Measures of central tendency mean median and mode for grouped and ungrouped data - One Line Questions
1.
For grouped data, the class mark of a class interval is calculated as: —
(Lower limit + Upper limit) / 2
2.
A dataset has values: 5, 5, 5, 5. What is its mode? —
5
3.
If a dataset has no repeating values, what is its mode? —
It has no mode
4.
What is the median of the ungrouped data set: 7, 1, 5, 3, 9? —
5
5.
In a grouped data set, if N=100 and the cumulative frequency just before the median class is 40, and the frequency of the median class is 20, what is N/2 - CF? —
10
6.
What is the median of the ungrouped data set: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20? —
17
7.
What is the mode of the ungrouped data set: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5? —
4
8.
What is the median of the ungrouped data set: 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5? —
3.5
9.
What is the median of the ungrouped data set: 10, 20, 30, 40? —
25
10.
What is the mean of the ungrouped data set: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50? —
30
11.
What is the mean of the ungrouped data set: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? —
3.5
12.
What is the median of the ungrouped data set: 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65? —
40
13.
What is the mode of the ungrouped data set: 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7? —
6
14.
What is the mean of the ungrouped data set: 2, 4, 6, 8? —
5
15.
The empirical relation for a moderately skewed distribution is often given as: Mean - Mode = 3 * (Mean - Median). This can be rearranged to find the Mode if Mean and Median are known. What is the Mode if Mean = 50 and Median = 45? —
40
16.
What is the median of the ungrouped data set: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12? —
8
17.
What is the mean of the ungrouped data set: 5, 10, 15? —
10
18.
For the grouped data, if the lower limit of the median class is 50, N/2 is 60, the cumulative frequency of the preceding class is 45, and the frequency of the median class is 30, what is the median? —
58.33
19.
The median of the ungrouped data set: 5, 8, 12, 15, 20 is: —
12
20.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the mean? —
It is affected by extreme values.
21.
Which measure of central tendency represents the most frequent value in a dataset? —
Mode
22.
Which measure of central tendency is least affected by outliers in a dataset? —
Median
23.
Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for nominal data? —
Mode
24.
Consider the ungrouped data: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 100. Which measure would be most representative of the central tendency? —
Median
25.
Which measure of central tendency is most suitable for ordinal data? —
Median
26.
Which measure is best suited when the data contains extreme values or outliers? —
Median
27.
Which measure of central tendency is a positional average? —
Median
28.
Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency? —
Range
29.
Which measure of central tendency is often used for discrete data where the most common category is important? —
Mode
30.
For a positively skewed distribution (right-skewed), the relationship between mean, median, and mode is typically: —
Mean < Median < Mode
31.
For a negatively skewed distribution (left-skewed), the relationship between mean, median, and mode is typically: —
Mean < Median < Mode
32.
For a symmetrical distribution of ungrouped data, which of the following is generally true? —
Mean = Median = Mode
33.
For a given set of ungrouped data, which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values? —
Mean
34.
Which measure of central tendency is calculated by summing all values and dividing by the number of values? —
Mean
35.
Which measure of central tendency is calculated using all the values in a dataset? —
Mean
36.
The median of a grouped frequency distribution requires knowledge of the: —
Median class
37.
If a dataset has multiple values that appear with the highest frequency, how many modes can it have? —
More than one
38.
The formula for calculating the mean of a grouped frequency distribution is: —
Sum of (frequency * class mark) / Sum of frequencies
39.
If the mean of a dataset is 25 and the median is 22, the distribution is likely: —
Positively skewed
40.
If the mean of a dataset is 30 and the median is 35, the distribution is likely: —
Negatively skewed
41.
In calculating the mean of grouped data using the assumed mean method, deviations are taken from: —
An assumed mean
42.
In a grouped frequency distribution, how is the median class determined? —
The class where the cumulative frequency exceeds N/2.
43.
For a grouped frequency distribution, the mode can be approximated by the formula: L + [(f1 - f0) / (2f1 - f0 - f2)] * h. Here, f1 represents: —
The frequency of the modal class.
44.
The modal class for a grouped frequency distribution is the class with: —
The highest frequency.
45.
In a grouped frequency distribution, the mode is often estimated using: —
An empirical relation involving mean and median.
46.
What does 'N' represent in the median formula for grouped data? —
The total frequency (sum of all frequencies).
47.
The formula for calculating the median of a grouped frequency distribution is L + [(N/2 - CF) / f] * h, where L is: —
The lower boundary of the median class.
48.
If all values in an ungrouped data set are the same, what is the mean, median, and mode? —
The common value
49.
If a dataset consists of only one value, what are its mean, median, and mode? —
The value itself
50.
If a dataset has two modes, it is called: —
Bimodal