1.Nature and Uses of Statistics; Some Basic Concepts of Statistics2.ypes and Sources of Data, Data CollectionMethods.3.Organisation and Presentationof Data; Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion. Quartiles, Percentiles, Skewness and Kurtosis4.Random Experiments, Definitions of Terms and Measure of Probability. Some Basic Laws ofProbability involving Compound Events. Computation of Probabilities involving Simple Events, Application of Counting Techniques and to Decision Problems.5.Concepts of Random Variables; Definition and Properties of Probability Distribution; Expectation, Median and Variance of Random Variables, Application to Decision Problems.6.Some Special Discrete Distributions.7.Some Special Continuous Distributions - take the quiz

What is the purpose of statistics?

To analyze data and draw conclusions

To collect data

To create graphs and charts

To predict future events

What is the median of the following set of numbers: 5, 7, 9, 12, 15?

4. What is the probability of rolling a 6 on a fair six-sided die?

1/6

1/2

1/3

1/4

5. Which of the following is an example of a discrete random variable?

Number of students in a class

Height of individuals

Temperature in degrees Celsius

Number of cars passing by in an hour

What is the mean of the following set of numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10?

7. Which distribution represents the number of successes in a fixed number of independent Bernoulli trials?

Poisson distribution

Normal distribution

Binomial distribution

Exponential distribution

What is the standard deviation of the following set of numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9?

9. Which distribution represents the time between events in a Poisson process?

Normal distribution

Exponential distribution

Binomial distribution

Uniform distribution

What is the mode of the following set of numbers: 3, 5, 7, 7, 9?

Which distribution represents the heights of individuals in a population?

Poisson distribution

Normal distribution

Binomial distribution

Exponential distribution

What is the range of the following set of numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10?

13. Which distribution represents the number of successes in a fixed interval of time or space?

Poisson distribution

Normal distribution

Binomial distribution

Exponential distribution

What is the interquartile range of the following set of numbers: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12?

15. Which distribution represents the number of successes in a fixed number of independent trials with two possible outcomes?

Poisson distribution

Normal distribution

Binomial distribution

Exponential distribution

What is the probability density function of a standard normal distribution called?

What is the mode of the following set of numbers: 2, 4, 4, 6, 8?

Which distribution represents the time until an event occurs in a Poisson process?

Normal distribution

Exponential distribution

Binomial distribution

Uniform distribution

What is the variance of the following set of numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9?

20. Which distribution represents the number of successes in a fixed interval of time or space, given the average rate of occurrence?

Poisson distribution

Normal distribution

Binomial distribution

Exponential distribution

What is the coefficient of variation of the following set of numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10?

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