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This set of Quantitative Techniques for Business Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Quantitative Techniques For Business Set 2

Q1 | Coefficient of correlation is independent of ........................................
  • origin
  • scale
  • both
  • none
Q2 | When r = -1, we may say that, there is ..........................
  • perfect negative correlation
  • high degree of negative correlation
  • 0.1
  • 2
Q3 | If the ratio of change in one variable is equal to the ratio of change in the other variable, thecorrelation is said to be ..................................
  • linear
  • curvi-linear
  • non-linear
  • none of these
Q4 | If the plotted points of a scatter diagram fall on a narrow band, it indicates a. ............degree ofcorrelation.
  • zero
  • low
  • high
  • none of these
Q5 | If r =0.9, coefficient of determination is .........................
  • 9%
  • 90%
  • absence
  • none of these
Q6 | If plotted points in a scatter diagram lie on a straight line vertical to the Y-axis, then r=.........
  • +1
  • 0
  • -1
  • none of these
Q7 | ................................is the geometric mean of two regression coefficients.
  • coefficient of correlation
  • coefficient of standered deviation
  • arithmetic mean
  • coefficient of variation
Q8 | If dots in a scatter diagram are lie in a haphazard manner, then r= .......................
  • 0
  • +1
  • -1
  • none of these
Q9 | Product moment correlation was developed by .......................
  • karl pearson
  • charles edward spearman
  • kelly
  • none of these
Q10 | If m is the coefficient of correlation, then the value of m2 is known as .................
  • coefficient of alienation
  • coefficient of determination
  • coefficient of non-determiantion
  • none of these
Q11 | If m is the correlation coefficient, then the quantity (1-m2) is called ......................
  • coefficient of determination
  • coefficient of non-determination
  • coefficient of alienation
  • none of these
Q12 | The coefficient of correlation between two variables, X and Y , will have negative sign when……
  • x is increasing, y is decreasing
  • x is decreasing, y is increasing
  • any one of the above
  • none of these
Q13 | Coefficient of concurrent deviation depends on ..........................
  • magnitude of deviation
  • direction of deviation
  • both a and b
  • none of these
Q14 | ............................ refers to analysis of average relationship between two variables to provide amechanism for prediction.
  • correlation
  • regression
  • average
  • none of these
Q15 | The two regression lines coincide each other when r = .......................
  • 0
  • -1
  • +1
  • none of these
Q16 | The two regression lines are mutually perpendicular when r = ..............
  • 0
  • -1
  • +1
  • none of these
Q17 | byx is the regression coefficient of regression equation ...........................
  • y on x
  • x on y
  • none of these
Q18 | The signs of regression coefficients will be .......................
  • different
  • same
  • none of these
Q19 | The signs of correlation coefficient and regression coefficient are ............................
  • different
  • same
  • none of these
Q20 | Scatter diagram of the various values of ( X, Y) gives the idea about .......................
  • regression model
  • distribution of errors
  • functional relationship
  • none of the above
Q21 | If X and Y are independent , the value of regression coefficient byx = ....................
  • 1
  • 0
  • greater than 1
  • any negative value
Q22 | bxy x byx = ..............................
  • coefficient of regression
  • coefficient of regression
  • both
  • none
Q23 | If X and Y are two variables, there can be at most ..........................
  • three regression lines
  • two regression lines
  • one regression line
  • infinite number of regression lines
Q24 | Geometric mean of regression coefficients will be ..............................
  • coefficient of correlation
  • coefficient of determination
  • coefficient of variation
  • none of these