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CORRELATION
Q1. If r=0.6 and covariance between x and y is 5.4. If the variance of x is 9, then the standard
deviation of y is-

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

Q2. The Correlation between No. of cricket matches and no. of accidents in a city, is-

A) Positive B) Negative C) Spourouse D) None

Q3. The probable error of r is equal to-

A) SE(r) B) SE(r)/N C) 0.6745 SE(r) D) 0.6475 SE(r)

Q4. The assumption taken by Karl Pearson for correlation coefficient is-

A) The Two Variables B) There Is A Cause And C) A & B Both D) None

Are Linearly Correlated Effect Relationship
Between The Variables

Q5. Two variable x and y are related according to 3x+2y=5, then x and y are-

A) Positively B) Negatively C) No Correlation D) None

Correlated Correlated

Q6. Scattered diagram is used to plot-

A) Quantitative Data B) Qualitative Data C) Temporal Data D) None

Q7. If r =0.6 then the coefficient of non-determination is-

A) 0.36 B) 0.64 C) -0.64 D) None

Q8. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient is also known as-

A) Distribution Free B) Non-Parametric C) A & B Both D) None

Method Method

Q9. For a group of 8 values, the sum of squares of difference in ranks of x and y was found to be
50. What is the value of rank correlation coefficient-

A) 0.6 B) 0.4 C) 0.8 D) None

Q10. Calculate the correlation coefficient for the following data by concurrent deviation method-
X: 40 45 60 64 68 60 54 50
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Y: 30 32 38 40 35 30 48 50

A) 0.67 B) -0.67 C) +37 D) -0.37

Q11. In a competition 8 students are participating and they are ranked by two judges A and B as
follows:
Rank by A: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Rank by B: 4 7 6 3 1 5 2 8

A) 0.8 B) 0.2 C) 0.12 D) -0.02

Q12. Calculate Karl Pearsons correlation coefficient if:

X : 2 4 6 8 10
Y: 3 5 7 10 20

A) 0.32 B) 0.92 C) 0.62 D) 0.52

Q13. Calculate the value of r if :

n=8, ∑dx= (-13), ∑dy = (-14)
∑dxdy = 90, ∑d2x=221, ∑d2y=122

A) 0.68 B) 0.38 C) 0.18 D) 0.48

Q14. Calculate the correlation coefficient between x and y if n=10, ∑x=40, ∑y=50, ∑xy=220,
∑x2=200, ∑y2=262

A) 0.91 B) 0.61 C) 0.31 D) None

Q15. The coefficient of correlation is a unit free measurement.

A) True B) False C) Can’t Say D) None

Q16. If the number of paired values is 8 & number of concurrent deviation is 2 then the
correlation coefficient is-

A) 0.35 B) 0.65 C) (-0.35) D) (-0.65)

Q17. The Covariance is independent of-

A) Change Of Origin B) Change Of Scale C) Change Of Origin & D) None

Scale

Q18. If the Correlation between x and y is 0.6 then the correlation between u and v, if (u=3x+4) &
v=4y+5.
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A) 0.4 B) (-0.4) C) 0.6 D) (-0.6)

Q19. Calculate the rank correlation coefficient for the following data
X: 10 12 15 18 24 30 35
Y: 40 42 38 20 25 50 64

A) 0.15 B) 0.48 C) 0.64 D) 0.35

Q20. For Finding correlation between two attributes, we consider:

A) Coefficient Of B) Scatter Diagram C) Spearman’s Rank D) All Of These

Concurrent Deviation Correlation Coefficient

Q21. Covariance between two variable is-

A) Strictly Negative B) Strictly Positive C) Always 0 D) Either Positive Or

Negative Or Zero

Q22. Ranks of two characteristics by two judges are in reverse order then find the value of
spearman rank correlation coefficient.

A) -1 B) 0 C) 1 D) 0.75

Q23. Scatter Diagram is considered for measuring:

A) Linear Relationship B) Curvilinear C) Neither A And B D) Both A And B

Between Two Variables Relationship Between
Two Variables

Q24. Covariance measures…………. variations of two variables.

A) Joint B) Single C) Both D) None

Q25. Given that the correlation coefficient between x and y is 0.8. Write down the correlation
coefficient between u and v where:2u+3x+4=0 and 4v+16y+11=0
A) Rxy= 0.8 =Ruv B) Ruv= -Rxy= -0.8 C) Ruv= 0.7 = Rxy D) Ruv= -0.7 = Rxy

Q26. For a group of 10 students, the sum of squares of differences in rank for mathematics and
statistics marks was found to be 24. What is the value of rank correlation coefficient?

A) 0.85 B) 0.95 C) 0.65 D) 0.25

Q27. For a number of towns, the coefficient of rank correlation between the people living below
the poverty line and increase of population is 0.50. If the sum of squares of the differences in
ranks awarded to these factors is 82.50. Find the number of towns.
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A) 0.5 B) 10 C) 6 D) 8.5

Q28. While computing rank correlation coefficient between profits and investment for 10 years
of a firm, the difference in rank for a year was taken as 7 instead of 5 by mistake and the value of
rank correlation coefficient was computed as 0.80. What would be the correct value of rank
correlation coefficient after rectifying the mistake?

A) 0.33 B) 0.95 C) 0.65 D) 0.71

Q29. Compute the probable error assuming the correlation coefficient of 0.8 from a sample of 25
pairs of items.

A) 0.6745 B) 0.0486 C) D) None

Q30. The correlation between sale of cold drinks and day temperature is:

A) Zero B) Positive C) Negative D) None

Q31.Age of applicants for life insurance and the premium of insurance-correlation are:

A) Positive B) Negative C) Zero D) None

Q32. What is spurious correlation?

A) It Is Bad Relation B) It Is Very Low C) It Is Correlation D) It Is Negative

Between Two Correlation Between Between Two Correlation
Variables Two Variables Variables Having No
Casual Relations

Q33. If x denotes height of a group of students expressed in cm, and y denotes their weight
expressed in kgs, then the correlation coefficient between height and weight is:

A) Would Be Shown in B) Would Be Shown in C) Would Be Shown in D) Would Be Free

Kg Cm Kg & Cm from Any Unit

Q34 What is the coefficient of correlation from the following data:

X: 1 2 3 4 5
Y: 5 4 3 2 6

A) 0 B) -0.75 C) -0.85 D) 0.82

Q35. If the plotted points in a scatter diagram lie from upper left to lower right, the correlation is:

A) Positive B) Negative C) Zero D) None

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