Edexcel S1 2008 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicLinear regression
TypeIdentify response/explanatory variables

4. Crickets make a noise. The pitch, \(v \mathrm { kHz }\), of the noise made by a cricket was recorded at 15 different temperatures, \(t ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\). These data are summarised below. $$\sum t ^ { 2 } = 10922.81 , \sum v ^ { 2 } = 42.3356 , \sum t v = 677.971 , \sum t = 401.3 , \sum v = 25.08$$
  1. Find \(S _ { t t } , S _ { v v }\) and \(S _ { t v }\) for these data.
  2. Find the product moment correlation coefficient between \(t\) and \(v\).
  3. State, with a reason, which variable is the explanatory variable.
  4. Give a reason to support fitting a regression model of the form \(v = a + b t\) to these data.
  5. Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\). Give your answers to 3 significant figures.
  6. Using this model, predict the pitch of the noise at \(19 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\).