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UGC NET Paper 2Statistics

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Q6

For a perfect normal distribution, the median would be equal to which of the following measures? (A). Second quartile (B). Mean (C). 50th percentile (D). Mode (E). 5th decile Choos...

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Q12

Which among the following is not a property of chi - square distribution?

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Q12

In a negatively skewed distribution, which among the following would be true? (A) Mean > Mode (B) Mean Mean Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Q13

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (n=number of Trials, p= Probability of Success) A. n=5, p = 0.4 B. n=6, p=0.6 C. n=8, p = 0.5 D. n=7, p=0.4 LIST-II (Mean and Standard Deviatio...

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Q16

Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (S) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the coefficient of variation of each dataset and arrange in ascending order. A. M = 60, S...

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Q21

Match List I with List II:

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Q23

किसी प्रदत्त दत्त समुच्चय के लिए निम्नलिखित मापों को आरोही क्रम में व्यवस्थित कीजिए: A. 7वां दशमक B. माध्यिका C. तीसरा चतुर्थक D. 78वां शतमक नीचे दिए गए विकल्पों में से सही उत्तर क...

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Q23

In which conditions, Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient can be calculated ? A. If means of both the variables are equal B. If one variable is measured in interval scale and ano...

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Q24

Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (S) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the coefficient of variation of each dataset and arrange in ascending order. A. M = 60, S...

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Q24

For which of the following p-value of a test statistic, a null hypothesis is likely to be rejected? (A). 0.38 of 2% (B). 38% (C). 2% (D). 0.46 Choose the correct answer from the op...

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Q26

Mean (M) and coefficient of variation (CV expressed as a percentage) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the standard deviation of each dataset and arrange in asc...

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Q26

Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (S) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the coefficient of variation of each dataset and arrange in ascending order. A. M = 60, S...

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Q26

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Population Mean (μ) and $\frac{1}{N}\sum x^2$) A. μ = 3, $\frac{1}{N}\sum x^2$ = 90 B. μ = 4, $\frac{1}{N}\sum x^2$ = 116 C. μ = 5, $\frac{1}{...

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Q31

Which among the following is not a property of chi - square distribution?

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Q33

For different sets of datasets X and Y, correlation coefficient between X and Y, that is R and standard deviation of X and Y, that is, S(X) and S(Y) are given in A-D below. Estimat...

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Q37

Match List - I with List - II : List - I [Population mean($\mu$) and $\frac{1}{N}\sum x_i^2$] A. $\mu=9, \frac{1}{N}\sum x_i^2=117$ B. $\mu=10, \frac{1}{N}\sum x_i^2=200$ C. $\mu=1...

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Q37

For a perfect normal distribution, the median would be equal to which of the following measures? (A). Second quartile (B). Mean (C). 50th percentile (D). Mode (E). 5th decile Choos...

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Q38

Identify the measures of dispersion : (A) Range (B) Quartile deviation (C) Sum of the deviations about mean (D) Standard deviation Choose the correct answer from the options given...

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Q41

For different sets of datasets X and Y, correlation coefficient between X and Y, that is R and standard deviation of X and Y, that is, S(X) and S(Y) are given in A-D below. Estimat...

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Q56

The concept of Normal distribution was given by

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Q57

The 'orthogonal rotation' is carried out in factor analysis, when factors are-

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Q64

The power of a test refers to:

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Q65

मान लिजिए कि आप समष्टि माध्य के बारे में शून्य परिकल्पना Ho : μ = μ₀ का परीक्षण, H₁:μ > μ₀ के विरुद्ध कर रहे हैं जहाँ समष्टि प्रसरण दिया हुआ है। परीक्षण प्रतिदर्शज का गणना से प्राप...

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Q67

Which of the following is the non-parametric counterpart of two-Way ANOVA?

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Q72

The Contingency table in statistics is one :

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Q78

If the line of regression is a good estimator of the data, the R² will be near ___________

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Q81

माध्य μ तथा प्रसरण σ² वाली किसी समष्टि से n आकार वाले एक यादृच्छिक प्रतिदर्श हेतु प्रतिदर्श माध्य के प्रत्याशित मान व प्रसरण निम्नलिखित हैं :

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Q101

For a given set of pair data, the correlation and regression coefficients have been calculated as being equal to r, byx and bxy respectively. Now, each of values in the x series is...

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Q126

Which one of the following is correct if each of the value of the set of data increases by 12?

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2025 Q10

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Standard Normal Variate) A. -1 ≤ Z < +1 B. -1 ≤ Z < +2 C. -∞ < Z ≤ 0 D. -∞ < Z ≤ -1 LIST-II (Probability) I. ~0.5 II. ~ 0.16 III. ~0.68 IV. ~0...

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2025 Q12

Four different populations consist of numbers as given in A-D below : Compute the variance of each different population and arrange in descending order. A. 6, 15, 27, 33, 39 B. 1,...

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2025 Q12

In statistical hypothesis testing, null and alternative hypothesis are statements about:

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2025 Q18

For four different population, the number of positive x, values in the population (n), the sum of x, values (Σx) and sum of squares of x, values (Σx²) are given as A-D below. Compu...

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2025 Q20

Consider four different Binomial distributions each with number of trials, n = 64 and probability of success, p as given in A-D below. Compute the variance for each Binomial distri...

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2025 Q24

Mean and variance for four different Binomial distributions with parameters n (number of trials) and p (probability of success) are given in A-D below. Compute the number of trials...

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2025 Q25

किसी दिए गए आँकड़ों के समुच्चय के लिए निम्नलिखित सांख्यिकीय मापनों को उनके मानों के आरोही क्रम में व्यवस्थित कीजिए: A. छठा दशमक B. तृतीय चतुर्थक C. माध्यिका D. 70वाँ शतमक नीचे दिए...

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2025 Q30

Identify the discrete variables. A. Number of students in each class of a school B. Number of heads obtained in ten tosses of a coin C. Marks scored by students in an objective typ...

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2025 Q33

Population standard deviation (σ) and $\frac{1}{N}\sum x^2_i$ (x > 0) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the population mean of each dataset and arrange in desce...

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2025 Q33

Population standard deviation (σ) and $\frac{1}{N}\sum x^2_i$ (x > 0) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the population mean of each dataset and arrange in desce...

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2025 Q37

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Standard Normal Variate) A. -1 ≤ Z ≤ +1 B. -1 ≤ Z ≤ +2 C. -∞ < Z ≤ 0 D. -∞ < Z ≤ -1 LIST-II (Probability) I. ~0.5 II. ~0.16 III. ~0.68 IV. ~0....

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2025 Q37

A box plot is useful for displaying information on : A. outliers B. correlation C. median D. autocovariance Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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2025 Q45

Arrange the following statistical measures in increasing order of their values for a given dataset. A. 6th decile B. 3rd quartile C. Median D. 70th percentile Choose the correct an...

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2025 Q45

Mean and variance for four different Binomial distributions with parameters n (number of trials) and p (probability of success) are given in A-D below. Compute the number of trials...

2025 Q52

The null hypothesis that all slope coefficients are simultaneously equal to zero is tested in logit model by.

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2025 Q52

Which of the following are characteristics of a Normal probability distribution? A. The two tails of normal curve extend to infinity in both directions and never touch hori axis. B...

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2025 Q69

In the given equation p₁= a₁₁X₁ + a₁₂X₂ + .......... + a₁kXk, what a₁₁ refers to

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2025 Q70

Bootstrapping technique is use to ____________.

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2025 Q81

Match List-I with List-II: List-I A. β2 for Chi-square distribution B. Skewness for Chi-square distribution C. Mode for Chi-square distribution D. μ3 for Chi-square distribution Li...

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2024 Q14

Arrange the data sets with following pairs of mean (x̄) and standard direction (σ) in increasing order of their coefficient of variation. (A) x̄ = 50, σ = 12 (B) x̄ = 55, σ = 10 (C...

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2024 Q22

Arrange the data sets with following pairs of mean (x) and standard derivation (σ) in increasing order of their coefficient of variation. (A) x = 8, σ=1.7 (B) x = 11, σ= 2.2 (C) x...

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