Edexcel S1 2002 November — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2002
SessionNovember
TopicLinear regression
TypeConvert regression equation between coded and original

5. An agricultural researcher collected data, in appropriate units, on the annual rainfall \(x\) and the annual yield of wheat \(y\) at 8 randomly selected places. The data were coded using \(s = x - 6\) and \(t = y - 20\) and the following summations were obtained. $$\Sigma s = 48.5 , \quad \Sigma t = 65.0 , \quad \Sigma s ^ { 2 } = 402.11 , \quad \Sigma t ^ { 2 } = 701.80 , \quad \Sigma s t = 523.23$$
  1. Find the equation of the regression line of \(t\) on \(s\) in the form \(t = p + q s\).
  2. Find the equation of the regression line of \(y\) on \(x\) in the form \(y = a + b x\), giving \(a\) and \(b\) to 3 decimal places. The value of the product moment correlation coefficient between \(s\) and \(t\) is 0.943 , to 3 decimal places.
  3. Write down the value of the product moment correlation coefficient between \(x\) and \(y\). Give a justification for your answer.