Correlation and Regression Analysis
Covers correlation concepts (types, coefficients, methods), regression analysis, and their applications in statistics for class XI students
Questions
In correlation, there is______________.
- cause and effect relationship
- no cause and effect relationship
- relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable
- functional relationship between two variables
Regression is________________.
- independent of origin and scale
- independent of origin and not of scale
- independent of origin
- independent of scale
When the number of items is small, the correlation co-efficient can be found out by _________.
- karl pearson's method
- spearman's method
- product moment correlation
- concurrent deviation method
Correlation measures____________.
- the degree of variability between the two variables
- the nature of the relationship between the two variables
- functional relationship between two variables
- all of the above
Which of the following is advisable to use while interpreting the value of co-efficient correlation?
- Square of the co-efficient of correlation
- Probable error
- Scatter diagram
- Correlation graph
Co-variance between two variables is _____________.
- the average of the product of deviations taken from their averages
- a is further divided by the product of their standard deviations
- a is further divided by the product of their arithmetic averages
- none of the above
Correlation is concerned with the association of ___________.
- a single variable
- two variables
- three variables
- four variables
If the regression coefficient by $x$ is $0.5$, what is the value of $a$ in the given equation?
$2Y=aX-16.80$
- $4$
- $0.5$
- $1.0$
- $3.32$
Kandalls co-efficient of concordance is used to test the ______________.
- difference among two or more sets of data
- relationship between variables
- variations in the given data
- randomness of samples
Estimate the value of coefficient of correlation between $x$ and $y$ if the two coefficient of regression are $0.49$ and $1$____.
- $0.9$
- $0.7$
- $0.8$
- $1.0$
If the regression coefficient of x on y is -1/3 and that of y on x is -3/4. Find the value of correlation coefficient between x and y___.
- -0.5
- 0.57
- 0.8
- None
Correlation is______________.
- independent of change of origin
- independent of change of scale
- independent of origin and not of scale
- both (A) and (B)
The angle between the two lines will be wider when the correlation between two variable is___________.
- less
- more
- equal
- very high
If the regression coefficient bxy is 2.0, what is the value of a in the given equation 2.9X = aY + 15?
- 5.8
- 2.9
- 6.18
- 4.32
When there is a linear relationship between two numerical variables it can be measured by.
- Mean
- Mode
- Scatter diagram
- Coefficient of correlation
What does correlation measure?
- Direction and intensity of relationship among variables
- It measures covariation, not causation
- Both A and B
- None of the above
If $bxy = 0.25$ and $byx = 0.64$, correlation coefficient is equal to ________.
- $0.16$
- $0.40$
- $0.89$
- $0.30$
Which one of the following is false statement ?
- The sign of the regression coefficients are always the same.
- Correlation coefficient is the geometric mean of the regression coefficients.
- The co-variance between two variables divided by the product of their standard deviations produces the value of coefficient of correlation.
- Coefficient of correlation is independent of origin but not of sale.
If the value of co-efficient of determination is $0.64$, what is the value of co-efficient of correlation?
- $0.40$
- $0.80$
- $0.08$
- $0.04$
Which of the following is not true?
- Correlation means when value of one variable changes, the other variable also changes in the same direction
- Correlation studies and measures the direction and intensity of relationship among variables
- A scatter diagram visually presents the nature of association without giving any specific numerical value
- None of these
Correlation is commonly classified into ______ and _______ correlation.
- primary, secondary
- negative, positive
- same, opposite
- none of the above
If the scatter points are widely dispersed around the line, the correlation is _______.
- unity
- linear
- high
- low
Correlation is said to be ______ when the variables move together in the opposite direction.
- positive
- negative
- indirect
- opposite
Correlation is said to be ________ when the variables move together in the same direction.
- negative
- direct
- same
- positive
When the income rises, consumption also rises. This is an example of ________.
- correlation
- negative correlation
- direct relationship
- positive correlation
A ________ visually presents the nature of association without giving any specific numerical value.
- Karl Pearsons coefficient of correlation
- Scatter diagram
- Spearmans rank correlation
- All of these
Regression analysis was first used by ____________.
- Karl Pearson
- Spearman
- Sir Francis Golton
- Kafta
From the following data find correlation coefficient between X and Y.
| X | Y |
|---|---|
| 21 | 10 |
| 24 | 14 |
| 28 | 18 |
| 30 | 20 |
| 32 | 23 |
- (0.77)
- (-0.77)
- (0.99)
- (-0.99)
If all the points in a scatter diagram lie on a line, the correlation is perfect and is said to be _______.
- low
- unity
- linear
- none of the above
When r=0, the lines of regression will____________.
- intersect each other at $90^o$
- be positive slope
- be negative slope
- be convex to the origin
The correlation is said to be _______ if the scatter points lie near a line or on a line.
- linear
- unity
- low
- none
Francis Galton used the regression analysis to study the relationship between the _______________.
- heights of fathers and sons
- weights of fathers and sons
- heights of mothers and daughters
- weights of mothers and daughters
In positive correlation, _________________.
- when one variable increases, the other variable decreases and vice-versa
- when one variable increases, the other variable also increases and vice-versa
- the study is made on more than two variables
- the study is made on less than two variables
If the ratio of change between the two variables is constant, it is said to be _____________.
- partial correlation
- total correlation
- linear correlation
- nonlinear correlation
If the ratio of change between the two variables are not constant, it is called ____________.
- multiple correlation
- negative correlation
- linear correlation
- non-linear correlation
Example of negative correlation is________________.
- relationship between price and supply of a commodity
- relationship between price and demand for a commodity
- relationship between income and saving
- relationship between income and consumption
Linear correlation can be represented by a ___________.
- horizontal line
- straight line
- backward bending curve
- 'u' shaped curve
In ______ correlation, the study is made on more than two variables but assuming some variables are exchanged.
- simple
- multiple
- partial
- total
Which of the following methods of measuring correlation is the most popular method?
- Product Moment Correlation
- Spearman's Rank Correlation
- Concurrent Deviation Method
- Karl Pearson's Co-efficient of Correlation
Karl Pearson's method helps to__________.
- give direction and degree of relationship between the two variables.
- calculate the unknown value from a known value.
- both (A) and (B).
- calculate the known value from an unknown value.
Rank correlation is used ________.
- only when the number of variables is smaller
- only when the rank is given
- to know the talent of the workers of two factories
- all of the above
Which of the following plays a great part in interpreting the value of the relationship?
- Square of the co-efficient of correlation
- Probable error
- Scatter diagram
- Correlation graph
The formula of product moment correlation is ______________.
- $r=\dfrac{S _{xy}}{\sqrt{S _xS _y}}$ ; S= Standard error
- $ r = \dfrac {{\sigma} _{xy}}{{N}{\sigma} _{x}{\sigma} _{y}}$ ; N=number of variables
- $ r = \dfrac {{-r}^2}{\sqrt{N}}$
- $ r = \dfrac {{6}{\sigma}^2 _{{d}}}{n({n}^2 - {1})}$
The formula of Karl Pearson's co-efficient of correlation is ________.
- $r = 1 - \dfrac{6\Sigma{{D} _2}}{{{N} _{3}} - N}$
- $r = \dfrac{{\Sigma}{x}{y}}{{N}{\sigma}{x}{\sigma}{y}}$
- $ r = \dfrac {{\sigma}{x}}{{\sigma}{y}}$
- $ r = \dfrac {{\sigma}{y}}{{\sigma}{x}}$
Defects of Karl Pearson's method is/are________.
- it consumes more time
- the value of correlation is affected by extreme values
- if the data are not homogeneous, the co-efficient of correlation will give a wrong picture
- all of the above
The original formula that Pearson developed is commonly known as___________.
- Probable error
- the product moment method
- concurrent deviation method
- short-cut method
Karl Pearson's method is popularly known as ______________.
- concurrent deviation method
- correlation co-efficient
- technical co-efficient
- rank correlation
The regression is linear when the curve of the regression is_____________.
- straight line
- not a straight line
- concave to the origin
- convex to the origin
The problem of predicting the average value of one unknown variable from the known variable is called the problem of __________.
- correlation
- regression
- sampling distribution
- index number
Regression establishes______________.
- the direction and degree of relationship between two variables
- the direction and degree of relationship between two or more variables
- the degree of variability between two and more variables
- the functional relationship between two variables
In statistics, 'regression' means _____________.
- act of returning back
- act of stepping back
- simply average relationship
- all of the above
The Linear regression equation y = a + bx helps to estimate the _______.
- dependent variable
- independent variable
- both (A) and (B)
- none of the above
When r = -1, the lines of regression will be_____________.
- negative slope
- positive slope
- running downwards from left to right
- both (A) and (C)
When r = +1, the lines of regression will_____________.
- be positive slope
- move upwards from left to right
- be negative slope
- both (A) and (B)
The word 'Regression' was first used by___________.
- Karl Pearson
- Sir Francis Galton
- M. Blair
- Bowley
Under regression analysis, there is____________.
- relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable
- no relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable
- no cause and effect relationship
- none of the above
Regression analysis studies____________.
- the degree of variability between the two variables
- the direction of relationship between the two variables
- the nature of relationship between the two variables
- none of the above
Regression means_________.
- act of returning back
- method of studying correlation between two variables
- the direction of change
- simply average relationship
If bxy$=0.25$ and byx$=0.64$, correlation coefficient is _________.
- $0.16$
- $0.40$
- $0.89$
- $0.30$
The regression co-efficient of x on y is represented by__________.
- $\sqrt{byx \times bxy}$
- $ byx = \dfrac{r sy}{sx}$
- $bxy = \dfrac{r sx}{sy}$
- none of the above
If the dependent variable increases as the independent variable increases in an estimating equation, the coefficient of correlation will be in the range of _________.
- 0 to (-) 1
- 0 to (-) 0
- 0 to (-) 0.05
- 0 to 1
Karl Pearsons Coefficient of Correlation is also known as ______.
- simple correlation coefficient
- product moment correlation
- both A and B
- none of the above
If the two regression coefficients are 0.8 and 0.2,then the value of coefficient of correlation is __________.
- -0.16
- -0.50
- +0.40
- -0.40
Which of the following techniques are used for the study of correlation?
- Scatter diagrams
- Karl Pearsons coefficient of correlation
- Spearmans rank correlation
- All of these
If regression coefficient between x and y is -2/3, y on x is -1/6, the coefficient of correlation between x and y is_____.
- -3
- 1
- -1/2
- -1/3
Estimate the value of coefficient of correlation between x and y if the two coefficient of regression are 0.64 and 1 :___
- 0.9
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 1.0
The correlation coefficient is a measure of ________________.
- association
- location
- relative location
- variability
Match the following :
List I
1. Correlation in Bivariable Frequency table.
2. Probable error and co-efficient correlation.
3. Rank correlation.
4. Karl pearson's co-efficient of correlation.
List II
a) $\dfrac{{\Sigma}{f}{d}{x} {d}{y} - {\dfrac{{\Sigma}{f}{d}{x} {\Sigma}{f}{d}{y}}{N}}}{\sqrt{{\Sigma}{f}{d}{{x}^2} - {\dfrac{({\Sigma}{f}{d}{x})^2}{N}}}{\sqrt{{\Sigma}{f}{d}{{y}^2} - {\dfrac{({\Sigma}{f}{d}{y})^2}{N}}}}}$
b) $ r = 0.6745 \dfrac{{-r}^2}{\sqrt{N}}$
c) $ r = 1 - \dfrac{{6}{\Sigma}{{d}^2}}{n({{n}^2 - {1})}}$
d) $ r = \dfrac{{\Sigma}{x}{y}}{{N}{\sigma}{x}{\sigma}{y}}$
Codes :
1 2 3 4
- b $\space$ d $\space$ a $\space$ b
- b $\space$ a $\space$ c $\space$ d
- a $\space$ b $\space$ c $\space$ d
- d $\space$ b $\space$ c $\space$ a
Karl Pearson's co-efficient of correlation between two variables is _____________.
- the product of their standard deviations
- the square root of the product of their regression co-efficient
- the co-variance between the variables
- none of the above
F-test is used to test the significance of the differences between ______________.
- co-efficient of correlation between two sample groups
- co-efficient of correlation among more than two sample groups
- average between two sample groups
- averages of more than two sample groups
Match the following items in List - I with most suitable options in List - II:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (a) Fisher | 1. Inverse probability |
| (b) Karl Pearson | 2. Normal Distribution |
| (c) Thomas Baye's | 3. Correlation Coefficient |
| (d) Karl Gauss | 4. Index Numbers |
- $(a) - 4, (b) - 3, (c) - 2, (d) - 1$
- $(a) - 4, (b) - 3, (c) - 1, (d) - 2$
- $(a) - 4, (b) - 2, (c) - 3, (d) - 1$
- $(a) - 4, (b) - 2, (c) - 1, (d) - 3$
__________ gives a precise numerical value of the degree of linear relationship between two variables X and Y.
- Scatter diagram
- Spearmans coefficient of correlation
- Karl Pearsons Coefficient of Correlation
- None