STT201 Business Statistics

Business Statistics: most repeated questions

Questions that have come up in more than one paper, matched by what they ask rather than exact wording. Most repeated first.

  1. 3×Asked in 2026, 2024, 2023
    The mean and coefficient of variation of a certain data are 20 and 30% respectively. Calculate standard deviation.Answer coming1
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  2. 3×Asked in 2026, 2024, 2023
    For a moderately asymmetrical distribution, if the values of mean and median are 30 and 28, find the value of mode.Answer coming1
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  3. 3×Asked in 2026, 2024, 2023
    List out the types of random sampling techniques.Answer coming1
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  4. 2×Asked in 2026, 2022
    Calculate the five number summary from the following data and comment on the shape of the distribution. 39, 26, 15, 8, 70, 11, 45, 60, 20, 32, 52Answer coming3
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  5. 2×Asked in 2024, 2023
    Given λ = 1.2 for a Poisson distribution, find p(x = 4).Answer coming1
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  6. 2×Asked in 2024, 2023
    Given that P(A) = 1/3, P(B) = 3/5 and P(A∩B) = 1/15 then find out the value of P(A ∪ B).Answer coming1
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  7. 2×Asked in 2026, 2023
    If the covariance between X and Y variables is 18 and the variance of X and Y are 16 & 81 respectively, find the coefficient of correlation.Answer coming1
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  8. 2×Asked in 2026, 2023
    The values of lower and upper quartiles are 40 and 70 respectively, then calculate coefficient of quartile deviation.Answer coming1
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