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Correlation is said to be ______ when the variables move together in the opposite direction.

  1. positive

  2. negative

  3. indirect

  4. opposite


Correct Option: B

Correlation is said to be ________ when the variables move together in the same direction.

  1. negative

  2. direct

  3. same

  4. positive


Correct Option: D

When the income rises, consumption also rises. This is an example of ________. 

  1. correlation

  2. negative correlation

  3. direct relationship

  4. positive correlation


Correct Option: D

A ________ visually presents the nature of association without giving any specific numerical value. 

  1. Karl Pearsons coefficient of correlation

  2. Scatter diagram

  3. Spearmans rank correlation

  4. All of these


Correct Option: B

Regression analysis was first used by ____________.

  1. Karl Pearson

  2. Spearman

  3. Sir Francis Golton

  4. Kafta


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The term regression was coined by Sir Francis Golton in the nineteenth century but his work was later explored by Karl pearson.

From the following data find correlation coefficient between X and Y.

X Y
21 10
24 14
28 18
30 20
32 23
  1. (0.77)

  2. (-0.77)

  3. (0.99)

  4. (-0.99)


Correct Option: C

If all the points in a scatter diagram lie on a line, the correlation is perfect and is said to be _______.

  1. low

  2. unity

  3. linear

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

When r=0, the lines of regression will____________.

  1. intersect each other at $90^o$

  2. be positive slope

  3. be negative slope

  4. be convex to the origin


Correct Option: A

 The correlation is said to be _______ if the scatter points lie near a line or on a line.

  1. linear

  2. unity

  3. low

  4. none


Correct Option: A

Francis Galton used the regression analysis to study the relationship between the _______________.

  1. heights of fathers and sons

  2. weights of fathers and sons

  3. heights of mothers and daughters

  4. weights of mothers and daughters


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Francis Golton used the regression analysis for a biological phenomenon to study the relationship between the heights of fathers and son i.e. how the heights of the descendants of the tall ancestors tends to regress down towards a normal average.