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What measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values in a data set?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
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For a dataset: [5, 20, 40, 80, 100], what is the median?
20
40
60
80
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Which measure of variation indicates how spread out the values in a data set are?
Mean
Median
Range
Mode
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If a dataset has a low standard deviation, what does it indicate about the data values?
They are spread out over a wide range.
They are closely grouped around the mean.
They are uniformly distributed.
They vary unpredictably.
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Real-time scenario: A data scientist needs to report the typical salary in a company where most employees earn similar amounts, but a few high-level executives earn significantly more. Which measure should they use to represent a typical salary?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
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How is the interquartile range (IQR) calculated?
Q3 - Q1
Q3 + Q1
(Q3 - Q1)/2
Q4 - Q1
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In a perfectly symmetrical distribution, which statement is true about the mean and median?
The mean is always higher.
The median is always higher.
They are equal.
Cannot be determined without more information.
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What does a positive skew in a distribution indicate?
The mean is greater than the median.
The median is greater than the mean.
The mode is greater than the mean.
The mode is greater than the median.
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Real-time scenario: A teacher wants to understand the consistency of students' test scores throughout the year. Which measure would provide the best insight?
Mean
Median
Mode
Standard deviation
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For a data set: [3, 7, 7, 15, 21, 22, 23], what is the mode?
7
15
21
There is no mode.
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What does the Z-score represent in a standard normal distribution?
The mean of the distribution
The median of the distribution
The number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean
The total area under the curve
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Real-time scenario: An HR manager is comparing the performance scores of employees across different departments. Which measure can indicate if a department’s scores vary more from the average compared to others?
Mean
Median
Mode
Variance
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If the variance of a dataset is 0, what does this indicate about the data?
All values are different.
All values are the same.
The data is not valid.
The data has outliers.
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In which scenario is the mode the most informative measure of central tendency?
When data values are numeric and continuous
When data values are widely dispersed
When the data is categorical
When the data is symmetric
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Real-time scenario: A market researcher is analyzing the most preferred brand among a list of options. The survey results are categorical. Which measure of central tendency should they use to identify the most preferred brand?
Mean
Median
Mode
Standard deviation
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What is implied if a data set's skewness is exactly 0?
The distribution is positively skewed.
The distribution is negatively skewed.
The distribution is perfectly normal.
The data cannot be graphed.
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In the context of standard normal distribution, what percentage of data falls within ±1 standard deviation from the mean?
68%
95%
99.7%
50%
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Real-time scenario: An analyst is comparing the average monthly temperatures of two cities over a decade. The temperatures are normally distributed. One city shows a mean of 70°F with a standard deviation of 5°F, and another city shows a mean of 75°F with a standard deviation of 10°F. Which city has more consistent temperatures?
The first city
The second city
Both are consistent
Cannot determine without more data
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How is the coefficient of variation (CV) calculated?
Standard deviation divided by mean
Mean divided by standard deviation
Variance divided by mean
Mean divided by variance
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Real-time scenario: A researcher is studying the impact of a new drug on blood pressure levels. They notice that the drug’s effect varies widely among participants. To quantify this variability, which measure should they report?
Mean
Median
Mode
Coefficient of variation
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In a set of data, the quartiles are Q1 = 25, Q2 (median) = 50, and Q3 = 75. What is the interquartile range?
25
50
75
100
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What does it mean if two different datasets have the same mean but different variances?
They have the same spread of data.
They have the same number of outliers.
One has a more spread out distribution of data than the other.
They represent the same population.
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When transforming data to a standard normal distribution, which value becomes the new mean?
0
1
The original mean of the data
The original median of the data
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A dataset with a normal distribution has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. What is the Z-score of a data point that is 115?
1
15
100
0
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Which statistical measure is used to calculate the average difference of every score from the mean in a dataset?
Mean
Median
Standard deviation
Variance
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Real-time scenario: An online retailer notices that the number of daily site visits is highly variable. To communicate this variability in daily site visits to the management, which measure should they use?
Mean
Median
Range
Mode
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When analyzing a dataset, which of the following indicates a wider dispersion of data?
Lower variance
Higher variance
Lower standard deviation
Higher median
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For a normally distributed dataset, approximately what percentage of values lie within ±2 standard deviations from the mean?
68%
95%
99.7%
50%
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Real-time scenario: A data analyst is comparing two investment options. One has a higher average return but also higher variability. To emphasize the risk due to variability in returns, which measure should they highlight?
Mean return
Median return
Mode return
Standard deviation of return
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In a skewed distribution, which measure of central tendency is considered the most representative of the data set?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
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