CAIE FP2 2017 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient

7 A random sample of twelve pairs of values of \(x\) and \(y\) is taken from a bivariate distribution. The equations of the regression lines of \(y\) on \(x\) and of \(x\) on \(y\) are respectively $$y = 0.46 x + 1.62 \quad \text { and } \quad x = 0.93 y + 8.24$$
  1. Find the value of the product moment correlation coefficient for this sample.
  2. Using a \(5 \%\) significance level, test whether there is non-zero correlation between the variables.