Stat A02

AP Statistics: Two-Variable Data Analysis
Multiple-Choice Practice Questions
1. Given a set of ordered pairs (x, y) so that sx = 1.6, sy = 0.75, r = 0.55. What is
the slope of the least-square regression line for these data?
a. 1.82
b. 1.17
c. 2.18
d. 0.26
e. 0.78
2.
The regression line for the two-variable dataset given above is = 2.35 +
0.86x. What is the value of the residual for the point whose x-value is 29?
a. 1.71
b. –1.71
c. 2.29
d. 5.15
e. –2.29
3. A study found a correlation of r = -0.58 between hours per week spent
watching television and hours per week spent exercising. That is, the more hours
spent watching television, the less hours spent exercising per week. Which of the
following statements is most accurate?
a. About one-third of the variation in hours spent exercising can be explained by
hours spent watching television.
b. A person who watches less television will exercise more.
c. For each hour spent watching television, the predicted decrease in hours
spent exercising is 0.58 hrs.
d. There is a cause-and-effect relationship between hours spent watching
television and a decline in hours spent exercising.
e. 58% of the hours spent exercising can be explained by the number of hours
watching television.
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4. A response variable appears to be exponentially related to the explanatory
variable. The natural logarithm of each y-value is taken and the least-squares
regression line is found to be ln( ) = 1.64 – 0.88x. Rounded to two decimal

places, what is the predicted value of y when x = 3.1?
a. –1.09
b. –0.34
c. 0.34
d. 0.082
e. 1.09
5. Consider the following residual plot:
Which of the following statements is (are) true?

I. The residual plot indicates that a line is a reasonable model for the data.
II. The residual plot indicates that there is no relationship between the data.
III. The correlation between the variables is probably non-zero.
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and III only
d. II and III only
e. I and II only
6. Suppose the LSRL for predicting weight (in pounds) from height (in inches) is
given by = –115 + 3.6 (Height). Which of the following statements is

correct?
I. A person who is 61 inches tall will weigh 104.6 pounds.
II. For each additional inch of height, weight will increase on average by 3.6
pounds.
III. There is a strong positive linear relationship between height and weight.
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a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. II and III only
e. I and II only
7. A least-squares regression line for predicting performance on a college
entrance exam based on high school grade point average (GPA) is determined to
be = 273.5 + 91.2 (GPA). One student in the study had a high school GPA
of 3.0 and an exam score of 510. What is the residual for this student?
a. 26.2
b. 43.9
c. –37.1
d. –26.2
e. 37.1
8. The correlation between two variables x and y is –0.26. A new set of
scores, x * and y *, is constructed by letting x * = –x and y * = y + 12. The
correlation between x * and y * is
a. –0.26
b. 0.26
c. 0
d. 0.52
e. –0.52
9. A study was done on the relationship between high school grade point
average (GPA) and scores on the SAT. The following 8 scores were from a
random sample of students taking the exam:
What percent of the variation in SAT scores is explained by the regression of SAT
score on GPA?
a. 62.1%
b. 72.3%
c. 88.8%
d. 94.2%
e. 78.8%
10. A study of mileage found that the least squares regression line for predicting
mileage (in miles per gallon) from the weight of the vehicle (in hundreds of pounds)
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was = 32.50 – 0.45(weight). The mean weight for the vehicles in the study
was 2980 pounds. What was the mean miles per gallon in the study?
a. 19.09
b. 15.27
c. –1308.5
d. 18.65
e. 20.33
Answers
1. The correct answer is (d).
2. The correct answer is (e). The value of a residual = actual value – predicted
value = 25 – [2.35 + 0.86(29)] = -2.29.
3. The correct answer is (a). r2 = (–0.58)2 = 0.3364. This is the coefficient of
determination, which is the proportion of the variation in the response variable that
is explained by the regression on the independent variable. Thus, about one-third
(33.3%) of the variation in hours spent exercising can be explained by hours spent
watching television.
(b) is incorrect since correlation does not imply causation. (c) would be correct
if b = –0.58, but there is no obvious way to predict the response value from the
explanatory value just by knowing r. (d) is incorrect for the same reason (b) is
incorrect. (e) is incorrect since r, not r2, is given. In this case r2 = 0.3364, which
makes (a) correct.
4. The correct answer is (c). ln( y) = 1.64 – 0.88(3.1) = -1.088 ⇒ y = e-1.088 =
0.337.
5. The correct answer is (c). The pattern is more or less random about 0, which
indicates that a line would be a good model for the data. If the data are linearly
related, we would expect them to have a non-zero correlation.
6. The correct answer is (b). I is incorrect—the predicted weight of a person 61
inches tall is 104.6 pounds. II is a correct interpretation of the slope of the
regression line (you could also say that “For each additional inch of height,
weight is predicted to increase by 3.6 pounds).” III is incorrect. It may well be true,
but we have no way of knowing that from the information given.
7. The correct answer is (c). The predicted score for the student is 273.5 +
(91.2)(3) = 547.1. The residual is the actual score minus the predicted score,
which equals 510 – 547.1 = –37.1.
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8. The correct answer is (b). Consider the expression
for r. . Adding 12 to each Y-value would

not change sy. Although the average would be 12 larger, the
differences y – would stay the same since each y-value is also 12 larger. By
taking the negative of each x-value, each term would reverse sign (the
mean also reverses sign) but the absolute value of each term would be the same.
The net effect is to leave unchanged the absolute value of r but to reverse the
sign.
9. The correct answer is (e). The question is asking for the coefficient of
determination, r2 (R-sq on many computer printouts). In this case, r = 0.8877
and r2 = 0.7881, or 78.8%. This can be found on your calculator by entering the
GPA scores in L1, the SAT scores in L2, and doing STAT CALC 1-Var Stats L1,L2.
10. The correct answer is (a). The point always lies on the LSRL.
Hence, can be found by simply substituting x– into the LSRL and solving for .
Thus, = 32.5 – 0.45(29.8) = 19.09 miles per gallon. Be careful: you are told
that the equation uses the weights in hundreds of pounds. You must then
substitute 29.8 into the regression equation, not 2980, which would get you
answer (c).
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AP Statistics: Two-Variable Data Analysis

Multiple-Choice Practice Questions

regression line is found to be ln( ) = 1.64 – 0.88x. Rounded to two decimal

Which of the following statements is (are) true?

given by = –115 + 3.6 (Height). Which of the following statements is

1. The correct answer is (d).

for r. . Adding 12 to each Y-value would

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