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Which of the following statements is/are true?

This question requires identifying the true statements concerning lines of regression and the correlation coefficient ($r$). Key properties include:

  • The product of the regression coefficients ($b_{YX}$ and $b_{XY}$) must be less than or equal to 1 ($0 \le b_{YX} \times b_{XY} \le 1$).
  • This product is equal to the square of the correlation coefficient ($r^2$).
  • Therefore, $0 \le r^2 \le 1$.
  • If $r^2 = 1$ (i.e., $r = \pm 1$), the two regression lines must be identical.

Regression Line Analysis of Options

Option 1 Analysis

Equations: $Y = 1 + 1.8X$ and $X = 1 - 0.5Y$.

  • Regression coefficient of $Y$ on $X$: $b_{YX} = 1.8$.
  • Regression coefficient of $X$ on $Y$: $b_{XY} = -0.5$.
  • Calculate $r^2$: $r^2 = b_{YX} \times b_{XY} = 1.8 \times (-0.5) = -0.9$.

Since $r^2$ cannot be negative, Option 1 is false.

Option 2 Analysis

Equations: $Y = 1 + 1.3X$ and $X = 2 + 1.1Y$.

  • Regression coefficient of $Y$ on $X$: $b_{YX} = 1.3$.
  • Regression coefficient of $X$ on $Y$: $b_{XY} = 1.1$.
  • Calculate $r^2$: $r^2 = b_{YX} \times b_{XY} = 1.3 \times 1.1 = 1.43$.

Since $r^2$ cannot be greater than 1, Option 2 is false.

Option 3 Analysis (True Statement C)

Equations: $Y = 1 + 1.6X$ and $X = 3 + 0.5Y$.

  • Regression coefficient of $Y$ on $X$: $b_{YX} = 1.6$.
  • Regression coefficient of $X$ on $Y$: $b_{XY} = 0.5$.
  • Calculate $r^2$: $r^2 = b_{YX} \times b_{XY} = 1.6 \times 0.5 = 0.8$.

Since $0 \le 0.8 \le 1$, this is a valid value for $r^2$. Option 3 is true.

Option 4 Analysis (True Statement D)

Equations: $Y = 1 + X$ and $X = Y$.

  • Regression coefficient of $Y$ on $X$: $b_{YX} = 1$.
  • Regression coefficient of $X$ on $Y$: $b_{XY} = 1$.
  • Calculate $r^2$: $r^2 = b_{YX} \times b_{XY} = 1 \times 1 = 1$.

This implies $r = \pm 1$. The statement correctly notes that the correlation is $\pm 1$. This consistency makes Option 4 true.

Conclusion on True Statements

Based on the analysis, statements 3 and 4 are true.

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Important Questions from Regression Analysis

  1. If a constant 60 is subtracted from each of the values of X and Y, then the regression coefficient is

  2. Given the regression lines X + 2Y - 5 = 0, 2X + 3Y - 8 = 0 and Var(X) = 12, the value of Var(Y) is

  3. The standard deviation of Y is double of standard deviation of x. The correlation coefficient between X and Y is 0.5.

    The acute angle between lines of regression is

  4. For the variables X, Y and Z, r xy = 0.80, r xz = 0.64, and r yz = 0.79, the square of multiple correlation coefficient \(\rm \mathop R\nolimits_{xyz}^2 \)  is:

  5. Dimension reduction methods have the goal of using the correlation structure among the predictor variables to accomplish which of the following:

    A. To reduce the number of predictor components

    B. To help ensure that these components are dependent

    C. To provide a framework for interpretability of the results

    D. To help ensure that these components are independent

    E. To increase the number of predictor components

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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