UGC NET Hypothesis testing Previous Year Questions (Commerce)
JRFSmart holds 33 previous-year questions on Hypothesis testing from UGC NET Commerce (Paper 2), filed under Unit 5: Business Statistics and Research Methods, drawn from 18 of the 22 exam papers in the bank (2018–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Hypothesis testing
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Non-parametric tests | 3 |
| Choosing the right test | 2 |
| Steps in testing a hypothesis | 2 |
| Test for paired samples | 1 |
| Choosing the right statistical test | 1 |
| Steps in hypothesis testing | 1 |
| One-factor ANOVA | 1 |
| Student's t versus z | 1 |
| Non-parametric tests and their parametric counterparts | 1 |
| Analysis of variance | 1 |
| Effect size | 1 |
| Test statistics and their tests | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Hypothesis testing appears in 18 of 22 papers (82%), which JRFSmart rates as high frequency.
8 questions in this topic have been verified as repeated in more than one paper.
Sample previous-year questions
Match the statistical tests with their explanations: List I: Statistical Test List II: Explanation A. Z-Test I. Tests the significance of the association between two attributes B. Chi-Square II. Compares the difference in the mean values of two independent…
Arrange the following steps of the process of hypothesis testing in the proper sequence. A. Set up null and alternative hypothesis B. Establish the decision rule. C. Select statistics D. Select the level of significance E. Perform computation and draw a…
In a statistical experiment, an effect size is described as:
Match List I with List II: List I — Formula for test statistic List II — Test A. Σ(O−E)²/E I. Z-test B. [12/(n(n+1))] Σ(R j ²/n j ) − 3n(n+1) II. H-test (Kruskal-Wallis test) C. (X̄ − μ) / SE III. F-test (ANOVA) D. SS between / SS within IV. Chi-square test…
Match List I with List II: List I — Statistical identity List II — Description A. Power of test I. Maximum level significance at which the null hypothesis would be accepted B. Standard error II. Test for significance of regression equation C. P-value III…
While wandering in jungle, King Dushyant married Shankuntala as narrated in the "Abhigyan Shankuntalam". He gave her royal ring which could serve her identity when she would come to meet him, in future. However, she had lost the ring while going to meet him…
Which of the following are considered non-parametric tests? A. Mann-Whitney U test B. Kruskal-Wallis test C. F-test D. T-test E. Chi-square test Choose the correct option:
Match the tests with suitable situations of their application for hypothesis-testing: Test Situation A. z-test I. Comparing the differences in the mean values of more than two sample groups (Parametric data) B. ANOVA II. Testing the significance of the…
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