2nd Year Statistics Chapter 12 Online MCQ Test for 12th Class Statistics Chapter 12 (Estimation)

If 1-α = 0.90, the value of Z_a/2 is:

• 1.645 A
• 1.96 B
• 2.326 C
• 2.575 D

Confidence intervals which are often used in practice are

• 90% A
• 95% B
• 98% C
• all of these D

The standard error of the estimate increased by decreasing

• population A
• sample size B
• errors C
• precision D

• best estimators A
• biased estimators B
• unbiased estimators C
• normal estimators D

Large sample contains more than

• 5 values A
• 10 values B
• 20 values C
• 30 values D

The probability associated with confidence interval is called:

• Level of confidence A
• Confidence coefficient B
• Both A and B C
• Confidence limits D

100(1-α)% confidence interval for population proportion of success,&=nbsp;π is

• P (L <μ < U) = 1 - α A
• P (L <σ < U) = 1 - α B
• P (L <π< U) = 1 - α C
• P (L <P&=nbsp;< U) = 1 - α D

Estimation is of two types:

• One sides and two sides A
• Type I and type II B
• Point estimation and interval estimation C
• Biased and unbiased D

A single value used to estimate a population value is called:

• Interval estimate A
• Point estimate B
• Confidence interval C
• Level of confidence D

If the observations are paired and the number of pairs is n, then the number of degree of freedom is equal to

• n A
• n - 1 B
• 2n C
• 2n - 1 D

(1-α) is called:

• Critical value A
• Level of significance B
• Level of confidence C
• Interval estimate D

A range of values within which the population parameter is expected:

• Confidence interval A
• Confidence coefficient B
• Confidence limits C
• Level of significance D

If (1-α) is increased, the with of a confidence interval is:

• Decreased A
• Increased B
• Constant C
• Same D

The endpoints of a confidence interval are called:

• confidence coefficient A
• Confidence limits B
• Error of estimation C
• Parameters D

The distance between an estimate and the estimated parameter is called:

• Sampling error A
• Standard error B
• Bias C
• Error of estimation D

• biased A
• unbiased B
• positively biased C
• none of these D

The precision can be increased by  ---------------- the sample size

• increasing A
• decreasing B
• changing C
• ignoring D