Unit 1
Unit 1
Unit 1
UNIT I
EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS
1. What is the primary purpose of Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)?
A) To perform hypothesis testing
B) To create a summary of the main characteristics of the data
C) To make final decisions about the data
D) To forecast future values
Answer: B) To create a summary of the main characteristics of the data
6. Which statistic is most commonly used to summarize the central tendency of a dataset in
EDA?
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A) Median
B) Mode
C) Mean
D) Variance
Answer: C) Mean
8. Which EDA technique would be most useful to show how the data is skewed?
A) Scatter plot
B) Pie chart
C) Histogram
D) Bar chart
Answer: C) Histogram
9. If a dataset has many missing values, what is the first step in the EDA process?
A) Visualizing the missing data
B) Ignoring the missing data
C) Removing all rows with missing data
D) Replacing missing values with zeros
Answer: A) Visualizing the missing data
10. Which of the following measures is least affected by extreme values (outliers)?
A) Mean
B) Median
C) Standard deviation
D) Range
Answer: B) Median