CAIE FP2 2010 November — Question 10

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2010
SessionNovember
TopicLinear regression
TypeCalculate y on x from summary statistics

10 For each month of a certain year, a weather station recorded the average rainfall per day, \(x \mathrm {~mm}\), and the average amount of sunshine per day, \(y\) hours. The results are summarised below. $$n = 12 , \quad \Sigma x = 24.29 , \quad \Sigma x ^ { 2 } = 50.146 , \quad \Sigma y = 45.8 , \quad \Sigma y ^ { 2 } = 211.16 , \quad \Sigma x y = 88.415 .$$
  1. Find the mean values, \(\bar { x }\) and \(\bar { y }\).
  2. Calculate the gradient of the line of regression of \(y\) on \(x\).
  3. Use the answers to parts (i) and (ii) to obtain the equation of the line of regression of \(y\) on \(x\).
  4. Find the product moment correlation coefficient and comment, in context, on its value.
  5. Stating your hypotheses, test at the \(1 \%\) level of significance whether there is negative correlation between average rainfall per day and average amount of sunshine per day.