STATISTICS

F.Sc / ICS – 2nd Year

Practice Sheet Chapter 14
MCQs
1. If the values of two different variables (say X and Y) are plotted on a rectangular axes, such a plot is
referred to as:
(a) Frequency diagram (b) Value diagram
(c) Scatter diagram (d) None of these

2. In a scatter diagram, if the points follow closely a straight line of positive slope, the two variables are
said to have:
(a) No correlation (b) High positive correlation
(c) Negative correlation (d) None of these

3. In a scatter diagram, if the points follow clearly a straight line of negative slope, the two variables are
said to have:
(a) No correlation (b) High positive correlation
(c) High negative correlation (d) None of these

4. A measure of the strength or degree of relationship or the interdependence is called:

(a) Correlation (b) Regression
(c) Least square estimate (d) None of these

5. The phenomenon that investigates the dependence of one variable on one or more independent
variables is called:
(a) Correlation (b) Regression
(c) Least square estimate (d) None of these

6. The numerical values of regression co-efficients must be:

(a) Both positive (b) Both negative
(c) Both positive or both negative (d) None of these

7. The predictor or unexplained variable is also called

(a) The independent variable (b) The dependent variable
(c) Random variable (d) None of these

8. If Y is the observed value and Ŷ is the estimated value (estimated by using the regression line) then

 YY 
ˆ
(a) Should be zero (b) is likely to be close to zero
(c) in majority of the cases would be equal to zero (d) None of these
9. If two variables tend to vary simultaneously in some direction, they are said to be
(a) Dependent (b) Independent (c) Correlated (d) None of these

10. If one variable tends to increase as the other variable decreases, the correlation is said to be
(a) Zero (b) Inverse or negative
(c) 1 (d) None of these

11. Limits of the co-efficient of Correlation are:

(a) -1 to 0 (b) 0 to 1 (c) -1 to +1 (d) None of these

12. If r = 0.9 and each observation of x is multiplied by 100, then r will:

(a) increase by 100 times (b) Less than 100 times
(c) Remain unchanged (d) None of these

13. The geometric mean of two regression co-efficient is equal to

(a) Co-efficient of determination (b) Co-efficient of correlation
(c) Co-efficient of rank correlation (d) None of these

14. If b xy = −1.93 and b yx = −0.51, then r is equal to:

(0) 0.9843 (b) 0.992 (c) Data is fictitious (d) None of these

15. If S xy = 0.6 , SX = 4.1 SY = .23 then r is equal to:

(a) 0.7976 (b) 0.636 (c) 0.4048 (d) None of these

16. If r = 0.8 and b yx = 1.04 then b xy is equal to:

(a) 0.769 (b) 0.615 (c) Cannot be determined (d) None of these

17. The independent variable is also called the

(a) Regression variable (b) Predictor
(c) Response variable (d) Both (a) and (b) but not (c)

18. The sum of the squares s of the differences between actual and the corresponding values obtained
from the fitted regression line is always
(a) zero (b) minimum (c) least (d) b and c but not a

19. The graph showing the paired points of (X, Y) is called

(a) histogram (b) historigram (c) scattered diagram (d) none
20. The two regression coefficients have always
(a) opposite sign (b) same sign (c) not define (d) no sign

21. The term regression was used by

(a) Newton (b) Pearson (c) Spearman (d) Galton

22. Two lines of regression are perpendicular to each other when

(a) r = 0 (b) r = 1/3 (c) r = -1/2 (d) r = +-1

23. The regression line of “Y on X is Ŷ = -8 + 2X if X = 5 then value of dependent variable in

(a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 0 (d) 2

24. Two Regression Iines coinside when

(a) r = +1 (b) r = −1 (c) r = 0 (d) Both (a) and (b)

25. Two Regression lines are right angle when

(a) r = −1 (b) r = +1 (c) r = 0 (d) None of these

26. For correlation Both variables should be

(a) Non-Random (b) Random (c) Fixed (d) None of these

27. If bYX = 0 then two variables are

(a) independent (b) dependent (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

28. The Regression line always passes through the point

(a) (0,0) (b) (0, X ) 
(c) X, Y  
(d) 0, Y 

29. Which of the following can never be taken as “r”

(a) -0.99 (b) 0.99 (c) 0.50 (d) 3

30. In calculation of correlation co-efficient Both variable units

(a) May be same (b) may be different
(c) may or may not be same (d) None of these
 SHORT QUESTIONS
1. Define least square line and write down its properties.

2. Define Scatter diagram/Scatter plot.

3. What is point of intersection of two Regression lines.

4. What is meant by Bivariate Data.

5. Write down formulas of bxy in different forms. (any two)

6. Define positive and negative correlation with examples.

7. When two Regression lines are perpendicular to each other then the value of correlation co-efficient is?
8. Define the term Residual in regression analysis.

9. If X=0,3, Y=5,7 Find ΣΥ When ΣX=80 for 10 pairs of value considering Y as Dependent variable.

10. For a set of data Ŷ =15-1.96X, X̂ =9-0.6Y find r.

11. Given Residuals values 0.5,-0.5,1,-1,0.25,-0.25 Find sum of square of Residuals.

12. Write down the two normal equations Regression of Y=a+bx (Y on X)

13. Write down Different formulas of correlation co-efficient. (Any four)

14. Write down Different formulas of covariance.

15. Define Y-intercept in Regression and Write down its formula.

16. For a set of data X̂ =1.5+0.7Y(X on y) if ΣY=60 For 8 values they. Find ΣX.

17. Write down Equation of regression Y on X with slope one When the passes Through origin.

18. Sketch scatter diagram indicting negative slope.

19. If bxy=0.45, r=0.6 then find bxy.

20. For a given set of data Sx=4, Sxy=36, r=0.48. Find SY.

21. What is the range of the correlation coefficient?

22. Define ayx and axy in regression model.

23. Differentiate between Regressor and Regressand.

24. For a data r=0.6, Sx=2, Sy=3 Find byx and bxy.

25. Two Regression lines are 3x – 4y = 10 (Y on X), 4x – 3y = 15 (X on Y) Find X and Y .

LONG QUESTIONS
1. The following results are given from paired data of two variables
S2x = 9, 40x – 18y = 214 (x on y)
8x – 10y = -66 (y on x)
Find (i) correlation co-efficient (ii) Sy 
(iii) X, Y 
2. The following data were obtained for sample of 10 men from a height and weight distribution

    
2
X  70, Y  155,  X  X  120, Y 2  24550,  X  X Y  Y  150
Calculate (i) covariance (ii) correlation co-efficient

3. From the data given below, calculate the co-efficient of correlation between the ages of husbands
and ages of wives at the time of their marriage
Couple: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Husband’s age: 28 27 28 23 29 30 36 35 33 31
Wife’s age: 27 20 22 18 21 29 29 28 29 27
Find two Regression co-efficients and show that r  bYX bXY 
4. 
ˆ 0
Use the method of least squares obtain the Regression line Y on X and show that  Y  Y 
X= 12 14 16 18 20 22
Y= 6 9 11 8 10 12

For 9 pairs of X and Y following Results were obtained   X  90   25,   X  90   301,

2
5.
  Y  127   12,   Y  127   1006,   X  90  Y  127   469 Estimate Regression line Y on X and Find
2 2

Y for X = 80
6. Calculate co-efficient of correlation and lines of Regression from the Data
X= 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Y= 22 24 26 30 31 32 35 40

7. A computer while calculating the correlation co-efficient between two variables X and Y from 25
pairs of observations obtained the following results. X  125, X2  650, Y  100, Y2  460, XY  508
It was however later discovered at the time of checking that he had copied down pairs (6,14) , (8,6) while
the corrected values were (8,12) , (6,8) calculate corrected co-efficient of correlation.
    
2 2
8. Given the following data n  5, X  15, Y  25,  X  X  10,  Y  Y  26,

  
 X  X Y  Y  13 Determine the two regression lines.

9. The correlation co-efficient between the two variables X and Y is r  0.60 if

S X  1.50, SY  2.00, X  10 and Y  20, Find two Regression lines.
10. From the set of Pairs of x and Y
X= 2 5 7 6 8 10
Y= 10 15 18 20 12 17
Find
(i) Draw a scatter diagram and interpret shape of diagram
 
2
(ii) ˆ  Y 2  a Y  b XY
Fit a regression line Y on X and show that  Y  Y YX YX