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Statistics MCQs on Correlation and Regression

Question 1: The value of coecient of correlation lies between Question 2: If the scatter diagram is drawn the scatter points
lie on a straight line then it indicate a) Skewness b) Perfect correlation c) No correlation d) None of the above A) Predictor variable B) Independent variable C) Predicted (dependent) variable D) Explanatory variable

Question 3: In the model Y = mX + a,Y is also known as the: Question 4:

= 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 D) Radius, intercept

Question 6: The sample coecient of correlation


A) Has the same sign as the slope, i.e. B) Can range from -1.00 up to 2.00 C) Is also called Peterson's r. D) Can range from -3.00 up to 2.00 1

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Question 5: If the regression equation is equal to Y

The regression equation is the line with slope a passing through A) The point (X, Y ) B) The point (x, y) C) The point (y, x) D) The point (Y , X )

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

Statistics MCQs on Correlation and Regression

Question 7:

A) r13.2 = 13.2 31.2 B) r13.2 = 12.3 21.3 C) r13.2 = 23.1 32.1 D) All of the above

Question 8: Which of the following relationship holds Question 9:

In regression equation y = a + x + e, both x and y variables are A) Random B) Fixed C) x is xed and y is random D) y is xed and x is random E) none of above

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Question 11:

The method of least squares nds the best t line that  the error between observed and estimated points on the line A) Maximizes B) Minimizes C) Reduces to zero D) Approaches to innity Answers: 1) C 6) A 11) B 2) B 7) C 3) C 8) A 4) A 9) C 5) B 10) A

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If R2 is zero, that is no collinearity/ Multicollinearity, the variance ination factor (VIF) will be A) Zero B) One C) Two D) None of the above.

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If the equation of regression line is y = 5, then what result will you take out from it? A) The line passes through origin B) The line passes through (5, 0) C) The line is parallel to y-axis D) The line is parallel to x-axis

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