1. Which of the following statement is false?

a. regressiojn analysis measures the extent of association between the variables.

b. regression analysis establishes a mathematical relationship between two variables.
c. regression analysis predict the value of the dependent variable for a given value of
the independent variable.
d. regression analysis can be used for forecasting future values.

2. If there are two variables in regression anlaysis then how many regression equations
can be obtained?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

3. Which of the following method is used for deriving regression equation?

a. karl pearson b. least square
c. concurrent deviation d. none of these

4. The slope of regression equation x = a + by, is:

a. b b. a c. 1⁄𝑎 d. 1⁄𝑏

5. The slope of regression equation of y on x represents

a. mean value of y when x = 0
b. change in value of y per unit change in x
c. variance of x
d. true value of y for the fixed value of x

6. Which of thew following is true when the slope of a regression line is positive?
a. Correlation coefficient between the dependent & independent variable is 1.
b. The regreesion line is parallel to the horizontal line.
c. There is a positive correlation between the dependent & independent variables.
d. None of these.

7. For a regression line x = a + by, ‘a’ represents

a. Intercept on x axis
b. Slope of regression line
c. Intercept on y axis
d. Change in x for unit change in y

8. The two regression lines are perpendicular to each other, when

a. r = 1 b. r = - 1 c. r = 0.5 d. r = 0

9. The difference between acutal value & estimated calue in regression analysis is known
as:
a. y intercept b. error
c. slope d. none of these

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 10. If there is perfect relationship between two variables & by x = 3 then bxy = ……
a. 3 b. 0 c. 1/3 d. 1

11. Correlation coefficinet is the ………… mean of regression coefficients:

a. arithmetic b. harmonic c. weighted d. geometric

12. The regression coefficient is independent of change of

a. Origin b. Scale
c. Both d. none of these

13. If coefficient of non-determination is 0.36, then coefficient of correlation is

a. 0.6 b. 0.8 c. 0.64 d. 0.36

14. If coefficient of correlation is 0.4, then the percentage of variation unexplained is

a. 40 b. 16 c. 84 d. 20

15. If bxy = 0, then by x = …………..

a. 1 b. infinity
c. 0 d. none of these

16. If slope of two rergression lines are equal, then r =

a. – 0.5 b. 0.5 c. 0 d. ± 1

17. Which of the following represents the proportion of variations in the dependent variable
that is explained by the independent variable?
a. coefficient of determination b. coefficient of correlation
c. coefficient of non-determination d. regression Coefficient

18. If the regression equation is aperfect estimator of the dependent variable then which of
the following is false?
a. the coefficient of determination is one
b. the coefficient of correlation is zero
c. all the data points falls on regression line
d. none of these

19. The regression coefficient of y on x & x on y are 0.75 & 1.05 respectively. Calculate
correlation coefficient .
a. – 0.89 b. 0.79 c. 0.81 d. – 0.79

20. The following data for two variables x & y is available. Coefficient of correlation = 0.80,
standard deviation of x = 5, variance of y = 64. The slope of regression line of x on y is:
a. 2 b. 0.5 c. 0.0625 d. 0.2

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 21. The following data are available with regard to two variables x & y.
Sum of the observations of the independent variable = 120
Sum of the observations of the dependent variable = 425
Numbers of data points = 10, Slope of regression line of y on x = 2.5
What is the estimated value of dependent variable if the independent variable is equal to
10?
a. 12.5 b. 37.5 c. 2.5 d. 25

22. If 𝑥̅ = 20, 𝑦̅ = 10, Cov(x, y) = 35, 𝑠𝑥 = 10, 𝑠𝑦2 = 81, then coefficient of determination is:
a. 0.15 b. 0.39
c. 0.043 d. none of these

23. For the following data obtain regression equation of y on x.

∑(x – 𝑥̅)2 = 46, ∑(x – 𝑥̅ )(y – 𝑦̅ ) = 40, 𝑥̅ = 14, 𝑦̅ = 8
a. 𝑦̂ = 4.18 – 0.57x b. 𝑦̂ = - 4.18 – 0.87x
c. 𝑦̂ = - 4.18 + 0.78x d. 𝑦̂ = - 4.18 + 0.87x

24. Estimate the value of x for y =12 using the following information regarding 10 pairs of
observations. ∑(x – 𝑥̅ )(y – 𝑦̅ ) = - 400, variance of y = 50, ∑x = 300, ∑y = 25.
a. 59.6 b. 9.6
c. 40.4 d. none of these

25. Obtain regresison equation of x on y using the following data:

n = 10, ∑x = 675, ∑y = 590, ∑(x – 67)2 = 27, ∑(y – 59)2 = 170, ∑(x – 67)(y – 59) = 5
a. 𝑥̂ = 65.77 + 0.3y b. 𝑥̂ = 65.77 – 0.03y
c. 𝑥̂ = 50.39 + 0.29y d. 𝑥̂ = – 65.77 + 30y

26. For 8 pairs of observations, ∑x = 48, ∑y = 64, ∑(x – 6)2 = 40, ∑(y – 8)2 = 20, ∑(x – 6)(y –
8) = 26, what is the value of coefficient of non- determination?
a. 0.85 b. 0.15 c. 0.92 d. 0.08

27. A manager has observed that when expenditure on advertisement is 8 thousand rupees,
sales comes to 18 lakh rupees & when expenditure on advertisement is 15 thousand
rupees, sales comes to 28 lakh rupees. What will be the estimated sales if expenditure on
advertisement is 10 thousand rupees?
a. 26.08 lakh b. 20.68 lakh c. 28.06 lakh d. 20.86 lakh

28. The regression line of x on y & y on x are 𝑥̂ = a1 + b1y & 𝑦̂ = a2 + 0.7x. If coefficient of non
determination is 0.8, what wil be the value of b1?
a. 0.29 b. 3.5
c. 0.92 d. insufficient data

29. If 4u + 2x = 7, 3v + 2y = 11 & by x = 0.4 then buv =

a. 0.3 b. – 0.3 c. 0.53 d. 0.13

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30. Which of the following is false with regard to coefficient of determination?
a. coefficient of determination is always greater than or equal to 0.
b. coefficient of determination is ratio of explained variance to total variance.
c. coefficient of determination is always greater than coefficient of correlation.
d. none of these

31. If u - 3x – 8 = 0, v - 4y - 12= 0 & buv = -1.2 then bxy =

a. 0.9 b. – 0.9 c. 1.6 d. – 1.6

32. If each value of variable x is multiplied by 5 & each value of variable y is multiplied by 10
then regression coefficient of x on y will ………. The regression coefficient of new coded
values of x & y.
a. same b. half
c. doubled d. one-forth

33. two regression lines always intersect at

a. (Sx , Sy ) b. (by x , bxy )
c. ( 𝑥̅, 𝑦̅ ) d. none of these

34. The two regression lines are 3x + 2y = 19 & 2x + 3y = 16, then arithmetic mean of x is
a. 2 b. 2.5 c. 5.7 d. none of these

35. The regression equations are 3y + x = 75 & 9y + 2x = 450. What is the value of correlation
coefficient?
a. 0.82 b. 0.67 c. – 0.82 d. – 0.67

36. Regression equation is also called

a. prediction equation b. estimating equation
c. line of average relationship d. all (a), (b), (c)

37. If two regression lines are identical then r =

a. only +1 b. only – 1
c. 0 d. (a) or (b)

38. Which of the following is true when the slope of a regression line is negative?
a. the correlation coefficient is 1
b. the correlation coefficient lies between 0 & 1
c. there is a negative correlation
d. the regression lines are parallel

39. 3x -4y + 5 = 0 is regression line of y on x. then slope of this line is:

a. 4⁄3 b. − 3⁄4 c. 3⁄4 d. −4⁄3

40. If regression coefficient of x on y is 2345.769, then other regression coefficient will be

………. If there is perfect relationship between two variables.
a. 0.00043 b. 2345.769 c. 1 d. 0

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41. The regression coefficient is affected by change of
a. origin b. scale
c. both (a) & (b) d. none of these

42. What will be the range of product of two regression coefficients?

a. -1 to 1 b. – ∞ to ∞ c. 0 to ∞ d. 0 to 1

43. The following details for 6 pairs of observations are obtained y: 31,40,30,34,25,20. ∑ 𝑥 = 30,
∑ 𝑥 2 = 200, ∑ 𝑥𝑦 = 1000. Using the data, calculate the y-intercept of the regression line.
a. 2 b. – 55
c. 20 d. insufficient data

44. If two regression line of x on y & y on x are 4Kx + 7y +10 = 0 & 2x + 3y = 4 =0. If coefficient
of non determination is 0.16, then K =
a. 7.29 b. 0.72 c. 1.39 d. 0.14

45. The two regression lines 2x + 3y +1 =0 & 5x + 4y = 8 always intersect at

a. (– 4, –3) b. ( 4, 3) c. (– 3, 4) d. (– 4, 3)

46. If there is one unit change in value of variable y then there is 0.5 units change in the value of
x is represented by
a. by x = 0.5 b. r = 0.5
2
c. r = 0.5 d. bxy = 0.5

47. Obtain the regression line of y on x if n = 6, ∑x = 16, ∑y = 51, ∑x2 = 52, ∑y2 = 471, ∑xy =
154.
a. 𝑦̂ = -1.41 + 0.48x b. 𝑦̂ = -3.35 + 1.93x
c. 𝑦̂ = 3.35 + 1.93x d. 𝑦̂ = 1.41 – 0.48x

48. The two regression equations are x = 5y – 7 & y = 0.1x + 1.7, if variance of y is 20, then
variance of x is:
a. 990.99 b. 31.48 c. 200 d. 0.39

49. Two regression lines are 40x – 18y = 214 & 8x – 10y + 66 = 0 then r=
a. – 0.36 b. 0.36 c. – 0.6 d. 0.6

50. The following table shows the ages & blood pressure of 8 persons:
Age (in years) 25 36 45 47 52 63 65 72
Blood Pressure 33 25 51 60 62 53 43 79
What would be the expected blood pressure of a person who is 49 years of age?
a. 47.29 b. 48.30 c. 49.50 d. 50.61

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