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Introduction to Correlation and Regression MCQ

Just because there is a correlation between a and b __________.

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Correct Answer: Is the same as the correlation between B and A.

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Based on the regression equation, we can _______________.

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Correct Answer: Predict the value of the dependent variable given a value of the independent variable

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A ______ shows two variables combined as individual points on a graph.

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Correct Answer: Positive correlation

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A relationship in which one factor can be said to be the cause of another is called as “chance is lumpy”

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Correct Answer: True

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The correlation in which variable x may be related to y or the variable y may be related to x is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Zero-order correlation

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T distribution is a table of critical values that can be used to test the significance of_____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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A relationship in which a low score on variable x will be associated with a low score on variable y is known as Strong Positive Relationship.

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Correct Answer: True

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A relationship in which a high score on variable x will be associated with a high score on variable y is known as Strong Negative Relationship.

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Correct Answer: False

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Spearman’s Correlation is represented by the coefficient _____

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Correct Answer: Rs

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A measure of the relationship between two ordinal rankings of the same set of data is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Spearman’s Correlation

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A statistical procedure where the focus is on the way one variable (y) varies based on how one other variable (x) varies is known as simple regression.

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Correct Answer: True

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Scatterplot is a graphic representation of the relationship of two _____ in correlational designs.

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Correct Answer: Continuous Variables

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Regression analysis is a statistical procedure that measures the strength of a relationship between _____

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Correct Answer: An independent variable and a dependent variable

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Point-Biserial Correlation is a measure of the strength of a relationship between_____

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Correct Answer: A continuous and a dichotomous variable

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Phi Correlation is a measure of the strength of a relationship between_____

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Correct Answer: Two dichotomous variables

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A measure of the strength of a relationship between two continuous variables is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Pearson’s product–moment correlation

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Multiple regression analysis is a statistical procedure that measures the strength of a relationship between multiple independent variables and _____

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Correct Answer: Single dependent variable

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Linear relationship is a relationship in which a straight line best fits the bivariate distribution of two _____

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Correct Answer: Confounding variables

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Least squares method is a method in regression that produces the single best-fitting line that predicts a _____

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Correct Answer: Y score given an X score

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Heteroscedasticity is a violation of homoscedasticity.

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Correct Answer: True

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All are true about heteroscedasticity except_____

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Correct Answer: Linear regression distributions have different variances

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Degrees of freedom is a parameter that is equal to the _____ of observations or groups in a study minus some value(s) that limits the observations’ or groups’ freedom to vary.

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Correct Answer: Number

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An assumption that a curved line best fits the graphic representation between two variables is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Curvilinear relationship

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Correlation is the _____ between two variables.

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Correct Answer: Strength of a relationship

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A constant is a _____ value in a statistical formula.

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Correct Answer: Fixed

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Coefficient of determination is obtained by squaring the _____ coefficient.

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Correct Answer: Pearson’s

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Chi-square distribution is a theoretical sampling distribution that can be used to_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Causal relationships should never be inferred from a correlational design or a correlational test statistic, although correlational relationships may suggest causal relationships.

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Correct Answer: True

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All are true about archival data except_____

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Correct Answer: Experimenter has both statistical and experimental power

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