Edexcel FS2 AS 2018 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFS2 AS (Further Statistics 2 AS)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicBivariate data
TypeCalculate r from summary statistics

  1. The scores achieved on a maths test, \(m\), and the scores achieved on a physics test, \(p\), by 16 students are summarised below.
$$\sum m = 392 \quad \sum p = 254 \quad \sum p ^ { 2 } = 4748 \quad \mathrm {~S} _ { m m } = 1846 \quad \mathrm {~S} _ { m p } = 1115$$
  1. Find the product moment correlation coefficient between \(m\) and \(p\)
  2. Find the equation of the linear regression line of \(p\) on \(m\) Figure 1 shows a plot of the residuals. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{0fcb4d83-9763-4edd-8006-93f75a44c596-02_808_1222_997_429} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
    \end{figure}
  3. Calculate the residual sum of squares (RSS). For the person who scored 30 marks on the maths test,
  4. find the score on the physics test. The data for the person who scored 20 on the maths test is removed from the data set.
  5. Suggest a reason why. The product moment correlation coefficient between \(m\) and \(p\) is now recalculated for the remaining 15 students.
  6. Without carrying out any further calculations, suggest how you would expect this recalculated value to compare with your answer to part (a).
    Give a reason for your answer.
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