GRE Subject 2026 Practice Test Maths Statistics Free Quiz 1

1. What is statistics?

A. Collecting, analyzing, interpreting data B. Probability C. Combinatorics D. Calculus

2. What type of statistics summarizes data?

A. Inferential B. Predictive C. Descriptive D. Prescriptive

3. What type of statistics draws conclusions from samples?

A. Descriptive B. Predictive C. Prescriptive D. Inferential

4. What is a parameter in statistics?

A. Statistic B. Sample C. Parameter D. Variable

5. What is a statistic in statistics?

A. Parameter B. Population C. Variable D. Statistic

6. What is the mean?

A. Median B. Mean C. Mode D. Range

7. What is the median?

A. Median B. Mean C. Mode D. Standard deviation

8. What is the range?

A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Range

9. What measures the spread of data around the mean?

A. Standard deviation B. Variance C. Range D. Interquartile range

10. What is a histogram?

A. Bar chart B. Pie chart C. Histogram D. Scatter plot