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This set of Quantitative Techniques for Business Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Quantitative Techniques For Business Set 3

Q1 | In a regression line of Y on X, the variable X is known as ..................................
  • explanatory variable
  • independent variable
  • regressor
  • all the above
Q2 | If a constant 30 is subtracted from each of the value of X and Y , the regression coefficient is..........................
  • reduced by 30
  • increased by 30
  • not changed
  • 1/30th of the original regression
Q3 | In .........................regression, only one independent variable is used to explain the dependentvariable.
  • linear
  • multiple
  • scatter diagram
  • none of these
Q4 | If the correlation between the two variables , X and Y is negative, the regression coefficient ofY on X is .............................
  • zero
  • positive
  • negative
  • not certain
Q5 | The arithmetic mean of bxy and byx is ..........................
  • equal to one
  • greater than r
  • francis galton
  • none of these
Q6 | The regression coefficient and correlation coefficient of two variables will be the same, if their.................... are same.
  • standard deviation
  • arithmetic mean
  • mean deviation
  • none of these
Q7 | If the sign of regression coefficient bxy is negative, then the sign of regression coefficient byx willbe ........................
  • positive
  • negative
  • none of these
Q8 | The square root of coefficient of determination is ...................
  • coefficient of correlation
  • coefficient of regression
  • coefficient of variation
  • none of these
Q9 | While analysing the relationship between variables, independent variable is alsocalled..................................
  • explained variable
  • explanatory variable
  • variable
  • none of these
Q10 | Dependent variable is also called ............................
  • explained variable
  • explanatory variable
  • 4.0
  • 0.4
Q11 | If one regression coefficient is positive, the other is .......................
  • positive
  • negative
  • zero
  • 1
Q12 | The arithmetic mean of bxy and byx is .............................
  • equal to 1
  • equal to 0
  • greater than r
  • less than r
Q13 | .............................. refers to the chance of happening or not happening of an event.
  • regression
  • probability
  • correlation
  • none of these
Q14 | The numerical value given to the likelyhood of the occurrence of an event is called................
  • correlation
  • regression
  • probability
  • none of these
Q15 | Sample point is also called .........................
  • sample space
  • elementary outcome
  • probability
  • none of these
Q16 | The result of a random experiment is called .................................
  • sample space
  • event
  • probability
  • none of these
Q17 | ............................ has two or more outcomes which vary in an unpredictable manner from trial to trialwhen conducted under uniform conditions.
  • experiment
  • random experiment
  • probability
  • none of these
Q18 | An event whose occurrence is inevitable is called ......................................
  • sure event
  • impossible event
  • uncertain event
  • none of these
Q19 | An event whose occurrence is impossible, is called ......................
  • sure event
  • impossible event
  • uncertain event
  • none of these
Q20 | An event whose occurrence is neither sure nor impossible, is called ...........................
  • sure event
  • impossible event
  • uncertain event
  • none of these
Q21 | A set of events are said to be ...................... , if the occurrence of one of them excludes thepossibility of the occurrence of the other.
  • mutually exclusive
  • not mutually exclusive
  • independent
  • none of them
Q22 | ....................... refers to the arrangement of objects in a definite order.
  • combination
  • permutation
  • independent
  • none of them
Q23 | Selection of objects without considering their order is called ...................................
  • combination
  • permutation 94. 12c12 = ................
  • independent
  • none of them