Probability and Statistics (3130006) MCQs

MCQs of Basic Statistics

Showing 31 to 40 out of 50 Questions
31.

Which of the following indicates negative correlation ?

(a)

No. of car and no. of accidents in the city

(b)

Price and sale of vehicle

(c)

Rainfall and production of car

(d)

Advertising and sales

Answer:

Option (b)

32.

Which of the following indicates positive correlation ?

(a)

Both variables change in the same direction

(b)

The graph is a horizontal line

(c)

Both variables change in the opposite direction

(d)

Sign of the correlation coefficient is negative

Answer:

Option (a)

33.

Which of the following is negative correlation ?

(a)

Both variables change in the same direction

(b)

Both variables change in the opposite direction 

(c)

The graph is a horizontal line

(d)

Sign of correlation coefficient is negative.

Answer:

Option (b)

34.

Two variables x and y are linearly related if _____________ .

(a)

r=0

(b)

r=±1

(c)

r=0.2

(d)

None of these.

Answer:

Option (b)

35.

Two variables x and y are not linearly correleted if ___________ .

(a)

r=0

(b)

r=±1

(c)

r=0.1

(d)

r=2

Answer:

Option (a)

36.

If two ariables x and y are independent of each other then they have __________ .

(a)

Perfect positive correlation 

(b)

Perfect negative correlation

(c)

No correlation

(d)

None of these

Answer:

Option (c)

37.

The correlation coefficient r = ±1.5is __________ .

(a)

Possible

(b)

Sometimes possible

(c)

Not possible

(d)

None of these

Answer:

Option (c)

38.

A measure of linear relationship between two variables is ___________ .

(a)

Correlation coefficient

(b)

Regression coefficient

(c)

Both

(d)

None of these

Answer:

Option (a)

39.

The equations of regression line are y=0.5x+a and x=0.4y+b then the correlation coefficient is ___________ .

(a)

0.2

(b)

-0.2

(c)

0.45

(d)

0.63

Answer:

Option (a)

40.

The minimum value of correlation coefficient is _________ .

(a)

1

(b)

-1

(c)

0

(d)

-0.6

Answer:

Option (b)

Showing 31 to 40 out of 50 Questions