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CFA® Level I Chartered Financial Analyst Questions 966–970 (page: 195)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

In a systematic random sampling method,

  1. a sample selected such that every member of the population has the same chance of being selected.
  2. a sample is selected by randomly from within the first N members of the population and then selecting every Nth member of the population.
  3. a sample is selected by drawing numbers from a normal probability distribution.
  4. a sample is selected by first dividing the population into groups and then selecting members from each group.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The population members are arranges in a systematic way, such as alphabetically or by date received. A random starting point is selected and then every Nth item is selected for inclusion in the random sample.



The mean, as a measure of central tendency would be inappropriate for which one of the following?

  1. Incomes of lawyers
  2. Number of pages in textbooks on statistics
  3. Ages of adults at a senior citizen center
  4. Marital status of college students at a particular university
  5. None of these answers

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The answer to the question what is your marital status is usually yes or no, or some other status - divorced, widow etc. So we cannot take an average of non-ordinal observations.



Which is true of positively skewed distributions?

  1. They have a limited, but frequent, upside.
    II. Their downside is less frequent but more unlimited.
    III. They are attractive to investors because their mean is larger than their median.
  2. III
  3. I and II
  4. II
  5. I and III
  6. II and III

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

I and II are false. The correct statements for them would be: 1) positively skewed distributions have a limited, but frequent, downside, and 2) they have a less frequent, but more unlimited, upside. III is true.



What annual interest rate, compounded annually, will cause a deposit of $850 to become $1,475 in 10 years?

  1. 5.67%
  2. 7.60%
  3. 7.88%
  4. 4.65%
  5. 5.50%

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

On the BAII Plus, press 10 N, 850 PV, 1475 +/- FV, 0 PMT, CPT I/Y. On the HP12C, press 10 n, 850 PV, 1475 CHS FV, 0 PMT, i. Make sure that the BAII Plus has the P/Y value set to 1.



A researcher has decided to create a frequency distribution using the following classes:
30-45, 45-60, 60-75, 76 & over.
The selection of this set involves which of the following?

  1. non-overlapping classes.
    II. open-ended classes.
    III. equal class intervals
  2. III only
  3. I only
  4. I & III only
  5. II & III only
  6. II only

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

Note that "76 & over" is an open-ended class. Also, the classes are overlapping (for e.g., the classes "30-45" and "45-60" have the point "45" in common).



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