Edexcel AS Paper 2 2022 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAS Paper 2 (AS Paper 2)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicLinear regression
TypeInterpret regression line parameters

  1. The relationship between two variables \(p\) and \(t\) is modelled by the regression line with equation
$$p = 22 - 1.1 t$$ The model is based on observations of the independent variable, \(t\), between 1 and 10
  1. Describe the correlation between \(p\) and \(t\) implied by this model. Given that \(p\) is measured in centimetres and \(t\) is measured in days,
  2. state the units of the gradient of the regression line. Using the model,
  3. calculate the change in \(p\) over a 3-day period. Tisam uses this model to estimate the value of \(p\) when \(t = 19\)
  4. Comment, giving a reason, on the reliability of this estimate.