[MAI 4.

4] LINEAR REGRESSION

11. [Maximum mark: 4]

Ten students were given two tests, one on Mathematics and one on English.
The table shows the results of the tests for each of the ten students.

Student A B C D E F G H I J
Mathematics (x) 8.6 13.4 12.8 9.3 1.3 9.4 13.1 4.9 13.5 9.6
English (y) 33 51 30 48 12 23 46 18 36 50

(a) Find correct to two decimal places, the correlation coefficient (r). [2]
(b) Use your result from part (a) to comment on the statement:
'Those who do well in Mathematics also do well in English. [2]

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12. [Maximum mark: 6]

The following table contains data for two related variables x and y, and the
corresponding ranks for x.
Rank x Rank y
(x) (y )
original modified original modified
10 100 1 1
20 110 2 2
30 130 3 3
40 120 4 5.5
40 130 5 5.5
40 140 6 5.5
40 150 7 5.5
50 140 8 8

(a) Find the Pearson correlation coefficient r. [2]

(b) Explain how the modified rank 5.5 for the four equal values of x was derived. [1]
(c) Complete the table above; hence find the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. [3]

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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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