General Statistics Past Questions

Question 1

The average salary of a group of unskilled workers is 10,000 and for a group of skilled workers is 15,000. Combines salary is 12,000. What is the percent of skilled workers?

  • A. 40%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 60%
  • D. None of these
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Question 2

The averages are affected by change of:

  • A. Origin
  • B. Scale
  • C. Origin and Scale
  • D. None of Above
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Question 3

When the values in a series are not of equal importance, we calculate the:

  • A. Arithmetic mean
  • B. Geometric mean
  • C. Weighted mean
  • D. Mode
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Question 4

Which partition value divides the series into two equal parts.

  • A. P10
  • B. P5
  • C. P50
  • D. P90
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Question 5

The distribution of the difference of proportions approximates the normal standard distribution only if:

  • A. \( n \geq 30 \)
  • B. \( n < 30 \)
  • C. \( n \geq 50 \)
  • D. \( n = 50 \)
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