Chapter 11 (general)

Question 1
Which of the following statements is true regarding the coefficient of correlation?
Select one:
a. A value of 0.00 indicates the dependent and independent variables are not related.
b. It measures the strength of the relationship between two variables.
c. It takes on values from -1.0 to +1.0 inclusive.
d. All of the others
Question 2
If the coefficient of correlation is 0.78, what does the coefficient of determination equal?
Select one:
a. 0.5916 b. 0.6123 c. 0.6084 d. 0.5625
Question 3
A regression analysis between sales (in $1000) and advertising (in $) resulted in the following least squares
line: 𝑦ො = 50,000 + 7𝑥. This implies that:
Select one:
a. an increase of $1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of $50,006 in sales.
b. an increase of $1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of $4,000 in sales.
c. an increase of $1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6000 in sales.
d. an increase of $1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of $7000 in sales.
e. an increase $1 in advertising is expected to result in an increase of $6 in sales.
Question 4
Given the least squares regression line 𝑦ො = −2.88 − 1.77𝑥 and a coefficient of determination of 0.64,
the coefficient of correlation is:
Select one:
a. -0.8 b. -0.90 c. +0.90 d. +0.8

Question 5
Given the size of a human’s brain, x, and their score on an IQ test, y, would you expect a positive
correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation?
Select one:
a. positive correlation b. no correlation c. negative correlation

Question 6
Identify the choice that best completes the statement
Given the least squares regression line෢𝒴 = 12.31 + 0.03𝑥
Select one:
a. the relationship between x and y is negative.
b. as x decreases, so does y.
c. the relationship between x and y is positive.
d. None of the others.
Question 7
In simple linear regression, which of the following statements indicates there is no linear relationship
between the variables x and y?
Select one:
a. Coefficient of determination is −1.0. b. Coefficient of determination is 1.0.
c. Coefficient of correlation is 0.0. d. Coefficient of correlation is 0.9.

Question 8
A simple regression model has the form: 𝒴෠ = 10 + 2𝑥 . As x increases by one unit, then the value of y will
increase by:
Select one:
a. 12 units b. None of the others. c. 2 units d. 6 units

Question 9
Which of the following represents the strongest linear correlation?
Select one:
a. -0.88 b. 0.90 c. 0.09 d. -0.97

Question 10
Assume that you are predicting X from Y. Which of the following correlation coefficients would yield
predictions with the most error?
Select one:
a. r = -1.00 b. r = -0.40 c. r = -0.25 d. 0.05 e. r = 0.14
 Chapter 11 (Scatter)
Question 1
The table below shows the sales and profits of a company from 2000 to 2005. Construct a scatter
diagram for the data and state whether sales and profits for this company have no correlation, a
positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this period.

Select one:
a) Positive correlation b. No correlation c. No correlation d. Negative correlation
Question 2
The table below shows the legal costs and the profits of a company from 2000 to 2005. Construct a
scatter diagram for the data and state whether legal costs and profits for this company have no correlation,
a positive correlation, or a negative correlation for this period.

Select one:
a. Positive correlation b. Negative correlation c. Positive correlation d. No correlation
Question 3
The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a scatter diagram
for the data and state whether sales and profits for these companies have no correlation, a positive
correlation, or a negative correlation.

Select one:
a. Negative correlation b. Positive correlation c. No correlation d. Positive correlation
Question 4
The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching television and using the
Internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether these times have no correlation, a
positive correlation, or a negative correlation.

Select one:
a. Negative correlation b. Positive correlation c. Positive correlation d. No correlation
Question 5
For a group of students in a statistics class, the scatter diagram compares their test scores and
the number of red shirts they have(x) is shown as below. State whether there is no correlation, a
positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables.

Select one:
a. No correlation b. Negative correlation c. Positive correlation
Question 6
For a group of employees at the local video store, the scatter diagram compares the number of days
worked per year and the average number of stairs climbed weekly (x) is shown below.

State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables.
Select one:
a. Negative correlation b. Positive correlation c. No correlation
Question 7
For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight of their
books and the number of pages in them(x) is shown below.

State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables.
Select one:
a. No correlation b. Positive correlation c. Negative correlation
Question 8
For a group of English students at the local junior college, the scatter diagram compares the number of
incorrect answers on a test they took and the length of the pencil used to take the test (x).

State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y
variables.
Select one:
a. No correlation b. Negative correlation c. Positive correlation
 Chapter 11 (Correlation)
Question 1
The height y and base diameter x of four trees of a certain variety produced the following data
x 2 2 3 5

y 30 40 90 100

Compute the correlation coefficient.

Select one:
a. 0.245 b. 0.948 c. 0.873 d. None of the other choices is true e. 0.764

Question 2
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression:

𝛽መ0 = 117.4, 𝛽መ1 = −17.29, n=300, 𝑥ҧ = 4.3, 𝑆𝑆𝑇 = 17000, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑆𝐸 = 10000

What is the correlation coefficient?

Select one:
a. -0.5412 b. -0.642 c. None of the other choices is true d. 0.642 e. 0.5412
Question 3
A sample of 10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of hours they spend
connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following statistics:
෍ 𝑥𝑖 = 324 , ෍ 𝑦𝑖 = 393 , ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)ҧ 2 = 1900, ෍(𝑦𝑖 −𝑦)
ത 2 = 1200, ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)(𝑦
ҧ 𝑖 − 𝑦)
ത = 1100,

What is the sample correlation coefficient between X and Y?

Select one:
a. 0.905 b. 0.775 c. 0.728 d. None of the other choices is true e. 0.791

Question 4
A sample of 10 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of hours they spend
connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following statistics:
෍ 𝑥𝑖 = 324 , ෍ 𝑦𝑖 = 393 , ෍ 𝑥𝑖 2 = 15210, ෍ 𝑦𝑖 2 = 17150, ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)(𝑦 ത = 2599.
ҧ 𝑖 − 𝑦)

What is the value of the coefficient of determination?

Select one:
a. 0.575 b. 0.664 c. 0.917 d. None of the other choices is true e. 0.494
Question 5
In a regression problem the following pairs of (x, y) are given: (-4, 8), (-1, 2), (0, 0), (1, -2) and (4, -8). What does
this indicate about the value of coefficient of determination?
Select one:
a. It is undefined. b. It is +1. c. It is -1. d. It is 0.

Question 6
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first quiz (X) and their
first exam (Y). The first quiz and test scores for a sample of 11 students reveal the following summary
statistics:
෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)(𝑦 ത 330.5, sx = 2.03, and sy = 17.91
ҧ 𝑖 − 𝑦)=

What is the sample correlation coefficient?

Select one:
a. 0.749 b. None of the other choices is true c. 0.691 d. 0.909 e. 0.209

Question 7
For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 102, Σyi = 236, Σxiyi =
3,946; Σxi2 = 1,804; Σyi2 = 10,424. What is the sample correlation coefficient between X and Y?
Select one:
a. 0.512 b. -0.512 c. 0.799 d. -0.799
Question 8
For a sample of 45 observations, you have the following information: Σxi = 117; Σyi = 224; Σxiyi =
4,233; Σxi2 = 2,419, Σyi2 = 9,118. What is the sample correlation coefficient between X and Y?
Select one:
a. 0.887 b. 0.655 c. -0.655 d. -0.887

Question 9
Suppose that you are interested in the relationship between the return on a stock this year (Y), compared to
the return the year before (X). From a sample of 12 firms, you have collected the following information:
Σxi = 106; Σyi = 165; Σxiyi = 2,934; Σ(xi)2 = 1,968; Σyi2 = 4,783.
What is the sample correlation coefficient between X and Y?
Select one:
a. 0.124 b. 0.917 c. -0.917 d. -0.124

Question 10
x 2 3 5 5 7 6
Consider the following pairs of observations:
y 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.9

Find the value of the coefficient of correlation.

Select one:
a. 0.008 b. 0.129 c. 0.762 d. 0.897
Question 11
A company keeps extensive records on its new salespeople on the premise that sales should increase with
experience. A random sample of seven new salespeople produced the data on experience and sales shown
in the table.
Months on job, x 2 12 5 9 7
Monthly sales, y 2.4 15.0 3.5 11.0 10.5

Find the value of the coefficient of correlation.

Select one:
a. -0.67 b. 0.96 c. 0.75 d. -0.96 e. 0.67

Question 12
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r.

x 12.3 13.1 7.0 9.7

y 22.1 15.7 7.5 13.2

Select one:
a. 0.844 b. 0.884 c. 0.448 d. 0.488
Question 13
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r.
x 85.3 78.3 80.6 95.8

y 12.2 15.1 19.4 17.4

Select one:
a. 0.17 b. 0.07 c. 0.77 d. 0.85
Question 14
Two separate tests are designed to measure a student's ability to solve problems. Several students are
randomly selected to take both tests and the results are shown below.

Test 1 7.5 6.4 6.6 5.8 8.3

Test 2 6.7 6.6 7.2 4.0 6.7

Question 15
Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r.
Select one:
a. -0.58 b. -0.22 c. 0.22d. 0.58 e. 0.69
Question 16
The general manager of a chain of furniture stores believes that experience is the most important factor in
determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this belief she records last month's sales and
the years of experience of 8 randomly selected salespeople. These data are listed below.
Years of 0 2 7 4 9 5 5 8
Experience
Sales 7 7.7 15 8.5 15 7 8 12

Determine the correlation coefficient.

Select one:
a. 0.75 b. 0.66 c. 0.81 d. -0.81 e. -0.66
Question 17
An actuary wanted to develop a model to predict how long individuals will live. After consulting a
number of physicians, he collected the age at death , the average number of hours of exercise per week
(x). A random sample of 7 individuals was selected and the results are shown below.
x 7 8 6 7 12 12 3
y 85 80 75 79 82 79 80
Determine the correlation coefficient.
Select one:
a. 0.03 b. 0.17 c. -0.17 d. -0.03 e. 0.85
Question 18
The table contains the weights and heights of nine randomly selected adults. Compute the correlation
coefficient.

Select one:
a. -0.73 b. 0.73 c. 0.29 d. 0.54 e. -0.54
Question 19
To get the best deal on a microwave oven, Amanda called six appliance stores and asked the cost and volume
of several models. The prices and volumes she was quoted are listed below. Compute the correlation
coefficient. Volume 1.9 2.2 0.5 1.7 1.5 0.5
Price 183 121 49 208 278 67

Select one:
a. 0.595 b. 0.757 c. -0.757 d. -0.595
 Chapter 11 (Correlation)
Question 1
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following data
x 1 2 2 5
y 30 40 90 120

Find the equation of the estimated regression line of y on x.

Select one:
a. 𝑦ො = = 21.5+31.17x b. 𝑦ො = −21.5+31.17x c. 𝑦ො = 21.5x+31.17
d. None of the other choices is true e. 𝑦ො = 21.11x+17.22

Question 2
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of hours they spend
connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following statistics:

෍ 𝑥𝑖 = 324 , ෍ 𝑦𝑖 = 393 , ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)ҧ 2 = 1720.875, ෍(𝑦𝑖 −𝑦)

ത 2 = 1150, ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)(𝑦 ത = 1090.5,
ҧ 𝑖 − 𝑦)

What is the slope of the regression line of hours on income?

Select one:
a. 0.5541 b. 0.9482 c. 0.6337 d. 0.6475
Question 3
Consider a random sample of 20 observations of two variables X and Y. The following summary statistics are
available: Σyi = 12.75, Σxi =1478, Σxi2 =143,215.8, and Σxiyi = 1083.67.
What is the slope of the sample regression line?
Select one:
a. 0.0042 b. 54.85 c. 0.978 d. None of the other choices is truee. 0.025
Question 4
Consider a random sample of 27 observations of two variables X and Y. The following summary statistics are
available: Σyi = 57.2, Σxi= 1253.4, Σxi2 =73296.4, and Σxiyi = 3133.7.
What is the y-intercept of the sample regression line?
Select one:
a. 3.463 b. None of the other choices is true c. 1.035 d. 3.832 e. 0.649

Question 5
For the data in the table below, find the equation of the regression line of y on x.
x 0 1 2 1
y 0 0 1 3
Select one:
a. 𝒴=
෠ 0.5x +0.5. b. None of the other choices is true c. 𝒴
෢= x. d. 𝒴෠ = 0x + 1 e. 𝒴෠ = -x + 2.4
Question 6
Assume that we found out the regression equation 𝒴෠ = 1.093 +1.128xcorresponding to the data below
x 0 1 2 4 5
y 1 2 4 5 7

Find the error sum of square SSE.

Select one:
a. 3.000 b. 3.018 c. None of the other choices is true d. 21.88 e. 0.919
Question 7
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of hours they
spend connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following statistics:
෍ 𝑥𝑖 = 324 , ෍ 𝑦𝑖 = 393 , ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)ҧ 2 = 1720.875, ෍(𝑦𝑖 −𝑦)
ത 2 = 1050, ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)(𝑦 ത = 1080.5,
ҧ 𝑖 − 𝑦)

What is the error sum of squares?

Select one:
a. 116.399 b. None of the other choices is true c. 371.578 d. 688.188 e. 458.938
Question 8
If the least squares equation is 𝒴෠ = 10 + 8X, then the value of 8 (the coefficient of x) indicates:
Select one:
a. for each unit increase in X, Y increases on average by 8.
b. where the regression line meets the Y-axis.
c. for each unit increase in Y, X increases on average by 8.
d. for each unit increase in X, Y increases on average by 5.
e. None of the other choices is true
Question 9
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of hours they spend
connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following statistics:

෍ 𝑥𝑖 = 324 , ෍ 𝑦𝑖 = 393 , ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)ҧ 2 = 1820.875, ෍(𝑦𝑖 −𝑦)

ത 2 = 1150, ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)(𝑦 ത = 1080.5,
ҧ 𝑖 − 𝑦)

What is the regression sum of squares?

Select one:
a. 641.164 b. 437.918 c. 691.062 d. None of the other choices is true e. 1033.601
Question 10
A sample of 8 households was asked about their monthly income (X) and the number of hours they spend
connected to the internet each month (Y). The data yield the following statistics:

෍ 𝑥𝑖 = 324 , ෍ 𝑦𝑖 = 393 , ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)ҧ 2 = 1720.875, ෍(𝑦𝑖 −𝑦)

ത 2 = 1150, ෍(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)(𝑦 ത = 1090.5,
ҧ 𝑖 − 𝑦)

What is the y-intercept of the regression line of hours on income?

Select one:
a. 23.46 b. None of the other choices is true c. 8.37 d. 9.37 e. 7.87

Question 11
The data below are the final exam scores of 10 randomly selected statistics students and the number of hours
they studied for the exam.
Hours,x 3 5 2 8 2 4 4 5 6 3
Scores,y 65 80 60 66 78 85 90 90 71 88

Find the equation of the regression line for the given data.
Select one:
a. 𝒴෠ = 0.24x + 78.31 b. 𝒴෠ = -0.24x + 78.31 c. 𝒴෠ = -0.24+ 78.31x d. 𝒴෠ = 0.24+ 78.31x
 Question 12
Given the equation of a regression line is 𝒴෠ = 4x - 6, what is the best predicted value for y given x = 9? Assume
that the variables x and y have a significant correlation.
Select one:
a. 30 b. 56 c. 46 d. 34

Question 13
A calculus instructor is interested in finding the strength of a relationship between the final exam grades of
students enrolled in Calculus I and Calculus II at his college. The data (in percentages) are listed below.

Calculus I, x 88 78 62 75 95 91 83 86 98
Calculus II, y 81 80 55 78 90 90 81 80 100

Find an equation of the regression line.

Select one:
a. 𝒴෠ = 1.044x - 5.989 b. 𝒴෠ = -1.044 - 5.989 c. 𝒴෠ = 1.044 - 5.989x d. 𝒴෠ = 1.044x + 5.989
Question 14
The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and their corresponding life
spans, in years. Use the regression equation to predict the life span, y, for a gestation period of 6 months, x.
Assume the variables x and y have a significant correlation.
Gestation, x 8 2.1 3.8
Life span, y 30 12 10
Select one:
a. 16.54 b. 13.52 c. 25.42 d. 21.97
Question 15
A manufacturing company is interested in predicting the number of defects that will be produced each hour on the
assembly line. The managers believe that there is a relationship between the defect rate and the production rate
per hour. The managers believe that they can use production rate to predict the number of defects. The following
data were collected for 10 randomly selected hours.

Based on these sample data, which of

the following is the regression equation?
Select one:
a. 𝒴෠ = 14.23 + .234x.
b. None of the above.
c. 𝒴෠ = 5.67 + .048x.
d. 𝒴෠ = 103. + 4.790x.
Question 16
A recent study by a major financial investment company was interested in determining whether the annual
percentage change in stock price for companies is linearly related to the annual percent change in profits for the
company. The following data was determined for 8 randomly selected companies:
Based upon this sample information, which of
the following is the regression equation?
a. 𝒴෠ = 4.197 + .612x
b. 𝒴෠ = -20.19 + .005x
c. None of the other choice is correct
d. 𝒴෠ = 1.19 - 3.00x
e. 𝒴=
෠ 15.04 + 4.25x

Question 17
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the number of absences (x) and the final
grades (y ) of students from a statistics class. For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following
information:
Σxi = 304; Σyi = 345; Σxiyi = 11,312; Σxi2 = 11,030; Σyi2 = 13,547.
Find the sample regression line.
Select one:
a. 𝒴෠ = -20.486 - 0.461x b. 𝒴෠ = -20.493x - 0.461 c. 𝒴෠ = 20.493x + 0.461 d. 𝒴෠ = 20.486 + 0.461x
Question 18
Suppose you are interested in determining the relationship between the temperatures (x) on days during a
summer class and the number of absences on those days. For a sample of 10 observations, you have the following
information:
Σxi = 304; Σyi = 3,433; Σxiyi = 114,611; Σxi2 = 11,030; Σyi2 = 1,420,633.
Find the sample regression line.
Select one:
a. 𝒴෠ = 169.108x + 5.730 b. 𝒴෠ = 169.108 + 5.730 x c. 𝒴෠ = -169.108 - 5.730 x d. 𝒴෠ = -169.108 x - 5.730
Question 19
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression:
n = 15, σ 𝑥𝑖 = 301.5 , σ 𝑦𝑖 = 385.7 , σ(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)ҧ 2 = 1719.8, σ(𝑦𝑖 −𝑦)
ത 2 = 1200.9, σ(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)(𝑦 ത = 1090.5,
ҧ 𝑖 − 𝑦)
What is the y-intercept of the regression line of hours on income?
Select one:
a. 18.31 b. 12.97 c. 15.26 d. 9.48
 Chapter 11 -test
Question 1
A random sample of 20 observations was made on the diameter of spot welds and the corresponding weld
shear strength. Given that r = 0.65, what is the value of test statistic if we want to test the hypothesis that
ρ = 0 at a level of significance of 0.05.
Select one:
a. 3.63 b. 4.81 c. None of the other choices is true d. 1.73 e. 2.09
Question 2
You want to explore the relationship between the grades students receive on their first two exams. For a
sample of 17 students, you find a correlation coefficient of 0.47.
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ ≠ 0?
Select one:
a. 7.99 b. None of the other choices is true c. 1.92 d. 1.39 e. 2.06
Question 3
For a random sample of 236 professionals, the correlation between their age and their income was found to be
0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there is no linear relationship between these two
variables against the alternative that there is a positive relationship.
What is the value of the test statistic?
Select one:
a. None of the other choices is true b. 2.787 c. 6.785 d. 3.669 d. 3.669
Question 4
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first quiz and their first
exam. You believe that there is a negative correlation between the two scores.
What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding the population correlation?
Select one:
a. None of the other choices is true b. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 1 c. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ < 0
d. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ > 0 e. H0: ρ = 0 and H1: ρ ≠ 0

Question 5
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression:
𝛽መ0 = 107.4, 𝛽መ1 = −14.39, se( 𝛽መ0 ) = 2.8, se( 𝛽መ1 ) = 2.4, 𝑛 = 200
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: 𝛽0 = 110.4 ?
Select one:
a. 4.08 b. 3.89 c. None of the other choices is true d. -7.12 e. -1.071
Question 6
We can show that, when the null hypothesis H0: ρ = 0 is true and the random variables have a joint normal
𝑟 𝑛−2
distribution, then the random variable , which is used to test the hypothesis that there is no linear
1−𝑟 2
association in the population between a pair of random variables, follows the:
Select one:
a. chi-square distribution. b. normal distribution. c. student's t distribution. d. none of the other choices is true
Question 7
In a simple linear model, testing H0 : ρ = 0 is the same as testing:
Select one:
a. H0: β1 = 0 b. H0: r = 0 c. H0: β0 = 0 d. none of the other choices is true
Question 8
For a random sample of 263 professionals, the correlation between their age and their income was found to be
0.17. You are interested in testing the null hypothesis that there is no linear relationship between these two
variables against the alternative that there is a positive relationship.
What is your conclusion in testing H0: ρ = 0 vs. H1: ρ > 0 at 𝛼 = 0.01 ?
Select one:
a. none of the other choices is true b. Reject H0
c. Not enough information to draw a conclusion d. Fail to reject H0
Question 9
Given a sample with r = 0.833, n = 12, and 𝛼 = 0.05 , determine the test statistic T0 necessary to test
the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places.
Select one:
a. 4.761 b. 4.098 c. 1.782 d. 3.816
Question 10
Given a sample with r = 0.329, n = 30, and 𝛼 = 0.01 , determine the test statistic T0 test the claim ρ = 0.
Round answers to three decimal places
Select one:
a. 2.354 b. 1.844 c. 3.198 d. 1.793
Question 11
The data below are the ages and systolic blood pressures (measured in millimeters of mercury) of 3 randomly
selected adults.
Age, x 42 45 49
Pressure, y 118 122 125

Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places.
Select one:
a. 4.873 b. 2.331 c. 1.452 d. 6.020

Question 12
A manager wishes to determine the relationship between the number of miles (in hundreds of miles) the
Manager’s sales representatives travel per month and the amount of sales (in thousands of dollars) per
month.
Miles traveled, x 4 8 10
Sales, y 27 58 61

Calculate the test statistic to test the claim ρ = 0. Round answers to three decimal places.
Select one:
a. 3.857 b. 4.116 c. 1.022 d. 2.871
Question 13
Suppose we have the following information from a simple regression:
𝛽መ0 = 107.4, 𝛽መ1 = −14.30, se( 𝛽መ0 ) = 2.8, se( 𝛽መ1 ) = 2.4, 𝑛 = 200
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: 𝛽1 = 0 ?
Select one:
a. -1.071 b. -5.96 c. None of the other choices is true d. -4.38 e. -3.25
Question 14
If a sample of n = 40 people is selected and the sample correlation between two variables is r = 0.468, what is
the test statistic value for testing whether the true population correlation coefficient is equal to zero?
Select one:
a. -0.3.01 b. 3.26 c. 2.80
d. Can't be determined without knowing the level of significance for the test. e. 2.048
Question 15
Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of 38 of its customers to
determine if there is a positive relationship between the number of miles driven and the age of the driver. The
sample correlation coefficient is r = 0.59. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical
value for testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = 0.05 level?
Select one:
a. 1.688 b. 2.028 c. 1.7531 d. 1.7613 e. 2.6104
Question 16
A recent study of 60 shoppers showed that the correlation between the time spent in the store and the
dollars spent was 0.235. Using a significance level equal to 0.01, the critical value for the test to determine
whether the true population correlation coefficient is zero is:
Select one:
a. None of the others b. 1.96. c. 2.66 d. 2.16 e. 2.02.
Question 17
The height y and base diameter x of five tree of a certain variety produced the following data
x 2 4 3 4
y 33 41 96 90

What is the value of the test statistic for testing 𝐻0 : 𝛽0 = 24 ?

Select one:
a. 1.733 b. 0.026 c. 0.344 d. None of the other choices is true e. 0.245
Question 18
For the data in the table below, what is the value of the test statistic for testing 𝐻0 : 𝛽1 = 0.5 ?
x 15 21 16 30
y 67 80 85 78
Select one:
a. None of the other choices is true b. -0.38 c. -1.32 d. 2.41 e. 0.28
Question 19
The data below are the exam scores of 4 randomly selected statistics students, what is the value of the
test statistic for testing 𝐻0 : 𝛽0 = 1 ?
Mid-term, x 5 6 6 7.4

Final, y 5.2 4.6 7 7

Select one:
a. 0.07 b. 0.30 c. 0.76 d. 1.31 e. None of the other choices is true

Question 20
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group 25 to 30 are shown in
the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are jointly normally distributed.
Weight, x 50 62 67 55

Pressure, y 90 110 120 90

What is the value of the test statistic for testing 𝐻0 : 𝛽0 = 0 ?

Select one:
a. -0.44 b. 0.70 c. None of the other choices is true d. 2.59 e. -10
Question 21
The weight and systolic blood pressure of 4 randomly selected males in the age group 25 to 30 are shown in
the following table. Assume that weight and blood pressure are jointly normally distributed.

Weight, x 50 62 67 55
Pressure, y 90 110 100 90

What is the value of the test statistic for testing 𝐻0 : 𝛽1 = 0 ?

Select one:
a. 1.46 b. 0.36 c. 1.19 d. 0.92 e. None of the other choices is true
Question 22
Suppose that a random sample of 10,000 (X, Y) pairs yielded: 𝛽መ0 = 10.4, se( 𝛽መ0 ) = 21.2, se( 𝛽መ1 ) = 2.4
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: 𝐻0 : 𝛽0 = 10 ?
Select one:
a. 0.019 b. None of the other choices is true c. -2.12 d. -1.071 e. 2.40
Question 23
A random sample of n = 25 observations was made on the time to failure of an electronic component and the
temperature in the application environment in which the component was used. Given that 𝛽መ0 = 0.4, 𝛽መ1 = 1.50,
se( 𝛽መ0 ) = 7.68, se( 𝛽መ1 ) = 12.4,
What is the value of the test statistic for testing H0: 𝛽1 = 1 ?
Select one:
a. None of the other choices is true b. 2.40 c. 0.04 d. 1.00 e. 7.68