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University of Bahrain

College of Science
Department of Mathematics
Revision #5 (Chapter 11)
Stat 273 By Dr. Reman Abu-Shanab

1) Nine pairs of data yield the regression equation y  23.1  3.8 x . What is the predicted value
of x for y  12 ?

A) 9.2 B)  22.5 C) 68.7 D) 2.9

2) The following table gives the weight of a baby during the first six months of life:

Age in months x 0 2 3 5 6
Weight in lbs y 5 7 8 10 12

Write the equation of the regression line ŷ  a  bx ?

A) yˆ  1.12  4.81 x B) yˆ  4.81  1.12 x


C) yˆ  4.81  1.12 x D) yˆ  1.12  4.81 x

3) Compute the correlation coefficient, r , between X and Y for the following summarized
data:

n  8,  y  32 ,  x  140 ,  xy  469.5 , S xx  354 and S yy  25.5 .

A)  0.9525 B) 0.0100 C)  0.0100 D) 0.9525

4) If the correlation coefficient r  0.8764 , what can be said about the linear relationship
between x and y ?

A) There is a strong positive correlation B) There is a weak positive correlation


C) There is a strong negative correlation D) There is a weak negative correlation

5) A researcher assumes that there is a linear relationship between yield of potatoes, y , and level
of fertilizer application, x . the following statistics were found:

S xx  10.5 , S yy  112 , S xy  25 , x  2.75 and y  31

Find the equation of the regression line ŷ  a  bx ?

A) yˆ  29.85  0.42 x B) yˆ  18.68  4.48 x


C) yˆ  30.40  0.22 x D) yˆ  24.46  2.38 x

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6) Compute the correlation coefficient for the data below

X values –5 –1 6 8
Y values 5 4 –3 1

A) –0.812 B) 0.659 C) 0.000 D) –0.541

7) The equation of a regression line is yˆ  4.6  3.2 x . What is the intercept of this line?
A) –4.6 B) 3.2 C) 4.6 D) 0

8) If the equation for the regression line is yˆ  7 x  5 , then the slope of this line is

A) 10 B) 5 C) –2 D) –7

9) If the equation for the regression line is yˆ  9 x  4 , then a value of x = 4 will result in a
predicted value for y of

A) 13 B) 25 C) 40 D) 32

10) What is the equation for the regression line if n 7,  y  528 ,  x  69 ,


 xy  4754 and  x 2  825 ?
A) yˆ  106.089  3.110 x C) yˆ  3.110  106.089 x
B) yˆ  109.638  2.168 x D) yˆ  2.168  109.638 x

11) Compute the slope of the regression line for the data below.

X values –5 –2 5
Y values 5 4 –1

A) –1.58 B) –0.62 C) 1.11 D) –3.77

12) Compute the intercept of the regression line for the data below.
X values –5 0 2
Y values 5 3 –4

A) –5.00 B) 0.01 C) 0.22 D) 1.61

13) In a simple linear regression of y on x, the following statistics are calculated from a sample of
10 observations:

S xx  10 , S yy  5 , S xy  35 ,  y  105 , and  x  70
The least squares estimates of the slope and y-intercept are, respectively,

A) 0.29 and 8.47 B) 2.9 and -9.8 C) 3.5 and -14 D) 14 and -87.5

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14) Determine the type of relationship shown in the figure below.

A) positive B) negative C) perfect D) There is no relationship.

15) Determine the type of relationship shown in the figure below.

A) positive B) negative C) perfect D) There is no relationship

16) Determine the type of relationship shown in the figure below.

A) positive B) negative C) perfect D) There is no relationship.

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