AQA S1 2010 January — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicLinear regression
TypeCalculate y on x from raw data table

3 The table shows, for each of a random sample of 7 weeks, the number of customers, \(x\), who purchased fuel from a filling station, together with the total volume, \(y\) litres, of fuel purchased by these customers.
\(\boldsymbol { x }\)230184165147241174210
\(\boldsymbol { y }\)4551341032523756378740244254
  1. Calculate the equation of the least squares regression line of \(y\) on \(x\).
  2. Estimate the volume of fuel sold during a week in which 200 customers purchase fuel.
  3. Comment on the likely reliability of your estimate in part (b), given that, for the regression line calculated in part (a), the values of the 7 residuals lie between approximately - 415 litres and + 430 litres.