Logistic Regression Module Quiz A

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1. A representative sample of 50 students is taken from a school. Of these students 32 state that they plan to attend university in the future. In the school as a whole, what % of students do you predict would wish to attend university?

2. Take a look at the following crosstabulation. It shows the relationship between whether a student receives a minimum of 5 A*-C grades at age 16 (fiveem) and whether or not they are eligible to receive free school meals from the government (FSM):
Which of the following statements are true (click all that apply)?

More students are eligible for FSM than are not.
More students do not achieve at least 5 A*-C grades than do.
Those who are eligible for FSM are less likely to achieve at least 5 A*-C grades than those who are.
Students who achieve 5 A*-C grades are approximately twice as likely to be eligible for FSM as not to be eligible.
Students eligible for FSM are roughly 3 times more likely to fail to achieve 5 A*-C grades than to succeed.

3. Four equally matched horses (A-D) run in a race. Supposing that all horses are equally likely to win, what is the probability that horse A will be victorious?

1 out of 2 (0.5)
1 out of 4 (0.25)
1 out of 1 (1)

4. Continuing with our equestrian theme, what are the odds that the aforementioned horse A will win?

1/4 (.25)
1/3 (.33)
1/2 (0.5)

5. The probability of a student in a statistics class passing a horrible test is 0.75. What are the odds of a student passing this test compared to not passing the test?

3:4
3:1
1:3
4:3
1:1

6. The following statements are about logits and odds ratios. Drag each statement under the correct category.

7. What does the exponent of the regression coefficient, Exp(B), represent in a logistic regression model?

The logged odds
The model constant
The odds ratio

8. A class of 30 children take a maths test and 17 of the children pass. The odds of passing are therefore 17/13 or 1.31. Based on these odds, what is the probability of passing the test? You might want to use a calculator!

9. Suppose that in our sample, following a logistic regression analysis, the odds for girls of having a positive attitude to school were 1.25. What proportion of girls would be expected to have a positive attitude?

25%
55%
75%

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Using Statistical Regression Methods in Education Research

Logistic Regression Module Quiz A