If the regression coefficient bxy > 1 then byx is :

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  1. None of the options
  2. = 1
  3. > 1
  4. < 1

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Option 4 : < 1
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The correct answer is < 1.
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The product of the regression coefficients of Y on X (byx) and X on Y (bxy) is equal to the ratio of variances of X and Y.
⇒ \( b_{yx} \times b_{xy} = \frac{σ_x²}{σ_y²}\)
Assuming that the variances σx² and σy² are positive (since variance can't be negative), then if bxy > 1, it must be the case that byx < 1.
This is because if bxy > 1, then in order for their product to be a positive number less than or equal to 1 (Since, \(\frac{σ_x²}{σ_y²}\) can't be greater than 1 unless the variance of X is greater than that of Y), byx must be less than 1. 
Hence, if bxy > 1, then indeed byx < 1. This property is known as the Magnitude property. 

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