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Quiz 4

ANOVA and Simple Linear Regression

1. To compute an interval estimate for the difference between the means of two populations, the t
distribution
a. is restricted to small sample situations
b. is not restricted to small sample situations
c. can be applied when the populations have equal means
d. None of these alternatives is correct.

2. The ANOVA procedure is a statistical approach for determining whether or not


a. the means of two samples are equal
b. the means of two or more samples are equal
c. the means of more than two samples are equal
d. the means of two or more populations are equal

3. In an analysis of variance problem involving 3 treatments and 10 observations per treatment, SSE
= 399.6. The MSE for this situation is
a. 133.2
b. 13.32
c. 14.8
d. 30.0

4. An ANOVA procedure is applied to data obtained from 6 samples where each sample contains 20
observations. The degrees of freedom for the critical value of F are
a. 6 numerator and 20 denominator degrees of freedom
b. 5 numerator and 20 denominator degrees of freedom
c. 5 numerator and 114 denominator degrees of freedom
d. 6 numerator and 20 denominator degrees of freedom

5. The mean square is the sum of squares divided by


a. the total number of observations
b. its corresponding degrees of freedom
c. its corresponding degrees of freedom minus one
d. None of these alternatives is correct.

6. In an analysis of variance problem if SST = 120 and SSTR = 80, then SSE is
a. 200
b. 40
c. 80
d. 120

7. The required condition for using an ANOVA procedure on data from several populations is that the
a. the selected samples are dependent on each other
b. sampled populations are all uniform
c. sampled populations have equal variances
d. sampled populations have equal means

8. An ANOVA procedure is used for data that was obtained from four sample groups each comprised
of five observations. The degrees of freedom for the critical value of F are
a. 3 and 20
b. 3 and 16
c. 4 and 17
d. 3 and 19

9. In order to determine whether or not the means of two populations are equal,
a. a t test must be performed
b. an analysis of variance must be performed
c. either a t test or an analysis of variance can be performed
d. a chi-square test must be performed

10. An ANOVA procedure is used for data obtained from five populations. five samples, each
comprised of 20 observations, were taken from the five populations. The numerator and
denominator (respectively) degrees of freedom for the critical value of F are
a. 5 and 20
b. 4 and 20
c. 4 and 99
d. 4 and 95

11. The critical F value with 8 numerator and 29 denominator degrees of freedom at  = 0.01 is
a. 2.28
b. 3.20
c. 3.33
d. 3.64

12. An ANOVA procedure is used for data obtained from four populations. Four samples, each
comprised of 30 observations, were taken from the four populations. The numerator and
denominator (respectively) degrees of freedom for the critical value of F are
a. 3 and 30
b. 4 and 30
c. 3 and 119
d. 3 and 116

13. Which of the following is not a required assumption for the analysis of variance?
a. The random variable of interest for each population has a normal probability distribution.
b. The variance associated with the random variable must be the same for each population.
c. At least 2 populations are under consideration.
d. Populations have equal means.

14. In hypothesis testing if the null hypothesis is rejected,


a. no conclusions can be drawn from the test
b. the alternative hypothesis is true
c. the data must have been accumulated incorrectly
d. the sample size has been too small

15. If a hypothesis is rejected at 95% confidence, it


a. will not be rejected at 90% confidence
b. will also be rejected at 90% confidence
c. will sometimes be rejected at 90% confidence
d. None of these alternatives is correct.

16. The coefficient of determination


a. cannot be negative
b. is the square root of the coefficient of correlation
c. is the same as the coefficient of correlation
d. can be negative or positive

17. In regression analysis, the unbiased estimate of the variance is


a. coefficient of correlation
b. coefficient of determination
c. mean square error
d. slope of the regression equation

18. The standard error is the


a. t-statistic squared
b. square root of SSE
c. square root of SST
d. square root of MSE

19. The value of the coefficient of correlation (R)


a. can be equal to the value of the coefficient of determination (R 2)
b. can never be equal to the value of the coefficient of determination (R 2)
c. is always smaller than the value of the coefficient of determination
d. is always larger than the value of the coefficient of determination

20. In a simple regression analysis (where Y is a dependent and X an independent variable), if the Y
intercept is positive, then
a. there is a positive correlation between X and Y
b. if X is increased, Y must also increase
c. if Y is increased, X must also increase
d. None of these alternatives is correct.

21. In regression analysis, the independent variable is


a. used to predict other independent variables
b. used to predict the dependent variable
c. called the intervening variable
d. the variable that is being predicted
22. In a regression analysis, the coefficient of determination is 0.4225. The coefficient of correlation
in this situation is
a. 0.65
b. 0.1785
c. any positive value
d. any value

23. Correlation analysis is used to determine


a. the equation of the regression line
b. the strength of the relationship between the dependent and the independent variables
c. a specific value of the dependent variable for a given value of the independent variable
d. None of these alternatives is correct.

24. If the coefficient of determination is equal to 1, then the coefficient of correlation


a. must also be equal to 1
b. can be either -1 or +1
c. can be any value between -1 to +1
d. must be -1

25. If the coefficient of correlation is 0.8, the percentage of variation in the dependent variable
explained by the variation in the independent variable is
a. 0.80%
b. 80%
c. 0.64%
d. 64%

26. If there is a very weak correlation between two variables, then the coefficient of determination
must be
a. much larger than 1, if the correlation is positive
b. much smaller than -1, if the correlation is negative
c. much larger than one
d. None of these alternatives is correct.

27. SSE can never be


a. larger than SST
b. smaller than SST
c. equal to 1
d. equal to zero

28. If two variables, x and y, have a strong linear relationship, then


a. there may or may not be any causal relationship between x and y
b. x causes y to happen
c. y causes x to happen
d. None of these alternatives is correct.

29. A least squares regression line


a. may be used to predict a value of y if the corresponding x value is given
b. implies a cause-effect relationship between x and y
c. can only be determined if a good linear relationship exists between x and y
d. None of these alternatives is correct.

30. If the coefficient of correlation is a positive value, then


a. the intercept must also be positive
b. the coefficient of determination can be either negative or positive, depending on the value
of the slope
c. the regression equation could have either a positive or a negative slope
d. the slope of the line must be positive

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