UGC NET Statistics in research Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 40 previous-year questions on Statistics in research from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 2: Research Aptitude, drawn from 33 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Statistics in research
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Significance and the p-value | 3 |
| Coefficient of variation | 3 |
| Uses of the t-test | 2 |
| Spearman's rank correlation | 2 |
| Spearman's rho and rank data | 1 |
| Effect of a constant on mean & SD | 1 |
| Pearson's r | 1 |
| Spearman's rho and Pearson's r | 1 |
| Test statistic for ANOVA | 1 |
| Areas under the normal curve | 1 |
| Covariance | 1 |
| Mean from SD and CV | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Statistics in research appears in 33 of 87 papers (38%), which JRFSmart rates as high frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Arrange the following intervals of standard normal variate in increasing order of probabilities. A. 0 <= Z <= +1 B. +1 <= Z <= +2 C. +2 <= Z <= +3 D. +3 <= Z < +infinity Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A box plot is useful for displaying information on : A. outliers B. correlation C. median D. autocovariance Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following pairs of standard deviation (sigma) and total number of samples (n) pertaining to different sampling distributions in the decreasing order of their standard error. A. sigma=1.6, n=16 B. sigma=1.5, n=25 C. sigma=0.6, n=36 D. sigma=1.4…
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Standard Normal Variate) | LIST-II (Probability) A. -1 <= Z <= +1 | I. ~ 0.5 B. -1 <= Z <= +2 | II. ~ 0.16 C. -infinity < Z <= 0 | III. ~ 0.68 D. -infinity < Z <= -1 | IV. ~ 0.82 Choose the correct answer from the…
Arrange the following in terms of increasing order of the minimum number of variables required for their computation: A. Mean B. First order correlation C. Correlation coefficient D. Second order correlation Choose the correct answer from the options given…
Population standard deviation (sigma) and (1/N)*sum(x_i^2) (x_i > 0) of different datasets are given in A-D below. Compute the population mean of each dataset and arrange in descending order. A. sigma = 5, (1/N)sum(x^2) = 61 B. sigma = 7, (1/N)sum(x^2) = 113…
Mean and variance for four different Binomial distributions with parameters n (number of trials) and p (probability of success) are given in A-D below. Compute the number of trials (n) for each Binomial distribution and arrange in ascending order. A. Mean =…
Consider four different Binomial distributions each with number of trials, n = 64 and probability of success, p as given in A-D below. Compute the variance for each Binomial distribution and arrange in ascending order. A. p = 0.01 B. p = 0.3 C. p = 0.5 D. p…
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