Significance Testing Methods
- Previous year questions on Significance Testing Methods for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Community Medicine section of the exam.
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- 14 live questions in Significance Testing Methods.
- 1 of 14 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
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- Question set last updated 3 Sept 2026.
Q1.Quantitative test for same group of individuals before and after study is:-
- APaired t- test✓ Correct answer
- BUnpaired t- test
- CZ- test
- DChi-Square test
Q2.Height of group of 20 boys aged 10 years was 140 ± 13 cm and 20 girls of same age was 135 cm ± 7 cm. To test the statistical significance of difference in height, test applicable is -
- AX2
- BZ
- Ct✓ Correct answer
- DF
Q3.Statistical `Q' test is used for:
- AComparing the proportion of means of 2 groups
- BTo determine outliars✓ Correct answer
- CTo determine normality distribution
- DComparing the proportion of means of more than 2 groups
Q4.A research was undertaken by a group of psychiatrists and obstetricians to assess postpartum depression in mothers giving birth to male versus female children according to the Edinburgh depression scale (EPDS). What test should be used to compare the outcomes?
- AStudent's t-test
- BPaired t-test
- CChi-square test✓ Correct answer
- DPearson's correlation coefficient
Q5.For testing the statistical significance of the difference in heights of school children -
- AStudent's t test✓ Correct answer
- Bchi-square test
- CPaired 't' test
- DANOVA
Q6.In a study, two groups of newborns are checked for their weights based on whether their mothers received food supplements or not. The appropriate test which can be used for comparing the data is:
- AChi square test
- BPaired T-test
- CStudent's T-test✓ Correct answer
- DFischer exact test
Q7.Calculate degree of freedom Material Location X Y Glass 8 23 Cupboard 56 3 Metal 1 14
- A1
- B2✓ Correct answer
- C3
- D4
Q8.Appropriate statistical test to compare two propoions
- AChi-square test✓ Correct answer
- BStudent's t-test
- COdds ratio
- DCorrelation coefficient
Q9.Which of the following is a Prerequisite for the Chi-square test to compare -
- ABoth sample should be mutually exclusive✓ Correct answer
- BBoth sample need not be mutually exclusive
- CNormal distribution
- DAll of the above
Q10.Twenty-five children are chosen randomly from a school playground. Their heights are measured in 2 consecutive months. What statistical test could be used to test the hypothesis that their heights are not different in consecutive months?
- AUnpaired t-test
- BPaired t-test✓ Correct answer
- CZ-test
- DRegression
Answer key
Q1: A. Paired t- test; Q2: C. t; Q3: B. To determine outliars; Q4: C. Chi-square test; Q5: A. Student's t test; Q6: C. Student's T-test; Q7: B. 2; Q8: A. Chi-square test; Q9: A. Both sample should be mutually exclusive; Q10: B. Paired t-test.
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