Free Index Numbers and Time Series MCQs with Answers

34 Index Numbers and Time Series MCQs from Statistics, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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31. Weighted Index number can be classified into _________ categories?

Moderate
  • A. Four
  • B. Three
  • C. Five
  • D. Two

Explanation: Weighted index numbers are commonly divided into two main categories: weighted aggregative indices and weighted average-of-price-relatives indices. Therefore, the number of categories is two.

Correct answer: Two

32. Ratio between given year and base year is called __________ in percentage?

Moderate
  • A. Price relative
  • B. Link relative
  • C. Retail prices
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The price relative is the current-year price divided by the base-year price, multiplied by 100. A link relative instead compares the current period with the immediately preceding period.

Correct answer: Price relative

33. An Index Number calculated for more than one items is called ___________?

Moderate
  • A. Sensitive Price Index number
  • B. Consumer Index Number
  • C. Simple Aggregation 1. Number
  • D. Chain Indices

Explanation: An index covering several items is an aggregate or composite index; the listed option refers to a simple aggregative index number. A consumer price index is a particular type of composite index, not the general definition asked here.

Correct answer: Simple Aggregation 1. Number

34. The index numbers are used to measure seasonal and cyclical variations in __________?

Moderate
  • A. Commodities
  • B. Time Series
  • C. Whole sale
  • D. Realtives

Explanation: Seasonal and cyclical movements are components of a time series, and index-number techniques can help measure such variations. Commodities and wholesale prices are subjects that may be studied, not the statistical series itself.

Correct answer: Time Series