PRELIM EXAMINATION

Statistical Research/Introduction to Business Statistics

1st Semester
A.Y. 2016-2017
Course: BMT/ Entrepreneurship
Branches: Lipa and San Antonio
Instructor: Adrian J. Andal

TEST I. Multiple Choices.

Direction: Select the correct answer and encircle the appropriate letter.

1. The sum of the relative frequency is equal to

A. 0 B. 1 C. 50 D. 100
2. A summary measures calculated for the population data is called
A. An outlier C. A Population parameter
B. A sample statistic D. A Sample Parameter
3. Which of the following variables is not categorical?
A. Gender B. Age C. Eye Color D. Marital Status
4. A sample in statistics means apportion of the
A. Population of interest
B. Sample of interest
C. Selected from the population of a country
D. Selected from the population of an area
5. Which of the following is the formula for the range?
A. HV + LV B. HV * LV C. HV – LV D. LV – HV
6. What are the boundaries for 10.6 – 11.7?
A. 10 – 11 B. 10.5 – 11.5 C. 10.55 – 11.75 D. 10.65 – 11.65
7. The class frequency is
A. Always at most 5 observations
B. The number of observations in each class.
C. The difference between consecutive upper class limit
D. Usually a multiple of the lower limit of the first class.
8. Which of the following is not a form of non – random sampling?
A. Purposive Sampling C. Convenience Sampling
B. Quota Sampling D. Systematic Sampling
9. Which of the following terms best describes data that were originally collected by different
person for a different purpose?
A. Primary Data B. Secondary Data C. Experimental Data D. Raw data
10. Which of the following is not a method of data collection?
A. Questionnaires B. Interviews C. Observations D. Textual
11. A number calculated with complete population data and quantifies a characteristic of the
population refers to:
A. A datum B. A statistic C. A parameter D. A population
12. If a researcher took the 300 government employees, divided them by gender, and then took a
random sample of the males and a random sampling of the females, the variable on which we
would divide the population is called the __________.
A. Dependent Variable C. Sampling Variable
B. Independent Variable D. Stratification Variable
 13. The Science of statistics is/are which of the following:
A. Organizing data C. Interpreting data
B. Presenting data D. A, B, and C.
14. A researcher is making a study of the tuition fee of colleges and universities. There are 63
colleges and universities in the study. How many classes would you recommend?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 10 D. 20
15. What is another name for the cumulative frequency graph?
A. Pareto Chart B. Histogram C. Bar Chart D. Ogive
16. A grouping of data into categories with the number of observations in each category is a(n)
A. Array C. Stem – and – Leaf plot
B. Box plot D. Frequency Distribution
17. A graphic representation of a frequency distribution constructed by erecting vertical bars is
called a(n)
A. Ogive B. Time series graph C. Pie chart D. Histogram
18. The number of observations in a particular class is called the class
A. Limit B. Interval C. Midpoint D. Frequency
19. In a frequency distribution, the class must
A. Be of the same size
B. Be of nominal scale
C. Be mutually exclusive
D. Have at least 3 observations
20. Which of the following statements are true?
I. Quantitative variables can be continuous variables
II. Categorical variables are the same as qualitative variables
III. Categorical variables are the same as quantitative variables.
A. I only B. I and II only C. I and III only D. II and III only

Test II.
Direction: Write the name of your crush in this class if the statement is TRUE and your last name if it is
FALSE.
____________ 1. The raw data are a listing of all the values.
____________ 2. Probability is used as a basis for inferential statistics.
____________ 3. Another name for descriptive statistics is inferential statistics.
____________ 4. The class midpoint is obtained by adding the upper and lower limits.
____________ 5. A sample of 100 observations is to be organized into a frequency distribution. The
suggested number of classes is 8 using 2k rule.
____________ 6. The data that can be classified according to color are measured on nominal scale.
____________ 7. An employee’s union in a certain corporation consists of 1350 members. A
representative group of 160 was selected and asked questions. The 160 is considered
the population.
____________ 8. In constructing histogram, there should be no spaces between bars.
____________ 9. A sample of 5,400 poor Filipinos in Metro Manila was selected to find out if they will
go on rally on Friday. Over 50% of those in the sample said they would go out and rally,
we can assume that the majority of all poor Filipinos in Metro Manila favor a rally.
____________ 10. Frequency can aid the researcher in drawing charts and graphs.

Test III.
Direction: Determine whether each of the following is nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio – data.
1. Social Security System (SSS) number ________________________
2. Military Ranks ________________________
3. Temperatures measured in Kelvin – scale ________________________
 4. The number of LRT passengers from Recto to Santolan
Stations. ________________________
5. Courses offered in ICT – ED. ________________________
6. Beauty Contest winners. ________________________
7. Weight of students in public elementary schools ________________________
8. Pages in the PLDT Telephone book ________________________
9. Time required for engineers to do a certain project. ________________________
10. Nationality of certain individuals ________________________

Test IV.
Direction: Construct a stem – and – leaf plot.
RFS Universal Banking is studying the number of times their Automated Teller Machine (ATM) is
used daily, located at a certain mall. Following is a list of the number of times the teller was used during
the last 40 days.
51 56 62 65 70 72 77 80 83 86
53 58 63 66 71 72 78 81 84 87
54 59 64 67 71 73 79 82 84 87
56 60 64 68 71 76 80 82 85 88
Test V.
Direction: Construct a frequency Distribution.
The food services department of WSS Cinema is studying the amount spend by an individual
during his visit per day on food and drink. A sample of 40 individuals who visited the cinema yesterday
revealed they spent the following amounts.
₽220 186 185 170 168 155 155 138 130 100
210 190 184 170 165 160 150 139 128 120
205 193 182 175 165 160 148 140 126 115
200 195 180 178 165 163 145 142 122 110
Construct he frequency distribution using Rule 1 and determine the range, interval, class limits, class
boundaries, relative frequencies, percentages, cumulative frequencies and midpoints.