The sum of absolute deviations of values is minimum when measured from the: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The sum of absolute deviations of values is minimum when measured from the:

A. Mode

B. Geometric Mean

C. Mean

D. Median

Answer: Option D

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A mathematical property of the Median is that the sum of the absolute deviations (ignoring signs) from it is minimized.

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Gross Reproduction Rate (GRR) assumes that female mortality before the end of the childbearing age is:

A. Increasing

B. Equal to male mortality

C. Zero

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Correct Answer: Option C

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GRR ignores mortality, assuming all women survive to the end of their reproductive lifespan (usually age 49).

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In a distribution, the mode is 30, median 32, mean 34. The distribution is:

A. Positively skewed

B. Leptokurtic

C. Symmetric

D. Negatively skewed

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Correct Answer: Option A

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Mean > Median > Mode indicates positive skewness.

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The probability that a randomly chosen number from 1 to 100 is divisible by 7 or 11 is:

A. 25/100

B. 20/100

C. 22/100

D. 23/100

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Correct Answer: Option C

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Multiples of 7: 14; of 11: 9; of 77: 1. Total = 14+9-1=22. P=22/100.

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