Correlation and Regression Analysis

Covers correlation concepts (types, coefficients, methods), regression analysis, and their applications in statistics for class XI students

72 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In correlation, there is______________.

  1. cause and effect relationship
  2. no cause and effect relationship
  3. relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable
  4. functional relationship between two variables
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Regression is________________.

  1. independent of origin and scale
  2. independent of origin and not of scale
  3. independent of origin
  4. independent of scale
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the number of items is small, the correlation co-efficient can be found out by _________.

  1. karl pearson's method
  2. spearman's method
  3. product moment correlation
  4. concurrent deviation method
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Correlation measures____________.

  1. the degree of variability between the two variables
  2. the nature of the relationship between the two variables
  3. functional relationship between two variables
  4. all of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is advisable to use while interpreting the value of co-efficient correlation?

  1. Square of the co-efficient of correlation
  2. Probable error
  3. Scatter diagram
  4. Correlation graph
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Co-variance between two variables is _____________.

  1. the average of the product of deviations taken from their averages
  2. a is further divided by the product of their standard deviations
  3. a is further divided by the product of their arithmetic averages
  4. none of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Correlation is concerned with the association of ___________.

  1. a single variable
  2. two variables
  3. three variables
  4. four variables
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the regression coefficient by $x$ is $0.5$, what is the value of $a$ in the given equation?
$2Y=aX-16.80$

  1. $4$
  2. $0.5$
  3. $1.0$
  4. $3.32$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kandalls co-efficient of concordance is used to test the ______________.

  1. difference among two or more sets of data
  2. relationship between variables
  3. variations in the given data
  4. randomness of samples
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Estimate the value of coefficient of correlation between $x$ and $y$ if the two coefficient of regression are $0.49$ and $1$____.

  1. $0.9$
  2. $0.7$
  3. $0.8$
  4. $1.0$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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___.

  1. -0.5
  2. 0.57
  3. 0.8
  4. None
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Correlation is______________.

  1. independent of change of origin
  2. independent of change of scale
  3. independent of origin and not of scale
  4. both (A) and (B)
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angle between the two lines will be wider when the correlation between two variable is___________.

  1. less
  2. more
  3. equal
  4. very high
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the regression coefficient bxy is 2.0, what is the value of a in the given equation 2.9X = aY + 15?

  1. 5.8
  2. 2.9
  3. 6.18
  4. 4.32
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When there is a linear relationship between two numerical variables it can be measured by.

  1. Mean
  2. Mode
  3. Scatter diagram
  4. Coefficient of correlation
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does correlation measure?

  1. Direction and intensity of relationship among variables
  2. It measures covariation, not causation
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $bxy = 0.25$ and $byx = 0.64$, correlation coefficient is equal to ________.

  1. $0.16$
  2. $0.40$
  3. $0.89$
  4. $0.30$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is false statement ?

  1. The sign of the regression coefficients are always the same.
  2. Correlation coefficient is the geometric mean of the regression coefficients.
  3. The co-variance between two variables divided by the product of their standard deviations produces the value of coefficient of correlation.
  4. Coefficient of correlation is independent of origin but not of sale.
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the value of co-efficient of determination is $0.64$, what is the value of co-efficient of correlation?

  1. $0.40$
  2. $0.80$
  3. $0.08$
  4. $0.04$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not true?

  1. Correlation means when value of one variable changes, the other variable also changes in the same direction
  2. Correlation studies and measures the direction and intensity of relationship among variables
  3. A scatter diagram visually presents the nature of association without giving any specific numerical value
  4. None of these
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Correlation is commonly classified into ______  and _______  correlation.

  1. primary, secondary
  2. negative, positive
  3. same, opposite
  4. none of the above
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the scatter points are widely dispersed around the line, the correlation is _______. 

  1. unity
  2. linear
  3. high
  4. low
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Correlation is said to be ______ when the variables move together in the opposite direction.

  1. positive
  2. negative
  3. indirect
  4. opposite
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Correlation is said to be ________ when the variables move together in the same direction.

  1. negative
  2. direct
  3. same
  4. positive
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the income rises, consumption also rises. This is an example of ________. 

  1. correlation
  2. negative correlation
  3. direct relationship
  4. positive correlation
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A ________ visually presents the nature of association without giving any specific numerical value. 

  1. Karl Pearsons coefficient of correlation
  2. Scatter diagram
  3. Spearmans rank correlation
  4. All of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Regression analysis was first used by ____________.

  1. Karl Pearson
  2. Spearman
  3. Sir Francis Golton
  4. Kafta
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From the following data find correlation coefficient between X and Y.

X Y
21 10
24 14
28 18
30 20
32 23
  1. (0.77)
  2. (-0.77)
  3. (0.99)
  4. (-0.99)
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If all the points in a scatter diagram lie on a line, the correlation is perfect and is said to be _______.

  1. low
  2. unity
  3. linear
  4. none of the above
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When r=0, the lines of regression will____________.

  1. intersect each other at $90^o$
  2. be positive slope
  3. be negative slope
  4. be convex to the origin
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 The correlation is said to be _______ if the scatter points lie near a line or on a line.

  1. linear
  2. unity
  3. low
  4. none
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Francis Galton used the regression analysis to study the relationship between the _______________.

  1. heights of fathers and sons
  2. weights of fathers and sons
  3. heights of mothers and daughters
  4. weights of mothers and daughters
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In positive correlation, _________________.

  1. when one variable increases, the other variable decreases and vice-versa
  2. when one variable increases, the other variable also increases and vice-versa
  3. the study is made on more than two variables
  4. the study is made on less than two variables
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the ratio of change between the two variables is constant, it is said to be _____________.

  1. partial correlation
  2. total correlation
  3. linear correlation
  4. nonlinear correlation
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the ratio of change between the two variables are not constant, it is called ____________.

  1. multiple correlation
  2. negative correlation
  3. linear correlation
  4. non-linear correlation
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Example of negative correlation is________________.

  1. relationship between price and supply of a commodity
  2. relationship between price and demand for a commodity
  3. relationship between income and saving
  4. relationship between income and consumption
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Linear correlation can be represented by a ___________.

  1. horizontal line
  2. straight line
  3. backward bending curve
  4. 'u' shaped curve
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In ______ correlation, the study is made on more than two variables but assuming some variables are exchanged.

  1. simple
  2. multiple
  3. partial
  4. total
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following methods of measuring correlation is the most popular method?

  1. Product Moment Correlation
  2. Spearman's Rank Correlation
  3. Concurrent Deviation Method
  4. Karl Pearson's Co-efficient of Correlation
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Karl Pearson's method helps to__________.

  1. give direction and degree of relationship between the two variables.
  2. calculate the unknown value from a known value.
  3. both (A) and (B).
  4. calculate the known value from an unknown value.
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rank correlation is used ________.

  1. only when the number of variables is smaller
  2. only when the rank is given
  3. to know the talent of the workers of two factories
  4. all of the above
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plays a great part in interpreting the value of the relationship?

  1. Square of the co-efficient of correlation
  2. Probable error
  3. Scatter diagram
  4. Correlation graph
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The formula of product moment correlation is ______________.

  1. $r=\dfrac{S _{xy}}{\sqrt{S _xS _y}}$ ; S= Standard error
  2. $ r = \dfrac {{\sigma} _{xy}}{{N}{\sigma} _{x}{\sigma} _{y}}$ ; N=number of variables
  3. $ r = \dfrac {{-r}^2}{\sqrt{N}}$
  4. $ r = \dfrac {{6}{\sigma}^2 _{{d}}}{n({n}^2 - {1})}$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The formula of Karl Pearson's co-efficient of correlation is ________.

  1. $r = 1 - \dfrac{6\Sigma{{D} _2}}{{{N} _{3}} - N}$
  2. $r = \dfrac{{\Sigma}{x}{y}}{{N}{\sigma}{x}{\sigma}{y}}$
  3. $ r = \dfrac {{\sigma}{x}}{{\sigma}{y}}$
  4. $ r = \dfrac {{\sigma}{y}}{{\sigma}{x}}$
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Defects of Karl Pearson's method is/are________.

  1. it consumes more time
  2. the value of correlation is affected by extreme values
  3. if the data are not homogeneous, the co-efficient of correlation will give a wrong picture
  4. all of the above
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The original formula that Pearson developed is commonly known as___________.

  1. Probable error
  2. the product moment method
  3. concurrent deviation method
  4. short-cut method
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Karl Pearson's method is popularly known as ______________.

  1. concurrent deviation method
  2. correlation co-efficient
  3. technical co-efficient
  4. rank correlation
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The regression is linear when the curve of the regression is_____________.

  1. straight line
  2. not a straight line
  3. concave to the origin
  4. convex to the origin
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The problem of predicting the average value of one unknown variable from the known variable is called the problem of __________.

  1. correlation
  2. regression
  3. sampling distribution
  4. index number
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Regression establishes______________.

  1. the direction and degree of relationship between two variables
  2. the direction and degree of relationship between two or more variables
  3. the degree of variability between two and more variables
  4. the functional relationship between two variables
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In statistics, 'regression' means _____________.

  1. act of returning back
  2. act of stepping back
  3. simply average relationship
  4. all of the above
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Linear regression equation y = a + bx helps to estimate the _______.

  1. dependent variable
  2. independent variable
  3. both (A) and (B)
  4. none of the above
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When r = -1, the lines of regression will be_____________.

  1. negative slope
  2. positive slope
  3. running downwards from left to right
  4. both (A) and (C)
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When r = +1, the lines of regression will_____________.

  1. be positive slope
  2. move upwards from left to right
  3. be negative slope
  4. both (A) and (B)
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The word 'Regression' was first used by___________.

  1. Karl Pearson
  2. Sir Francis Galton
  3. M. Blair
  4. Bowley
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under regression analysis, there is____________.

  1. relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable
  2. no relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable
  3. no cause and effect relationship
  4. none of the above
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Regression analysis studies____________.

  1. the degree of variability between the two variables
  2. the direction of relationship between the two variables
  3. the nature of relationship between the two variables
  4. none of the above
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Regression means_________.

  1. act of returning back
  2. method of studying correlation between two variables
  3. the direction of change
  4. simply average relationship
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If bxy$=0.25$ and byx$=0.64$, correlation coefficient is _________.

  1. $0.16$
  2. $0.40$
  3. $0.89$
  4. $0.30$
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The regression co-efficient of x on y is represented by__________.

  1. $\sqrt{byx \times bxy}$
  2. $ byx = \dfrac{r sy}{sx}$
  3. $bxy = \dfrac{r sx}{sy}$
  4. none of the above
Question 61 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the dependent variable increases as the independent variable increases in an estimating equation, the coefficient of correlation will be in the range of _________.

  1. 0 to (-) 1
  2. 0 to (-) 0
  3. 0 to (-) 0.05
  4. 0 to 1
Question 62 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Karl Pearsons Coefficient of Correlation is also known as ______.

  1. simple correlation coefficient
  2. product moment correlation
  3. both A and B
  4. none of the above
Question 63 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the two regression coefficients are 0.8 and 0.2,then the value of coefficient of correlation is __________.

  1. -0.16
  2. -0.50
  3. +0.40
  4. -0.40
Question 64 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following techniques are used for the study of correlation?

  1. Scatter diagrams
  2. Karl Pearsons coefficient of correlation
  3. Spearmans rank correlation
  4. All of these
Question 65 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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_____.

  1. -3
  2. 1
  3. -1/2
  4. -1/3
Question 66 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Estimate the value of coefficient of correlation between x and y if the two coefficient of regression are 0.64 and 1 :___

  1. 0.9
  2. 0.7
  3. 0.8
  4. 1.0
Question 67 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The correlation coefficient is a measure of ________________.

  1. association
  2. location
  3. relative location
  4. variability
Question 68 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. b $\space$ d $\space$ a $\space$ b
  2. b $\space$ a $\space$ c $\space$ d
  3. a $\space$ b $\space$ c $\space$ d
  4. d $\space$ b $\space$ c $\space$ a
Question 69 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Karl Pearson's co-efficient of correlation between two variables is _____________.

  1. the product of their standard deviations
  2. the square root of the product of their regression co-efficient
  3. the co-variance between the variables
  4. none of the above
Question 70 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

F-test is used to test the significance of the differences between ______________.

  1. co-efficient of correlation between two sample groups
  2. co-efficient of correlation among more than two sample groups
  3. average between two sample groups
  4. averages of more than two sample groups
Question 71 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
  1. $(a) - 4, (b) - 3, (c) - 2, (d) - 1$
  2. $(a) - 4, (b) - 3, (c) - 1, (d) - 2$
  3. $(a) - 4, (b) - 2, (c) - 3, (d) - 1$
  4. $(a) - 4, (b) - 2, (c) - 1, (d) - 3$
Question 72 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

__________  gives a precise numerical value of the degree of linear relationship between two variables X and Y.

  1. Scatter diagram
  2. Spearmans coefficient of correlation
  3. Karl Pearsons Coefficient of Correlation
  4. None