Chapter 1

Q. 1 what is Statistics?
Ans. A science of collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of numerical data
is called statistics.
Q. 2 What is data?
Ans. A collection of any number of related observations are called data.
Q. 3 What is primary data?
Ans. The data collected for the first time for particular purpose is called primary data.
Q. 4 Sources of Primary data?
Ans. I. Personal observation
II. Telephone
III. Questionnaire
Q. 5 What is Secondary data?
Ans. Data which are not collected for the first time for the particular time.
Q.6 what are the sources of the Secondary data collection?
Ans. I. Officials Reports
II. Semi-Officials Reports
III. Private Sources
Q. 7 What is variable?
Ans. A quantity that adopts different values under particular discussion is called variable.
Q. 8 What is discrete Variable?
Ans. A variable that takes countable number of values is called discrete variables.
Q .9 What is Continuous variable?
Ans. A variable that takes measurable number of values is continuous variable.
Q. 10 What is Qualitative variable?
Ans. A characteristic that cannot be measured numerically but only can be observed is
called qualitative variable.
Q. 11 What is Quantitative variable?
Ans. A variable that can be measure numerically is called quantitative variable.
Q . 12 What is Constant?
Ans. A quantity that does not change under particular discussion is called constant.
Q. 13 Write three functions of statistics?
Ans. I. It helps the management in decision making.
II. It helps in systematic data collection.
III. It helps in solving the complex problems.
Q.14 Write two limitations of statistics?
Ans. I. It deals with only aggregate of facts.
II. Statistical concepts are similar for social and physical science.
Q. 15 What is population?
Ans. The totality of observation in a particular situation is called population.
Q. 16 What is sample?
Ans. A sample is the representative part of the population.
Q. 16 Name different types of Statistics?
Ans. I. Descriptive statistics
II. Inferential statistics
III. Applied statistics
Q.17 What is Descriptive statistics?
Ans. A type of statistics which deals with collection, presentation, and analysis of the
data is called descriptive stat.
Q.18 What is Inferential statistics?
Ans. A type of statistics which deals with methods of deriving conclusions.
Q. 19 Define Statistic?
Ans. A numerical quantity calculated from sample is called statistic.
Q. 20 Define Parameter?
Ans. A numerical quantity calculated from population is called parameter.