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BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
(BDP)
Term-End Examination
June, 2024
BPC-004 : STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 50
Note : (i) All Sections are compulsory.
(ii) Use of simple calculator is permitted.
Section—A
Note : Answer any two of the following questions
in about 450 words each. 2×10=20
1. Define Statistics. Describe the scope and use of
Statistics. 3+7
2. Discuss the measures of central tendency with
a focus on its types. Explain the characteristics
of a good measures of central tendency. 6+4
P. T. O.
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3. Compute Spearman’s rank order test for the
following dataset : 10
X Y
18 19
11 11
28 34
12 17
14 18
10 13
23 21
27 25
15 12
24 27
4. Discuss the application of Chi-square test of
goodness to fit. Compute Chi-square for the
following dataset : 3+7
Agree Neutral Disagree
Boys 10 15 25
Girls 25 10 15
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Section—B
Note : Answer any four of the following questions
in about 250 words each. 4×6=24
5. Explain measures of dispersion. 6
6. Describe the meaning of Statistics in the
singular and plural sense. 6
7. Discuss diagrammatic presentation of data. 6
8. Explain absolute dispersion and relative
dispersion. 3+3
9. Compute mean, median and average deviation
for the following ungroup data : 6
15, 12, 13, 23, 42, 30, 28
Section—C
Note : Write short notes on any two from the
following in about 100 words each.
10. Errors in hypothesis testing. 3
11. Properties and limitations of range 3
12. Kendall’s tau 3
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