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The document discusses various statistical concepts including scatter plots, correlation coefficients, and linear regression. It presents multiple-choice questions related to the calculation and interpretation of Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and regression analysis. Additionally, it explores the relationships between variables and the implications of correlation coefficients on data interpretation.

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MCQ Unit2 Final

The document discusses various statistical concepts including scatter plots, correlation coefficients, and linear regression. It presents multiple-choice questions related to the calculation and interpretation of Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and regression analysis. Additionally, it explores the relationships between variables and the implications of correlation coefficients on data interpretation.

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1.

scatter plots, correlation coefficient and its properties, Karl


Pearson’s correlation coefficient,

1. The correlation coefficient between X and Y data given below is


X 1 3 4 5 7 8 10
Y 2 6 8 10 14 16 20
a) -1 b) 1 c) 0 d) 0.8
2. Coefficient of correlation between two variables X and Y is 0.32. Their covariance is 7.86. The variance
of X is 10. The standard deviation of Y series is

a) 60.33 b) 7.767 c) 9.237 d) 5.436

If X, Y and Z are random variables each with expectation 10 and variances 1, 4 and
9 resp. The correlation coefficients are r(X, Y) = 0, r(Y, Z) = r(Z, X) = 1/4, then
Var(3X − Z) =
(A) 0 (B) 9/4 (C) 27/2 (D) −9/2

For the some given set of 𝑋, 𝑌 values, after shifting the origin as 𝑈 = 𝑋 − 65, 𝑉 =
𝑌 − 32, following results are obtained

∑ 𝑈 = 2, ∑ 𝑉 = 2, ∑ 𝑈 2 = 2970, ∑ 𝑉 2 = 570, ∑ 𝑈𝑉 = 1178, 𝑛 = 6

Then 𝑟(𝑋, 𝑌) =
(A) 0.9054 (B) 0.8213 (C) 0.7661 (D) 0.8506

Q: A researcher collects data on the


number of hours studied and exam scores
of 50 students. The scatter plot of the
points shown in the figure. Which of the
following best describes the correlation
between hours studied and exam scores?
A) Strong negative correlation
B) Strong positive correlation
C) No correlation
D) Weak negative correlation

Q: A company analyzes the relationship between employee work experience (in years) and their
productivity score. The Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation is found to be -0.85. Based on
this, which of the following is the most appropriate interpretation?

A) As work experience increases, productivity also increases significantly.


B) There is no relationship between work experience and productivity.
C) As work experience increases, productivity decreases significantly.
D) The correlation is weak and does not indicate any meaningful relationship

Q: A statistician computes Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation (rrr) between the monthly
income (in USD) and monthly expenses (in USD) of 100 individuals. The value of rrr is found to
be 0.82. Later, he decides to:

1. Express income and expenses in Euros instead of USD.


2. Subtract a fixed amount (1000) from both income and expenses before recalculating rrr.

What will happen to the correlation coefficient after these changes?

A) It will increase.
B) It will decrease.
C) It will remain exactly the same.
D) It will become zero.

Ans 2
Ans 1

1.

X 1 2 3 4
Y 100 100 100 100
What is the value of the Karl
Pearson’s correlation coefficient?
(a)-1 (b)1 (c)0 (d)0.5

2. From the following dataset, X= 20,20,20,20 and Y=10,20,30,40; what should be the value of the
correlation coefficient?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d)Undefined
2.Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient,
Calculate rank correlation coefficient from the following data:
Expenditure on advertisement: 10 1514 25 14 14 2022
Profit: 6 25 1218 25 40 10 7
(a) -0.045 (b) -0.024 (c) 0.024 (d) 0.045
Q2

3.Linear regression and its


properties
1. If X = 25 is mean of X and Y = 25 is mean of Y , b XY = 2 . Find the value of X when
Y = 130

a) 32 b) 24. c) 20 d) 45
2. Given the two lines of regression as 3 X − 4Y + 8 = 0 and 4 X − 3Y = 1 , the means of X and Y
are

a) X = 5, Y = 2, b) X = 5, Y = 4, c) X = 4, Y = 5, d) X = 7, Y = 3

.1) For a bivariate data set on ( x, y ) if the means, standard deviations and correlation coefficient
are x =1, y = 2,  x = 3,  y = 9, r = 0.8 . Then the line of regression of y on x is

a) y = 2 + 3.2 ( x − 1) b) y = 7 + 3.2 ( x + 1) c) y = 2 + 2.4 ( x − 1) d) y = 2 + 2.14 ( x − 1)

2. If the two regression lines are Y = a + bX , and X = c + dY , What is the Correlation between X
and Y

a) ab b) bc c) ad d) bd

Q2
DKK

Q2.

By using the following data, two lines of regression are

 X = 250,  Y = 300,  XY = 7900,  X 2


= 6500,  Y 2 = 1000, N = 10

(a)Y=1.6X−10, X=4Y−95
(b) Y=6X−10, X=1.5Y−95
(c) Y=4X−10, X=1.6Y−95
(d) Y=1.6X−2, X=4Y−5

For 50 students of a class the regression equation of marks in statistics (X) on marks in mathematics (Y) is
3Y-5X+180=0. The mean marks in mathematics is 44 and variance of marks in statistics is 9/16 th of the
variance of marks in mathematics. The mean marks in statistics is
(a) 62.4 (b) 15.9 (d) 21.2 (d) 1

1) If the two regression lines coincide, which of the following must be true?

A) The correlation coefficient is zero.


B) The standard deviations of X and Y are equal.
C) The two regression coefficients are equal and their product is 1.
D) The correlation coefficient is either +1 or -1.

2) If the angle between the two regression lines is 𝟗𝟎𝒐 , which of the following statements is true?

A) The regression coefficients satisfy 𝑏𝑦𝑥 × 𝑏𝑥𝑦 = 1


B) The correlation coefficient 𝑟 = 0.
C) The variables X and Y are perfectly correlated.
D) The regression coefficients are equal in magnitude.

3) If 𝑏𝑦𝑥 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑥𝑦 = 0.5 , what is the correlation coefficient r?

A) 0.5
B) −0.5
C) 1
D) −1

4) Which of the following is always true for the two regression coefficients𝑏𝑦𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑥𝑦 ?

A) 𝑏𝑦𝑥 × 𝑏𝑥𝑦 = 1
B) 𝑏𝑦𝑥 × 𝑏𝑥𝑦 = 𝑟 2
C)𝑏𝑦𝑥 × 𝑏𝑥𝑦 = 𝑟
D) 𝑏𝑦𝑥 ÷ 𝑏𝑥𝑦 = 1

Q1
Given x = 2y + 4 and y = kx + 6 are the lines of regression of x on y and y on x respective. Find
the value of k, if value of r is 0.5.
a) 1/8.
b) 1/3.
c) 1/2.
d) 1/4
Q2
If r= 0.8,𝑏𝑥𝑦 = 0.32 , then what will be the value
of 𝑏𝑦𝑥 .
a) 0.48
b) 0.52
c) 2
d) 1

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