BSNS 112 Exam Preparation Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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BSNS 112 Exam Preparation Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Descriptive statistics


Ans: - methods of organising, summarising and presenting data in a good

form


e.g. graphs, tables, measures




Inferential statistics


Ans: Random sample of data taken from a population to describe and

make inferences about the population




Types of data


Ans: quantitative and qualitative




Quantitative data

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Ans: Numerical


e.g. Age in years




Qualitative data


Ans: Grouped or categorical


e.g. S, M, L, XL, XXL




Categorical data (Qualitative)


Ans: Nominal or Ordinal




Numerical data (Quantitative)


Ans: Discrete or Continuous




Frequency


Ans: x

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Proportion


Ans: p




Mean


Ans: average




Median


Ans: middle number




Mode


Ans: most common number




Trimmed mode


Ans: most common number with extreme 5% trimmed




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