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CHAPTER-18
CORRELATION AND REGRESSION

1. The coefficient of correlation r between x and y when :

(a) –0.97 (b) 0.97 (c) 0.89 (d) –0.89
2. Take 200 and 150 respectively as the assumed mean for X and Y series of 11 values, then
, , , , , .
The value of r is :
(a) 0.77 (b) 0.98
(c) 0.92 (d) 0.82
3. For some bivariate data, the following results were obtained for the two variables x and y :

, , , .
The most prodable value of y when x = 60 is :
(a) 15.6 (b) 13.4
(c) 19.7 (d) 17.7
4. If the sum of squares of the rank difference in mathematics and physics marks of 10 students is
22, then the coefficient of rank correlation is :
(a) 0.267 (b) 0.867
(c) 0.92 (d) None

5. Two random variables have the regression lines and . The coefficient
of correlation between x and y is :
(a) –0.25 (b) 0.5
(c) –0.5 (d) 0.25
6. The coefficient of correlation between X and Y is 0.6 U and V are two variables defined as

, then the coefficient of correlation between U and V is :

(a) 0.6 (b) 0.4 (c) 0.8 (d) 1
7. For the following data, the coefficient of rank correlation is :
Rank in Botany: 1 2 3 4 5
Rank in Chemistry: 2 3 1 5 4
(a) 0.93 (b) 0.4 (c) 0.6 (d) None

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8. The following data is given, based on 450 students for marks in Statistics and Economics at a
certain examination :
Mean marks in Statistics = 40
Mean marks in Economics = 48
S.D. of marks (Statistics) = 12
Sum of the product of deviations of marks from their respective mean = 42075
The average marks in Economics of candidates who obtained 50 marks in Statistics is :
(a) 45 (b) 54.5 (c) 54 (d) 47.5
9. For 10 pairs of observations, number of concurrent deviations was found to be 4. What is the
value of the coefficient of concurrent deviation ?

(a) (b) 1/3 (c) –1/3 (d)

10. If the covariance between two variables is 20 and the variance of one of the variables is 16,
what would be the variance of the other variable ?
(a) More than 10 (b) More than 100
(c) More than 1.25 (d) Less than 10
11. Assume 69 and 112 as the mean values for X and Y respectively.

, , , , and N = 8.

Where . Then the value of r is :

(a) 0.95 (b) 0.65 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.85
12. In rank correlation, the association need not be linear :
(a) True (b) False (c) Partly True (d) Partly False

13. The lines of regression are as follows: ; . The mean values

is :
(a) (12, 5) (b) (5, 7) (c) (7, 12) (d) (5, 12)
14. The coefficient of rank correlation of marks obtained by 10 students, in English and
Economics was found to be 0.5. It was later discovered that the difference in ranks in the two
subjects obtained by one students was wrongly taken as 3 instead of 7. The correct coefficient
of rank correlation is :
(a) 0.32 (b) 0.26 (c) 0.49 (d) 0.93

15. Given the following data: and . The coefficient of determination is :

(a) 0.74 (b) 0.42 (c) 0.58 (d) 0.64

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16. The method applied for deriving regression equations is known as :

(a) Concurrent deviation (b) Product moment
(c) Least squares (d) Normal equation
17. The coefficient of correlation between xand y series from the following data:
X series Y series
Number of pairs of observations 15 15
Arithmetic mean 25 18
Standard deviation 3.01 3.03
Sum of the squares of deviation from mean 136 138
Sum of the product of the deviations of x and y series from their respective mean = 122, is :
(a) 0.89 (b) 0.99
(c) 0.69 (d) 0.91

18. If the lines of regression in a bivariate distribution are given by and ,

then the coefficient of correlation is :
(a) 0.866 (b) –0.666 (c) 0.667 (d) –0.866
19. If the correlation coefficient between two variables is 1, then the two lines of regressions are :
(a) Parallel (b) At right angles
(c) Coincident (d) None of these
20. If the sum of square of differences of rank is 50 and number of items is 8 then what is the
value of rank correlation coefficient.
(a) 0.59 (b) 0.40 (c) 0.36 (d) 0.63
21. If coefficient of correlation between x and y is 0.46. Find coefficient of correlation between x

and
(a) 0.46 (b) 0.92 (c) –0.46 (d) –0.92

22. Given the regression equations as and . Find regression equation of y

on x.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
23. The coefficient of correlation is significant if :
(a) P. E (b) P. E

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(c) P. E (d) P.E

24. The two regression equations are :

Find the value of y if x = 9.

(a) –8 (b) 8 (c) –12 (d) 0

25. The correlation coefficient between x and y is –1/2. The value of . Find by x.
(a) –2 (b) –4 (c) 0 (d) 2
26. Ranks of two_______characteristics by two judges are in reverse order then find the value of
Spearman rank correlation co-efficient.
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 0.75
27. Which of the following regression equations represent regression line of Y and X :

(a) (b)
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
28. If the rank correlation co-efficient between marks in Management and Mathematics for a
group of students is 0.6 and the sum of the squares of the difference in ranks is 66. Then what
is the number of students in the group ?
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
29. Correlation coefficient between X and Y will be negative when :
(a) X and Y are decreasing (b) X is increasing, Y is
decreasing
(c) X and Y are increasing (d) None of these

30. The two regression lines are and . Find the values of and

(a) 7/3, 1/4 (b) –7/3, –1/4

(c) –3/7, –1/4 (d) None of these

31. If ‘P’is the simple correlation coefficient, the quantity is known as :

(a) Coefficient of determination (b) Coefficient of non-determination
(c) Coefficient of alienation (d) None of the above

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32. ________of the regression coefficients is greater than the correlation coefficient
(a) Combined mean (b) Harmonic mean
(c) Geometric mean (d) Arithmetic mean

33. If the correlation coefficient between x and y is r, then between and is

(a) r (b) –r (c) (d)

34. If the two lines of regression are :

and
The regression line of y on x is

(a) (b)
(c) Any of the two line (d) None of the two lines
35. If the sum of the product of deviations of x and y series from their means is zero, then the
coefficient of correlation will be
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
36. The ranks of five participants given by two judges are
A B C D E
Judge 1 1 2 3 4 5
Judge 2 5 4 3 2 1
Rank correlation coefficient between ranks will be
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) –1 (d) ½
37. Regression coefficient are _________________.
(a) dependent of change of origin and of scale.
(b) independent of both change of origin and of scale.
(c) dependent of change of origin but not of scale.
(d) independent of change of origin but not of scale.
38. Given: ,

The coefficient of correlation between x and y is 0.6. What will be the regression coefficient of
‘x’ and ‘y’?
(a) 0.03 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.05
39. If the two lines of regression are:

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and
The regression line of y and x is

(a) (b)
(c) Any of the two line (d) None of the two lines
40. The covariance between two variables x and y is 8.4 and their variances are 25 and 36
respectively. Calculate Karl Perason’s coefficient of correlation between them.
(a) 0.82 (b) 0.28 (c) 0.01 (d) 0.09

41. For a bivariate data, who two times of regression are and ,
then find the values of and
(a) 17 and 13 (b) 13 and 17 (c) 13 and –17 (d) –13 and 17
42. Three competitors in a contest are ranked by two judges in the order 1, 2, 3 and 2, 3, 1
respectively. Calculae the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.
(a) –0.5 (b) –0.8 (c) 0.5 (d) 0.8
43. Out of the following which one affects the regression co-efficient.
(a) Change of origin only
(b) Change of scale only
(c) Change of scale and origin both
(d) Neither change of origin nor change of scale
44. For a bivariate data, the lines of regression of Y and X, and of X on Y are respectively
and , then the correlation coefficient r is equal to :
(a) 0.2 (b) –0.2 (c) 0.5 (d) –0.5
45. If one of regression coefficient is ________unity, the other must be _________unity.
(a) More than, more than (b) Less than, less then
(c) More than, less than (d) Positive, negative
46. If Y is dependent variable and X is independent variable and the S.D of X and Y are 5 and 8
respectively and co-efficient of co-relation between X and Y is 0.8. Find the regression
coefficient of Y on X.
(a) 0.78 (b) 1.28 (c) 6.8 (d) 0.32

47. If the regression lines are and , the correlation coefficient

between ‘x’ and ‘y’ is :
(a) 1 (b) 0.6 (c) –0.6 (d) –1
48. The coefficient of correlatin between two variable x and y is the simple _________of the two
regression coefficients.

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(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric mean

(c) Harmonic mean (d) None of the above
49. If 2 variables are uncorrelated, their regression lines are :
(a) Parallel (b) Perpendicular
(c) Coincident (d) Inclined at 45 degrees
50. If the covariance between variables X and Y is 25 and variance of X and Y are respectively 36
and 25, then the coefficient of correlation is
(a) 0.409 (b) 0.416 (c) 0.833 (d) 0.0277

51. If , denote the arithmetic means, denotes the standard deviations. denote
the regression coefficients of the variables ‘x’ and ‘y’ respectively, then the point of
intersection of regression lines x on y and y on x is _____________.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

52. In Spearman’s correlatin coefficient, the sum of the differences of ranks between two variables
shall be __________.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) None of above
53. For certain x and y series which are correlated, the two lines of regression are:

The correlation coefficient is

(a) 4/5 (b) ¾ (c) 2/3 (d) ½
54. The coefficient of correlatin between x and y series is –0.38. The linear relation between x and
u and y and v are and , what is the coefficient of correlation between
u and v ?
(a) 0.38 (b) –0.38 (c) 0.40 (d) None of above

55. If is the regression line of y on x value of is

(a) 5/18 (b) 18 (c) 5 (d) 1/18
56. If ‘r’ be the Karls Pearson’s coefficient of correlation in a bivariate distribution then the two
regression lines are at right angle if :
(a)
(b)
(c) any finite value whose numerical value is less than 1
(d) None of these

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57. If the regression equations are and and standard deviation of

y is 1. The coefficient of correlation is = _________.
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0.87 (d) –0.87
58. The coefficient of correlation between two variables x and y is 0.28. Their covariance is 7.6. If
the variance of x is 9, then the standard deviation of y is :
(a) 8.048 (b) 9.048 (c) 10.048 (d) 11.048

59. Two variables x and y are related according to . Then x and y are :
(a) Positively correlated (b) Negatively correlated
(c) Correlation is zero (d) None of these
60. Determine the coefficient of correlation between x and y series:
x Series y Series
Number of items 15 15
Sum of sq. of deviationof mean 25 18
Arithmetic mean 136 138
Sum of product deviation of x and y series from mean = 122
(a) –0.89 (b) 0.89 (c) 0.69 (d) –0.69
61. Price and demand is the example for
(a) No correlation (b) Positive correlation
(c) Negative (d) None of the above
62. If mean of x and y variables is 20 and 40 respectively and the regression coefficient of y on x is
1.608, then the regression line of y on x is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
63. When the value of correlation coefficient is +1 or –1, then the two regression lines will _____.
(a) have 30° angle between them (b) have 45° angle between them
(c) coincide (d) be perpendicular to each other

64. Two regression lines for a bivariate data are : and . Then the
coefficient of correlation should be :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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65. When each individual gets the exactly opposite rank by the two Judges, then the rank
correlation will be ________.

(a) 0 (b) –1 (c) +1 (d)

66. If the mean of the two variables ‘x’ and ‘y’ are 3 and 1 respectively. Then the equation of two
regression lines are ________.

(a) , (b)

(c) , (d) ,

67. The equation of two lines of regression for ‘x’ and ‘y’ are and then
the value of regression coefficient of ‘y’ on ‘x’ will be ____________.

(a) 5 (b) (c) (d)

68. If the correlation coefficient between two variable is zero, then the lines of regression are :
(a) Parallel (b) Perpendicular
(c) Coincide (d) None of these
69. If the value of correlation coefficient between x and y is 1, then the value of correlation

coefficient between and is :

(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) –1/2 (d) ½

70. The equations of two regression lines are and , then the value of
correlation coefficient between x and y is:
(a) –1/2 (c) +1/2

(c) (d)

71. Two regression line are: and

The value of the correlation coefficient is
(a) 0.6 (b) –0.6 (c) 0.54 (d) 0.45
72. When the correlation coefficient r is equal to +1, all the points in a scatter diagram would be
(a) On a straight line directed from upper left to lower right
(b) On a straight line directed from lower left to upper right
(c) On a straight line
(d) Both (a) and (b)
73. Out of following which is correct ?

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(a) (b)

(c) (d)
74. In case of “Insurance Companies” profits and the number of claims they have to pay there is
______correlation.
(a) Positive (b) Negative
(c) No correlation (d) None of the above

75. Two regression equations are as follows:

Regression equation of x on y :

Regression equation of y on x:
What will be the mean of x and y ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
76. If the coefficient of correlation between X and Y variables is +0.90 then what will be the
coefficient of determination ?
(a) 0.30 (b) 0.81
(c) 0.94 (d) None fo these
77. The two lines of regression become identical when
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) or (b)
78. If r = 0.6, then the coefficient of determination is
(a) 0.4 (b) –0.6 (c) 0.36 (d) 0.64
79. The two regression lines passing through
(a) Represent means (b) Represent S.Ds
(c) (a) and (b) (d) None of these
80. Out of the following the one which effect the regression coefficient is
(a) Change of origin only
(b) Change of scale only
(c) Change of scale and origin both
(d) Neither change in origin nor change of scale

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81. The regression equation x and y is , the value of

(a) (b) (c) (d)

82. In a beauty contest there were 10 cmpetitiors, Rank of these candidates are assigned by two
judges A and B. The sum of squares of differences of ranks is 44. The value of rank
correlation is :
(a) 0.70 (b) 0.73 (c) 0.80 (d) 0.60
83. The coefficient of correlation between the temperature of environment and power consumption
is always :
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Equal to 1

84. If two regression lines are and then mean values of x and y will be :
(a) 0 and 1 (b) 1 and 1 (c) 1 and 0 (d) –1 and –1
85. The coefficient of correlation between x and y is 0.6. If X and Y values are multiplied by –1,
then the coefficient of correlation will be :

(a) 0.6 (b) –0.6 (c) (d)

86. If two regression lines are and , then the value of correlation
coefficient (r) will be :
(a) 0.10 (b) –0.10 (c) –0.90 (d) 0.90
87. The regression coefficient is independent of the change of :
(a) Origin (b) Scale
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) or (b)
88. If then the coefficient of non-determination will be :
(a) 0.40 (b) –0.60 (c) 0.36 (d) 0.64

89. The correlation coefficient (r) is the __________of the two regression coefficient
(a) AM (b) GM (c) HM (d) Median
90. If there is a constant increase in a series, then the corresponding graph will be
(a) Convex curve (b) Concave curve
(c) Parabola (d) Straight line from the let to right
91. If the plotted points is scatter digram are evenly distributed, then the correlation is
(a) Zero (b) Negative (c) Positive (d) (a) or (b)
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(a) Strictly positive (b) Strictly negative

(c) Always zero (d) Either positive or negative or zero
93. The coefficient of determinant is defined by the formula

(a) (b)
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None
94. In the method of Concurrent deviation, only the directions of change (Positive
direction/Negative direction) in the variables are taken into account for calculation of
(a) Coefficient of SD (b) Coefficient of regression
(c) Coefficient of correlation (d) None

95. Correlation coefficient is __________of the units of measurement.

(a) dependent (b) independent (c) both (d) None
96. In case speed of an automobile and the distance required to stop the car after applying brakes
correlation is
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) None

97. A relationship is not possible

(a) True (b) False (c) Both (d) None
98. Rank correlation coefficient lies between
(a) 0 to 1 (b) –1 to +1 inclusive of these value
(c) –1 to 0 (d) both
99. The two line of regression intersect at the point
(a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) None of these

100. If the two lines of regression are and , then the regression line of
y on x is :

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
101. If the two regression lines are and , then the value of correlation coefficient
is
(a) 0.5 (b) –0.5 (c) 0.75 (d) –0.80
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(a) Scale (b) Origin

(c) Scale and origin both (d) None of these
103. If the correlation coefficient between the variables X and Y is 0.5, then the correlation
coefficient between the variables and is
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) –0.5 (d) 0
104. A.M. of regression coefficients is
(a) Equal to r (b) Greater than or equal to r
(c) Half of r (d) None
105. Given that
X –3 –3/2 0 3/2 3
Y 9 9/4 0 9/4 9
Then Karipearson’s coefficient of correlatin is
(a) Positive (b) Zero (c) Negative (d) None

106. Find the prodable error if and n = 36

(a) 0.6745 (b) 0.067 (c) 0.5287 (d) None
107. Given the following series:
X 10 13 12 15 8 15
Y 12 16 18 16 7 18
The rank correlation coefficient r=

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

108. Determine Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient from the given data :
(a) (b)
(c) (d) None of the above

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109. If the regression line of Y on X is given by and Karlpearson’s coefficient of

correlatin is 0.5 then _________

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) None

110. If two line of regression are and . So is

(a) y on x (b) x on y (c) both (d) None

111. Find the coefficient of regression: and

(a) 0.5 (b) –0.5 (c) 0.25 (d) –0.25
112. What is the coefficient of correlation from the following data ?
x: 1 2 3 4 5
y: 5 4 3 2 6
(a) 0 (b) –0.75 (c) –0.85 (d) 0.82
113. If the plotted points in a scatter diagram lie from upper left to lower right, then correlation is
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) None of these

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