Exam Details
| Subject | Quantitative Techniques | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master Of Business Administration (Retail) (MBARS) | |
| Department | Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
The main objective of Business Statistics is to make inferences (e.g. prediction, making decisions) about certain characteristics of a population based on information contained in a random sample from the entire population. Explain the above statement with the help of a suitable example.
What do you mean by the term "Probability" Throw a Light on Properties and Applications of Probability Distribution.
2. Below are measurements of characteristics for two samples of interest, for each characteristic obtain the following
Mean
Variance
Standard deviation
Frequency plot
DATA
Male Heights (inches) Length of Index finger (inches)
66 71 3.0 3.2
68 71 3.5 2.8
69 72 3.4 2.9
68 69 3.5 3.1
71 71 3.7 3.1
73 70 3.2 3.3
67 72 3.5 3.2
68 69 3.4 3.5
65 70 3.1 2.9
72 70 3.5 3.1
3. How are Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean and 20 Harmonic Mean related to each other? Why is Arithmetic Mean greater than the Geometric Mean and Geometric Mean is greater than the Harmonic Mean? Explain with the help of a suitable example.
What do you mean by hypothesis testing?
What is the relation between correlation coefficients and regression coefficients
5. Distinguish between any two of the following
Exclusive and Inclusive Series
Absolute Measure and Relative Measure
Continuous and Discrete Series
6. What is "Statistical Sampling"? Describe the various methods of statistical sampling.
Write a note on the Editing of Primary Data and Secondary Data for the purpose of Analysis and Interpretation.
7. Briefly comment on any two of the following:
A population is the set of all items or individuals of interest.
An index number is an economic data figure reflecting price or quantity compared with a standard or base value.
Dependence refers to any statistical relationship between two random variables or two sets of data.
8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Semi -Inter -Quartile Range
Co -efficient of Standard Deviation
Individual Series
What do you mean by the term "Probability" Throw a Light on Properties and Applications of Probability Distribution.
2. Below are measurements of characteristics for two samples of interest, for each characteristic obtain the following
Mean
Variance
Standard deviation
Frequency plot
DATA
Male Heights (inches) Length of Index finger (inches)
66 71 3.0 3.2
68 71 3.5 2.8
69 72 3.4 2.9
68 69 3.5 3.1
71 71 3.7 3.1
73 70 3.2 3.3
67 72 3.5 3.2
68 69 3.4 3.5
65 70 3.1 2.9
72 70 3.5 3.1
3. How are Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean and 20 Harmonic Mean related to each other? Why is Arithmetic Mean greater than the Geometric Mean and Geometric Mean is greater than the Harmonic Mean? Explain with the help of a suitable example.
What do you mean by hypothesis testing?
What is the relation between correlation coefficients and regression coefficients
5. Distinguish between any two of the following
Exclusive and Inclusive Series
Absolute Measure and Relative Measure
Continuous and Discrete Series
6. What is "Statistical Sampling"? Describe the various methods of statistical sampling.
Write a note on the Editing of Primary Data and Secondary Data for the purpose of Analysis and Interpretation.
7. Briefly comment on any two of the following:
A population is the set of all items or individuals of interest.
An index number is an economic data figure reflecting price or quantity compared with a standard or base value.
Dependence refers to any statistical relationship between two random variables or two sets of data.
8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Semi -Inter -Quartile Range
Co -efficient of Standard Deviation
Individual Series
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- Design Management
- Managerial Communication
- Quantitative Techniques
- Retail And Commercial Models