Measures Of Dispersion in Higher Physics : Practice MCQ Questions & Answers with Explanations

The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is called:

The measure of dispersion which uses only two observations is called:

Which of the following is an absolute measure of dispersion?

Given below the four sets of observations. Which set has the minimum variation?

If there are many extreme scores on all examination, the dispersion is:

If all the scores on examination cluster around the mean, the dispersion is said to be:

The measures of dispersion can never be:

The degree to which numerical data tend to spread about an average value called:

The measures used to calculate the variation present among the observations relative to their average is called:

The measures used to calculate the variation present among the observations in the unit of the variable is called:

The measurements of spread or scatter of the individual values around the central point is called:

The scatter in a series of values about the average is called:

In a mesokurtic or normal distribution, μ4 = 243. The standard deviation is:

The second and fourth moments about mean are 4 and 48 respectively, then the distribution is:

The degree of peaked ness or flatness of a unimodel distribution is called:

In a symmetrical distribution Q1 = 20 and median= 30. The value of Q3 is:

The lower and upper quartiles of a distribution are 80 and 120 respectively, while median is 100. The shape of the distribution is:

Which of the following is correct in a negatively skewed distribution?

In a symmetrical distribution, Q3 – Q1 = 20, median = 15. Q3 is equal to:

Bowley's coefficient of skewness lies between: