Wk 4 Res/342 Quiz

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Week 4 Quiz Name: The true and false questions are worth 2 point each. 1. The quick rule would say that in a bivariate scatter plot with 25 observations, a correlation of 0.45 is significantly different than zero (but just barely). [ X ] True [ ] False 2. The least squares regression line is obtained when the sum of the squared residuals is minimized. [ X ] True [ ] False 3. When using the least squares method, the column of residuals always sums to zero. [ X ] True [ ] False 4. Negative coefficients in a regression usually indicate weak predictors. [ T ] True [ ] False 5. Non-normality of the residuals from a regression is best detected by looking at the residual plots for each predictor. [ X ] True [ ] False 6. The unexplained sum of squares measures the variability of the dependent variable about a. the mean of the Y values. b. the regression line c. the mean of the X values d. the Y-intercept 7. Which of the following test statistic is used to check the normality assumption of the error in a regression model? a. t statistic. b. F statistic c. histogram of residuals. d. Klein's statistic 8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the F distribution? a. It is a continuous distribution. b. It can never be negative. c. It is a family based on two sets of degrees of freedom. d. It describes the ratio of two sample means. 9. The sample coefficient of correlation a. can range from -1.00 up to 1.00 b. is also called Pearson's r. c. is tested for significance using a t-test. d. has all of the above

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