1.

A useful explanatory tool that can identify the input variables that have the greatest statistical
influence on the outcome. With such knowledge and insight, environmental changes can be
attempted to produce more favorable values of the input variables.
a. Logistic Regression
b. Regression Analysis
c. Linear Regression
d. Shrinkage

2. A key assumption in Linear Regression is that the relationship between an input variable and
the outcome variable is ____.
a. curve
b. logistic
c. linear
d. constant

3. Which among the statement are true:

a. If a coefficient is statistically different from zero, the coefficient and the associated variable in
the model shall be excluded.
b. If a coefficient is statistically different from zero, the coefficient variable in the model should
NOT be excluded.
c. If a coefficient is NOT statistically different from zero, the coefficient and the associated
variable in the model shall be excluded.
d. None of the above

4. It is a commonly reported metric that measures the variation in the data that is explained by
the regression model
a. R-squared
b. Deviance and the Pseudo-R^2
c. F-statistic
d. Receiver operating characteristic

5. It is a statistical method for predicting binary classes. The outcome or target variable is binary
in nature.
a.) Linear regression
b.) Logistic Regression
c.) pseudo-R^2
d.) Deviance

6. The logistic regression outcome variable represent values EXCEPT

a. Yes/No
b. 0 or 1
c. size and weight
d. pass or fail
7. This function maps any real value into another value between 0 and 1, we use this function, In
order to map predicted values to probabilities.
a. logistic function
b. logarithmic function
c. cost function
d. loss function

8. A case when you determine a wireless costumer’s probability of switching carriers based on
age, number of family members on the plan, months remaining on the existing contract, and
social network contacts.
a. medical
b. finance
c. marketing
d. engineering

9. It is the value where the likelihood function is based only on the intercept term.
a. deviance and pseudo-R^2
b. null deviance
c. residual deviance
d. deviance

10. It is the value where the likelihood function is based on the parameters in the specified
logistic model.
a. pseudo-R^2
b. null deviance
c. residual deviance
d. deviance

11. It is defined to be - 2 * logL, Where L is the maximized value of likelihood function that was
used to obtain the parameter estimates.
a. pseudo-R^2
b. null deviance
c. residual deviance
d. deviance

12. The plot of the true positive rate against false positive rate is known as:
a. ROCR
b. ROC
c. ROCC
d. RCO
13. What does a 95% confidence interval means?
a. It means that the linear regression model that was done was 95% accurate.
b. It means that 95% of the data is true.
c. It means that 95% of the sample from the same population will contain the population
parameter
d. It means that you are 95% confident that the model will work.

14. Which of the following is true about confidence intervals?

a. It contains the true value of an unknown population parameter.
b. It applies to an outcome that may appear anywhere within the normal distribution.
c. It is an estimate of an interval in which a future observation will fall.
d. It is more uncertain and for a particular value only.

15. Which of the following is true about prediction intervals?

a. It contains the true value of an unknown population parameter.
b. It applies to an outcome that may appear anywhere within the normal distribution.
c. It is less uncertain than confidence interval.
d. It is for the mean of the values/data.

16. The following are used to validate a fitted regression model except for.
a. Linearity assumption
b. Residuals
c. Normality assumption
d. Abnormality assumption

17. A Technique for analyzing multiple regression data that suffer from multicollinearity.
Applies a penalty based on the size of the coefficients. A penalty term proportional to the sum of
the squares of the coefficients is added to the sum of the residuals squared.
a. Ridge Regression
b. Lasso Regression
c. Logistic Regression
d. Linear Regression

18. A technique related to modeling technique in which the penalty is proportional to the sum of
the absolute values of the coefficients. This regression uses shrinkage.
a. Ridge Regression
b. Lasso Regression
c. Logistic Regression
d. Linear Regression
19. Linear Regression suitable for what kind?
a. Continuous Variables
b. Discontinuous Variables
c. Negative Numbers
d. Positive Numbers

20. In Ridge Regression, what coefficient is used?

a. Squared Coefficient.
b. Absolute Value Coefficient.
c. Radical Coefficient.
d. Fractional Coefficient.