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231. A Constant can assume _______ value?

Moderate
  • A. One
  • B. Four
  • C. More than value
  • D. Resindent

Explanation: A constant has one fixed value throughout the situation being studied. A quantity that can assume different values is a variable.

Correct answer: One

232. ___________ data are collected for the first time.

Moderate
  • A. Research
  • B. Statistical
  • C. Secondary
  • D. Primary

Explanation: Primary data are collected firsthand by the investigator for the specific study, such as through surveys or experiments. Secondary data have already been collected by someone else.

Correct answer: Primary

233. Proportion becomes percentage when multiplied by___________?

Moderate
  • A. 1/10
  • B. 1/1000
  • C. 1/100
  • D. 100

Explanation: A proportion is expressed as a percentage by multiplying it by 100, since percentage means “per hundred.” For example, 0.35 becomes 35%.

Correct answer: 100

234. Marital status of an individual is the example of___________?

Moderate
  • A. Attribute
  • B. Discrete variable
  • C. Continuous variable
  • D. Constant

Explanation: Marital status is an attribute because it describes a qualitative characteristic such as single, married, or widowed. It is not numerical, so it is neither discrete nor continuous.

Correct answer: Attribute

235. The middle value of an ordered array of numbers is the____________?

Moderate
  • A. Mode
  • B. Mean
  • C. Median
  • D. Mid Point

Explanation: The median is the central value after the observations are arranged in order. If there are two central values, their arithmetic mean is the median.

Correct answer: Median

236. Which of the following divides a group of data into four subgroups?

Moderate
  • A. Percentiles
  • B. Deciles
  • C. Median
  • D. Quartiles
  • E. Standard Deviation

Explanation: Quartiles divide ordered data into four equal parts, producing Q1, Q2, and Q3 as the dividing points. Percentiles and deciles divide data into 100 and 10 parts respectively.

Correct answer: Quartiles

237. The weights of students in a college/school is a___________?

Moderate
  • A. Discrete Variable
  • B. Continuous Variable
  • C. Qualitative Variable
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Weight is measured on a continuous scale because it can take fractional values such as 52.4 kg or 52.45 kg. A discrete variable is obtained by counting whole units.

Correct answer: Continuous Variable

238. The number of accidents in a city during 2012 is____________?

Moderate
  • A. Discrete variable
  • B. Continuous variable
  • C. Qualitative variable
  • D. Constant

Explanation: The number of accidents is a count and can take only whole-number values such as 0, 1, or 2. Counts are therefore discrete variables, unlike measurements such as weight or time.

Correct answer: Discrete variable

239. The data which have already been collected by some one are called____________?

Moderate
  • A. Raw data
  • B. Array data
  • C. Secondary data
  • D. Fictitious data

Explanation: Secondary data are data previously collected by another person or organization for a different or broader purpose. Data collected firsthand by the researcher are called primary data.

Correct answer: Secondary data

240. A parameter is a measure which is computed from___________?

Moderate
  • A. Population data
  • B. Sample data
  • C. Test statistics
  • D. None of these

Explanation: A parameter describes a population, so it is computed using population data. A value calculated from sample data is called a statistic, not a parameter.

Correct answer: Population data