Statistique Et Méthodologie De La Recherche Test 0% 0 votes, 0 avg 0 You will have 60 minutes to complete all the questions. After the timer reaches 60 minutes, the exam will end and be saved automatically. Good luck! *Fingers crossed* The timer has been reached. The exam has now been terminated and saved. Statistique Et Méthodologie De La Recherche Test 1 / 60 Which of the following are examples of continuous variables? a. Distance between b. Number of children c. Age in year d. Birth weight of babies 2 / 60 In correlation both variables are always? a. different b. Random c. same d. Non Random 3 / 60 In the regression equation y = bo + bx, bo is the a. y intercept b. slope of the line c. independent variable d. parameter 4 / 60 The mean of a sampling distribution of a sample statistic is called : a. the mean of the means. b. the standard error. c. the central limit. d. the expected value 5 / 60 The arithmetic mean of the two regression coefficients is greater than or equal to: a. +1 b. 0 c. r d. -1 6 / 60 The regression equation always passes through: a. Mean X b. (X, Y) c. mean X, Mean Y d. (a, b) 7 / 60 In simple linear regression model Y = α + βX + ε where α and β are called a. Variables b. Random errors c. Parameters d. Estimates 8 / 60 If the points on the scatter diagram show no tendency either to increase together or decrease together the value of r will be close to: a. +1 b. 0 c. 0.5 d. -1 9 / 60 The coefficient of determination is the? a. ratio of the explained variation to the total variation. b. ratio of the unexplained deviation to the explained deviation. c. ratio of the explained variation to the total deviation. d. ratio of the unexplained deviation to the total variation. 10 / 60 In regression analysis, the variable that is doing the predicting or explaining is a. usually denoted by y b. the dependent variable c. the slope d. the independent variable 11 / 60 The predicted rate of response of the dependent variable to changes in the independent variable is called: a. Error b. Slope c. Intercept d. Regression equation 12 / 60 All data points falling along a straight line is called: a. Scatter diagram b. Non linear relationship c. Residual d. Linear relationship 13 / 60 The percent of total variation of the dependent variable Y explained by the set of independent variables X is measured by a. Standard Error or Estimate b. Coefficient of Correlation c. Coefficient of Skewness d. Coefficient of Determination 14 / 60 The straight line graph of the linear equation Y = a + bX, slope is horizontal if: a. b ≠ 0 b. b = 0 c. a = b d. b = 1 15 / 60 My estimated regression line is Y = 17 + 4X. The intercept is equal to: a. 21 b. 13 c. 4 d. 17 16 / 60 What does it mean when you calculate a 95% confidence interval? a. The sample result is between this interval b. The process you used will capture the true parameter 95% of the time in the long run c. You can be “5% confident” that your interval will not include the population parameter d. You can be “95% confident” that your interval will include the population parameter 17 / 60 Which of the following statements is false? a. The coefficient of determination can be applied to any curve. b. The coefficient of determination is the variation in y explained by variation in x, divided by the total variation in y. c. The coefficient of determination can have values from –1 to 1. d. The coefficient of determination can be applied to any straight line. 18 / 60 When the p-value is less than 0.05 we can conclude that: a. Reject the null hypothesis b. No statistically significant c. Fail to reject the null hypothesis d. No evidence to reject the null hypothesis 19 / 60 The most commonly used formula to describe linear relationship is? a. ŷ = b0 + b1x+b2 b. ŷ = b0 + b1x + b2x2 c. ŷ = b0 + b1x2 d. ŷ = b0 + b1x 20 / 60 Inferential statistics is a process that involves all of the following EXCEPT: a. analyze relationships b. test a hypothesis c. Estimating a parameter d. Estimating a statistic. 21 / 60 Which of the following statements regarding a researcher’s use of inferential statistics is true? a. Descriptive statistics from a sample are used to estimate the characteristics of the population. b. It is best to measure every member of a population if possible c. We usually need to take several samples to obtain a good estimate of the population values. d. A random sample provides a perfect estimate of the population values. 22 / 60 A coefficient of correlation is computed to be -0.95 means that a. The relationship between two variables is strong and but negative b. Correlation coefficient cannot have this value c. The relationship between two variables is strong and positive d. The relationship between two variables is weak. 23 / 60 The coefficient of determination, r2, indicates: a. The linear relationship between two variables b. The slope of the line of best fit c. How closely the data fit a defined curve d. The sum of the residuals from each data point 24 / 60 In simple linear regression, the numbers of unknown constants are: a. Two b. Three c. Four d. One 25 / 60 If all the values fall on the same straight line and the line has a positive slope then what will be the value of the correlation coefficient ‘r’: a. r = -1 b. r ≥ 0 c. r = +1 d. 0 ≤ r ≤ 1 26 / 60 1. The method of least squares dictates that we choose a regression line where the sum of the square of deviations of the points from the lie is: a. Minimum b. Zero c. Maximum d. Positive 27 / 60 Which Statistical software come with appropriate table, graph, and/or chart-building features to easily convert tabular data into a variety of formats.? a. Word, Excel b. Access c. Excel d. Stata 28 / 60 When correlation coefficient is 1, all the points in a scatter diagram would lie? a. On a straight line b. On a straight line directed from upper left to lower right c. On a straight line directed from lower left to upper right d. Under the line 29 / 60 The measure of how well the regression line fits the data is the: a. coefficient of determination b. slope of the regression c. mean square error d. standard error 30 / 60 The null hypothesis states the means are: a. Not equal b. Alternative hypothesis c. Equal d. Research hypothesis 31 / 60 An r value of 0.80 indicates: a. Correlation but not linear b. Strong linear correlation c. No linear correlation d. Perfect linear correlation 32 / 60 If the value of any regression coefficient is zero, then two variables are: a. Qualitative b. Dependent c. Independent d. Correlation 33 / 60 Inferential statistics enable you to : a. decide conducting interview b. decide conducting research c. decide analysis data d. estimate population parameters. 34 / 60 An example of an experimental study is a(n): a. Case report b. Randomized clinical trial c. Cross-sectional study d. Focus group 35 / 60 The correlation coefficient, r, can take on any value within what range? a. -1 ≤ r ≤ 1 b. r ≥ 1 c. -1 ≤ r d. 0 ≤ r ≤ 1 36 / 60 if the correlation coefficient r = 0.5 then the coefficient of determination is? a. 1.00 b. 2.50 c. 0.10 d. 0.25 37 / 60 Quantitative data refers to: a. numerical data that could usefully be quantified to help you answer your research question(s) and to meet your objectives b. graphs and tables. c. statistical analysis d. any data you present in your report 38 / 60 A scatterplot is a ? a. one-dimensional graph of randomly scattered data. b. two-dimensional graph of a curved line. c. two-dimensional graph of a straight line. d. two-dimensional graph of data values. 39 / 60 The dependent variable is also called except one: a. Regressand variable b. Explained variable c. Independent variable d. Predictand variable 40 / 60 Scatter diagram helps us to : a. Calculate slop b. Obtain the mathematical relationship between two variables c. Find the nature correlation between two variables d. Compute the extent of correlation between two variables 41 / 60 If the value of regression coefficient is zero, then the two variable are called: a. Difficult to tell b. Independent c. Independent and dependent d. Dependent 42 / 60 The coefficient of determination (r2) is a. usually less than zero b. the correlation coefficient squared c. the square root of the correlation coefficient d. 100% 43 / 60 The correlation coefficient is used to determine: a. A specific value of the y-variable given a specific value of the x-variable b. The estimation parameter c. A specific value of the x-variable given a specific value of the y-variable d. The strength of the relationship between the x and y variables 44 / 60 If one item is fixed and unchangeable and the other item varies, the correlation coefficient will be: a. Positive b. Undecided c. Zero d. Negative 45 / 60 2. A relationship where the flow of the data points is best represented by a curve is called: a. Linear relationship b. Nonlinear relationship c. Linear positive d. Linear negative 46 / 60 If regression line of Y= 5, then value of regression coefficient of Y on X is: a. 0 b. 1 c. 5 d. 0.5 47 / 60 The coefficient of determination (sometimes known as the regression coefficient) enables you to: a. assess the strength of relationship between a quantifiable dependent variable and one or more quantifiable independent variables. b. measure the difference between two variables. c. assess whether two variables measure the same phenomenon. d. establish whether the data is telling you what you think it should tell you. 48 / 60 Which of these is not one of the four main reasons for missing data? a. The data was not required from the respondent, perhaps because of a skip generated by a filter question in a survey b. The analyst ignored its presence on the data form. c. The respondent may have missed a question by mistake. d. The respondent did not know the answer or did not have an opinion 49 / 60 To compare two means we use: a. F-test b. t-test c. Oneway ANOVA d. Chi-squared test 50 / 60 The step in the data analysis process is (EXCEPT ONE): a. Data analysis and interpretation b. Data presentation c. Data promotion d. Data retrieval 51 / 60 In scatter diagram, if most of the points lie in the first and third quadrants, then coefficient of correlation is: a. Constant b. Zero c. Negative d. Positive 52 / 60 In the regression equation Y = a+bX, the Y is called a. Continuous variable b. Independent variable c. Dependent variable d. Estimate 53 / 60 The coefficient of correlation a. can never be positive b. can never be negative c. is the square root of the coefficient of determination d. is the coefficient of determination squared 54 / 60 If the correlation coefficient is 0.8, the percentage of variation in the response variable explained by the variation in the explanatory variable is: a. 0.64% b. 80% c. 64% d. 0.80% 55 / 60 The two forms of t-test are: a. Independent and dependent b. Factorial and interaction c. Bivariate and multiple d. One-way and two-way 56 / 60 If the plotted points in a scatter diagram are evenly distributed, then the correlation is : a. Weak b. Zero c. Negative d. Positive 57 / 60 In regression analysis, if the independent variable is measured in kilograms, the dependent variable: a. must also be in kilograms b. can be any units c. cannot be in kilograms d. must be in some unit of weight 58 / 60 If the points on the scatter diagram indicate that as one variable increases the other variable tends to decrease the value of r will be: a. Zero b. Negative c. Perfect positive d. Perfect negative 59 / 60 To investigate the association between two categorical variables we use: a. Chi-squared test b. t-test c. F-test d. z-test 60 / 60 Inferential statistics enable you to : a. decide if the research hypothesis is true b. decide collecting data c. estimate sample size d. calculate sample size. Your score isThe average score is 0% Facebook 0% Restart quiz Any comments? Send feedback