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Multiple choice statistics vital statistics and official statistics guiding rules for tabulation vital statistics textual and tabular presentation of data

The population of Maharashtra is $100$ lacs, Madhya Pradesh is $125$ lacs and that of Haryana is $75$ lacs. Tabulate this data and find the total population of all the three states.

  1. $200$ lacs
  2. $225$ lacs
  3. $300$ lacs
  4. $420$ lacs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
 State  Maharashtra  Madhya Pradesh  Haryana
 Population  $100$ lacs  $125$ lacs  $75$ lacs

Total population of all the three states $= 100 + 125 + 75 = 300$ lacs

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In a factory, there are $1000$ workers out of which $400$ are men and $100$ are married. Out of $600$ women, $300$ are married. Tabulate this data and calculate the total number of unmarried workers.

  1. $400$
  2. $600$
  3. $700$
  4. $800$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
   Married Workers Unmarried Workers
 Men                 $100$                      $x$
 Women                 $300$                      $y$


Total number of men $= 400$
$\therefore 100 + x = 400$
                $x = 300$

Total number of women $= 600$
$\therefore 300 + y = 600$
                $y = 300$
Total number of unmarried workers $= x + y = 600$

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The data for test scores out of $5$ for $10$ students is given below:
$3,4,1,3,5,2,4,1,3,2$
Tabulate the given data and  find how many students scored $3$ or more than $3$ marks?

  1. $5$
  2. $6$
  3. $8$
  4. $10$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
|  Number greater than and equal to $3$ |  Number of times | | --- | --- | |  $3$ |  $3$ | |  $4$ |  $2$ | |  $5$ |  $1$ |
The number to be counted from the test score will be $3$, $ 4$and $5$
In the following data, 
we observe that $3$ will be three times
$4$ will be two times.
$5$ will be one time
$(3+2+1)=6$ students scored $3$ or more than $3$ marks.
Multiple choice statistics vital statistics and official statistics guiding rules for tabulation vital statistics textual and tabular presentation of data

The _____ of a table narrates about the contents of the table.

  1. table number

  2. title

  3. caption

  4. heading
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A table must have a title that narrates about the content of the table. It should be written in bold on top of the table.
The title must be simple, clear and short to explain the data correctly.

Multiple choice statistics vital statistics and official statistics guiding rules for tabulation vital statistics textual and tabular presentation of data

In _______ classification, the data are classified on the basis of characteristics which can be measured quantitatively..

  1. quantitative

  2. temporal

  3. spatial

  4. none of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Quantitative classification involves data that can be measured numerically, such as height, weight, or income.

Multiple choice statistics vital statistics and official statistics guiding rules for tabulation vital statistics textual and tabular presentation of data

When classification is done according to qualitative characteristics like social status, physical status, nationality, etc., it is called ______ classification.

  1. temporal

  2. qualitative

  3. spatial

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Qualitative classification is based on attributes or qualities that cannot be measured numerically, such as gender or social status.