Q. The standard deviation of a data set is 5. If all values are increased by 2, what will be the new standard deviation? (2020)
Solution
Standard deviation is unaffected by adding a constant. Therefore, new SD = 5.
Correct Answer: B — 5
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Q. The standard deviation of a data set is 5. What is the variance? (2023)
Solution
Variance is the square of the standard deviation. Therefore, variance = 5² = 25.
Correct Answer: B — 25
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Q. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the dice is 7?
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A.
1/6
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B.
1/12
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C.
1/36
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D.
1/3
Solution
Possible outcomes for sum = 7 are (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1) = 6 outcomes. Total outcomes = 6 * 6 = 36. Probability = 6/36 = 1/6.
Correct Answer: A — 1/6
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Q. What is the mean of the following data set: 4, 8, 6, 5, 3? (2021)
Solution
Mean = (4 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 3) / 5 = 26 / 5 = 5.2, rounded down to 5.
Correct Answer: C — 6
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Q. What is the median of the following data set: 12, 15, 14, 10, 18? (2023)
Solution
First, arrange the data in ascending order: 10, 12, 14, 15, 18. The median is the middle value, which is 14.
Correct Answer: B — 14
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Q. What is the median of the following numbers: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70? (2022)
Solution
The numbers are in order. The median is the 4th number, which is 40.
Correct Answer: B — 40
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Q. What is the median of the following numbers: 22, 18, 25, 30, 20? (2021)
Solution
Arranging the numbers: 18, 20, 22, 25, 30. The median is the middle number, which is 22.
Correct Answer: A — 20
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Q. What is the median of the following numbers: 8, 3, 5, 12, 7, 10? (2023)
Solution
Arrange the numbers: 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12. The median is the average of the 3rd and 4th numbers: (7 + 8) / 2 = 7.5.
Correct Answer: C — 8
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Q. What is the median of the following set of numbers: 3, 7, 5, 9, 1? (2021)
Solution
To find the median, first arrange the numbers in ascending order: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. The median is the middle number, which is 5.
Correct Answer: B — 5
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Q. What is the median of the following set: 4, 1, 7, 3, 9, 2? (2022)
Solution
Arranging the numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9. The median is the average of the 3rd and 4th numbers: (3 + 4) / 2 = 3.5.
Correct Answer: A — 3
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Q. What is the mode of the following data set: 2, 3, 4, 2, 5, 2, 3? (2023)
Solution
Mode is the number that appears most frequently. Here, 2 appears 3 times.
Correct Answer: A — 2
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Q. What is the mode of the following data set: 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6? (2023)
Solution
Mode is the number that appears most frequently. Here, 5 appears 3 times.
Correct Answer: B — 5
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Q. What is the mode of the following data set: 4, 1, 2, 4, 3, 4, 2? (2023)
Solution
The number 4 appears most frequently (3 times). Hence, mode = 4.
Correct Answer: D — 4
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Q. What is the mode of the following data set: 4, 1, 2, 4, 3, 4, 5? (2019)
Solution
The mode is the number that appears most frequently. Here, 4 appears 3 times, so the mode is 4.
Correct Answer: C — 4
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Q. What is the mode of the following numbers: 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4?
Solution
The mode is 3, as it appears 3 times, more than any other number.
Correct Answer: C — 3
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Q. What is the mode of the numbers: 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4?
Solution
The mode is 3, as it appears most frequently (three times) in the data set.
Correct Answer: C — 3
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Q. What is the probability of drawing a heart from a standard deck of cards? (2022)
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A.
1/4
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B.
1/13
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C.
1/52
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D.
3/52
Solution
There are 13 hearts in a deck of 52 cards. Probability = 13/52 = 1/4.
Correct Answer: A — 1/4
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Q. What is the variance of the following numbers: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1?
Solution
All values are the same, so variance = 0.
Correct Answer: A — 0
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Q. What is the variance of the following numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? (2022)
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A.
2.5
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B.
3.5
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C.
4.5
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D.
5.5
Solution
Mean = (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6) / 6 = 3.5. Variance = [(1-3.5)² + (2-3.5)² + (3-3.5)² + (4-3.5)² + (5-3.5)² + (6-3.5)²] / 6 = 2.92 (approx 2.5).
Correct Answer: A — 2.5
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Q. What is the variance of the following numbers: 5, 7, 9, 11? (2020)
Solution
Mean = (5 + 7 + 9 + 11) / 4 = 8. Variance = [(5-8)² + (7-8)² + (9-8)² + (11-8)²] / 4 = 4.
Correct Answer: A — 4
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Q. What is the variance of the numbers: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1? (2023)
Solution
All values are the same, so variance = 0.
Correct Answer: A — 0
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Q. What is the variance of the numbers: 5, 5, 5, 5? (2023)
Solution
All values are the same, so variance = 0.
Correct Answer: A — 0
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