Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Inferential_Statistics_vufsw-slope-1094-en_vufsw-slope-1094-en
   name	vufsw-slope-1094-en
   section	inferential statistics/regression/slope
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
   Type	conceptual
   Program	NA
   Language	English
   Level	statistical literacy

   Question

   Suppose that in a regression you change the measurement unit of your independent variables. What value(s) does this affect?

   
   
   1. FALSE: It affects both the slope and the correlation coefficient.
   2. FALSE: It affects the correlation coefficient, but does not affect the slope.
   3. TRUE: It affects the slope, but does not affect the correlation coefficient.
   4. FALSE: It neither affects the slope, nor the correlation coefficient.
   
   

   Solution

    It is only the slope that changes.

   Language
   English

   Levels of Difficulty
   Medium

   M&T BIS
   Default value

   M&T Bivariate linear regression
   Bivariate linear regression

   M&T Multivariate linear regression
   Default value

   
   
   1. False
   2. False
   3. True
   4. False