Multiple-choice questions on Normal Distribution and Concept of Probability, Skewness and Kurtosis | Statistics Psychology BA SEM 2 Lucknow University

Normal Distribution and Concept of Probability, Skewness and Kurtosis.
Multiple-choice questions on Normal Distribution and Concept of Probability, Skewness and Kurtosis | Statistics Psychology BA SEM 2 Lucknow University

20 multiple-choice questions on Normal Distribution and Concept of Probability, Skewness, and Kurtosis:

1. In a normal distribution, what percentage of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean?

   A) 34%

   B) 50%

   C) 68%

   D) 95%

   Answer: C) 68%

 

2. The area under the normal curve represents:

   A) Variance

   B) Skewness

   C) Probability

   D) Range

   Answer: C) Probability

 

3. Which measure indicates the degree of symmetry in a probability distribution?

   A) Skewness

   B) Kurtosis

   C) Variance

   D) Standard deviation

    Answer: A) Skewness

 

4. A normal distribution is perfectly symmetrical around the:

   A) Median

   B) Mode

   C) Mean

   D) Quartile

    Answer: C) Mean

 

5. What is the skewness of a perfectly symmetrical distribution?

   A) 0

   B) 1

   C) -1

   D) It cannot be determined

    Answer: A) 0

 

6. If a dataset has a positive skewness, it means:

   A) It is symmetrical

   B) Its tail extends more to the right

   C) Its tail extends more to the left

   D) It has a kurtosis of 0

    Answer: B) Its tail extends more to the right

 

7. What does a negative skewness value indicate about a distribution?

   A) The distribution is symmetric

   B) The tail of the distribution is heavier on the left side

   C) The tail of the distribution is heavier on the right side

   D) The distribution has high kurtosis

    Answer: C) The tail of the distribution is heavier on the right side

 

8. Kurtosis measures the:

   A) Symmetry of a distribution

   B) Tendency of a distribution's tails to be heavy or light

   C) Spread of a distribution

   D) Skewness of a distribution

    Answer: B) Tendency of a distribution's tails to be heavy or light

 

9. What does a positive kurtosis value indicate about a distribution?

   A) The distribution is perfectly symmetrical

   B) The distribution has heavy tails

   C) The distribution has light tails

   D) The distribution is highly skewed

    Answer: B) The distribution has heavy tails

 

10. In a normal distribution, what is the value of kurtosis?

    A) 0

    B) 1

    C) -1

    D) It varies

     Answer: A) 0

 

11. What does a leptokurtic distribution indicate?

    A) Heavy-tailed distribution

    B) Light-tailed distribution

    C) Symmetrical distribution

    D) Negative skewness

     Answer: A) Heavy-tailed distribution

 

12. What is the probability of an event that is certain to occur?

    A) 0

    B) 1

    C) 0.5

    D) -1

     Answer: B) 1

 

13. In a standard normal distribution, what is the probability of a z-score being less than -1.96?

    A) 0.9750

    B) 0.0250

    C) 0.025

    D) 0.95

     Answer: B) 0.0250

 

14. What does the central limit theorem state about the distribution of sample means?

    A) They will always follow a normal distribution

    B) They will always be skewed to the right

    C) They will approach a normal distribution as sample size increases

    D) They will approach a uniform distribution as sample size increases

  Answer: C) They will approach a normal distribution as sample size increases

 

15. The sum of the probabilities of all possible outcomes in a sample space is equal to:

    A) 1

    B) 0

    C) 0.5

    D) -1

 Answer: A) 1

 

16. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a normal distribution?

    A) Bell-shaped curve

    B) Symmetrical around the mean

    C) Mean, median, and mode are equal

    D) Long tails on either side

 Answer: D) Long tails on either side

 

17. What is the probability of an event that cannot occur?

    A) 0

    B) 1

    C) 0.5

    D) -1

 Answer: A) 0

 

18. If two events are mutually exclusive, what is the probability that both events occur?

    A) 1

    B) 0

    C) 0.5

    D) -1

  Answer: B) 0

 

19. What is the probability of getting a head when flipping a fair coin?

    A) 0

    B) 1

    C) 0.5

    D) -1

    Answer: C) 0.5

 

20. Which of the following is a measure of variability and not a concept of probability?

    A) Range

    B) Probability mass function

    C) Standard deviation

    D) Skewness

    Answer: A) Range

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