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Statistics MCQs: Correlation & Regression

This document contains 11 multiple choice questions about statistics concepts including correlation, regression, and the coefficient of correlation. The questions assess understanding of topics such as the range of the coefficient of correlation, identifying the slope and intercept in a regression equation, and the relationship between the sample coefficient of correlation and the slope. The answers to the questions are also provided.

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Statistics MCQs: Correlation & Regression

This document contains 11 multiple choice questions about statistics concepts including correlation, regression, and the coefficient of correlation. The questions assess understanding of topics such as the range of the coefficient of correlation, identifying the slope and intercept in a regression equation, and the relationship between the sample coefficient of correlation and the slope. The answers to the questions are also provided.

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Statistics MCQs on Correlation and Regression

Question 1: The value of coecient of correlation lies between


A) 0 to 1
B) 0 to -1
C) -1 to 1
D) 1 to -10

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Question 2: If the scatter diagram is drawn the scatter points lie
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a) Skewness
b) Perfect correlation
c) No correlation
d) None of the above
Question 3: In the model Y = mX + a,Y is also known as the:
A) Predictor variable
B) Independent variable
C) Predicted (dependent) variable
D) Explanatory variable
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Question 4: The regression equation is the line with slope a
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A) The point (X, Y )
B) The point (x, y)
C) The point (y, x)
D) The point (Y , X )
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If the regression equation is equal to Y = 23.6 −


54.2X , then 23.6 is the  while -54.2 is the  of the regression
line.
A) Slope, intercept
B) Intercept, slope
C) Slope, regression coecient
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D) Radius, intercept
Question 6: The sample coecient of correlation
A) Has the same sign as the slope, i.e. β
B) Can range from -1.00 up to 2.00

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C) Is also called Peterson's r.


D) Can range from -3.00 up to 2.00
Question 7: If the equation of regression line is y = 5, then what
result will you take out from it?
A) The line passes through origin

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B) The line passes through (5, 0)
C) The line is parallel to y-axis

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D) The line is parallel to x-axis
Question √8: Which of the following relationship holds
A) r13.2 = √ β13.2 × β31.2
B) r13.2 = √β12.3 × β21.3
C) r13.2 = β23.1 × β32.1
D) All of the above
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Question 9: In regression equation y = a + β x + e, both x and
y variables are
A) Random
B) Fixed
C) x is xed and y is random
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D) y is xed and x is random E) none of above
Question 10: If R2 is zero, that is no collinearity/
Multicollinearity, the variance ination factor (VIF) will be
A) Zero
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B) One
C) Two
D) None of the above.
Question 11: The method of least squares nds the best t line
that  the error between observed and estimated points on the
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A) Maximizes
B) Minimizes
C) Reduces to zero
D) Approaches to innity
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Answers:
1) C 2) B 3) C 4) A 5) B
6) A 7) D 8) A 9) C 10) A
11) B

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