Measures Of Central Tendency CBSE Questions & Answers

Measures Of Central Tendency

This is Economics Class 11 Measures of Central Tendency CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
The value of the middle item in a set of observations which has been arranged in an ascending or descending order of magnitude
  • A
    Range
  • B
    Median
    Correct
  • C
    Mode
  • D
    Mean
2
MODE
  • A
    Observations which has been arranged in an
  • B
    The value in the data set that occurs most Number occurs most frequently
    Correct
  • C
    The value of the middle item in a set of
  • D
    Ascending or descending order of magnitude
3
______ is not capable of algebraic treatment
  • A
    Both
  • B
    Median
    Correct
  • C
    Arithmetic mean
  • D
    None
4
Following are the disadvantages of Mean except
  • A
    In grouped data with open-ended class intervals, the mean cannot be computed
  • B
    Easily affected by extreme values
  • C
    Cannot be computed if there are missing values due to omission or non-response.
  • D
    Does not possess the desired algebraic property
    Correct
5
______ divides the data into 4 equal parts
  • A
    Median
  • B
    Quartiles
    Correct
  • C
    Mean
  • D
    Range
6
As a general rule, the _______ is the best measure of central tendency because it is more precise.
  • A
    Median
  • B
    Range
  • C
    Mode
  • D
    Mean
    Correct
7
The ______ is the value you calculate when you want the arithmetic average.
  • A
    All of the above
  • B
    Mean
    Correct
  • C
    Median
  • D
    Mode
8
Which of the Following statement is false regarding Mode
  • A
    Affected by extreme values
    Correct
  • B
    Can be easily identified through ocular inspection
  • C
    Does not possess the desired algebraic property of the mean that allows further manipulations
  • D
    Like the median, observations from different data sets have to be merged to obtain a new mode, whether group or ungrouped data are involved
9
Which of the following is NOT a common measure of central tendency?
  • A
    Mode
  • B
    Range
    Correct
  • C
    Median
  • D
    Mean
10
The median is ______.
  • A
    The highest number
  • B
    The average
  • C
    Affected by extreme scores
  • D
    The middle point
    Correct
11
The mean is
  • A
    The highest value
  • B
    The value that occurs most frequently
  • C
    The midpoint in a set of scores
  • D
    The sum of all the values in a group, divided by the number of values in that group
    Correct
12
Below mention formula is used for calculating \({L_1}{\text{ + }}\frac{{\frac{N}{2} - {\text{ c}}{\text{.f}}}}{f}{\text{ }} \times {\text{ i}}\)
  • A
    Range
  • B
    Median
    Correct
  • C
    Mode
  • D
    Mean
13
There are three Quartiles
  • A
    \({{\text{Q}}_{\text{0}}},{\text{ }}{{\text{Q}}_{\text{1}}},{\text{ }}{{\text{Q}}_{\text{2}}}\)
  • B
    \({{\text{Q}}_{\text{1}}},{\text{ }}{{\text{Q}}_{\text{1}}},{\text{ }}{{\text{Q}}_{\text{2}}}\)
  • C
    \({{\text{Q}}_{\text{1}}},{\text{ }}{{\text{Q}}_{\text{2}}},{\text{ }}{{\text{Q}}_{\text{3}}}\)
    Correct
  • D
    \({{\text{Q}}_{\text{1}}},{\text{ }}{{\text{Q}}_{\text{3}}},{\text{ }}{{\text{Q}}_{\text{5}}}\)
14
There are two methods of finding mode in discrete series
  • A
    Ascending method and grouping method
  • B
    Descending method and grouping method
  • C
    Inspection method and grouping method
    Correct
  • D
    Mid point method and table method
15
Relationship between mode is
  • A
    Mode = 4Median – 2Mean
  • B
    Mode = 2Median – 3Mean
  • C
    Mode = 3Median – 2Mean
    Correct
  • D
    Mode = 2Median – 1Mean