UGC NET Measures of dispersion Previous Year Questions (Paper 1)
JRFSmart holds 13 previous-year questions on Measures of dispersion from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 7: Data Interpretation, drawn from 12 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Measures of dispersion
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Coefficient of variation | 6 |
| Standard deviation from the mean of squares | 4 |
| Deviation from the mean | 1 |
| Effect of subtracting a constant | 1 |
| Identifying measures of dispersion | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Measures of dispersion appears in 12 of 87 papers (14%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Population Mean (mu) and (1/N) sum of x_i squared) (A) mu = 5, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 50 (B) mu = 4, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 52 (C) mu = 3, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 58 (D) mu = 6, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 100 List - II (Population Standard…
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Population Mean (mu) and (1/N) sum of x_i squared) A. mu = 3, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 90 B. mu = 4, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 116 C. mu = 5, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 146 D. mu = 6, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 180 LIST-II (Population Standard Deviation…
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Population mean (mu) and (1/N) sum of X_i squared) A. mu = 5, (1/N) sum X_i^2 = 61 B. mu = 6, (1/N) sum X_i^2 = 85 C. mu = 7, (1/N) sum X_i^2 = 113 D. mu = 8, (1/N) sum X_i^2 = 145 LIST-II (Population standard deviation…
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Population Mean (mu) and (1/N) sum of x_i squared) A. mu = 7, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 85 B. mu = 3, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 58 C. mu = 7, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 113 D. mu = 6, (1/N) sum x_i^2 = 117 LIST-II (Population standard Deviation…
Arrange the data sets with following pairs of mean (x-bar) and standard direction (sigma) in increasing order of their coefficient of variation. (A) x-bar = 50, sigma = 12 (B) x-bar = 55, sigma = 10 (C) x-bar = 60, sigma = 14 (D) x-bar = 70, sigma = 15…
Arrange the datasets with following pairs of mean (x-bar) and standard deviation (sigma) in increasing order of their coefficient of variation: A. x-bar = 25, sigma = 9 B. x-bar = 40, sigma = 12 C. x-bar = 30, sigma = 10 D. x-bar = 35, sigma = 11 Choose the…
Arrange the data sets with following pairs of mean (x-bar) and standard derivation (sigma) in increasing order of their coefficient of variation. (A) x-bar = 8, sigma = 1.7 (B) x-bar = 11, sigma = 2.2 (C) x-bar = 15, sigma = 3.6 (D) x-bar = 16, sigma = 3…
Arrange the datasets with the following means (x-bar) and standard deviations (sigma) in decreasing order of their coefficients of variation. (A) sigma = 4.3, x-bar = 13.8 (B) sigma = 3.8, x-bar = 12.7 (C) sigma = 5.7, x-bar = 14.9 (D) sigma = 4.7, x-bar =…
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