Chapter 10 Practice Test A

Name: __________________________ Date: _____________

1. An analysis results in a multiple regression equation of y' = 92 + 26 x1 + 6 x2 . We can

conclude that

A) The variable x1 is not a significant factor in this model

B) The variable x1 is a very significant factor in this model
C) This is insufficient information to assess the significance of x1
D) The variable x1 is a moderately significant factor in this model

2. Compute the correlation coefficient for the data below

X values 5 1 1 3 4
Y values 3 1 3 3 2

A) 0.395 B) 0.629 C) 0.115 D) 0.445

3. A multiple regression line was calculated in which x1 was a student's grade point
average and x2 was a student's age. The multiple regression line was calculated as
y 18.7 46.3x1 7.28 x2 . If a student has a grade point average of 5.9 and is 20 years

old, what is the predicted value of y ?

A) 400.1 B) 421.6 C) 615.5 D) 387.2

4. If a correlation coefficient calculated for n 14 and 0.01 is found to be r 0.856 ,

what is the test value for the t - test?

A) 5.736 B) 6.374 C) 4.059 D) 2.851

5. Test the significance of the correlation coefficient r at = .05 for the data below.
X values 5 2 1 2
Y values 4 1 3 4

A) Reject = 0 because 3.74 > 2.78 C) Reject = 0 because 3.31 > 2.57
B) Accept = 0 because 3.74 < 2.57 D) Accept = 0 because 3.31 < 2.78

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6. If the correlation coefficient is 0.93, what is the unexplained variation?

A) 13.5% B) 86.5% C) 93% D) 7%

Use the following to answer question 7:

The city of Oakdale wishes to see if there is a relationship between the temperature and the
amount of electricity used (in kilowatts).

Temp., x Kilowatts, y
73 680
78 760
85 910
98 1,510
93 1,170
81 837
76 600
105 1,800

7. Compute the test value for the data in the table.

A) 12.353 B) 9.648 C) 6.785 D) 8.329

8. The prediction interval around y' for a specific x is

A) The interval of values of x used to predict y'

B) A confidence interval for the true mean value of the y values that correspond to that
x
C) The difference between the value of y and the value of x
D) The value of y used to calculate the slope of the regression line

9. If the equation for the regression line is y = 8x + 6, then the intercept of this line is

A) 2 B) 12 C) 8 D) 6

10. What is the equation for the regression line if n 7 , x 69 , y 528 , xy 4754 ,

and x 825 ?
2

A) y 2.168 109.638 x C) y 109.638 2.168 x

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B) y 106.089 3110
. x D) y 3110
. 106.089 x

11. A correlation coefficient computed for n 18 and 010 . is r 0.692 . Using the t -test
for the correlation coefficient, what are the critical values?

A) +1.734 B) +2.120 C) +1.746 D) +2.101

12. Compute the slope of the regression line for the data below.
X values 5 0 3 5 8
Y values 4 5 4 4 2

A) 3.09 B) 0.94 C) 0.44 D) 1.33

13. Compute the correlation coefficient for the data below

X values 4 1 2
Y values 5 2 3

A) 0.255 B) 0.383 C) 0.146 D) 0.000

14. A study was conducted to determine if there was a relationship between the prices a
non-member of a club paid for various publications and the prices that a member paid
for the same publications. The data collected is shown below.
Non-member Member
Price, x Price, y
58 32
42 22
46 20
32 16
25 19
75 58
35 34
63 48
Determine the value of xy .

A) 19,712 B) 9349 C) 93,624 D) 13,251

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15. Two researchers run identical experiments except researcher A collects twice as many
points as researcher B. For a specific value x, researcher A estimates a y value of yA'
and researcher B estimates a y value of yB' . We would expect that researcher A's 95%
prediction interval around yA' to be, in general,

A) wider than researcher B's 95% prediction interval around yB' or narrower than
researcher B's 95% prediction interval around yB' , with equal probability
B) the same as researcher B's 95% prediction interval around yB'
C) wider than researcher B's 95% prediction interval around yB'
D) narrower than researcher B's 95% prediction interval around yB'

16. A researcher has reason to be that, for an experiment with 30 points, a 95% prediction
interval would be of width 8. If the researcher wishes to run a more precise experiment
that will result in a 95% prediction interval of width 4, then the researcher will require

A) More than 120 points B) 15 points C) 30 points D) 120 points

17. Which of the following does not explain a possible relationship between variables when
the null hypothesis is rejected?

A) caused by a third variable C) reverse cause-and-effect

B) negative effect D) direct cause-and-effect

18. If the correlation coefficient r is equal to 0.65, find the coefficient of determination and
the coefficient of nondetermination.

A) The coefficient of determination is 0.42 and the coefficient of nondetermination is

0.58
B) The coefficient of determination is 0.19 and the coefficient of nondetermination is
0.81
C) The coefficient of determination is 0.81 and the coefficient of nondetermination is
0.19
D) The coefficient of determination is 0.58 and the coefficient of nondetermination is
0.42

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19. Test the significance of the correlation coefficient r at = .05 for the data below.
X values 6 1 1 5
Y values 2 0 2 1

A) Accept = 0 because 2.36 < 2.78 C) Reject = 0 because 2.36 > 3.18
B) Reject = 0 because 2.04 > 2.78 D) Accept = 0 because 2.04 < 3.18

20. If r = 0.854 and n = 6, test the significance of the correlation coefficient at = .05

A) Accept = 0 because 3.28 < 2.54 C) Reject = 0 because 3.84 > 2.54
B) Accept = 0 because 3.84 < 2.57 D) Reject = 0 because 3.28 > 2.57

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Answer Key

1. C
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. C
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. D
16. A
17. B
18. A
19. D
20. D

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