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Statistics for Data Science I · Qualifier · 7 Aug 2022 · May 2022 term

Question 8: The tax paid by 100 employees of a company is given in a …

Question 8

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The tax paid by 100 employees of a company is given in a dataset. If the tax details of 200 more employees are added to the same dataset, then which among the following about the range will hold true? (More than one option could be correct)

Select all that apply.

  1. A

    The value of the range of the new dataset can never be smaller than the value of the range of the previous dataset.

  2. B

    The range of the new dataset can be smaller than the range of the previous dataset.

  3. C

    The range of the new dataset will never exceed the range of the previous dataset.

  4. D

    There will always be some effect on the value of the range after adding the data of 200 more employees in the dataset.

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Correct answer

  • A

    The value of the range of the new dataset can never be smaller than the value of the range of the previous dataset.

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Question 8 of 17 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Qualifier paper sat on 7 Aug 2022, in the May 2022 term (IIT M QUALIFIER EXAM QPE 07 Aug 2022 IBA NS). It carries 3 marks.

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