MCQ Bank
Intercept of the regression line can be defined using the equation a = Y - bX
- A) True
- B) False
- C)
- D)
Given a linear regression model with a slope of -0.8 and an intercept of 7, what is the predicted y-value when x is 12?
- A) 5.6
- B) 3.6
- C) 8.6
- D) -2.6
The formula \frac{{{\text{sample slope}} - {\text{population slope}}}}{{{\text{standard error}}}} in regression analysis is used for calculating
- A) Random error
- B) Degrees of freedom
- C) T-statistic
- D) Standard error of mean
If the regression line is Y = 8 – 5X, then “8” is the ………. and “-5” is the …………… of the regression line.
- A) Slope, intercept
- B) Slope, regression coefficient
- C) Radius, intercept
- D) Intercept, slope
If sx=2. sy = 4 and sxy =10 then correlation coefficient ‘r ‘is
- A) 3.54
- B) 1.25
- C) 0.80
- D) 1.12
If a = 10 . b = 1 . then an estimating regression line is
- A) Y = 10 + 10X.
- B) Y = 1 + 10X.
- C) Y = 10 + X.
- D) Y = 10 - X.
If for a regression line of a given data set, intercept =5, \[\bar Y = 10,\,\,\,\,\bar X = 5\] then the value of slope will be equal to …………
- A) 5/9
- B) 9/5
- C) 5
- D) 1
The coefficient of variation (CV) of a data A is equal to -0.54 while data B is equal to 0.32. Which dataset is considered to be more consistent?
- A) CV cannot be negative
- B) Data A
- C) Data B
- D) can’t conclude
If the mean between four numbers: 2, x, y, 3 is ‘3’ then the mean of ‘x’ and ‘y’ is
- A) 2
- B) 1.50
- C) 3.50
- D) 7
For a frequency distribution of a data we have a significant class interval: 50-54 then its class mid point is
- A) 27
- B) 2
- C) 52
- D) 25
For some data you are given Maximum value = 96 , Minimum Value = 23 , Range = 73, number of classes selected between 5 and 15 Then class width will be
- A) 5
- B) All options 1,2 ,3 are possible.
- C) 13
- D) 8
A Linear line always represent …….. graph.
- A) sector
- B) conversion
- C) line
- D) circle
The Marks of mathematics on weekly basis for three months Period Marks Moving Averages Month 1 Week 1 70 Week 2 60 ? Week 3 65 ? Month 2 Week 1 80 ? Week 2 82 ? Week 3 85 ? Month 3 Week 1 60 ? Week 2 75 ? Week 3 80 The Moving Averages will be ------------
- A) 65 68.3 70 72 73 73.3 71.7
- B) 65 68.3 75.7 82.3 75.7 73.3 71.7
- C) 65 70 75.7 82.3 71 72 71.7
- D) 65 71 73 82.3 75.7 73.3 71.7
The following results were obtained from a simple regression analysis: y = 37.2895 - 1.2024 X r^2 = .6774 s = .2934 For each unit change in X (independent variable), the estimated change in Y (dependent variable) is equal to
- A) 0.6774
- B) 0.2934
- C) -1.2024
- D) 37.2895
For a data, if mean > median then its distribution is
- A) asymmetrical
- B) symmetrical
- C) right asymmetrical
- D) left asymmetrical
If the value of r is 0.8 ,then the coefficient of determination is
- A) 80%
- B) 75%
- C) 64%
- D) 67%
The moving averages of the Prices 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 are
- A) 40, 40, 40
- B) 30, 40, 50
- C) 20, 40, 60
- D) 35, 45, 55
If many data points are close to the mean, then the standard deviation is -----------.
- A) Large
- B) Middle value
- C) 0
- D) Small