PRACTICE QUIZ (1)
PRACTICE QUIZ (1)
PRACTICE QUIZ (1)
SECTION 1 – R Programming
1. What is R primarily used for?
A) Web development
B) Data analysis and statistics
C) Mobile application development
D) Graphic design
Answer: B
Explanation: R is a programming language primarily used for statistical
computing and data analysis.
● B) It is computationally expensive
Answer: D
Explanation: Mean imputation reduces variability in the data since all missing
values are replaced by a single constant (the mean), which can distort the
relationships between variables.
Answer: A
Explanation: Median imputation is more robust to outliers than mean imputation
because the median is not affected by extreme values.
Answer: C
Explanation: In skewed data, mean imputation may not accurately capture the
true central tendency, leading to biased estimates.
Answer: C
Explanation: Understanding the missing data mechanism helps choose the right
imputation technique, as different techniques are better suited for different patterns
(MCAR, MAR, MNAR).
6. Which method uses the interquartile range (IQR) for detecting outliers?
A) Box plot
B) Decision Trees
C) Z-Score
D) Random Forest
Answer: A
Explanation: Box plots visualize the spread of the data and use the IQR to detect
outliers. Values outside 1.5 times the IQR from the quartiles are considered outliers.
A. P(X< 3) = 0.68
B. P(X < 6) =1
C. P(2< X< 5) = 0.30
D. P(X > 3) = 0.48
Answer : c
Q 2. Thirty percent of all households have a DVD player. If you select 20 houses at
random, what is the probability that six or more of them have a DVD player?
A. BINOM.DIST(6, 20, 0.30, 1)
B. 1 – BINOM.DIST(6, 20, 0.30, 1)
C. 1 – BINOM.DIST(5, 20, 0.30, 1)
D. BINOM.DIST(5, 20, 0.30, 1)
Answer : c
Answer : c
Answer : c
Q 6. The following table presents the probability distribution for the number of
claims processed per hour at an insurance agency.
No. of Claims 2 3 4 5 6 7
p(x) 0.11 0.16 0.27 0.23 0.13 0.10
Answer : c
Q 7. Which of the following statements is always true for any two events A and B
defined on a sample space S?
A. If events A and B are mutually exclusive, then A & B will always happen
together.
B. If events A and B are collectively exhaustive, then A & B will always
happen together.
C. The intersection of A and B is the set of all outcomes in either A or B or
both.
D. The complement of event A is event B.
Answer : c
Q 8. The finishing process on new furniture leaves slight blemishes. The table
shown below displays a manager's probability assessment of the number of
blemishes in the finish of new furniture.
Number of Blemishes 0 1 2 3 4 5
Let event A be that there are more than three blemishes and let event B be that there
are four or fewer blemishes. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Events A and B are mutually exclusive.
B. P(A OR B) = 0
C. Events A and B are collectively exhaustive.
D. P(A AND B) = 0.18
Answer : c
Q 9. The finishing process on new furniture leaves slight blemishes. The table
shown below displays a manager's probability assessment of the number of
blemishes in the finish of new furniture.
Number of Blemishes 0 1 2 3 4 5
Let event E1 be that there are less than three blemishes and let event E2 be
that there are more than two blemishes. Which of the following statements is
true?
A. Events E1 and E2 are mutually exclusive.
B. Events E1 and E2 are collectively exhaustive.
C. Both (A) and (B) are true.
D. Neither (A) nor (B) is true.
Answer : c
Q 10. The probability that an employee at a company uses illegal drugs is 0.08. The
probability that an employee is male is 0.55. Assuming that these events are
independent, what is the probability that a randomly chosen employee is a male
drug user?
A. 0.586
B. 0.630
C. 0.044
D. 0.470
Answer : c
Q 11. It was found that 84% of all stockbrokers drink coffee each day.
Furthermore, 64% eat candy bar each day. Finally, 8% of stockbrokers do not drink
coffee but eat candy bar. What is the probability that a stockbroker drinks coffee
given he/ she eats candy? [Hint: P(Ac|B) = 1 – P(A|B)]
A. 0.560
B. 0.280
C. 0.875
D. 0.360
Answer : c
What is the probability that one of these start-up firms was from the Northeast
provided the firm’s expected growth is medium?
A. 0.42
B. 0.12
C. 0.16
D. 0.31
Answer : c
What is the probability that one of these start-up firms’ expected growth is medium
provided the firm is from the Northeast provided the firm’s?
A. 0.16
B. 0.31
C. 0.42
D. 0.12
Answer : c
Answer : c
Answer : c
Q1.A corporation states that 60% of its employees participate in team initiatives. 30% of
employees participate in team initiatives and receive leadership training. What is the
probability that an employee will attend leadership training if s/he is involved in a team
project?
A. 0.30
B. 0.18
C. 0.50*
D. Cannot be determined from the information
Answer: c
Q2.A firm observes that 70% of their orders are online. Of these online orders, 90% are
delivered on time, while only 60% of in-store orders are delivered on time. If an
order is delivered on time, what is the probability that it was placed online?
A. 0.78*
B. 0.63
C. 0.81
D. 0.87
Answer: a
Q3.A software company tracks the success of its advertising campaigns. Campaign A
reaches 60% of the market; Campaign B reaches the remaining 40%. Campaign A and
Campaign B have conversion rates of 25% and 35%, respectively. When a customer
makes a purchase, what is the probability that they were reached by Campaign B?
A. 0.35
B. 0.41
C. 0.48*
D. 0.59
Answer: c
Q4.A delivery service uses three types of vehicles: vans (50%), motorcycles (30%), and
trucks (20%). The probabilities of late delivery for vans, motorcycles, and trucks are
5%, 10%, and 15%, respectively. If a delivery is late, what is the probability it was
made by a motorcycle?
A. 0.15
B. 0.25
C. 0.29*
D. 0.35
Answer: c
Answer: a
Q6.A software company estimates a 50% chance that a project will require an
extension. If the company manages 8 projects simultaneously, what is the
probability that at least half of them will require an extension?
A. BINOM.DIST(4,8,0.5,1)
B. 1 – BINOM.DIST(4,8,0.5,1)
C. 1 – BINOM.DIST(3,8,0.5,1)*
D. 0.5
Answer: c
Q7.The delivery times for Swiggy orders in Bengaluru follow a normal distribution with
a mean of 35 minutes and a standard deviation of 5 minutes. What is the probability
that an order is delivered within 30 to 40 minutes?
A. NORM.DIST(41,35,5,1) – NORM.DIST(29,35,5,1)
B. NORM.DIST(40,35,5,1) – NORM.DIST(30,35,5,1)*
C. NORM.DIST(40,35,5,0) – NORM.DIST(30,35,5,0)
D. NORM.DIST(39,35,5,1) – NORM.DIST(31,35,5,1)
Answer: b
Q8.A courier company has delivery times that are normally distributed with a mean of
2.5 days and a standard deviation of 0.6 days. What is the delivery time that
corresponds to the fastest 1% of deliveries?
A. NORM.INV(0.99,2.5,0.6)
B. NORM.INV(0.01,2.5,0.6,1)
C. NORM.INV(0.01,2.5,0.6)*
D. NORM.INV(0.99,2.5,0.6,1)
Answer: c
Q9.A retailer claims that the average amount spent by a customer is less than ₹1,000. A
sample of 100 customers shows a sample mean of ₹940 and a standard deviation of
₹150. What is the p-value for testing the retailer’s claim?
A. Close to zero*
B. Close to 1
C. Close to 0.5
D. Can’t obtain
Answer: a
Answer: c
Q11.A retail store in Mumbai claims that the average spending of a customer is less than
₹1,000. A sample of 20 customers has a sample mean of ₹950, with a sample
standard deviation of ₹100. What is the primary purpose of performing the one-
sample t-test in this case?
A. To verify if the store's claim is valid based on the sample data.*
B. To calculate the exact sample mean for the entire population.
C. To find the population standard deviation.
D. To decide if the sample is a true representative of the population.
Answer: a
Q12.A retailer in Mumbai compares sales performance across three stores. They perform
an ANOVA and find a significant result. What is the next step for the retailer?
A. Perform a post-hoc test to determine which stores' sales are significantly
different from each other.*
B. Immediately implement changes based on the store with the highest sales.
C. Recalculate the ANOVA test using a larger sample size.
D. Fail to reject the null hypothesis, as no further analysis is needed.
Answer: a
Q13.A company in Delhi collects data on whether customers prefer online or in-store
shopping based on their income group (low, medium, high). After performing the Chi-
Square Test of Independence, the p-value is 0.12. What is the appropriate conclusion?
A. There is a significant association between income group and shopping
preference.
B. There is no significant association between income group and shopping
preference.*
C. The data does not meet the conditions for a Chi-Square Test.
D. Can not conclude as the information is inadequate.
Answer:B
Q14.A car dealership in Mumbai wants to verify if the distribution of cars sold by color
matches their expected proportions (30% white, 20% black, 25% red, 25% blue).
They observe sales of 200 cars. If the p-value obtained from the Chi-Square Test of
Goodness of Fit is 0.04, what is the conclusion?
A. There is no significant difference between the observed and expected
distribution of car colors.
B. The observed car color distribution is significantly different from the
expected distribution.*
C. The dealership should increase the number of cars sold.
D. The dealership should not perform the test because the sample size is too
small.
Answer:B
Q15.Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from a Two-Way ANOVA test that
shows significant effects for both marketing strategy (online vs. print) and customer
demographics (age groups), with no significant interaction effect?
A. The type of marketing strategy and customer demographics have a combined
effect on customer purchase decisions.
B. The type of marketing strategy and customer demographics each have an
independent effect on purchase decisions.*
C. There is no significant effect of marketing strategy or customer
demographics on customer purchase decisions.
D. Only marketing strategy, not customer demographics, significantly influences
purchase decisions.
Answer:B