OCR Further Statistics AS 2021 November — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFurther Statistics AS (Further Statistics AS)
Year2021
SessionNovember
TopicLinear regression
TypeExplain least squares concept

3
  1. Using the scatter diagram in the Printed Answer Booklet, explain what is meant by least squares in the context of a regression line of \(y\) on \(x\).
  2. A set of bivariate data \(( t , u )\) is summarised as follows.
    \(n = 5 \quad \sum t = 35 \quad \sum u = 54\)
    \(\sum t ^ { 2 } = 285 \quad \sum u ^ { 2 } = 758 \quad \sum \mathrm { tu } = 460\)
    1. Calculate the equation of the regression line of \(u\) on \(t\).
    2. The variables \(t\) and \(u\) are now scaled using the following scaling.
      \(\mathrm { v } = 2 \mathrm { t } , \mathrm { w } = \mathrm { u } + 4\)
      Find the equation of the regression line of \(w\) on \(v\), giving your equation in the form \(w = f ( v )\).