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According to Tippet, Statistics is____.

A
a science

B
an art

C
both a science and an art

D
social science

Solution

The definition given by Tippitt is “Statistics is both a science and an art.”
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Which of the following can be treated as limitation of statistics?

A
Statistics helps in the formulation of various policies.

B
Statistical laws are not exact.

C
Statistics make forecasting easier.

D
All of above

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A major limitation of statistics which is "improper use of statistics" which is a result of the laws of statistic not being an exact science. There is a vast scope for error in the data and it may be misused by people with agendas, these people may manipulate the data to gain favour or popularity. eg. politicians publishing misleading statistics on employment and inflation to remain in power.
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Characteristic(s) of statistics___________.

A
statistical data are enumerated or estimated

B
statistical data are collected with a perfect degree of accuracy

C
statistical data deals with actual facts only

D
all of above

Solution

Data for the entire population may not be available, or it may be impossible to collect and thus reasonable estimators must be used.
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According to _____ ," Statistics may be defined as the science of collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of numerical data."

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A. L Bowley

B
Lincon L. Chao

C
Croxton & Cowden

D
Selligman

Solution

According to, Croxton & Cowden, "Statistics may be defined as the science of collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of numerical data."
Question 5
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CSO stands for _______________.

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Central Statistical Organisation

B
Central Security Organisation

C
Community Service Organisation

D
Community Social Service Organisation

Solution

The Central Statistics Office is an agency in India under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. It is responsible for the co-ordination of statistical activities in India and maintaining statistical standards. It was established in 1952.
Question 6
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Which of the following can be treated as limitation of statistics?

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Statistics deal with figures which are innocent by themselves and do not bear on their face the level of their quality and can be easily distorted, manipulated by dishonest politicians or unscrupulous people for their selfish motives.

B
Statistics deals with groups and not with individuals.

C
Statistics does not deals with qualitative data and descriptive facts.

D
All of above
Question 7
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The characteristics of statistical units is/are_____________.

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the unit must be standard and uniform

B
the unit must have comparability

C
the unit must be simple and easily understandable in the process of inquiry

D
all of the above

Solution

Statistical units are the measurement in which information is to be collected. Units are required to be simple and uniform so that comparisons would be made easily and information can be ascertained easily.
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Which of the following can be treated as limitation of statistics?

A
Statistics does not deal with qualitative data and descriptive facts.

B
Statistics deals with groups and not with individuals.

C
Statistical laws are not exact.

D
All of above

Solution

Statistics are aggregate of facts, a single numerical fact can't be called statistics. Thus they only deal with groups and not individuals. Statistics only deals with quantitative data it does not deal well with qualitative data beauty, honesty, goodwil etc cant be measured. The laws of statistic are not exact and they might be used improperly to misinform. Political parties may create misleading statistics to gain favor with the people.
Question 9
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Characteristic(s) of statistics____.

A
Statistical facts are qualitatively expressed

B
Statistical facts are affected by multiple causes

C
Statistics deals with single fact

D
All of the above

Solution

Statistical facts can be affected by multiple causes, there is a lot of scope for error to be embedded in the data collected, one reason is that people interviewed may be lying. There may be bias on the part of the interviewer etc. Thus large samples are taken to ensure error is reduced.
Question 10
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For data to be statistics it should ________________.

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be numerically expressed

B
be estimated

C
have predetermined purpose

D
all of the above

Solution

The data collected should be numerically expressed as statistics deals with quantitative data. should be collected with a purpose in order to for it to be accurate. Data should also be useful and sufficient to make estimations and draw conclusions.

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Question 1

a science

an art

both a science and an art

social science

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Question 2

Statistics helps in the formulation of various policies.

Statistical laws are not exact.

Statistics make forecasting easier.

All of above

Solution

Question 3

statistical data are enumerated or estimated

statistical data are collected with a perfect degree of accuracy

statistical data deals with actual facts only

all of above

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Question 4

A. L Bowley

Lincon L. Chao

Croxton & Cowden

Selligman

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Question 5

Central Statistical Organisation

Central Security Organisation

Community Service Organisation

Community Social Service Organisation

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Question 6

Statistics deal with figures which are innocent by themselves and do not bear on their face the level of their quality and can be easily distorted, manipulated by dishonest politicians or unscrupulous people for their selfish motives.

Statistics deals with groups and not with individuals.

Statistics does not deals with qualitative data and descriptive facts.

All of above

Question 7

the unit must be standard and uniform

the unit must have comparability

the unit must be simple and easily understandable in the process of inquiry

all of the above

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Question 8

Statistics does not deal with qualitative data and descriptive facts.

Statistics deals with groups and not with individuals.

Statistical laws are not exact.

All of above

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Question 9

Statistical facts are qualitatively expressed

Statistical facts are affected by multiple causes

Statistics deals with single fact

All of the above

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be numerically expressed

be estimated

have predetermined purpose

all of the above

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