[MAI 4.
4] LINEAR REGRESSION
B. Paper 2 questions (LONG)
13. [Maximum mark: 12]
Consider the following data
x 1 2 3 5 6 7
y 11 13 12 15 17 16
(a) Find the Pearson correlation coefficient r. [1]
(b) Describe the relation between x and y. [2]
(c) Find the equation y = ax+b of the regression line for y on x. [2]
(d) Find the equation x = cy+d of the regression line for x on y. [2]
(e) Find the Spearman rank correlation coefficient rs [3]
(f) Describe the difference between the two correlation coefficients. [2]
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14. [Maximum mark: 12]
The following table gives the amount of fuel in a car's fuel tank, and the number of
kilometres travelled after filling the tank.
Distance travelled (km) 0 220 276 500 680 850
Amount of fuel in tank (litres) 55 43 30 24 10 6
(a) On the scatter diagram below, plot the remaining points. [2]
60
×
Fuel in litres
40
×
× ×
20
0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Distance in km
The mean distance travelled is 421 km ( x ), and the mean amount of fuel in the tank is
28 litres ( y ). This point is plotted on the scatter diagram.
(b) Sketch the line of best fit. [3]
(c) A car travelled 350km. Use your line above to estimate the amount of fuel left in
the tank. [1]
(d) Find the Pearson correlation coefficient r. [2]
(e) Find the Spearman rank correlation coefficient rs [2]
(f) Describe the difference between the two correlation coefficients. [2]
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15. [Maximum mark: 12]
The following table gives the heights and weights of five sixteen-year-old boys.
Name Height Weight
Blake 182 cm 73 kg
Jorge 173 cm 68 kg
Chin 162 cm 60 kg
Ravi 178 cm 66 kg
Derek 190 cm 75 kg
(a) Find (i) the mean height; (ii) the mean weight. [2]
(b) Plot the above data on the grid below and draw the line of best fit.
190
185
180
175
height
(cm)
170
165
160
0
60 65 70 75
weight (kg)
[4]
(c) Find the Pearson correlation coefficient r. [2]
(d) Find the Spearman rank correlation coefficient rs [3]
(e) Explain why rs is not 1. [1]
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16. [Maximum mark: 10]
It is decided to take a random sample of 10 students to see if there is any linear
relationship between height and shoe size. The results are given in the table below.
Height (cm) Shoe size
(x) (y)
175 8
160 9
180 8
155 7
178 10
159 8
166 9
185 11
189 10
173 9
(a) Write down the equation of the regression line of shoe size (y) on height (x),
giving your answer in the form y = mx + c. [2]
(b) State an interpretation for the coefficient m of the regression line in (a). [2]
(c) A student is is 162 cm in height
(i) Use your equation in part (a) to predict the shoe size of the student.
(ii) Is this an interpolation or extrapolation? Explain. [3]
(d) Write down the correlation coefficient. [1]
(e) Describe the correlation between height and shoe size. [2]
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