GATE Research Methods and Statistics: Correlational Analysis: Product moment and rank order correlation, partial and multiple correlation, biserial, point biserial, tetrachoric and phi, regression, factor analysis – Previous Year Questions

5 GATE previous year questions on Correlational Analysis: Product moment and rank order correlation, partial and multiple correlation, biserial, point biserial, tetrachoric and phi, regression, factor analysis (Research Methods and Statistics, Psychology (XH5)) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) Q57 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which of the following is/are true about multiple regression analysis?
2. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q33 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which statistical technique is used to analyze patterns of loading of coefficients?
3. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q53 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Assertions- P. Factor analysis reduces a large number of measures to a smaller number of clusters. Q. The measures within each cluster are highly…
4. GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q28 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which among the following correlation coefficient values represents the strongest relationship between two variables?
5. GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) Q64 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding exploratory factor analysis (EFA) technique?