Edexcel S1 — Question 3

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

3. Twenty pairs of observations are made of two variables \(x\) and \(y\), which are believed to be related. It is found that $$\sum x = 200 , \quad \sum y = 174 , \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 6201 , \quad \sum y ^ { 2 } = 5102 , \quad \sum x y = 5200 .$$ Find
  1. the product-moment correlation coefficient between \(x\) and \(y\),
  2. the equation of the regression line of \(y\) on \(x\). Given that \(p = x + 30\) and \(q = y + 50\),
  3. find the equation of the regression line of \(q\) on \(p\), in the form \(q = m p + c\).
  4. Estimate the value of \(q\) when \(p = 46\), stating any assumptions you make.