Test your knowledge: Interpret linear regression results

11. Which of the following are best practices when communicating linear regression results? Select all that apply.

  • Provide measures of uncertainty around estimated results.
  • Always extrapolate to a larger or different group any data insights that apply only to a specific, smaller population.
  • Make the findings quickly understood without technical terms.
  • Use data visualizations to present the results.

12. Which of the following statements accurately describe coefficients and p-values for regression model interpretation? Select all that apply.

  • P-values determine how changes in the independent variables are associated with changes in the dependent variable.
  • Coefficients demonstrate whether P-values are statistically significant.
  • P-values demonstrate whether coefficients are statistically significant.
  • Coefficients determine how changes in the independent variables are associated with changes in the dependent variable.

Weekly challenge 2

13. Fill in the blank: _____ is the difference between observed values and the predicted values of a regression line.

  • Error
  • Intercept
  • Coefficient
  • Residual

14. In linear regression, what mathematical technique is used to calculate beta zero hat and beta one hat?

  • Ordinary least squares
  • Mean squared error
  • Coefficient of determination
  • Coefficient R squared

15. A data professional testing for linear regression assumptions notices that their visualization of the data appears like a random cloud. Which model assumption does this invalidate?

  • Homoscedasticity
  • Independent observation
  • Normality
  • Linearity

16. FIll in the blank: A scatterplot _____ is a series of scatterplots that show the relationships between pairs of variables.

  • progression
  • succession
  • array
  • matrix

17. A data professional checking model assumptions notices the dependent variables appear in a cone-shaped pattern when plotting the residuals against the dependant variable. Which model assumption does this invalidate?

  • Independent observation
  • Normality
  • Linearity
  • Homoscedasticity

18. Fill in the blank: A confidence band is the area surrounding a line that describes the _____ around the predicted outcome at every value of X.

  • certainty
  • accuracy
  • inaccuracy
  • uncertainty

Shuffle Q/A 2

19. What is another term for R squared?

  • Error of residuals
  • Coefficient of residuals
  • Residuals of determination
  • Coefficient of determination

20. Which of the following statements accurately describe running a randomized, controlled experiment? Select all that apply.

  • To be successful, data professionals must control for every factor in the experiment.
  • It is a study design that randomly assigns participants into groups.
  • It cannot have a control group.
  • It is typically used when arguing for causation between variables.

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