Choosing the Best Measure to Describe Data Online Quiz


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Q 1 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

43 , 47 , 44 , 38 , 37 , 47 , 30 , 37

Answer : A

Explanation

Step 1:

Some of the data repeat for example 37, and 47

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Mode.

Q 2 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

12 , 17 , 15 , 8 , 13 , 10 , 11 , 16 , 9

Answer : C

Explanation

Step 1:

There are no repeating data and no extreme values.

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Mean.

Q 3 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

17 , 12 , 18 , 10 , 15 , 11 , 12 , 16 , 19

Answer : B

Explanation

Step 1:

There are no repeating data and no extreme values.

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Mean.

Q 4 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

66 , 85 , 81 , 72 , 68 , 81 , 71 , 70

Answer : D

Explanation

Step 1:

Some of the data repeat for example 81

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Mode.

Q 5 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

19 , 29 , 18 , 1 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 27

Answer : B

Explanation

Step 1:

There are extreme values or outliers in data like 1.

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Median.

Q 6 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

27 , 2 , 21 , 17 , 26 , 25

Answer : D

Explanation

Step 1:

There are extreme values or outliers in data like 2.

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Median.

Q 7 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

8 , 9 , 13 , 11 , 10 , 16 , 79 , 17

Answer : A

Explanation

Step 1:

There are extreme values or outliers in data like 79.

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Median.

Q 8 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

25 , 29 , 36 , 35 , 36 , 26 , 24 , 37 , 22 , 28 , 36

Answer : C

Explanation

Step 1:

Some of the data repeat for example 36

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Mode.

Q 9 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

31 , 49 , 44 , 38 , 31 , 49 , 30 , 31

Answer : B

Explanation

Step 1:

Some of the data repeat for example 31, and 49

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Mode.

Q 10 - Which is the best measure to describe set of data given below?

17 , 12 , 18 , 14 , 17 , 11 , 12 , 16 , 19

Answer : A

Explanation

Step 1:

There are no repeating data and no extreme values.

Step 2:

So the best measure to describe given data is Mean.

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