Statistics MCQs

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To perform a Runs test for randomness the data must be_______________?
A. Divided into at least two classifications
B. Divided into exactly two classifications
C. Quantitative
D. Qualitative
The Spearman Rank-Correlation test requires that the______________?
A. Data must be measured on the same scale
B. Data should be of ordinal scale at least
C. Data must be distribution at least approximately as a t-distribution
D. Data must be from two independent samples
In a Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test__________________?
A. Ties within one sample may affect the decision
B. Ties always affect the decision
C. Ties never affect the decision
D. Ties between the two sample may affect the decision
The t distribution are_____________?
A. Symmetrical
B. None of these
C. Same as normal curve
D. Skewed
Which of the following is a true statement for comparing the t distribution with standard normal ?
A. Greater the degree of freedom, the more the t-distribution resembles the standard normal distribution
B. The normal curve is symmetrical whereas the t-distribution are slightly skewed.
C. The proportion of area beyond a specific value of “t” is less than the proportion of normal curve
D. Non of these
The Mann-Whitney U test is preferred to a t-test when____________?
A. Sample are dependent
B. The assumption of normality is not met
C. Sample sizes are small
D. Data are paired
The sign test assumes that the_______________?
A. Samples are independent
B. Samples have same mean
C. Sample are dependent
D. The wilcoxon signed rank test is used