

    • Value

    Correct Answer
    A. Mode
  • 11. 

    Number units within the sampling frame and select 5th, 10th, etc.

    • Stratified Random

    • Systematic Random

    • Simple Random

    • Multi-stage Random

    Correct Answer
    A. Systematic Random
  • 12. 

    This refers to the broad type of social research whose central objective is to solve urgent problems, develop a tool or social technology, explain effects of policies or actions and evaluate the impact of plan and programs on people.

    • Exploratory Research

    • Pure/Basic Research

    • Evaluation Research

    • Applied Research

    Correct Answer
    A. Applied Research
  • 13. 

    Data values represent categories with some intrinsic order or property of magnitude, e.g., vote yes, no or conditional; agree, partially agree, disagree, Letter Grades ABCDEF, etc.

    • Ordinal

    • Nominal

    • Discrete or Scale Data

    • Continous

    Correct Answer
    A. Ordinal
  • 14. 

    Tools of planning research which is a conditional statement about the future. Estimates of future populations based on statistical models that extrapolate past and present trends into the future.

    • Estimate

    • Projection

    • Forecast

    • Targets

    Correct Answer
    A. Projection
  • 15. 

    Selection on the basis of categories that are assumed to exist within a population.

    • Sampling frame

    • Cluster

    • Quota sampling

    • Purposive sampling

    • Convenience sampling

    Correct Answer
    A. Quota sampling

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