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Regression and Correlation MCQ

Regression and Correlation MCQ

1. ____ intercept is the point where the regression line crosses the Y-axis and where X = 0.

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Correct Answer: Y

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2. Standardized slope coefficient is the slope The slope between the dependent variable and a specific independent variable when all scores are standardized or expressed as ___scores

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Correct Answer: Z

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3. The amount of change in a dependent variable per unit change in an independent variable is called

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Correct Answer: Slope

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4. ___ diagram is a visual method used to display a relationship between two interval-ratio variables.

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Correct Answer: Scatter

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5. Residual sum of squares is sum of squared differences between observed and predicted ____

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Correct Answer: Y

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6. Regression sum of squares reflects the improvement in the prediction error resulting from using the linear prediction equation, SST (sum of squared total) − SSE (residual sum of squares).

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Correct Answer: True

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7. A linear prediction model using one or more independent variables to predict the values of a dependent variable is called

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Correct Answer: Regression

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8. Pearsons multiple correlation coefficient is the measure of the ___relationship between the independent variable and the combined effect of two or more independent variables.

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Correct Answer: Linear

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9. The square root of r2; it is a measure of association for interval-ratio variables, reflecting the strength and direction of the linear association between two interval-ratio variables is pearson correlation Coefficient

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Correct Answer: True

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10. The amount of change in Y for a unit change in a specific independent variable while controlling for the other independent variable(s) is ___ slopes

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Correct Answer: Partial

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11. _____ regression model that examines the effects of several independent variables on the values of one dependent variable.

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Correct Answer: Multiple

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12. Multiple coefficient of determination is measure that reflects the proportion of the total variation in the dependent variable that is explained jointly by two or more independent variables.

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Correct Answer: True

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13. ____ square residual is an average computed by dividing the residual sum of squares (SSE) by its corresponding degrees of freedom.

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Correct Answer: Mean

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14. Mean square ____ is an average computed by dividing the regression sum of squares (SSR) by its corresponding degrees of freedom.

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Correct Answer: Regression

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15. ___ relationship between two interval-ratio variables in which the observations displayed in a scatter diagram can be approximated with a straight line.

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Correct Answer: Linear

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16. The technique that produces the least squares line is least square method

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Correct Answer: True

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17. ____ square line is where the residual sum of squares, or Σe2, is at a minimum.

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Correct Answer: Least

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18. A relationship between two interval-ratio variables in which all the observations (the dots) fall along a straight line is deterministic linear relationship

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Correct Answer: True

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19. A measure of association used to determine the existence and strength of the relationship between interval-ratio variables is called

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Correct Answer: Correlation

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20. A PRE measure reflecting the proportional reduction of error that results from using the linear regression is coefficient of determination

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Correct Answer: True

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21. ____ regression is a regression model that examines the effect of one independent variable on the values of a dependent variable.

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Correct Answer: Bivariate

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22. In a regression equation, the slope is equal to the ______.

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Correct Answer: Change in y with a unit change in x

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23. How many independent variables are considered in the following multiple regression equation? ______ = a + b1´1 + b2´2 + b3´3 + b4´4

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Correct Answer: 4

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24. What distinguishes a linear regression equation from a multiple regression equation?

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Correct Answer: The number of independent variables

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25. The least squares (best fitting) line is one where the ______.

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Correct Answer: Residual sum of squares is closest to zero

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26. For which of the following values of the coefficient of determination, r2, is a regression model said to best fit the data?

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Correct Answer: R2 = 1.0

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27. For which of the following values of Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r, is a regression model said to best fit the data?

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Correct Answer: R = 1.0

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28. ______reflects the proportion of the total variation in the dependent variable explained by the independent variable.

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Correct Answer: Coefficient of determination

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29. ______ is a linear prediction model using one or more independent variables to predict values of a dependent variable.

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Correct Answer: Regression

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30. If r = .40, what percent of the variation in the dependent variable is left unexplained by the independent variable?

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Correct Answer: 84.00%

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31. In the linear regression equation, Y = a + b(X), the coefficient, b, is said to represent ______.

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Correct Answer: The change in y per unit change in x

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32. Pearson’s r is also referred to as the ______.

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Correct Answer: Product moment correlation coefficient

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33. What is the correct formula for the linear regression equation?

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Correct Answer: Y = a + b(X)

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34. The coefficient of determination, ______, is a PRE statistic.

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Correct Answer: R2

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35. If the value of the slope, b, in a linear regression equation is positive, then the value of Pearson’s correlation coefficient, ______, must also be positive.

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Correct Answer: R

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36. A linear relationship shows the relationship between two ______variables.

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Correct Answer: Interval–ratio

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