Quiz Basic Statistics MCQs 8

This quiz contains a Quiz Basic Statistics MCQs Quiz with answers covering variable and type of variable, Measures of central tendency such as mean, median, mode, Weighted mean, data and type of data, sources of data, Measures of Dispersion/ Variation, Standard Deviation, Variance, Range, and Measure of Position, etc. Let …

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Standard Deviation: A Measure of Dispersion (2017)

The standard deviation is a widely used concept in statistics and it tells how much variation (measure of spread or dispersion) is in the data set. It can be defined as the positive square root of the mean (average) of the squared deviations of the values from their mean.To calculate …

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Skewness A Measure of Asymmetry (2017)

The skewed and askew are widely used terminologies that refer to something that is out of order or distorted on one side. Similarly, when referring to the shape of frequency distributions or probability distributions, the term skewness also refers to the asymmetry of that distribution. A distribution with an asymmetric …

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The sum of Squared Deviations from Mean (2015)

In statistics, the sum of squared deviations is a measure of the total variability (Measure of spread or variation) within a data set. In other words, the sum of squares is a measure of deviation or variation from the mean (average) value of the given data set. A sum of …

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